The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-08-26
The Minnesota Democratic s.,


and which continued for Ga minutes
Gov Johnson was nominated for re
election.
Edward H. Hacker travelling
salesman employed by the Mccall Pat
tern company, and his young wife, tic
whom he had been married only ten
months, shot and killed themselves in
their New York home after a quarrel.
The American battleship fleet ar
rived at Sydney and was given an en-
thusiastic welcome.
Hague diplomats expect that Hol
land will declare war on President
Castro of Venezuela to vindicate the
national honor, and work on the war
ships meanwhile is being rushed.
The ten-year-old daughter of John
Stoltz, residing ten miles west of
Armour S. d., committed suicide,
using double barreled shotgun to
commit the deed.
Art treasures worth $4,000, belong
ing to Mrs. Jack Gardner of Boston
and shipped to America as household
goods by Mrs. Emily Crane Chad
bourne of Chicago were seized by Gus
toms officials and payment of $4,000
duties and penalties was imposed for
attempted evasion of the customs
laws.
John Gluek. Minneapolis brewer,
and his wife were instantly killed at
Cottagewood, Lake Minnetonka, in
q
a train.
Thirteen men were seriously in
jured in lower Detroit river, when
charge of dynamite exploded under
the drill vessel. Destroyer.
Japanese spies were arrested by the
Russians on Peter the Great bay south
of Vladivostok
Rev. James Duane Phelps, treasurer
of Syracuse university, committed sui
eide by shooting in a hotel at Utica,
n. Y.
Fire destroyed the Hotel Merrill at
Dents Run, Pa. and some OF the
guests We're compelled to jump from
upper windows, but none were serious
~ hurt.
Germany has new explosive of a
power beyond any hitherto used.
which tore krupp armor plate to
pieces when tested at Munich.
Seventy miners were entombed by
On explosion in a mine at Wigan,
England, and it was feared most of
them We're killed.
Three firemen were killed and a
fourth dangerously hurt at London.
Ont, when the floors of burning
building fell upon them.
A sensation was caused in diplo-
matte circles in Caracas by the refusal
of President Castro to permit the
Brazilian minister to take charge OF
French interests in Venezuela.
DR.. Joseph Eichberg OF Cincinnati
was drowned in Big Topper lake, New
York, while trying to land a large pick
erel.
The czarina, whose health has been
causing great anxiety in the Russian
court, suffered complete nervous
collapse and the gravest fears are
felt for her.
The home of Wofford Tweed near
Marshal, N. c., was destroyed by fire,
and his wife, their three children and
Mrs. Murray Tweed were burned to
death.
Capt. Baldwin trained three signal
officers in the handling of his dirigible
balloon and then turned it over to the
army.
The body of the late Rear Admira
James X. Cogswell, retired, was in
tered at Milwaukee after services ir
St. Paul's Episcopal church.
T. w. Burgess, a blacksmith, was
in the water more than 20 hours in ar
attempt to swim the English channe
and gave up mile from the French
coast.
Three sharp earthquake shocks ter
rified the inhabitants of Eureka, Cal.
and windows.
Fire in the town of Gore Bay, Mani
tou island, destroyed Is business
houses and the lighthouses.
Mrs. Isabel La BOnte of Traverse
City, Mich, was killed and score o
passengers were injured by the explo
sion of the boiler of the passenge
steamer Leelanau, bound from Lelant
to Fouche on Carp lake.
At Terre Haute, Ind, Mrs. Edwar'
Irons and her 1S-monthsold baby werI
burned to death in their home.
Mrs. Isabel La Bonte of Travers
City, Mich, was killed and scor
Of passengers were injured by tn
explosion of the boiler of the passe1
ger steamer Leelanau, bound fror
Leland to Fouch on Carp lake, Wis.
Capt. Won Krogh sustained broke
arm in an accident to the Parsevs
dirigible balloon at Berlin.
Fire destroyed the Kaatskill Hous
in the kaatskill Bay district of LAX
George, N. Y, and three cottages.
Thomas +. Howell of Beardstowl
ILL.,, sacrificed his life in an unsucces
full attempt to rescue his nephew
Henry M. Howell, II years old, frol
drowning in the Illinois river.
1t is announced in Holland that a
interesting event is expected in tn
Dutch royal family.
John J. Carroll, veteran membe
of the New Orleans police force, We
, cut to death by negro cook, VII
was afterwards killed by the police.