Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-17
SUMMARY OF The
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
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Sunday.

President Castro land until he has apollo
gized and paid certain claims.
Sperry's Atlantic feet of American bat
tleships passed Singapore in communica-
ton with crowds of spectators.
Great Britain, informed by the United
States that interference in Hayti affairs
is not wanted, put the safeguarding of
her citizens and her interests on the
American government and her charge and
has been told to keep hands off.
In a letter to William Dudley Foulke
President Roosevelt characterized as de-
Iberate falsehoods the charges that there
was any graft in connection with the
purchase of the Panama canal and yindi-
Gates Charles P Taft and Mr.. Robinson.
Monday.
Congress opened and adjourned early
out Of respect to dead members.
Pat Grove, famed as a kidnaper, has
reformed and become an evangelist.
The receiver for the Fidelity Funding
Company of New York says loss of 3d.
100000 will fall largely on Roman Catho-
lie churches.
The Chicago council awarded the city
hall contract to the Noel Construction
Company of Baltimore for 49, 900,
which is lowest by $141,OOO.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick and her moth
er, Baroness Won Roche, won a suit at
Richmond, Va, setting aside deeds they
gave years ago for lands worth millions.
Charles A. Ekstromer, Swedish vice
consul at st. Louis. who won publicity by
controversy with President Roosevelt,
ended his life and is said to have been
shoGt in his accounts with business firm.
Tuesday.
Francis ID. Hirschberg was shot dead
IN his st. Louis home and mystery sur
rounds the firing of the fatal bullet.
girl of 13 and a policeman were kill
ed, three others were mortally injured
and two more seriously wounded in bat
ties between police and followers of a ne
ligious exhorter in Kansas City.
President Roosevelt's final message to
Congress was the most vigorous of his
series and his plea was for reform in
many lines and positive declarations of
policies deemed best for the country.
Wednesday.
A S5O,GOO,OOO theatrical trust to con-
troll playhouses in all of the big cities is
being formed
The German authorities seek to recover
records of the talking machine at Yale
which holds kaiser's speech.
Secretary of War Wright recommends
the addition Of 612 officers to the army
and the elimination of all unfit.
Effects of business depression are shown
in the annual report of Secretary of the
Treasury Cortclyou, who tells how the
nation aided in endin. panic.
Judge Dupuy ruled that the Field Mu-
scum may be erected in Grant Park, Chi
cago. but A. Montgomery Ward will take
the fight to the United States Supreme
Court
Thursday.
Pat Grove. kidnaper and bandit, made
his debut as an evangelist at Evanston,
ILL.,, with plea against saloons.
Castro landed il France without max
ing the apology the French government
was reported to have said it wanted.
Abe Ruef was convicted of bribery in
San Francisco after jury celebrates
twenty four hours may get fourteen years
in prison.
The United States possesses two-fifths
of the banking power of the entire world,
the annual report of the comptroller of
TIE currency shows.
The Democratic national committee
finds itself in debt and an assistant secre-
tary puts the blame on the habit of con-
tributing $1,000 and expense account of
$999.S5.
President Roosevelt announced his in
tention to prosecute for criminal libel
those editors who published scandalous
reports about Panama canal building if it
can be done.
Friday.
Netherlands warshipS cleared for action
left Curacao for Venezuela
\ young mother and baby lost their
a garage fire at 1924 Prairie avenue, Chi
cago
The author of White Death" letters in
Chicago was revealed as a youth who
sought to prove the Sherlock Holmes
stories fallaciouS.
The National Rivers and Harbors Con
grcsS adjourned in Washington after APP
pcaliug to the nation for a SJO0O00.0OO
bond issue for the Improvement of water
ways.
The decision freeing President Hegc-
man of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company from arrest may stop proSecu-
tion of other insurance officials in New
York
The House of Representatives by unan-
imous vote ordered an inquiry into Pres
ident'S charges regarding the cutting down
of the secret service appropriation to save
Congressman from investigation.
Saturday.
J. J. Hill says great opportunities lie
in the West for the man who will work
and be patient.
Fifty or more lives have been claimed
hv storms On the INNER Arlnntic cog ST