Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24

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Richmond PeaILon Hobson is still
busily engaged in foreseeing war with
the Japanese.
1t would be wrong 20 call the Prince
HeHe de sagan and his bride giddy
young things-because they are not so
young, you know.
Baver Dam and Racine are setting an
excellent example 10 other Wisconsin
cities by enforcing the suppression of
unnecessary noises. There is no rea-
son why Milwaukee should not be well
dp in front in this phase Of civic prog
ress.
The hard times which college athletics
have been experiencing for two years
past cut the profits of Yale's events for
1867 down to 5000. as against S1S,
600 for the previous year. But athletics
are cleaner now, and the money can
well be spared.
The Dayton Journal was established
in 1908. only FIVE years after Ohio's adj
mission to the Union, and is one of the
few institutions in the Middle West that
can boast one hundred years of age. It's
special centennial issue shows in all its
departments abundant health and vigor
to ensure prosperity for many centuries
to come.
The COLLAPSE o. the new Rhine bridge
at Cologne drrini the process of con-
struction was a.,.otless due to miscolcu-
lation as to strains under certain conoi-
lions. The margin of safety should al
ways be very wide, as incidents such as
the fall of a derrick which precipitated
the Cologne structure into the river with
many workmen are always liable TO oc-
cur.
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Sir Thomas Upton ought to be pleased
to hear that the American schooner
Shamrock won his trophy in the race
from Sea Gate TO Cape May lightship
and return. The popular British yachts
man has no monopoly of the name Sham
rock, but he sticks to it with a per-
tinacity that viii bring reward some day
Nub
his flag.
The worst frost in fifty years is re-
ported from the states of Pueblo, Tlax-
Gala ard Hidalgo. Mexico, where $10,-
100000 damage is said to have been
cone in three successive nights Of freez-
ing--the most chilling summer experience
in fifty years, in that part of Mexico.
This news must be interesting in Boston
and in New York. where for a week
past the people have been sweltering in
the embrace of hot wave. The mer-
curry at Boston has ranged from rs to
94 degrees, with SO per cent. humidity.
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The chief supervising inspector of
steamboats, has instructed district in
spectors to rigidly enforce the law which
specifies the number of licensed officers
and members of the crew which are re-
quired for safe navigation. There is evil
dence on every hand in the watchfulness
of steamers engaged in passenger traffic
that the government intends to make
such accidents as the burning of the
steamer Gen. Sloeum impossible in the
future.
Chicago's receipts for fines collected
for violations of the law in regard TO
honest weights aggregated S4310 dur
iEg, the past six months, as against
$1,000 during the corresponding part Of
1907. Chicago is probably not growing
more wicked in respect to weights. but
the inspectors are evidently paying more
attention TO the scales. The crime of
cheating with the scales is general. and
inspectors everywhere should emulate
their Chicago brethren.
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OF the nine New Workers who have
held the vice presidency, three succeeded
10 the higher Office by the death of the
incumbent. Fillmore followed Taylor,
welt followed Mckinley, and was then
elected TO the higher office. Van Buren,,
vice president under jackson, was elect
ed President. The success of the Repub-
lican ticket next November will make
James Schoolcraft Sherman the tenth
vice president from New York.
A gasoline launch that cost $4,000 was
burned at Escanaba through the ignition
of gasoline which surrounded the yacht
on the surface of the water. The danger
of leakages on the water has been dem
onstrated by the burning of launches in
the East, through careless throwing of
matches, and owners of launches will
not be absolutely safe unless they take
particular pains to guard against leak
ages of the liquid fuel Sudden flashes
of floating gasoline endanger lives as
well as property.