The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-09-26

set, who only a few weeks ago was in
volved in an attempt t o smuggle some
100000 worth of art objects into the
country, created a sensation in sedate
Boston by ~promenading down the eX.
elusive Copley Square section of the
city clothed in an ultra daring sheath
gown that opened clear to the knee.
Mrs. Gardner wore flesh-colored silk
stockings.
John Murray Dowie, father of John
Alexandria Dowie, founder of Zion
City, died at White Lake, Mich. He
had been failing ever since the death
Of his son.
William j. Bryan, Jr., has the habit,
too. The scion of the house OF
Nebraska's three-time candidate for
president entered the race for the
presidency of the sophomore class at
the University Of Nebraska. Like his
distinguished father, young Bryan al
S has a redhot Aght IN his hands, anu
he purposes getting a little practice
in practical politics by making a re-
gular "whirlwind campaign"
Justice C%labaugh rendered a de-
cision requiring hat Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation
of Labor must answer certain question
put to him in the contempt proceed
ings brought against GOmpers and
other federation officials in the
Buck Stove and Range company in
junction suit.
A race wal between whites and
Greeks, who have made this city
their home, is waging here with pro-
spects of serious trouble. Citizens de
clare they will drive the Greeks out
of town.
An unidentified young man killed
himself at Jonesboro, Ark, by jump
ing in front of a Frisco passenger
train. He was found to have been
suffering with smallpox and was
buried Immediately.
Secretary of War Wright announced
that Col. w. F. Stewart, the 'exiled
officer at Fort Grant, AriZ, has been
ordered to appear before a retiring
board.
While playing with a goat. 6-year-
old Hal Kerr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Kerr of Jonesboro, Ark, was
butted. Appendicitis resulted and an
operation was performed. The child
is not expected to live.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle and his af-
Through the efforts of Mr.. Earle's
mother, peace negotiations, which
have been under way since Mrs. Earle
No. 2 had the artist arrested a few
weeks ago on the charge of beating
her have eliminated in an alleged
happy reunion under the roof of AT
finity Hail."
Following the issuance of general
large iron and steel plants of the
country by Oct. l, the Homestead
steel works of the Carnegie Steel
Company, has opened every depart
ment, with the exception of the plate
mills. A force of COCO men began
work.
Charles Roberts, a Creek freedman,
residing near Broken Arrow, in Tulsa
county, Okla, bears the distinction
of being the father of the largest num-
Der of children of any man in the
civilized world today. His children
number ffty-one according to the
records of the Dawes Commission at
Muskogee.
When three all-too-jovial young
Americans dyraped a mule in the Mex
lean flag and chased the animal
through Uruapam, Mexico, and there
upon were cast into a Mexican dun
geon, where they have languished
ever since, an international incident
was created which has caused a bitter
onslaught on our state department,
has resulted in forcible representa-
tons to the Mexican government and
has involved much suffering for the
humorous American youths con-
cerned.
Because Tom Longboat, the Indian,
was allowed to complete in the
Olympic Marathon race, officials of the
A. A. U. are considering severing
athletic relations with the A. A. L. of
England. LongbSat had been declared
a professional by the A. A. U. OF this
country, but the English A. A. U. paid
no attention to the ruling. The matter
will be considered at a meeting OF the
board of governors to be held in
November.
Invitations were sem out to labor
organizations all over the country to
participate in the second national
convention of the unemployed to be
held in New York city, beginning on
Sept. rs. and continuing until Oct.
2. Behind the movement are j. Eads
How OF st. Louis, chairman, and
Alexander Law, secretary.
About 40 men were overcome by
smoke at a fire which ragged all night
in Swift & Co.'S, packing plant in
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