Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-02

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It's first opening day greatly exceeded
The Withdrawals,
Pittsburg is to the front with q
startling bank embezzlement. the TO
/ tai running TO over million. The
paying teller and auditor have con
fessed.
Several University of Michigan pro
fessors in q suit al Ann Arbor charge
that they are victims of an oil wen
swindle. and one of their own number
is accused
Congressman Williams. minority
leader announces that the Democrats
viii support President Roosevelt in
many OF the measures urged in his
recent message TO congress.
Alfred Gwynnc Vanderbilt refuses
to deny that he and his wife have
separated and agreed 10 live apart,
but says that he has not been served
with notice of divorce proceedings.
Two men were killed in Union
Square park. New York, Saturday aft
ternoon. bomb being thrown into a
crowd of 10000 unemployed working
men. Tho culprit was one of the
killed.
Senator Guggenheim has been as
signed to the plifce on the committee
on postoflices and postroads made va
cant by the death of Senator Proc
tor. There was strong pressure for
this place from several senators. the
committee being the most desirable
one In the senate.
John Kittal of Valparaiso. Ind.
has welded his sons divorced wife.
Mrs. Dora Kittal. aged so. The bride
was divorced two years ago at Tole-
do, Ohio, and the old mon, when he
learned of his sons actions. sent for
her to come TO his home. whore she
kept house for him. Kittal. who had
been widower for four years. said he
was marrying his daughter-!n-law to
spite his son.
To have saved the life of fellow
emigrant in u wreck in 1873 and 80
years later to have read In a news
paper plastered upon the wall of
homestead shack an advertisement
which led to his becoming the recip-
lent Of a fortune OF s375,O00. is the
luck of Peter Andersen, farm hand,
who resides near White Blum, Wash.
Anderson has received a check for
To 10, tR
New York to carry out the final legal
formalities necessary in the transfer
Of the fortune. His friend was Peter
Knudson. who made 81 100000 in The
glove business in New Jersey
A secret antiTaft bureau is said
TO be In operation in Washington.
Henry Hyde Dwight, former noted
Boston architect, facing disgrace. his
wife suicide and his fortune gone,
killed himself in Los Angeles.
College professors are declared
seekers after Carnegie pensions by a
speaker at the convention of the
North Central Association of Colleges
Tho interstate commerce commits
sion has reversed its previous ruling
and win permit cut in excursion rates
to the Pacific while the warships ar"
OF the coast
Alfred G. Vanderbilt sailed for Eu
rope without seeing his wife, but paid
"A farewell visit to Minis. Flores" the
owner Of the $4,000 auto his en-
ploye purchased.
or the 26G delegates elected TO the
national convention up to Saturday
night, 1872 have been instructed for
Taft with 20 uninstructed but friend |
ly to the secretary
The Peoria distillers and manufac-
turers interested In the sale of sa-
loon products have organized lee
ture bureau to turn loose a food OF
oratory against prohibition in every
hamlet and village In Illinois.
Mrs. Josefa Osborn. to whom was
bequeathed 81 100000 under the will
Of former President Stout of the New
York Stock Exchange, is suing to set
aside gifts of sl50.O00 to another wo-
man and a child alleged to be Mr..
Stout's daughter.
The reduction in force made by the
Union Pacific at its shops in Omaha,
Cheyenne and other cities on It's lines
has resulted in congestion OF bad
order" equipment which has made 1t
necessary for that road to re-employ a
large number Of men and increase the
hours Of others.
Employees Of the Chicago, Milwau
kee & St Paul railroad by cooperat-
ing with the management In economy
measures. have ayerted a reduction
in wages. or the dismissal of large
numbers of men. These economies
consist Of more careful firing, thus
saving enormously in fuel. better care
OF equipment and general spirit Of
helpfulness instead of antagonism to-
ward their employers.
The truck farmers near Charleston.
S. c., have no social aspirations. but
early cabbages, asparagus. beans. po-
tatoes, peas. onions and cucumbers
are more profitable than even rice.