River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-09
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EtIOlS DTOkE OuL O1 LuG I1cloC oANS'
New York, as result of the tension
between the landlords and the strik-
ing tenants, AID before the disorders
were quelled by the police reserves
many combatants were injured and
five were arrested.
The arrival of troops at Muncle
cowed the mob element and cars
were run on all lines almost without
molestation.
Two persons were killed and one
perhaps fatally injured in a COLLISION
between a passenger train on the chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy and
freight train on the Chicago, Great
Western railroad in East Dubuque.
Two boys and a man who tried TO
save them were drowned while skating
at Jamaica, l.. ].
Leonard Brown of Grand Rapids,
crazed by jealousy, killed his wife
near Ludington, Mich, and then at
tempted suicide. At Easton, Pa, Frank
Smith, who accused his wife of inf
deity, murdered her with a butcher
knife and tried to take his own life.
The jury at Boise, Idaho, acquitted
George A. Pettibone of completely in
the murder of ex-Gov. Steunenberg.
Charles II. Meyer also was formally
set free.
An automobile containing Miss
Bessie Turney of Nashville, Tenn,
and her cousin, A. B. Faris, was
caught between two street cars in St.
Louis and smashed, and both occu-
pants were seriously injured.
A jury at Columbus, Ind, returned
a verdict of guilty against David Fox
and Jacob Kirk, charged with white
Gaping William L. Vanest of South
Bethany last June.
Rev. DR.. Alois Kaiser, for many
years cantor of Oheb Shalom temple
in Baltimore and whose musical COM
positions are known and used all over
the world, died of heart disease,
aged 68 years.
The will of William Rhinelander
who died in New York CITY, leaving an
estate said to be valued at $50,000, 600,
is to be contested by William C.
Rhinelander, a son, who lives in AL
bany and who it is said, was disinher-
tied by his father.
President Roosevelts attitude on
the question of the command of hos
pital ships in the navy. which resulted
in the resignation of Rear Admiral
Willard r. Brownson, and incidentally
some caustic observations on that in
cident and the controversies among
the naval officers and their adherents
as to details of naval construction and
methods of training, were made
known when Secretary Metcalt gave
to the press two letters from the
president addressed to him on these
subjects
Rev. p b. Morrison, a pioneer
Episcopal clergyman of Wisconsin,
died at Eau Claire. He was 7S years
Of age.
Prince Helie de Sagan filed suit on
the ground of assault against Count
Boni de Castellane in the criminal
court of Paris, asking one franc dam
ages.
The boilers of the Argentine steam
er Imperatrice exploded off Ushant,
Of the crew were saved by a fishing
smack
1t was reported that many Japanese
reserve army men had been ordered
to return to Tokyo from the United
States and Canada
Showing the effects of the American
financial stringency on trade with
Great Britain, the exports from the
consular district of Huddersfield to
the United States for the last quarter
of last year amounted in value only
to $225, 900 as compared with $4,000
for the same period in 1906.
The condition of the king of Bel
GUM, who is suffering from the govt,
is becoming worse. 1t is declared that
the bone of one of his heels is slowly
decaying and the spread of the dis
ease is feared.
Mrs. c. NJ. Lane, mother of Franklin
NJ. Lane, member of the Interstate
Commerce commission, died in San
Francisco, aged 20 years.
The jury in the case of Caleb Pow
ers, tried in Georgetown, KY, for COM
plicity in the murder of William
Goebel, disagreed.
A Pennsylvania passenger train col
lided with an engine at Montandon.
Pa, and a dozen passengers were
hurt
At Collinsville, H., the explosion of
lamp in the home of George Steger
set fire to the house and three chill
dren persisted in the flames.
Mrs. Mary Ramsey Wood died at
Hillsboro, Ore, aged 119 years.
Miss Augusta Fahrm, aged IS, cash
Ter of the A. E. Johnson Steamship
agency of Minneapolis, was arrested
and locked up in the city Jail on a
charge of embezzling about $4,000 of
the company's funds.
Agnes Peterson, aged about %,
and Otto Huglin. aged &c, were
drowned. breaking through the ice
while skating at Ford Slip, Mich.
Rev. Edward Twitchell Ware was
installed as president of the Atlanta
(Ga.) university. which his father
founded.
Robert Weston, colored. who shot
up" passenger train near Baton
Rouge, La, killing A K Wridert, was
sentenced to death after a trial last
ing 80 minutes.
DR.. Mary Merritt, a prepossessing
Young woman has haol1n work in