The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-03
NEWS SUMMA RY
Provo


President Roosevelt has declined
The invitation TO attend the Trans
mississippi congress at San Fran
Disco. beginning October 6.
The thirty thousand employees OF
ihe International Harvester company
" Chicago are to have their own sick
a benefit and insurance association.
| Four firemen were injured and prop.
srty valued at 100000 was destroyed
by fire in the plant OF the Overlook
Carpet company. in West Philadel-
phia.
Mark A. wilkins, recently convicted
ct Oakland. Cal, of the murder Of
Mrs. Vernie Carmln. formerly OF
leeds, Mo-, has been sentenced to be
hanged November 49,
The postoffice at Waukegan. a Chi
hago suburb. was entered by robbers,
The safe blown open by the use OF
dynamite, and stamps and cash to the
ialue Of $4,000 stolen.
c. II. Watson shot and killed his
,on-ln-law. Elijah Crabtree, at Allison.
Okla Crabtree had eloped with Wat.
,on's daughter, and domestic troubles
Resulted in the shooting.
A rumor. coming from an authorita-
1--WE source, says the Canadian Pa
fiflc railroad officials are getting tired
N the strike and negotiations will be
begun with view to ending It.
Rev. ]. ID. Mllligan. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church at Canton.
pho, killed himself by charge from
shotgun. The coroner Is inclined to
believe the shooting was accidental
Five men were killed, another is
Expected to die. and FIVE others were
|erlously injured In a collision at the
Warrior colllery OF the Havemey Coal
company, six miles from wilkesbarre,
Pa.
4 Wade II. Ellis. now attorney gen
lral Of Ohio. has been rendered by
Pie president and has accepted the
POSITION OF assistant to the attorney.
GENERAL. recently held by Milton ID.
purdy.
+. r. Easley. superintendent Of. the
kock Island railroad. has issued bull
etin notifying all employees that Gig
Irette smoking will not be permitted
Ind that violators Of the order will be
discharged.
| Mrs. Kate Howard, ~ years old,
Inc of the leaders In the recent riot
IN Springville, Ills, committed sui
ide by swallowing acid while being
laced under arrest She died as she
fas being led into. the jail
The rolling mills OF the National
{nameling and Stamping company AT
yranite. ILL.,, which have been closed
tlnce June 30, reopened Monday and
7ithin two weeks the complement OF
$500 men viii be employed.
4 A thirty-foot brick wall which was
eing erected for a building on the
Ute Of one burned In the fire at Chel.
ga, Mass, last April, collapsed and
*uried more than a score OF workmen.
even OF the workmcn were killed and
fifteen injured.
Margaret DAILY vokes. the come
l1enne, died at her summer home In |
fynnfeld. Mass. on August 81. afrer
n long illness OF tuberculosis. She was
ne wife OF Harry Vokes OF the Ward !
d Vokes company. and was one OF the |
>mous DAILY family of dancers.
, A Missouri, Kansas & Texas train
Mound TO st. Louis. narrowly es-
iped serious accident when the
.ain passed over trestle $50 feet
Ugh at Gore, Mo-. just moment be-
pre- the structure collapsed, owing TO
,cakness caused by a washout.
Mrs. s. j. Rosenbloom and her |
fughter. Eva, arrested in Baltimore
connection with the death OF s. ].
s <osenbloom OF Windber, whose body |
Jas found In trunk at Camden, N. |
~. have furnished ball In the sum OF
900 each for their appearance for
Nal.
The state department has received |
5surances from David e. Thompson.
AMBASSADOR to Mexico. who was in.
yred by being knocked down by bi
B {clo In the city OF Mexico. that he
Jas doing well and suffering only
Tom a badly broken and dislocated
I'm.
~ With a reward OF $500 said TO be
anding for his capture and return tc
+ ladivostpk where he is alleged TO be
. .anted to serve life sentence foi
N ,urder, o. HARRISON. alias nemert. 0
cal grocer's clerk, was arrested AZ
fattle last week on statutory
barge.
Friends OF Mrs. Harry X. Thaw
no has been suffering from worry
yer her husbands case and the loss
her income consequent to the bank
Iptcy proceedings, declare that her
4 pndition is not serious. They denied
Eat she is a nervous wreck, as had
@en reported
5John Henry Briggs, aged CO years.
Millionaire cattle raiser. shot and
flled himself at his home In Attlca,
Id. Standing before mirror, he
ioved the muzzle OF revolver into
~ mouth and pressed the trigger.
+sspondency due TO III health was the
fuse OF bis rash act
1.-THE subcommittee OF the senate
Ammittee on finance, which has I'M.
ri consideration proposed changes
+ the administrative features OF the
}rin law, has completed It's prellm-
Nry work In Washington and ad.
turned TO meet In New York at the
4 III OF Senator Burrows.
4 trnoch HAmmonda, storekeeper and
tuger Internal revenue service,
ghth district Of Kentucky. was dis
n 'esed by the acting secretary OF the
*asury upon recommendation OF the
'N' service commission. for alleged
Z. <sricious political activity IN state