Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-06-10
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Brief Paragraphs Of the Worlds Latest
Occurrences.

The plant OF the Presto-Lite com
pany ON South street, Indianapolis,
blew up. Eleven persons were In
jured by the explosion. none fatally.
The various battIeships Of the big
nest. at present In port at San Fran
cisco. are rapidly being put into good
shape for their long voyage to the
antipodes.
Under the auspices Of the United
German Singers OF Philadelphia, Q
life-size statue OF Joseph Haydn, the
composer, was unveiled In Paramount
park Of that city.
Men who knew c. J. L. Meyer when
he was the wealthisst citizen OF Fond
du Lao, Wis, have rallied To his aid.
and the old man will not end his days
In . poorhouse.
The gunboat Yorktown has been
ordered to leave Puget sound June 10
for q cruise to Behring sea, whore
she Is to patrol the seal fisheries aud
to prevent pelagic sealing.
National Educational association have
signifsd their intention OF b0lng pres.
ent at the CONVENTION OF that organiza.
ton to be hold In Cleveland June 20
to July g.
The supreme court OF Missouri de-
cided that the eight-hour train dis
patchers' law, passed by the last legis-
iature, Is unconstitutional, because II
allows operators at stations where
only one operator 10 employed to work
twelve hours
The Fredonia Window Glass factory
at Fredonia, Kas, was destroyed by
fire. The factory was surrounded by
flood water, and it was impossible to
fight the flames. The loss is $50, 900.
A tornado swept over a territory
twelve miles west OF Durant, Okla,
destroying a dozen farm houses and.
with a heavy storm OF hail, did dam
OF sl50,000 A number OF persons are
reported injured, none fatally.
Charles E. Nieuhaus of New York
has been selected by the John Paul
Jones monument commission as the
sculptor for that monument, which is
to be erected In Washington and for
which congress appropriated $50. 900.
A convention OF the Protestant Epls-
copal church OF Washington diocese
will be held in Washington Jnne II
next TO elect a successor to the late
Henry Y. Satterlee as bishop OF Wash
ington. Bishop Brent OF the Philip
pine Islands was elected 70 the bish-
opric last month, but he declined.
The British passenger steamer Pow
An, running between Hong Kong, Can
ton and Macao, China, struck on a
rock OF Lantao island and IA a total
wreck. Eighty natives are missing
but all the European passengers and
officers OF the steamer were rescued.
The engagement is announced OF
the Hon. Henry Cowper Gollan, chief
Justice OF Bermuda. to Mary Louise
the daughter OF James Nelson Morris
OF St Louis, Mo. The wedding will
occur at London or Paris, probably in
August
SEEKING a horse with its trunk, an
enraged circus elephant at New AL
bany, Ind, dashed the animal against
the ground until It had pounded the
horses life out Showmen were load
ing the animals on a train when the
horse kicked the elephant
Mrs. Hugh Mclaughlin. widow OF
the New York Democratic leader, has
received notice from Rome that the
pope has conferred upon her the title
OF marchioness In the papal nobility
Mrs. Mclaughlin Is seventy eight
years old. Many years OF her life have
been devoted to charitable work. chief
ly in the Catholic church.
Mrs Marguerite Raster, widow Of
Herman Rasther, formerly editor IN
chif OF the Illinois Stats Zeitung, was
drowned in Lake Michigan at Winnet
ka, suburb OF Chicago. whore she
was q patient at q health resort. Left
alone by a nurse who had her In
charge, Mrs Raster walked out on 9
pier. It is believed that she was seized
with a falling spell and fell into the