Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-09-11

stogie makers OF Galllpolls, ", me@
on the street and fought a desperate
battle which resulted in serious injury
to John White and Clarence Bayes.
Hibbing, the largest town on the
Mesaba Range, was threatened with
destruction by forest fires and a des'
perate fight was made to save 1t.
Grand Marais also was reported In
great danger.
Mrs. Abbie Rice testified at the In
quest over DR.. F. H. Rustin of Omaha
that he had planned for her to shoot
him and kill herself and that when
she weakened he told her he had
made the same arrangement with G..
E. Davis, bank clerk. Mr.. Davis ad-
mitted DR.. Rustin gave him drugs
with which to commit suicide but de-
MED any knowledge Of the physicians
death.
Republican standpatters in the Iowa
legislature blocked the election OF
Gov. Cummins to the United States
senate.
Rev. Leonard w. Snyder Of Nor.
wood, O., was arraigned in the police
court at Richmond, Va, fined SIS and
sent to Jail for six months on
charge of disorderly conduct.
Berthe Claiche, who killed Emile
Gendron in New York because he
forced her to sell herself to support
him, was paroled from Auburn prison.
One boy was killed and two we're
seriously hurt at Hammond, Ind, by
the collapse OF a cave they had dug.
While the parents were away from
home the residence of J. c. Burdette,
near New Brighton, Mimi, burned and
five small children met death by suf-
location.
William, the 14-year-old son Of Lean
der Sheetz, hotel keeper of Lancas-
ter, Pa, committed suicide because
his parents compelled him to 90 to
school.
Kansas City is in fear of race war,
the negroes having purchased fire.
arms.
Mrs. Joseph Pitts of Lisbon, N. D.,
was burned to death in sleeping car
that caught fire at Staples, MINI.
The Eucharistic conference Of the
Catholic church opened in the West
minister cathedral, London, with Car
dinal Vanutelli presiding.
An attempt was made to turn a
meeting of unemployed workingmen
OF New York into an anarchistic DEM
onstration, and for half an hour the
big meeting held in Cooper Union was
the scene of wild excitement, during
which red flags were raised, the police
denounced and incendiary speeches
made. Alexander Berkman and
young woman were arrested.
Stanley Ketchel of Michigan, former
middleweight champion of the world,
was knocked out In the twelfth round
at Los Angeles by Billy Papke of Illi-
nois, who is now middleweight cham
pion of the world.
A crank armed with an Anticipated
bulldog" revolver was caught near
the presidents house at Sycamore
Hill by the secret service guards.
Paris Fletcher, member of a we'll
known real estate firm Of st. Paul,
Mimi, and prominent socially. was in
stantly killed and Mrs. Fletcher was
severely injured by the overturning Of
their automobile at Minnesota, near
Wabasha. MINI.
The steamer Rutledge, the largest
excursion craft in local waters, was
badly damaged while attempting to
pass through the Northwestern draw.
bridge at Winona, MINI.
Forest fires broke out anew in north
ern Minnesota, destroying the village
Of SNOWFALL and threatening several
large towns.
The Union passenger station at
Memphis, Tenn, was destroyed by
fire.
At May6eld, KY, Henry Hyatt, so
years of age, shot his wife twice, per-
haps fatally, and then committed sui. !;
eide.
Carroll Hall, aged IA, of Danville,
N. H., accidentally shot and killed his
16-year-old sister.
A large force of police used batons
on 1000 Socialists who attempted to
storm the cathedral at Glasgow during
service.
There seems to be no doubt now
that the recent fight between the |
troops of Abdel-Aziz and those Of Mu-
lai Hatid resulted in complete VIC
tory for the Haf1dists, under E. Claw,
ond that Abd-el-Aziz's last hope is
gone.
A gasoline explosion in the base
ment Of the Taylor-Palmer garage, a
structure in the Backbay
at Boston, practically ruined nearly 80 |
automobiles and wrecked the interior
of the building, causing loss estimat-
ed at 100000.
Want" advertisements have been
found helpful by the navy department
in its recruiting work, and hereafter
most Of the money available for that |
purpose will be spent in that class of
advertisements, in preference to the
display FORMS
1t is announced that as a result Of
Samuel Gompers recent visit to
Texas political alliance has been
formed between the National Farm
ers' Union and the American Fedora.
ton of Labor.
Daniel Godell of Omaha shot and
killed Miss Edna Kennett because she
was about to marry another man.
Provision is being made at the war
department to increase the garrison
at Yellowstone National park. 1t is
proposed to double the force. The re-
cent hold-up by lone road agent of
seven tourist coaches with 1870 passen.