Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
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The Swiss State Council has approved
the arbitration treaty with the United
States.
A Turkish steamship ran down the
steam ferryboat STEAMBOAT outside the har-
Dor at Smyrna. One hundred and forty
persons were drowned.
In consequence of a dispute between
the buyers of wool and the selling brok-
ers over terms of payment the buyers abb
scented themselves from the opening of the
local exchange in Melbourne, Australia.
Since his recent arrival at Pekin with
numerous retinue, the dalai lama has
caused much trouble to the reform ele-
ment in the government. He refuses to
discuss Tibetan affairs, and repudiates
the reforms proposed for Tibet.
Max Luttbeg defeated Jimmy Potts at
Normanna in two straight falls, getting
the first in 80 minutes and 81 seconds
and the second in % minutes. The first
bout was a dandy and the men wrestled
for an hour before Luttbeg finally got the
better of him.
The castaways from the British steam
er Aeron, who spent nearly two months
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coral formation in the Pacific ocean, have
arrived at Suva, Fiji islands, on the
steamer Manuka, of the Canadian-Aus-
tralian line, all well and increased by
one in number A daughter was born to
the wife of Chaplain Il. II. Patrick, e.
S. NJ, twenty-four hours before the Ma
nuka was sighted, and this event, with
the arrival of the rescuers, was made the
occasion of much rejoicing.
Seventeen suffragettes who were re-
manded the day after the attempt to
storm the British House of Commons,
were tried in London police court and
ordered to find sureties for good behavior
or to go to jail. Three were sentenced to
thirteen days and thirteen to a month,
all refusing to furnish sureties. Mrs.
Mary Leigh, the Scottish woman who has
already served two months for breaking
the windows in Prime Minister Asquith's
house and threatening to use bombs next
time was sentenced to three months, the
longest sentence yet imposed on a suf-
fragette.
Another phase of the Balkan situation
came to light recently when Italy gave
notice that il the powers tolerated the
annexation of Herzegovina and Bosnia
there was no good reason why Montene-
gro should be denied freedom of action,
implying its desire to join Italy.
Provisional Governor Magoon of Cuba
is threatened with d serious resistance
of his authority by the people of Glen
fuegos. a city on the south shore. in
connection with a S2,000,000 contract
which the provisional government award
ed to Hugh J. Reilly. an American. for
the construction of the city's water
works.
Another attack on the British Parlia-
nent was made by the militant suffrag-
cites. and for several minutes some of the
women had the satisfaction of shouting
their desire fer votes within the sacred
precincts of the House because they had
so snapped chain locks connecting their
persons to the iron grating of the women's
gallery that it took some time for the at
tendants to cut out sections of the grating
and thus to exclude the offending women
At the same time male allies interrupted
the debate in the House, and crowds at
the entrances tried to make speeches.
NAM more arrests were made. Fear is
now felt that bombs will next be resorted
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