The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-08-22
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| FIVE persons were Killed IN col
lision between traction cars nine
miles north Of Piqua. Ohio.
Ira ID. Sankey, the singing evangeL
list, died at his home In Brooklyn Gu
August IA, at the age Of 6S.
Mistaking his wife, who mad got up
to close window, for burglar, Geo.
Parker, of Harper, Kans., shot her
dead
BY the capsizing of pleasure
launch on the Wisconsin river near
Kilbern, Wis, four Chicago people
were drowned.
The Canadian Pacific railway Is I'LL
ing the vacant places in tho shops at
Toronto and in West Toronto with
strike breakers.
Three women we're burned to death
when gas explosion wrecked the
dry goods store Of J. v. Gavin at
Wheeling, w, Va. ''f'''
John Anderson shot and killed ]. r.
Leighton and wounded ]. r. Brown al
Vernon, b. c., following dispute over
an irrigation ditch.
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lished in Athens asserting that the
Bulgarians have commenced their
campaigns of violence in Macedonia.
Six persons were killed and eigh.
| teen injured In gun explosion
aboard the French gunnery schoolship
Couronnet, off Les Salines dHyeres.
The death toll by Alpine climbers
this year is a record one. In the
month OF July alone fourteen persons
were killed and two seriously injured.
English Is destined to become the
universal language OF the world, in
the opinion OF A. G. Meyer. member Of
the lower house Of the Danish parlia-
ment.
Thomas Robinson, counsel for the
Winnipeg grain exchange. while in
delirium, jumped from . train near
Montreal. He was found dying beside
the tracks.
The Paris newspapers announce
that King Alfonso will visit the
French capital In September, on his
way to the Isle of Wight, to Join
Queen Victoria.
Thomas A. Edison is reported to
have accumulated 25.000,0 900. Now he
proposes to devote his time to science.
pure and simple, with no regard for
financial productiveness.
AS the result of an explosion OF fire
damp in the Dudwell mine, near Saer.
seufken. Germany, - fifteen persons
were killed and six are in hospitals
suffering from serious injuries.
The officers of the American Allan
tic fleet entertained 1000 New Zea-
landers aboard the battleship Louis.
lana on August 10. Among the throng
were many handsomely gowned wo.
men.
The bank OF Alton, Oklahoma,
which was closed last week pending
an investigation Of its affairs, has
been reopened, the investigation
showing there was no shortage what.
ever.
Delegates to the convention of the
Independence party met at Dallas.
Texas, on August IL, and nominated
Il. w. Kirkpatrick, president OF the
Texas Farmers congress. for gov
ernor.
Michael T. Maroney. aged 25, Of
Meriden, Conn, Is dead as result Of
injuries received in a baseball game.
He collided with another player willis
running bases, and was injured in the
abdomen.
A messengers pouch containing
United States government pay checks
for nearly $4,000 was early last week
stolen. in front of the building occu.
pied by the department Of commerce
and labor.
The Methodist Episcopal church
has begun an active crusade for the
election of a speaker of the house of
representatives who VIII allow con.
gress to vote on the interstate liquor
shipment bill"
George Wilcox, a negro. formerly
employed as a janitor in the National
Bank of Commerce, Kansas City, has
confessed TO the theft OF a package
containing $500 from the bank on
April rs. 1907.
The Luther League OF America
with membership OF 10000 and rep
resenting 100000 members of the
Lutheran church in the United States,
held its eighth biennial convention In
Chicago last week, with 1900 dele
gates present.
Dispatches from Baku say. that q
decree has been issued at Teheran In
definitely deferring the convocation OF
the Persian parliament and that the
shah has summoned five hundred ad
herents Of the old regime to form a
council of state.
The Peruvian congress voted unan
imously to protest against the insult
offered the republic. when President
Padre was pushed OFF the sidewalk on
a street In Lima by former political
prisoner named Pierola. The Demo
| cratic members of the house were Alb