Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-20
News of the Day.

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Emery was Yesterday elected to succeed
himself by the Louisiana Legislature.
The collier Vtstsl, the largest vessel
Of her kind Ia the world, was launched
at the New York navy yard yesterday.
Political gossip in Washington has
made the ticket that will he nominated
let Chicago next June, Taft and Fair
banks,
The California democratic stite con-
venion yesterday adopted 3 platform,
linsiructing the California delegation fol
w. J. Bryan for president.
Two bank president, In Kentucky
we're crested yesterday on charges Of
misusing funds and receiving deposits
when they knew the institutions were
insolvent.
The democratic State convention 10
session at Lansing Mich., today will en-
dorse William Jennings Bryan for pre,i.
dent and instruct the Michigan delega-
| ton ID Denver TO vote for him.
| In the breach Of promise suit Of Annie
L. Manley, negress. sgsinst Professor
Philippe BeIknap Msrcou, formerly Of
Harvard, the jury, in esst Cambridge,
Mars, yesterday found for the defend
ant refusing damages TO the plaintiff,
! who asked for $4,000.
Ia an interview 10 Baltimore yesterday
Mr. Bryan said in reply to questions
about his candidacy that it rested solely
with the voters. He declared he would
not 90 10 the Denver convention. The
Lyric was crowded at night when Mr.
Bryan lectured on 1.-THE Prince OF
Peace"
Twenty-one persons are today suffer-
ing injuries at their homes in Berwyn,
suburb Of Chicago, due to the collapse
of all the sest, IN the tent ct the "chairy
circus" last night shortly after the be-
ginning of the performance. The scci-
dent was caused by scramble of the
spectators for sample packages OF q
breakfast food being thrown from the
srena.
The Atlanta City Council has passed
an ordinance placing license tax OF
5000 a year on sO-cslled "nesr-beer,"
beverage containing less than 2 per cent.
4 alcohol. which has been on sale since
the prohibition law went into effect. The
ordinance also provides that "near-beel"
shall no. be sold on Sunday nor to min
or, and prohibits the serving of free
lunches with il.
Mae Wood, who is suing Senator
Plq 10 New York for divorce, asserted
We. srday that Secretary Loeb and Con-
sui. General Wynne were in q conspiracy
to get love letters away from her. j.
Martin Miller test fed that former As
si,t,nt Postmaster General Robert I.
Wynne and Secretary to the President
Loeb made an effort to get the love let.
ters United States Senator Plat Is al.
legged to have written to Mae Wood.
The Southern Baptist Convention ad-
journed al Hot Springs, Ark, yesterday.
Reports from home aud foreign mission
departments from the Sunday school
hoard, fsom the Baptist Young Peoples
Uuion and from the Woman's Home
Missionary Union all evidenced the
srosti of the organization, and pledges
loI even grest'r ext tensions of these de-
psrtmenti were made. The last work
Of the convention was the naming of a
standing prohibition committee.
The oo-,oa Of an nnInoxvr man NTH a hu1
let wound in his temple was found today be.
side the west bride road in Central Park,
opposite sixty-ninth street. New York. A
revolver lay beside him. The man was mid
dle-aged, well dressed and wore the letters
"A. i on his linen and hat band.
Percy w. Marling. an insurance agent. So
ears old, who registered at the Hotel Man.
haitian, in New York, late yesterday, as liv-
ing at Montreal. committed snicide this morn
ing by leaping from the window Of bis room
on the sixth floor. He was instantly killed
and his body terribly crushed.
The first day Of December will see Rtole
Stand taxi her place among the States that
under rigorous restrictions Only one liquor
license is allowed to each 500 inhabitants and
the sale Of liquor to women and minors is
prohibited
Women's votes were responsible for the de.
feat Of the proposition 10 establish munici- |
pal water works system at Seneca Falls, N. |
Y. More women voted than ever before in
the history Of the village aud they were
almost unanimously against the proposition. |
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