The Nevada County picayune., 1908-09-24
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When three all-too-1oyla, | Americans draped a mule in tbe s M ican flag and chased the a.s1 through Uruapam, Mexico, and tha ! upon were cast into a Mexican Y geon, where they have languished apa ru. since, an international incident " " created which his caused a bitter a' a- slaught on our state department VT resulted in forcible representationa s the Mexican Government and has ' yolved much suffering for the bpma4 ous American youths concerned Liner Mauretania, in midoo. loses propeller blade, which bnos,i hole in vessels hull and necessita,a9 heaving to in gale, causing manic Drought in Pennsylvania coua.. enormous loss, rivers drying m ona crops ruined, while towns are without water and forest fires add to perilo
 Dr. Alexander Graham Bell co.,. Wright accident will not delay otba. proposed experiments with airshins
 Railways in Texas declare they .,o operating under heavy losses wbao the state railway commission asso,.. that the trouble is the local linas o.. "milksd' by the big holding com panies.
 The refusal of a number of railroad. to comply with the orders of the Intor state Commerce Commission to spr nish information in connection with the enforcement of the sixteen.bou, law that would be in effect evidence against themselves, has brought forth caustic comment from the commis sion.
 Jackson Warribale, a Creek negro who lives five miles southeast n, Mannford, Okla, is slowly turning white. and from slim negro weigh ing less than 140 pounds, he has changed, within three months, to portly man weighing 225 pounds.
 William ]. Bryan, the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the United States was arrested for yioat ing the Rhode Island state law regu lating the speed of automobiles. The Nebraskan was released on bond as were the other members of his party
 The Grant cottage of Mount Gregor. Saratoga county, N. Y, is in the path of forest fire which has been burn. ing for several days in the neighbor. ing town of Greenfield In the cot. tage. which is preserved by New York State, President Grant spent his last hours
 Charles Roberts. Creek freedman, residing near Broken Arrow, in Tulsa county. Okla, has the largest nun. Der of children of any man in the civilized world today. His children number fifty-one, according to the records of the Dawes Commission at MusKogee.
 About 40 men were overcome by smoke at fire which ragged all night in Swift & Cos, packing plant in South St Joseph. tll will recover ex. eept Alex Mason, foreman of the South St Joseph hose company, and George A. Heaston. hoseman. Their condition is. critical. Among those overcome were General Manager Wal Ter of the plant and Fire Chief Pat Kane.
 Because Tom Longboat, the Indian was allowed to compete in the oiym' pic Marathon race, officials Of the A. A. U. are considering severing athleuc relations with the A. A. U. of England Long boat has been declared proies' sional by the A. A. U. of this country but the English A. A. U. paid no aV tention to the ruling, The matter VIII be considerded at meeting ot tDs board of governors to be held ID November
 When negroes attempted to Vhcp Isaac Young, a member of their race at Hattiesburg, Miss, for attempuhs to attack a negro girl, white men ID terfered and saved Young's life
 w. NJ. Parker, Jackson counu' charged with assault to kill and ssnf enced to the penitentiary for one yss went 10 Little Rock unattended Dy H officer. taking a petition for psr0'n and a commitment 10 prison. us'' Pindall granted 40 days reprip'e and Parker returned home. Farhoi shot Grif Gay, but claims he was piV tecting his family.
 While a guest of Col. Chas. Edwss Warde, M. P, at 1eston, Enga NY Gen. Edward Luard. retired, "no,' wife was shot and killed mysterious" near London, Aug. 24, died by M''. ing himself beneath the wheels