The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN tPnOMt
important Events at Home and %
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told.
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bureau OF equipment after retiremen
until further orders.
Satisfactory assurances have bee1
given the navy department by the OH
cials and citizens OF New London
Conn, that there will be no furthe1
discrimination against the enlisted
men OF the navy or the uniform of the
United States in the places of public
amusement In that city.
In response to an invitation extend.
ed by the United States government
In behalf of the geological survey
Great Britain. Germany and Belgium
will send to this country next month
their leading experts in the proven.
ton of mine disasters to aid in the
Inauguration of the work here.
Col. Thomas w. Simons, corps Of
engineers, has been placed on the re-
tired list of the army on his applica-
ton, after more than thirty-seven
years OF service. Col. Simons is now
employed on the New York canal
commission. He was formerly super
intendent Of public buildings and
grounds in Washington.
The attention Of all recruiting off,
GERS Is called to a circular issued at
the war department %forbidding the
enlistment in the regular army Of a
national guard of a state or territory
until he presents satisfactory evil
dence that he has been honorably dis
charged from the service.
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lsakGa> Personal. n1l-.
Mrs. H. w. Burkett, mother Of
United States Senator E. ]. Burkett OF
Nebraska, died at Springfield, Ill, aft
Or a long illness.
Franklin T. Howe, one of the Oldest
newspaper men in Washington, IL
dead Of heart failure. He was for
many years news editor OF the Wash
1ngtOn Star.
In connection with the meeting at
6hefield, England, Of the British Med
ical association, Shefield university
has conferred the degree of doctor Of
science on a number OF the delegates,
including DR.. Murphy OF Chicago.
Stephen G. Grubb, q Civil wal vet
eran, whose action at a critical mo-
ment 10 said Il have saved Gen. Sher-
mans entire store of ammunition just
before his famous march from Allan
"a to the sea, is dead at Tacoma,
Wash, aged seventythree years.
Rex Beach, the novelist, who has
1ust returned from q bear-hunting
trip In Alaska, is confined in a hospi-
tal at Seattle. suffering with q serl-
Gus attack OF iritis which may result
In permanent loss of sight. The af-
lection resulted from exposure while
bunting in the Copper river country.
I'm Casualties.
A flre which started In the stables
o. the Oregon Transfer company at
Portland. Or, destroyed an area equiv
alent to four blocks and caused a loss
estimated at $3.50, OO0.
While swimming in Huron dam at
HOughton. Mich, Arthur Trathen, a
well known young man. vas seized
with cramps and drowned. His body
Was recovered two hours later.
z James Hanley, q Copper Range
brakeman, was thrown from a coal
train In the Houghton yards. Several
cars passed over him and he was SO
badly injured that he cannot live.
The three children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Doke were burned to death in
their home a. Fortoria, Ohio. The
parents had gone down town shopping
and left the little ones at home, lock-
"a In the house.
sven Svenningsen, commissioned OF
highways Of Mellen township. near
Menominee. Mich. ii terribly injur-
"a by the explosion Of dynamite caps
which he carried In his hip pocket. It
n believed that he cannot recover.
Two Ishpeming young men are
dead. the result OF accidents. Bert
Gedgman, thirty years Old. was
drowned in Escanaba river while
swimming. His body was recovered.
Clement Gibbs, aged nineteen, was
thrown by . horse and his skull wal
fractured.
Forty passengers were badly shaken
III and bruised when the Omaha flyer
on the Rock Island was derailed at
Nineteenth street, Chicago. The
ditchin& Of the train by . tOwerman
prevented q disastrous collision with
. baltimore & Ohio passenger train.
The two trains were rushing along by
soil.e mistake toward the same
switch. A towerman saw the danger
and threw the Rock Island train into
the ditch. None OF the passengers
was badly injured.
While Mrs. Ellis Heath was sleeping
Ia her yard at Lake City, Iowa, suffer-
ing from a sever headache. her two
little children, Helen. aged three
years and three months, and Harriet.
exed two years. we're drowned In the
E4rth Coon river.
a man named Hendrickson is dead
4Qd two Of his fellow workmen seri-
olx31v 3hiuroA - fh6 result ~ m onni-