The state herald., 1908-12-04
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
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THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF FlMPoRTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE. .
WESTERN NEWS.

Samuel Gompers was reelected pres
| ident of the American Federation OF
! Labor at the Denver convention.
BY majorities of 100, coo and 975,
Jefferson, sandusly and Clermont
counties, Ohio, voted dry November
23rd. knocking out 210 saloons. HUI
ron county voted wet by Is.
The pay as you enter" system of
collecting fares has been introduced
successfully en- one Of the street car
lines in Chicago In rush hours 1t is
said seventy.fiye persons a minute can
be loaded.
Following the death of another la
borer brought in from the Western Pa
ciflc Construction camp. the authori-
ties OF Elko, Nevada, are taking steps
to have all grog shops in the construc-
ton camps abolished.
Two boys named Baker, living on
the Tennessee river, near Waverly.
Tennessee. We're given a severe whip
ping by masked night riders for the
reason, as given by the riders. that
they would not work.
Col. w. ii. Zimmerman. aged seven.
ty.two. of Brazil, Ind, died November
z3rd at Macon. Ca, on train. He was
colonel of the regiment In which Pres.
ident Mckinley enlisted as a private
and issued the commission of lieuten.
ant to the young private.
President Roosevelt will not make a
display at the Alaska-Yukon.Pacific ex-
position of the trophies Of his South AZ
rican hunt next year. In reply TO for
NAL request sent two weeks ago, Sec
rotary Loeb for the President has re.
piled that It will be impossible TO com.
ply.
At the recent election an amendment
TO the Minnesota constitution was sub.
mitted providing for the establishment
OF n state fund for hail and tornado IN.
surance. A minority OF all the votes
cast was necessary and this was not
secured, as many citizens failed 10 vote
either way.
The American Smelling & Refining
company continues TO report an i'm.
provement In conditions. the one con.
cern being the gradual decline In the
price Of silver which has interrupted
the mining of the low grade ores
There are no present indications OF
better price for silver.
Adelina Guttilla. three years old,
daughter of Dominica Guttilla. who has
been exhibited in many OF the large
cities. and who was one of the won.
ders OF the medical profession, died at
Springfield. o.. n few days since OF
pneumonia. She was forty inches high
and weighed liO pounds. She was con.
sidered the largest baby In the world.
At Seattle Friday, Hugh McMahon.
manager OF the American cafe, and
well known business man. was mur.
dered In the front yard OF a residence
next door TO his own home. His face
had been battered TO pulp. his skull
fractured. and n finger nearly torn off
from which $500 diamond had been
wrenehed. The police believe the mur.
der was tho work Of thugs.
As n result Of n war on clubs" In
which liquor has been sold on Sundays
and during the hours that saloons were
closed. 81 clubs were raided In st.
Louis and s32 men arrested. when ar.
raisned In police court most OF tho
prisoners were discharged. their re-
lease being giec,cd with cheering from
hundreds OF spectators. The raids
were ordered by fovcInor Folk.
That the Missouri Pacific has de-
cidcd to double track It's system from
Kansas City TO Pueblo Is the positiy,
announcement given out by suporin.
tcndcnt J. E. sned-ker In an interview
at Ottawa. Kas. This. he said. is part
OF plan Of improvement which the
Missouri Pacific has determined on.
and which provides for an cspcnd.
turo OF 10000. 900 year for ten years
In permanent work.
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