Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma
ton, and Particularly from the
Great Southwest.

tho financial world seems TO De tndI
the decision in the Standard Oil case
was proper, and that it would result
in reaction from the business de-
nression and inactivity.
One man was killed and four seri-
ouslv injured when two. engines came
+ooother in headon collision near the
huntington, Ind. plant of the Illinois
Steel Co. The victims were the crews
Of the two locomotives which came
togetber. A dense fog caused the
accident.
Rubv Casselman, convicted forger,
sentenced to seven years imprison-
ment for cashing more than 60 forged
checks for sums ranging from SIS to
5000 at banks and business houses in
Los Angeles, is one of the strangest
criminals that ever appeared for trial
in the southwest. She is known as
"the girl enigma"
rubber balloon which Miss Grace
Cochran, clerk in a toy store at Jop-
lin was showing a prospective pur-
chaser bursted and fragment of it
struck her in the eye with great force.
II is feared the eye will be permanent
ly blinded.
William Bargee, one of the best
known lawyers in Illinois, died at his
home in Dixon as a result of street
car accident near his home several
weeks ago. Mr. Bargee was the legal
school master of many Chicago law
yers and jurists of prominence.
A Short Line passenger train bound
for Cripple Greek has been derailed
near Fairview at the head of North
Cheyenne canyon Mrs. Williams and
daughter of Sheffield, H.. are reported
seriously injured. Six others are hurt.
A bomb was exploded in the tent in
which Gov. Deneen was addressing
big audience at Garfield boulevard and
Princeton avenue, Chicago, causing in
tense excitement. There were many
women in the audience and they
screamed in terror and number
tainted
Clement w Kirkpatrick aged 26, of
Springfield, Mass, married his step
mother, Mrs. Kirkpatrick. Mr.. Kirk
patrick's bride is three years his
senior Kirkpatrick's father died two
years ago.
DR.. E. B. McGraw, well-known ply
sician was instantly killed and An
drew S. McSwigan, manager of Du-
quesne Garden and the Traction Co.
parks of Pittsburg, Pa, was severely
shocked in an automobile accident.
After several weeks of quiet prepa-
rations the Minneapolis Civic Fedora
ton has begun activities by causing
the arrest of Thomas Latty, a First
avenue saloonkeeper former president
of the Liquor Dealers association, ON
charge of maintaining a wine room.
Chinese highbinders of Sacramento,
Cal, have set price on the head of
District Attorney Eugene S. Wachorst,
following his success in obtaining
conviction for murder against Gin
Suiei, who killed another oriental in
a recent feud.
Dan Patch, the great PAGER, was
taken east following the announce
ment of H. c. Hersey, his trainer, that
the horse will go a mile Sept. II in
Detroit in an effort to lower his own
record of 1:55.
Five members of Georgias legis-
lature are out on bail in Atlanta fol-
lowing raid on the Kimball house,
one OF the city's leading hotels, where
detectives captured the lawmakers
ana contiscated jackpot of $500.
John d. Rockefeller's pastor, Rev.
CHARLES F. Aked, has prepared and is
ABOUT to publish series of magazine
articles in which he declares the
churches are decaying and, at the
present rate of loss, will be deserted
within a century.
Fire destroyed six stables at the
windsor race track at Detroit, In all,
1zo stalls were burned out. All the
hofses were rescued, although several
We're singed and two will be unfit to
race again this season.
Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg was
either insensible or in a condition of
seml-consciousnes for several hours
following the suspension of his trial
On charges of perjury in connection
with the court scandals of last year.
contest in Michigan for the Repub
mean nomination for governor IN
efeases in bitterness as the date for
ehe primary draws near; Warner,
bradley and Earle likely to be the
candidates
senator Joseph W. Bailey OF Tex
as who for months has been i'll with
.uroat trouble in New York, has so
lar recovered that he will be able to
ieaVe for Texas soon. Should he i'm
prove as the doctors promise, he will
'ake part in the campaign.