Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-08-17

ing 1908 were the heaviest In history
Thirty-two met death by drowning
throughout the country, two while
making vain efforts to rescue others
Turkey needed the urging of the
powers and delayed sending of an
u.timatum to Greece in Cretan trou-
BILE.
1t was reported that China had
Withdrawn objections to the recon
struction of the Antung- Mukden Rail-
road.
Monday.
China practically yielded to Japan's
railroad demand, pleading defenseless
condition.
A general redesigning of paper
money is planned by officials of Unit
ed States treasury
Seventy-fve persons were made
homeless by early morning fire in
South Chicago, Ill.
Tie annual encampment of the G..
A. r. opened at Salt Lake City; $4,000
'ASANOi . WIZ CApCStCNs
The August crop estimate exceeded
yield of any previous year, but was
smaller than the July total.
Secretary MacVeagh started efficien-
cy test in the Treasury Department to
determine the fitness of employees for
promotion.
The irrigation congress opened at
Spokane, with vast throng of dele
gates from all over the world in at
tendance.
A. B. Stichney, former president OF
the Chicago Great Western Railway,
charged that railroads are still evad-
ing anti-rebate laws.
Man and wife fought fatal duel
with revolvers and stiletto in their
own parlor in Chicago while their chill
dren were locked in the next room,
the woman dead when found and the
man dying.
Tuesday.
Richard Golden, pioneer actor, died
on friends houseboat.
Robert Womack, discoverer of Grip
pie Creek gold, died in poverty.
Former Dictator Castro's appeal was
pigeon-holed by the Venezuela Con.
gress.
Colonel Albert A. Pope, pioneer BIZ
cycle manufacturer, died at his sum.
mer home in Massachusetts,.
convict, ending long term, killed
a juror he thought should have held
out for him, then ended his own life.
Judge Joseph R. Clarkson. who wan
dered from his KeGosha, Wis, home
has abandoned the profession of law to
become factory employee.
Clifford Pinchot, chief forester, said
a gigantic water power trust is form
ing and took a yelled thrust at Secre
tary of the Interior Ballinger.
Donald L. Persch, Wall street
broker, was held on the charge of $40,
900 theft in connection with the
Heinze stock-disappearing mystery
Wedr 4sdaY.
Chief Moore of the weather bureau
issued an edict that old weather seers
must give way to younger men.
An unique pageant was taken part
in by 1000 persons at Gloucester,
Mass, in celebration of that old
towns birth,
Thursday i-se7
The Payne tariff bill passed the
Senate and was signed by President
Taft, becoming law at midnight.
A lone robber looted a bank in
White Bear, Mimi, and wounded four
of a posse before he himself was slain.
One person was killed and nearly
forty were injured when a Pennsylva-
mia suburban train demolished Chi
cago Whiting electric car at death
curve"
Friday.
Lord Kitchener succeeded Duke OF
Connaught as inspector general of the
Mediterranean forces.
A naval officer, shot from torpedo
tube at the bottom of the ocean. reach
ed the surface in safety,
Former Judge Joseph R. Clarkson
who disappeared from Kenosha july
IA, was found in an Iowa button fac
cry.
Grave diggers returned to work al
Stockholm and dissension was appar
emit in the ranks of other strikers in
Sweden.
Saturday.
Lawyers concluded arguments in
the Thaw hearing.
King Edward made a million in
steel by taking Morgan's tip.
Former Judge Clarkson, of Keno
sha, WHO disappeared July IA. slowly
recovered memory at his aged moth
er's home.
President Taft arrived at the sum,
mer capitol and Immediately began
play on golf links.
Miss Isabella "a Halkett, one of
Chicag3's oldest school teachers in
point of service persisted in a gaso-
line explosion. her sister being severe
ly burned in trying to save her.
David Belasco, in selecting actors
and actresses FOR new company. re-
jected all who have been divorced,
made marriage a requisite and also
preferred couples with large families
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