Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
SUNDAY,

The brutal murder of 15-year-old girl
stirred Dayton, Ohio.
The liner Republic, injured in collision
OF Nantc :tt, went to the bottom, the
captain and crew narrowly escaping.
Miss Mabel Sturtevant a Missouri
girl, was awarded the Braun prize as the
best student of European and American
universities.
The body of a young woman, evidently
from Chicago, was found in a sitting pos
ture on the porch of a parsonage in st.
Louis, with letters probably written by
man as the only clew to the murder.
Governor Magoon recommended that
United States remove the Maine from Ha-
Fana harbor, declaring that the Spanish
element in Cuba believes America neglects
to remove the wreck for fear such action
would show that the ship was sunk by an
interior explosion and not by mine.
Monday.
Secretary Garfield hopes to recover
100000 worth of stolen public lands
and has asked for $1,0OO,O00 to carry on
investigation.
Captain O'Brien of the Chicago detec-
for reckless chauffeurs as the result of
the running down and killing of Mis- En-
ma Wilkeman
The Baltic with 1850 passengers of
wrecked vessels landed all safely in New
York, captain and crew of the Republic
arrived on the Seneca and the battered
Florida reached her dock in Brooklyn.
A well-known Washington correspond
ent quotes a high government official
against the theory of inevitable conflict"
with Japan and says there is little foun-
datiOn for the belief that war must come.
Tuesday.
John David Stewart of Kansas City
choked his baby to death so he could
have quiet after his days labor.
Formal charges of corruption of voters
in the primaries were made against Uni
ted States Senator Stephenson in the Wis
consin Legislature.
Secretary of State Root saved Chris
tan Rudovitz from trial in Russia and
established a precedent making the Uni
ted States an asylum for political refu-
gees.
Members of the crew of the sunken
liner Republic were notified that wages
ended when the ship went down and that
pay would be ready Thursday. Many had
no place to sleep.
Governor Gilett in a special message to
the California Legislature opposed legis-
lation likely to annoy japanese. Presi-
dent Roosevelt sent a second letter OPP
posing proposed laws.
Wednesday.
Coquelin, the great French actor, died
suddenly at the age of IS years.
Isaac Stephenson fell one vote short on
joint ballot for United States Senator in
the Wisconsin Legislature.
Emperor Williams fiftieth anniversary
of birth was celebrated in an elaborate
manner throughout Germany.
e. H. Hartman was elected a member
of the board of directors of the New York
Central Railroad, and that he soon will
control the road is prediced.
President Roosevelt appointed COM
mittee to investigate the needs of the
navy and determine. among other things.
whether any Congressman are interested
pecuniarily in shipyards where govern
ment ships are built or repaired.
Thursday.
Gomez was sworn in as president of
the Cuban republic amid gay scenes.
Search for the Republic was delayed
by false tips caused by amateur wireless
operators.
Jesuit fathers will publish a weekly
magazine in New York, giving the views
of the church on all affairs.
Walter Welman says the "elder states
men in the Senate have decreed that
there shall be nothing doingN this SEES
sion in the way of legislation.
According to reports in the New York
financial district the firm of Sidney c.
Love & CO.. formerly of Chicago, lost
$2,5OO,OOO, of which William H. Moore
assumed S1.5O0,0O0.
Friday.
Heavy storm ragged from the Rockies to
the East, bringing death and damage.
Former Rector Robert Morris Kemp of
st. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church in
Chicago was held to grand jury on charges
made by choir boys.
Clash between Cuba's president and vice
president came on second day of indie
pcndence, the trouble starting over the
executives selection of head for the Sc
cret police.
Earthquake and tidal wave overwhelm-
ed the Mediterranean coast of Spain and
Barcelona was reported ruin. Many
cities we're devastated and loss may ex-
coed that of Italian catastrophe.
Saturday.
Three persons were killed by London
robbers who, when run down, shot them
selves to avoid capture.
The bodies of forty-seven victims of the
jackson crib horror were buried in one
grave in Mount Greenwood Cemeary, Chi
cago, amid heartrendiug scenes.
The liner Republic was wrecked in col
lision off Nantucket, four passengers being
killed The wireless summoned help and
the 757 aboard were transferred to anoth-
er vessel.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.