The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-11-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

Is in such imminent danger of collapse
that it has been abandoned and the
adjacent streets roped off so that when
it falls passers by will not be injured.
transfer of the headquarters of the
United States and Mexican Trust COM
pany from Kansas City to New York
city is the plan to be definitely decided
upon at the annual meeting in New
York.
Believing that Otis Claycomb was
fully justified in killing the man who
wrecked his home, six of the members
of the Daviess county, Missouri grand
jury refused to vote an indictment
against him for the killing of John
Ward August "a, and Claycomb was
set at liberty.
The Missouri state board of agricul-
ture has arranged serier of farmers
institutes for the southern part of the
state beginning November 16 and end
ing December 4.
A San Francisco physician is author
ity for the statement that several hun
dred cases of hookworm exist there
and that the disease was brought from
Hawaii and the Orient in recent years
Delegates from Kansas City and
vicinity who have returned from the
New Orleans meeting of the Deep
Waterways convention are of the
opinion that if the Missouri river is to
get any federal help for its improve
ment the river first must be navigated
to demonstrate its possibilities.
Leaders of the Emmanuel move
ment healing mission connected
chiefly with the Episcopal church are
advocating the collection of a fund of
S1,000,000 to provide an educational
institution for the movement.
The Socialist vote in the recent
New York election was 1906 while in
the last presidential election 25,00O
We're cast for Debs for president.
The payment by the federal govern
ment now being made to the Conan
che and Kiowa Indians in Oklahoma
will amount TO $250,OOO.
The Nebraska teachers met in their
forty-fourth annual convention at Lin
coin
The North British Locomotive com
pany has just completed and tested
the first steam turbine locomotive
The new engine is pronounced "a sue
cess.
The Kansas supreme court mas is
sued a writ of mandamus requiring the
Armour Packing company, the Nelson
Morris Packing company and the Fow
Ter Packing company to produce their |
books in court TO enable Wyandotte |
county to properly determine the |
amount of their assessment.
The committee OF the National |
Geographic society appointed 10 in |
spect the records Of Commander |
Peary and report on his claim that he
reached the north pole has asked that |
he submit more complete and conclu-
sive proofs of his claim. IL is claimed !
that the records ,Dus far submitted |
are in an extremely chaotic condition
and do not show that Peary got farth-
er north than Etah.
A tornado destroyed a farm home
near Sloan Springs, Ark, killing one |
woman and severely injuring two chill
dren.
Students and volunteers from Colo
RADIO college put out a fire which
threatened the Pixies Peak Forest re-
serve.
There were 27S cases of tuberculosis
reported to the Kansas state board of
health for October as against 81 cases
for the corresponding month last year.
The deaths from the same disease were
60 as compared to As vast year.
Following the Kentucky election a
riot broke out at Jackson, the center
of the Hargis-Callahan feud in which
a bomb was exploded and 5000 shots
we're fired. The troops on the ground
were unable to control the situation.
A posse of Citizens at Richards, Mo,
captured a robber who was loo,ing the
postoffice.
Members OF the Deep Waterways
convention after final adjournment
were taken to the United States naval
station where in the largest dry dock
in the world luncheon was served.
A number OF men who have hunted
club in New York and when ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt returns he will be
asked to take the presidency.
The ihirty-ninth reunion of the Army
OF the Tennessee was held at Column
bus, o., this year.
Three men were probably fatally in
jured and IS other men and women
were bruised some dangerously when
n street car ran wild down a long in
cline at Des Moines, Ia. jumped the
track and turned on its side. The car
was packed with people.
The Kentucky legislature just elect
ed contains, in the senate 20 Demo
Gratis, u Republicans while in the
house there are 60 Democrats and %
Republicans.
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