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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-12
a Reminder.

Your wife's mouth reminds me a,
a cherry"
Indeed"
Doesn't it YOU"
Ne, II reminds me OF other things
empty coal scuttles. the pan under
the icebox. the lawn mower and such
things Houston Post.
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OFFICIAL DIRtCTORY
Cairo, Alexander County, IlilneI,
Population 1917. V,tI

Cairo, Alexander County. ilIInsI,
Population 1917. IiTI.
Mayor, GEORGE PARSONS. "
Clerk. Il. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. FRANK B. ARN
STRON.
City Attorney, HUNTER BI I'D.
Comptroller, ERNEST NORDMAN
Magistrate, ANDREW WIFI CAM
Chief Of Police. M. 8. EGAN,
Alexander County, Population N,4e
County Clerk. JESSE e. MILLEF
Circuit Clerk, ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff. FRANK r.. DAVIS.
States Attorney, ALEX M. v ISOr
County Superintendent OF .ichool
PROF. s. e. GOTT.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRED I
NELLIS.
Coroner, DIR. JAS. M'MANI 3. y
soard Of County ComrlssIcnsru
!. J. JENNELLE, Chairman.
G. v. NEFF. III
DR.. EDWIE GAUEH.
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Not Athletic.

Mrs. Podge-That's what comes q
sending girls to college, They lear
'em to be as cruel as boys there.
should think Mrs Smith would h,
ashamed to tell about her daughte
what she told me yesterday.
Mrs. Dodge-What was that7
Mrs Podge-Shc said Emily wa.
the best in her class at SHINING tb,
cat
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The Modern Wsy

She-An ancestor of mine slew 50i
people in battle, all with his big RICH
arm.
He-Pooh, that's nothing. My grand
father was famous surgeon.-Roya
Magazine
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Put En- Down.

81 think fancy hose should be pr
hIbited because they promote ba
manners"
What's the answer"
They encourage the grf at Anne
lean habit of sticking feet up o
desks, chairs. porch posts. etc"
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The Bulletin 10 on sale az the 10
lowing places:
a Colemsn's 2f4 Eighth street,
n Halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.
cRIME STORIES IN NEWSPAPERS.

CRIME STORIES IN NEWSPAPERS
II is a common complaint wheI
newspapers are under discussion thai
they devote too much space to crime
stories. That these complaints are not
justified is demonstrated very thor
Oughly, says the Courier.Journal, by
an article written and copyrighted By
Arthur l. Street, publisher of Streets
Pandex Of the News. in Chicago. Mr.
Street goes into an exteusive.and care
fuir analysis Of the matter published
last year by the leading newspapers oil
the country.
I In his summary, which embraces
! thousands OF items handled by tele
&r@phic press associations and by spc
Eiai correspondents. sIr. Street show,
total Of 4s3 items relating to leading
criminal cases. Items relating to other
topics are given as follows: Foreign
news, 1850, congress, 1,14o; railroads.
A67p; Roosevelt. $50; Taft, 45O; banks.
1916; Democratic party, 1896; educa
ttonal. 325; Germany, 81; Republican
party, 305.
~ gOf minor crimes there is a showing
0f900 items. These relate to suicides
murders, robberies, entertainments
arson and various other events havin,
criminal feature They, of course
are legitimate items, such as news
papers cannot ignore in their capacit
as purveyors to the public demand 70.
news. 1t win be noted, however, tina
when these minor crimes are added
he number OF reports dealing will
Me leading criminal cases there is still
sant overwhelming majority of item
relating. TO non-criminal news matters
OF his itemized record Mr.. Street SAYS
1T shows beyond any possible cayi
mat the amount of serious and impor
tant matters printed in the daily pres,
OF the country far outweighs the see
sational and the superficial. 1t demon
strates that the newspapers are eve
more alive 10 things that make for req
progress than they are to crimes o
any of the baser evils of society. An.
1t thoroughly substantiates the claims
OF these who understand the news.
paper best that it is the most compre
heisive, valuable and effective factor
in modern human advancement"
Mr. Street probably could take No
notes ~ the many thousands of items
CT seietly local concern that appear in
the papers, items relating to CONNER.
cial. industrial or material improve.
ments, to social and church affairs.
and those which are purely personal
all of which tell of things which tend
70 elevate mankind Nevertheless. as
the Confessional says in conchi.
sicn. Mr.. Street hes done an impoF.
tant Service to the newspapers and to
the public in his compilation. 1t will
. remove an erroneous impression from
many a casual reader and will mod
crate The aspefTfy Of many carpin.
GfIlft.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or THE
CITY COUNCIL.

Council Chamber, Cairo. Illinois,
August 8. 1909
Present: Hon. George Parsons,
mayor, and Aldermen Davis. Fergus
|or, German, Kelly. koehler, Wagner
Scullin and Williams.
Absent: Aldermen Burke, Cannon,
Greaney, Mcdaniel, Meehan and Soul
lin.
Minutes.
Alderman Wagner moved the min
utes of last and intervening special
meetings pc approved without read.
ing The motion was unanimously
adopted.
Alderma7 Meehan appeared aud
took his seat
Reoorts of Officers.
Ernest Nordman. city comptroller
submitted his regular monthly report
as follows.
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, ment, reported responding to four
fire alarms and 100 patrol calls. in
July. and made requisitiun for sup,
| plies as follows: sacks oats, l
sack corn. / sack bran. 90 bales hay,
s bales straw, Y doz. bars soap and
gals. oil
Richard Jones. captain fire depart
ment, reported responding to five fire
alarms and made requisition for sup
plies as follows: ! bales hay, 4
sacks oats and 1 sack bran.
Alderman Meehan moved the requi.
sitons for feed be allowed and re-
mainder of reports be referred to the
police, Jail and fire committee.
The motion was adopted by the FOL.
lowing vote: Aye-Dayis. Ferguson
German, Greaney, Kelly, Koehler
McDa~iel. Magner. Meehan. Scullin
ana Williams. H. -Nay--None.
Sol Farnbaker petitioned the coun-
ell to transfer the location of the
| dramshop license heretofore granted
him at SIS Commercial avenue, to
t39i5 Sycamore street. which applica,
ton was accompanied by his state
ard city retail liquor dealer bonds.
Jack Danciger presented his whole,
sale liquor dealer bond for the re-
mainder of the year 1898, from An
gust 10, 1909. at lots II and Is. Rail
road addition, aIjoining Hotel addit-
ion TO CITY of Cairo.
Alderman Magner moved the appli-
catiCr he referred to the police, Jail
and fire COMMITTEES and the bombs to
the finance committee and recess
OF five minute be taken to give the
committee time to consider and re-
port.
The motion was adopted
After recess the noljcc jail and fire
committee reported recommU- ding
that the application of Sol Farnbaker
20 transfer the location of bis dram
shop license from SIS Commercial to
1915 Sycamore street be not granted.
Alderman Koehler moved the report
re received and recommendation con
CURED t."
Alderman Nelis appeared and took
his scat
The motion Of Alderman Koehler
was adopted
The financ" committee reported
recommending the approval Of the
wholesale liquor dealer bond of Jack
Dancieer AT lots II and Is. Railroad
addition. adioj ing Hotel addition.
Alderman Meeha1 moved the report
be received and bond approved as
real and recommended. The motion
was adopted by the following vote:
Age-Burk". Davis. Ferguson. Cor
man. Greauey. Kelly. Koehler. Nc
DE- lei. Magucr. Meehal. Nellis. Soul
lin and Williams - Nay-None.
Claims and Accounts.
The regular salary bill as follows
was presented:
Cairo. Illinois. July 81. 1909
City Of Cairo, DR. To the follow.
ing named persons for salary for ser
vices rendered i'm the month of
June. 1909. to the amount set op.
posite their respective names as fol
lows. to.wit:
George Parsons. mayor ...s 81. 80
Robt A Hatcher, city clerk e.. rs 90
Ernest Nordman. city COMP. 65. 90
Frank p. Armstrong. city
treasurer ...... ....... 80. 90
Hunter Bird. city attorney d.. so. 90
Andrew Whltcamp police mag. 25 90
NJ. S. Egan, city marshal 60. 100 90
J. G. Cowell. sergt. of police. 80. %
Fred Eofheinz. police con. e.. 20 %
John Glade. police con. 900. 10. 90
James Higlin. police con. 90. 7O.01
Frank Hagey, police con. -. 7O.cO
John Carmody. police con .... 50 .Gs
Ell r Wagner. police coa. .-.. 81 GS
John Wade. police con. 900. 20 90
VIM. French. police con. .-... 20. 90
Gus Johnson uoIicr ron 10 M
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a Hollow Name

Housekeeper-You say they cal
You Hungry 1Iiggins-but that ism
you full name?
Tramp-No, mum; that's what yol
might call an empty title.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the year 1908. ...... 2oai
Average number of complete and
perfect copies of The Cairo Bull
letin printed daily and Sunday
during the month OF July, 1909 $3.50
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STEGER & HERMAN
STEAM BAKERY
Everything in the Baking Linz
3f7 Twentieth 81.
,mpraet,cabre SUGGESTION.

. You must learn to trust your fo
lowmen,' said the professional opt
There's no use in talking that wa
to me-" answered the worrie lookin
citizen. I'm in the grocery bus
ness"
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tAheAk's FOR Building Material
Lumber. Paints, Oils, Glass, Hard.
ware, Roofing. Japalac. Floor wa1.
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1919 90 s2l9 %
RESPECTFULLY submitted
John SHETHAN.

Street Supervisor ard Poundkeerer.
On notion Of Alderman Magncr.
to report was referred TO the city
ronutroller.
AnIrsv- whi'canp. police magts-
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RESOLUTIONS and Motions.

committees. The motion was adopt
cd
Resolutions and Motions.
Alderman Greaney and Alderman
Magner submitted the following
resolution: Resolved: That a cross
ing be placed at the following places
respectively: Across Washington
ayo@ue at Thirty-sixth street; across
Commercial avenue at Twenty-seven-
tn. across Elm street at Thirtieth
street
On motion of Alderman Greaney
the resolution was referred TO the
street committee.
Alderman Ncllis offered the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved: That the city comptrol-
Ter, with the assistance Of orr special
legal alton ey, draft suitable notice,
to be given to the Cairo City Gas Co.
and the Cairo Water Co, in reference
to having gas and water connections
run from their main TO lot line. o.
the streets ordered improved by brick,
as per ordinance,
Alderman Nellis moved the Adopt
lon Of tho resolution.
Alderman Meehan moved to amend
by referring to the street committee
with Mr.. Leek to fer with officers
of both companies and report at next
Of h.,
ment was lost by the following vote:
Aye-Ferguson, Magner, Meehan
Scullin f-d Williams. ) Nay--Dav's
German. Greaney, Kelly, Koehler.
Mcdaniel and Nellis,
Alderman Burke having stepped out
of the room before roll call
The motion CT Alderman N'cllis was
then lost by the following vote:
Aye--Cavis, German. GrcaHey Kelly
Koehler Nells. G. Nay Burke, Fer.
guson, Mcdaniel, Magner Mcehan.
Scullin and Williams. 7.
Miscellaneous Business.
The Cairo & St. Louis Ry. Co. and
W T.. Halliday Estate prcso ted p
communication praying the council tC
order six inch water main
on Sycamore street from For.
tieth street to Thirt y.seventh
street, with three fire plugs,
orc at Thirtysevcnth street. one al
Thirty-cighth street and GRE at Thir
ty-ninth streets.
On motion of Alderman Davis the
petition was referred to the prmp ana
water supply committee.
Alderman Wagner moved to adj
jour. The motion was adopted
The council then adjourned.
ROBT. A HATCHER,
fvf.y (et,rly
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Alderman Nellis moved the salary
bill be allowed as read The motion
was adopted by the following vote;
Aye Burke, Davis, Ferguson Cor
MR., Graauey, Kelly. Koehler, Nc
Daniel Magner, Meehan, Nelis. Soul
lin aId Williams, Is. Nay--NCne.
The miscellaneous claims ana &C
counts were read.
Alderman Nelis moved the bills as
read be referred to thei' respective
committees. The motion was adopt
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
FRENCH WINE
WILL Be SCARCE
Bad Weather Has Caused a
Failure Of the Grape
Crop

Paris. Dec. 2.-The wine production
Of France this year will be only about
one-tenth Of the normal amount The
French vineyards yield an average of
13.000.000 gallons Of taxed wine a
year, and this year they will not yield
more than 1.4o0,000 gallons at most.
The taxed wine is that put on the
market and sold. That consumed by
the producers. Is not taxed. There
are 100000 wine producers. and
their annual consumption of wine is
about 2e5. 100000 gallons. The normal
consumption Of persons in France
whob iuy their wine is 1,272,0OO GAL
Ions. This, with the 265. 900 gal
Ions used BY the wine producers,
makes the total consumption Of
French wines in France about 1877
900 gallons. Not only will the pro.
duction this year fall short Of that
amount, but even II all the old stock
Iof wine fs added to It there will still
;be large shortage. The stock on
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
KANSAS MED|CS
MAY Be ARRESTED
Two Thousand Violated Law
Requiring Registration of
all tuberculosis Cases

Topeka, Dec. AT the quarterly
meeting Of the state board of health
the question of prosecuting about two
thousand physicians for failure to
comply with the law regarding re-
ports of tuberculosis cases will be
discussed, and the board will be
asked to authorize the bringing of
criminal action against two-thirds of
the physicians Of Kansas. ~
when we talk to the physicians
they say that the law regarding tuber-
culosis is q good thing and they are
for 1t all the time," said DR.. S. j.
Crumbine. secretary of the state board
Of health. But they do not file their
reports of cases Of this disease. It
is impossible to make a successful
fight against tuberculosis unless we
know jut where each case is.
THE law requires the physicians to
make reports. but they do not do It..
At least two-thirds of the physicians
of the state fail to make the reports,
as the law requires. Last year there
were fifteen hundred deaths, and the
usual ratio ID four cases to one death.
We have reports Of only few hun
dred cases.
II am going to make . detailed re-
port to the, board, and IL the board
decides to begin the prosecutions the
work viii be started at once"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
TAFT AFTER THE
MEN HIGHER Up
Will Search Some of the
Sugar Thieves in His
Message

Washington, Dec. g. - President
Taft. In his first annual message 70
congress. will subject the mon high-
er UP" in the sugar trust to an ex-
corfatfon such as rarely finds place
In an official communication from
the executive. 1.a@fs known that tbs
president has been devotin3 eonsfd.
cradle time to the construction OF
three paragraphs OF the message
which will deal with the sugar scan
dals. He will not beat around the
bush in expressing; mis- opinion OF the
conduct OF the men he regards as
responsible for the rottenness that
has been discovered in the relations
between employees OF the New York
custom houses and tho agents Of tho
trust.
The president, however, will spend
few words on the criminal acts OF the
men who used wires to firstly Tho
scale or which tho sugar iu,pc";ed by
the sugar trust was weighed and
those men who mado false records
of weights. He is con"inceo that
these men would not have acted So
harmoniously in their .'rosram OF
law-breaking without encouragement
from other men in more responsible
positions.
In the opinion Of some o. tta ad.
visers Of the presidetn. Mr. Taft's an
alysis of the sugar trust scandals will
be the last word in the procesH ci
verbal fayins.
Sherman Law to Stand.
The presidents intention u. 60 al
ter the big n:n %: tina sugar n,st
in his message iois r1t ,aM; ,dte that
he means to advise Il Change in tia
form OF tho Sherman ant. ,...t law.
Whatever changes ha nE,y advise at
future time in this act will. be made
after the supreme court has handed
down decision on the governments
appeal from the Interpretation of the
statute Of limitations made by Judge
Holt of the southern district of New
York in quashing the indictments
against several OF tho men accused Of
completely in the sugar frauds in
New York.
Though the remedy for tho condi.
tions discovered in tho investigation
of the trust still in progress will not
be touched upon at this time, Presi.
dent Taft believes that it is we'll with
in the scope OF his functions to state
without reservation his opinion of the
men whom he regards as the real
criminals Of the sugar trust.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
Presence of Arsenic In Vital
Organs the. Basis for the
Trfo-r,.+;., .s'ss
MISSOURI ASKS FOR HER
ExTRAO|T|0N FROM NEBRASKA
An Officer Is Already on His Way to
the Nebraska Capital With the
Requisition Papers from the Execu.
tive of Missouri.

st. Louis. Dec. 2.-The report ta
the coroner of St. Louis by DR.. VIM.
Warren OF Washington university TO.
day showed that the mechinal analy.
Sis of the viscera OF William ]. Er.
der established the presence of ar.
senic in the vital organs. Based up.
on this, an information charging
murder has been issued by Circuit
attorney Jone of st. Louis against
Mrs. l.. B. Doxey of Columbus, Neb.
Jefferson City. Mo-, Dec. 2.-t;ov.
Hadley today issued requisition on
Gov. Shallenbarger of Nebraska for
Dora Elizabeth Fuller Doxey, who is
wanted in st. Louis county for alleg-
ed murder. A constable with the pa
pers left here at once for Lincoln,
Neh
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
POLICE BAFFLED
Mystery of Bathroom Murder is SHu
UnsOlyed.

New York, Dec. .2-The police Of
three cities confessed themselves
baffled today in the search for q de-
finite solution of the mysterious death
of Mrs. o. w. N. Stead, the young
Brooklyn woman found dead In bath
tub in house in East Orange, N. J.,
although the detectives, who have
been delving into the mystery. declare
that several persons were connected
with the case. The only prisoner now
is the aged aunt of the young, woman.
Mrs. Virginia WaldlaV.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
THE BIG FIGHT GOES
TO SAN FRANCISCO
will Probably Take Place on
July 4, 191o-Purse Offer
ed Was s1o1,ooo

New York. Dec. 2.-The worlds
championship fight between James J.
Jeffries and Jack johnson will be held
in San Francisco before the club or
ganized by "Tex" Rickard of Ely,
New, and Jack Gleason. The fight
will probably take place on July 4.
1910. The bids made by Rickard and
Gleason which was purse of $101,-
900 and the contestants to take sc 2-3
per cent Of the moving picture re-
ceipts. was acceded to by representa-
tives of Johnson and Jeffries this
afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02

held responsible for their mobiliza-
tfon and general condition.
1t is proposed to submit the adop-
tion Of such plan to the governors
the several states. II the states an
nounce their willingness to cooperate
with the war department steps will be
taken toward putting the plan into
action.
Army Posts.
The matter of general rearrange-
ment Of the various army posts oc-
cuptes q prominent place in the re-
port. The secretary Of war expresses
his conviction that, as now situated,
the army posts do not meet the re-
qutrements of the service, many of
them being isolated and difficult of
access.
. The majority Of these posts, he
points out, sprang into existence be-
cause In the early days of the west
the regular army was largely used
for the protection of settlers from
the Indians. The Indians have long
since ceased to be menace to the
whites, and the posts have outlived
their usefulness. The army authori-
ties now set forth that tactical and
strategical necessities require the To-
eating Of such army headquarters
near the large cities, in close prox.
unity to centers of transportation
and with view to cooperation with
the militia.
Hence, the three requirements y
says Secretary Dickinson, economy
possibility of rapid movement and
training of the militia-would all be
met in the most effective manner
II the troops were stationed in OF
near the principal cities; and this is
the course which the general staff
believes should be pursued"
During the fiscal year three s-inch
and % rapid-fire guns were added to
the sea coast defenses of the United
States. It is declared that the coast
defenses in the country's insular pos
sessions are in forward state Of
construction. Special mention is
made of the increasing efficiency in
craftsmanship shown by the men who
serve the guns in the seacoast bat
teries and also in the field artillery
OF the army. Praise also is given the
men Of the regular army for excel
lent records made with small arms.
Among a great number of other
matters touched upon in the report,
Secretary Dickinson speaks briefly
but approvingly Of the aeroplane and
dirigible balloon as engines of war.
He adds. however. that because OF
the necessity for retrenchment he
will submit no plea to congress this
year for an appropriation to admit
of the purchase Of a proper aeronau-
tical equipment for the army. He
adds. however. that the fact must
be recognized that all first-class pow
,ers, except the United States are pro-
viding themselves systematically with
aerial fleets, Germany and France be-
ing notably In the lead"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
PARCHMENT TO
Be PR0|R0GUED
Will Go to Country on Issue
Between the Lords and
Commons

London. Dec. 2.-The house of COM
mons by vote of 349 to 1874 today
passed the resolution of Premier AS
quith to the effect that in rejecting
the government Eldget bill the house
of lords had committed breach of
the constitution and usurped the
rights of the house of commons.
Arthur Henderson. leader of the
Labor party in the house of COM
mons. announced that the government
would have the whole hearted sup
port of the laborites. 1t is understood
that parliament will be dissolved so
as to permit the holding of elections
between January 10 and 20. The pro-
rogation will take place tomorrow.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02

this morning that freight would he
received this afternoon. and that To-
tAf freights would be started running
tomorrow. B; 3, &
More than 100 men were imported
by ;thes Great Northern; this morning.
Superintendent Elliot says they are
brought ~ special police to protect
the yards. There has yet been no
sign Of trouble,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
s,Want te Arhitrate.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Railroad
ayers interested directly and indires,c.' :
~ In the switchmen's strike In the
northwest prepared to discuss the
situation here late today. Commercial
interests in this city are alarmed over
the possibility Of the serious disturb
cred the advisAbility Of appealing to
President Taft to use his influence to
prevent the spread Of labor troubles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
CHILL CONSENTS
Protocol on Alsop Claims signed "
Government Of Chili.

Santiago, Chilli, Dec. 2.-The proto-
col with the United States for, the
reference Of the .Alsop claim to Kine
Edward for meditation was siKnsA r.. ]
the government Of Chill today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
POSTAL CLERKS
MADE BIG HAUL
Secured $4,000 From Register.
ed Mail Sack on Carmen
Hartney Line

Winnipeg, Dec. John A. Barnett,
q railway mail clerk was arrested
last night for the theft of $4,000 from
the registered mail bag on the Car
men-Hartney branch Of the Canadian
Northern railway.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
Hob .at Duluth.

.e Duluth, Dec IA wild. mob has
formed, according to telephonic
communication, and the crews on all
engines and all cars are being pelted
with stones. The police have been
called upon.. .
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-02
France Did Not Act.

Paris. Dec. 2.-The foreign Office
announced today that there was no
truth in the. report published in some
papers Of the United States Tuesday
to the effect that France had ordered
the warships from Martinique to pro-
ceed to Nicaragua. The government
adds that 1t awaits the reports ordered
from it's consular agents in Nicaragua