Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
Sunday.

Mourners at funeral of DR.. Edward
Everett Hale filled two Boston church
eS.
New York jewelry man died while
en- route to Philadelphia to deliver
$4,000 necklace.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel is to make shakeup in depart
ment with view of helping boost Amer
lean trade.
Helen Hale, the actress, who refused
scores and declared she was going to
live the Single life" welded William
Hodge in New York
Two members of Roosevelt tennis
cabinet" James r. Garfield and Clifford
Pinchot, are collaborating on book Civ
ing inner side of politics.
University of Illinois was refused
participation in the benefits of the Car
negie Foundation, the trustees of that
fund declaring the standards of the
Illinois State school unsatisfactory.
Monday.
F. Delano of Chicago refused Presi-
dents offer of ministry to China.
Passengers from wrecked liner Sla-
vonia arrived at Gibraltar and told of
the wreck
Miss Jane Adams of Chicago was
elected president of National Confer
ence ON Charities.
Secrets of the Jay Gould estate were
barred at suit of Mrs. Katherine Glenn
mons Gould for separation in New
York when George Gould valued estate
at $S0000,000
Expulsion of Professor Foster as a
hereto was voted down in the Baptist
ministers conference, in Chicago, after
an attack upon Rev Johnston Myers,
who resigned office in the conference.
Tuesday.
World Alliar4e of Presbyterian
Churches opened ninth council in New
York.
Professor G. A. Smith talked at Uni
Versity of Chicago eonvocation and 407
students were granted degrees and IT,
ties.
Socialist member of English Parlia-
ment denounced car as an ''inhuman
brute" and hoped "he will get his
deserts" when he visits England.
U. Soronson, blacksmith at Berwyn,
Neb., fell $500 feet when his aeroplane
refused to work, but he was not much
hurt and began planning a new flying
machine
Wednesday.
Four million dollar Canadian lock at
Sault Ste. Marie was smashed, one
boat sunk, two damaged.
Fellow workers in Episcopal church
joined to celebrate fiftieth anniversary
of ordination of Bishop Grafton.
Shriners at Louisville frowned down
liquor, elected new rulers and chose
New Orleans for 1910 convention.
Thursday.
Edward Everett Hale. author and
chaplain of United States Senate, is
dead; mourned by leaders.
Aldrich showed his absolute power
over Senate by blocking all attempts
to reduce wooden schedule.
Wright brothers received gold med
ais and thanks of American people
from President Taft for their aerial
triumphs-
London reporters were bribed to
suppress suicide of Mrs. Mary Agnes
Ruiz, who shot herself when cast aside
by Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
Department of justice began investi-
cation of sugar trust following private
settlement of suit for $30,000,000 when
Independent refinery was closed
Friday.
Chicago negotiations looking toward
a unification of elevated roads have
been abandoned.
Cunard liner Slavonia was wrecked
in Azores, but Ale passengers were
taken off in safety.
Ala. Whitman. strong man" of
New York police, acting as human
net, saved life of steeplejack 3S5 feet
in air.
Authorities in Hawaii claim they
have found evidence of conspiracy by
Japanese residents TO wrest control Of
island affairs from whites.
Camorra believed to have either
slain or kidnapped Holland Bennett,
Boston lawyer. first reported lost from
vessel between Genoa and Naples.
DR.. Jennie A Bear6.sley. one of the
foremost women physicians of Engle-
wood. Chicago. was attacked by a
blackmailer with knife while glard-
ed by detectives because of threats
previously made.
Saturday.
Eight alleged Back Handlers wers
seized at Barnesboro. Pa.
Earthquake in Southern France
ruined two cities and killed 100, be
sides causing damage of millions.
Former Judge Abner Smith, presi-
dent of wrecked Rank of America in
Chicago, denied pardon. and must be-
gin penitentiary sentence.
Detective Sergeant William ]. Rus
sell was killed. his partner. Thomas ].
Stapleton, wounded, and their assail-
ant shot, following an attempted ar
rest in saloon adjoining the Chicago
city hall.
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