Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-20
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
Sunday.

IIOr OlLnOn NeWc0mD, famous as
tronomer, dead, in Washington, D. C.
Greatest feet ever assembled under
Stars and Stripes began maneuvers
on Massachusetts, coast.
Steamer to New York brought cargo
of infected caterpillars to kill gypsy
moths in New England.
Tornado struck the central portion
OF Illinois and caused huge damage in
towns and country, besides injuring
many.
Harry K. Thaw's mother has writ
ten a book in which he is praised and
Whites friends denounced as plotters
TO save themselves
U. S. Commissioner Herbert Knox
Smith, in a report made public at
Washington, declared inland water
ways fail to carry their proper share
of traffic because they are not unified
like railroads.
Monday.
Lightning killed several and wind
and flood caused damage and injury
in middle West.
Gas explosion on cruiser North Car
DINA at Naples killed Ensign Aiken;
several were hurt.
Big steamers hit in Lake Superior
as result of fog; one sank; fourteen
men were drowned.
Taft called leaders of Congress in
conference and told them he wants
lower rates in tariff.
Harry Thaw was granted an inquiry
into his sanity. Testimony of the day
was all in his favor.
J. B. Sayler, banker, slain in his
home at Crescent City, Ill, by DR.. w.
r. Miller, whom victim found with
his wife.
House, by vote of BIT to IA, sub
mitSed for the ratification of the
States the income tax amendment to
the Constitution.
Tuesday.
J. U. Sammis of Lemars, Iowa, elect
ed grand exalted ruler of Elks; De
troit got 1910 meeting.
State in effort to prevent her hus-
bands release from Matteawan.
Heinze's stolen ledgers found and
given to United States district attor-
ney by secret service detective.
Naval officer at Annapolis, Md, de-
clared Lieut.. Sutton fired shot which
killed himself while he was trying to
wound antagonist in duel
Judge Philbrick, presiding in the
Smell will case at Clinton, ILL.,, receiv-
ed Black Hand letter threatening
death if the case is not pushed along.
Alleged confession of G. c. Johnson,
as John Madison" under sentence ss
bigamist in California, admitted mar
rying eighteen for their money, but
said his wives always kept him poor.
Wednesday.
Rural teachers as ignorant of real
education and farmers as too stingy
to pay for education were criticised by
speakers at the National Educational
Association.
Attorney General George w. Wick
ersham, III address at Paducah, KY,
asked Congress to pass a law regulat-
ing interstate corporations and aims
a blow at holding companies.
Thursday.
Shah of Persia is in danger and pre-
pared for fight.
Government crop report for July in
dictates greatest yield of grain in ma
tons history.
The tariff bill passed the 81 lite by
a vote of As to "a, ten Republicans de-
flying Senator Aldrich and standing
as they interpret them.
President Taft, speaking at Lake
Champlain tercentenary observance,
said celebration was memorial of re-
newed expression OF amity existing be-
tween America, England and France.
Friday.
Bolivian mob, angered by arbitra-
ton decision, stormed Argentine lega,
ton at La Paz; troops called out.
Death of the brother of juror halt
Taggart was testifying as a voluntary
witness.
President Taft took hand in tariff
tangle and warned Senator Aldrich
conferees must make reductions in
schedules.
After sharp debate the House reject
ed all the Senate amendments to the
tariff bill and the measure was sent
TO A conference committee by vote OF
rs to 151.
Saturday.
Wall street heard persistent reports
that absolute control of the Illinois
Central Railroad will be transferred
to the Union Pacific.
German reichstag finally passed
new tariff bill that levies high taxes
on many imports.
Three Italian counterfeit merchant:
captured in raid following two years
work by secret service agents.
On the theory that a gigantic labor
plot was responsible for many of the
bomb outrages in Chicago and ignor
ing the gamblers war. the police ar
rested brother of Vincent A. Altman
and held two other union men "ineoR
municado."
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