Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-03-25

owerine the description OF Willie Whit
u. the kidnapped child. vas arrested
q Cuyahoga Falls.
Ia . convention 70 b held In 0cran
ton. Pa. the miners will decide wheth
er strike shall b called In the On
thractte fields OF Psnnsylvania.
Six men were killed and severa
burt by an explosion due to wind!
shot In . mine It Evansville. Ind.
Nearly 200 members OF the Illinoll
Ice Dealers association met 10 an
nual convention In the Sherman
house. Chicago.
Congress started the debate ON the
Payne tari6 bill and II was predicted
that there is rough shedding ahead fol
the measure.
For the business sessions Of the
American Bankers association. which
will be held in Chicago during the
week OF September l3. the Auditorium
theater has been secured. The head
quarters OF the association will be II
the Auditorium hotel The spring
meeting Of the association will be
held at BriarcliR Manor, n. r., the
first week In May.
Preliminary hearings ON inland wa
terways will be held next month in
by congress.
The p0st-omce employees OF Paris.
Who have been on strike. have de-
cided to return TO work
The executive council of the Ma
tional Civic federation will call con-
ference to discuss the subject OF uni.
form laws for all states.
Three persons were drowned. many
injured and damages estimated at
S250.00O. caused by the breaking OF
two reservoirs 1t Petersburg. w. Va.
While several OF the band kept citi-
Gems at bay by shooting at all Who
came In sight. robbers made IN un-
successful attempt to get into tho
vault OF bank at Bald Knob. Ark.
Joseph Brown. Who wounded Chief
OF Police Scott White at Whitmer. w.
Va. was hanged by . mob to . tele.
graph pole.
John Moake. villain In an amateur
play near Mt. Vernon. ILL.,. was shot
and probably fatally wounded by Roy
Slater. the hero.
Dr. d. H. Kress OF Washington IN
an address said the liquor habit could
be cured by eschewing meat and eat.
Ing plenty Of vegetables.
President Lewis Of the United Mine
Workers Of America has called meet
ing Of the executive board to discuss
the trouble in the anthracite field Of
Pennsylvania.
1t IVES reported that the Tennessee
coal and iron plant u the United States
Steel corporation. at Ensley, Ala. will
be closed for an indefinite time. owing
to stagnation In the iron and steel
trade.
BENJAMIN L. Winchell. president d
the Rock Island railroad. in . speech
At Council Bluffs. Ia. complained OF
the restricting laws against railroads.
William Whitla. eight.yearold son
OF James H. Whitla. an attorney Of
Sharon. Pa. and nephew Of Frank H.
Bull. . millionaire. was kidnapped and
ransom Of $4,000 demanded.
Fire destroyed the Union railway
station In Louisville. KY. causing .
loss Of $500. 900.
More than 100 women stormed the
Iowa senate and denounced recent
blows At prohibition by the legislature.
That party lines will be erased BY
the fight over the tariR was shown BY
Mr.. Br0ussard's desertion Of the Dem.
e. an a~k - H.
trict.
A bill has been introduced In the
house By Mr.. Bennett providing for
postage OF one cent an ounce ON de-
nestle letters.
william st. Clair. arrested ct Fort
Collins. Col. vas identified BY two
mail clerks - one Of the men that
held up and robbed the Rio Grande
passenger train February Is.
Secret service men are collecting
evidence at Bellefontaine. o.. to DO
used in the governments prosecution
OF Gov. Haskell OF Oklahoma In the
cases charging alleged land frauds.
Miss Isabel v. Lyon. Mark Twain's
social and literary secretary. was mar
ried to Ralph Ashcraft. Who IL close
friend Of Mr.. Clemens and who II also
his business adviser
The linemen. repairers and mechan.
les joined the telegraph operators and
mail carriers in t4.c Paris strike.
Robbers broke into the bank at
Birds. ILL.,. and stole $1,000. They
blew open the safe with nitro,
glycerine.
| Robert Tanner. aged IS years. his
son aged ten, and his little daughter
aged eight. were asphyxiated by gas
ct their home in Montreal. Ont. The
gas had been turned on accidentally
It 10 thought.
A Canadian Pacific passenger train,
after the enginemen had leaped from
the locomotive to escape scalding.
crashed into the Montreal station,
killed four persons and injured 80
President Taft has accepted IN In
vttation to attend the annual spring
dinner Of the Gridiron club April II.
II A dog sent to find Joseph Small.
wood at indianapolis returned and led
the mans wife to his dead body. He
had committed suicide.
, In debate in parliament fear was
. expressed that Germany will soon
, outstrip England In naval strength
! and be able to wrest the rule OF the
seas from Great Britain.
( John w. Gates, according to . re.
d port. is behind . merger OF several
y steel companies which will night the
big trust. Tho new concern n "a
j. have ss00.00o.0 900 capital.
= Reports from Rome say the police
l. OF the whole country are making everv