The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-28
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A political riot occurred at Morel
la, Mexico.
President Taft will investigate the
Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
| The European powers sent join
note to Turkey in regard to Crete.
Many persons were killed and In
jured In railway disaster in Chile
Miss Lyeic b. Holmes. cousin %,
Senator Iosfef, Of Louisiana, viii &c
on the stage.
A fleet OF torpendo boats will es
| cort President Taft down the Missis
sippi river.
The deposed shah of Persia at.
tempted to assassinate his son, the
present shah.
English women sufragethes are
again beseiging Premier Asquith in
London.
Congress will MT consider finan-
cial legislation at the session next
winter.
The government expects a decis-
ion by the Supreme Court in the Oil
Trust case this fall.
The Census Bureau will use deaf
and dumb employees in operating tab
ulating machines.
Eight London suffragettes were
arrested for picketing the residence
of the Premier.
Gneat preparations are being made
tional airship races.
Labor leaders in Stockholm open
ed negotiations with the employers
to end the strike.
Great excitment prevails in Mexico
as a result Of the presidential cam
paign.
Treasury officials are not alarmed
over the threatened tariff war with
France.
Walter Wellman, the explorer, left
Spitzbergen, Norway, in balloon In
an effort to reach the north pole
The fishing schooner Orihoco cap
sized off the coast of Nova Scotia
and eleven men were drowned.
An earthquake at Acapulco, Mexi-
co, caused the water in the ocean to
fall below it's level.
The Greek flag floating over the
Island of Crete was hauled down by
the European powers.
Governmental authorities are un-
able to figure on how much revenue
the new tariff law will bring.
The new statue of General Robert
E. Lee in Statuary Hall in the Cap
itol is attracting much attention.
Political excitment in Mexico is in
creasing and the presidential cam
paign has reached a dangerous stage.
Bankers are protesting against the
proposition of the Treasury Depart
ment to reduce the size of bank notes.
American participation in the Chi
neae railroad loan was definitely set
tied at a conference held at Pekin.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion will make a tour of the West for
the purpose of investigating COM
plants.
The Sultan of Morocco ordered the
Riffs to suspend operations against
the Spaniards pending the arrival of
special mission
Stringent regulations have been
adopted governing the importation
of Philippine products into the Unit
ed States.
At Gambia, the largest city of
Crete. the Cretans rehoisted the
Greek flag, Notwithstanding the pres
ence of the militia.
Delegates to the London confer
lence on the naval and military de-
fenye of the British empire con-
cluded their labors.
President Taft and his friends are
engaged in mapping out legislative
programme for congress next win
ter.
Four Japanese strike leaders on
trial In Honolulu were convicted on
indictments charging criminal con-
spiracy.
Japan issued a note to the powers
announcing that the controversy with
China in regard to the Antung-Muk-
den Railroad has been amicably set
tied.
Two more American Dreadnoughts
the Wyoming and the Arkansas, au-
thorized by congress. took first shape
at the Navy Department when bids
for their construction were opened.
Because Of the strike, the Swedish
committee decided to postpone until
next year the international peace
congress, which was to have been
held in Sweden this summer.
United States Senator Dick has
started a Republican factional fight
in Ohio by announcing his candi-
dacy for reelection. The row may
end In Democratic victory and
may send Judson Harmon to the
White House.
The Naval Court of Inquiry's find
Ing in the Sutton case were that the
Young officer came to his death from
a shot fired by himself, but whether
it was with suicidal intent or In
an attempt to shoot some on else the
court declined to say.
It was intimated in Washington
that the Department OF justice was
determined to prosecute Gov. Has
kell and the other defendants In the
oklahoma land fraud cases, and
would secure new 1nolctments
should the present bills fail.