The new era., 1909-12-02
THE LATEST IMPORTANT Dis.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

An eight-track swing bridge across
the main channel of the Chicago river,
near Thirty-first street. will be oper-
ated by electricity.
B. L. Winchell denies the report
that he has resigned the presidency Of
the Rock Island road. and says that
he has no present purpose of doing so.
The constitutionality of the federal
employers liability law will be con-
tested in the United States Supreme
Court by the Northern Pacific R-il-
way.
The trial Of Mrs. Allen F. Read, in
the district court at Denver, ended in
her being found guilty Of assault with
intent to commit larceny upon Mrs.
Phipps.
Elias Ray, one OF the wealthiest land
owners of Indiana, killed himself at
Lafayette few days since rather than
go to court to face trial for the al
legged murder of one of his employees
last spring. He struck the man with
club during quarrel. Ray leaves
a million dollars.
Cortland F. Bishop, of New York,
president of the Aero Club of Ameri-
ca. announced at the annual dinner of
the Aero Club of New England that
an effort is being made to have the
international contests for balloons and
flying machines take place at Denver
next year.
Among the conventions to be held in
Colorado next summer the most un-
usual will be the worlds congress of
the deaf. to be in session in Denver
and at Colorado Springs August 9th
to 18th. at which time the most prom
inent deaf mutes in the United States
will convene.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Colorado & Southern railroad at
Denver, on the 18th inst, the follow
ing directors were chosen, the Hill in
terest dominating: George B. Har-
ris, George F. Baker. George F. Ba-
ker, Jr., Harry Bronner, w. P. Clough,
Edwin Hawley, James ]. Hill, James
N. Hill, Darius Miller. e. T. Nichols,
Samuel Thorne, Frank Trumbull and
Daniel Willard.
Baron Kanda, member of the jap
anese commerce-promoting party,
preached the principal sermon in the
First Congregational Church at Los
Angeles Sunday The Baron declared
that the Mikado's edict twenty years
ago, prescribing religious tolerance
and compulsory education, was as sa-
paid tribute to the Christian mis-
ciopo rios uorkjpp in Tanan
Another party, the third one to pass
through the Grand Canon of the Colo
RADIO river, reached Pasadena, Calf,
few days since. julius F. Stone,
president of the Central National
Bank of Columbus. Ohio, with party,
started September II. and for 1900
miles, from Green River. Utah, to The
Needles, Calf, overcame the dangers
of Grand canon. Marble canon, Cata-
ract canon and scores of lesser gorges
and rapids in rowboats.. Major Powell
was first to make the trip, in 1869.
1t is reported that the Santa Fe con-
templates the purchase of the Atlantic.
Gulf and West Indian Steamship lines,
which comprise the Mallory Steamship
Company, operating from Galveston
to New York; the New York & Cuba
Mail Steamship Company, the New
York and Porto Rico Steamship Com
pany, and the Clyde Steamship Com
pany. The ownership of these lines
would give the Santa Fe an immense
advantage in the transportation Of
fruit from California to New York.
The Copper River & Northwestern
Railway will be completed from Cor
dova to the inland terminus at Keni-
coot, Alaska, distance of 200 miles.
by the end Of next year, according to
a statement made at Los Angeles by
E. c. Hawkins, vice-president and
chief engineer. Mr.. Hawkins has just
returned from Alaska. The road has
been completed distance of ninety
six miles from Cordova. BY the first
of April, Mr.. Hawkins says, 1000 men
will be at work in the construction
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