The Globe-republican., 1909-10-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

hCt llDl VI Ndllouo III SOlN Ch
ton at Ottawa selected Abilene as the
next place of meeting and elected Mrs
Greenman of Kansas City president.
Twelve men have died as the result
OF the mine explosion at Harts-orne
Ok.
The Coffeyville, Kan, Daily Bee
has suspended publication
The jury in the case of Ex-Sheriff
King occused Of bribery at Sapulpa,
Ok, could not agree anu was dis
charged.
There are q cases of typhoid fever
at Park college, Parkville, Mo.
Prof. Hunter of the University of
Kansas says that the farmers of the
state are likely to have trouble with
chinch bugs again next year il weather
conditions are favorable, and advises
that all rubbish about the farm be
cleaned out and burned.
The business men of Springfield,
Mo, have petitioned the city council
to remove from the public square the
statue of liberty from which the three
negroes were hanged by mob three
years ago.
Twelve field officers have left Fort
Leavenworth on a 90-mile test ride
An invitation will be extended to
President Taft at Savannah, Ca, to
take ride in an airship while he is
there.
The Missouri Drummers' association
was entertained at Jefferson City by
the Commercial club with lamb and
bacon barbecue at the park.
The Eighth annual meeting of the
Second District Kansas Federation of
Women's clubs was held at Pleas
anton. The next meeung will occur
at Olathe.
An electric line from st. Louis to
Kansas City is again being considered
by capitalists of st. Louis, Kansas
City and Denver.
The irregularities in the criminal
trials at Chicago has caused the judges
of Cook county TO ask that the jury
commissioners. resign.
The normal span of human life ac-
cording to scientists is gradually grow
ing longer and they declare that
life of $50 years will not long be i'm
possible of attainment.
The building and safe of the bank
at Manley, Neb., were wrecked by rob-
bers who tried for two hours to reach
the money box without success.
The annual convention of the Nation.
al Woman's Christian Temperance
union is in session at Omaha.
The Farmers State Bank of Okla
homa City is to be changed to the
Farmers National Bank of Oklahoma
City.
An examination of the students Of
the University of Georgia shows that
at least 30 per cent are suffering from
the hookworm which scientists ascribe
as the cause of laziness. The class
standing of those afflicted is in every
case lower than those free from the
hookworm.
All rural schools of Kansas are to be
required to follow the course of study
prepared by the state board of educa-
ton and approved by the legislature.
The United States supreme court
has decided against the insurance com.
pany that is attempting to evade the
payment of 100000 life insurance to
the estate of Lucius H. Perkins of
Lawrence, Kan
Herman Ridder, president OF the
American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION has addressed letter to
President Taft in which it is asserted
that the presidents failure to insist
upon duty of 81 per ton on print pa
per as advised by the Mann committee
has produced condition which will |
cause many paper mills either to close |
or move to Canada.
Three women are taking the exami- |
nation for Rhodes scholarship at the |
University of Kansas. This is the first
time women have been made eligible |
to the examinations.
The combined protestant churches
of the United States will conduct a
campaign Of newspaper, magazine and
bill board adyestising to call the at
tention Of the public to the Importance
of remedying certain social and
economic conditions.
The district court has authorized
Bank Commissioner Young to sell
bonds and warrants of the defunct
Oklahoma City, Ok. bank to the extent
OF 100000 to pay depositors.
The excess Of exports over imports
in the nine mouths ending SeptemBe
1909 II s92 ,292,SS2 a decrease Of 1899.
976,299 when compared with same
months Of last year.
The Chicago election board after
testing a number OF voting machines
have rejected all bids as none OF the
machines offered proved perfect.
The mineral output OF Missouri as
reported BY the state board OF miners
and mining amounted to sS2,5S7 .S2S
Tor 1908.
CITY officers o. Kansas city, Kan,
have enjoined the publication Of an or
dsnance passed over the mayors veto
reducing the salaries of all city en-
pIoyea except the IRE department
The Town Of 6aipt0n nine miles
northwest of saIina, Kansas, was sold
II public auction for g2,e2O.