Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-10
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The Carnegie hero fund commission
announces at Pittsburg the awarding
OF twenty-three medals and other
prizes for those found doers of brave
deeds.
A dry" capital city for the next
year was the verdict rendered in the
Lincoln municipal election Tuesday.
The Republicans elected Don L. Love
mayor. For four years the city has
had Democratic mayor.
And now northeast Franco is in the
grip of an Unprecedented cold spell. |
lack Frost is pretty busy these days. |
Taft's commission to Panama say
it would cost 5000. 100000 additional to
build a sea level canal and take ten
years longer.
James ]. Hill, in control Of the Bur
lington and Colorado & Southern roads
has begun the organization of Sl5,-
100000 refrigerator private car line
which will have headquarters and
shops in Denver and will operate in
opposition 10 the trust" refrigerator
lines, now controlled by Armour, Swift
and the big packing house interests.
Chicago got the fag end of Thurs
days storm Saturday in the shape OF
an almost all-day snow and tempera-
ture in the 3Os, which made of May
day the most disagreeable experienced
in years. The wind. also. contributed
to the discomfort and at night reach
ed a gale that drove seas so high
on the lake that vessels were unable
to leave the harbor.
Oscar S. Straus. former secretary of
commerce and labor. has been select
ed for ambassador to Turkey and w.
w. Rockhill for ambassador to Rus
sia. Mr.. Rockhill was formerly assist
ant secretary of state and latterly min.
lister to China. Mr.. Straus was twice
minister TO Turkey. He succeeds Am
bassador Lieshman, who goes TO Rome
in place of Lloyd s. Gsicom. who has
expressed desire to come home. Mr.
Rockhiil succeeds Ambassador Riddle
at st. Petersburg.
| The Union society OF the Civil War
has been Incorporated in New York.
It's objects are; To perpetuate the
memory of those loyal officials who,
outside the military and naval serv.
ice OF the United States, rendered in.
valuable aid and assistance to the ma.
tional government and the Union
cause during the civil war; to unite
and promote fellowship among them
and their descendants; to encourage
historical research in relation TO the
officials of the war, as well as docu.
ments, relics and landmarks; to foster
true patriotism, and TO maintain and
execute the institutions of American
| freedom.
The Terre Haute Liquor Dealers
association has. prepared a petition
to the city council, for an ordinance
which will gradually reduce the num-
Der of saloons one-half. The limit
is TO be placed at one for 500 popula-
tion, which would make the total
about 140, as compared with go at
the present time. The provision is
that no license is to be issued to any
person not now in business, the de
creasing effect to be in the retire.
ment of those already in business. 1t
Is thought that this will have an in.
fluence against voting the county dry,
if the 'antis" call an election under
the county option law, as they are ex-
pected to do.
The enormous figures paid operate
artists in America and London are
having a pernicious effect on the con.
tinent. La Scala, Milan's classic home
of opera, is in difficulties over the de
mands of the artists. Formerly con.
tent with $4,000 to $4,000 for a sea
son, they are now asking $4,000
The directors of this famous opera
house declare they are unable to pay
such prices. even for the rarest song
birds, and have announced that II such
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be forced to engage cheaper talent
The possibility is causing bitter sor.
row among the mrsic lovers in Lon
don, who regard the glory of La Scala
as already departed.
Declaring that some one Is plotting
10 poison him. Nicholas Moore. 20
ysars old. an insane hermit, captured
in the wilds of the Navajo reserva.
tion, was brought to Albuquerque by
Sheriff Tale of Mckinley county, who
overlook the man sixty miles north
east of Gallup, after two days hard
riding through the desert. The Naya.
10 Indians reported that crazy white
man was terrorizing the Indians and
the sheriff went after him, finding him
crouching beside hole in the sand.
digging for water. The man. who is
stark crazy, was committed to the
Las Vegas asylum today. This cap.
ture clears a mysterious tale told
by the Navajos for some time past.
of a wild man in the desert.
That busybody, the storl1. is credited
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