The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-22
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Leilehua has been selected as a site
for the new army post which the war
department is to erect in Hawaii.
Spain has begun measures against
the Moors for the recent murder OF
four Spanish workmen in Morocco
The Washington wheat crop for
1909 will be 10000 bushels greater
than that of 1908, and within 1000, 600
bushels of the bumper crop OF 1907.
The monument erected at Mines,
France. to Bernard Lazare, the first
defender OF Alfred Dreyfus. was de-
molshed with hammer one night
last week.
The old Anacostia bridge, over
which John Wilkes Booth sped his
horse to escape from an infuriated
city the night he shot Lincoln, soon
will be torn down.
J. s. Phillips, president OF the
Pittsburg Quincy mine at Masonic.
near Bridgeport, Cal, was instantly
killed when he lost his footing and fell
down an incline uprase.
1t is officially reported that TIA
deaths from the bubonic plague and
thirty-six deaths from cholera oc-
Cured at Annoy, China, during the
two weeks ended July 10.
The National Council Of Women. in
session at Seattle, elected Mrs. Lillian
NJ. HOLSTER of Detroit, president. and
Mrs. Kate Waller Barch Barrett OF
Washington, d. c., vice-president.
! Protesting his innocence TO the
last, Garry II. Barrett. who killed
Deputy Warden Stedman in the Al
berta penitentiary, April 10, was
hanged. July IA, in the Edmonton
prison.
Christian Johnson, believed to be
the notorious bigamist. Madison
was sentenced by Judge Welch in the
superior court at San Jose, Cal, to
serve seven years In the states prison
at San Quentin.
A tornado struck Fithian, Ills.
wrecking number OF stores and dam.
aging large elevator there, and also
the sub-power station of the Illinois
Traction system. So far as known
few persons were hurt.
Clarence A. Ruggles. a school
teacher of Denver, died in the county
hospital in Chicago last week, sup
posedly from the effects of poisoning.
Ruggles was found unconscious In
room In downtown hotel.
Baron Oskar Rothschild the young
est son Of Albert Rothschild, head OF
the Austrian branch of the Rothschild
house. committed suicide in Vienna,
July 10, because of an unfortunate
love affair Baron Oskar was 81 years
of age.
Prince Won Buelow, chancellor OF the
German empire, retired from office on
, July IA, and was succeeded by DR.. Won
Bethman Hollweig. The latter was
succeeded by Herr Delbrueck as min
lister of the interior and vice chan
cellor.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and her
three children were met at Genoa,
italy, July 10, by Miss Carew, Mrs
Roosevelt's sister. The party then
left for Miss Carew's villa, where the
Roosevelts will remain for two
weeks.
Six wounded, two fatally, and iif.
teen seriously injured by flying bricks
iron Stag and clubs, sums up the re
suit OF the first days surprise strike"
by the men employed in the Pressed
Steel Gar eempany's plant at McKees
Rocks, Pa.
/, The sensational price of $S0,00s
was paid last week at Tattersalls,
Newmarket, England for thel brood
mare Flaire, the property of the late
Sir Daniel Cooper. The previous rec
ord price for brood mares was $62, 500
paid for La f'ieche.
One dead and nine badly burned
Is the result OF an automobile acct.
dent, which occurred about five miles
from Sylvania, Ga, While crossing
a bridge the gasoline tank was
pierced and the fluid, which fell on
the occupants of the car, took fire.
Mrs. William Olyphant, living near
West Bratch, Ia, while Respondent
over family troubles, gave her four
small children strychnine and then
, swallowed strychnine and carbolic
acid. One child died, but 1t Is prob
able the other three and the mother
will recover
The destruction of two imposing
mountain peaks, the Transformation OF
, a bay into lake, and the creation OF
, two brand-new islands, are the aston
, lshing feats of nature discovered in
: Boring sea by a government party
and reported to the treasury depart
: ment last week.
r A man named Rosenberg, from
Cleveland, was found murdered forty
, miles from Detroit, at summer re.
, sort on the St Clair fats. Rosenberg
arrived there with two friends It is
reported that one OF Rosenberg S
friends committed suicide after being
placed under arrest.
The Nationalist quarter OF Belfast,
ireland, has been the scene of serious