The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-10-14
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.

The first rain OF any consequence IN
two months has fallen in Oklahoma.
At special meeting at Parsons
Kan, the board of directors OF the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railway com
pany declared the usual semi-annual
dividend Of 2 per cent.
The first game of the worlds cham
pionship series played at Pittsburg
between the Pittsburg Nationals and
the Detroit Americans was won by
Pittsburg to l. The gate receipts
amounted to $40.271.50,
There will be a meeting OF the
Democratic Press association of Mis-
souri, at Kansas City November 10.
Four inches of snow has fallen at
Dalhart, Tex, and snow was general
IN the Panhandle the earliest fall In
Che history Of that section.
The Panama Canal commission has
submitted an estimate Of $4S,O63,524
- the amount required for the fiscal
year beginning July l, 1910.
Col Goethals chief engineer of the
Panama canal gives It as his opinion
that the canal will be finished January
1, 1915 and estimate the final cost at
t375.000. 1000.
Judge Marshall of Utah, presiding
over the federal court for the eastern
district of Oklahoma overruled the
indictments against alleged timber cut
ters. He held that state laws had not
superseded federal laws governing az
fairs Of the Indians.
) Seventeen persons were killed and
ten injured in a collision between a
work train and freight on the Santa
Fe railroad near the city limits of
North Topeka. All except six Of the
killed and injured were Mexican labor
srs.
The supreme court Of Oklahoma has
ruled that the control Of interstate
commerce laws over shipments of
liquor into Oklahoma ends with its de-
livery to consignee.
According to government records
She Arkansas river at Tulsa, Ok, has
reached the lowest level in rs years.
The drouth in that region has reached
Q serious stage.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad which since May l has de-
elined to issue mileage books for use
tn Missouri has decided to both &C.
cept interchangeable mileage and IS
sue books Of its own.
John WilNe chief Of the United
States secret service and Col. Ismal
Euniga chief of the Mexican secret
service are at 81 Paso preparing for
the meeting Of Presidents Taft and
Diaz.
Eight hundred delegates met at
Gedalia, Mo-. at the request Of Gov.
Hadley 10 discuss good roads and
waterways. Most of the river coun-
ties Of the state were represented By
delegates.
Toe mayors Of 361 cities were guests
Of st. Louis at reception and will re-
main during centennial week.
Officers Of street and interurban
railroads In all parts Of the country
met In Denver to attend the annual
meeting Of the American Street G. In
terurban Railway association and
other organizations.
The Upper Mississippi River I'm
provement association assembled for
its eighth annual convention at Win
ona, Wis.
The thirty-second annual parade Of
the Yelled Prophets occurred at st.
Louis and was viewed by thousands of
centennial visitors.
The University City balloon which
sailed from st. Louis in the long dis
lance race for the Lahm cup landed
near Mooresville. Mo.
The Kansas Agricultural college is
to manufacture hog cholera
serum to be furnished to .Ae farmers
Of the state at cost In an effort to
prevent the spread OF the disease.
Gov. Stubs In conformity with the
wishes Of the president Of the National
Good Roads association has issued
cali for the annual convention of the
in Topeka November IA
and Is.
New York Italians have erected in
New York harbor statue to Giavianni
De verrazano, who discovered the
Hudson river So years before Henry
Hudson. The statue was unveiled
With much ceremony following q pa
Eade Of thousands Of Italians.
A IRE ct Springfield, NO., caused a
ioss Of 100000.
A rich pay streak ten miles long and
hundreds Of feet wide has been un-
severed In the bed OF the upper Kan
garok river Alaska. One nugget |
worth S70o was found.
The Schroeder Aerial Navigation |
sompany has been Incorporated IN |
New York to manufacture airships, |
balloons and areoplanes.
The state bank deposit guaranty Law
" Oklahoma has stood the test In the |
settlement OF the Columbia bank Of |
OKLAHOMA City End neither the de-
poait0m the stats kanksfs or the guar |
zniy fund win looss enc dollar b tie |
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