Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-04
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
Sunday.

Sixteen battle ships arrived at home
again after their globe-circling cruise.
President Roosevelt. replying to the
Senate committees report on secret ser
vice. said it is false.
Ohio S. A. Sprague, one of the found
ers of Sprague, Warner & Co, of Chicago,
died in Pasadena, Cal.
Isham Randolph who viewed Panama
Canal with Taft, predicted as an engi-
neer that the work will be done by Jan.
], 1914, one year ahead of schedule.
A series of riots and street battles re-
suited from an attempt of a mob in
South Omaha, Neb., to drive the Greeks
from the town. Many persons were
wounded and houses and stores looted and
wrecked.
Monday.
The Finnish diet was dissolved by EN-
peror Nicholas of Russia because of the
protests of its leader.
High Private captured California Der
by from Joe Madden ut Oakland with
Tom Hayward third
The nation paid more than usual hom-
age TO Washington on his one hundred
and seventy-seventh birthday.
President-elect Taft delivered Grafton
at the University of Pennsylvania
Washington celebration, discussing the
professions in politics.
remarkable demonstration marked
the return of the United States battle
fleet on its home coming from its cruise
around the world. President Roosevelt,
on the Mayfower, welcomed the big YES
sells and congratulated officers and men.
Tuesday.
The trans-Missouri dry farming con-
gress at Cheyenne opened.
Judge Anderson of Chicago granted the
plea Of the Standard Oil attorneys that a
venire composed mostly of farmers be dis
missed.
Removal of Rev. Periey W. Powers of
Chicago, accuser of Mrs. V. G. Boak Fen
ner, who committed suicide, from his pas
torate was announced by Bishop Nicely.
The United States Supreme Court up
held the validity of the Arkansas anti
trust law under which the Hammond
Packing Company was ousted from the
State.
Loss of huge contracts, one for $12,-
100000 annually with the Pressed Steel
Car Company, was given in New York as
the real reason why the United States
Steel Corporation declared war upon the
independents.
Wednesday.
Both houses of the Illinois Legislature
voted to investigate the title to all lands
reclaimed from Lake Michigan and other
navigable waters in the State.
\ gift of S1.OOOOOO to build sanitary
tenement houses in New York for per-
sons afflicted with tuberculosis was made
by Mrs. w. X Vanderbilt, ST.
Muck raking'' was begun at the trial
at Nashville Tenn, of the Coopers,
charged with the murder of Carmack, the
State trying to implicate the colonel in
the looting of the State treasury in 1880.
That Franklin MacVeagh of Chicago
has accepted the treasury portfolio in the
Taft cabine, was declared a fact, although
the president-eect was firm in his refusal
10 make any official announcements re-
garding selections.
After hot debate the national House of
Representatives refused to increase the
salary of the President to 100000 and
expenses, but agreed on $4,000, including
expenses; increase for Vice President,
speaker and judges was voted down.
Thursday
Franklin MacVeagh of Chicago agreed
TO serve as Secretary of the Treasury. so
the Taft cabinet is filled
Weyler is outdone in misrule and cruel
~ under Cabrera dictatorship in Gaute-
mala, according to a correspondent.
Telephone rates have been g,eatly re-
duced in Manitoba. the system proving
profitable under government operation.
Twenty-eight women Suffragists of high
social rank were given prison terms in
London on their refusal to promise good
behavior.
The Illinois Senate robbed Christopher
Columbus of all his fame and then voted
TO make Oct II a holiday without agree
ing on what anniversary it is.
Friday.
Billy Sunday. baseball evangelist
was attacked by man armed with whip
during meeting at Springfield ILL.,
The brains and genius of Luther Bur
bank have been capitalized at several mil
lion dollars in San Francisco to care for
the commercial end of his discoveries
Rushing tactics in May delivery and
increasing public interest in July elevated
wheat values corn and oats were also
frmer: provisions lower; cattle and hogs
weak sheep strong.
Early revision of the tariff is PreSi-
dent-elect Tafts first wish. according to
an interview in New York and he said he
approves the idea of a permanent COM
mission, as an advisory body.
Saturday.
Carroll ID. Wright, president of Clark
College and former Commissioner of La
Dor, died at the age of 80 years.
Boxing bouts at the Algonquin Club in
Chicago resulted in a sensational raid in
which one of the spectators of the bouts
was injured. probably fatally.
Mrs. Ida Cooper, bride of three days
and in terror of death since the wedding
ceremony, was murdered in Chicago the
police declare, by a discarded sutton
NUBBINS OF NEWS.