The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-06-29
NEWS NOTES.


T. c. c. Perry, Of Bowling Green,
was elected president Of the Kentucky
Educational Association.
The Standard Oil Company has an
nounced another cut Of 5 cents in the
price Of crude petroleum.
Justice Bowling granted Mrs. Howard
Gould a separation from her husband
and alimony Of s36. 900 year.
Richard Conn, Of Columbus. Ind,
has not drunk water or liquids Of any
kind for 20 years. He is in perfect
health.
The Evansville street car strikers are
asking aid from Indiana labor organiza-
tons in order to continue their struggle
against the Evansville Traction Co.
The Fort William Henry Hotel. own
ed 10y the Delaware and Hudson Co.. at
Lake George. N. Y, was destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at $780,
900.
Two Negro convicts escaped from the
old cell house of the Frankfort peniten-
tiary by removing a stone from a mar
row window. One was captured in
wheat field.
F. G. Mausey. cashier of the Bank
Of Durbin, W. Va, was instantly kill
ed when his automobile. running at a
good speed, became manageable and
leaped over a precipice.
With two months Of hard work before
it the Atlantic battleship fleet is as
sembing in Hampton Roads, Va, for
the Summer maneuvers, which will be
extensive and exhaustive.
Much Of the tin Of the Senate was
given to the discussion of motion by
Senator Bacon placing agricultural i'm
plements on the free list. but it was re-
jected by the decisive vote of 26 to as.
Judge Z. c. O'Rear. of the Kentucky
court Of appeals, was the principal
speaker before the Tennessee Bar AS
ISOLATION in annunl convention at Chat
tanooga. His subject was Trial by
Jury"
Ii is not believed that any appeal will
be taken either by Mrs. Howard Gould
or her husband from the decision of
Justice Bowling granting Mrs. Gould
the separation for which she sued and
S36, 600 year almony.
A mob of 80 masked men took Sylves-
ter Stennien, Negro known as ala
bama Red" from the Jail at Wilburton,
Okla. and lynched him. The Negro |
had shot and killed Albert Turner, a |
Deputy Constable. who had attempted |
to arrest him.
The Georgia railroad strike arbitra-
tion board decided against the seniority |
of white firemen over Negroes. The |
arbitrator, however. placed premium
on intelligence among firemen which it |
is believed will ultimately result in the |
gradual elimination of all except the
most expert Negroes.
County Judge S. S. Taulbee, of
Breathitt county. narrowly escaped be-
ing shot to death while in difficulty
with John and Norman Mccoy near his
lumber yard at Jackson. According to
Judge Taulbee the trouble arose over a
disputed payment for work done by the
McCoys. who were later arrested.
Robert Emmett Eastman. cornered
by posse seeking him on the charge
of numbering Mrs. Woodwill, drew
revolver and fired bullet into his
heart while standing in the rowboat
near st. Michaels. Md. in which he
had attempted TO escape. Though the
police believe Eastman was alone re-
sponsble for the crime. his story writ
ten in letter found on his body will be
Investigated.
The entire wood pulp and print paper
schedules were agreed to by the Senate
with amendments as proposed by Sena-
tor Brown. The wood pulp amendment
provides for the free admission of me-
chemically ground pulp. with provis-
ion that where any country is found
discriminating against the United
States the President shall have the
power to levy duty of one-twelfth of
a cent per pound. On chemical wood
pulp there is to be duty of one-sixth
of cent il unbleached and one-fourth
of a cent if beached. In case of dis
elimination the duty in each case shall
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