The Springfield herald., 1910-12-02
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acrobats will attempt to circle the
world on stills.
Harry Lee, II years old. was killed
in Winsted. Conn.,. on Thanksgiving
IN football game.
At least six persons are missing,
and two others are dying in Boston.
as the result of fire.
Rev. Armstrong, aged so. pastor Of
the Presbyterian Church at Trenton.
N. j., and his wife were murdered in
their home by burglars.
One of the most remarkable mis-
sionaries of modern times. the Rev.
John Everett Clough. d. D.. of Roches-
ter. n. Y. Is dead.
Four men were killed by the prema-
ture explosion of five-inch gun at the
Indian Head proving grounds OF the
navy at Washington.
Eleven coal miners. two white men
and nine negroes. were entombed in
mine No., 3 of the Providence (Ky.)
Mining Company by gas explosion.
Mrs. Anna Hubbell of Aurora, Ohio.
not far from Cleveland, was buried as
dead and resurrected. according to
daughter of Mrs. Hubbeli who lives in
Cleveland.
The experiment under control OF the
board of education. of maintaining a
lunch room for the benefit Of school
children. is to be given-a trial in
New York.
Unless the liquor interests are sue
cessful in their fight to secure the sig
nature of 81 per cent Of the voters to
their petitions of consent TO operate
Des Moines will go dry.
William Miner of Grahamsville. N.
Y. established bear-killing record.
He shot and killed three by design.
then slew a fourth by accident when
about to be killed himself.
The following states have so far
adopted the initiative and referen-
dunn: Oregon. South Dakota. Nevada,
Montana, Illinois. Utah. Oklahoma.
Texas, Maine. Missouri and Arkansas.
| A grand jury in Hudson county. New
Jersey, voted to return four indict-
ments against James ]. Gallagher.
discharged city employe, who shot and
wounded Mayor Gaynor on August 9.
Insanely jealous. William Hassing.
an electrical worker of Portland. Ore.
formerly living in Denver. fired two
bullets into his wife's brain and.
turning the weapon upon himself. sent
two more into his own.
So intent is the Arizona constitu-
tional convention in its purpose of
completing the constitution for the
new state as soon as possible. the
delegates did not observe Thanksgiv-
ing day as holiday but continued to
work
Three persons were shot. one being
wounded seriously, and many others
were subjected to rain of bullets in
Chicago in a riot caused by striking
garment workers attacking non-union
workers on the Northwest side of the
city.
The District Court of Appeals in
San Francisco sustained the convic-
tion of Abraham Ruef. former politi-
cal boss, charged with having bribed
supervisors, and denied him a new
trial. Ruef' had been sentenced to four
teen years Imprisonment.
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which attacks alfalfa and which has
been confined so far principally to
Utah. is causing officials of the De-
partment of Agriculture to make
plans for fight. This crusade proba-
bly, Will be the most important new
work. according to DR.. Howard, chief
| of the bureau.
Patrons of every postoffice in the
United States will appreciate the or
der. issued by Postmaster General
Hitchcock. removing restrictions con-
corning the delivery of registered let
tiers and parcels. Mr.. Hitchcock's or.
der permits the delivery of registered
letters and packages to any RESPONSE
BILE person, to whom the ordinary
mail of the addressee is usually de-
livered.
After three years OF experimenting
the United States Steel Corporation
has come to the conclusion that its for
eign workmen at Gary do not battle,
Instead. it has been found tnat they
have used the expensive ba;htubs pur-
chased for them for storing places for
potatoes, coal and old clothes. Sixty
tubs were placed in as many houses.
The population of the state Of
Kansas is 1.69O.eiO. This is an in
crease of 22O.454. or $50 per cent over
1,479.495 in 1900. The increase dur
ing the previous decade from 1890 to
1900 was 41.37S. or 2.9 per cent
\ new high record for the rental of
business property has been estab-
lished by a lease just signed by
drug firm which will have store in
building now being erected on
Broadway. New York. The druggists
will pay $4,000 a year for the space.
Private advices from Washington
state that United States Senator Car
/ Ter of Montana will be rendered ap-
pointment as Judge OF the Court of
Commerce created by the last Con
gress and for that purpose has been
called to Washington by President
! Taft