Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-05-13
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c. B. Shuck, at Hamilton, Ohio,
killed his wife and suicided.
Herbert P. Keller. Republican.
was elected mayor Of st. Paul.
Louis Paulhan received a gold med
al from the Aero Club of France.
Ex-President Roosevelt was the
guest of King Haakon Of Norway.
Mr.. Roosevelt was entertained at
Copenhagen and departed for Chris
tiana.
Count de Lesseps and Count de
Poligny fought a bloodless pistol
duel at Paris.
Enrique Creel took the oath as
minister of foreign relations to the
Mexican Cabinet.
The body Of Dr. Howard T. Rick
etts, who died at Mexico City, was
taken to Chicago.
Kate Bender, member Of the noto-
rious family Of Kansas murderers,
died at Rio Vista, Cal.
Over five hundred lives were lost
in the earthquake In Costa RIGA. The
city of Carriage is in ruins.
Harry Levonson, at New York,
pleaded guilty to selling women and
girls into lives of shame.
Lieutenant Reginald Owen and
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt were mar
ried at Fairview, Nebraska.
The state and county primary cleo
tions In Mobile we're closely con-
tested and furnished some surprises.
The Royal Geographical Society at
London presented Commander Rob-
ert f. Peary with a special gold med
al.
President Taft in an address at
Pittsburg extolled Secretary of
State Knox for his Official achieve
ments.
The Standard Cordage Company OF
New York, failed with $2,400,000
liabilities and 100000 assets.
King Edward OF Great Britain died
in London from pneumonia. George,
prince Of Wales. became king by the
automatic operation of the British
Constitution.
Foreign laborers In the mines at
Clinton, Ind, Misunderstanding the
new wage agreement, prevented
American miners from going to
work.
Forty-fve white men and 145 ne
grees are entombed in . coal mine
at Palos, Ala, as the result of an
explosion. 1t Is thought that all the
victims are dead.
Two thousand bales Of cotton con-
signed by knight Yancey & Co., de-
funct cotton brokers, were unloaded
from ship at Mobile.
The Alabama Canning Company
was organized with a capital stock of
$4,000. Prominent Mississippi and
Louisiana packers are interested in 1t.
Mr.. Roosevelt and members of his
family were entertained at dinner
by the king and queen at Christiana,
Norway.
The recent riots at Changsha, Chi
ma, are blamed on opponents Of the
railway loan, who used the rice fam
Inc as a pretext to stir up discon-
tent.
Robert A. Crump, cashier Of the
failed Federal Banking Company at
Mexico City, is alleged to have re-
moved S136,0o0 Of the funds to New
York.
Enrique C. Creel reached Mexico
City to assume the place of minister
of foreign relations In the Cabinet
of President Diaz.
The French War Department COM
pleted q balloon capable Of develop
ing fifty miles an hour with the aid
of motors in the cars Of the bag.
Sir Christopher Furness. . Liberal,
lost his seat in Parliament because
improper payments had been made
through agents.
Famous opera singers rounded the
automobile race course at Atlanta in
the auto races. Caruso, Miss Farrar,
Nine. Gadski and Nine. Homer par
ticipated in the sport.
II. ]. Morden, manager Of the
bankrupt United States Banking Co.,
at Mexico City. WIS lodged in prison
on the complaint of George !. Ham,
president Of the institution, who is
also in jail.
Two new prizes aggregating $780,
900 were offered to the aviator who
flies from Paris to London and to
the winner Of an aerial trip in Eng
land.
President Taft renewed old &C
quaintances at Cincinnati and at
tended the opening of the May musi-
cal. He Is discouraged at the atti-
tude of the insurgents on his rail-
road bill.
Lee o. Brown, Democratic minori-
ty leader in the Illinois Legislature,