Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
Sunday.


Ruth Wheeler, the missing girl who
was found partly incinerated on the
fire escape of New York tenement
house, was burned alive.
A report reached Manila that eight
men had been killed or wounded by
the explosion of a gun on the United
States cruiser Charleston.
A Wisconsin legislative committee
decided on the adoption of the German
scale in proposing legislation for COM
pensation for industrial accidents.
Monday.
Several hundred persons were burn
ed TO deaf at dance in Hungary.
Justice Brewer of the United States
Supreme Court died suddenly follow
ing stroke Of apoplexy.
Bessie Mitchell, of Chicago, was
murdered at Lorain, o., with her sis
ter, by man who committed suicide.
Theodore Roosevelt defed popular
sentiment among Egyptians by telling
University of Cairo audience that
their country is not prepared for ma
tionalism.
Tuesday.
The entire west was swept by storms
which in some places amounted to biz
yards.
Howling mobs of fanatical students
hooted Col. Roosevelt, and the Cairo
police dispersed them.
Alexander Agassiz, noted scientist
and head of the Calumet-Hecla Min
ing Company, died at sea.
James j. Hill is said to have out
witted the Hartman interests in Ore
gon and will spend $3O,00O,000 to COM
plete another transcontinental line
New York State Senator Aids was
branded a bribe-taker by his colleagues
and resigned his seat. Governor
Hughes urged thorough cleaning out"
Wednesday.
Menelik II, king of Abyssinia, was
reported dead.
Tariff experts say the United States
gave too much to Canada:
a New York grand jury indicted
young Albert Wolter as a murderer.
Admiral Fourier of the French
navy sees peril of war between United
States and Japan.
Mayor Gaynor expected the new LID
uor law enforcement order to give
New York dry" Sundays.
A Salt Lake City man offered to es-
tablish a New York-London airship
mail line for the government.
The governors of the New York
Stock Exchange, in answer to critics,
announced a drastic set of new rules.
Canada and the United States
reached a complete tariff agreement
and plans are now on foot looking even
to closer relations in the form Of re-
ciprocity
Thursday.
Henry H. Porter, railroad builder
and manager, died suddenly.
Maude Adams will appear in an
American presentation of "Chantecler."
Work was stopped by 100000 coal
miners pending the signing of a new
wage scale.
Clifford Pinchot arrived in Copenha-
gen, admitted he expects to meet Colo
mel Roosevelt, but refused to say that
he was summoned by the former Presi-
dent.
Friday.
A New Jersey grand jury found that
storage plants are public danger.
R. w. Patterson, editor in chief of
the Chicago Tribune, died in Philadel
phia
New York Central employees on lines
east Of Buffalo were given a per
cent increase in wages.
The bitter clash of committee mem
hers indicated hopelessness of agree
nent on a verdict In the Ballinger-
Pinchot inquiry.
Saturday.
George w. Coleman, the Cambridge
(Mass.) bank embezzler, said he lost
$4,000 at faro.
The American-Canadian water ways
treaty vii make Lake Michigan free
to vessels of both countries.
The worst at Etna seemed over; in
dications were that the disturbance
would not last much longer.
Peace terms have been agreed upon
between the United States and Canada
and there will be no tariff war.
The confession of Stewart. one of
Pitsburg's Big Five" it is said, will
lead to indictments higher up"
Attorney-General Wickersham was
accused of aiding the sugar trust to
violate the law and seize lands in the
Philippines.