The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-28

Consul Miller at Tampico. Mexico.
has telegraphed to the state depart
ment at Washington that the British
steamship Madawaska has reported
seeing In latitude 1888, longitude 69.56,
Greenwich west, water-logged bark,
named Come. with the stern stove In.
A Washington Cd. CO. dispatch says
that newspapers in Hankow, Papeh
province, China, are opposing the for
eign loan of $4,000, 900 and advise the
people to subscribe for the amount
themselves. The loan is for railroad
building.
Millions of hatpins, 1t is reported In
New York city, are being imported
with eyes, so they may be admitted
free Of duty. like needles.
Bread pudding poisoned SO old sol.
diers in the home at Bristol, Va. Two
died, but from other causes. 1t Is
said.
The platform convention Of the Re-
publican party of Nebraska at Lincoln
| adopted the platform strongly in
dorsing the administration Of Presi-
dent Taft, expressing unalterable op-
position to the system known as Can
nonism" and hearty sympathy with the
Insurgent movement in and out Of con.
| gress.
Frank Biegler, Jr.. aged sixteen
years, was fatally burned after Drawing
death to rescue two women and a
workman from fire which destroyed
the factory and barns Of the Biegler
Roofing and Tar company at Chicago.
Directors Of the Illinois Central
road have rejected an offer OF approx.
imately 100000 in settlement OF all
the claims which the company has In
connection with the 100000 car
fraud case.
A disastrous hurricane swept over
northern Italy. Many buildings at
Saronno were leveled to the ground
including workshops Of the Northern
railway. Sixty workmen were buried
in the ruins.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed against the Standard Nitrogen
company of New York, which was or.
ganized with capital Of $10.oO0,OOO.
The petiuoning creditors have claims
amounting to $1,400.
Through the filing Of incorporation
papers at Elizabeth, N. j., by the
Free Acres association" Of Berkeley
Heights, the plan Of socialists and sim
gle-taxers to found an ideal city Is
revealed. Among the incorporates
is Bolton Hall. single tax advocate.
To Mrs. Florence Willis Rawn,
widow of the late I. G. Rawn, presi-
dent of the Monon railroad, who was
found dead in his summer home In
Winnetka, ILL.,, is given all the proper
ty left by the late railroad chief, &C
cording to the terms of his will, filed
with the assistant clerk Of the probate
court. The estate Is supposed to be
valued at over 100000.
The board of army engineers which
Investigated the gun explosion at
Fortress Monroe reported that the &C.
cident was caused by the failure OF
the safety device Of the firing mech
anish to function properly.
Oklahoma City, Okla, has had the
remarkable growth Of almost $40 per
cent. in ten years. according to figures
enumerated In the thirteenth census,
which were made public by Director
Durand of the census bureau.
Not single complaint by the police
of the illegal sale Of liquor In New
York city on Sunday was recorded
during the twenty.four hours ending
at midnight. This condition is unpre.
cedented and is the climax to three
months of the operation OF Mayor
Gaynor's plan for enforcement OF the
excise law.
Two score freight cars with their
contents and the Big Four freight
transfer house at Lynndale, suburb
Of Cleveland, O., were burned. involV-
ing loss of about 100000.
The annual meeting Of the National
Retail jewelers. association-the
largest gathering of men interested
In the jewelry trade ever assembled
opened in Detroit. Mich. -
At the Moody Bible institute in Chi
cago a religious conference opened
modelled after the Keswick confer
ences of England and attended by
many famous theologians.
Chief of Police Steward has placed
the Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures un-
der the official ban in a sweeping or
der, which hit at all moving picture
houses in Chicago and may bar many
plays from the melodramatic and even
first-class theaters.
A roof garden for cats is the latest
novelty in New York. 1t Is being built
as part of the equipment Of the Bide-
a.Wee Home. where $50 animals are
now being housed.
Secret service men declare that
coins are shaken in bags in the jew
elry district of Maiden lane, New
York city. and the fine particles gath
cred for use.
Carl Loose and Giuseppe Gambaro
were electrocuted at Sing Sing prison
in Ossining for murders committed IN
New York city. ..... ra u
Two soldiers were drowned and one
perished from exposure when small
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