The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-10-07

ing Of the crew Of freight train,
Lake Erie & Western passenger train
carrying excursionists dashed head-on
into string OF freight cars on the
main track at Laporte, Ind. More than
thirty persons were injured, several
seriously. ..
The thirty-sixth annual convention
OF the American Bankers association
opened in Los Angeles, CAL. with an
attendance and program that made 1t
one Of the best meetings the organiza'
ton ever has held.
Delegates from all over the world
were present when Congressman r.
w. Mondell Of Wyoming called to or
der the annual Dry Farming congress
In Spokane, Wash.
The Alaska-Yuk Magazine Of Sc
attic reports a falling of Of more than
$4,000. 900 in the gold output Of Alaska
from 1909 to 1910.
Statistics show that the United
States. with &c., 3S persons employed
in mining coal In 1908, produced 1885,
652, 900 more tons Of coal than were
produced by 966,264 persons similarly
employed in Great Britain.
Twenty-six Of the twenty-eight police
surgeons of Philadelphia have gone on
q strike because they are forced to
wear uniforms and were ordered to
march in the annual parade.
Twenty-Five persons, all members
of the crew of the battleship New
Hampshire. were drowned in the sink
ing Of launch in the Hudson river.
That the death list was not much
greater is due to the bravery and per-
sonal rescues effected by Godfrey De
G. Chevalier, q midshipman. Chevalier
rescued fifteen persons who were In
the water.
Four persons killed and twenty
seriously injured-several Of them
probably fatally-was the sacrifice on
the altar of speed at the sixth Wander
bilt cup automobile race. Mismanage.
ment and poor policing Of the course
were declared responsible for the
slaughter. The race was won In cleo.
trifying fashion by Harry Grant, driv-
ing a 120-horsepower Alec.
The New York Democratic state
convention nominated John A. Dix
for governor by q vote Of 434 to 16 for
Congressman Sulzer. The platform
adopted pledges the party to che pres
ervation Of the "old nationalism," con.
dennis "all attacks upon the Supreme
court Of the United States" and IA
vors direct primaries.
William Simon, q farmer of School
hill. WIS.,, shot and killed Miss Emma
Brandt, his sweetheart, after she had
refused to marry him; shot her sis
ter, Miss Title Brandt, through the
hand; fred two shots at his cousin.
Lawrence Simon. and then killed him.
self at Lawrence Simon's home in
Chicago.
Senator William Lorimer was d.
rectly accused of obtaining one of the
votes that elected him to the United
States senate by promises which un.
der the Illinois statutes are declared
to constitute bribery. State Repre-
sentative Henry A. Sheppard Of Jer-
SEVILLE testified at Chicago that Lori
mer promised, in return for his vote.
to prevent two candidates from Sc
curing the postmastership of Jersey
vile and to appoint Shepherds friend.
Dogfish are good to eat-just as
good served as "dogfish" as they are
labeled In cafes as ocean whitefish."
sea bass" or Japanese halibut"-
says DR.. Irving Field Of the United
States fish commission.
The secret service has unearthed
what appears to be an extensive at
tempt at counterfeiting national bank
notes. Notes Of the same denomina-
ton and Issue as were found in the
Pasadena (Cal.) National bank were
discovered. They had been issued on
the First National bank Of Williams
ort. Pa.
Eleven hundred and ninety-three
miles has been made on a trolley car
by Henry q. Juergens of Pittsburg.
who has returned from the New Eng
land states. The cost of the trip
was $3.50.
The condition Of United States
Senator La Toilette is reported to be
grave. He 10 at Rochester. Mimi, for
medical examination and probable op-
Grafton. having previously been under
treatment there.
Charles r. Wright, who was made
sporting editor Of the Syracuse IN.
~ Courier in 1873, is dead from the
effects OF fall. Mr.. Wright was the
first sporting editor ever employed by
any newspaper In the United States.
Bullets, sabers and the iron shod
hoofs of their horses were the weapons
with which the Berlin police sought to
crush the riots of the coal strikers and
their sympathizers In the Moabit dis
trict. As result Of frequent clashes
several hundred rioters are in hos.
pitfalls. some dangerously wounded.
DR.. Robert Thompson. alias Grant,
was indicted at San Francisco for the
death Of Eva G. Swan, the young
teacher and stenograpter who sue
cumbed after an operation and whose
body was buried in the lasement Of
an old house. Murder Is the charge.
The war department has ruled that
the cadet organizations of educational
institutions are not properly part of
the organized militia and that army
officers should not be detailed to in
spect the personnel Of such organiza-
lions.
Arnold ]. Smith of Chicago has re-
ceived high commentator for bravery
from the navy department at Wash
ington for his work In preventing an
explosion during q IRE on the battle
ship North Dakota September 8.
Prof. w. 8. Thomas. business as.
sociate Of the late Jay Gould, died at
hta homo ,,ear-f xxfla Rock Ark Be-