Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-01
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
Sunday.

One-fourth of Yale students failed to
get diplomas.
The Philadelphia strike riots COM
pletely tied up the sity's street car
system.
Billy Sunday converted Youngs-
town, Ohio's toughest city, bringing
$500 into the fold.
Americans in the rebel army led in
the battle in which the Nicaraguan
government troops met defeat.
Senators connected with the land
investigation plan to so more deeply
into the history of the Guggenheim
deals in Alaska mineral lands.
Monday.
Clay Clement. playwright, died
in arms of his divorced wife.
Solomon Mier, who began as peddler,
died at Ligonier, Ind, worth $1,000
900.
The United States Supreme Court
handed down many decisions import
ant to States and railroads.
King Edward refused to identity
himself with the policy of his minis
try, and a new crisis looms in British
politics.
The United States army viii hold
national tournament in Chicago and
give exhibitions July to IA that will
help insure a sane Fourth celebration.
William J. Monkey of Chicago loses a
$4,000 action by the United States
Supreme Courts ruling that butter
colored oleomargarine must pay 10
cent tax
Tuesday.
Lord Curzon resigned the rectorship
of Glasgow University, following CEN
sure by students.
Leroy Percy was nominated for Sen
ator by Mississippi Democrats, defeat
ing Vardaman in the caucus.
The barns of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company were dynamited and
many police narrowly escaped death.
AID Wolgast won the lightweight
championship from Battling Nelson in
forty rounds, the referee stopping the
fight.
Joseph Conner, treasurer of the
Waukegan office of the Elgin Joliet
and Eastern Railway, confessed a
shortage of $1,000, told of blackmail,
and is admitted to an asylum.
Wednesday.
The Illinois Supreme Court threw
ont Colonel Smells will and also decid-
ed the will case Of Colonel Warner.
Baked by Senator Elkins in her aim
to be an actress, Miss Agnes Elkins,
his niece, shot herself in Kansas City
The Illinois Supreme Court knocked
out the parole law of 1899, but justices
indicated there can be no Jail delivery.
Taft evolved corporation tax diem
ma by holding up the publicity fea-
ture until Congress appropriated $780,,
600 for expense; Congress is not 10
act.
The American base ball league re-
newed its agreement for twenty years
and reelected Ban Johnson president
for that period. also deciding on a
schedule of 154 games.
Thursday.
The Illinois House passed two direct
primary bills by large vote.
DIR. Anna Shaw, American suffrage
leader. was stricken after a speech APP
pealing for votes for women.
One man was killed and others in
Jured when mob attempted to lynch
two negro prisoners at Cairo, Ill.
Big packers ON the stand in Mis-
souri, declared that competition and
not combination fixed price of meats.
Springfield. H., was shaken by re-
ports that many of the important COM
missions and boards created in recent
years are unconstitutional under the
decision returned by the Supreme
Court in the parole law case.
Friday.
Secretary Knox undertook the task
of settling the Canadian tariff ques-
tion, which is critical.
Several Chicago packers were in
dicted by New York grand jury for
conspiracy to raise the price of meat
l.. R. CLAWS at the congressional In
quiry reiterated the charge that Sec
rotary Balhnger betrayed his official
trust
The perpetrator of the $4,000 theft
from the Chicago sdbtreasury became
immune from prosecution by opera
tion of the statute of limitations
In Chicago the Hamilton National
Bank is to be absorbed by the Ma
tional City Bank, the merger giving
the latter resources of more than s22..
100000.
Saturday.
New riots were feared in Cairo. H..
and the State militia took extraordi-
nary precautions.
Philadelphia street railway employees
struck. burned two cars, forced non
union men to flee. and many were hurt
A great traction merger has been
completed in Chicago and immediate
solidation.
Senator Tillman, though better, may
never be heard in the Senate again. as
paralysis has gripped the tongue that
gave him the name of 'Pitchfork Ben"
Manager of the Guggenheim-Mor-
gan Alaska syndicate told the Con-
gressmen in Washington that there is
a profit of 5000, 900 to be made in
the Behring coal fields.
NUBBINS OF NEWS.
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