Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06
SUMMARY OF THE 4
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
Sunday,
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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. 81
Several hundred persons were burn
ed to deaf at a 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 defied 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. q,
4 Rowling 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 ]. Hill is said to have out
witted the Hartman interests in Ore
gon and will spend $30,0OO,00O 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 H.. king Of Abyssinia, was
reported dead.
Tarin experts say the United States
gave too much to Canada.
A New York grand jury indicted
young Albert Wolter as murderer.
Admiral Fournier Of the French
navy sees peril of war between United
States and Japan.
Mayor Gaynor expected the new liz
uor law enforcement order to give
New York dry Sundays.
A Salt Lake City man offered to es-
tablish 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.
XsHrsday.
Bx,vies President Fairbanks was
given q welconla home after his trip
around the world
Twenty persons were hurt In the
wrecking Of a funeral train in the
Illinois Central yards in Chicago.
The Arkansas Land Congress began
movement to bring 100000 new set
tiers into that state during the year.
Theodore Roosevelt was given an
audience with the khedive in Cairo
and spent the day in the Egyptian cap
ital.
After a hard fight in the Senate the
appropriation for $1,000 yearly for a
masseur In the new Office building was
defeated.
Grave fears are entertained as to
, the results of the violent eruption of
Etna, which belches q stream of lava
1900 feet wide.
Friday.
Mount Etna was laundering from
fifteen craters.
The widow of the late President
Faure, of France is crazed by the Stein
hill scandal
d Twelve persons persisted in the burn
ing Of the furniture factory of L. Fish
Z Co. is Chicago.
Lieut.. Shackleton said shortage in
food was all that prevented him from
reaching the south pole.
A commission urged the United
States to protect Liberia from the
perils of European nation.
The question of a wet or dry Chica-
go cannot be voted upon April 5, the
election board declaring the petition
invalidated by irregular and fictitious
signatures.
Saturday.
George w. Coleman, the Cambridge
(Mass.) bank embezzler, said he lost
$1S0,000 at faro.
The Americana Canadian water ways
treaty will 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" 1t 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.
Supervisor Kelleter, of the Black
Hills national forest, has been notified
that 5000 pounds of pine seed has
reached New York on Its way to the
Black Hills, where 1t will be used in
this forest for reseeding purposes The
Austrian black pine seed has been
tried here and found adapted to this
section.
One man was shot near Youngstown,
Ohio. when a mob of Infatuated strik-
ers from local powder plant sur
rounded the home of George Hayre,
who had refused to join them. and at
tempted to storm the house, Hayre
opened fire.
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