The Lamar register., 1910-09-28
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President Taft had thoroughly en-
joyable time Wednesday among his
home folks of Cincinnati.
AS result of eating toad stools in
mistake for mushrooms. two are dead
and two dying at Orange. n. J.
Gen. Charles r. Brayton. the blind
leader OF the Rhode Island Republi-
cans. died at Providence. R. l.. Friday
Indianapolis has been selected as the
next convention city by the sovereign
grand lodge. Independent Order of Odd
Fellows.
Forty-two persons were killed in an
interurban trolley wreck between
Button and Fort Wayne, Ind.
Wednesday.
The national encampment Of the G.
A. r.. at its final session. postponed
action of placing statue of Robert E.
Lee in statuary hall.
Telegraph operators on the Monon
railroad were notified OF a per cent
raise in wages. effective September /.
The operators also obtained other con-
cessions.
Packages Of all American cigarettes
and tobaccos are being reduced In size
by the manufacturers to make up for
the increased revenue taxes imposed
by the tariff.
Announcement was made here FRI
day by the Morris Packing Company
Of Chicago of the purchase in Mex
leo OF 100000 acres of land. which is
, to comprise one of the largest ranches
in the world.
The lowest death rate on record for
the United States is reported by the
. Census Bureau bulletin on mortality
statistics for 1909. The rate. which Is
given at fifteen per thousand OF the
, Professionally estimated population last
year was four-tenths per cent, less
, than the estimate made in the year
, 1909 for the registration area. An era
of lower mortality is predicted from
! now on by the census officers.
Representatives OF Mrs. MathiIda NJ.
Chesbrough Of Newton. Mass. have
paid over $4,000 to the custom author
tiles in settlement OF n 5000 fine i'm
posed on her for smuggling and in re-
demption of q pearl necklace seized
last year. The case has been long con.
tested but Mrs. Chesbrough was con-
vinced that the only way for her to get
: her necklace was by paying the fine
' and the value Of the goods seized.
E The bond OF sentiment that has
= welded together the hearts Of the
2 north and the south was never more
= in evidence than at the formal opening
: OF the forty-fourth national encamp-
ment OF the Grand Army OF the Re-
I public. 1t is probable that there may
: never be another encampment held by
the G. A. II, The movement to bring
together all the survivors of the civil
. war has grown wonderfully. Samuel
X. VanSant. one time governor OF Min
nesota. declared himself In favor of the
, idea. General Daniel f. Sickles also
favored the plan. Two great demon
strations Of patriotism and love drew
: together thousands OF survivors.
Samples of the new Red Cross
, Christmas seals to be used this year
were received Thursday by the Ma.
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis. While
used last year. 1t is intended for use
I only as a seal on the back of letters.
a The seal is one inch square. with the
conventional red cross in the center.
Z and the words Merry Christmas, Hap
4 Ply New Year. American Red Cross" In
a circle about 1t. The colors are red and
green. Twenty-Five millions of these
seals are being printed. and 1t is hoped
to sell 1oO.00O.OO0 before New Year.
Many national questions OF import
ance are to be considered at the twen-
ty-first annual session Of the Trans.
Mississippi Commercial congress, to
e be held at San Antonio. Tex, Novem-
d her 1925. the call for which was is
sued Sunday.
n At the G. A. R. encampment at At.
!. lantic City. N. j.. one thing noticed at
the various meetings was the definite
shape the movement for increasing the
i pensions of veterans is taking. The
n cry is "a dollar a day for life The
S national encampment is expected to
take up the matter.
Eighteen thousand Union veterans
of the civil war marched in review
Wednesday at Atlantic City. N. J.. and
y received the salute of the commander
= in-chief. the vice president and the
: the governor Of New Jersey.
By means of a minute electric lamp
which made it possible to see down a
? woman's throat and clear into the
3 lower lobe of the right lung and to in
e sert through the trachea extensible
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