Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting items Gathered from ais
Parts Of the World Condensed
..:o Small Space for the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Domestic items.

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The medical profession admits that
It is unable to solve he mystery or
infantile paralysis. They cannot cul.
tiyate the germs in laboratories mol
certainly diagnose the disease until
the patient become p~aralyzed.
Members of the Brotherhood OF Lo-
conceive Engineers are voting in va
rious parts of the West on whether
they will accept the wage offer made
by the general managers or strike.
The 10000 engineers on GO roads west
of Chicago will cast their ballots on
the proposition as fast as their re-
spective lodges meet.
The striking express drivers OF New
York city have refused to accept the
terms of settlement offered and threat.
en- to bring on a general sympathy
strike. Mayor Gaynor announced that
the entire power of the city would be
used to protect the wagons of the COM
panies.
That women are destined to play Q
greater part in Colorado's political
affairs that ever before is shown by
the returns from Tuesdays election.
For the first time in the states history
four women will assist in framing the
states laws.
With 60 bodies already recovered
from the No. 3 mine of the Victor.
American Coal company at Delagua,
Col, the scene of the latest coal mine
disaster, it is expected that the total
death roll, when all bodies are re-
covered, will reach so.
The Savannah challenge trophy race,
276.S miles, was won by Joe Dawson
in a Marmon, in A hours 90 minutes
S9.9S seconds.
A telegram was received at the state
department from Gov. Campbell of
Texas, assuring Secretary Knox that
the Texas authorities would at once
investigate the lynching of Antonio
Rodriguez, the Mexican citizen, who
was burned to death at Rock Springs,
Texas.
More than 100000 annually is the
patronage prize the Democrats have
won by their capture of the house OF
representatives.
North Dakota has elected a Re-
prblican Legislature. This insures the
reelection of McCumber to the United
States senate and the election Of con.
gresham Greene to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator John
son.
Arkansas voted for congressman
alone the state election having taken
place in September. The returns show
q full Democratic delegation to on
gress.
Sixty or more miners were entomb.
ed and may be dead as a result of an
explosion in mine number 8 of the
Victor American Fuel company at
Trinidad, Col.
In a sweeping decision handed down
by Judge J. NJ. Johnson of the Kansas
City court Of appeals, newspaper con.
tracts for advertising to be printed
on Sundays are declared void and OF
no binding effect. The Judge declared
that such contracts were for work to
be done in violation OF the Sunday
labor laws and, for that reason could
not be enforced.
Officers in the revenue cutter service
are firm in the belief that serious
trouble is certain to come between
Japan and the United States over the
sealing season.
For the first time since 1892, the
year Of the great Democrat landslid,
that landed Grover Cleveland, III,
presidency for the second time, New
Jersey has gone Democratic. Wood
row Wilson, president of Princeton
university being elected governor.
The hardest fought political cam
paign in years in Nebraska in whicl
the county option plan of dealing wit
the liquor traffic was the dominating
issue, has resulted in the probabl
election of Mayor Dahlman of Oman
the Democratic nominee for governor
The election OF Lee Cruce of Arc
more, Democrat, over ]. w. McNes
OF Guthrie, Republican, for governc
of Oklahoma by a plurality of at leas
$4,000 was indicated by partial r.
turns from 81 of the n counties.
Knocking all the Atlantic spec
way records sky high Harroun, dr..
Ing a Lozier car, won the 250-m,
ace for the Grand Speeway prize
$4,000. His time was three hours,
minutes and 1910 seconds.