Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-05-17
Monday.


Monday.
Heralds proclaimed George V. rul-
ing sovereign of Great Britain.
Two of three indictments against F.
Augustus Heinze were removed
Herbert Booth, youngest son of Gen.
Booth, quilted the Salvation army.
Roosevelt caused sensation in Nor
way by censuring former prime min
ister
Enrico Caruso told of black hand
threats at the trial of alleged black
mailers in New York.
President Taft, in a speech, express
ed his confidence that the rail and 9TH
er administration measures will pass.
Tuesday.
President Taft dedicated statue OF
Theodore Thomas in Cincinnati.
Secretary Wilson said that the lack
OF scientific methods holds down crops
and adds to living cost
Although feted by people and royal
ty in Copenhagen, Theodore Roosevelt
was chiefly interested in inspecting
the governments home for aged
women
Wednesday.
President Taft in St. Louis asked q
square deal" for all classes and warm
ly replied to Bryan's attack on
Hughes.
The legislative bride probe in ILL
nois conferred on a certain legislator
said to have grown suddenly rich fol-
lowing Lorimer's election.
Regulars in the United States Sen
ate held rally, claimed clear ma
jority and planned an aggressive cam
paign against the insurgents.
Ex-President Roosevelt and party
were very cordially received in Chris
tiania, Norway, King Haakon and
Queen Maud meeting them personally
at the railway station.
Thursday.
Carriage. the ancient capital of Costa
Rica, was destroyed by earthquake, and
500 persons persisted.
James A. Patten was made defend
ant in the federal prosecution of the
cotton pool in New York.
An explosion and fire il a coal mine
near Birmingham, Ala, entombed 1S5
miners, all of whom, it is believed, are
dead.
Six thousand trainrnen ard conduc-
Do
road were awarded wage increases
amounting to $2.OOo.OOO annually.
Cooperation between the farmer and
organized labor was the purpose of a
resolution adopted by the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union.
Representative H. ]. C. Beckemeyer,
member of the Illinois legislative
jackpot party" corroborated Whites
story in a confession to the grand jury
in Chicago, and it is said that there
are more to come.
Friday.
King Edward VII of Great Britain
died in London and George V. sue
eeeded his father.
w. j. Henley, former head of the
Western Indiana Railroad. was irdict-
ed on an embezzlement charge in the
TIT" inquiry.
A special grand jury in Chicago in
dicted Legislators Browne, Wilson
and Link, the first named as briber
and the last two on charges of per
jury,
Carriage, Costa Rica, was complete.
ly ruined by earthquake, with dead
placed at more than 1000, hundreds
reported dying and other cities almost
destroyed by shocks.
Saturday.
Inspector Thomas F. Byrnes, famous
New York detective, died.
George " was proclaimed ruler OF
England at brilliant but sad cere
mony in the historic throne room.
Theodore Roosevelt arrived at Stock,
holm and was warmly greeted by
Prince Regent Gustavus Adolphus.
Governor Fort, of New Jersey, denied
prosecutors request for requisition or
extradition of ]. Ogden Armour, in
dieted with the other packers
The magnitude of the horror in Car
tago grows, the dead by quake reach
ing $500; hundreds were dying and
starving while 10000 were homeless
The body of King Edward of Eng
land will lie in state and be viewed
by the English people, the royal fam
lily having yielded TO the popular de
sire.
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