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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
Sunday.

One-fOurth Of Yale students failed TO
get diplomas
BILLY" Sunday converted Youngs-
town, Ohio's toughest city. bringing
$500 into the fold.
Senators connected with the land
investigation plan to go more deeply
into the history Of the Guggenheim
deals in Alaska mineral lands.
Monday.
Clay Clement, actor-playwright, died
in arms Of his divorced wife.
Solomon lIier, 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 new crisis looms in British
politics.
The United States army will hold
national tournament in Chicago and
give exhibitions July 4 to IA that will
help insure a sane Fourth celebration.
William J. Moxley of Chicago loses a
$4,000 action by the United States
Supreme Courts ruling that butter
colored oleomaTgarine 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 WoIgast 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.
DR.. Hull was charged in a warrant
with numbering Prof Vaughn.
Senator Beveridge offered two bills
for protection of Alaskan coal mines
A Cambridge bank failed, having
been looted of $4,000, and a young
bookkeeper is a fugitive.
Philadelphia appealed for outside
aid to crush her street car strike and
the State police were called out.
The Illinois Supreme Court justices
at parole conference" in Chicago
entered a stay order in the test case of
Joseph A. Joyce.
Eight directors of the alleged milk
trust in New York were indicted
Nine gained immunity by testimony
before the grand jury.
President Taft, at Newark ban
quet, sketched a plan to systematic
the government along the lines of
modern business and save $100,000,000
year
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
CoNFEssEs A BANK ROBBERY
Suspect in Kansas Case duplicates
Four Others, One a Youth.

Four Others, One a Youth.
j. Bear, one of the two men in Gus
tody in Hutchinson, Kan, charged
with being implicated in the robbery
of a bank at Ford, Kan, is reported
by the sheriff to have confessed to his
participation in the affair. According
to Sheriff Bell, Bear, in his statement,
implicated four, other men in the
crime One of them, Earl Nav, the
18-year-old chauffeur who drove the
robbers to the bank in motor car, is
already in custody, and the arrest of
the others is expected hourly. Bear
is said to have admitted he was one
of the ringleaders in the planning of
the crime, but says he was in Okla
homa at the time of the robbery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Football Hurf Ends in Death

From disease brought on by an in
jury received in a football game last
November at Bryan, O., Walter ].
Lichtie died in Toledo. Lichtie was
struck in the neck by the elbow of an
opponent in rush. A few weeks later
a growth appeared on the neck which
developed into a goitre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Train smashes a Street Car.

One man was instantly killed, anoth-
er was fatally injured and six persons
suffered minor hurts when a north
bound California and Kedzie avenue
street car in Chicago was struck by an
east bound Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul passenger train. The car was de-
molished
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
FIND EDUCATOR POISONED.

Strychnine Is Discovered in the
Stomach of Prof. Vaughn.
Poison was found in the stomach
and liver of Prof ]. T. Vaughn, edu-
Gator and author, in an analysis made
by DR.. Paul Schweitzer of the Univer-
sity of Missouri. Strychnine was To-
Gated in the amount of nearly one
grain. The grand jury of Adair Coun-
ty, according to a long-distance tele-
phone message, will Immediately take
up the case and indictments are ex-
pected. Mrs Vaughn is related to sew
eral of the wealthiest families in North
Missouri, as was her husband.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
s.NIiIIionaire Tramp Killed by Train

Alexander Blackman, so years old,
known as the millionaire tramp" was
killed by a train near Buffalo, n. Y.
Blackman received monthly remit
tances from New York which would
have enabled him to live well, but he
preferred the life of a wanderer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
PERCY IS MISSISSIPPI SENATOR
Long Deadlock on Successor to Late
U. :. Senator McLaurin Broken.

Long Deadlock on Successor to Late
L. :. Senator McLaurin Broken.
+ LIE Roy Percy, Of Greenvtlle, one of
the most brilliant lawyers in Missis-
sippi, was elected United States Sena-
tor from the State of Mississippi to
fill out the unexpired term of A ].
McLaurin, who died Dec %.
The election was on the 18th ballot
by the legislative caucus and after a
deadlock that had continued since Jan.
4 with one or two ballots nearly every
day. When the result of the ballot
was announced there was a scene of
widest confusion. The vote was:
Percy, 81; Vardaman, So
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Raise s5ao.ooo for Y. Nj. G. A

When the millionaires, newsboys,
doctors, clergymen and merchants who
have been combing Cleveland for a
100000 building fund for the Young
Mems Christian Association wound up
their campaign they had $500, Isl. SO.
$40 a minute
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Three Gas Concerns Merge

sBy a merger of the East Ohio Gas
Company, the Cleveland Gas, Light
and Coke Company and the Peoples
Gas Light Company, the entire gas
supply of Cleveland is controlled by
the East Ohio Gas Company, said to
be a Standard Oil concern.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
RuIer of Tibet Deposed.

The Chinese government has de-
posed the dalai lama as head of the
Tibetan government and in an official
statement explains its action on the
ground that the nominal ruler desert
ed the capital following an attempt by
him to organize a general revolt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
shoots Man in Justices Court.

After shooting John Barry during a
political quarrel in justice of the
peace's Office in st. Louis, Henry l..
Diedrichsen, clerk in the court, sur
rendered, saying he shot in self-de-
tense.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Snow Hides Light; Train Wrecked.

Snow Hides Light; Train Wrecked.
Unable to see the danger signal on
account of raging snow storm, an
east-bound Northern Pacific passenger
train ran into a stalled west-bound
freight train one mile east of Stewards
dale, n D., fatally injuring Fireman
Dahl and slightly injuring Engineer
Wendall of the passenger train.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Mother at Theater; Babies Burn.

While Mrs. George Nydes was at the
theater in Pittsburg, her home caught
fire and an 8-months-old baby was
burned to death, while one 20-months-
old was so badly burned that it is dy-
ing. The father, who is an invalid,
was overcome by smoke.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Greek King to Abdicafe

In Berlin, the Vossische Zeitung,
considered usually to be well inform
ed. prints a telegram from its CORE
spondent at Athens that the King of
Greece intends to abdicate in favor of
the Crown Prince, who recently was
recalled to Athens by the King.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Restores Three-Cent Rail Fare

Following the recent decision of
Judge Hook at St. Louis temporarily
restraining the Oklahoma corporation
commission from enforcing the 2-cent
passenger rate, the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad Company has be-
gun charging cents a mile in Okla
hOma
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Two Killed in Hotel Fire

Two men lost their lives when the
Forney Hotel at Forney. Texas, was
destroyed by fire. Three store build
ings. with stocks of dry goods, gro
ceries, and drugs, were consumed. To-
tai loss, $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Fifty Die in Theater Panic,

Fifty persons are reported TO have
been killed in a panic following a fire
in the municipal theater at Trujillo. a
town of Northern Peru. The fire start
ed among the apparatus used in con-
nection with a moving picture show.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Sixty Poisoned at Church Teast.

Sixty residents of Delaware, N. j.,
who attended a Washington's birth
day festival in the Presbyterian church
several days ago have developed symp-
toms of ptomaine poisoning. Six are
seriously i'll. Tainted ice cream is
b1a1Opd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
EgYDt's Premier Is Dead.

Boutros Pasha GhaIi, the Egyptian
premier and minister of foreign af-
fairs, who was shot by a student Sun
day, is dead. The assassin, who is in
custody, is a nationalist and declares
that he sought to avenge certain acts
of the government which were dis
pleasing to the nationalists
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Trains Collide: Three May Die.

AS the result of a head-on collision
between two local Bessemer and Lake
Erie passenger trains three trainmen
two engineers and baggageman-
were probably fatally injured near
MeadviIle, Pa. No passengers were
hurt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Admits Part In Rulers Murder.

Asserting he took part in the assas-
sination of Elizabeth, Empress of Aus
tria, in 1898, Christian Keppler, aged
40, gave himself UP to the police in
Cincinnati Blackmail by a former
convict, says Keppler, drove him TO
surrender
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
$1,000, 900 "Near-Beer" Tax valid

81 ,O0O,OOO ''Near-Beer'' Tax Valid.
The Ohio Supreme Court has an
nounced that all saloon-keepers il
dry counties who are selling near
beer" must pay the Aiken liquor tax
of $1,000 a year. About 100000 IS
involved
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Man Slain I'm Hotel Duel,

An unidentified man in Seattle was
killed in his room in a cheap hotel in
Seattle as the result of a revolver duel
with a companion, who escaped after
the shooting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Wall Falls. Rurias Seven

A wall of Willard Hall, State Uni
versity building, recently destroyed by
fire in Minneapolis, was blown down
and Prof Moore and six students were
buried underneath it All were res
cued uninjured by students.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Nebraska Seed Corn Poor.

AS a result of continuous tests OF
Nebraska seed corn, the Commercial
Club of Omaha announced to-day that
only 2711a per cent of the corn held by
farmers for seed in Nebraska would
grow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
GARY PERILED BY FIRE.

Firemen Are Hurt and 100000
LOSS Caused by Blaze.
More than thirty lives were saved
several f1remen we're injured, and prop
erty loss of nearly 100000 resulted
from a blaze in Gary, Ind, when the
Ohio building burned. The entire town
was threatened with destruction and
appeal was made to the Chicago depart
ment for aid. 1t was the worst fire in
the Steel City since it was founded
The fire is supposed to have been of
incendiary origin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Fierce Gale sweeps Britain,

A fierce gale has swept over the
British Isles, doing an immense
amount of damage. The harbors are
all crowded with shipping seeking
shelter. Incoming vessels report ex-
tremelY rough passages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Killed in a Snowstorm

Bewildered in a heavy snow storm.
Reuben Collier OF Waterford, n. Y, fell
exhausted on the tracks Of a suburban
electric line, where he was hit by a
car and instantly killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03

Killed in c., NJ. & st. p. Wreck.
A broken rail wrecked a Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul passenger
train, near Hastings Mimi John Will
lis, baggageman, was killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Deputy sheriff and Negro Slain.

Deputy Sheriff W. H. Lucy, in an
effort to arrest negro near Memphis,
was shot and instantly killed by the
negro, who in turn was killed by two
other deputy sheriffs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Gas Fires Save Freezing Haa

Many herds of cattle in the Usage
country OF Oklahoma were sa ed from
freezing in the recent blizzard by their
owners tapping natural gas pipe lines
and igniting the escaping gas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
withdrayvs Rich Public Lands

Secretary Ballinger has withdrawn
from entry in Montana 1912 acres
of land pending the classification and
valuation of rich coal deposits there
in, and about 122,150 acres of possible
coal lands pending examination.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Fingers Worth 1000 Each

A jury in the Supreme Court in
White Plains, n. Y, awarded $4,000
to Peter Mandy, of Ossining, for the
loss of four fingers, cut off in planer
at the factory where he was employed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
NEIL BURGESS DEAD.

WeII-KnOwn Actor Expires at His
Home in New York City.
Neil Burgess, the actor, who died at
his home in New York, after years
illness, made his greatest success on
the stage in single play. The County
Fair" which was first produced in
1883. The comedy, with Mr. Burgess
as its star, had a phenomenal run of
more than four years at New York
theater.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
S1nA 600 Plant Hurna

The pattern storehouse of the Mime
qua plant of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company was destroyed by fire.
The loss is 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
VJ;,rs Alabama Franchise Tax

By declaring the franchise tax law
of Alabama unconstitutional, the SUI
preme Court of the United States
knocked out another one of the anti
corporation acts of the radical Conner
Legislature, and loses to the State
S196 qA5
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Clay Clement Is Dead

Clay Clement, the actor, died sud-
denly at the University Hospital, in
Kansas City, of uremic poisoning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
SATURDAY..

New riots were feared in Cairo, H.,
and the State militia took extraordi-
nary precautions.
A great traction merger has been
completed in Chicago and immediate
steps are to follow for a city-wide con-
solicitation.
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-M Nor
gan Alaska syndicate told the Con-
gressmen in Washington that there is
a profit of 100000, 900 TO be made in
the Behring coal fields
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Death for Wife SLAYER.

Antonio Mangano, husband of the
woman who, with her two little chill
dren, was found murdered in her home
in Cleveland Dec. 4, was found guilty
of murder in the first degree. With
out a reversal by higher courts, the
verdict means that Mangano must die
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Thursday.

Premier Asquith won in parliament
on the first test by 2S5 to 254, the
Nationalist not voting.
A government inquiry into telephone
companies showed that 80 per cent of
the employees are unmarried.
Retiring Senator Gordon of Missis-
sippi made a unique farewell address
to the national upper house.
Bluefelds dispatches reported Madriz
a fugitive from the capital; Managua,
on other hand. celebrated victory.
Cars ran until midnight and strik-
ers we're crushed by the aid of the
state police in the Philadelphia trac-
ton war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Indiana NIilIionaire Dead.

Sol Mier, of Ligonier, Ind, million
ARE banker and realty dealer, is dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03

The first pipe organ was made by
in 220 B. c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-03
Friday.

The Dominion of Canada began the
publication of comparative lists Of
wholesale and retail prices.
Corporate interests are said to have
offered to pay the treasury deficit if
the publicity feature was left out of
the tariff law.
Leslie NJ. Shaw declared that the
United States is at the mercy of Japan,
but denied tGat he had predicted war
in q recent speech.
The BalIinger investigation commit
tee was stirred by the charge that a
government lawyer practically gave
away the Alaska case.
Six packing corporations and TWEEN
ty-one individuals, practically all Chi
cagoans, were Indicted in New Jersey
on a charge of conspiracy to regulate
prices.
A warrant was issued for the head
of the Philadelphia Central Labor
Union following an alleged threat to
call a general strike and hint at arm
ed war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
$500 Wash Waists, 79c.

u .WU WAsH W afBtS, TIC.
Women's Waists. made OF fine
white lawn, in plain and trimmed
styles 81 90 waists, special nc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01

Small lot to close-12 button Lace
Isle Gloves, in brown and white,
were 75c; now 19c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01

cobweb Lace Isle Hose, in new
and perfectly exquisite designs.
In this sale at S5c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01

CSC Linen Weave Suiting. 81 in
ches wide. black and all colors;
special, l5c yard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01

Women's guaranteed Silk Hose,
in black and all colors. Special val
ues in this at $500, $3.50, Sl.25
and $1.00.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
June Clearance Sale of Ready-to-Wear Apparel
Wash Waists
75c Wash Waists, ACC

Women's waists, made OF fine lawn
in plain, tucked and trimmed effects
75c waists, special ACC.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-23

7
Last Call Before
Christmas
If you have left your shopping
until the last minute, you will have
to do some quick thinking---and some
quick buying.
We've made arrangements to &C
commodate just such tardy buyers,
and everything IN the store is
arranged conveniently for quick
selections. Don't think it will be
hard to find what you want here, for
the hundred and one good gift artl-
cles will give you more suggestions
than you'll have places for.
To have you prepared somewhat
before you come, here are a few items
twill be good to read over carefully.
Suits and 0vercoats $40 to SIS
rand
s.,... ..... 1851.
lib
Gases. to
Umbrellas a 81 m ...
Fancy suPAdeH aud Ann
nous"
Pins
1T
... ~ 5 $500 an Boyso
o s
MOORE e OWENS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-23

for a newspaper man and remained be.
hind to cover details when the latter
returned to Chihuahua, but could learn
nothing concerning him.
Gen Hernandez, talking TO news
paper man yesterday. stated that Gen.
Navarro has been ordered to remain at
Pedernales, pending the arrival Of re-
Inducements. As is well known now,
the first Of these started by train from
here last Saturday and We're shot to
pieces and turned back at Nal Paso on
Sunday The uniniured of this detach-
ment, numbering probably thirty, re-
turned to Bustillos. They are still there.
Yesterday 100 additional men took trains
for San Antonio, to which point the
government controls the line, transfer,
ring them there Another l60 started
to march the distance
Gen. Hernandez said he had received
an unconfrmed rumor that Pasquale
Oroszeo, field chief Of the revolutionists,
was killed at Nal Paso.