Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-08
SUMMARY OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT NEWS.
Sunday.

A tramp who saved from death the
daughter of Colonel Jennings of Texas
was given 100000 by the father.
After being bothered thrice in
week by his brothers. ghost, New
Jersey farmer declared he is awaiting
it now with shotgun.
The postoffice department issued
special report denying the claims Of
magazine publishers and saying the
rates given them prevent penny port
age on letters.
The Central Labor union of Phila-
delphia voted for general strike of
all union men Saturday, in support OF
the traction employees who art out, and
the rioting continued
Monday.
Twenty-four persons were killed by
great snowslides in Idaho.
Roosevelts started down the Nile,
bringing his great African hunt to an
end
America will try to force Russia to
end restrictions against Jewish tour
lists.
Secretary Dickinson asked suit to
break the monopoly of railroad and
steamship lines in Panama trade.
Asquith gave in to the Irish, side
tracked budget and agreed to put the
fight on the lords veto before every
thing else.
Elihu Root wrote New York State
Senator vigorously defending the in
come tax amendment and opposing
Gov. Hughes.
Canada's anxiety is growing, as no
agreement is made with America on
the tariff, with maximum rates of Uni
ted States to take effect in month.
Tuesday.
Estelle Stout, accused of the murder
of picture agent, was acquitted in
Chicago.
Six hundred farmers attended ban
quet given by Joliet (Ill) business
men to bring about closer relations.
Secretary Wilson accused Clifford
Pjnchot of falsehood in a dramatic
clash at the Ballinger-Pinchot hearing.
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his way to Europe, declared the ex
travagance of people is the cause OF
the high cost of living.
Scores of lives were lost when an
avalanche of snow overwhelmed two
Great Northern Railway trains in the
Cascade Mountains near Wellington
Wash.
Wednesday.
The Illinois Supreme Court justices
at a parole conference" in Chicago
entered 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 a Newark ban
quet, sketched a plan to systematic
the government along the lines of
year.
Thursday.
Premier Asquith won in parliament
on the first test by 2S5 to 254, the
Nationalists not voting.
government inquiry into telephone
companies showed that 92 per cent OF
the employees are unmarried.
Retiring Senator Gordon of Missis
sippi made unique farewell address
to the national upper house.
Bluefields dispatches reported Madri2
a fugitive from the capital; Managua
on other hand, celebrated victory.
Cars ran until midnight and strik
ers were crushed by the aid of the
state police in the Philadelphia trac
tion war.
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 that he had predicted war
in a recent speech.
The Ballinger 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.
Saturday.
President Underwood of the Erie
Railroad said the American people
want a nice little king
August Belmont and Miss Eleanor
Robson were married.
Scientists reported the discovery of
other poison besides strychnine in the
yiscera of departed Swopes.
President Taft in special message
urged quicker promotions in the navy
and the need for younger admirals-
Clifford Pinehot at a hearing brand
ed Secretary Ballinger as disloyal and
untruthful and demanded his dismis.
sal: Ballinger said Pinchot is men
dacious falsiier"