Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18
GENERAL NEWS.

Edward VII, king of Great Britain
and Ireland and emperor of India. is
dead. His illness, which lasted less
than week, became serious only three
days ago. The king returned to Eng
land from a vacation on the continent
ten days ago in the best of health. He
had reigned nine years. He was sixty.
nine years old.
George v. took the oath and was
formally proclaimed king of Great
Britain and Ireland and emperor of
India in the throne room of St. James
palace In the presence of the privy
council, under the presidency of the
earl of Crewe. The proclamation was
a sonOrous document, comforting upon
the new sovereign all the attributes
Of ruler which his father possessed.
Self-confessed bride taker No. g.
Representative Michael S. Link, who
for two days had persisted in denial of
participation in legislative corruption
as previously recited under oath by
Representative Charles A. White and
H. c. J. Beckmeyer-went before the
grand jury at Chicago, purged himself
Of perjury by retracting his former
statements, and made the following
admissions: That he entered into an
agreement to vote for William Lori.
mer for United States senator in re-
turn for a promise of $1,000 That
he did so vote and was paid the stip-
ulated 81 900 in St. Louis personally
by Representative Lee O'Neil Browne,
leader of the Democratic minority in
the house. That later on July Is last
he was at the Southern hotel in st,
Louis and there did receive from Rep.
resentative Robert E. Wilson of Chi.
cago 5000 as his share of the lack
pot" or legislative "slush fund.-"
Coincident with the celebration of
his eighty-tifth birthday, Professor
George Davidson, the California scien.
fist and author, has recovered his
sight, after being totally blind for al.
most year.
Sir Francis Laking, physician in or
binary to the king, visited Queen
Mother Alexandra and Princess Vic.
torla. subsequently it was announced
tnat Doth the queen mother and her
daughter were in good health.
Robert Livingston Cutting. who
sailed from New York three weeks ago
just before his mother, Mrs. Judith
Moale Cutting, began suit against him
IN the supreme court to recover $780,.
600, died in hospital in London. Eng.
land.
The administration railroad bill
passed the house by vote of 200 TO
126. Mr.. Mann offered an amendment
Tor the relnsertion of section 10, au.
thor1zlng the purchase by railroads OF
the stock of noncompeting transporta.
tion companies. The amendment was
defeated.
The National Association of Retail
Grocers opened their annual meeting
In Springfield. ILL.,, being welcomed by
Governor Deneen.
The annual tourney of the Woman's
National Whist league began in Chi
cago with about 200 players taktne
part.
Prof. Alexander Granam Bell. the in
ventor and aeronautic experimental
was In New York on his wav tn Van
couver, B. c.. whence he and Mrs. Bel
sail May 20 for trip around tht
world. Four types of flying machine,
are being constructed at Professo,
Bells laboratory in Baddeck, N. S.
Declaring tn at congress should mn
hamper the administrations investjea
ton of the New York sugar frauds
President Taft sent special messae,
to the house of representatives to to,
why he considers congressional in
vestigation of the sugar frauds in tn,
customs service inexpedient.
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