The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-01-22

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the Merriam commission Investigation.
has resigned.
The assertion II made that both
| Thomas 6wope. the multi-millionaire.
and his nephew Of Kansas City. Mo-.
were poisoned and that the author Of
the crime also inoculated the entire
Swope family, consisting Of eight PEG.
pie with typhoid germs In an effort to
exterminate them. The bodies Of the
two dead Swope's have been exhumed
and their stomachs are undergoing
analysis.
Many senators and representatives
declare that the administration's fed.
eral incorporation bill. II passed as
now tentatively drawn. will afford q
shelter for every criminal combina-
ton In the United States. They as
sert that unless amended 80 that char
ters may be forfeited when the hold
ers engage in monopolistic enterprises.
perpetual right will be given for re-
straint of interstate commerce.
Many. theatrical people. most Of
them scantily clad, were driven into
the snowy streets by q IRE In the Rich
mond hotel at Chicago. Many were
rescued by the firemen. The majority
Of those driven out were chorus girls.
Representatives of many businesses.
manufacturing and commercial or
ganizations held a conference In Chi
cago to devise means to fight the pub
licity clause in the new corporation
tax law.
Simon B. Chaplin, head Of the stock
brokerage Arm of 8. B. Chaplin 4 Co.,
New York city. was suspended from
the privileges of the stock exchange
by the governing committee for a
period Of so days, and his partner, F.
d. Countiss. was suspended for 80
days. as a result of the action Of the
firm on December q last In executing
orders during the sensational furry
in Rock Island common stock. which
eliminated on that day in semi
panic.
In a lengthy and elaborate state
ment read at the annual meeting OF
the stockholders, held In Jersey City,
tho directors of the American Sugar
Company absolved themselves from
all blame for the existence OF the
frauds which caused them to refund
to the United States government no
less than $4,000, 900. and declared that
absolutely none of the officials Of the
company had any knowledge Of the
existence Of the nefarious transac-
tons $500.
Nearly $4,000 was found in the
home of the late Father Nicholas
Simon OF New Orleans by the execu-
tors of his estate. Much Of the money
had been thrown carelessly into book
cases and desks.
New Orleans club women have
called mass meeting to aid Mrs.
Susie Campbell, charged with the
murder of Lizzie Mclaughlin. The
victim and a male companion had
forced their way into Mrs. Campbell's
home.
Petitions to President Taft, asking
for the release Of Charles w. Morse,
the banker, from the penitentiary.
have been placed in hotel Hobbies and
other public places in Gotham.
Prompt action by Coy. peneep in
ordering out four companies OF the
Illinois National Guard prevented q
lynching at Vienna, johnson county,
Illinois. Upon receipt OF an appeal
for help from Sheriff John Mathis Of
that county, Deneen ordered out Com
panies d. F and X Of the Fourth regi-
ment. I. N. G.. and Company of the
Fifth regiment. with instructions to
proceed to Vienna at once.
Gen. Estrada, leader Of the revolu.
tionary forces in Nicaragua, Is pre-.
pairing to rapidly push the campaign
which has been planned against the
government forces with vigor, as he
has been strongly reinforced with
both men and money.
With the purpose Of rebuilding the
shattered fortunes of her husband
and obtaining q pardon for him, Mrs.
Charles w. Morse. has opened an Of
nee at 43 Exchange place and has
taken entire charge Of the convicted
ice kings financial affairs.
Greek fought Slav in Hammond
company boarding house until the
place resembled a shambles and twen-
ty or more of the participants were
injured. Several of them required the
services Of q surgeon 80 serious were
the wounds. The riot was precipitat'
cd by the stealing of rooster, al
though bad blood exists among the
two races to considerable degree.
Life imprisonment may be the pun
ishment of Frederick Cohen. the
Bellevue-Stratford waiter who eloped
with 17-year-old Roberta de Janon.
granddaughter of the Philadelphia
millionaire scotsman. Robert Buist.
Speaker Cannon turned the tables"
ON the insurgent-D Democratic forces
when an effort was made to take away
from him the power to determine
what part Of the recent message Of
the president should 90 to the house
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce and what part to the
judiciary committee.
The Lisbon police have discovered