The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-18
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OF OURS.
NEWS IN A NUT SHELL
Noteworthy Happenings From every
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gether for Dedication Of Our
Numerous Readers.


the Texas State Federation Of Labor
opened at Waco in the Cotton palace
". T., Carey, head of the local labor
council, called the meeting to order
ana the delegates were welcomed By
Commissioner j. II MacEry tor rH,
city and l. Frlcdaudcr for the Young
Mems business league
Sentence was imposed ou Mrs Flor
ouce NJ. Dodge, OF Luuouburs, VI, who
was found guilty May 10 % the mm
der OF William Heath of Dalton, s. H..
al Mrs DOdgc's home on September Il
last
In a ruling handed down In Chicago
Judge Carpenter IN the federal court
held that the Sherman aluHmat law
was con tiiu'ioual aud thar tbr mil
lioMiIr packers, indicted iua1ldually
on criminal charges growing ont of
the formation Of the alleged beet
trust would have TO stand trial on
those indictments The court over
ruled the dcmmryrs filed by the pa, X
Crs.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson. secretary Of
war and tine only Democratic mem.
Der Of President Tafts cabinet. ha.
resigned Harry j. Stimson at New
York citE defeated for governor IT
New York by John \. lJiN last No.
vombcr. is nance as Mr DUakmsou's
successor
More than goo persons were saved
from death ut sea on the Virginia
rapos when the United Fruit com
pdnys Admiral Faragut rammcd and
sent to the bottom the Ward liner
Merida, bound for New York with 49,
passengers and fun cargo VI mail and
merchandise,
The Chinese government has under
consideration an act increasing the
Ilutwaug railroad loan Of 10000 GOO
which is now ready TO be signed and
in which financial groups representing
the United States, Great Britain
France and Germany are to par,fci
pate equally.
Hearings on the Canadian rorIprur
ity bin are being expedited by the
finance committee. Indications are
that the reciprocity bill If brought to
an carly vote will have from ten to
fifteen majority in tho senate. Il is
predicted by some ot the senate lead.
crs that an agreement for vote on
the direct vote for senators will be
reached early in June.
Orpha Moore. secretary Of the Ohio
Manufacturers association, made the
declaration that so members of the
legislature would be indicted. There
are 1T MEMBERS in the house and "a
in the senate.
Gen. Juan Navarro and his stan, at
Jaurez, surrendered to Col Garibaldi,
commander of the American legion,
after terrific street fighting. which |
left the city a ruin and strewcd its |
streets with dead and wounded.
j. lato, claiming to represent a Jap.
anese company, closed deal for |
nearly 5000 acres of land near the gulf |
coast and extending into Starr, Nucces
and Hidalgo countless Texas. IT is |
planned to establish Japanese colony |
of rice growers and the first settlers
will De brought from Mexico.
Health Officer Woodward has rec |
commended that Sister Agnes, superior
of St AIMS Orphan asylum, Washing |
ton, ID. c., be prosecuted for falling to |
report the existence of measles In the |
institution
That the Lockport business end OF
the sanitary district is honeycombed
with graft Is the intimation given out
by Thomas Sullivan, trustee of the dis.
trict, who has opened an office on the
mani street Of Lockport, H., to con.
duct an extensive investigation of the
methods pursued by employees in the
power house and other departments.
Statehood for New Mexico and Ari.
iona held the attention OF the house.
Reports We're received from the com.
mittee on resolutions OF inquiry and
the committee on territories which
met and approved the subcommittee
report, recommending statehood for
both territories after they shall have
voted on certain constitutional amend.
ments
Investigation of the American Sugar
Refining company and all other con.
Germs engaged In the manufacture or
refining of sugar, to ascertain wheth-
or or not there have been violations
Of the antitrust law. was recommend.
ed by the house committee on rules.
Miss Lillian Estella Swygert, teach.
sr in a free kindergarten of the At
anita mill settlement and who Is poor.
las been made heiress to sG,000,00O
~ her grandfather, Herman Won
ichweigert of Germany. millionaire ;
operator, who died recently.
Efficiency in play is the keynote OF
he fifth annual meeting of the Play.
round Association OF america, which ,
'as opened at the New Willard hotel. {
Washington, ID. C. Men and women /
-om all parts of the country were t
resent when President Joseph Lee t
ailed the meeting to order. IT