Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-12


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After being out eleven minutes, the
jury in the case Of Mayor. Knots and
other police officials Of Gary, Ind,
charged with conspiracy to rifle bal
lot boxes and cause the murder Of
Sheriff Grant Of Lake county on cleo
ton night November last, returned
verdict Of acquittal. 80
Frank E. Jones, president Of the de-
funct American Electric Fuse COM
pany Of Muskegon, Mich, changed his
plea to guilty in the superior court at
Grand Rapids to the charge of fraud
In connection with the transactions
Of the concern.
Forest B.. Henry Of Berlin, N. J., and
Thomas Ogden Of Linwood, N. j.,
were killed and II others injured when
a Pennsylvania train for Atlantic City
sideswiped local passenger at Luz
castor, near. Camden, N. J. Railroad
officials say the accident was due to
the mistake of brakeman In throwing
q wrong switch.
For the sixth time in recent years
Chicago skyscrapers aided in a sui
eide, when George A. Wright, thirty
nine years old, leaped over the railing
of the fifteenth floor Of the Masonic
temple and fell $50 feet to the rotunda
on the main floor. Excessive heat 10
believed to have made Wright insane.
Summary punishment was melted out
to Kingsley Odds, prospector, held
at Globe, Ariz., in prison for the
murder Of two little girls, Lulu and
Myrtle Goswick, daughters Of his
partner. Odds was shot by an un-
known man, who. after breaking into
the courthouse, had worked his way
to the cell where the murderer was
locked up.
Unless a slight barometric depres-
sion, forming in the northwest, grows
to a full.hedged rainstorm, there is
no immediate prospect Of rescue
from the abnormal temperatures and
oppressive humidity prevailing over
the whole country which have COL
lected record-breaking toll of death
and suffering.
The Oliver Chilled Plow works OF
South Bend, Ind, and Hamilton, Ont,
the Largest plant of its kind in the
world, has not been sold to the Inter-
national Harvester company, accord
Ing to Joseph D. Oliver Of South Bend.
The nation wide spread Of tho sane
Fourth movement brought forth fruit
in the smallest number Of celebration
casualties ever recorded. AS far as
reported, the death list for the whole
country is %, as compared with %
reported the first night Of last years
celebration.
The curfew ordinance was passed
by the city council of Sycamore, ILL.,,
and goes in force Immediately. Every
child under sixteen must be OF the
streets by p. m. In the summer and
& p. m. in the winter.
President Taft In a speech at the
banquet of the Marion club at In
dianapolis declared that reciprocity
is genuine Republican doctrine and
that the Canadian agreement now
before congress is less radical than
proposals by Blaine and Mckinley.
The jury in the case of Rodney J..
Diegle, sergeant-at-arms of the state
senate, who has been on trial at Co.
lumbus, O., charged with aiding and
abetting the alleged bribery Of State
Senator L. r. Andrews, returned a YER
dict finding him guilty.
+" In practice spin around the Bright
on Beach track, preparatory to the
races, e. H. Frey, driving a Mercer
car, crashed through the outer rail on
the turn out of the homestretch and
upset. He died from the effect Of the
injuries received. s .
49,.
Lieut.. Thomas L. Ozborn of the
United States navy committed suicide
by shooting on board the gunboat Ia.
coma at the New York navy yard. A
widow and one child survive him,
Both are at Murphysboro, ILL.,, where
tha body will be forwarded,