The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-16
FL E=WS
OF THE
WEEK
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President Taft returned TO Wash
tnEton but he Will 20 into retreat Tor
the next two weeks because Of the
great amount of work which awaits
him in the preparation Of bis annual
message TO congress and the multi.
tudr Of other governmental matters.
one man prollrutcd by heat and
another frozen to death within nine
teen hours is the contrast provided
by the most remarkable temperature
In the history OF Chicago
To the memory Of 21G men and
boys who gave up their lives III IN"
appalling mine disaster at Cherry ILL.,,
simple monument waa dedicated
Sunday. which was the second ann
versary OF the tragic accident.
Italian victories following on Turk
lsh and Arab attacks on the Italian
entertainments were reported TO tn"
Italian embassy at Washington from
IrpOl
Rev W A. Kimmons, the preacher.
convict, was released from tho G"ur-
gin prison by Gov. ilokc Smith Kim
mons shot down and killed Garter
LingcrioIl mooushiucr when the
latter invaded his church during
service
Sir Thomas Bood Crosby " d,
was uauauratcd lord mayor OF Lon.
don with the time houDrod street
show. which is a n"Y"r failing attrir.
ton for the Londonor and his cousin
from tho district outside.
Mrs Martha Toun, mother Of the
late Father Augustine Toitpu, who
was the FIRST American negro or
duiucd priest in Tins country is
dead at her home IN Chicago at thu
age Of SO years Mrs ToIton was
born slave IN Kentucky
Casualties on tho railroads OF the
country during the year ended Juno
30. 1871. are shown IN Is report issued
by the Interstate commerce commits
sion as 1896 killed and l5ol59 In.
mrcd or persons 'rrspassing on
railroad property walking tracks or
stealing rides. 5,2S7 were killed and
b.67f injured
The will OF Edwin Austin Abbey,
artist. who died In London, August ],
rs filed IL New York, leaves all his
property. both in this country and
England, to his widow, Mary Gertrud"
Abbey The value is said to exceed
100000
A Chinese report that pCkin has tal
len and the emperor has Ned, has
caused sensation at Shanghai, but
kilograms from Pokn fail to confirm
che rumor 1t is thought the report
was intended to assist the rebels,
DR.. WI Ting Fang, former Chinese
minister to Washington, definitely an
nounccd himself as the supporter Of
the new Chinese republic. The doc
tors selection as minister of foreign If
fairs under the provisional govern
ment was given out, but considerable
doubt was felt whether he would care
by accepting the post to commit him
self to the now regime while yet Il
10 early d hlds'. W u F't az i''N o.
such doubts by his latest statement
John Smith, presiding patriarch o
the Mormon church for the past thirt.
years. and nephew of Joseph Smith
founder Of the church, is dead o
pneumonia. He was 70 years old.
Attorney General Understands re
port Of his investigation of the Ma
tlonal City bank case virtual
charges the National City compan
with being an embryo money trust,
controlled by the National City ban
for holding stocks in other financial
Institutions. in contraveution of tn
national banking law.
Agreement was reached by couns'
on both sides before the senator's
Lorimer investigating committee
terminate the present series OF hea
ings in Chicago November "a, an
10 reasonable again in Washingto
December 5. The date set for adjourn
ment is only tentative. and the con
mittse hopes to conclude hearings b
fore that time.
Receiving dry" majority OF l,5'
three years ago, Columbus count
Ohio. went wet" by majority
more than 1000 votes.
Because of the criticism resultir
from his marrying John Jacob Asst
TO Miss Madeline T. Force at Me-
port, Il. l., September 8, Rev. JOSEF
Lambert has resigned as pastor
the Elmwood Temple (Congregatlo
all church, and will leave the mini
try to 70 into business.
J.. f. B. Atkin, lawyer connects
with the Columbian Publishing col
pany, publishers of the Hampton'C
lunlbian Magazine, was arreste
charged with using the mails to d
fraud in selling stock OF the publis
Ing company.
The books and records of the Int
national Association of Bridge al
Structural Iron Workers, over whi
such a terrific fight has been wag
in the Indiana courts, in connects
with the McNpmara trials at Los A
geles. are now In the hands OF
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