Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-06-08

idea Of leaving Mexico.
Twenty-one contestants entered the
Paris to Turin contest.
President Taft is coming west this
fall, and Nebraska may be included
in his itinerary.
Fourteen persons are dead as re-
suit of the wreck on the Burlington
near 1ndianola, Neb.
Mormon settlers in Mexico demand
more than a million dollars for dam
ages sustained in the revolution.
Theodore Roosevelt was criticized
by John w. Foster for his recent ut
terances on arbitration.
One hundred members of the Chi
cago dental society began to inspect
the teeth of public school children.
The American Tobacco company
was declared by the supreme court
to be an illegal combine in restraint
Of trade.
Ireland has a population of 4,381,-
951, according to the census returns.
This is a decrease of 1924 In ten
years.
Minority Leader Mann has i'm
proved his standing with house insur-
gents.
1t was announced that Emperor
William, while at Buckingham palace,
on May 16. has appointed King George
a general field marshal in the Ger.
man army
George Rees, veteran printer and
publisher and pioneer Mason of
Northwest Missouri, died at his home
Death was the result of paralysis.
Although several of the powers have
refused to support Russia's note to
Turkey with reference to the mobiliz-
alton of Turkish troops on the Monte
negrian frontier, the near eastern sit
uation presents disquieting aspects.
The last $4,000 required to insure
the erection in Des Moines of q menu
ment to the late Senator Allison was
received by State Treasurer from Gen
eral Granville M. Dodge.
Miss Kate Shelly, Iowa's famous
heroine. who saved the lives of the
passengers of Northwestern train
near Boone, Ia, about 20 years ago,
may recover from her present illness.
Indicted by the federal grand jury
for frauds in the taking of the CEN
sus in Takoma, five enumerators, Fos-
ter Qninlan, Fred H. Allen, Charles
I. Jaeger, Alphonse Carbon and G. ].
Foley have been arrested.
Having survived the failure of four
flags, Mobile may prosper and grow
more beautiful under the present one,
was President Taft's message of fe-
licitation to Mobile upon that city's
celebration of the 20Oth anniversary
of its founding.
Senior Zamocona is the successor
OF Senior de la Barra as Mexican am.
bassador to the United States. He
resided in Washington during the
time his father was Mexican minister
from 1878 to 1882.
Sir William Schwenk Gilbert, the
British author and writer of comic
opera librettos, died in London. He
was born in 1886 and was knighted
by King Edward in 1907. The famous
collaboration of Sir Arthur Sullivan
died suddenly of heart disease while
| in his bath.
! The government has started cru
SADIE against what Assistant District
Attorney Whitney says are extensive
frauds in the importation of German
cutlery. josef Landesburg, an i'm
porter of cutlery, was arrested charg-
ed with undertaking German-made
pocket knives.
James and Matthew White, father
and son, were slain at their home at
Sac City, la. Clifford Wilson, also of
that city, is in Jail, charged with the
crime, while a posse under the direc-
ton of the sheriff, is searching for an
unidentified man, alleged to have been
with Wilson at the time of the
tragedy.
In response to a resolution asking
for information on the subject, Attor.
I 1 ... .es General Mickersham sent word
| to the house that the department Of
i Justice has undertaken no criminal
prosecution of the officers of the
Standard Oil company as result Of
iA0 ASSSAe supp CHIC COuTL u0c1SlO0.
:. Editor p. E. Cook and Attorney
4 Charles ]. Friedman, both Of Colum
a bus, o., were bound over to the Crane
jury charged with refusing to testif,
before the committee in the bribers
charges made against the senators
They gave bond and were released.
General Diaz himself took command
OF the federal soldiers who repulsed
large force Of rebels, while the forme
a president Of Mexico was on his wa,
from Mexico City to Vera Cruz.
Clear Lake was offered as the sum
mer capital OF the United States whel
1.-The Commercial club designated a sit
4 Of twenty acres, with adequate raj
road facilities. to be presented to Pres
ident Taft for his home during the no
months.
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