Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

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Congressman c. o. Lobeck OF Ne
braslIa will file as candidate for
denomination as congressman from
the Second Nebraska district.
twenty-five damage suits, aggregat-
ng $82,400, were filed against the
6ayless Pulp and Paper company OF
Austin, Pa, and against President
George G. Bayless.
Edward Sawyer, secretary and as
sistant treasurer of the Great North
ern and one Of the pioneer railroad
officials of the northwest, will retire
January /.
Diamonds valued at between $4,000
and $1,000, enclosed in jewelers. wal
let, were stolen from the diamond
room Of a iewelry firm in Minneapolis.
The thief escaped.
Suits in bankruptcy of the Western
Steel corporation, showing liabilities
of 81, 1894 and assets of $3.50 ,965.
were filed in the United States diss-
trict court at Seattle.
E. G. Lewis of St. Louis, publisher
and promoter Of realty and banking
enterprises, was reindicted by the
federal grand jury on the charge of
using the mails to defraud.
Mrs. Elroy NJ. Avery, aged 67, edi-
tor of the official paper of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution and
prominent in club and educational
work, died in Cleveland, Ohio.
The will of John R. Walsh, the Tor
mer Chicago banker who died early
in November following his release
from the Leavenworth penitentary,
was admitted to probate.
The Jewish Chronicle says that the
leading Jewish institutions in London
have decided to urge the abrogation of
the Anglo Russian treaty, which diff
ferentiates against the English Jews.
Edward H. Shuster, cousin OF
Morgan Shuster, treasurer general or
Persia, is in New York, en- route to
Teheran from the Panama canal zone.
He is going to help the treasurer gen.
eral in his trouble with Russia.
Twenty-three sticks Of high-power
dynamite were found by a gardener
buried in shrubbery at the residence
of Arthur Let's, owner of two OF the
largest department stores in Los
Angeles.
Rose Eytinge, at one time one Of
the most popular leading women on
the American stage, died on the 21st
at Amityville, L. l., from paralytic
stroke. The body will be taken to
Washington for interment.
CAPTAIN Samuel H. Harper, 68 years
old, mayor of Ottumwa, former state
commander of the Grand Army OF the
Republic, and twice state senator,
died of heart trouble. He was cap
tain of the Fortysixth regiment Unit
ed States colored infantry during the
Civil war.
Twenty-Five damage suits, aggregat-
ing S82,400, were filed against the
Bayless Pulp and Paper company OF
Austin, Pa, and against President
George C. Bayless, Individually, to re-
cover for losses caused by the going
out of the mill cOmpany's dam at
Austin on September so last.
At New Rochelle, N. Y, character
izing the age as one of the greatest
unrest and discomfort which the
country ever knew, Jacob Gould
Schurman, president of Cornell uni
versity, discussed conditions and pro-
posed remedies in an address before
the Peoples Forum.
From an authoritative source it was
learned that the likelihood of any
further advance in prices by the
United States steel corporation is
rather remote.
State department advices continue
to indicate feeling of unrest in Cuba
as result of the retention in office
of officials who signally opposed
Cuban independence.
The exports of the United States
during the eleven months of the cur
rent year ending with November ex-
ceeded the imports by somewhat more
than $475, 000,0 900. The value of the
exports was $1,867 ,614, $40, while the
imports were worth 1892, $50, 22S, ac
cording to statistics issued today by
the Department of Commerce and La.
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Wright Lorimer, the well known &C
tor, committed suicide by inhaling gas
at his home in New York. LOrimer
was SO years old and began his stage
career in Chicago several years ago
He was best known in the production
of "The Shepherd King" which he
wrote with Arnold Reeves. Financial
troubles are believed to have been the
cause of suicide, as he had been out
of work for some time.
At Portland, Ore, Mysterious Bill
ly" (Amos) Smith, at one time
we'll known welterWeight prize fight
err, was shot and probably fatally
wounded by A. B. LOomis, captain OF
a river steamer. The shooting was
said to be the outcome OF series OF
uuarrels in which the two men had
engaged.
Personal.
President Delano hopes to put the