The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-02-24
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pig tin at London on free offerings.
Detective Patrick J. Keely OF Chi
cago was found guilty of perjury.
General Navarro, at the head oil
thousand federals, marched Into
Juarez.
Periodical publishers made q reply
to the statement OF Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock.
An extended drouth which threat
ened the wheat crop Of western Tex
as. was broken.
The United States court OF appeals
decided that Oklahoma's Jim Crow
law is constitutional.
President Taft began his campaign
for Canadian reciprocity In an ad-
dress at Columbus, o.
The contract of a loan of $4,000
900 TO Honduras by American bank
ers was signed in New York.
The impression is growing deeper
and deeper about the capitol that an
extra session of congress is likely.
The New Haven chamber Of com.
merce passed resolutions unanimous
ly approving reciprocity with Canada.
A pouch of mail originating in Colo
RADIO and en- route for the east was
stolen from a truck at Council Bluffs.
The directors OF the Philadelphia
& Reading railroad company decided
to increase the capital stock by SIS.
900. 600
President Taft and Champ Clark
declared themselves In accord In
speeches at the Pan-American con-
ference.
Nicaragua has been placed under
martial law by President Estrada as
a result of the magazine explosion at
Managua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyman Befkowltz and
their five children were killed by H.
Eliminating gas in their homo In
Philadelphia.
Fifty republicans from over Ne
braska organized progressive re-
publican league in Lincoln and de-
clared their principles.
Federal Judge Hough at New York
denied the motion to appoint
guardian for Joseph G. Robin, the al.
legged bankrupt and fallen banker.
One less contestant appeared before
the book committee of the Methodist
general conference in the race for
next years meeting. as Chicago with.
drew
The daylight closing saloon bill. pro
yiding that saloons must not open
before o'clock a. M. and that they
must close by p. m, was passed by
the Texas senate.
President Tafts plan for Canadian
reciprocity is extremely likely to re-
ceive Endorsement by the Illinois
legislature, despite Speaker Cannon's
avowed opposition.
Several hundred clergymen in
Chicago started a movement, further
ed by the Chicago Christian En-
deayor union. to relieve mail clerks
and carriers of Sunday work.
Under the terms OF the treaty pro.
viding for the arbitration of the
Chamizai zone case. the United
States and Mexico exchanged pre-.
sensations OF their respective cases.
Declaring the proposed reciprocity
agreement with Canada a measure of
the utmost value to both countries,
the Boston Boot and Shoe club at Its
annual banquet passed resolutions
favoring the measure.
The French government is not
much interested in the plan for re-
ciprocal trade relations maturing be
tween the two great governments of
North America, while French export.
ers are plainly apprehensive.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion will begin a hearing in Chicago
on March % on Il applications filed
by trans-continental railroads for re
lief from the operation of the Ions
and short haul clause of the new
commerce law.
A convention of women, held in the
state house at Pierre. S. d.. took first
steps towards the organization OF n
'woman's party" The organizers
will seek political preferment accord
ed them under the constitution of the
state, without waiting for the full
voting privilege.
A remarkable petition was received
by Postmaster General Hitchcock
from citizens of Fairbanks, Alaska
requesting the establishment in thai
city of a postal savings bank. The pc
tition Is twenty-four feet long and
bears the names OF many hundreds OF
citizens of Fairbanks.
The Canadian reciprocity amend.
ment had its first actual advance Sat.
urday when the committee on ways
and means reported fayorably to the
house the administration bill embody.
ing the compact. President Taft can
get the agreement past congress II
he can force vote In the senate this
session.
The New York Rockefeller insti.
tute for medical research announced
that the effectiveness of the antimen.
nights serum had been generally &C.
cepted by medical authorities
throughout the world and that the
new remedy had taken its place with