Willmar tribune., 1911-12-13

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owner OF the Hotel Ansonia or New
York, was postponed, owing to the
illness OF the plaintiff, who. his physi.
clan said, Is confined to his bed by a
severe attack of heart failure.
A prisoner calling himself James
Murray. held by the Gary (1nd.) po-
lice, has confessed to the theft at Bos-
ton, Mass, Of suit case that con-
tanned five sets of plans for one Of
the last dreadnoughts. in addition to
other important naval secrets.
Detectives for the American Bank.
ers' association have under ar
rest at New York James F. Long,
tWenty-three years old. said to be the
son OF prominent planter of Roberts
Vile. Mo-, on the charge of having
forged check for $4,000 on the First
National bank Of Chicago. ..'
San Jose scale will be fought Wig
orously in the orchards of Kansas by
three parties of entomologists from
the state university, who are begin
ming extensive spraying campaigns at
points In the central part of the state.
United States District Judge Jacob
Trieber at St. Louis quashed the in
| dictment against e. G. Lewis, charg.
Ing him with using the mails to de-
fraud.
The most valuable wagon load ever
brought to market at Sandstone,
Mimi, was that of 4,370 pounds of
timothy seed from the farm of C..
H. Cooper, which at the market price
brought $1,0925O. The seed was
threshed from the hay of about ten
acres.
While racing at 80 miles an hour
after Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Gormely,
| who a short time before had been
married. touring car driven by John
Gormely. overturned in Walnut ave-
! nue., Roxbury. Mass Two women
were killed. one woman and two men
were seriously injured.
The Kansas Flour Milling company.
with capital stock of $9,000,0OO, has
been granted charter by the state OF
Kansas. The new company is a mer.
ger of five large milling concerns.
John d. Rockefeller resigned az
president and director OF the Stand.
ard OIL Company of New Jersey. John
| D. Archbold was elected IS Mr.. Rock
efeller's successor.
Nearly 100000, 900 worth of domes-
tic merchandise from the United
States was transported across the
1sthmus of Panama in the fiscal year
of 1911. via the two railway lines.
Rudolph Blankenburg was lnaugu.
rated mayor of Philadelphia. For the
first time in 27 years the city is gov
erned by man who was not elected
by the Republican organization.
Harry Schilling, Socialist, who tied
Mayor Turnbull of Canton, O.. in the
recent municipal election and who lost
tho uoyoialty Wnen the tie was deter
mined by guessing odd or even on
grains OF corn, has filed contest.
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United States District Attorney
Sherman T. Mcpherson and o. E.
Harrison Of the department of justice
hled antitrust proceedings at Cincin-
natl alleging conspiracy in restraint
OF trade against the National Cash
Register company of Dayton. O., its
officers. and managers.
Judge Adelor j. Petit, with the
tears streaming down his cheeks, SEN
fenced Thomas Schultz. nineteen
years old; Frank and Ewald Shiblaw-
ski, brothers. aged twenty-one and
t"enty-four years respectively. and
Philip Sommerling, thirty-fve years
old, to be hanged on December % for
the murder of Fred ". Guelzow, Jr.,
the young truck gardener, in Chicago.
October 20.
Capt. Edward Swaney and four OF
MS crew were hurled to their dealth
and five others were rescued in a
thrilling manner when the steamer
Diamond was blown up in the Ohio
river near Pittsburg. Two Of the men
rescued are terribly injured and may
die. The boilers let go, but the cause
OF the explosion Is not known.
James B. Mcnamara pleaded guilty
to charge of murder preferred
against him in connection with the dy.
PAINTING of the Times building at Los
Angeles. Cal. At the same time his
brother, John ]. Mcnamara, entered a
plea of guilty to charge of blowing
up the Llewellyn Iron works. The
pleas ended the apparently hopeless
task which state and defense had been
engaged in Of drawing a jury to hear
the evidence In the cases.
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