The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-01
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DR.. e. Richter, the German engineer
who was captured by Greek bandits
and held for ransom of $225,C00, has
been rescued on the Greek frontier. He
is returning to Saloniki, Turkey.
DR.. Richter was mapping on Mount
Olympus, in the wild frontier region
between Turkey and Greece, under the
auspices of g German Geographical So
ciety. when he fell into the hands OF OF
the brigands May 25 The capture took
place in Turkish territory. His escort
of Turkish gendarmes was killed. Let
ters from Lalois, the bandit leader, de-
handing a ransom, were delivered
soon afterward by Turkish villagers
At Springfield, H., the quick &C
ton on the part of Governor Charles
S. Deneen saved Rufus Nelson,
young negro, from possible death when
the executives automobile collided
with the youth on a bicycle. Nelson
was thrown from his bicycle only to
fall in the path of the heavy car. Just
before the machine passed over the
PROSTATE negro Governor Deneen,
who had leaped from his seat, dragged
Nelson out Of the way Of harm.
The crowded condition Of the thor
orgEfare caused Nelson to swerve his
wheel in such manner it was struck
by the executives car.
The Hotel F'rontenac at Round Isl
and, on the ST Lawrence river, hous-
ing hundreds of prominent guests from
many parts of the country, took fire
and was threatened with destruction.
All guests escaped, some scanty at
tired. Unable to coup with the flames,
Round Island firemen sent an appeal
for aid to Alexandria Bay, which place
sent an engine and men to the scene.
Ey that time the fire had spread
throughout tie Frontenac and flames
were ieaping hundreds of feet into the
air, Illuminating the picturesque st.
Lawrence for miles around.
Chicagos population is now 1884
1874, according to the announcement by
Chicago Directory company. An in
crease of 7S9O1 in the last year over
the federal census figures of 1885,
2S3 was found by the canvassers who
have been working for the company,
Names numbering 28,550 have been
added to the list of residents of the
city contained in the publication and
fifty pages Of new names will appear
when it comes from the press inside
c. the next two or three weeks.
Utilization of cornstalks for railroad
ties is the novel idea of T. Gait. He
expects to go to Washington next
month to lay his unique plan before
James Wilson. secretary of agriculture
For steel railway ties, composed Of
steel and blocks of wood. Mr.. Gait pro-
poses to substitute blocks made of
compressed corn stalks If it is posi-
BILE to produce sufficient compression
he is confident that block can be OBJ
tanned which will be more substantial
and more lasting than wood.
At Chicago, ILL.,, Thomas Trakson,
farmer, eighty years old. who is unable
to speak. a word of English, slept in
the gutter at MenCminee and Sedgwick
streets with $4,000 in his pockets
Pedestrians finally telephoned the
police Sewed to the inside Of the
mans underclothing the police found
$4,000 in bills of small denominations.
They also found bank book showing
deposits aggregating $4,000
At Toxic, Japan Count Katsura has
rendered his resignation as premier.
He recommends the appointment of
the Marquis of Saioni for the post.
The cabinet for which Count Katsura
is premier and minister of finance was
formed July Ii, 1908. His resignation
was forecast nearly month ago, and It
was known that many changes in the
cabinet had been under consideration
At Washington a poor counterfeit
SIS bill on the Fort Dearborn National
bank of Chicago has been brought toI
the notice of the treasury department.
The. counterfeit is a Photographic re-
production on paper of fair quality, but
the seal has smudged appearance, |
and the bill, in the opinion of treasury
officials, should not deceive any one
accustomed to handling money.
Andrew 10th, a Hungarian of Pitts |
burgh, Pa, who has served twenty
years in the penitentiary for murder of
which he was not guilty, has sailed for !
Hungary aboard the steamer Kron- |
Cecelie. He is on his way
to join his wife and family and says
he intends to end his life in Hum
gary on the $40 a month that Andrew |
Carnegie has given him.
The entire town of Dragon is to be
moved twelve miles as the result Of
the completion of the Uintah railway. |
Dragon, now Boosting 600 inhab-
itants, will be moved bodily on fat
cars to Temple. which will be the new