The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
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nominated for governor by the Mon.
tana state Progressive convention.
According TO official statistics. Bul.
gaFia boasts the largest number of
centenarians in all Europe Out of Il
total population OF 4,0O0. 600 there are
1000 persons who have passed their
century.
Arrangements have been made be.
tween Spain and Portugal by which
royalists who are expelled from Pur.
tuEuose territory and take refuge in
Spain shall be arrested and lmpris.
oned
II Is learned from an authentic
source that revolutionary movement
against the monarchy and government
has been discovered at Catalonia with
headquarters at Barcelona
Eddie Hasha Of Waco, Tex, holder
Of several worlds records for motor.
cycle racing, plunged over the rail OF
the course in the Newark, n. j., mo-
tordrome into a crowd, causing the
death Of six persons, including him.
are badly injured.
Reports OF skIrmsh between
United States troops and Mexican reb
els who crossed the international line
below iiachita, ~ NJ, were received
by Gen. Z. Steeyer at Fort Bliss, Tex
Gov. Hiram W johnson OF Califor.
mia, Col. Roosevet's running mate,
stopped-Off az Syracuse. y. Y, to at.
tend the Bull Moose state convention,
and characterized the Progressive
campaign as a revolution"
Oscar S. Straus, phllanthroplst. tor.
mcr minister to Turkey and cabinet
officer, was nominated by reclamation
as the Progressive candidate for gov.
ernor OF New York state Straus'
greatest philanthropy is the mainte.
nance Of pure milk stations for the
poor OF New York and other cities.
Charles % Morge the convicted
hnancier, who has set himself up In
business in Wall street again, II was
learned in Washington may appeal to
Gov. Dix for the restoration Of part
OF his civil rights. lie also might
have some Of his rights restored by
application to the president but 1t
will be two years before his applica.
ton can be honored.
With John l. Stevens OF Boone as
their nominee for governor, Iowa Pro.
gressiyes In convention here put |
third party state ticket in the field, |
overcoming opposition to the plan by |
a vote OF nearly to l. Judge Ste. |
vens, who was on the reception com. |
mittee 20 meet Col Roosevelt, was |
named by reclamation Just as the
Roosevelt party was entering the Coli.
scum.
Theodore Roosevelt told business
men Of St Louis In an address before
the City club Tuesday afternoon no
had been informed John d. Rockefel
ler's fortune was increased 10000.
900 by the so-called dissolution OF the
Standard Oil company. The state.
ment was made In the course of n
Col. Roosevelt uttered OF the
federal department of justice In Its
of the Standard Oil and to.
bacco trust cases.
A lone bandit held up the north
bound express OF the Louisville e.
Nashville railroad at $3.50 o'clock near
Micheaud. twelve miles from New Or.
cans, looted the mail car, robbed the
in five Pullmans and club
car, and then, just as he was about
20 leave the tender, was struck on the
lead with brass torch by Engineer
3aer and captured. The injured rob.
,er was taken TO Bay St. Louis and
nay die. The booty, except for one
nail bag thrown from the car, was
recovered and returned The bandit
would give no name.
WI McGee. noted anthropologist.
,eologist. Psychologist and author, died
n Washington, d. C.. from a cancer.
us growth DR.. MCGEE became Sc
!ously III several weeks ago. He was
'orn IN Dubuque county, Iowa.
Predictions that Charles w. More |
you'd resume his business operations /
ince his sentence In the Atlanta pen.
Lentiary has been committed because {
( his poor health by President Taft, l
'ere fulfilled when Morse rented a I
ute Of offices in 43 Exchange place
announcement was made that the Of 1
ces would be opened and that Morse '
'ould again be active In affairs at the
cad OF the Morse Securities company. /
Judge Albert ID. Nortoni of the st.
outs court OF appeals was nominated (
Y reclamation Wednesday afternoon c
, candidate for governor of Missouri {
4 the National Progressive party d
cket. No other name was placed be. p
re the convention. C
Fire which originated from a de-
ctive hue at the Casino cafe in d
easure Pier at Ocean Park, Cal, I
used one death and property loss RI
timated ut s2,250,000 For a time Il
threatened 10 devastate the twin 81
ach resorts OF Ocean Park and Ven le
}, eighteen mites from Los Angeles. j.
traffic Oh the Erie canal IN
IS ended. probably for the year. pl
Of dollars worth of dam. A
. was done. and loss OF life ives IN
srted BY narrow margin. when a