The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-07-26
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nj Minnesota, South Dakota and I
other western states, where Roose-
welt electors have been placed on Re
publican tickets, the president will in |
sist that the people shall have an OPP
portunity to vote for Taft and Sher
man. Whenever the laws will permit |
Mr.. Taft will suggest that electors for
the ticket named at Chicago shall be
put up by petition. If the laws in GER
tain states prohibit the namisg of |
electors by petition then the president |
will direct his campaign managers to |
resort to whatever legal steps may be |
necessary to enable the people every |
where to indicate their choice as to |
Taft, Roosevelt or Wilson
DUBLIN, IRE Premier Asquith |
had a magnificent reception at the |
Theater Royal The house was pack
ed, fully 1900 people being crowded |
inside the doors. In addition to this |
there were great crowds outside who |
were unable to obtain admission. The |
enthusiasm was unbounded. The ap-
pearance of Mrs. Asqulth on the plat |
form, carrying bouquet, was the sig |
nal for prolonged demonstration. |
Mr.. Asquith, who followed, was re
ceived with a hurricane of applause |
which lasted five minutes and wound |
up with the people singing For He's |
a Jolly Good Fellow"
NEW BEDFORD, MASS.-About two |
~, +rsI oc+i air IN a
riot at the Butler mill shortly after |
p. m. Fifty officers were hurried to |
the scene and dispersed the mob, who |
hurled stones, sticks and pieces of |
granite at the police officers.
Officer Fernandez was slightly in |
jured when attacked by the rioters. |
But one arrest was made. The ar |
rested man was rushed inside the |
mill, the police fearing if an attempt |
was made to take him to the police |
station, three miles away, it would |
precipitate a more serious disturb |
ance
BOSTON, MASs.-Action in call |
ing of a general strike of all union Ia |
Dor in Boston in sympathy with the |
striking street car men of the Boston |
elevated railroad, has been deferred |
another week by the Boston Central |
Labor union A committee Of the CEN
trail body which has been considering |
the ACCESSIBILITY of general strike, |
decided that it would accede to the |
requests of the governor, mayor and /!
others that no such action be taken |
until those officials had done all they |
could to bring about an adjustment of |
the situation.
MADRID, SPAIN--It is admitted that |
Queen Victoria Ena is again in a deli
cate condition and the event is eX-
pected toward the end of the year. |
Five children have already been born |
to the young queen, who is the daugh- |
ter of Princess Henry of Battenberg. |
The Crown Prince Alfonso was born |
in May, 1907, about a year after her |
marriage to the young king. Prince |
jaime was born in 1908 and Princess
Beatrice in 1909. The fourth child |
was stillborn The fifth, daughter, |
was born on Dec. II, 1911.
WASHINGTON-T large foreign |
commerce Of the United States estab- |
lished a new high record in both i'm |
ports and exports in the fiscal year |
1912. The figures of the years total !
trade, just completed by the bureau |
of statistics Of the department OF com
merce and labor, show that the i'm I
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ports $2,204,222,068 in value. The |
imports are greater by about 100000 |
900 than the former nigh record, that |
of 1910, when the total of imports was |
s1,556, 947 ,430.
CHiCAGO-William Lorimer, who |
was reported injured in an auto |
mobile crash near Claysville, Pa. ar |
rived in Chicago over the Pennsylva-
MIA and departed at once for his sum-
mer home at Pitakee bay. IT am fine |
and never felt BETTER was the only |
expression the newspaper men were |
able to get from him.
Neutrality-suspicious. S. Sherman,
the vice president of the United
States, has been i'll at his home in |
Utica for several weeks and has de-
cided, after consultation with the
leaders of the senate, to remain there
during the rest of the present ses-
sion of congress.
MADRID, SPAlN-An attempt to kill |
the Infanta Isabella by means of |
bomb which was exploded in Catalonia
Square, Barcelona, failed Several
buildings in the vicinity were wreck
ed and a few persons were slightly
injured The Infanta escaped.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of the
Interior W. Fisher has issued a regu-
lation to carry out the new homestead
law which reduces the period of resi-
dence required of entry men from five
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