Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-05-03


Dr. Harvey w. Wiley advocated be-
fore the Interstate Commerce com
mittee bill so require net weight Oh
food packages to be stamped thereon
The list of dead in the Illinois tor
nado is placed at seventy-two.
President Taft, in spirited address
at Boston, replied to criticisms OF
Colonel Roosevelt.
The development Of Alaska coal
fields was the subject of conference
at the White house
A bitter indictment Of Bruce Is
may was made in the senate by Ray
ner of Maryland.
Mr.. Roosevelt made an extended en-
PLANTATION of his position in the har'
vester trust report.
Speaker Clark, while in his Office
suffered an attack of lumbago ana
later went to his home.
A body thought to be that of George
w. Widener was found near the scene
of the Titanic sinking.
In North Carolina Roosevelt said u
break into the solid south.
The senate will insist on its amend
ment to the house resolution for eiec-
ton of senators by direct vote.
An unknown steamer, it was test
fed, saw the plight of the Titanic, but
failed to stop and proffer aid.
The German government will make
no official protest against the closing
of the Dardenelles by Turkey.
Officers, crew and passengers Of
the Titanic who persisted are descrlb-
ed as acting the part of heroes.
A new tower replacing the one
which fell ten years ago, was dedIcad-
ed with imposing ceremony at Venice.
British Ambassador Bryce and Mrs.
Bryce left Washington for San Fran
cisco, from whence they will sail for
New Zealand.
William J. Bryan conferred Win
senators and representatives regard
ing popular election of senators anc
other legislation.
John Redell, former chief OF tie
First battalion of the Chicago fire de-
partment and later chief at Omaha,
died in Chicago.
Herbert S. Hadley, the governor,
was the leader of the Roosevelt
forces which triumphed in the Mis-
souri, republican state convention.
Governor Herbert S. Hadley and his
friends swung the Missouri state re-
publican convention for Colonel
Roosevelt after a twentyfour hour
deadlock.
Edmee Chandon, French girl has
been made assistant astronomer at
the Paris observatory. She has been
connected with the observatory for
four years.
The bodies of Colonel John jacob
Astor and Isador Straus, the million
aire merchant of New York, who lost
their lives in the Titanic disaster,
have been recovered
Interest in republican national pol
itics already at high pitch in Cali
r6rnia, was intensified by the arrival
of Senator La Toilette to begin a four
days personal campaign.
The body OF Major General FredeF-
ick Dent Grant, u. S. A., in its final
resting place in the military cemetery
at West Point. The last rites Of buy
ial were very impressive.
Sidney Phoenix, aged eighty-three,
the oldest Yale graduate in the west
in the age of his class, and a prom
inent Presbyterian minister and mis-
ciOnory Iind of Minnpq nO1iS
Chairman Norman e. Mack OF the
democratic national committee issued
a call for the committee on arrange
ments for the national convention TO
meet at Baltimore Saturday, April ~
Two Americans have been impris
oned at Chihuahua, Mexico, since
March 16, according to a message re-
ceived at the state department from
Marion Letcher, the American consul.
Representatives of soft coal miner
of Ohio, eastern Pennsylvania. Illinois
and Pennsylvania and Of the united
mine workers of those states, have
signed the wage agreement by the re-
ferendum vote of the miners.
Representative Stanley attacked the
Roosevelt administration for alleged
favoritism toward the harvester trust.
The house insular affairs commit
tee favorably reported the bill pro
viding for Filipino independence in
1912.
American men and women eat too
much and enjoy life too little, says
Paul Saundray, wholesale, dealer in
fancy groceries, whose home is in
Paris and who is in California to pro
mote trade relations with the UDiteo
States.
William Jennings Bryan was best
man at the marriage in Philadelphia
of Mrs. Catharine Carlson Of that city
to w. ]. Dryer, newspaper man OF
Washington, D. c. The latter and Mr.
Bryan have been friends for many
years.
Herman Hirschfield Of Bay City,
Mich, who is held at Centeryiile, Ia,
as leprosy subject by order Of Mich
igan state board Of health, said be
would spend 100000 in efforts to pre-