The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-06-27
AROUND THE WORLD
ITEMS OF CURRENT INTEREST
GATHERED FROM EARTh'S
FOUR CORNERS.
ALL THAT is GOING ON
GiGt Of Weeks News Stripped Of Tn
necessary Verbiaae and Prepared
Tor Quick Consumption by
Busy People.

Gerard Nugcnt, s months old Was
plaintiff In a $4,000 damage suit
against the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company, which was dismissed By Su.
premc Court Justice Kapper in Brook.
Ign. The baby plaintiff was born lame.
Marriage licenses were Issued at
Denver Colo, to Alvin G. Brlchcr
and Violet Belcher and Edward l..
BelChcr and Emma L. BelCher, al Of
Whcatland. Wyo Alvin and Emma
and Violet are brother and sister The
contracting parties are first cousins
Mexican fcdcrals are delaying their
attack upon chihuahua until their
plans are completed for striking at
Juare2 at the same time The fed.
erals are gradually moving closer to
the rebel main army at Chihuahua,
approaching tom south. west and
Northeast
President j S. Murray of the Con.
nor state school OF agriculture, at
Warner, Ark, has been arres ed here,
charged with embezzlcmcnt Of state
funds
J NJ. Taylor policeman, was killed
IN o pistol battle with three negroes,
street car bandits, at Memphis, Tenn
Twenty suspects are under arrest
Announcement was made here that
Theodore +. Shonts had resigned as
president OF the Chicago q Alton rail.
road
Investigation Of the banana trust
will be urged in the house and senate
before the end OF the present session.
il is alleged that the banana trust
stiles competition, that II has made
combinations in restraint of trade and
drove the Bluehelds Steamship com.
pany cut OF business.
Edward Parker, patrolman, was
killed. and William Garlich, an OK.
press wagon driver, was badly wound.
ed during demonstration OF 100
striking track workers employed on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Cleye.
land ..
President Taft pardoned Franklin
= Mays on the ground that govern
ment prosecutors had pursued i'm
proper methods In securing his con.
viction OF land frauds in Portland,
Ore, In 1907 This Is the second par.
don granted by the president In the
famous Miichell.lIermaE land cases.
Willard ~ Jones was pardoned few
days ago.
Two gun men, Ralph Friedman and
Jacob Kahn, who murdered George A.
Schuchart. grocer, while rObbing his
store on November j, 1910. were put
10 death in the electric chair in the
Auburn, n. Y, state penitcntiary.
The Chicago newspaper strike is
one Of the most important questions
10 come before the convention Of the
international pressmen's union, which
If in session at Hales Springs, Tenn.
Two hundred and fifty delegates from
all parts OF the country are attending
The sudden drop in temperature
brought the usual cold weather dis.
comforts to gas users throughout the
city. In the northeastern part OF
h"IsaS wy 'h'ic ""S u"iuIS gas
enough 70 MAKE lne ovens warm
Three masked men entered the Cit.
gems bank 1T Mammoth Springs Ark.
just across the state line from this
place, at noon and robbed the bank,
while two others stood guard outside.
A sherifl's posse killed one and cap.
tured Two. The fourth one escaped
BY vote OF 1870 TO so the lnterna.
1ional Printing Pressmen's and AS.
sistants' Union, IN convention at Hale
Springs. Tenn, sustained President
G. l.. Berry IN his action In calling
a sympathetic strike OF pressmen
throughout the country after the Chi.
-cago strike.
Albert Garner. farmer living IN
the southern part OF Muskogee coun'
ty Okla, married Matte Shunake,
neighbor Noah Shumake and his
father Barney while driving in
buggy were ambnsed ana hfed upon