The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-02
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
PRESENTED.
ALL AROUND THE PLANET
dispatches From Our Own and For.
eisn Countries Are Here Given
in Snort Meter for
Busy Readers.

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ana elections reported fayorably the
resolution Of Senator Culbcrson pro
Vldlng Tor an Investigation as to the
amount of money and by whom con.
tributed during the campaigns OF 1904
and 1908.
The bodies of Col John Jacob Astor
and lsidor Straus, the millionaire mer.
chant, who lost their lives In the ii.
tanic disaster, have been recovered
ana are on board the cable ship
Mackay Bennett
Marry McCaskrin. Republican nom.
incc for states attorney OF Rock Isl.
and county, H., was Indicted by the
federal grand jury AT Peoria on
charges OF sending improper postal
cards through the mails
TWO hundred and five bodies OF vic.
tins of the Titanic disaster are OF
board the norgue ship Mackay Ben.
nett, on her grewsome cruise of the
Newfoundland Banks, according to
wireless dispatch given out at the
White Star Offices in New York,
1t is stated that Russia. England
and France have decided to reoccupy
Crete because OF tho renewed trouble
on the island, ana have sounded Ger.
many on the subject Germany has
no objection.
Call for another special session of
the Illinois general assembly was is.
sued by Gov DCncen, summoning the
assemblymen to convene Wednesday
The call was sent to the senate, which
was In session at the time. and to the
members OF the house, adjourned for
the day
The United States supreme court,
In an opinion Monday. held the
S50.000,0 600 Terminal Railroad associ.
alton OF st. Louis Is a trust in re.
stralnt OF trade 1t ordered the arbi.
trary within the 1OQmilc zone abol.
ished and outlined plan OF reorgan.
ization which the Terminal associa.
ton must adopt or suffer dissolution.
Although Secretary of State Knox
had brief conference with President
Taft on the Mcxlcan situation there
were no developments in the matter
OF sending vessel TO take of strand. |
ed Americans on the west coast of
Mexico Owing 10 the limited en-.
paClty for passengers on warships, the |
state department would prefer n mrr. |
chant ship or army transport for this |
purpose.
The transport Ruford, under orders |
TO sail as relief ship for Americans |
in distress on the west coast OF Mex
leo, sailed at $40 o'clock in the teeth
of heavy southeast gale
Victory In the Republican presden
tial primaries in New Hampshire praC. !
tically was conceded to Taft by Roosc.
welt leaders, including Gov. Robert p
Bass. Returns received at the Roose
welt headquarters from 2G2 of the 900
cities and towns gave Taft $50 dele.
gates and Roosevelt 234 out OF n total
OF 81 In the state convention.
At a French cabinet meeting Gen.
Lyautey, one OF the most capable and
at the same time most popular of.
ficers OF the army, was selected as the
resident French governor of Morocco.
United States army officers at San
Diego, Cal, believe that Intervention
in Mexico is imminent The Fifth and
Eighth companies of coast artillery
were ordered by Adjt. Gen Forbes to
recruit TO full war strength.
Harry X Thaw's fight for freedom
from Matteawan asylum was post.
poned until Monday May 6. when the
argument on o writ Of habeas corpus
obtained in his behalf will be heard ut I
White Plains, N Y.
Charles =. Neil. United States labor
and Judge Martin A.
Knapp of the United States commerce :
court took up the work of mediation t
between the &c railroads east of Chi.
cago and north OF the Potomac river /
and the engineers over the question '
Of Increased wages The railroads
agreed TO submit to the umpires. c
President Taft registered the high 7
EST bid In the auction OF boxes for the {
May music. festival which will be t
given In Cincinnati, o., May to II. Il
inclusive. He paid $3.50 for first choice.
The senate decided, ~ to &c, 10 IN. II
list on Its federal control amendment o
o the house resolution looking to the a
election of United States senator's by b
lirect vote of the people. Ii
Hope Of dissolving the $4,000, 900
Harvester company with. Il
nut fight In the courts has been prac- "
ically abandoned. A suit against the "
orporation, under the Sherman anti.
rust law. probably will be filed at Chi II
ago. lC
Complaining OF the lfe-saving IA. oil
llities on board the liner Olympic, pi
ster ship OF the lost Titanic, 300
Lokers struck just before the vessels &C
iiling time and held her for some p.
me- The stokers declared that the in
iditlonal life-saving equipment put ha
anard tho vessel was inadequate. eli