Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29
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persons, two Of whom may die.
A fireman on the Northern Pacific
eayed FIVE from death BY gas when
his train became stalled in a tunnel
near Tacoma, Wash.
Two hundred and seventy-eight
Auache Indian prisoners OF war at
Fort sill, Or, will be released.
The central labor council OF Seattle
ndopted resolutions protesting the ap'
polntment Of e. ". Howard to I'll the
federal bench vacancy made by the
resignation Of Cornelius II. Hantord.
A county home with sleeping
porches and a roof garden was or.
dercd by the supervisors OF Santa
Barbara county, Cal, to cost 100000.
Niotazo. Kan, citizens fired at mo-
tor tourists violating speed ordinances
of the town, puncturing their tires.
They stopped.
The first municipal opera houss In
the United states is TO form pant o.
San FranciscO's new civic center, for
which $4,000 900 worth Of bonds were
voted.
A bullet fred into his body when he
was in the air, leaping from a second
story window killed X. c. Mellow at
Little Rock, Ark.
Lightning struck crude oil tanks
and caused 4 loss OF $4,000 at the
National Refining company in Coffey-
vile, Kan.
Twenty.four million labels for Call
fornia canned tomatoes must be re-
printed to satisfy a ruling Of the fed
eral agricultural department.
High winds which were general
over central and northeastern Kan
sas, damaged trees, small buildings
and telegraph wires, at many points.
Citizens Of Tyro, Kan, secured a
temporary injunction to prevent the
Kelly Glass company from moving its
plant to Oklahoma.
The half yearly meeting OF the
Kansas State Democratic Editorial as.
ISOLATION will be he'd August 26 in
Topeka.
Or. l.. c. Ieemoinc, once worth
Sl50,00O, and a medical college lee
turer, was arrested at st. Louis for
theft OF cigars, whisky and 81 % from
q saloon,
George w. Perkins, with other OFF,
Gals Of the so-called harvester trust.
will be called before a special axami-
mel next month at Chicago.
A lone bandit boarded IA L. p. train
at Kansas City, robbed the resisteded
snail and uV,, Tntaur u,,,lnI by thn
conductor when rear Topeka.
Fire OF unknown origin destroyed
six business houses in Laclede, Mo-,
causing a loss of $2j 900.
Passaic, \. j., allowed property
owners to fix their " tax valuations,
resulting in an increase of $5,3O0,OOO.
Tulsa, Ok, was invaded by an army
of grasshoppers which Is moving
southwark through the state.
Roosevelt presidential electors car.
rled Kansas almost two to one In the
recent primary.
The annual session OF the supreme
lodge Loyal Order Of Moose is in SEES
sion at Kansas City.
Conferees On the naval appropria.
ton bill agreed to provide for one
battle ship at o cost not to exceed
sl5,0 00, 900.
An innovation in parades wat
started at Louisville, Ky, with two
dozen water wagons scattered in the
pageant Of the American Federation
Of Catholic societies.
Burglars blew the safe of the May
Ok. state bank. wrecking the banl
building, but were frightened away.
Lightning struck the cupola OF tn,
East Avenue Baptist church at Spring
field, Mo. destroying the building
The loss was $1,000.
The negro national civic federation
Is holding n four.day session in TIC
peka this week.
Fire at South Cedar City, Mo-, de-
Etroyed three stores, causing a los
Of $1,000 and threatening the entir
town.
Four women were killed and two II
jured when a Il. & o. passenger trail
struck an outing party near Fros
burg, Md.
A severe wind and electrical storr
at Junction City. Kan, did much dan
age.
A company Is being formed at Del
Yer to drive a railroad tunnel throug
the continental divide at . cost Of "a
100000.