The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-30

The imports were valued at slG2,
100000, as against $1l9S00,000 for
April, 1911.
Representative Henry Allen Cooper
Is being discussed as a possible vice
presidential nominee II Roosevelt
should head the Republican ticket.
The greatest problem now confront
ing the Oklahoma farmer is deficiency
OF harvest hands. The wheat crop ia
nearing maturity and the alfalfa and
corn fields demand the attention of the
farmers. and the cry for help is wide
spread.
Bert G. Lewis. former private see.
Rotary and chauffeur to C. II. TollIyer
an aIrship inventor. peered through
the barred door Of his cell In the San
! Diego, Cal. prison and calmly admit.
| ted to Captain Of Detectives Myers
that be alone was responsible for the
murder OF Mr.. and Mrs. TolIver at the
Toliyer home.
The Eutaw House. at Baltimore and
| Eutaw streets. tho oldest hotel In Bal.
timore, Md, was badly damaged by
fire which started in the basement
from an explosion Of unknown origin.
Defeated in his ambition to wrest
the rulership Of Mexico from Fran.
cisco |. Madero, Gen. Pascuale Orozco
Is In retreat from kcllano toward the
northern border OF Mexico with his
rebel army
Serious riotinE occurred at Lima,
Peru, and at Callao as o result Of the
presidential election. Four persons
were killed and several wounded The
candidates for the seat OF President
Lcgula, whose term expires In Sep.
TENDER, are Guillermo Billinghurst,
mayor of Lima, and Senior Aspillaga.
Neighbors found Mrs. William Eth.
eridge and her fyear.old daughter
murdered In their home ut Eagletown,
Okla
a verdict OF not guilty was returned
in the Cleveland, O.. federal court for
the eight wall paper manufacturers
and iobbcrs who were tried for alleged
violation of the Sherman law In con.
spring in restraint of trade in the
conduct Of their business.
Gen. Estenez leader of the negro
insurgents, was captured after five.
hour battle with the Cuban regulars
a number Of the insurrectos were also
The body Of Clarence V. T. Richie.
son, who paid the penalty In Boston
for the murder of Avis Linnell last
October, was buried at the Richcson
home. eighteen miles from Lynchburg,
IA.
Cen. William Booth, head and found.
er Of the Salvation Army, was sue.
oessfully operated on for cataract of
the left eye to restore his sight
The fight for more battle ships was
begun in the house, when considera
ton Of the naval appropriation bill,
sl1s.S19,S37 was begun.
Charles W. Morse, pardoned from
the Atlanta federal prison. returned
from Europe Unexpectedly on the
White Star liner Olympic. accompan- I
led by Mrs. Morse. He looked re. /
well, and said that he was
feeling we'll.
The race in Ohio between Gov. Har.
mon and Woodrow Wilson in the First
and Second districts (Cincinnati is
still undecided. although appearances
now indicate that Wilson will carry
he two districts. With only six pre-.
'incts missing, Harmon is seyenty-one
iotes behind. The vote: Harmon,
I,47S: Wilson. 7,549.
The worst blow yet suffered by the
militant suffragettes of Great Britain
anne when Frederick Pethick Law.
ence. barrister. his wife Mrs. En-.
neline Pethick Lawrence. the Joint
'dttors of Votes for Women, and Mrs.
Pankhurst were sentenced
o serve nine months In prison.
Gov. W. F. Stubbs OF Kansas ad.
nitted that he probably would be a
for the United States sen.
tie before the legislature next winter
lis name has been used In that con
lection a number of times during the
resent campaign. but he said he new.
r had told anyone he was a cahdi.
ate.
United States Senator William Lori.
her will not resign his seat without q
truggle, regardless of any pressure
hat may be brought to bear by hts
lends In the senate.
Because her husband called her a
cold potato" and told her TO return
lone to Cincinnati from New York, ]
here they were then stopping. Mrs.
nnie VILLA Mithoefer, wife of DR..
lillian Mthoefer, has been granted a
lvorce by Judge Swing, in the Ham.
ton county (Ohio) common pleas
lurt. 7
Mrs. Charles NJ. Holden, widow of !.
10 late president of the Albany Brew.
g company, who just returned from
urope, jumped from All eighth-noor
indow of the Hotel San Jacinto, In
ew York City, and was killed.
Won King, generalissimo of Nan.
ing, is vigorously opposing the pro- !
1sed disbandment Of the Marking y
my. Five million dollars had been !.
inded over to Pekin for military ad-
Illustration purposes
Booker T. Washington. negro edu.
Itor, who was dined at the White
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