The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-28

Republican club in, New York city In
honor OF the late ylce.president
President Taft will open the annual
sessions OF the National Rivers and
Harbors congress In washington De-
cembcr 4, according to announcement
made by officers OF the association.
The congress will be in session three
days.
| Katherine Godfrey, years old OF
Fort Wayne. Ind, is growing a new
nose and the materials are the left
| floating rib from her body and flesh
| taken from her right forearm. year
| ago the child lost her nose by acct
dent and recently doctors decided on
the novel operation which seems to
! be successful.
The United States cruisers Tenncs.
| see and Montana, under command OF
| Rear Admiral Austin NJ. knight, pro-
| ceeded from Gibraltar for Turkish
waters for the protection OF American
| citizens The Tennessee sailed for
Smyrna and the Montana for Beirut
! Postmaster General Hitchcock has
asked every postmaster to obtain from
the business public information as to
/ the probable extent the parcels post
will be used Adequate facilities for
handing the business on a country.
wide scale January / is the object
The vault Of the Kingston, Tenn,
Bank and Trust company was robbed
by four masked men who got about
81 500. The men cut the local and
long.distanCe telephone wires before
. they robbed the bank.
Twcntyfour men lost their lives
when fire damp exploded in coal
mine At Calais, France The explo-
sion occurred between shifts and only
thirty eight men were in the mine
A tablet to the memory of Mrs Isl.
dor StraGs and of the devotion which
led her 10 stay by her husbands side
when the Titanic sank was unveiled
~ the home of the Daughte Of ia.
cob, in New York City. in the pres
encc OF a large number OF prominent
Jewish citizens
The Womcn's Suffrage association,
in convention at Philadelphia, defeat.
cd by an overwhelming majority the
proposed constitutional amendment re.
curing officers to maintain a non.
political attitude except in states
where equal suffrage Is in force
Not night rider case remains on
the ducilct OF the United States court
at Paducah, Ky. as the last case was
dismissed by an order received from
Judge Walter Evans OF Louisville
Because he wanted a notch on his
gun to display his pruwess in true
bandit style, Harry Dishman, l6 years
old. shot and killed Calvin Higgs, n
negro hotel porter, at Springfield, Mo.
Grand Duke Alexis, the s.year-old
czareyitch, who has been III since he
was injured at a hunting lodge at
Spala, carly in October. has suffered
a relapse and grave rumurs are cur
rent.
John Schrank is insane The man
who pleaded guilty to an attempt to
shay Col, Theodore Roosevelt at Nil.
waukeC Wis. the evening OF October
IA will be sent to an asylum for the
criminal insane. where he probably
vii! pass the remainder of his days.
John Schrank. who shot Col Roose-
welt. was placed in the northern in.
sane asylum at Oshkosh, Wis. The
commission OF alienists investigating
as to his mental condition reported
n IN nj 10 ha 80 Inc
Resolutions condemning the Christ.
mas custom Of bartering gifts placed
the Sane Christmas association Of Chi
cago on record as advocating the
abolition of the present.day exchange
of presents
John d. Archbold and other Stand.
ard oil heads are not yet safe from
arrest under criminal proceedings for
alleged conspiracy in restraint OF
trade in Texas, it was authoritatively
stated at the department Of justice.
A decision OF the appellate court Mt
Los Angeles. Cal, handed down re-
Gently, apparently insures majority
for Woodrow Wilson in California OF
about $50 votes and nearly all, II not
all. of the electors TO be sent by the
state to the electoral college.
The radical wing of the American
Federation OF Labor, in convention at
Rochester ~ Y, was defeated by "A
vote OF nearly to / in its attempt to
have the federation adopt industrial
unionism in place of trade autonomy.
Three persons were killed and IL |
were injured In fire that destroyed |
the st. George hotel at Los Angeles, |
Cal. There were more than 100 guests I
at the hotel, and only the heroism OF |
the employees aud firemen saved many ,
from death.
Henry s. Boutel OF Chicago. former
representative in congress, in all prob
ability will be named in a few days as
chief Justice OF the United States
court OF claims, vice Chief Justice S. |
J. Peele. who will retire because OF
the age limit.
Late returns from Wyoming coun.
ties give the Republicans control OF
each house and a majority OF eight on
joint ballot In the twelfth legislature.
AS Republicans are all pledged under
the state primary law. this me2as
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