Morgan County republican., 1912-06-27
FLASHES Of THE WEEK
JOTTINGS FROM TELECRAMS
Interesting Items Gathered From All
Parts OF the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben.
eft Of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

beer recently confiscated from boot
logging joints.
The 25th biennial convention Of the
North American Gymnastic union ID
in session at Indianapolis.
A fire in a restaurant at Mercer,
Mo, was eXtinguished by the bursting
of 100 cases of soda pop bottles.
The First State bank of Bokchito,
Ok, was robbed Of $3,o00'by five men.
Eight charges Of nitro-glycerin
wrecked the building.
The Illinois supreme court decided
that labor unions may call strikes and
use other lawful means to induce non
union men to join the organization.
The judiciary committee of the
house has voted to impeach Judge
Archibald of the commerce court.
Lightning burned the 900 900 bush
cl Union Pacific elevator and six
houses at Kansas City. Kan. The ele-
,0or loss Is $l50,000.
In fcud battle between the Sharp
and Wadron families near Sherman,
Texas, four persons were killed and
two wounded
Parsons, Kan, voted bonds for
sl7,500 for the purpose Of erecting
Union Traction company terminals in
the city.
An attempt to hold up and rob the
Citizens bank of Mammoth Springs.
Ark, resulted in the death of one out
law and the capture of two others.
Fifteen hundred steel workers at
the National Tube company's mills at
Pittsburgh, Pa. joined 500 night men
who went on strike Sunday night.
The Bank of lngersoll, Ok, was
dynamitod and B. +. Blue was shot
by the fleeing robbers. Little money
was obtained.
President Taft signed the act OF
congress limiting to eight hours the
daily service of laborcrs and mechan-
les employed on government work.
Roosevelt headquarters in New
York are to remain open continuously
until after the November election
Another inland sea, similar TO the
salton sea, is being formed below sea
Special federal grand and petit
juries have been called for July at
McAlester, OK, TO take up the en-
forcement Of prohibition in Oklahoma.
Four companies Of infantry will
march from Lcav"nwOrth to Nevada
Mo, the last of the week to be gone
80 days.
Rains and cold weather delayed the
Kansas wheat harvest week or ten
days.
The Kansas State German.Amcrican
alliance was perfected at Leaven.
worth, by delegates from all parts OF
the state and resolutions adopted
strongly condemning prohibition.
In blazing the way for the exten.
sion of the NJ. o. & G. railroad from
Muskogee to Joplin, location parties
have found several valuable medicinal
springs.
Once again the great houses of Ar
buckles and Havemeyer have declared
for war over control Of the sugar bust
ness of the country.
Trial of the suit for 81 800 900 dam.
ages brought at Topeka by the Fow.
Ter Packing company against the Kaw
valley drainage district will not begin
before fall.
Edward Parker, patrolman, was
killed and an express wagon driver
wounded severely in a demonstration
OF 100 striking track workers at
Cleveland, Ohio.
Indications point TO a wheat crop
OF between five and seven million
bushels along the Central branch ter.
ritory In Kansas.
Government officers are preparing
for wholesale arrests in Oklahoma for
violation OF liquor laws.
Street car earnings in Cleveland
o., under three-cent fares In May
showed an actual surplus OF s32, 900.
Three Arkansas cotton oil compa
nies were fined $6.666 each for viola
ton OF the states antitrust laws. The
fines were paid.
Notification was filed with Ure,
Woodson, secretary of the Democrat,
national committee OF 26 contesti
from Illinois alone
President Taft's veto of the arm,
appropriation bill may prevent thi
years maneuver camps of the regula
army and the national guard.
Fifteen pickpockets were arreste,
! on Chicago street cars and In publ
places. attracted by the opportunit,
~ rna vnn Hon vook