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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
BANDITS LOOT MAIL TRAIN
TWO Unmasked Men Bind Clerks and
Escape With Large Number of
Registered Packages.

Redding. Cal.-Two unmasked men
looted the mail car Of the Oregon ex-
press, on the Southern Pacific, of all
registered matter, and escaped, leav-
ing the mail clerks bound in the car.
The train was north bound from San
Francisco, and when it stopped at Red
Bluff, thirty-five miles south of this
city, mail sacks were thrown out and
others taken on.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
TWO Die In Auto Plum.

Wheeling, w. Wa large automo-
bile truck containing 40 persons COM
prising a wedding party plunged over
a thirty-foot embankment near Bel
laire, Ohio. Two persons are dead
and many injured
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Dies in Chair for Murder.

Ossining, N. Y.-Philip Mangano.
formerly interpreter in the marriage
license bureau in New York, was
nut to death by electricity in Sing
Sing prison here for the. murder of
his daughter about three EARS ago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Name BRYAN for 1912 Race.

Lincoln. Neb.-William j. Bryan's
name has been advanced for a posi-
ton on the Democratic primary bal
lot as a preferential candidate for the
presidency by a petition placed on file
with Secretary of State Wait here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

4 New Jersey mule drank quart
of whisky and then kicked himself
to death. Had that mule been a man
he might have gone home and whip
ped his wife.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

There is nothing so very strange in
the fact that a Massachusetts minis
ter has left the pulpit to go into the
coal business. He is preaching the
doctrine that it is better to have a
fire here than hereafter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

Bob White is prettier in the open
in a game bag Mans desire 10 pur-
sue and kill must have descended
from the savages
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Fire Loss May Be s75o,ooo.

Houston, Textile main building,
boiler house and storage house of the
Industrial Cotton Oil company. with
10000 tons of seed and other product,
burned here. The loss is estimated
to be between 100000 and s750,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Hondurans Elect Escobar.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras.-The ma
tional congress. which has reassem.
bled, has elected Francisco Escobar
president of that body. Gen. Manuel
Bonilla, president-elect. will be in
stalled February /.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

Half play by Sophocles entitled
"Ichneutae" has been discovered in a
Greek town called Oxyrhynchus. But
probably it will not have any effect on
the receipts from Uncle Tom
Cabin" and East Lynne"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

While two Illinois youths were fight
ing over a girl she ran away with the
third young man. 1t isn't every girl
who is bright enough to do just the
right thing at the right time
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

Prof. Clark of Rochester says the
teaching of English in the public
schools is by the "hypodermic meth
cd" All English cannot he shifted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Cold Kills Wife; Man DIT ~

Baraboo.-Mrs. ChrlStin@ IN
was found frozen to u6". bpsbt
home near Loganville' hei - If
is also near death as rev. heel
severe cold. The family n"
want and i'll.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Insane Boy Kills His Mother.

Milford, Mass.-Clarence L. Racine,
seventeen years old, killed his mother,
Mrs. Louis Racine, with butcher
knife, set fire to the house and then
fatally stabbed himself here. Racine
Is believed insane.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

We see by the papers that post
card has reached it's destination after
having been ii years on the way 1t
would be interesting to learn how
have stopped to read it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
,.,:.onein Postn1as' /.

Names Wisconsin Postn'as at j
Washington.-The uriscor'
nominated the followlns rasba
postmasters: P. E. Nelson, - viii
J. F. Gilmore, Durano'
Il. Bridgman, Stanley
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
italians Defeat Arab Force.

Tripoli.-Two battalions, covering
a detachment of engineers. were at
tackled by a large force of Arabs.
After three hours of fierce and con-
tinuous fighting the Arabs withdrew
with heavy losses.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
New Submarine Is Launched.

Seattle, Wash.-The United States
submarine boat F-3 was launched
from Seattle ship yard. Extraor-
binary secrecy has been maintained.
and the equipment and batteries of
The F-3 are not to be divulged.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

Men of As are to be leagued to de-
mand recognition. Huxley, learning
Greek at so. would regard them as
children.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Minors May File Papers.

Madison.-Circuit Judge 10, ~
Stevens rules that an alien a
his petition for citlzen"Hlp
reaches Fl years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

A New Jersey farmer was mistaken
ny his hired man for crow and shot.
However. some one has yet to mis-
take man snake and beat him to
death with a club before discovering
the difference.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
If any of our readers wish |


If any of our readers wish tt
know which side is winning il
the big European war, let him
first tell US which side he wishes
to see win. If he is in sympathy
with the Germans, we can fnd
proof that the Germans are win.
ming. If his sympathies are with
the Allies, we can prove that they
are winning. We are in a posi-
ton to please all readers.
Costly forest fires occurred this
fall in some of the northern coun-
ties of the State. We are glao
that we have not had any to re-
port in this county. Damage
done by mountain fires is by no
means confined to the owner OF
the land. When the Sponge"
is burned from the surface of the
mountains, rainfall rushes off, in
stead of soaking in, and the re,
suit is that streams having their
source in the fire region soon run
dry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
Number Two.
A JOINT

n JUN EDOb AiON
Proposing an amendment to section
eight of article nine of the Constitu-
ton Of Pennsylvania.
Section l.. Be 1t resolved by the
Senate and House Of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the
following is proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution OF the Com
monwealth Of Pennsylvania, In accord
ance with the provisions Of the eigh-
teenth article thereof
Amend section eight, article nine Of
the Constitution Of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol-
lows:
Section s. The debt of any county.
city, borough, township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor-
porated district, except as herein pro-
vided, shall never exceed seven per
centum upon the assessed value Of
the taxable property therein, nor shall
any such municipality or district incur
any new debt, or increase Its indebt-
edness to an amount exceeding two
per centum upon such assessed valua-
ton Of property, without the assent
Of the electors thereof at a public
election In such name as shall be
provided by law; but any city. the
debt OF which now exceeds seven per
centum Of such assessed valuation,
may be authorized by law to increase
the same three per centum, in the az
gregate, at any n time, upon such
valuation, except that any debt or
debts hereinafter incurred by the city
and county of Philadelphia for the
construction and development Of sub
ways for transit purposes, or for the
construction of wharves and docks, or
the reclamation of land to be used in
the construction Of a system Of
wharves and docks, as public improve
ments, owned or to be owned by said
city and county Of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and coun-
nues In excess OF the interest on said
debt or debts, and of the annual In.
stallments necessary for the cancella.
ton Of said debt or debts, may be
excluded in ascertaining the power OF
the city and county Of Philadelphia
10 become otherwise indebted: Pro
yided, That a s~inking-fund for their
cancellation shall be established and
maintained" so that 1t shall read as
follows:-
Section s. The debt Of any county,
city, borough, township. school dis
trict or other municipality or incor-
porated district, except as herein pro-
yided, shall never exceed seven per
centum upon the assessed value of
the taxable property therein, nor shall
any such municipality or district in
cur any new debt or increase its In
~debtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed
valuation Of property, without the con-
sent OF the electors thereof at a public
election In such manner as shall be
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution Of this Commonwealth IL
accordance with provisions Of the
eighteenth (XVIID article thereof
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and 1t IL
hereby enacted by the authority OF
the same, That the following is pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
provisions Of the eighteenth (XVIW
article thereof
AMENDMENT.
Laws may be passed providing FOL
a system of registering, transferring
insurlng Of and guaranteeing land
titles by the State, or by the counties
thereof, and for settling and determin'
ing adverse or other claims to and In
terests in lands the titles to which
are so registered, transferred, insured,
and guaranteed; and for the creation
and collection Of indemnity funds;
and for carrying the system and
powers hereby provided for into effect
by such existing courts as may be
designated by the Legislature, and by
the establishment OF such new courts
as may be deemed necessary. In mat.
tiers arising in and under the opera
ton of such system, judicial powers,
with right Of appeal, may be confer
red by the Legislature upon county
recorders and upon other officers by
It designated. Such laws may provide
for continuing the registering, trans.
ferring, insuring, and guaranteeing
such titles after the first or original
registration has been perfected by the
court, and provision may be made for
raising the necessary funds for ex'
penses and salaries Of officers, which
shall be paid out of the treasury OF
the several counties.
A true copy Of Joint Resolution No. s
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
Number One.
A JOINT

"A JOlNT RESOLUTlON
Proposing an amendment to section,
one, article eight of the Conatitu-
ton of Pennsylvania.
Be II resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Com.
monwealth of Pennsylvania In General
Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution OF
Pennsylvania be, and the same is
hereby, proposed, In accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof
That section one Of article eight,
which reads as follows:
Section 1. Every male citizen
tw~enty-one years OF age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
ject, however, to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration OF
electors as the General Assembly may
enact:
First. He shall have been q citizen
Of the United States at least n
month.
Second. He shall have resided in
the State n year Cor, having pre-
viously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen Of the State. he
shall have removed therefrom and re-
turned, then six months) Immediately
preceding the election.
Third. He shall have resided In
the election district where he shall
offer to vote at least two months i'm
mediately preceding the election.
Fourth. II twenty-five years OF age
and upwards, he shall have paid
within two years a State or county
tax, which shall have been assessed
at least two months and paid at least
one month before the election" be
amended so that the same shall read
"a follows:
Section 1. Every citizen, male or
female, of twenty.one years OF age.
possessing the following qualifications,
shall be entitled to vote DIT all cleo
tons, subject, however. to such laws
requiring and regulating the registra'
ton of electors as the General AS
sembly may enact:
First. He or she shall have been a
citizen Of the United States at least
one month.
Second. He or she shall have re-
sided In the State n year Tor, nav
ing previously been a qualified elector
or native-bofn citizen Of the State,
he or she shall have removed there
from, and returned, then six months)
Immediately preceding the election.
Third. He or she shall have re-
sided In the election district where he
or she shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the
election.
Fourth. II twenty-five years OF age
and upwards, he or she shall have
paid within two years q State or
county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least two months and
paid at least n month before the
election.
Fifth. Wherever the words ne"
his" him." and himself" occur In
any section Of article VIII Of this Con-
stitution the same shall be construed
as II written, respectively, "he or she,'
"his or her" him or her" and him
self or herself"
A true copy Of Joint Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29

provided by law; but any city, the
debt Of which on the first day OF Jan.
uary, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four, exceeded seven per cen
tum of such assessed valuation, and
has not since been reduced to less
than such per centum, may be author
lied by law to increase the same three
per centum In the aggregate, at any
one time, upon such valuation. The
city of Philadelphia, upon the condi
tons hereinafter set forth, may In
crease its indebtedness to the extent
of three per centum In eXces5 OF seven
per centum upon such assessed valua.
ton for the specific, purpose of pro
viding for all or any Of the following
purposes,-to-wit: For the construc'
ton and improvement of subways,
tunnels, railways, elevated railways,
and other transit facilities; for the
construction and improvement OF
wharves and docks and for the recla.
nation of land to be used In the con
struction of wharves and docks, owned
or to be owned by said city. Such
increase, however, shall only be made
with the assent of the electors thereof
at q public election, to be held In such
manner as shall be provided by law.
In a%scertaining the borrowing capacity
of said city of Philadelphia, at any
time, there shall be excluded from the
calculation a credit, where the work
resulting from any previous eXpendl'
ture, for any n or more OF the spe.
ciic purposes hereinabove enumerated
shall be yielding to said city an an
nual current net revenue; the amount
of which credit shall be ascertained
by cawpitalizing the annual net enu
during the year Immediately preceding
the time of such ascertainment. Such
Capitalization shall be accomplished
by ascertaining the principal amount
which would yield such annual, cur
rent net revenue, at the average rate
of interest, and s%inking-fund charges
payable upon the indebtedness incur.
red by said city for such purposes,
up to the time of such ascertainment.
The method OF determining such
amount, so to be excluded or allowed
as a credit, may be prescribed by the
General Assembly.
In mourning indebtedness, for any
one, or more Of said purposes or
construction, improvement, or recla'
nation, the city Of Philadelphia may
issue. its obligations maturing not
later thar fifty years from the date
thereof, with provision for a sinking
fund sufficient to retire said obliga.
ton at maturity, the payments to
such s"inking-fund to be In equal or
graded annual installments. Such OBJ,
legations may be In an amount suftt-
Client to provide for and may include
the amount Of the interest and sink.
ing-fund charges accruing and which
may accrue thereon throughout the
period Of construction and until the
expiration Of one year after the com,
pletion Of the work for which said
Indebtedness shall have been incurred;
and said city shall not be required
to levy a tax to pay said interest and
sinking-fund charges, as required by
section ten of article nine OF the
Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the
expiration of said period of one year
after the completion Of such work.
A true copy Of Joint Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29

If the Dummies could read, and
if they had been keeping posted
on the progress of the European
war, what will have been their
thoughts shortly after sunrise
next Monday? Will they wonder
how "Joimany'' or the "All-lies'
got here so quickly?
Mr.. and Mrs. D.. E. Little and
Miss Lille Brewer autoed to
Clearspring and Hagerstown last
Sunday and returned by way of
Mercersburg, where they took
aboard Miss Evelyn Bennett, of
that place, who came home with
them to spend a week.
A lady told US last week that
if those who bring their surplus
cats to town and drop them out
to shift for themselves, would
see the poor things after they
starved for several weeks, they
would be more merciful thereaf-
ter. Better kill them at home.
In sending a dollar to advance
her subscription to the NEWS,
Mrs. A. V. Doyle (Allie Lewis
expresses the wish that all her
Fulton county friends could spend
a winter in California. Mrs.
Doyle has spent several years in
that land of beautiful flowers and
sunshine, and is enthusiastic in
her praises of the state of her
adoption.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berkeley Sipes,
and Miss Camilla Whitfield. all
of Hustontown, were McCon-
nellsburg shoppers Saturday, and
called at the News office to re-
new subscription. We wish our
good friends up there would send
US the news of that busy place.
We furnish paper and stamped
addressed envelopes to CORES
pondents.
Amateur sleuths were:1disap-
pointed this week when a pref
ty looking mystery" was sud-
denly terminated. Some boys
found a keg of supposed silver
ware while playing in the leaves
on Cove mountain last Sunday,
and, for a day or two, wild ru-
mors of robbery flew thick and
fast. Inquiry among the State
men who are working on the
mountain, revealed the fact that
the "silverware" was a lot of
baking powder spoons, and SINH
lar rubbish that some one had
dumped over the side of the road
to get rid of it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29

See M. H. Hollinshead's new
advertisement on fourth page OF
this paper. The fact that How
ards business is constantly in
creasing is evidence tibet he does
the fair thing with his customers.
A boy living with Mrs. James
Connolly, Tod township, fell out
of a hickory tree last week and
severely cut his head. The boy
was picking nuts at the time OF
the accident. DR.. Robinson made
the repairs.
John Ham, and John B. Sipe,
the latter accompanied by Orrin
Shaw, who lives with him, all OF
near Saluvia, were transactine
business in town Saturday. Mr..
Ham expects to make sale OF
personal property soon.
After having spent five weeks
very delightfully."- in the homes
of her father, Mr.. B. W. Logue,
and her sister, Mrs. L. W. Sey'
lar, Mrs. Hammond Prosser and
her little son left for their home
in Johnson City, Tenn, Monday.
Owing to the absence of the
pastor in attendance at the Syn
cd in Altoona, there will not be
any preaching services in the Re-
formed nor in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday. Sunday
schools and Christian Endeavor
as usual.
Last Friday, Michael Kruzark,
proprietor of the oldest hotel in
Scranton, emptied the cash draw
er of the barroom, laid the keys
on the bar, notified the owner Of
the hotel that he was done with
the saloon business, and immed.
lately left town. He said that
ever since Billy Sunday hac
preached in Scranton, his saloor
business had so fallen off that he
had to quit.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
Number Three.
A JOINT

Proposing an amendment to section
twenty-one of article three Of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania.
Section /. Be II resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the
following amendment to the Constitu;
ton Of the Commonwealth OF PENN
sylvania be, and the same Is hereby,
proposed, in accordance with the eigh.
teenth article thereof :
Amend section twenty-one, article
three of the Constitution of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, which
reads as follows:
mo act of the General Assembly
shall limit the amount to be recovered
for injuries resulting in death, or for
injuries to persons or property, and
in case Of death from such injuries,
the right Of action shall survive, and
the General Assembly shall prescribe
for whose benefit such actions shall
be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe
any limitations of time within which
suits may be brought against corpora
lions for injuries to persons or prop.
erty, or for other cause different
from those fixed by general laws reg
ulating actions against natural per-
sons, and such acts now existing are
avoided" SO that 1t shall read as
follows:
The General Assembly may enact
laws requiring the payment by EN-.
ployers, or employers and employees
Jointly, of reasonable compensation
for injuries to employees arising in
the course Of their employment, and
for %occupational diseases Of employees,
whether or not such injuries or dis
eases result In death, and regardless
Of fault of employer or employee, and
fixing the basis Of ascertainment OF
such compensation and the maximum
and minimum limits thereof, and pro-
viding special or general remedies for
the collection thereof; but in no other
cases shall the General Assembly limit
the amount to be recovered for In
juries resulting in death, or for in
juries to persons or property, and In
case of death from such injuries, the
right of action shall survive, and the
General Assembly shall prescribe for
whose benefit such actions shall be
prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any
limitations of time within which suits
may be brought against corporations
for injuries to persons or property,
or for other causes, different from
those fixed by general laws regulating
actions against natural persons, and
such acts now existing are avoided.
A true copy Of Joint Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
Fulton House Changes Hauds

The Fulton House, perhaps q,
of the best known and most M,
ular hostleries o the LincOI
Highway, was sold by AgentGa
A. Harris on Tuesday to Mr.. d
vim D. Little, of C~hambersbr,'
for the sum of $11, 800. 90.
Mr.. Little belongs to one
Chambersburg's oldest hotel sl
lilies, and is thoroughly famji
with all the details connect
with conducting a first class n
tel. For several years he eO|
Quoted one of the leading bot1
in Buffalo, N. Y. He will hi
possession of the Fulton House,
about two weeks, and he expeJ
to make extensive improvement
in the way of enlarging the bull
ing, putting in steam heat, Al
electric lights, a n d otherwi|
bringing it up to a first class md
ern hotel.
The travelling public will leaI
with regret that the Rexrothsa n
retiring from the hotel busineI
for any one who ever once enid
ed their hospitality, was a stau|
ing advertisement for the plac1