Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-15
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AKRON. OHIO Charles Carlson,
aged "a years, of Milwaukee,, an avia-
tor, was almost instantly killed here
when he was crushed beneath the en-
CINE Of his aeroplane after falling
about 200 feet.
ST LOUrIS--H. C. Baseler. paying
teller Of the Third National bank. of
st. Louis, is short $4,000 In his ac-
counts, according to statement given
out by Thomas Wright. vice president
of the bank.
Los ANGELES William st. John
Ranney was arraigned on eight charges
of alleged embezzlement involving
more than $4,000. from the Santa Fe
railroad while employed ms chief clerk
in the office of the auditor OF the COM
spany.
CHATTANOO TEN N.-The
its 1913 reunion in Chattanooga If an
invitation is extended. according to u
statement given out here by Gen AL
fred B. Beers. commander in chief OF
the Union Veterans organization.
SAN DIEGO. cAL.--The arnnored
cruiser South Dakota arrived from
Topolobampo. having been nearly three
months in Mexican waters Captain
Plunkett commanding the cruiser. re-
ceived orders to proceed to San Fran
cisco and the South Dakota will leave
tomorrow
BRAINTREE. MASS. Joseph r.
Costello, newspaper man, died yes
terday For many years he was con-
nected with the Boston Globe. In 1899
he went to Cuba as correspondent OF
the New York Herald and later for
some time was Havana representative
of the Associated Press.
sailors were drowned here yesterday
by the capsizing in heavy sea Of a
salvage boat. The sailors We're work
ing at the wreck of torpedo boat
'S-178" of the German navy, lost with
II lives on March s. after it had been
cut in two by the cruiser Vortex.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Representa-
tive Lewis j. Martin. democrat, of New
Jersey, dropped dead in the union sta
his first term in congress and had
served hi; state in both the assembly
and the senate. being the minority
leader in the latter from 1899 to 1892.
Mr. Martin was 50 years old.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Foster parents
may administer corporal punishment
to children, but IL that punishment is
excessively brutal the child may re-
cover damages. That was the tenor
of annaaIs 1'yciiie M a. , Wy ~ ~,
was si,ins, El;zahath Martin = rsry,, as e,., |.
wife, of Cooper county. Missouri The
case came to the court here on appeal.
WASHINGTON, d. C.--Gen. Luke e.
Wright. of Tennessee, formerly secre-
tary of war and governor general OF
the Philippines, called at the war de-
Garrison to talk about the Philinnines.
Secratary Carrieon inst nov, 10 80, .
fronted with the 1task of finding new
governor general to succeed Cameron
Forbes whose resignation has hean
fendernd ana of nal5i,,p .nther char as
in the personnel of the Philippine COM
mission.
NEW WORK Twenty hlnsbipy
brides ran down the ganp'nl anis Of tina
steamship California Yesterday info ths
arms ar 20 eage,. hridegrooms C;ladness
reigned until the Immigration authori :
ties found that eight of the girls did
not have naners TO nroye thei,, iflen
tity. and told them they could NOT re
main unless they were married al ELLIS
island. When the other ~ heard this
they said they would stand together
and the 20 couples left for the island
TO find a clergyman. Inc prospective
brides came from Scotland and Ireland.
+ I,ONDON-The king and queen held
court al Ruckingham palace last night,
The Americans presented We're Adrian
lselin and Miss Louise Iselin Mrs
Charles Edward Grecnough and Miss
Helen Marie Stuart. ali Of New York.
and Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox, of Con.
necticut.
COLUMBUS. 5OIuo.-Louis Fl. peck.
negro who caused the Akron riot il,
1900. in which two persons wera killed
and the CITY han dyna nited and m,rned
and who was serving a life sentence in
the penitentfary for an alleged assanlt
on a 6-year-old girl. was pardonsd vas :.
terday by Governor Cox. No reasnn
was. given for the parfon :
u,.cu1N,,,ne,7 !,
~ y ~. man Law
stag ea,s hilse ~ me human ny ere
were in session, by scalinp tho To-, nas
to place his hat on the statue of I ~
erty. He had gotten as far as the ha 90
of the statue when a capitol policeman
spied him and persuaded him 10 COVE
down Upon his promise not ia at.
tempt the feat again Law was re,ea sad.
wAcuY>ycro,y ~.
s+,aat -. Tieien Long
crate general. lost her fight yesteraa y
for reappointment as postnistress Of
Gainesville Ga. Mrs. I'll. W. j. Hanna
was nominated to the office after Pres