The Prescott daily news., 1913-01-23

trading in futures on agricultural products.
 Thomas J. Walsh of Helene was de clared elected senator for the siX-year term beginning next March, succeed ing Senator Joseph M. Dixon, at a joint session of the Montana leglsla- ture.
 In his first message to the general assembly, delivered to that body, Ohio's new governor, James M. Cox, strongly favored, among other things, direct election of United States sen ators and the establishment of long term farm loans.
 Enactment of a law making it mis- demeanor to misquote a public speak CT was urged by Gov Blease in his message to the South Carolina legis- lature.
 Fifty lawyers who hope to obtain for their clients more than $1O,0OO,O0O damages for loss of life and property on the steamer Titanic were arrayed against attorneys for the White Star line in court in New York.
 Russias ambition to become the first air power of Europe was revealed in a dispatch from St Petersburg which stated that the Russian govern ment had placed orders for 116 mlli- tary aeroplanes.
 Congressman John w. Weeks was | nominated for United States senator by the Republican members of the | Massachusetts legislature after four days of balloting.
 NJ. Copeland, a car repairer, was killed and three men were hurt when all Illinois Central train ran down a gang of workmen under the Fifteenth street viaduct in Chicago. Secretary of War Stimson has de- nied the application of the sanitary district of Chicago for permission to divert from Lake Michigan 10000 cubic feet of water per second instead of the 4,167 feet at present authorized. Mussulmans massacred 30 women and children and pillaged and burned 12O houses in the village of Kera' musza, in the Turkish province of | Epirus. short distance from the Greek frontier
 The marriage of Miss Helen Miller Gould and Finley J. Shepard will take place Wednesday, January 22, at 12:30 o'clock, at Miss Gould's country place at Tarrytown.
 An investigation Of the 1nternation- al Mercantile Marine, the $120,00O,00O American corporation controlling nu- merCas foreicn and American steam l ship companies, with J. Pierpont Nor gan us the chief witness, is contem- plated by the house committee on merchant marine.
 A French column commanded by Col. Amedee Gueydon de Dives fought a severe battle with a large body of Moors, whom hey routed with loss of 5C9 killed Twelve French soldiers were kill and 50 wounded. Bonds submitted for the release ot Frank NJ. Ryan, F. II. Houlihan anC | William Schupe, sentenced to terms in prison for conspiracy in the illega
 transportation of dynamite, were dis | approved by District Attorney Miller
 of Indianapolis.
 The shifting character of Mexican
 rebel activities again was demon
 strated when it became necessary ts
 dispatch the cruiser Denver from Sar
 Diego, Cal, to Acapulco, on the south
 ern Pacific coast of the republic | where American lives are in momen
 tary danger because of threatened
 rebel attack on that city. Gen. Jose De La Luz Blanco of tho 1 Mexican federal army and his secre
 tary, who were kidnapped by rebel.
 near the federal army's camp, have
 been executed at the Hearst ranch
 Babcora, Chihuahua, according to ad
 vices received at Juarez.
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