The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13


Maryland West Virginia and southern
Pennsylvania. Traffic on the West
Maryland aud Baltimore & Ohio rail-
roads is greatly interfered with be-
cause Of wire trouble and drifts.
Tho strike OF the employees of the
indianapolis Traction aid Terminal
company was settled through the eff
forts of Gov Samuel NJ. Ralston. The
employees won their demand for arb.
tration, but nothing is said about rec.
ognition Of the union in the terms Of
settlement
Four persons were killed, one is dy.
Ing and seven others were seriously
injured In an automobile colllsion at
Los Angeles,
Boston voters rejected the proposed
amendment to the constitution max.
ing women eligible to appointment as
notaries public" by a majority of 5.222
A strong earthquake shock occurred
at Messina, Italy 1t was followed by
two shocks Of less severity No dan.
age was done.
Vincent Aston. the most eligible
young man in America, is engaged to
be married The future Mrs. Aston is
Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington, her.
self an heiress and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert p. Huntington of
Staatsburg, ~ Y.
Sir William Henry Preece, known
In England as the father OF wireless
telegraphy," died in London, aged so
years. Sir William introduced both
the telephone and the talking machine
into England
Gen. Felix Diaz, recently Candidate
for president of Mexico. was stabbed
twice by Mexicans while he was lis
tening to a band concert In the fash.
ionable promenade, Malacon, Havana,
Cuba. He was not dangerously in.
jured. Three of the five MeXicans in
tue plOt were arrested,
Mrs. Leon Alden, known as the
BRASS Widow" on trial in the federal
court at Kansas City charged with
using the mails to defraud was con-
victed and sentenced to serve Is
months In the federal prison at Leav-
enworth, Kan,
John Lind, President Wilson's spe.
cIal envoy to Mexico, now at Vera
Cruz. confirmed the report that the
United States has sent an ultimatum
to President Huerta demanding that
he resign the presidency.
Five men were found dead in
small bedroom in a Pacific street tene.
tenement In Stamford, Conn, having
been asphyxiated by gas One of the
five retired while the others were
asleep, and the medical examiner be-
licves he accidentally turned on the
gas. The dead are Italians.
Capt. James Gleason of the Shake.
spcare avenue police station, Chicago
was appointed chief of police by May
or Harrison, succeeding John Nc.
Weeny, who resigned a short timo
ago because of friction in the depart
ment over the handling of the vice
problem.
An effort to resume street car traf.
fic in indianapolis, which has been
tied up for a week by strike, result
ed In the serious injury OF seven
strike.breakers and two policemen
and the wrecking of the car.
Triplets were born at Chattanooga,
Tenn. to Mrs. Edward Heron, wife
OF a prominent local manufacturer.
The triplets are two boys and girl,
with combined weight of 20 pounds.
Thirty-two were killed and 40 i'm
jured when the Marseilles. Paris ex-
press train was wrecked by collision
with a local train near Melun. France.
Mrs. Jessie J. Wakefield was SEN
fenced at New Haven, Conn. to be
hanged for the murder of her hus-
band. She collapsed when sentence
was pronounced and was all but car.
ried from the courtroom.
Speculation among the members OF
the New York chamber of commerce
at It's meeting as to the identity of
the donor of 100000 for college OF
commerce conferred on the name of
Jacob II. Schiff.
Rumors are busy In royal match.
making circles of London once more,
and many wise heads are coupling
the names of the Prince of Wales and
Princess Elizabeth of Roumania
daughter of the crown princess.
After declaring for single stand
ard of purity the National Womens
Christian Temperance union, In con-
vention at Asbury Park. N. j., re-eloct.
ed Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens of Port
land, Me-, as president for the ensu.