Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-10-10
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The federal council Of the Churches
Of Christ in America, representing 80
Protestant Evangelical denominations,
has petltioned President Wilson, the
secretary of war and the secretary Of
the navy for sn increase in the mum
Der of chaplans in the army and navy.
Yuan Shl Kai was elected president
of the Chinese republic for term Of
five years, He received the necessary
two-thirds vote of the united houses Of
parliament on the third ballot.
Fourteen passengers were killed and
rs injured when the express from
Kiev to 81. Petersburg collided with a
stalled locoHotiye lCSr the station at
Dyinsk, Russia
Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexroat, a
dancing teacher, who was shot to
death at Wheaton a week ago, was
the victim OF a modern Sluebeard,
who, according to his own confession.
had Killed 10 others in as many
years. Henry Spencer confessed that
he not only Killed Mrs. ReXroat, Nut
that he had slain IA persons.
Thomas Toshesky, the miner who
was liberated from his underground
prison at the Continental mine, at
Cen,ral!a, Fa., after having been en-
tomber for eight days, felt 10 good
tina, be attended church at Mount
Carmel and joined In a general
prayer which was offered on account
OF his rescue,
The Munich newspapers declare
that the Bayarinn sovernme4t has re
vlved its plan for iethronlng the mad
King Otto Of Bavaria and placing
Prince Regent Ludwig on the throne
The Jury OF Bartlosville, Ok, in the
case of Mrs. Laura N. Reuter-, charged
with The murder OF her husband, 3
prominent attorney at Tulsa, OK, last
year, returned a verdict Of guilty, The
Jury recommended life Imprisonment
Bound for Colombia, where he will
attempt to start the building Of q
canal across the lsthmus OF Darlan
In Colombian territory Philippe
Bunau-Varilla. agent of the Morgan
syndicate In the creation of the Pan
anna republic, has gone to Colon.
Cholera Is sweeping the Balkan
states. The ravages CT the two re
cent Balkan wars left thousands o
families homeless and starving a
large section OF Albania is without
doctors and medical supplies
The arrest Of George z. Davis il
New York caused TO be made puhll'
a confession he has made which con
firms and wdens the story told b!
Ortie Mechanical On which 3S othciali
and members OF the International As
sociation Of Bridge and Structura
Iron Workers were sent to the fed
eral peniteAtiary
Virtually no damage was done u
the structure OF the Panama canal b,
the earthquake which occurred In thu
canal zone.
Eight persons drowned. more thai
10000 damage to crops, business
and property and public service COZ
porations crippled are results OF flood
In south Texas, following eight inche
of rainfall
William A. Harris and Max CovitS
convicted leaders Of Chicagos arsol
trust, were sentenced to serfe iron
one to 20 years In the penitentiary'
Detectives Carmody and OBfleH c
Chicago took into custody AlneT
Spencer, former pool room owner, a
suspect in the Mrs. Mildred All
son.Rexroat murder mystery.
The body of w. L. Cowden, Kansa
City tKan) attorney, WAS found :
the foot of Ohio street. In the ka'
river His head had been choppe
open with an ak.
A boy, Is years old. murdered wit
an ak seven persons in the village
Bashriage- ge-En.Lsndreau, in the depar
ment Of the LoirsTnferleure. Franc
Three masked men held up Charlie
johnson, express agent, and Edwar
Tollesrud, ticket agent of the 500 ros
at Thief Rivs- ss.",s, ainn., riaed Il
strong box ana escaped with H,59
The robbery occurred just as the WI
nipeg flyer was pulling out of the at
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