Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-26

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# President Lowell Of Harvard and
President Hadley Of Yale have En-
pressed their hearty approval Of the
plan to place college men on board
the war vessels Of the United States
during the summer vacations.
Personal ....
Prominent society women Of the
national capital presented President
Taft with q rare pearl scarf pin val
uel at $500. and Mrs. Taft with
$4,000 diamond necklace Of pure
white stones as tokens OF esteem In
which they were held by Washington
society. *.@::s..
Jasper N. Baker Of Indiana was APP
pointed examiner OF the United
States mint. Mr.. Baker, who thus be-
comes virtually assistant director of
the mint. has been connected with the
treasury department for many years.
Bishop John Joseph Hogan Of the
diocese OF western Missouri, the old
est Catholic prelate in this country,
both In years and point Of service, ts
dead in Kansas City, Mo-, of pneu-
monia, aged eighty-four years.
Federal Judge Nathan B. Goff was
elected United States senator from
West Virginia by the legislature in
Joint session. ~ 800
Alta meeting of the governing board
Of the Pan-American union at Wash.
lngton, of which Secretary Of State
Knox was chairman for the past four
years, resolutions were adopted COM
mending Mr.. Knox's efforts to further
the amity and friendship between the
United States and Latin-America.
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Four million dollars left by Charles
c. Weld of Newport, R. l., is to go to
the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology in the event that Mr.. Yields
daughter dies without issue.
MAJ. John J. Cairns, adjutant gen.
eral, Third brigade Illinois National
Guard, is dead at the Chicago Union
hospital from injuries he suffered
when he was crowded of an elevated
railway platform.
Charles D. Hilles, secretary to Pres
ldent Taft and chairman of the Repub.
lican national committee, has been
appointed by Governor Sulzer of New
York member of the hoard of man.
ayers OF the New York Training
School for Girls at Hudson. The nom.
nation was confirmed.
The body Of Joaquin Miller, the
poet Of the Sierras, was cremated in
Oakland, CAL, and the ashes borne to
the funeral monument on the estate
the poet built with his own hands
several years ago and there scattered
to the winds. r. - ~
Miss Emmeline c. Upham, one of
the best known newspaper women in
the country, is dead in Washington,
aged seventy-nine years. She was a
society reporter we'll known to the .oc.
cupants of the White House and In
official and diplomatic social circles in
the national capital. .5z
Sergeant John M. Walsh, U. 8. A..
arrived at Jefferson barracks, St.
Louis, on foot, after 7,000-mile tramp
across the continent and back, under
orders to test army shoes.
Foreign ~
Ye Ho Ma La, empress dowager OF
China, is dead in Peking She was
the widow of Emperor Kwangsa,. who
died November 10, 1908. The empress
had been Ill only few days.
Crete was evacuated by the pro
tecting powers, Great Britain, Russia,
France and Italy, and the Greek flag
was hoisted amid enthusiastic demon
STATIONS by the Cretans. -
Francisco I. Madero, the deposed
president of Mexico. must face trial
for murder and theft of 100000
pesos, as charges have been preferred
against him by number of senator's.
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Gustavo Madero, the backbone o,
the fallen administration of his broth.
er, was subjected to the fugitive
law" and shot to death by his guards
| In the arsenal in Mexico City.
A great fire, which occurred in the
center Of Tokyo, destroyed a. thou
sand buildings. These included sew.
eral churches, the Baptist tabernacle,
the Salvation hall, the school OF for
seign languages, and several other
schools. "a. .:= :.: .s y
"A large teahouse In the famous
Kew Botanical gardens, London, Eng:
land, was burned by suffragettes Two
young women we're arrested while
running away from the fire with
satchels containing dark lanterns, oil
soaked cotton a hammer and saw
koehler Submits Report.
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