The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
Salt Lake City was chosen as the

Detectives are on guard AT the resi-.
dcncc OF Sir Richard Mcbride, pre-.
Tnier OF British Columbia, at Victoria.
because OF the receipt by him OF an
anonymous letter from Vancouver
warning him that Il plot was on foot
to blow up the official residence with
dynamite
a frozen switch lock that prevented
the opening OF a switch caused head.
on callision between TWO fast Frisco
trains at Milfay Switch Okla. Tween.
ty.fve passengers and trainmen were
injured
There are broad hints that II il
Postmaster General Hitchcock's intcn.
tion ID a Few weeks to parallel his
sensational recommendation that the
government take over the telegraph
lines with a recommendation that IL
take over the business Of the express
companies.
The New York board Of education
has abolished high school frats
PostmastcrGcneral Hitchcock is.
sued a statement showing that nearly
100000 parcel post packages we're
sent through the post0itices Of the 90
leading cities Of the country during
the first week Of January.
The Booth line steamer Ambrose,
while proceeding in the Mersey. col.
lidcd with a fishing smack and lighter,
sinking both Of them. Tea men lost
their lives.
Damage estimated at Sl.OOO,OOO was
done by the food in the Allegheny,
MpnonRah"la and Ohio river valleys.
Wheeling, W, Va, suffered severely
from high water. 5000 persons hay.
ing been driven from their homes
Miss Ella Ewing, the tallcst woman
in the world, died at her home near
CORN, Mo, where she lived with her
aged father Miss Ewing was s feet
1 inches tall
Carrying 500 S&O1l7, an Increase Of
nearly $1,000 600 over the amount ap.
propria.,d last year. the army appro.
priation bill was reported to The
house by Representative Hall Of Nir.
ginia, chairman of tho committee on
military affairs
Charging conspiracy and fraudulent
practice, Representative Rorland of
Missouri introduced resolutions in the
house calling for congressional iuycs.
LEGATION OF the conduct Of Judges John
e. Pollock Of the Kansas district court
and 4. S Van Nalkonburgh Of the dis.
Irict court OF Missouri
The old fight for the re.cstablIsh.
mcr' OF the cantccn in the army again
was carried hcfor" congress, when
Mrs Alice BmbaHk appeared before
the house committee on military AT.
fairs in favor OF the Bartholdt can.
teen bill She represents the wives
and daughters Of the enlisted men g
the army. and gave Chairman Hay a
petition signed by 1900 women.
The governments petition for q
permanent injunction against the
Eastern States Retail Lumber Deal
ers' association alleged TO be a com.
bination in restraint OF trade, was
granted by the federal district court
IN New York
An emergency appropriation II
S5O.Uo0 10 combat an epidemic of scar.
let fever and diphthcria that threat.
ems Chicago has been asked from the
city council
Senator O'Gurman introduced a bill
granting medals to all surviving sol.
diors Of the battle of Gettysburg.
\ Sofia dispatch gives reports from
Adrianuplc, saying the rations in the
invested towns have been reduced TO
one-iourlh. Eighty thousand persons
are sick, without medical aid or the
means of obtaining warmth.
With exciting episodes following
fast in the early hours OF he Tcnnes
see legislature, former Gov Patterson
appeared before the Democratic eau.
Gus aud, in the interest Of harmony,
announced his Withdrawal from the
senatorial fight
The Sorylan government decided to
withdraw from the Adriatic sea. This
action is regarded in al quarters as
a notable step IN the direction of
peace
Frank l. Chance, former manager
of the Chicago National baseball team,
has signed contract to manage the
New York American league club for
three years lie will take charge Feb.
ruary :. Terms of the contract were
not announced
Mr. anal Mrs. VIII Titsey and their
three children, Merrill, aged s; Leon
aged &, and Dorothy, i months old
were burned TO death when their
home on farm ten miles north OF
Erie, Kan, was destroyed.
Renouncing his VOWS to the church
for the woman he loved, the Rev. ia.
Their d. j. Gallagher was married in
St Louis to Miss Florence Layer, a
trained nurse OF Louisville, Ky.
There are now 100000 enfran.
chised women in the world, according
to figures compiled by suliragists. OF
the number, 100000 are Americans.
The next Norwegian storthipg will
contain no woman member or alter
nate. il became apparent, and Oppo-
nents of equal suffrage are gloating
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