Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-02-13
Summary OF
Most Important
News Events
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Smith-Lever agricultural extension
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Fire started In a Washington thea
Ger few minutes after 1t had been
cleared of a great crowd that includ-
ed Vice-President Marshall and Sec
rotary Bryan and prominent church
dignitaries from practically every
state In the Union.
The board of food and drug inspec-
zion In the department Of agriculture
81 Washington has been abolished by
Secretary Houston. DR.. Carl Alsberg
will decide the appeals that formerly
vent to the board,
The house at Washington passed the
senate resolution appointing former
Senator Joseph G. S. Blackburn of
Kentucky resident commissioner OF
Gre Lincoln memorial commission at a
easary of $4,000 year to fill the va.
caacy caused by the death of former
Senator Cullom.
Fear of granting immunity to wit
ocsses caused the interstate commerce
commission to make an incomplete in
vestigation of the affairs of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad,
Senator Norris said in the senate at
Washington in urging passage Of his
resolution for new inquiry into sew
erai features not touched in the re-
cent investigation.
Secretary Bryan shut off all Asiatic
exclusion legislation at the present
session of congress with statement
60 the house immigration committee at
Washington that any agitation of the
subject would involve present diplo-
matte relations between this country
and Japan and Mexico.
President Wilson announced at
Washington that he would endeavOr to
have repealed at the present session
OF congress that provision of the Pana-
sra canal act which exempts American
coastwise ships from the payment of
tells. He made his position clear to
callers in unequivocal terms.
Postmaster General Burleson an
nounced at Washington that he did not
approve of postmasters conventions
under present conditions. He said too
much time was lost by postmasters
end other employees.
The United States has issued a call
Cor the third peace conference at The
Hague next year. 1t took this action
at the request of Queen Wilhelmina of
Holland.
"Tsis bill attempts to Russianize
America: ii would establish censor
ship over the press by the postmaster
general: American newspapers will
not tolerate it," Such was the com
ment OF Senator Hitchcock to fellow
members Of the senate banking and
currency committee at Washington at
the hearing on the stock exchange reg
u'ation bill offered by Chairman Owen
A constitutional amendment abolish.
Ing absolute divorce with the privi-
lege Of ren1arrisge was introduced in
The senate at Washington by Senator
EansdeiI Of Louisiana.
Preparations are being made by the
weather bureau for the establishment
OF bureau and substations in the
Panama canal zone to warn ships.
Domestic
Daniel Adams was shot dead by
William Alderman, whom he had NOR
tally wounded in a quarrel at Mata-
wan, w. Va The two had been play
ang cards.
Francis B. SayTe and Mrs. Sayre,
daughter of President Wilson, arrived
ct Wiiliamstown. Mass, to take up
their residence. Mr.. Sayre, who has
been appointed assistant to President
Harry n. Garfield of Williams college
cad instructor in government, will be-
Gin his new work at once.
John ID. Rockefeller. from whom
Cuyah0ga county tax commissioners
are trying to obtain s12,0O0,0O0 in
taxes. fitted out of Cleveland, O., mys-
teriousfy and now is at Pocantico Hills,
T. Y. Why the oil king left Cleve-
Land SO hurrtedly has not been ex-
piained.
8. Virum Brales. Spanish mission
airy. was shot dead by Charles Baum
berger and bis, son Charles A.. at the
Baumberger country home at San An
tonia. Tex. Both surrendered to
Sheriff Tobin. It was said they found
the missionary In their house
Coolest weather of the winter was
recorded in Chicago and hundreds of
other cities in the north central part
Of the United States. With the cold
est day came death and injury. One
dead and 70 injured in Chicago and