Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1914-07-03
NEWS Of THE WORLD
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
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Happenings National, Historical n
Political and Personal Events
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Many Readers.

General Garland N. Whistler. inven-
tor of smokeless powder, died recently
at Pensacola.
Ten deaths from the excessive heat
Saturday and 20 prostrations was the
record at st. Louis, Mo.
Uneasiness caused by the failure OF
the five Lorimer-Munday banks is be-
Iieved to be the cause of a run Satur-
day on the North Avenue State bank,
Chicago.
The president has nominated Pay
master Samuel MCGOWAN to be pay
master general of the navy and chief
of the bureau of supplies and accounts
with the rank of rear admiral.
Mrs. Jane Margaret Anderson, wild
ow of Colonel Edward Clifford Ander-
son and great-granddaughter of Thorn
as Jefferson, died Sunday. She was
anative Of Albemarle county, Virginia.
The body OF the late Joseph Lyons,
the city teamster at Fernia, B. G.
who was drowned IN the Elk river
about seven weeks ago, was found
about two miles from Morrissey. Mon
day.
A statue of Andrew Carnegie was
unveiled at a park at Dunfermine,
Scotland, Saturday. The park was pre-
scented to the municipality in 1903 by
Mr.. Carnegie, together with an en-
downment of $4,000 0
With partial restoration of telephone
service to outlaying districts OF Man
dan, N. D., swept by water from a
%cloudburst Saturday, indications are
that property damage will aggregate
from 100000 to 100000.
Children of foreign-born parents
excel American children in school
work because American children are
permitted too many outside pleasures
states Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superin
tendent Of the Chicago schools.
When Alfred Brinkleow, a farmer
As years old, finished his days work
in the wheat field near Derby, Kan.
Saturday, he climbed into a buggy
lighted his pipe and fell asleep. Az
he dozed he fell to the ground, break
ing his neck.
Practically all of lower Michigan
was swept by electrical storms ant
cyclones Saturday night. No fatal
ties have been reported, but severa
persons were injured and the damagt
was great. In Eaton county alone the
property loss was estimated at more
than $4,000
Hundreds Of men searched thu
country Saturday, near Stevens, Miss
for theree negro highwaymen, WHIT
shot and killed two employees Of thu
Gilchrist- Fordney Lumber company
seriously wounded a third and escap
ed with the company's weekly pay
roll of $4,000.
After hearing his physicians de
cree that he must either take a pro
aonged rest or incur the danger of per
manent i'll health. Theodore Roose
welt has made plans to conduct thu
fall campaign. 80 far as possible, from
Sycamore Hill. He therefore, giveI
up the western trip.
The H. B. Clafin company, whole
sale dry goods of New York, one O
the biggest in the country, went int
the hands of a receiver last week. Thu
failure is attributed to over-extendet
credit and the liabilities are estimat
ed at $35, 100000 with assets Of $44,
100000. The firm was also interested
In some 80 retail stores Throughout
the country, but it is stated that un
less blocked by creditors a reorgan
ization will be effected.