Ripley County democrat., 1914-07-03
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President Wilson and Attorney Gen.
sral McReynolds are agreed that the
dissolution suit against the New Har
ven system must 90 forward unless
the Massachusetts, legislature empew-
ers the holding company to sell Its
Boston q Maine stock
A bill Involving q bond issue Of. 81
o00. .eoo. 900. to be guaranteed by the
national government when issued by
the states to build good roads. was
virtually agreed upon by the senate
postoffce and post-roads committee.
Senator T. P. Gore will return to
Oklahoma within q few days, bearing
the Administrations Endorsement In
the shape OF letter from Secretary
Of State Bryan. declaring that It would
be better for the country II the sena-
tor should campaign for denomination.
Friendship of long standing did not
deter Aytch Fulton from killing his
reighbor, J. p. Clemmaa, when Glenn
mans cattle broke into Fulton's grain
asld near Weston. Mo.
George ". Perkins resents the i'm
putation OF President Wilson that
Thomas D. Jones, one OF the men des-
ignated by the president for a place
on the federal reserve board. became
q director OF the International Harves-
ter company In order to reform the
company.
At the Modern Woodmen OF Amer
lcA conHention at Toledo, o., the ad-
ministrRtiOn officeFs we're vnuIcascu'
and elected by q vote Of $50 to l4S,
A. K. Talbot OF Lincoln. Neb., was re-
elected head consul.
Sixteen sheet iron and tin plate
plants In New Jersey, employing more
than 1000 men, will close for an In
definite period on July l, 1t was an
nounced. as q result Of the failure OF
the Amalsamated Iron. Steel and Tin
Plate Workers association and the
owners OF the plants to agree on wage
rates at the conference.
Eecsders from the Western Fedora
ton Of Miners launched an independ'
snt miners union. rejecting peace
overtures from President Charles II.
Meyer and his associates. They elect
ed as temporary president M. Nc
Donald.
Robert Maloney OF Cuero. Tex. q
vaudeville actor, known as Willard
the Wizard" committed suicide In the
county jail at CihcInnati. o., by jump
Ing from the fourth tier Of cells to the
basement His neck was broken.
"I do not know why killed him."
said Mrs. Mary Hardy Folsom. q
Smith college graduate, arrested on
the charge OF shooting her husband.
Henry II. Folsom. while they were
driving near Exeter. N. H.
The house devoted an hour and Q
half session to eulogies OF the late
Representative Timothy d. Sullivan
Of New York City. About 100 OF big
Tins" relatives and personal politi.
cal associates occupied the galleries.
Reports received at Batavia. Java,
say that an earthquake and terrific
storm have caused immense damage
on several islands to the north Of
British New Guinea. Hundreds Of
houses were demolished and several
natives we're drowned.
BY a vote Of 12s 10 l0s. the house
Of representatives decided that MI.
chael ]. Gil (Democrat) was duly
slected a member Of that body at the
1912 election.
Sections Of Missouri are overrun
with unemployed men as the result OF
Q bulletin issued BY the state bureau
Of labor statistics that $4,000 men
were needed In Missouri to harvest
the wheat crop. according to reports
at jefferson City.
An attempt was made near Tschu-'
aovo, in Russia. to blow up the Rus-
sian imperial train. carrying the en-
psror Of Russia and his family. Ac-
esrding to dispatches from st. Peters
burg. q bomb was found on the track.
Fifty-three prisoners at the Muwau
kas house OF correction got their
nsmss on the honor roll when thsy
placed their lives in Jeopardy In fiskt-
Ing . fire which destroyed the hle
barn On the prison farm At Nerth Nil
vaukee