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Upon recommendation of the re-
railway of Kansas City, Federal
Judge Hook ordered an increase of /
per cent an hour in the wages Of the
employees of the company.
A windstorm swept over part OF
Joliet, Ill, and part Of the surround
ing country, killing two men, injuring
half dozen others and leveling sew
eral barns and outbuildings
A tornado swept the southwestern
part of Calhoun county, Mich, damag
ing buildings and crops Telephone
and electric lighting systems were
put out Of commission.
Fire which broke out in q moving
picture theater swept the business
section Of Jasonville, Ind, and cost
the life Of one man.
There have been 900 cases of ty-
phoid and a number of deaths in
Vigo, Spain, due to impure water. The
government has taken steps to re-
lieve the situation.
Condition of health permitting,
President Wilson plans to at least
tour the middle west this fall to lend
aid to Democratic members of the
senate and house who have stood 10y
ally by his administration policies.
After a severe fight which lasted
more than 10 hours, the Zapata ad-
herents who attacked the town of
Ozumba, 80 miles southeast of the
capital, were routed by government
troops under Col vilchis.
"Auntie" Louisa Morgan, 104 years
old, led the grand march at party
given for her at Pittsburg. Pa.
Holmes Davidson, United States
marshal for Oklahoma, and William
r. Plank, a deputy, were shot and al
Baber, former chief of police, when
they attempted to enter the latter's
residence in Tulsa. to search Tor con-
traband liquor.
The liquor question, on which there
was possibility the Democratic party
in Iowa might be divided, was ignored
by the state convention in Council
Bluffs. The platform adopted does not
mention it. Woman suffrage also was
rejected.
the capital and fighting still was in
progress around Tlalpam and Xochi-
milco. At latest reports the Zapa-
tistas still held their positions,
DR.. Rafael Cepeda, elected governor
of the state of San Luis Potosi in
1911. but deposed by Huerta and i'm
prisoned, has been selected by Pro
yisional President Carbajal to negoti-
ate the transfer of the government at
Mexico City to the constitutionalists.
Brig. Gen. William H. Loomis Of
Grand Rapids, Mich, was unanimous
ly elected major general of the uni
form rank Knights of Pythias at the
meeting of the supreme council at
,Terre Haute, Ind.
Wingo, KY. was almost wiped out
by fire. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, with about one-half insur-
ance.
The late Henry H. Rogers, Stand
ard Oil millionaire, left an estate of
$49,009, O99 in New York state, and D.
Ogden Mills left $36.5S6,791. accord
ing to official appraisals filed in New
York.
Eight hundred thousand dollars in
gold bullion, the largest consignment
received from the north this year,
was brought from Nome, Alaska by
the steamship Victoria. The Victoria
also had $4,000 worth Of furs.
A hailstorm, reported to have been
from two miles to 10 miles wide,
swept from a point north of Antler,
N. D., to Berwick, N d., 100 miles
southeast.
ministers can do more good for
humanity by getting out on back
lot and playing ball with the boys
than by going to the suburbs and golf
ing with the men," Rev. W. s. Flem-
ing asserted at the preachers forum
at the Desplaines campmeeting in
Chicago.
The body of well-dressed young
woman, half covered by sand, was
found lying face downward by the wa
ter's edge on Denver Beach, Calves
ton, Tex. Both temples we're pierced
by a bullet wound and the right eye
was discolored as if from the blow Of
q fist.
Rear Admiral Francis Monroe Ram
sey, retired, Who with Admiral
Dewey and Rear Admiral Benham,
constituted the Schley court of in
quiry, died at his home in Washing
ton, d. c., at the age of 80.
Investigation iof an alleged CON
spiracy among dealers and exporters
of wheat at Kansas City, Mo-, to de-
press prices to farmers was provided
in resolution by Representative
Doolittle OF Kansas, favorably report
cd NV the Interstate commerce CON-