The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-08
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Five persons were killed and twenty
or more injured when a cyclone
struck TeXarkana, Tex.
Michael Mahoney, the man who
fired a shot at Mayor Mitchell of New
York has been adjudged insane.
The HomeWood Golf club at Floss
moor, ILL.,, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated to be $150000.
IN a report just made public the
earnings of the United States Steel
corporation are given at SIT ,993,381.
The first commerce to go through
the Panama canal will be on May 10
when a fleet of barges will be taken
through.
Pirates burned the English ship ia
son in a river near Hongkong. One
hundred and eighty of the passengers
were lost.
Colonel Roosevelt and party are
nearing Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 1t is ex-
rected that the colonel will sail for
home at the first opportunity.
John Are, father of George AIDE, the
WI tier is dead at his home in Indiana.
He fell dead while attending a politi-
cal convention at Valparaiso, Ind.
The failure of Cramp Mitchell &
Co., bankers and brokers of Philadel-
phia was announced on the stock ex-
change, with liabilities of $3,600,000
Joseph Lomax, 1914 years old, the
Oldest Mason in the United States, is
dead at indianapolis, ind. He was
BORN in Stokes county, North Carolina
Frank Briggs of Oak Ridge, Mich.
met a surprise upon going to his pig
con loft. He found chick that had
been Matched by one OF the pigeons.
Mrs. Minnie Woodward Duke, ex-
V ife of Brodie l.. Duke, the tobacco
millionaire has annousced her COM
ing wedding to Frank May, of Pasade
IA, Cal.
Fifteen were drowned when the
Russian tank steamship Kometa blew
Up off Sidi-Feruch, on the coast of AL
garia. Fifteen others in the crew
were rescued.
copied the tender of adviser to China,
made him by President Yuan Shi Kai,
of that country. The position pays
salary of $1,000 monthly.
Ida Won CIaussen, under indictment
at New York for sending threatening
lettes to Charles s. Straus, a lawyer,
was pronounced sane by the supreme
court and must stand trial.
A horde of follows of the pretender
TO the Moorish throne was annihilated
by French troops in bloody battle
near Fee, Morocco. The Fench lost
nine killed and twenty-five wounded.
Miss Ethel Griffin of Marionvlle,
Mo-, was shot and killed and hel
mother was fatally wounded. The
shooting is supposed to have been
done by former sweetheart of Miss
Griffin.
The armored cruiser Montana, bear
ing the bodies of the marines slain at
Vera Cruz, has set sail for New York.
1t is the intention of President Wilson
10 meet the Montana and escort her
TO the harDOr.
President Wilson has chosen Rich
ard Olney, secretary of state in Pres
ident Cleveland's cabinet, as the head
of the federal reserve currency board.
He is IS ears old and has had an
eventful career.
John r. Jelke, millionaire head Of
the oleomargine company which bears
his name, was sentenced to two eyars
in the penitentiary by Judge Geiger,
Sitting at Chicago. Jelke was con.
victed of defrauding the government
in the tax upon oleomargerine.
President Wilson has completed his
selections for the federal reserve bank
board The men chosen are: Richard
Olney, Boston, chairman; Paul M.
Warburg, New York, w. P. c. Harding.
Birmingham, Ala, Harry A. Wheeler,
Chicago, DR.. A c. Miller, San Fran.
cisco, members.
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