The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-19

pital in Denver.
Mount Etna is preparing for an
eruption, is the opinion of Frank A.
Perret, the volcano and earthquake in
vestigator, who arrived from Italy re-
Gently. He said that study of the
gases issuing from the crater had led
him to that conclusion.
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The whipping post will not be abol-
ished in Delaware. In the House the
committee on crimes and punishments
reported unfavorably bill to do away
with lashes. The public agitation for
the abolition of the post is more pro-
nounced than ever
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In two hours twenty-six election
fraud cases we're tried in the circuit
court at Pikeville, Ky. OF these 81
were convicted and the men accused
were DISTINGUISHED and fined from $50
to $3.50, The others were dismissed.
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Drug store compilations and ear
adornments will be under the ban in
Kansas If the legislature passes the
bill introduced in the house by Rep
resentative McGinnis of Greeley coun-
ty. The member from Greeley coun-
ty believe Kansas women should
stand pat on native beauty and taboo
drug store beautifiers, hair dressing
receptions and ear sparklers,
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A revolver fight between Cshier
William Cross of the Mohawk German
Banking & Savings Company, in Gin
cinnati, and two men who attempted
to rob the bank resulted in the death
of one of the robbers.
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Thomas Tinker, white, who 1t is
charged shot and killed Constable
Richard Tart, was taken from the
county Jail at Malheld, Ky, at night
and lynched. His body was then rid
died with bullets.
NDnnie Hudson was killed by his
half brother, Ernest Walker, at
Forbes, Mo-, when the two men quar-
relied over possession of typewriter,
and Walker says Hudson attempted to
shoot him.
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Republicans we're hit by the federal
prosecution of alleged election corrup-
tion in Terre Haute, Ind, when United
States marshals arrested four candi-
dates defeated at the recent election.
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Roy Roberts, convicted of the muir
der Of Vernon Connect of North Platte,
Neb., has been denied a new trial in
the district court and sentenced to
death June 4. Connect was driving
through the country and Roberts is
alleged to have killed him to get pos
session of his team.
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The Rev. Joseph Zebris of the Ii
thunian Church, and the housekeeper
employed at his rectory were found
dead recently on the church premises
in New Britain, Conn. The dead
priest was lying on the church floor.
Apparently he had been shot and
strangled The woman's body, show
ing indications of strangling, was
found in the rectory.
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The Gary. Ind, Rail Mill OF the
Illinois Steel Company resumed roll
ing recently and furnished employ
ment for one thousand men who have
been idle for several months.
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Foreign Affairs.
German coal mine operators have
made arrangements with the govern
ment to use prisoners of war in the
mines in order to Offset the acute
scarcity of labor in Germany.
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England is not yet ready either to
buy up all food supplies for distribu-
ton or to fix a maximum price above
which merchants shall not go in sell
luB SuCH dTllCleb.
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The Germans are concentrating
fresh troops for an attack on the Rus
slams in the northeast theater. Vast
numbers of men have been withdrawn
from the siege of Warsaw to oppose
the Russian swarm driving down from
the north upon Konigsberg, East Prus-
STA.
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Swedish ship owners intend to have
the national colors painted on all
vessels in the North Sea triffic to
avoid being sunk by German sub
marines by mistake.
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Germany and Austria are battling
now to save Hungary from the Rus
SLAMS Desperate struggles are in
progress in the Carpathian mountains.