The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
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Fricke Coke company of Connellsville
Pa, to fire at once 1000 coke ovens
that have been idle a year or more.
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President Wilson signed. the coast
guard bill, which combines the reve'
nue. cutter service and the life-saving
service.
Hans Schmidt, who murdered Anna
Aumueller and cut up Ler body, was
denied new trial by Supreme Court
Justice Davis of New York.
Homer Osborn, former deputy city
treasurer of St. Joseph, Mo, was con
yicted of ENLIGHTENMENT and sentenced
to two year: in the penitentiary.
The legislature of West Virginia
voted to submit to the people at the
next election an amendment to the
constitution providing for woman suf'
frage.
Mrs. w. J. Hicks, bride of one week
was killed by Charles 'erkins at Will
low Springs, Mo. Perkins then shot
himself. 1t is believed Perkins was a
former sweetheart of Mrs. Hicks.
Fort Worth's TEX long list of re.
cent murders was increased when
Hubbard Clark was arrested, charged
with killing his wife. The woman was
found dead in the bathtub at their
home.
w. NJ. Snyder, SIS, a Pittsburg oil
operator, said to be the son of mil.
lionaire, slashed his wife to death and
then drank poison. He attacked his
wife as she lay Ill in a hospital at
Houston, Tex. .-...
Although armed only with a nail
file, Mrs. Rose A. Mann of Denver,
Colo, fought so desperately when a
robber entered her home that she
routed the intruder and saved $4,000
in jewelry and silver.
After Sergt. r. H. Stahl at Portland
Ore, recovered a stolen automobile he
drove slowly by Patrolman Klingen-
smith to see If the latter would recog.
nize it. The sergeant did not stop
promptly when Klingensmith called to
him and was shot through the head.
H. H. Woods. telegraph operator of
Harmony Junction, Butler county,
Pa, shot and killed his wife and
three children and then committed
suicide.
A bill putting non-supporting and
deserving husbands to work cracking
stones as state prisoners has been in.
troduced In the legislature of New
Jersey.
The federal grand jury at Calves
ton, Tex. returned an indictment
against Capt. w. F. McCreary on
charges of violation of the Mann act
II is alleged that Capt. McCreary
brought Mrs. f. Erhart from San
Francisco to Galveston for an i'm.
moral purpose.
Mrs. Florence H. Gates. widow of
Charles G. Gates, was married at her
home on Lake of the Isles to Harold
Lee Judd of New Britain, Conn.
Senator Garrett of the Arkansas
legislature introduced a constitutional
amendment providing for woman's
suffrage.
How 100000 was made by passing
counterfeit money was confessed by
James Vertress of Louisville, KY, to
United States District Attorney Horne
at Pittsburg. ...
The removal of the veto power of
the governor is sought in constitu
tional amendment proposed by Repre-
sentative Brewer of Crawford county
Kan, Socialist member of the house
Senator Joseph H. Allen introduced
in the Iowa senate the proposed
amendment providing for equal sui
frage. Owing to the large number OF
pledges, its adoption seems certain.
The United States has sent formal
note to Germany which, without dis
cussing the sovereignty of Belgium
expresses willingness to make such
arrangements as may be necessary
with the German military authorities
In de facto control Of Belgian terri
tory for the continuance of American
consular service there.
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Threatened with death by the black
hand of New York, Andrew Postig
linee framed up" his own arrest. An
drew said he wanted to 60 to Jail to
save his life. He displayed a pistol
and was promptly arrested and held
under the anti-pistol law.
Following the court decision max
ing it illegal to deliver intoxicants by
common carrier, liquor company OF
Dillonville, o., doing a big business
with customers in Wheeling, w. Va.
will deliver wet goods by aeroplane
thus evading the law.
Twenty-Five deputy sheriffs arrested
on manslaughter charges, following a
| clash with farti1izar ctr;l,o,. -.