The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
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Inc great volcanic peaks linalhna,
1900 feet, and Dedoubt, 1890 feet,
on the west shore of Cook Inlet, are
smoking.
The steamship Lafayette of the
French line, which left Bordeaux Oct.
81 on its maiden trip, has arrived in
New York The Lafayette is $50 feet
long, with a passenger capacity OF
1000.
A jury before Judge Cooke, in Chi
tcago, returned a verdict awarding DR..
tRichard T. Tivnen 5000 for services
o-endered Bernard Mahon, retired ma
-o;;n contractor, in stopping a nose
he - -.
mrs. William b. Mills of
w ar, celebrated their fifty-sev-
"a ii marriage anniversary with a
Joseph Nancy, 81 years old. de-
. posed as chief of police of Benson,
Neb., was shot and killed at the Doug
las county fair grounds.
Fire crippled the plant of the Beau
mont (Tex.) Enterprise. destroying a
warehouse and damaging the main
building.
The three Republicans elected in
ew York last week to fill congression-
al vacancies favor a prohibition
amendment to the constitution of the
United States.
Mrs. William Swindell, 55 years old,
is dying at a hospital In Belvidere,
Ill. She lost her balance on the stair
way of her home and fell Is feet on a
sharp post, which pierced her torso.
American marines in Haiti have had
two more engagements with revolu-
tionists.
Detectives are taking snapshot pho
tographs of every employee of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad they see TAX
ing a drink of liquor.
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt has resumed
her work in the American ambulance
corps. wearing nurses costume.
The supreme court of the United
States announced a recess from Nov.
Is to Nov. 20.
Able Cartwright, living six miles
south of Peabody, Kan, celebrated
his 101st birthday anniversary. al
ways be happy and never worry" Is
Cartwright's motto.
Thirty-four members of two card
clubs in Bangor and Rockland, Me-,
win receive $1,000 each under the
will Of Mrs. F. w. Hill. who died at
her home here recently.
The economy of some postmasters
In having clerks utilize spare mo-
ments tying together for use a Sec
ond time pieces of Irvine received
around incoming mail has been CON-.
mended by Fourth Assistant Post
master-General Blakslee.
Gen. Alyaro Obregon charges that
George G. Carothers, special agent of
the American state department is
dangerous to the tranquility of the
de facto government in Mexico"
John Peters Of Los Angeles. Cal,
a passenger on the Yosemite, shot
and killed himself while the boat was
nearing Port Townsend. Peters had
been suffering from the delusion that
he was being pursued by a ghost.
The late Mrs. Fannie Mast Gamble
OF Cincinnati left s125,OO0 to the PEN
sion fund for preachers of the Meth
odist Episcopal church.
China and Japan have recognized
Carranza, and agreed to fully support
him, according to Col. P. M. Romero,
who returned from trip to the Orient
In Carranza's behalf.
Monday, tire Sth, was Gen. Fun
ston's 1ftieth birthday. He is the
youngest major general in the army.
Balloting for city and county Off
GERS at San Francisco was marked by
the arrest Of woman. Mrs. Mary
Marks.
Nine miners were killed and nine
injured In fire-damp explosion in
the coal mine at Essen. Germany, con-
trolled by the kaiser.
Bert Hope. 40 years old. beat his
mother to death on the 18th of No
vember at Princeton, Ind. She was 20
years Of age.
An appeal for truces to allow the
burial Of the dead and to acquaint
relatives Of the fallen with their
pames is made to the rulers of the
Fwers BY the Red Cross.
4.
dgments aggregating $4,000
Abeen filed against Col. John T.
~. Democratic national commit
Fom West Virginia.
ueA,n Socialist newspaper vor-
been suppressed by the
open the safe Of the
~ sssss than 100 yards
- ! s.1 SYansion at Spring