The Pulaskian., 1916-01-14
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As a result of action taken by the legislature, California's muddled elec- tion laws were virtually strengthened out.
 Illinois formally returned to the city of New Orleans the flag carried by Gen. Andrew Jackson's troops at the battle of New Orleans, which was captured by an Illinois regiment from Confederates during the civil war. The Dwight and Chicopee (Mass) mills, manufacturers of cotton goods, have granted a per cent increase in pay to their 5000 employees.
 Cologne Gazette and other German newspapers are demanding the imme- diate recall of Edward Higgins, Amer ican consul at Stuttgart, on the ground that he has expressed anti German sentiments.
 
 Schedules of the St. l.. & s. F rail- way canceling it's joint rates with the C., R. I. & P. on grain from points in Oklahoma to New Orleans were sus- pended until May g.
 Maj Gen. William c. Gorgas, who waged successful war against the vel low fever scourge in Panama, received q gold medal from the Geographic so- ciety of Chicago for his distinguished service to humanity.
 
 Recent observations of Saturn show a remarkable change in the color and brightness of the planets ball, which is darker than the rings.
 Cooper county, Mo, outside of the city of Boonville, voted out saloons by a majority of approximately 250 votes. Emperor William has conferred the iron cross on Frau Skolik of Gleiwitz for disclosing a bomb plot, the work of a spy. She is the first woman to receive the iron cross.
 The jury empaneled to try County Attorney J. ". Crow of McAlester, Ok, on charges of drunkenness and malfeasance in office disagreed. Miss Percy Haswell was injured at a matinee performance at Allentown. Pa, when she fell from stage bal cony in the production of Romeo and Juliet striking the floor head first after a drop of 12 feet.
 A special session of the California legislature convened in response to the call of Gov. Hiram w. Johnson, which specified that the purpose of the session was to readiust the state election laws.
 ! Delirious from i'll health, Mrs. W. O. Collins, 40 years old, of Cleveland, O., shot and seriously wounded her hus- band and then committed suicide, {.
 Because Thomas A. Edison's 1916 auto license tag had not arrived, Mrs. Edison is to have a hearing in police court.
 Thomas Burnett, IA years old, of Sterling, H., when coasting, struck another sled and was killed.
 
 The government of Peru has re- Quested the senate to sanction nego- tiations of loan of S15,000,000 to be issued at price not lower than SS.
 
 Gold valued at $9S.S91, 100 was pro- duced during 1915 in the United States.
 Telephone advices from Story, H.. were that the plant of the Du Pont Powder company there had been de stroyed by an explosion of nitrogly- cerin
 The British government has limited the freight rate on cotton from gulf ports to Liverpool to $2 a hundred NSaE1ts NltA Oi ShAp tiS q penalty for charging more.
 Mrs. Ella Henderson of Egg Harbor N. |. 20 years old, had her husband arrested, complaining he burned her legs with hot coals, hung her up by the thumbs and broke horsewhips and broomsticks beating her.
 
 Ten thousand dollars to the public schools of Marlin, Tex, and $2,000 tt each of the churches were among u, bequests made in will of B. c. Clark banker.
 The entire bonded indebtedness ot Indiana will be liquidated within 2 few days, according to plans of the state board of finance.
 One man was killed, five injured and the lives of 50 guests endangered in a fire which destroyed the Hote Connecticut at Waterbury, Conn. The