The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-02-25
Domestic

Domestic
John Bergman, leading stockman OF
st. Joseph, Mo-, and prominent lor
some years, was shot and killed ny
William B. Richardson, an employee
The two men quarreled over DUST
ness deal.
w. H. Hull, president Of the st. Jo-
seph-Chicago Steamship company; ".
T. Arnold, manager; II. Petersen cap
tain; J. M. Erickson, engineer, ana H.
Reid and C. C. Eckliff, federal inspec-
tors, charged by the government with
responsibility for the Eastland dlsas'
ter at Chicago, do not have 10 go there
to stand trial. This decision was manu-
ed down by Federal Judge Clarence
w. Sessions at Grand Rapids. Mich.
The greatest disorder prevailed In
the house of representatives at oKia-
homa City, Okla, when the lie was
passed between two representatives
during a debate. Legislators hurled
several inkwells across the hall ana
Arthur H. Geissler, chairman OF the
Republican state central committee
was knocked insensible.
The Seaboard Air Line Florida Spe-
cial No. 10 northbound, was wrecked
between Richmond. Va, and Chester.
Forty persons were injured.
Authorities are investigating the
causes of the mysterious $5,OOO,ooo
fire In the Atlantic basin. Brooklyn.
Three large ocean steamships, char
tered to carry munitions of war to the
allies, were partially destroyed.
A Temporary injunction restraining
tho Nebraska state railway commis-
sion from interfering with a proposed
increase In interstate passenger rates
nv the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railroad was granted at Omaha,
Neb.. by a court in chancery consist
ing of three federal judges.
Twenty-one dead and missing sums
up the extent of the fire that visited
the depths of the Pennsylvania mlne'
one of the properties OF the Anacona
Copper Mining company at Butte
Mont
Mrs. Rose Wood, young married
woman, was shot and instantly KILLED.
on a crowded interurban car at Hunt
ington, w. Va, by Mrs. Leonard De-
foe. who declared Mrs. Wood had
alienated her husbands affections.
An agreed Jury of only IL men re-
turned a verdict of second degree MUIR
der against Mrs. Ida Meyer, sixty. at
Winterset, Ia, who was charged with
completely in the murder Of her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ethel Meyer.
The secret marriage two weeks ago,
after a three-day courtship of Miss
Louise Lansing of Jacksonville, Fla,
niece of Secretary of State Lansing.
and Louis G. Logsdon Of greensboro,
KY, was revealed at st. Louis.
Hans Schmidt, the unfrocked priest
who murdered his sweetheart, Anna
Aumueller, was put to death in the
electric chair in Sing Sing prison at
Ossining, n. Y.
John r. Hartenbower of Chicago,
president OF the Tonica Exchange
bank, and George ID. Hiltabrand, the
cashier, were found guilty at Ottawa,
Ill, Of receiving deposits after know
ing the bank was insolvent. Each was
sentenced TO three years in prison.
Miss Catherine A. Bliss, daughter
of Corneliuh NJ Bliss of New York,
left an estats estimated in state tax
appraisers report at S1,674,054. She
possessed a collection of jewels worth
almost $4,000. Miss Bliss died In
March. 1915.
The supordreadnaught PENNSYLVANIA.
the largest battleship yet built for the
United States navy, left the plant OF
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Docks company for Rockland, Me-.
to run the official government speed
and endurance trials.