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Yale college will admit women to
her medical school, Heretofore the
bars Of the university had been let
down to women only insthe graduate
school.
Charles e. Hughes, Jr., IL to be a
corporal in the New York militia. as
shown by the published list of Of
ficers. Archie Roosevelt Is to be
battalion Quartermaster.
More than 1900 station agents en-
pioyed by the Illinois Central and the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroads
have received an increase of 6 per
cent in pay and reduction in hours.
A Mexican later identified as hav-
ing taken part In the bandit raid was
captured at the ranch of a Texas Mex
lean near Yescos. two miles from San
Benito.
Three men were seriously and a
score Of others slightly burned when
gas tank exploded in the Toledo, o.,
union passenger station.
Isaac Davenport, 80 years old, of
Richmond. Va, secretary of the Pan
American Insurance Co., shot and
killed himself in his apartments at In
dianapolis.
The Colorado board of pardons has
granted 90-day reprieve to Col.
James G. Bulger, under sentence to
be hanged at midnight Saturday for
the murder OF Lloyd F. Nicodemus.
The number Of shots that can be
fired from one Of the French three
inch guns before 1t is worn out has
been found to be as high as 1880,
according to the actual count.
Gifts to Dartmouth college totaling
100000 were announced by President
Ernest Fox Nichols at the commence
ment exercises.
A majority Of the Berlin newspap.
er proprietors have decided to reduce
the size Of their publications from
July 1. owing to the increasing cost Of
paper.
AS a result Of a clash between mine
police and I. w. w. agitators, two
persons are in the hospital at Hib-
bling, MINI.
Mrs. Isaac Reed was killed and her
husband and son, Benjamin Reed,
were injured when their home. near
Mt. Carmel. ILL.,. was wrecked by a
high wind.
At least five workmen were killed
and 20 seriously injured In an explo-
sion followed by fire in the plant of
the Canadian Explosives Co., Ltd, at
Parry Sound.
The German emperor has pardoned
William Lonsdale, an English pris-
oner Of war, who recently was SEN
fenced to death by courtmartial.
OF the IA sons. all living, of Mrs.
Mary Wolfe of Baltimore, six are
wearing the uniforms of United States
soldiers.
It is learned that the Duke of Con-
naught will likely close his term as
Canadian viceroy some time In the
fall and that Lord Curzon of Kedles-
ton, former viceroy of India, will be
his successor.
In, conference with members of the
Democratic national committee. Pres
ident Wilson indicated that plans for
the fall campaign will be held up un-
til the executive or steering" com
mittee is appointed
Capt. William r. Hardin, who de.
trained his company (the Twelfth) at
Nevada, Mo-. reported that of his 65
men IL were ordained Baptist min
listers.
II was announced at the White
House that the nomination Of Attor
ney-General Thomas Watt Gregory Of
Austin, Tex. to be justice of the SUI
preme court to succeed Charles Evans
Hughes, resigned. would be sent tc
the senate.
The Graduate School in Medical
Science, recently established by the
University of Illinois, was opened al
the University Of Illinois college o.
medicine.
Six persons were killed and IL In
jured in a fire which broke out In thu
Imperial hotel. Liverpool.
All women and children, prisoners
in the city jail and patients In tn,
hospital are being sent into the in
terror from Matamoras, Mexico.
State department attaches whit
have reached the border on their wa,
out of Mexico, estimate there still arr
approximately 1000 Americans soutl
of the Rio Grande.
The senate's judiciary committe,
voted to report the. annual diplomati,
appropriation bill with $4,000 in
crease.
Exports from the United States {,
Europe for the first 20 months of tn,
war reached total value of $3.50
100000. Imports during the same pc
Rod amounted to s9So.0oO,o0O.
Gov. Dunno Of Illinois has en-
nounced his candidacy for renomina
ton in the September primary.