Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-01
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Nineteen persons were killed In
Iowa. nine In Wisconsin and one In
Illinois in storm that swept over these
three staGes. In Iowa the storm reach
ed its greatest velocity at Boone. The
heaviest death list In Wisconsin was
at Lone Rock. Damage to property
and crops in Iowa is estimated far IN
excess OF 100000. while In Wiscon-
sin the loss is likely to reach $l,OOO'-
600.
Lieut.. William Alexander Fleet of
the Grenadler guards was killed in
action May 1S. He was son OF the
late Col. A. F. Fleet of Culver, lnd.'
end Mrs. Fleet of Atlanta, Ga.
Three st. Louis socialist publications
announced their suspension. They are:
The Social Builder. formerly known as
the National Rip Saw; the Paladin,
weekly, and the Melting Pot, month
ly.
Thomas J. Mooney was resentenceo
mt San Francisco to hang on May 70
as a result of his conviction on a first
degree murder charge growing out OF
the bomb explosion, which killed ten
persons in 1915.
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes charged
with violation of the espionage act
was convicted by n jury in the federal
court at Kansas City, Mo, upon all
three counts In the indictment against
her The conviction carries heavy
penalties of imprisonment.
Federal Agent c. X. Berge was sent
ont to get Jess c. Wilson, a Chicago
draft evader. He caught up with Will
eon near Spanish Fort, Ala. Wilson
said I'm kill anybody who tries 10
come after me-" Beree drew his re-
volyer ana shot Wilson dead.
steel ships completed thus far in
May exceeded the output of any pre-
vious month In the history Of the ship
ping board. The total output up 10
ana including May % was 20 vessels
of 174,G61 tons.
The general assembly of the Pres
byterian church voted at Columbus,
O.. to hold its 1919 convention in st.
Louis. Philadelphia and Atlantic City
were the other principal contenders.
German women in the United States
are required 20 register with chiefs of
police or postmasters between June
II and 20. under regulations issued
at Washington by the department of
justice
Miss Gretnn Fetzer. schoolteacher,
daughter Of Henry Fetzer, banker of
Sturgeon Bay, and Raymond Maple
dlnski drowned when their automobile
plunged into the river at Manitowoc.
Wis.
Iieuts. Latham Polk of New York
city and Spencer Charles Williams oi
when two airplanes collided at an alti-
ude of 1900 feet, 1t was announced at
Lake Charles. La.
Count james Minotto. son-lnlaw of
l.. f. Swift, the Chicago packer was
rushed out of Chicago for an intern
lment camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga,
following the refusal of the federal
courts TO grant him his freedom on a
writ Of habeas corpus. He will re-
main at the nternment camp until the
iend of the war unless the federal
courts reverse themselves.
The United States ship Wakiva, q
converted yacht. was sunk in Euro
pean waters I'm collision on May q
with loss of two men. Joseph NJ
Farley. Chicago, and w. II, White o
Gloucester, Mass, were the men lost
Bearing m important report or
the Russian situation from Amhassa
dor Francis. James G. Bailey, first as
slstant secretary To the American en-
ihassy at Nologda, arrived Mt Pacitl
port.