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5 Paris, r- Panama Exposition Cpmmission, John Hays Ham mond's pet social scheme, reached here from Rome today. Philadelphia. Edward Bok, .editor Ladies' Home Journal, has fired 16 office girls whom he found dancing Turkey Trot dur ing noon hour. From a "slight acquaintance with Mr. Bok's writings, we Imagine a turkey trot with the girls might have done him a .world of good. . New York. Shirley Burns, summoned tor jury service-, -a woman. .Being also a sunragettei ,she demanded right to serve. Her .demanding did her no good. , Caldwell, N. J. Mrs; John Martin, from third-story window1, saw boy hit by auto. Fainted, fell. Crossed wires saved her. New York, Marcella Burke got job as secretary-to curator of Bronx Zoo because she was only one oof 20 applicants who didn't beat it when snake was released. Mexico City. Government de fies report ihat Torreon has been captured by, rebels. " San, J)iego. A: B. Carson, member I. W W., announced he would make, speech on corner just outside district in which police have forbidden public speaking. Spoke 10 minutes, then beaten up and arrested by cop. Attorney General Webb threatening mar tial law unless police "cope" with the situation. Wonder what Webb means by "cope"? Possibly he means beat up speakers before they start jpeaking :r. i r-jtsv; -a. New York-r-Travelers who ar rived from Cuba amazed at talk of U. S. intervention. Say rebeU lion is just "dog fight" and only handful of negroes under arms. Say financial interests must be getting stronger than ever if U. S. is being forced to intervene by, them. Cleveland, 6. Mrs.- Sarah Prindle Mattingly, kidnaped from parents when baby, is here in search of them. Says clairvoyant told her they were here. Washington. United States placed in embarrassing position by burning of German citizen's plantation near Santiago. We've guaranteed peace and safety in Cuba to Europeans. Canton, O. Geo. Kuchenback er, 17, arrested for stealing. Given choice of jail or spanking. Georgie bowed head on table. Business of paddling. Minneapolis. Methodist Gen eral Conference - may adopt amendment providing for-election of negro1 as general superintend ent. Houston, Tex. Democratic state convention today. Joe Bai ley whipped. 32 state delegates, and 8 delegates-at-large will be instructedfor Wilson. Minneapolis. Dr. D. B. Drum mitt, of Chicago, elected editor of . jfpworth Herald by Methodist ' General Conference. Washington. Federal court refused, to issue injunction asked for by government restraining coffee trust from disposing of -950,000 bags of coffee held in. storage.until tbe.jiricegoes ug. wt -.li-a: Sjwi.-tt. .Mfc.lo