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trace of Ella Brown, 9, of Keifer,
Okla., who disappeared Thurs
day. Philadelphia Geo. Turner
killed and 7 seriously injured
when large building collapsed
and buried 12 persons.
Washington. Senate commit
tee on interstate commerce rec
ommended confirmation of Ed E.
Ciark as interstate commerce
commissioner.
Peoria, 111. Mollie Ellis and
negress housekeeper arrested
here charged with violating Mann
white slave act. Released on bond.
Washington. Because of
Pres. -elect Wilson's plea for sim
plicity, only 7,000 men will rep
resent army and navy at his in
augural, Maj. Gen. Wood an
nounced. Riverside, Cal. Pres. Main,
Grinnell, Iowa college, announc
ed a secret donor has given a $50,
000 New Year's gift to the col
lege. Aurora, 111. Two of eleven
boys at St. Charles state school
afflicted with scarlet fever died.
New York. Postmaster Mor
gan has to put on 75 more clerks
on account of parcel post.
Springfield, HI. State board
of health recommended that state
instead of counties and cities take
up war on tuberculosis.
St. Paul, Minn. Progressives
in northern states will hold con
ference here Jan. 24.
Washington. Farewell diplo
matic reception of Taft adminis
tration held at White House last
night.
New York. Cipriano Castro,
whom U. S. officials want to chase
out of country, granted writ of
habeas corpus returnable Jan. 10.
Washington. Samuel Gom
pers, John Mitchell and Frank
Morrison, labor officials, sentenc
ed to jail by Judge Wright, have
filed appeal in District of Colum
bia Court of Appeals. Q)
Cleveland, O. F. F. Ritten
house, New York, speaking be
fore American Ass'n for Advance
ment of Science, said mosquitoes
and flies caused $357,000,000 an
nual loss. Let's swat 'em next
summer.
New York. Geo. E. Twoom
ey, wealthy Detroit merchant, .
filed $25,000 alienation suit
against Geo. C. Balch, owner of
Grosse Isle, Detroit.
Sycamore, 111. Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Ostrander celebrated
50th wedding anniversary.
Salt Lake City, Utah. State
board of corrections want electric
chair for capital punishment in
stead of shooting or hanging.
Dixon, 111. George Winter of
this city, sup't of Cape de Verde
mines at Butte, killed by cave-in.
London. Unionist all split up
over question of imposing taxes
on food imported into British
Isles.
El Paso, Tex. Mexican rebels
destroyed communication on
Mexico Northwestern railway Q)
between American lumbering
towns of Pearson and Madera.
Valenco-Do-Minho, Portugal.
Smugglers on Portuguese
Spanish frontier got away with
$90,000 after fierce battle. 9 cow
boys killed.
