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' TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
Chippewa Falls, Wis. Emanuel
Feron, 22, -while escaping from state
home for feeble-minded, threw him
self into rapids in Chippewa river.
Drowned.
Washington. House passed bill
permitting Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe R. R. to construct right-of-way
across Fort Wingatc military reserva
tion in New Mexico.
Austin, Tex. Gov. Colquitt Benied
that he had protested against propos
ed withdrawal of troops from Mexi
can border' and declared no protests
had been lodged with him.
Laredo, Tex. Deputy Sheriff Wil
son, Galesburg, HI., left here yester
day with Bartol A. Rodeiguez, con
vict who escaped from Jollet peniten
tiary and wounded chief of police and
another in Galesburg.
Los Angeles, Cal. No word re
received from posse which was pur
suing 2 robbers who held up Lark
Train on Southern Pacific at Bur
bank and escaped with $1,000 money
and jewelry.
Sacramento- Sam Raber, form
erly of Chicago, who was convicted
of killing woman in resort here, re
fused appeal for new trial by Su
preme Court.
Centralia, Wash. United States
Nat'l Bank, with more than $1,000,
000 deposits, and Union Loan and
Trust Co., with deposits of more than
$250,000, failed to open their doors,
following inspection by Bank Exam
iner Lloyd L. Mulit
Toledo. Cecile Harris, hotel
checkroom girl, sued Harry N. At
wood, javiator, for $50,000. Alleged
breach of promise.
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"BIG TIM" KEOUGH DYING
"Big Tim" Keough, one of Chi
cago's veteran and best-known police
dfficers, is dying at his home, 3254
Cottage Grove av. He was stricken
only recently while on a vacation in
West Baden. Keough, who has fig
ured jjonany police stories for sev
eral years, has been doing duty at
Montgomery Ward's.
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INDIA FORCES OFFER TO HELP
GREAT BRITAIN IN WAR
London, Sept. 22. From all of In
dia offers for service in the European
war of men and of money, continue to
pour in. The India office announced
that in addition to the offers hereto
fore mentioned, the Madras govern
ment has notified it of thtir intention
to equip a hospital ship. The Mus
sulmens from all over India are con
tributing to equip a field hospital.
Many more native rulers are vol
unteering. The aged Aga Tahan,
high priest of India, one of the most
powerful church rulers in the empire,
wrote that in addition to ordering his
religious followers to join forces with
Great Britain he desired personally
to serve. He offered to go as a pri
vate in any Indian regiment. The
Gaekwar of Baroda, who has al
ready contributed a vast sum of
money, and the Rajah Akalkot both
offered troops today. The Rajah Pa-a
dupota wrote: "I offer all I possess."
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SENSIBAUGH'S BAIL RAISED
William C. Sensibaugh, "evange
list," accused by Marie Santay, who
is in a critical condition as a result
of her suicide attempt, was called be
fore Judge Uhlir today and his bonds
were increased to $2,000. He had
been out 9n $1,200 bonds.. The .case
will be heard Oct. 9.
At Passavant Hospital, where the
girl is confined, it was announced to
day that her condition had taken
a turn for Ihe worse during the night.
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STINGLESS
President Wilson's, humor is always
gentle, and to a Chicago lady who
congratulated him on its kindliness
he said with a smile the other day:
"I have found from personal ex
perience, ma'am, that jokes where
you see the point are funnier than
those where you feel it." ,
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