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OUTSIDE NEWS FROM WIRE AND CABLE
Washington. Sen. Phelan of Cal
ifornia introduced bill calling for
$10,000,000 naval academy on San
Francisco bay.
Laredo, Tex. Twelve carloads of
steel billets passed through here en
route from Monterey, Mex., to Italy,
via New York and London.
Washington. President Wilson is
expected .immediately to appoint a
successor to late Supreme Justice
Lamar. Notified number of very im
portant cases now demand attention.
Washington Coast guard cutter
Seneca ordered to start to aid of the
Greek liner Thessalonika, with in
structions either to tow hull of the
vessel in, or, if that is not possible, to
dynamite it
New York. Steamship Santa
Clara of Atlantic & Pacific line has
been badly damaged in the straits of
Magellan, but is not lost, according
to cable advices.
Ada, Okla. "Night riders" made
atteirmt on life of A. L. Bullock.
county attorney, as he was sitting in
his study. Heavy charge of buckshot
barely missed him.
New York. New York World
(Democrat) editorially advocated ap
pointment of Former President Taft
to supreme bench to fill vacancy
caused by death of Justic Lamar.
Pittsburgh. Secret service men
vigorously searching for J. W. Hew--itt
and J. T, Lee, supposed to be Ger
man agents and alleged to.be con
nected with munition plots in this
country.
New York. John Lynch is wear
ing gold award from merchants' as
sociation for killing 92,000,0001 flies,
potential and actual. He swatted
one fly, the first one this year, cut
ting off 92,000,000 descendants.
Boston. When Francesco Coeh
lo's conscience began to trouble him
because he had taken $1,000 from
Manuel Linhares of Inlook, Colo., he
went to the police station, showered
the lieutenant- with, gold, and ran, j
London. American correspon
dence, both to and frum Great Brit
ain will be censored hereafter.
Berlin Marriage of Prince Joa
chim, sixth son of kaiser, has been
set for end of February. Will be pure
ly war ceremony, with only immedi
ate relatives present
Washington. Rep. Buchanan of
Illinois, indicted on charge of con
spiracy, went to New York to plead
not guilty in federal court and ar
range bond. '
Lynnbrook, L. I. Willet Smith sat
up and said '"Smatter?" when Pa
trolman Skiles started him toward an
undertaker's after an automobile
smash.
Washington. Woman's peace
party, of which Jane Addams is pres
ident, arranged for hearing of lead
ing peace advocates before congres
sional navy and military committees.
London. Labor members of par
liament, supported by several radi
cals, created scene in house of com
mons by violently denouncing gov
ernment for suppressing Scotch
newspaper, Socialist organ.
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ENDS ILLICIT ROMANCE WITH
REVOLVER BULLETS
New York, Jan. 5. Mrs. Catherine
Walsh, 27, the wife of James Walsh,
wealthy resident of Atlantic City,
N. J., closed her romance with Wil
liam A. Beggs, a chauffeur, when she
shot and killed him in their quarters
in a dingy New York rooming house
and ended her own life with a bullet
The bodies were fourid today, twenty
four hours after the dreary tragedy
that was Mrs. Walsh's life had ended.
It took Beggs only a few months to
tire of her, Mrs. Walsh told her only
confidant, after she deserted her hus
band. Mrs. Walsh left a number of
letters telling of her intentions, one
of them to her husband, but there
was no word for her two children
who passed out of her life when.
Beggs came in, J
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