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DOINGS OF THE WORLD BOILED DOWN Springfield, 111. Att'y-Gen. Stead gave out opinion that Gov. elect Dunne can't take office until speaker is elected. Washington. Democrats will cut tariff on wood pulp and paper. Washington. Republican sen ators fighting to land federal bench Jobs for Henry S. "Boutell and Fenton W. Booth. Philadelphia. Taft, in speech at Clover Club, advised Wilson and Democratic party to stick to middle of road. Washington, Inaugural com mittee doesn't like to call off inaugural ball as Wilson re quested. Leavenworth, Kan. Chas. N. Beum, Minneapolis, first of dyna mite conspirators to be freed from federal prison. Under $30,000 bond. Washington. Dep't of Justice to investigate report that Sec'y of Interior Fisher removed 7 mem bers of Osage Indian council to benefit oil trust. New York. Predicted that telephone . c o m m u nication be tween New York and San- Fran cisco will be established by 1915. Joliet, 111. Daniel Kutz killed by engine. His first day as switch man. Washington. Chas. H. Hyde, former city chamberlain, recently convicted of bribery, disbarred by appellate division of Supreme Court. New York. Ed F. Mylius, En glish journalist, convicted of libel ing King George, and whom Sec'y Nagel ordered deported from Ellis Island, granted habeas corpus writ by Judge Holt. Washington. Dep't of Agri culture banned all Mexican oranges, sweet limes, mangoes, peaches, guavas and plums. Washington. Dr. Anna Shaw, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt and Mrs. Jas. Laidlaw will be princi pal speakers at big suffrage rally on March 3. Omaha. Postal Telegraph Co. here have 7 girl messengers. Washington. Sec'y of Treas ury MacVeagh has asked $6,000 for secret service operatives to protect President-elect Wilson. New York. Three men in dicted as members of arson trust. London, Bar association, by overwhelming vote, decided not to allow women to practice law. Waverly, W. Va. 18 business houses and B. & O. railroad sta tion destroyed by fire. St. Louis. Mrs. Henry Weeks, who wants divorce from prom inent Republican politician, told how she used to bathe and shave him. Pueblo, Colo. Lysander L. Johnson shot and killed Mrs. Maude Murray and himself. Terre Haute, Ind. 3 of 5 men who attacked Larry O'Donnell, Vigo county jailer, and escaped, are still free. Other 2 caught. Washington. Senate passed Kenyon bill to drive disreputable houses from this city by means of injunction. Washington. Senate Indian