The day book. [volume], January 13, 1914, NOON EDITION, Image 29

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DOINGS OF THE WORLD BOILED DOWN
Racine, Wis. Mrs. George Pickel,
Burlington, celebrated 95th birthday.
Racine, Wis. Hans Lobben, de
mented, jumped -from roof of two-
story bldg. Escaped.. Not even
stunned.
Washington. Senator Smoot in
troduced bill to open Alaska coal and
mineral lands. Sufficient supply of
coal for army and navy needed.
New York. Mayor Mitchel touch
ed off blast. Opened Ashokom aque
duct. Will furnish New York with
water from Catskill mountains.
Lawrence, Kas. Tango teas, tan
go receptions and all sorts of tango
abolished at Kansas University.
Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Sayre, White
House newlyweds, will sail on steam
er Majestic for America Wednesday.
' Venice, Italy. Fire destroyed Cas
tle Guglielmi, a village of 3,000 in
habitants. No casualties reported.
Washington. Appropriation of
$20,000 introduced in bill by Rep.
Avis of California to replace Benicia,
Cal., arsenal.
Hillsdale, Mich. Leo M. Hubbard,
92, father joi Leo, Jr., famous ex
plorer who died of starvation in Lab
rador in 1903, dead.
New Orleans. Ed Cargo, 7, refus
ed to share candy with playmate.
Shot and killed by Thos. Jackson, 8
years. Latter arrested, charged'with
murder. Negroes.
Chippewa Falls, Wis. Charred re
mains of Dora and Sophia Bench
taken from ruins -of Bench farm
home. House burned to ground.
Younger brother dropped kerosene
lamp.
Clarksburg, W- Va. S. C. Watkins
& Co.'s wholesale" produce plant and
grain elevafor destroyed by fire.
St. Louis. Mrs. Pearl oJhnson
held for murder. Ban down Andrew
Freeman, ptreet cleaner, with coupe.
Criminal carelessness charged.
Valparaiso, Ihd. Aldin Wills of
Battle Creek, Mich., fell from passen
ger train.- Will die; -
Fort Smith, Ark. $9,305 stolen
from Wells-Fargo Express Co. office
here. Clayton M. Saxty, clerk, sus
pected of theft.
Washington. United States Steel
Corporation benefited by illegal re
bates for last six years. Investigation
to be started by Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Monticello, III. State's Att'y Cas
sell undecided whether to prosecute
John Trigg, who confessed he was
one of gang of 200 men who in 1886
hung Henry Wildman.
St. Paul, Minn. Moving picture
machines ordered installed in reform
schools, institutes for feeble minded
and state penitentiary.
. Champaign, III. University Place
Christian Church, adjacent to Univer
sity of Illinois, damaged $40,000 by
fire.
Los Angeles, Cal. Mary Kilfoil
drank cup of chocolate and died next
day. Arsenic. Police charge plot to
poison family.
Washington. Fort McArthur,
Cal., designated by War Dep't as,
headquarters for coast defense of
Los Angeles.
Washington. Rep. Smith, Idaho,
introduced bill allowing each rural
mail carrier 25 per cent of his month
ly wage for horse and wagon.
Washington. Withdrawal of all
.radium-bearing lands from public
domain sought in resolution intro
duced by Rep. Foster.
Washington. Senate passed Nor
ris resolution directing postmaster
general to submit to Senate all data
and information In his possession re
garding plan of government owner
ship of telegraph and telephone lines.
Albany, N. Y. Gov. Glynn will re
fuse to pardon D. H. Tolman, loan
shark.
Washington. Pres, Wilson reach
ed Washington from Pass Christian
at 7 :45 a. m.
Washington.v Appropriation of
$5,350,000 to construct 8 submarine