The day book. [volume], February 20, 1914, NOON EDITION, Image 30

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DOINGS OF THE WORLD BOILED DOWN
Hutchinson, Kan. Abe Ostatter,
pawnbroker, shot and dangerously
wounded his wife and her father and
killed her mother Family quarrel.
Gafesburg, 111. Mexicans em
ployed by C, B. & Q. Railroad, badly
burned from explosion- in bunk car.
Keokuk, la. J. A. Johnson and
John Bentura, members of section
crew of C, B. & Q. Railroad, injured
when passenger train crashed into
handcar.
Fairbanks, Alaska. Celebration
over pasasge by lower house of Con
gress of bill for government construc
tion of Alaskan railroad continued to
day. Washington. Immigratiion Com
missioner Caminetti on behalf of De
partment of Labor asked' Congress to
confine any legislation now on Asiatic
exclusion solely to Hindus.
New York. tyorire Pingatorie and
wife, found guilty of keeping chick
ens in basement in violation of sanii
tary law, sentenced to eat chickens
by Saturday or go to jail.
Washington. Rep. Monahan pro
posed that a House special comniittee
investigate alleged gambling on the
Chicago, Duluth and Minneapolis
wheat markets and "their gigantic
cinch on the world's bread."
Glendora, Cal. 3 men imperiled by
sudden rush of water on ranch of
Frank Chance, manager N. Y. Amer
ican baseball club, saved by; Chance.
Santa Barbara, Cal. Mrs. Robert
Louis Stevenson, widow of no.ted
novelist, dead. ,
South Bend, Ind. Six men believ
ed to have been ringleaders in as
sault on St Casimir Polish Roman
Catholic Church Sunday arrested.
Minneapolis. Forfirsttime in his-,
tory Minnesota Swedish Lutheran
Synod voted to allow women to vote
on all church issues.
Kansas City, Mo. Or. J. S. Snider,
ex-police surgeon of Kansas City,
and Dr. W. W. Stevens killed in motor
car accident.
Ferrys, Tex. 19 persons bitten by
pup suffering with rabies.
Evansville, Ind. Reports along
Ohio riyer caused flood predictions
yesterday.
Detroit, Mich. Rev. J. A. Cottam, "
pastor of Methodist Church at Dear
born, arrested, charged with arson.
Portland, Ore. Discovering he had
been long-changed $20, a man who
wouldn't give his name returned
money to L. V. Dickson, druggist. 5
cent cigar his reward.
Los Angeles. Ten guests at dinner
for Thomas Loyhed compiled aggre
gate of 833 years. Youngest 81.
New York. Herman Sallek,
Brooklyn baker, and wife all stuck
up. Striking bakers threw them in
trough of dough when they refused
to- close down bakery.
Springfield, III. Resolutions con
demning government ownership but
favoring government control of tele
phone and telegraph utilities adopted
by Illinois Independent Telephone
Ass'n.
San Francisco. U. S. Att'y Pres
ton says he wili ask,Sec'y of State
Bryan to recall Carlos Sanjines, Bpl
ivian consul here, arrested on charge
of molesting two girls, 13, in nickel
odeon. Crawfordsville, Ind. Walter Run
yori, accused of killing Arlie Stull,
acquitted.
New York. Oscar Ray fell uncon
scious in court when Judge' Apple
ton sentenced him to 10 f days. .
Masher.
New York. Alexander M. Slaught
ter bequeathed $1 to his son, Hany,
who was described as "shiftless and
wayward, and wanderer for 35 years.'?
New Fork. On her charge that
she was subjected to examination by
the ship's doctor of the Campania,
Catherine O'Rourke awarded $35,000;
damages against Cunard Steamship
Co.
fSyracus'e, N. Y. 'Ghouls forcibly,
entered family tomb of Abel L Smtih,'