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Show I I NEWS OF tS E WORLD. M) i j ; DOMESTIC. Interstate commerce commission will ask conzress for authority to examine records of railway lines as 1 onlv method of curbing secret rebate evil; right de-icisUAl de-icisUAl necessary to federal supervision. ... av department perfected plan for greatest -fleet in hli-tory of America to protect coast and island m- tG I i-udertial Insurance company and subsidiary speculates spec-ulates concerns own majority of each other s sLod;; ail supported by 6,COO,000 policy-holders among poorer Aphvxiated Cleveland man. "de?.d" for four hours, brought" back to life by use of powerful drug, aeart inf.; -sasre and artificial respiration. ' Two drowned in explosion of motor boat at b.. Louis; five drowned at Yonkers, X. Y.; seven in Delaware- river near Beverly. X. J. ' President Roosevelt braved sharks for plunge m urf off St ugustir19. FUu; left for Mobile, Ala.. ."Waterspouts on Lake Erie kept number of vessels in port. . , Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Herbert of Cnioa'-ro urged air-ointment of woman in the presidovit's cabinet. Three men fought pistol duel in trolley car. running at ton speed at Xew York. , Secretary Taft in sneech opening- Ohio Republican campaign forecasted revival of Bryanlsm in IOCS. Philadelphia women organized to aid in campaign against ring. -. Fortv-three ships and twenty-two men known to be lost in great lakes storm; death list may erow. United Bank & Trust company of San Francisco clof-ed bv state banking authorities. President Roosevelt received everywhere in Xorth Carolina, Georgia and Florida by cheering crowds; broke down southern prejudice. . . Robert H. McCurdy testified that Mutual Life paid expenses of his private car when he inspected asren-ci"s asren-ci"s on racific coast. - . - -. f " A ; l . . ' W. B. Smith, former president of Western Xational. bank of Louisville, Ky., indicted on ten co-ints charging charg-ing peculations aggregating $200,000. Horrors of consumption and beauties of art discussed dis-cussed before Federation of Women's clubs at Jolict. Man who stole $101,000 said he was tempted and fell, wber caught at Bridgeport, Conn. ' 1 Negotiations for commercial treaty between United Srstes and Germany to be opened as soon as Ambas-I Ambas-I satior von, Sternburg arrives from Berlin; - Payment of f-30,000 by asphalt companies to support revolution in Venezuela admitted. -' ; . President authorized amendment to " cjvil service ruies, giving cabinet officials power to discharge employes, em-ployes, without recourse. JlcCurdy told Armstrong- Committee that Mutual has paid three former state insurance commissioners Luge sums in recent years; defied inquisitors and refused re-fused to answer many Questions. Superintendent of Police Taylor of Philadelphia told committee of the councils that the city police are recruited re-cruited from ex-convicts. ' Denver, Colo., grand jury indicted -ten bankers on- charge- of attempting- to steal $1,750,000. ."'.- , Anti-Age Limit League was formed at -Chicago to remove barrier excluding men over 43 years old from employment. . General Jacob Hurd Smith, U. S. A., retired. tried for months to loaf comfortably in America and failed; I will go back to Europe. .' "'" ' I End put to boxing in Chicago by .Chief Collins' or-, der forbidding .fights of professionals.. r -. . J Developments in life insurance, scandal' pointed -'to perjury or forgery in case of office. boy paid' S901' for-legal for-legal expense; Mutual Life kept house at Albany; McCurdy again a witness. Cyclone struck Sorento. 111., killing; eight persons, injuring twenty-five, and demolishing many homes. Peculations of Dougherty from Peoria school funds cost taxpayers 1 per cent -levy, y .'.-;.-. '-."', '.y ''i-XV, Philadelphia scene of po" -' "i riotj?; - Scii tor 040 - '1 - - ' rose hooted and hissed, and meeting broken up; negro mobs with revolvers terrorized streets. 1 Board of engineers divided as to character of isthmian isth-mian canal to be built; majority in favor of sea level planvwhich may cost, $300,000,000; President Roosevelt will submit views of experts and his own to congress. Sergeant Petrosino said Xew York City is at mercy of .000 Italian banditti and that help of government' is necessary to drive them out. . ' ; Jacob Meyer tried to break into office of District Attorney Jerome at New York, saying he wanted to kill him; sentenced to six months' imprisonment, j United States proposes to fortify Panama canal and establish naval stations at each end. - - Twenty-four ships and twelve lives, lost in. great lakes storm. ' .Allegheny bank of Pittsburg said to have paid $.100,-000 $.100,-000 for being designated as depository-of. state funds.. FOREIGN. - C,uba in .turmoil over new treaty; 'administration .will fight- for ratification in face of . protest of commercial com-mercial interest?. )' ' Moscow almost isolated as result of railroad strike; eight lines aifcd up and trouble spreads. Germany's, now customs tariffs raised" duties on American exports: protest to be made.- . - Private secretary of ex-Premier IV.r, ffy-arrested for -high treason, in pamphlet urging Hungary to o.vcr-. o.vcr-. throw Hapsburgs. . r v . - Centenary .cf battle of Trafalgar and death'-.of -Lord Xtison celebrated all over British empire. ' . Paris balloon races said to show airship" safer than auto. ' . . . : " . Ambassador Keid engaged earl's son as- head butler. - - Xt w party in Canada to be known as, national proposes pro-poses to treat Great Britain as brothe.v not as parent. Court of first instance in Hollo, Pif. 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