Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1903 — Interesting News Items. [ARTICLE]

Interesting News Items.

Electric railways hill 100 persons a month. Joshua Butler, wife and child were killed by a train, Port Pokley, Pa. C. Weiss, Syracuse, N. Y., killed his wife and himself while in New York City. Chicago manufacturers will investigate reports that labor unions have been “grafting.” Blade of an electric fan broke, St. Loois, Mo., and struck a man. It ia thought he will die. The school board of Kansas City will pay 14 cents a bushel for coal this year, against 103-5 cents last year. Dealers made an effort to hold up the board for 18 cents a bushel, but the combination was broken. The Superior CAurt at Tacoma, Wash., 1 has upheld Secretary Moody, together with the Mayor and Council of Brementer, in their fight to close every saloon at Bremerton adjacent to the Puget Sound navy yard. An appeal has been taktn to the State Supreme Court, bat in the meantime all salcnna have bees closed.