Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1903 — WEEK’S NEWS RECORD [ARTICLE]

WEEK’S NEWS RECORD

A sscret service guard knocked up a pistol ahned at President Roo«evelt by an irresponsible man who went to Oyster Bay late at night. Two other prowlers were seen in the grounds, but any connection by them with the attack is denied. L. A. Planving, negro educator, president of the Pointe Coupee Industrial institute and intimate friend of Booker T. Washington, was shot from ambush near Orcar, La. One of the missiles penetrated the brain and caused instant death. I.egal proceedings to secure $75 alleged to be due the plaintiff for services rendered as a “go-between” during the preliminaries for the marriage of Max Sperling of South Omaha and Miss,,Bertha Weinwtein of St. Ixmls, instituted by A. Arnswisky of St. Louis against the father of the bride, resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The Bulgarian Mjent nt Uskub reports that notwithstanding the Porie’s promise, on the occasion of the Russian demonstiprtion in Iniada Bay, to dismiss twenty-four officials accused of malpractices by the Russian and Austrian consuls, only nine of them have been dismissed, while some of the others have been given higher posts. Henry Townsend Edson, 39 years old, of New York, shot and killed Mrs. Fannie Pullen, 33 years old, and then shot and killed himself. The double tragedyoccurred at Edson's residence. The murderer and suicide was a son of former Mayor Franklin Edson and a brother of Dr. Cyrus Edson. Edson is said to have been insanely jealous of the woman and wanted her to go away with him. Unable to persuade his wife, Nora, to leave St. Louis, William Schlicker shot her three times and then tired a bullet into his own brain. The woman is seriously wounded. Schlicker is dead. While hunting for Schlicker Officers Connors and White fired on each other, under the impression that each was firing on the fugitive. Connors is severely wounded, while White was shot three times by hie companion, it is believed, seriously. The Independent Packing Company was formed nt Kansas City by twentyfive stock raisers. The new concern will erect one plant in the Missouri Valley soon and another, probably in Texas, later. The company will have a capital stock of $5,000,000. and it is provided that it shall always be controlled by actual stock raisers, for the new corporation is formed to fight the older and larger packing concerns, which are charg ed with having formed a trust. The clubs in the National League are standing thus: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg ...78 37 Brooklyn ....58 55 New York.. .70 47 Boston 47 65 Chicago 68 47 St. .. .38 7b Cincinnati ...61 52 Philadelphia. .34 72 Following is the standing of the clubs in the American League: W. L. W. L. Boston 73 40Detroit 56 54 Cleveland . . .64 51 Chicago 52 61 Philadelphia..6o 52 St. Ixmis 52 01 New Y0rk...55 52 Washington.. .36 77