Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1902 — SWEARING IS UPHELD [ARTICLE]

SWEARING IS UPHELD

MILWAUKEE JUDGE HOLDS IT IS SOMETIMES JUSTIFIABLE. Great Provocation May on Occasions Be Sufficient Cause for Use of Pro* sanity—Minneapolis Girl Kills Heroelf to Fulfill Prophecy. Police Judge Neelen of Milwaukee decided that a man has a right to swear when his sleep is disturbed. The complainant in the case was Mrs. Bert Calkins and the “unseemly noises” alleged by the defense were her attempts at tinging and the rattling of the dishes while getting breakfast. George Doorack, the defendant, is a bartender who works at night and sleeps in the daytime. He lives in a flat adjoining that of the Galkins. Because he threw shoes at the door and swore violently when Mrs. Calkins was getting breakfast and enlivening the task with vocal music she had him arrested, but the judge decided that the language he used was no more than the occasion demanded. ENDS HER LIFE AS PREDICTED. Girl Com tn its Suicide in Minneapolis as Fortune Teller Said She Would. A fortune teller told Jennie Falk of Minneapolis that her lover would be faithless to her and that sshe would take her own life in order to become a spirit and watch over him from the spirit world. This prediction made such a great impression on Miss Falk that she brooded over it and the other day attempted to drink carbolic acid. It was taken away from her, but two days later ■dhn -aecnred mo.l- acid and succeeded in ending her life. League Base-Ball Race. Following is the standing of clubs of the National Baseball League: „ W. L. AV. L. Pittsburg .. .77 27 Cincinnati .. .50 55 Brooklyn ...GO 50 St. L0ui5....48 58 Boston 53 48 Philadelphia. 42 62 Chicago ....53 53 New Y0rk...37 67 The clubs of the American League stand as follows: W. L. W. L. Philadelphia 58 41 Cleveland .. .51 54 Boston 57 46 Washington. 48 56 Chicago ....55 46 Baltimore ...43 60 St. Louis... .54. 46 Detroit .... .40 59

Triple Tragedy at Salem* Mo. William Upshaw, 20 years old, who left home at Salem, Mo., after a violent quarrel last spring, returned home, broke into the house, shot his father through the chest, fired two shots into his stepmother's breast and then blew out his brains on the railroad tracks near their house. The only canse that can be assigned for the tragedy is that the son was opposed to his father's second marriage. Kite Flying Proves Fatal. William D. Holdredge, 22 years old, of Medina, N. Y., met his death while flying a kite. Holdredge mounted the roof of a building owned by his father in order to get the benefit of a strong current of air. He was paying out the kite when a gust of wind carried his hat away. In trying to catch it he fell and was killed. Passengers Dash to Daath. A cable car crowded with passengers got away from the gripman at the top of the Ninth street incline in Kansas City, •hooting down at an angle of 45 degrees, to the Union station and dashing to the bottom at a terrific speed crashed into a train that had become stalled there, killing one person and injuring nearly a •core.

Fierce Storm in Nebraska. A tornado, accompanied by a terrific rain and hail storm, passed along the Niabrara river, eight miles north of Hemingford, Neb. It passed through a thickly settled country and is thought to have done a great amount of damage. It is known that a number of residences and other buildings in the path of the storm were demolished. _ ■ Survivors Attend a Reunion. The annual reunion of the survivors of Quantrell’s guerrillas was held at Independence, Kan. Most of those present took part in the raid upon Lawrence, Kan., thirty-nine years ago, and a majority of the survivors were boys at the time. Jim Cummings was prominent in the reunion. Breaks Neck in a Runaway. Mrs. Jane Newell, aged 65 years, a prominent resident of Springfield, Ohio, was killed in a runaway accident. Her carriage was going down hill when another ran into it from the rear and started the horses. Mrs. Newell in jumping out fall on her head and broke her neck, dying instantly. _ German Admiral Resigns. Admiral Von Diedricha has resigned his post as <4>ief of staff of the German navy. He has been succeeded by Vice Admiral Buechsel. Emperor William in accepting Admiral Von Diedrich’s resignation referred in highly flattering terms to his services. Pillsbury's Squadron Captured. Admiral Higginson's squadron captured the ships under Commander Pillsbury off New England coast, bringing the naval maneuvers to an end with victory for the defenders.

Hanna Abandons Hia KflTorta. Senator Hanna has abandoned all efforts to end the coal strike owing to the attitude of operators, and,predicts a long fight. Sob Arkanaaa Poatoflice. Deputy Postmaster Bockland was held up, bound and gagged by robbers at Stuttgart, Ark., as he was about to dose the office. The robbers took S6OO in money, about SBOO worth of stamps and Sockland's watch and escaped. The man’s groans attracted the attention of p«KHers-by an hour later and he was toteased. WiMMktr Wui~BnlMl New Store. John Wana maker has borrowed sl.130,000 toward the erection of a new store building In Philadelphia.