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The Washington times., 1903-07-11
EVANSVILLE NOTES.

EVANSVILLE. Md, July lit being
generally conceded that Hyattsville and
Bladensburg districts will send delega-
tions to the county convention opposed
TO the reelection Of Senator McComas.
matters are quiet in Republican circles.
Among Democrats. from present appear
ances. the temperature will soon rival
that of the weather In Bladensburg
district the fight is on between the
friends of Wells. for the Legislature. and
stephen, for county clerk. and each side
claims the delegation with apparent con-
hdence. To an outsider IL seems as II
the chances favor Wells. because thers
are number of Stephens strong friends
VINO realize that the latter's prospects
Tor nomination would not be injured By
the election Of Wells delegation. In
EVANSVILLE district the situation is NOT
so we'll defined. The method of prinarv
expression in this county is a reIict or
the Dark Ages; under it's provisions the
voter can only register his choice for
}. Enos Ray, jr., and John f. Hickey
who are running in partnership. one TO-.
the Legislature and the other for sheriff.
road commissioner, on the other side.
These are all first-class men, but none
Of them has more friends in this district
than has Wells, who lives less than a
stones throw over the line. How Wells
friends in this district can make thei-
influence felt is now the question.
union Of his forces with those Of Raw IS
impracticable; the only course left is
either to try for a third delegation or 10
unite fortunes with Miller The last
named Is the most available plan. and
the guess is that II will be adopted. AT
any rate, the best informed opinion ia
that the development viii occur I'm a few
days. Over and above all these commit
cations stands the fact that there is !
growing sentiment IN favor Of the voter
having larger privilege in county NOM
nations.
Fritz Dambach. while painting in Ber-
Wyn yesterday, allowed his horse to ge5
loose; it started home on the track Of
the electric railroad. and at the first
culvert became entangled in the timbers
receiving considerable damage and con-
hning the cars to a single track for sew
eral hours.
Miss Faber. of Norfolk. went home
yesterday, after a months visit 10 Carrie
Lee Blundon. of Riverdale.
Miss Van Loan, of Wine Avenue. Is
visiting her brother. William s. Van
Loan. Utica, N. Y.
Mrs. Nellie Fuller Brooks, of RaIston
Avenue, has been visiting friends in
Anne Arundel county.
The report of the State board of law
examiners, just submitted TO the cour.
OF appeals, gives the names OF ffty law
yers found qualified 10 practice at tha
examination OF June 25. Among them IS
Cnarles benedict Calvert. who has a law
Office in Hyattsvlle.
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KING HOPES MUCH
FROM BOSTON VISIT
Tells Company 1t Will Cement
National Friendship.

LONDON. July 1.-THE greatest
prominence is given by all this morn
ing's papers to the brief speech made
by King Edward at the review of the
Honorable Artillery Company. which he
held on the Horse Guards parade
Wednesday afternoon. and at which Ad-
miral Cotton and other american off,
GERS were present. The King said in
part:
About two hundred o. you are to 20
to America on the occasion Of the cele-
bration of the anniversary OF the An
cient and Honorable Artillery Company,
OF Massachusetts. a corps which was
the offshoot of your own corps in the
middle Of the seventeenth century
You are sure to be received in a
most cordial fashion by the American
corps. for I know they appreciate all
that was done for them when they were
here some years ago.
II am glad to think your visit will
help to cement the friendship that ex-
lists between Great Britain and Ameri-
ca, as that is a matter to whichaI at
tach the greatest Importance, and one
which l shall always be glad to know
of
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FORWARD" THE TEXT
OF ENDEAVOR TALKS
First General Session Attended by
Ten Thousand Persons.

DENVER. Col. July 1.-Christian
Endeavorers, who are holding their in
ternationaI biennial convention in this
city, were astir early yesterday to at
tend a service in memory of the late
Geld secretary. Clarence Z. Eberman,
which was held at 6 O'Clock in the
Boulevard United Presbyterian Church.
During the day evangelistic services
were held in various parts of the city
under the leadership of the Rev. Dr..
John Balloon Smith and the Rev Or
John H. Elliott, New York city; the
Rev. H. w. Pope, New Haven, Couu.,
and the Rev. DR.. William Patterson.
Philadelphia.
The first general session of the day
was held in Tent Endeavor Presid 9nt
Francis Z. Clark presided. The tent
contains seats tor ten thousand persons,
and all were occupied
The song service was led by Percy s.
Foster, of Washington, d. c.. and was
followed by prayer service of thanks
giving for past advances, of which the
Rev. F. d. Power, d. D., OF Washing
ton, d. c., was leader.
The speakers and subjects were as
follows: Forward the State and Local
Unions" the Rev. William N Yates.
Philadelphia; Forward the Juniors.
Why and How" the Rev. George +.
Kenngctt. Lowell, Mass; Forward the
Local Secretaries" Harry Imports,
New York city, and the Rev. Charles L.
Bradt. Phi. D., Wichita. Kan; Forward
for the Masters Glory" the Rev Dr.
Seth Baker. Portland. Ne. An open
parliament followed. at which "a world
wide Christian endeavor and its needs"
was discussed. DR.. G. A. Crise, of Man
haitian, Kan, related some interesting
incidents of progress
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An Enviable Record.

AN EnVlaDle RECORD
The Chesapeake and Ohio has issued a
report showing that the year Just closed
was a banner one in the history OF the
system. 1t is shown that $500 900 pas
sengers were carried on a passenger
train mileage Of 3.125, 900 miles without
killing a single passenger and injuring
none seriously.
When compared to some of the other
lines. this record Is remarkable.
The Chesapeake and Ohio is remark
ably free from accidents. Beyond an oc-
casional break down OF a freight. and in
some instances killing a tramp. or pos
sibly injuring some member OF the crew
the road has not had a serious affair
during the year.
This remarkable condition is due to
the perfect organization brought about
by President Stevens
The railroad certainly has a progress
give management, which adopts all new
improvements. which add TO the speed
and safety in getting trains over Nhe
road
Organization seems to be the keynote
of all Of the success OF the system. In
explaining how this has been brought
about, an officer remarked today:
We do not experiment with untried
men Neither do we search the coun-
try over to get supposedly good men
from other lines to displace those who
have been good and faithful servants.
and who are competent.
The transportation officers have
grown up with the road. and likewise.
the conductors and engineers know ev-
cry foot OF the track from Washington
to Cincinnati and to Norfolk and New
port News.
In other words our men are promoted
from the ranks. and there is not more
loyal set OF employees in this country
than is found on the system. President
Stevens himself is from the ranks bav-
ing begun as telegraph OPERATOR
when taking into consideration the
fact that this line has the largest ton
mage per mile south Of the Potomac and
Ohio Rivers. in addition TO q heavy nae
senger traffic. and a good many brn-
dreds OF miles OF single tracks the Law
man can see that the personnel and or
ganization must be Of the best
President Stevens, upon whose sbouI-
ders rests the responsibility OF main
tanning this excellent organization. is
q Western man. OF more than forty years,
railroad experience. President Stevens
Joined the Chesapeake and Ohio when
the road was recognized In 1889. Some
years later he adopted the Brown sys-
tenn OF discipline. which is a big i'm
provement over the old fashion of lay
Ing of a man or discharging him for each
error or offense- Under the Bowen sys-
tenn each breach Of discipline brings
down upon the offender. a reprimand
mild or harsh. as the case may require.
which is bulletined, and which prevents
his promotion for a certain time
The Chesapeake and Ohio is the only
Southern railroad which has ceased 10
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WAR TALK REEVES
IN THE ORIENT

PEKIN, July 11.-Advices from Niu-
chwang regarding the recent cleavage
in the relations between Russia and
Japan have caused revival of the war
talk, greater than at any time for three
years. The recent sale of the British
Company to Russia has been taken to
indicate loss of confidence by the for
eign residents in the ability OF the pow
ers to resist Russia's absorption of the
port Industries. Since the departure of
the Russian minister, NJ. Lessar. for the
Port Arthur conference. it has been
learned that the Chinese foreign Office
intended to have a representative at
that meeting. and was only deferred
from accepting the Invitation by the
fear of alarming the other powers
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BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
HOLDING CONVENTION

ATLANTA. Ga. July u.-Yesterday'
session of the convention of the Inter-
national Baptist Young Peoples Union
opened with prayer meetings, which
were heIA IN local churches and conduct
ed by visiting ministers. Following the
reports OF the various committees these
officers Of the union were elected for the
ensuing term OF office: President, John
II. Chapman. Chicago; first vice presi-
dent. George Miller, Baltimore; second
vice president, A. l. McCrimmon. Wood
stock. Ontario; third vice president. W.
NJ. Gaines. Atlanta; recording secretary.
the Rev. H W. Reed. Rock IslaE,l Ill;
treasurer. G. B. Osgood. Chicago.
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FARMER DRAGGED TO
DEATH BY His TEAM

LEAVENWORTH. Kas., July IL
Samuel Carruthers. farmer in Fair
mount township. was dragged to death
by a team of horses while at work On
his farm. Carruthers was employed IN
one of the fields on his place with a
cultivator To handle the machine prop
erly he had to have the use of both
hands, so he tied the lines around his
body and it was this act that caused his
death. for. while driving along with both
hands tightly grasping the culttyltor
handles, the horses, which until this
time had gone along peaceably enough,
became unmanageable, and before the
unfortunate man could free himself
from the encircling reins they had
dragged him to death In their terrified
flight
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BRITISH FLEET LEAVE
BAR HARBOR TODAY

BAR HARBOR. July 1.-THE British
North Atlantic and West Indian squad
ron. under command OF Vice Admiral
Sir Archibald L. Douglass, will depart
today for Halifax at a m. if a fog
which has been blowing in rom the east
scatters so as to make IL safe for the
big men-of-war to sail out of the har-
Dor. The feet is due at Halifax by p.
m. tomorrow. The round of cdiciai
functions closed yesterday when Ad-
miral Douglass gave a luncheon to Rear
Admiral Sands and his staff aboard the
English flagship Ariadne.
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RUNAWAY VICTIMS
HURLED BEFORE TRAIN

SEABRIGHT, n. J., July lin a
runaway accident here George Erhart,
private secretary fo,- G. A Beaton. OF
New York. was thrown out Of the car
riage and suffered compound fracture
Of the skull, while the groom In charge
OF the rig had his left arm broken. The
horse became unmanageable. and dashed
across the railroad tracks into the iron
fence at the railway station as an ex-
press was coming. The wagon was
wrecked ana both occupants were hurled
on the tracks
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NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD TOLD BRIEFLY FOR BUSY READERS
JEWISH CHAUTAUQUA
ATTENDANCE GROWING

ATLANTIC CITY, July 11.-Increased
attendance and deeper interest were
manifested at yesterdays session of the
Jewish Chautauqua at the Royal Palace
Hotel Every State in the Union has
Representatives here. In his morning
address the Rev. DR.. Berkowitz said the
work of the committee of fifteen was
the most important of any branch Of the
Chautauqua. for the reason that it has
under its jurisdiction for research a
greater field than is allowed to any
other committee. The discussion for the
first week will be on The Religious
Teacher Of the Schools
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BABY WANDERS INTO
A CREEK AND BROWNS

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. July 11.-DeIia
Cooper. the ffteen-months-old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene M Cooper, was
drowned in the Pottsburg Creek. about
five miles from the city. Mr.. and Mrs
Cooper left the baby at Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson's home while they came to the
city to do some shopping. The child
could walk around a little. and as the
WILSON'S live on the creek. she wandered
of and fell or walked into the water.
On being missed from the house. search
was made. and the body was found in the
water
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HIS MOTHER STARVING,
HE DESERTED ARMY

HARRISBURG, July 11.-Walter c. /.
Strasburg. Of Richmond Furnace, is ia
jail here, charged with being a deserte=
from the Eighty-seventh Coast Artil-
lery. located at New York. When Stras-
burg enlisted. a year ago, his parents
were in comfortable circumstances. ami
with what little he sent home were able
to live we'll. A short time ago his father
lost money and became Ill. His mother
was without means Of support. This
worried the son. Instead OF seeking his
discharge. it is said. he deserted his
command last June. and went home TO
support his parents. He was arrested
and brought here until he is ordered to
headquarters.
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G0RED BY BULL, HE is
FOUND DYING IN FIELD

STATE CENTER. Iowa. July II.-Mat-
thew Rune. farm hand in the employ
Of Oscar Buschbaum. was fatally gored
by yearling bull. Ruhe went to the
pasture to bring up the cows for milk
Ing The cows arrived without him.
and after waiting perhaps half an hour
for Ruhe to arrive and begin milking
Mr.. Buschbaum became alarmed and
went into the field in search OF his miss
ing hand He found him horribly man
gled and dying.
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NEWS OF RAILROADS
AND OF RAILROAD MEN

use negroes as firemen. This practice
was discontinued when the present re-
gime obtained control in 1889. 1t was
thought better not TO have the negro
on the engines. not because he is
wholly incompetent, but because his
education and training do not fit him
for the vital work required of a fireman.
hagman. or other modern trainman.
Colored brakemen. fremen, and fagmen
are paid 40 per cent less than the same
class of white men, but experience has
taught the officers Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio. anyway. that the white man
is the cheapest in the end.
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WHITE FUNERAL FOR
P00LR00M QUEEN

NEW YORK, July u-Gussie Mckee.
the Pool Room Queen" had a white
funeral yesterday. When she was dying
she said TO her cousin. William W.
Webb: will. l want a fine funeral and
an artistic one. want a white funeral.
l have always hated black and all the
somber colors. so please see that every
thing is white" The funeral services
were conducted on the main floor OF the
house and everything was white. The
coffin in which Miss Mckee lay was all
white. The outer sides were covered
with snow-white broadcloth, and the in
terror with white satin. Huge silver
handles ornamented the sides of the
casket
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Plans of the Elks.

The Elks have completed their plans for
the big reunion and annual session Of the
Grand Lodge, which is TO begin in Bal
timore July %, and which is to con-
tinue three days. The local lodge has
decided 70 make the affair a memorable
one. Three hundred members OF the
Washington lodge. accompanied by their
ladies'. are TO make the trip to Baltimore
for the opening session. The party is
to 90 over the Baltimore and Ohio in
charge Of Travelling Passenger Agent H.
p. Baldwin. A number OF the EIks are
TO remain in Baltimore until the ses-
sions Of the grand lodge are ended.
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FRIGHTENED TO DEATH
By FIRE EXCITEMENT

ST LOUIS. July 1i.-Frightened and
excited because OF a IRE in the neigh
borhood. Mrs Louisa Pernot, a widow
fifty years old. living with her daughter.
Mrs. Joseph Courtney. 49, 1923 Biddle
Street, collapsed and Cied before q
physician could be called.
The changing of the many bells at
tached to the fire wagons and engines
aroused Mrs. Pernot and her daughter
and despite Mrs. COurtney's protesta-
lions the woman insisted upon going
TO the FIRE.
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SEVERELY BITTEN BY A
VICIOUS ST. BERNARD

LOWELL, Mass, July 11.-Paul vi
gent. fourteen, was badly bitten by a
vicious st. Bernard dog while passing
through James Street. The dog grabbed
the boys face and inflicted a cut nearly
an inch deep on his left cheek. He was
also badly bitten on the left arm. His
wounds were dressed at the city hospl-
tai.
The dog is owned by a James Street
resident The animal has had the repu-
tation OF being vicious. He was taken to
the Lowell Rendering Company's works
this forenoon and killed. The boy lives
In Dodge Street. He is resting comfort
ably.
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BRAVE POLICEMAN LEAPS
INTO RIVER TO SAVE LIFE

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July I1.-Patrol-
man Madison was the hero Of a brave
rescue. Just as dawn was breaking the
patrolman made a flying leap from the
Valley Bridge into the river and saved
an old man from drowning
Andrew Anderson is the man whose
life was saved. He is an inmate OF the
City InhrmaEy and ffty-nine years old.
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FIND BOYS BODY IN
DRIFTW0OD OF CREEK

JOHNSToWN. Pa, July I1-WhiIe
playing around little stream which en-
tiers the Quemahoming on the farm be-
tween Jenners and Boswell owned by
Druggist Charles Griffith. OF this city.
Earl Gunder, a two-year- boy. was
drowned. The river, or creek. was
searched thoroughly for some time. The
body Of the boy was finally discovered
by John Hay. neishbor. He saw a foot
protruding above some dTiftwood about
sixty yards from the mouth OF the
waterway
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CONVICTED POLICE CHIEF
MUST REMAIN IN JAIL

ST. PAUL, July u.-Former Superin-
tendent OF Police Ames. OF Minneapolis,
must remain IN jail, the supreme court
says. He was indicted and convicted of
the charge Of receiving money from
women for protection" The sentence
imposed was six and a half years In the
State penitentiary. Ames appealed to
the supreme court
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IN PULPIT
ILLUSTRATE SERMONS

MANNHEIM. Pa. July 1.-THE Rev.
Samuel H. Prickett. pastor Of Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church. has begun
a series OF sermons, which will be IL
Illustrated by paintings. the work of his
own hands. He is an artist of recog,
nized ability. having been 4 student at
the Academy Of Fine Arts. in Philadel-
phia. The paintings will be used to
more deeply impress his congregation.
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RECKLESS HANDLING OF
REVOLVER ENDS FATALLY

BALTIMORE. July Thames Malone,
aged tweDty-four years, accidentally
shot and killed himself at 327 Chapel
Street Malone was playing with a re-
volver. which he thought was not load
ed. and after a while placed it to his
right temple. saying at the same time
Here goes nothing" He snapped the
trigger four times. when he came to a
cartridge which was loaded The bull
lett passed through his temple. and he
fell forward without uttering word
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BOY SENDS A BULLET
INTO HIS OWN HEART

JAMESTOWN, n. Y. July 11.-An ac-
cident that might have resulted in death
happened to Clarence De Lisle. nine
teen years old, of No 43 Marvin Street.
A bullet from rife passed through De
Lisle's little finger and thumb on the
right hand, entered the chest and en-
beded itself in the thick muscles Of THE
part of the body. where it at present
rests. He was found unconscious and
taken to the home of Willis Norton. OF
Isabella Avenue.
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JOY OVER REUNION
KILLS WESTERN MAN

JOHNSTOWN. Pa, July 11-Joseph
Lapp, a native OF Somerset county,
dropped dead here yesterday morning a
few moments after he arrived from his
home in Kappa. ILL.,. on a visit to his
brother. Philip Lapp, whom he had not
seen for twenty years. The brothers
were overjoyed at the meeting and words
OF greeting were hardly exchanged when
the visitor dropped dead.
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An overdose Of morphine nearly ended the
life last nj ght Of Ezekiel H. Maxwell, an aged
clerk in the Pension Office, residing at 4OS
Florida Avenue northwest. He was removed to
the Emergency Hospital, where a hypOdcrmic
CutEt was found upon him, indicating he had
taken the poison as stimuant. lie responded
to the medical treatment and was permitted
to 20 home
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MILITIA GUARDS WHITE
MAN FROM LYNCHERS

ATLANTA, July 11.-Governor Terrell
has ordered out the Griffin Rifles to
guard the jail at Griffin. where James
Bethune; a white man. is confined.
charged with cruelty to his daughter.
1t was reported that threats had been
made to lynch Bethune, and the Gov
ernor was called upon for aid by the
sheriff
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SAILOR FALLS OFF BARGE;
Is STRANGELY DROWNED

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-Capt
Thomas N. Roberts. one of the best
known pilots OF the Port Costa district.
was mysteriously drowned somewhere
between Mare Island and Pinole Point
When last seen Captain Roberts was
standing on a barge in tow OF he
steamer San Joaquin No. 4. 1t is sup
posed that he fell from the barge. All
efforts to locate his body have proved
futile
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Fred Thomas and Leonard Davis, negro boys
were arrested yesterday by Detectives Trumbo
and Tyscr on the charge Of having stolen
bicycle from Moncure Burke, a clerk in the
District Building. They will be arraigned in
the Police Court on Monday.
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LIEUT.. MADISON DETACHED.

Lieut.. G. Madison has been detached
from the office OF the Judge Advocate
General of the Navy on August l and
ordered to proceed to the works of
Moran Brothers Co.. Seattle, Wash, for
duty as inspector of equipment at those
works.
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Not in Trolleys.

The Pennsylvania has denied the ru-
NOR that it is interested in several Of
the trolley roads around PIttsburg. The
rumor had il that the Keystone system
had invested a number OF million dol
lars In the enterprises
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ASHORE ON FLINT ISLAND.

GLACE BAY, c. B., July 1.-THE Nor
wegian steamer Hermpd. from Boston
for Sydney, is ashore 'Off Flint Island,
seven miles from here. and tugs have
gone to her assistance
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Dining Car Service.

II is announced that the Pennsylvania
Is contemplating change in its dining
car service. II is said that the present
table dhote is to be discontinued and
1000 Is TO be served hereafter a la carte
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An Inspection.

President Loree and a party of the
Baltimore and Ohio officers are TO be in
Washington in a few days to look over
the site of the new Union Station. From
Washington they are to go on a long
trip to the West
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John j. DOlan. escaped inmate OF St
Elizabeth's Hospital, captured in the Monu-
ment grounds yesterday by Sergeant Clemens
while sleeping of the effects Of a spree He
got away from the institution in the morning
by simply walking off, having the freedom
Of the grounds. He was returned to the in
stitution
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RED INK FOR MRS. BLOOD.

CHICAGO. July 10.-A young woman
at the Victoria Hotel registered her
name on the hotel book in red ink. Her
name is Mrs. Henry Blood, OF New
York
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Big Telegraph Office.

The Pennsylvania is installing in the
Broad Street building in Philadelphia
the largest railroad telegraph office in
the United States. There is to be put up
a switchboard accommodating 200 wires.
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Seashore Excursions.

Both the Baltimore and Ohio and
pennsylvania are now running their big
excursions from the Central West TO the
seashore, and thousands Of people are
taking advantage OF them.
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Hand Cut by Electric Fan.

l.. W. Page, division chief Of the Bureau Of
Chemistry Of the Department OF Agriculture
called at the Emergency Hospital yesterday
afternoon TO receive treatment for a cut hand
The injury was caused by an electric fan In
which the member had been caught