The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-23
DOMESTIC.

Mines. Sembrich and Gadski. Herr
Dippel and other operate and musical
stars arrived from Europe in New
York City.
4 dynamite explosion wrecked a. cot
tage in Brooklyn, y. T., and injured
three persons.
Harold NJ. Wilcox, Of Westfeld, n.
J., who shot and killed a fourteen-year-
old boy who was annoying him on
Halloween, was held for murder.
A woman and two boys in West For.
ty-third street, New York City, were
poisoned by. eating cake brought by a
messenger, who said it was a gift from
O woman friend. .l.r., y
Louis Stark, Of Park Ridge, N. j.,
was accidentally shot dead at Pearl
River, N. Y, by Frank O. Mittag. a
rich manufacturer, of Park Ridge.
An explosion caused by the testing
of q new process in chemical works at
Shady Side-on-the- Hudson, N. j., killed
two men. 49,. .' 81
Jewels worth $4,000 lost by a. Gus
toner of Black, Starr & Frost, Of New
York City, were found in a gutter by q
shop girl.
Columbia University closed its seoul.
centennial celebration by laying the
cornerstones Of four new buildings and
with a notable address by President
Butler.
Captain Baldwin's airship was
steered in all directions at the Worlds
Fair.
Rapid Transit Commission engineers
removed many advertising signs from
the New York subway stations on the
ground that they INSTRUCTED easy iden-
tiGcation Of the stations.
Harry Kimball Thaw, back from Eu-
rope with Evelyn Florence Nesbitt, an
srily refused to discuss q report that he
had married the pretty actress in LON
don. England.
Robert Perry, an heir to the estate of
an eccentric cobbler, mysteriously dis
appeared with his wife.
A banquet was given in Delmonico's.
TO Sir Felix Senon, physician to King
Edward VII.
A member of. q leading family of
Montgomery, Ala, was killed by elec-
tricity while cutting wires to darken
O bank he intended to rob. ,s 49,.
Many passengers were hurt near
Lind, Wash, by the North Coast Linz
tied, Of the Northern Pacific, being de-
rallied.
The Wild West Show returned from
europe. -.
The first real snowstorm of the sea-
son was reported at Interlaken and
Malone, N. Y. ".-'a.-
Mrs. Rae NJ. Krauss, Of Hartford
City, Ind, confessed to poisoning her
stepdaughter and was sent to prison
For life. ,..
Nearly 1000 friends attended the fun
eral services over the late Postmaster
Van Colt in st. Paups NJ. E. Church,
New York City.
The Knickerbocker Steamboat Com
pany, which owned the General Slo-
cum. was put in 4 receivers hands.
The Court of Appeals at Albany, n.
T., handed down a number Of decisions
and adjourned until after election.
Wall Street bankers say that the New
York City authorities propose to sell
between $15, 1000, 600 and $50, 600, 900 new
bonds.
Three hundred and fifty thousand
passengers were carried by the New
York City subway road on its first day.
1t is stated that Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
have sold to the New Haven only 4 ma
jority interest in New York, Ontario
and Western.
James Long, a riycte- working OH 4
platform under the New York City ell
evated railroad, was caught by the
third rail and held, burning, till q
workman knocked him loose.
T.. L. Smith, who calls himself an in
veutor. and who was committed to an
asylum as insane and subsequently re-
leased on appeal. sued New York City
for a million. alleging his commitment
lost him q chance to make q vast for
tune.