The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-07-20
THE GOLD LEAF.
THURSDAY, JULY 20. 1905.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday. July II.

IueSoay, Su'y ~.
John l.. Markle, an actor, committed
mitted suicide in a New York hotel by
shooting.
Coutny Collector E. ]. Mackey COM
mitted suicide at Phillipsburg, N. j.,
by hanging.
Andrew Sargent, OF Philadelphia,
was instantly killed while adjusting
an electric fan in a confectionery
store.
j. II. Thomas, proprietor Of a cloth
Ing store at Natrona, Pa, shot and kill
ed an unknown burglar whom he found
entering his store.
Arthur Nicely Ieaped from the fourth
floor of a burning building In New
York, landing on his head on the side
walk, and was killed.
Wednesday, July IL.
A party of 100 Roman Catholics on
a pilgrimage to Rome sailed from New
York on the Slavonia.
Mrs. Helen l.. Johnson, mother OF
Mayor Tom Johnson, of Cleveland, died
at her home in Brooklyn of old age.
The Jews of the United States are
sending 30 delegates to the seventh
Zionist congress at Basic. Switzerland.
July q.
Count Cassini, the retiring Russian
ambassador to the United States, sail
ed for Europe on the Kaiser VIII
helm III.
William B. Lyons, former chief of
police OF Baltimore, and one Of the
best-knowp detectives in the country,
died from the result of fall from q
street car.
Thursday, July 10.
The Catholic Educational Association
held its convention in New York.
William Monray was stabbed to
death by John Hawthorne at Ashton,
w Va, in a quarrel over a woman.
President Roosevelt has named D. w.
Baker, of Washington, for United
States attorney for the District of Co.
lumbia.
Assemblyman Edward S. Coyne, of
Union county, n. j., died at Elizabeth
as the result of an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Despondent over i'll health w. B.
Howell wealthy Arkansas cotton
planter. committed suicide by shooting
in a New York hotel
Friday, July II.
William Dyer and seven Chinese
were killed at Oakland, Cal, by an ex-
plosion Of giant powder.
The 18th annual convention of the
American Institute of Instruction, at
Portland, Ore, has adjourned
The national convention OF the
Young Peoples Union of the Univer-
salist Church was held at Hartford.
Conn.
J. ]. Jusserand, French ambassador
to the United States, sailed from New
York On the steamer La Savoie for
Havre.
Martin Quilligan and John Under
were caught in an elevator at the Gil
rard Iron Company plant, at Cleveland,
o., and crushed to death.
Saturday, July IS.
George w. Vanderbilt will establish
a school for his tenants near Ashe-
Vile, N. J.
UElucky at the races, Fred Alexan-
DER, II years old, of New York, COM
mitted suicide.
Z. w. Warfield, cashier of the st.
Louis County Bank, committed suicide
by shooting while respondent from ill
health.
The first bale of the new cotton OF
this season was sold at New Orleans
for 20 cents a pound and the proceeds
given to charity.
William Bradley, OF Philadelphia,
while putting a belt on in a wooden
mill was caught between the belt and
pulley and had his arm torn out.
Monday, July II.
From blow from her husbands fist
Mrs. Patrick Barrett died at Carbon
dale, Pa. Barrett is under arrest.
Plunging headlong down stairs at
Red Lion, Pa, Mrs. Michael Bower
broke her nose, both arms and a finger.
A four-story building at Winnipeg,
man, was blown down, killing four
persons and injuring upwards Of
dozen.
Reorganization of the Transfers
Union at Chicago along conservative
lines will be attempted at the coming
international convention.
From eating toadstools which were
supposed to be mushrooms, one mem
Der Of Peter Remnants family at Upper
Sandusky, o., is dead and three more