The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-03-02
1 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, February ~.

Congressman Norton +. Otis, OF the
10th congressional distrist of New
York. died suddenly at Yonkers.
Joseph McGrath, believed to be the
Oldest person in New York city. died
OF old age at the age of 107 years.
c. w. Laing. Chicago real estate
dc saler, is under arrest. charged with
the larceny of $249.842 from his daugh.
ter
Two passengers were killed and one
seriously injured in a wreck on the
Chicago and Rock Island railroad at
Wiota. Ia. caused by a broken rail.
Francis Creachen. of Philadelphia,
was awarded $1,000 damages against
the Bromley Bros. Carpet Manufacture
ing company for the loss OF his left
hand in a picker" machine.
Wednesday. February e.
Miss Eloise Lee, aged % years, saved
six children from death in a fire In
New York by her presence of mind.
James C. Carter. leading member
of the New York bar. who died re-
Gently, bequeathed $2OO, 900 to Harvard
University.
James Tiff, operator at the West
Jersey and Seashore station at Mill
vile. N. j., was found dead In his Of
fee from beNaorrhage.
Albert l.. Caldwell and David
Fraughter, under arrest at Vernal,
Utah, have been identified as the Cody
bank robbers of Wyoming. Caldwell is
alleged to have killed the cashier of
the bank.
Thursday, February 23.
Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minister,
spent several days duck hunting in the
Virginia waters.
Samuel /. Mccormick. D. D.. LID,
was made chancellor of the Western
University of Pennsylvania at Pitts
burg.
John Gordon, aged IL yeals, was
shot and instantly killed at Hunting
ton, w. Va, by VIII Powell, a boy,
who escaped.
Former City Treasurer George Hol-
comb, of Z Jerett, Wash, is under ar
rest charged with embezzling $11,50O
from the city.
Friday, February ~.
General Morteza Kahn, the new Per-
sian minister, presented his credentials
to President Roosevelt.
Setting fire to her clothing with q
lamp Mrs Virginia FrenO, of Philadel-
phia, was burned to death.
Frederick Wilmer, aged Is, had his
right arm torn out of the socket by be-
ing caught in a belt at the Altoona
(Pa) SILK mill.
James Seme, wealthy Italian con.
tractor, was shot to death on the
street at Newark, n. j.. by Frank Sena
a former employe.
Rev. DR.. J. A. Lefevre. at one time
moderator OF the Presbyterian Gen.
eral Assembly of the United States
died at Columbia, Mo-. aged % years
Saturday, February Is.
Sidney D. Ripley. prominent insur
ance and clubman of New York, died
citis.
Major James c. Carlton, president OF
the National Mexicon War Veterans
Association, died at Bedford. Ind. aged
73 years.
Fire which originated in the base
ment entirely destroyed the public
high school building at Plymouth Pa
causing a loss of $4,000.
Bartholomew Marion, ticket agent
at North Asbury Park, N. j., railroad
depot, was struck and killed by a train
while crossing the track in front of the
station.
Monday, February 81.
Philip Burk and his wife Eliza were
sent to Jail at Chicago for 1S years fol
murder.
Edward Cooper, former mayor OF
New York, died suddenly of stroke
of apoplexy.
The cruiser Boston ON which there
was yellow fever at Panama, reached
San Francisco with two cOnvalescents
aboard.
While returning to his home, Jus
tice of the Peace John G. Ayars, OF
Bridgeton, n. j., dropped dead in the
street from heart failure.
Because a friend could not repay
$4,000 borrowed several years ago
| Stanislaus Zumeck, of Shamokin. Pa.
grew insane ana was removed - a