The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-11-15
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
ru>sdsv- November 6


The Methodist General Missionary
Committee decided to meet next year
ut Seattle. Wash.
Four men were badly burned by the
explosion Of a key of powder in coal
mine near Gloucester. ..
The Texas railroad commissioners
demand a reduction Of 20 per cent. In
Pullman palace car rates.
France has accepted the invitation
to send a squadron OF warships to the
opening of the jamestown, Va, Elk
position. April 20. 1907.
One man was killed and another IA
tally Injured when an iron column Az
feet long, on the Grand Central depot
In New York, toppled over.
Wednesday, November 7.
The Reading Iron company. at Read.
Ing. Pa, will increase the wages OF It's
5000 men.
William McGTaw. SO years old. drop.
ped dead on Tuesday at Holidays.
burg, Pa, just after he had voted.
A 30-foot fywheel, weighing 80 tons,
OF the Whitaker iron works, at Wheel
ing. w. Va. burst, wrecking the build.
ing.
In a collision at Hightstown. N. j.,
two locomotives on the Pennsylvania
Railroad were badly damaged and two
trainmen injured.
Thursday, November 8.
John ID. Rockefeller has given close
to 81. 900, coo to Chicago University this
year.
Henry Faltermayer was struck and
instantly killed by an electrain ON the
Pennsylvania railroad at Glassboro.
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While respondent over financial
losses, due to the election. s. Henry
McCabe. of Philadelphia, shot and
killed himself.
Samuel Strother, formerly assistant
prosecuting attorney of Kansas City,
Mo-, was arrested on the charge OF try.
ing to bribe voters.
The four-story brick building of the
Harvest King Distilling company at
Kansas City. Mo-, was destroyed BY
IRE, entailing loss of 100000.
Friday, November 9.
Mrs. Mary Brown died in Philadel.
phia of acute heart disease brought On
by taking q headache powder.
In tenement house fire in New
York Mrs James Ryan and John Nc
Guire, II wears old. were atally
burned.
A powder magazine of the Dupont
company, Il FINLEY Park, near Chi
Ii
doing great damage to property.
The department Of justice at Wash
ington has issued instructions to s. J
Lehman. special counsel to begin pro
ceedngs against the person or persons
believed to be implicated in the recent
embezzlement of SCI 500 from the sub
treasury at st. Lou'.
Saturday, November 10.
Goat skins to the value OF $32 000, 00t
were imported into the United States
during the fiscal year 1906.
The Aero Club of America will hold
next years balloon race for the James
Gordon Bennett cup at st. Louis.
The Standard Oil company granted
a ) and 10 per cent. advance in wages
to all eWplOStS vi TIC ISliHiHS III dlCi
Mrs William Rush. 80 years old
was asphyxiatcd in bed at her home
al Martins Creek. Pa. by coal gas
from the kitchen range.
Jacob Hauser ST.. father of JacOt
Hauser, Jr.. who was hanged last Feb
ruary at .Iohnstown. Pa. for wife muir
der. committed suicide from worry
over his sons fate.
Monday. November IL.
Miners John ZOnosky and Joe FOL
SKY were killed by falling rock in =.
Ma=feld. Pa, mine.
board flew from machine saw a
Lowistown. Pa. and stabbed i. NJ
Mower in the abdomen.
The Illinois Grand Lodge. Knight:
of Pythias has ordered the immediat,
construction of n $3.50, 900 home at De
Francis \. Wesley, Of New Smiths
Vile. stored and marketed 1916 bushels
of apples the largest crop so far rails
eli In Lehigh county, Pa.
Brigadier General Funston has lief
Kansas City for St Louis to take com
Inand of the division of the southwest
catur for old persons and orphans
Three electricians were struck an,
killed by n train while making electr
cal connections on the third rail of tn
New York Central railroad in Ney
York city.