Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
OHIO

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 2.-The Co.
lumbus plant of the United States Steel
corporationf employing 800 men, Will be
closed down indefinitely. No reason for
the suspension of operations is given.
MARION-"I wish | was in that" said
Benjamin Biclle, 20 years, of Agosta to
Undertaken Markwith at, Larue, when
the latter was placing casket in n
wagon to be taken to Agosta. Two hours
later Bickle hurled himself In front of
train and was instantly killed. En-
gineer Lynch says he saw the man
walking alongside the track. When the
engine was within a short distance of
him he deliberately threw himself be-
tween the rails.
.STEUBENVILLE Announcement in
the w. c. T. u. state convention that
Charles Kenslnger, a Steubenvlle saloon
owner had sold out and pronounced the
business degrading was received with
applause, the Chautauqua salute and the
singing of the Doxology. Officers elected
were President, Miss Frances H. En-
sign of Madison; treasurer, Mrs. Flor
ence Jaite of Boston; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Sarah Meredith of Canton.
The 1908 convention will be held at Akron.
CLEVEI.AND-A freight train on the
Kanawha e. Michigan road ran into q
cut of cars on a siding at Langville.
Edward Porter the engineer, and John
Edmons, the fireman, we're killed. En-
gineer Wallace Stanley. the regular en-
gineer of the train, refused to take his
run, saying he felt a premontion of
danger.
LORAIN-Mrs. Mary j. Hall, SS, one of
the Oldest residents of Lorain county,
died at the home of her son, Justice OF
the Peace George Il. Hall.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, NOV. 2--ren persons,
nine children and a soldier, were injured
when a Mount Vernon aveifue street car
struck q wagon from the United States
army post carrying children from school
to their homes OH the government reser-
vation, late this afternoon. According to
Driver Moran's story, the car had stopped
and the motorman nodded for him to go
ahead When he started across the rail-
road tracks the car started up suddenly,
hitting the wagon between the wheeis
and overturning it.
AKRON-Mrs. Julia Platte, who died
while visiting in Cuyahoga Falls, was a
walking bank Coroner Davidson, who in
vestigated her death, deposited in the
probate court the following valuables
found in her clothing Bills, S122; coin,
$3.50; one bond of the Shelbyville Con-
soidated Water company, $1,000; two bonds
of the Arkansaw Water company, $1,000
each; bank book on Second National bank
of this city. showing deposits of $3.50;
book on Peoples Savings bank, showing
deposits of s270; one share placer mining
stock, $500; notes aggregating s75s.
MARIETTA-Orders issued by Mai
J, G. Warren of Cincinnati, engineer In
charge of the Ohio, Big Sandy, Muskin-
gum and Kentucky rivers. have been
served ON the lock masters in Muskin-
gum river instructing them to work but
eight hours day, thus enforcing The
government eight-hour law. Boats arriv'
ing at the lock after o'clock in the af
ternoon must wait till the next morning
| for lockage.
YOUNGSTOWN-Two men will die ant
three are seriously injured as the result
of splash of molten metal at the Bes
semer plant, youngstown Sheet and Tube
company, this morning. The men were
working in the pit beneath the ladle ant
| the cap was opened, allowing the molter
metal to fall on them.
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