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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-19

OHIO

OTTAWA, Ohio, Sept 1S-The six
teenth annual convention of the Catholic
Knights of Ohio was opened here by an
address by Bishop Horstmann. Rev.
Nicholas Pfeil OF Cleveland conducted
high mass. The proposition Of the Gin
cinnati delegation to meet every two
years instead of annually was defeated.
FINDLAY-Mr. and Mrs. w. p. Ham
mond, proprietors Of a bakery at Raw
son, were burned in an OF explosion.
They had drawn the fires from the
oven, which they were attempting TO
clean with coal oil. The heat from the
oven exploded the oil. Hammond Is
frightfully burned about the face and
arms, Mrs. Hammond escaped with slight
injuries.
TIFFIN-The first business session Of
the Junior o. u. A. M. state council was
held here. The attendance was the
largest in the history Of the order. over
400 delegates being present.
The reports of state officers show 81
900 members of the order in Ohio. an in
crease of 2230. There have been six new
councils added.
MILLERSBURG-Geor Blanchard OF
Toledo, visiting relatives near Glenmont.
this county. was probably fatally shot
while out hunting with his brother-in-
law.
The latter shot at a squirrel while 1t
ran on the fence and Blanchard hap
pened to fire in the bushes on the other
side and in range of the gun.
STEUBENVILLE-If a woman's In
tended sends her money to cross the
ocean and meet him and she refuses to
marry, being disappointed in the looks
of the man, the bride-to-be can't hold
onto the cash.
Marie Antonnetti, 20, was ordered in jus
tice court to pay Rosario Pint the sum
he advanced to bring her here from her
fatherland.
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MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1S.-T. Mitchell
Horner entered suit for 100000 damage
against DIR. and Mrs. Issaac e. Emerson,
charging them with alternating the affec-
tions Of his wife, who is the daughter of
Mrs. Emerson by former husband Mr..
Emerson is millionaire drug dealer.
Mr. Horner was, until recently dis
charged. the southern agent of the Elmer
son Drug company, located at Atlanta.
Mr.. Horner says he does not know where
his wife is living at present, and that he
has been unable to locate her.
FREDERICK-W. G. Barker, who is at
present in charge of the playground
schools of Washington, was elected physi-
cal director of the Frederick Y. M. C. A.
@. H. McGregor of Cumberland was elect
ed general secretary.
LTIMORE-Arrested on charges Of
criminal assault committed upon two g.
year-old girls, Joseph Green, colored, q
years old, is held by the police as the
alleged murderer of tramp, whose body
the negro is said to have afterward
thrown to hogs.
BALTIMORE-A Baltimore coal COM
pany will send to the Pacific the first
large shipment of coal for the great
battleship fleet, the Consolidated Coal
company having gained the, initial order
In the face of active competition. The
contract, 1T is understood, does not call
for the full 100000 tons contemplated by
the government in it's first order, but
large portion of it. Barges will be load
ed at this port. beginning the first of next
month. They will proceed to a base on
the Pacific not made public.
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VIRGINIA

LYNCHBURG. Va, Sept. 1S.-At the
factory of the United Cigarette Machine
company some thirty men quit work, hav-
ing unsuccessfully demanded nine hours
work with pay for ten hours and a num-
Der of restrictions as to the employment
of certain men there.
NORFOLK-In todays primary in Nor
folk for state senatorial nomination and
members of the Democratic executive
committee, w. w. Sales was named for
the senate by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES forces captured
the city, getting fifteen of the twenty
four committeeman.
LYNCHB JRG-At Rustburg, in the cir
cult court, Joseph Micenhimer was tried
for the murder Of Mrs. Flora Watkins
near this city. on the night of June Is.
The defense was insanity. At 7 o'clock
as the jury could not agree, it was locked
up at the hotel.
LEESBURG-A posse in command O
the sheriff is in pursuit of Ernest Cope
land of Hillsboro, who is charged witt
beating his wife and his mother Will
he was drunk. His wife is in critica
condition.
RICHMOND-The United States circui
court of appeals for the Fourth Circuit
convened and handed down the following
opinion: Steamer Pokanoket appellant
vs.. Leslie B. Colgin, appellee; appea
from the district court at Norfolk, Va.
reversed, with costs. Opinion BY Judge
Boyd
wINCHESTER--As the result of a
shooting ARRAY between two negro boys
Walker Leftridge is in the hospital here
with his leg amputated and John Scott
is being held to await the outcome of his
injuries.
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MASSACHUSETTS

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. ia new $1,000
automobile owned by Henry r. Sears OF
420 Beacon street, Boston, was wrecked
by crashing into telegraph pole near
Burrill street on the state road al
Swampscott. The machine, which was
of 80 horsepower, was travelling at q
high rate of speed, and was unable to
take the turn into Burrill street. and
collided with the post.
William M. Stuart. a
well known newspaper man, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for city clerk. The term is
for three years. AT the last election the
Republicans made no nomination for
city clerk.
LAwRENCE-Mrs Louis S. Cox, wife
of Postmaster Cox, met with a serious
accidet while -out driving. The coach
man tried to pass in front of a heavy
dray, the pole of which struck the light
surrey, throwing Mrs. Cox to the groud.
She struck heavily on her head and back,
sustaining deep cash at the base OF
the brain and being rendered unconscious.
BROCKTON-With nearly 1000 members
on the roll Of the Independent Lasters'
union, as shown at a mass meeting, the
promoters of the revolt from the standard
of the Boot and Shoe Workers union are
jubilant at the prospect.
The meeting was attended by over 800
lasters, and President Edward p. Holmes
declares 1t to be the most harmonious he
ever attended Bylaws were adopted and
reports received.
iGLOUCESTER-Fis interests are
delighted with the latest modus vivendi
for the Newfoundland fishing, and a
feet OF 40 sail will probably leave for
the Bay Of Islands about October l.
LYNN-Judge Sisk imposed fine of
SIS on George Mum of Swampscott. who
was charged with reckless driving of an
automobile. He ran into two men and
slightly injured them.
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UTAH

PROVO, Utah, Sept. &c. e. Loose
has returned from California, where he
has been attending to mining business.
Prof. q. D. Partridge has moved his
family to Eureka, where he will estab-
fish a permanent residence. Mr.. Part
ridge is the surveyor for the Jesse
Knight interests in the Tintic district.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Roy Andrews and Rosabell Lewis of AL
pine; Stephen Johnson and Winnie Over
lade, George NJ Strong and Mrs. Mary
Utall of Provo and G. w. Rogers Of Bing-
ham and Jennie Stertin of Provo.
RICHFIELD-Mr. Runaway has for
several months past been the Utah and
Nevada representative of the Daily Min
ing Record of Denver and formerly was
engaged in newspaper work in Colorado
and Kansas.
OGDEN-A letter received from r. T.
Harris at Tonopah; New, better known in
Ogden as Bert Harris, and former
member of the Utah National banks staff
In Ogden, says that on September he
was elected cashier of the Nevada First
National bank of Tonopah at a salary OF
$4,000 per annum.
This quite a step upward for Bert
but in the Ogden bank he was regarded
as one of the best men in the institution
after the cashier, Ralph e. Hoag.
LOGAN-County Fruit Tree Inspector
Broby and his half brother. Mr.. Rasmus-
sen, entered into contract to furnish
ten carloads of Cache county apples for
the New York city market The apples
are to be of standard varieties and of
prime quality.
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MINNESOTA

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1s--The new
charter proposition which was before the
Minneapolis voters here for the third time
was voted down almost overwhelmingly.
The vote was light, about 1900 more votes
beirg cast against the measure than for
1t. The labor vote was in opposition.
ST. PAUL, MINI. Sept. 1S.--About 1000
members of the Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows are here to attend the forty
third annual convention of the Sovereign
Grand lodge. Many are expected to-
morrow. Odd Fellows from Denver are
at work to secure the next annual con-
vention for their city.
President A. B. Sticlxney of the
Chicago Great Western road has returned
from Europe. Unlike some other rail-
road men, he is not worried because Wall
street has had to sell few of its auto
mobiles. II think the worst of the trouble
is over, Mr. Stickney said Some things
that have happened may be announced
later; that is, some concerns that have
got into difficulties may have to suspend
some eastern concerns / mean. But
don't expect the trouble to spread to the
west or grow more serious in the east.
No, the foreigners have not lost any of
their faith in investmets. They think 1t
is simply a Yankee antic to put stocks
up and knock them Down again. 1t has
often happeed before and the foreigners
are used to 1t. 1t does not shake their
confidence in our securities
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IOWA

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Sept 1S.-Because
his wife refused to remain with him
any longer w. F. Lawrence, liveryman
of Kado, s. D., shot and killed her while
she was about to board train, sending
two bullets crashing through her head.
Then he turned the weapon upon himself.
dying instantly.
STERLING-The annual Methodist con-
vention of the Methodist missionary So
cieties of the Dixon district Of the Meth
odist church opened here with over 100
delegates.
IOWA CITY-Capt. Joseph Heisner OF
the Iowa City fire department is mys-
terfously missing and Mrs. Fred Roth
weller, a brunette of rs, whom he was
to marry, is tearfully seeking in vain
for the young man, who disappeared
from the city an hour before the cere-
mony was to be performed, leaving the
bride, with her robes ready, the as
sembled guests and the minister in the
lurch
DUBUQUE-The national convention of
German speaking Roman Catholics was
given over largely to reports of the state
leagues. DR.. Bitter, a. member of the
German reischtag, was the chief speaker.
William Rauen of the Illinois state
league reported a gain of members in
the last year of nearly 500.
DIES Notwithstanding under the rul-i
ings of the Iowa insurance department,
the Iowa fraternal congress is preparing
for an organized political campaign to
elect the next auditor of insurance COM
missioner. President F. R. Korns of this
city has declared that the delegates to
the congress will represent 10000 Iowans
and their organization will be stronger
than any political party in the state.
meetings behind closed doors in Yeoman
hall.
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PENNSYLVANIA

| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1S.--The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Phila-
deiphia Rapid Transit company, which
controls all the street car lines of this
city, was held today.
| The annual reports submitted by Pres-
dent Parsons showed a deficit from the
years operations of s364,048, compared
with a surplus of 1898, 1856 In the preceding
twelve months.
| The gross earnings exceeded SIS, 900 900,
the largest in the company's history.
President Parsons in his report stated
in the last two months $1,217,596 was paid
out in payment of claims an increase of
1858, 666 over the previous year. The per-
centage of earnings required for this pur-
pose has increased in ten years from 21s
or 8 to about Z, equivalent to dividend
OF 81 share on stock. This increase
Parsons attributed to the activity of a
certain class of lawyers who, aided by
physicians, work up accident suits.
| UNIONTOWN, Pa, Sept ia jury
acquitted Ezra Daugherty of assault and
battery, the charge growing out of the
Berkeley street tragedy of July 4, when
Daugherty shot and wounded Charles
Ramsey, having surprised the latter and
Mrs. Daugherty at the Miller boarding
house.
BUTLER-Nearly 500 descendants of
Squire John Dodds, native of Ireland,
who came to Butler county from Cum
berland county in 1908, are holding a
three-day reunion at Prospect. The fam
! lily is noted for its large number of pro-
fessional men of high standing, having
about a score of minister's nearly all of
the United Presbyterians faith. Among
the speakers will be: DR.. J. g. Dodds
and Attorney W. II. Dodds, Pittsburg;
the Rev. J. r. Dodds, Kingston, N. Y;
the Rev. DR.. H. G. Dodds, Meadville,
Pa; DIR. Samuel Dodds, Cairo, ILL.,, and
John Emerson Dodds Emerson, Neb.
PHILADELPHIA-The large plant of
the Cudahy Packing company. Ninth
street and Girard avenue, was destroyed
by fire. Loss about 100000. Beef weigh
ing $4,000 pounds was destroyed. The fire
is believed to have been caused by a
spark from a passing locomotive.
HARRISBURG-The worst storm of the
summer struck this locality. flooding cell
liars, Gripping the street car service and
doing much damage to building opera
tons The water undermined row of
new houses on Berry Hill street. causing
the walls to collapse and almost COM
pletely running the buildings. During the
worst of the rain pour the rain descended
at the rate of 2.12 inches an hour, causing
Paxton creek to rise four feet in less
than two hours.
UNCOMFORTABLE undertakers of Fay
cite county, in which Uniontown is To-
Gated. have formed a trust The COM
bination is aimed directly at the county,
and hereafter no more paupers will be
buried by the undertalters OF Fayette
county unless the price demanded by the
trust is paid.
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CONNECTICUT

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept 18.-In-
ouiries of A. B. Stokes Jr., secretary of
vale university, regarding the 100000
heouest to the university by Archibald
Henry Blount, lord of the manor of
Orleton, Herefordshire, England, nave
brought out the fact that Mr.. Blount took
the Initiative as far back as 1898 In cor
responding with the Yale authorities re-
garding legacy to the university.
In 1899 a copy of his will was submitted
to the treasury of the university and
received his approval.
wINsTED-william CANCEL of Tor
rington captured a freak of nature in a
six-legged frog which his friends are
urging him to send to the president.
The frog has four hind legs, one pair
above the other. The upper pair is NOT
quite so we'll developed as the lower pair,
but both of these upper legs seem to have
all the muscles and bopes OF the normal
hind leg OF frog
NORWICH-CharlesK X. Crary, a rural
free delivery mail carrier, was instantly
killed by being thrown from his car
riage. While on his return from Preston
his horse took fright and ran away.
Striking boulder at the side OF the road
the carriage turned over and Crary was
thrown heavily to the ground, breaking
his neck.
NEW HAVEN--Mrs. James Wickell has
learned that her daughter Eleanore. who
was kidnapped from her forty-two years
ago, 10 alive in Chicago.
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TEXAS

Ell PASO, Tex, Sept. ia meteor hit
the earth near Antarose. N. M, and the
laundering roar as it buried itself was
followed by vibration equal to an earth
quake. Buildings shook so violently that
people rushed out frightened. Even a
locomotive standing in the Rock Island
yards was moved by the jar. The meteor
was seen by many people as 1t descended
through cloud &C sparks.
SAN ANTONIO-The G. A. Dueler
Manufacturing company of this city has
just received an order from Con-
Heretofore Paris has supplied that mar
ket almost exclusively. This is probably
the first order OF the kind ever given a
Texas house.
Eight Cinnamon were captured by the
United States marshal yesterday near
Maria. They had slipped across the Fje
Grande from Mexico. The {celestials will
be held for deportation.
LUFKIN-In the county court here
Mrs. w. M. Forrest was tried for lunacy,
the judge adjudging her insane and or
dered that she be sent to the asylum.
Mrs. Forrest is the mother of ten chill
dren, who, with their friends, greatly de-
plore the madness of their mother. She
is well known throughout the country.
AUSTIN-The full crew bill or law lie
to be tested as soon as the courts can get
| to the case, which will probably be filed
within the next few days. John w
Brady, county attorney for Travis county
will sue the Missouri. Kansas & Texa.
Railway company, and the latter is pur
posely furnishing the opportunity for ;
test case. The law. under pain of penal
! ties requires full crew of five men t.
| each train.
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INDIANA

BLOOMFIELD. Ind. Sept. 1S.-Prepar-
atoms for the wedding of Homer G.
Casey of Ragelsville, Ind, travelling
salesman for M. Born & Co. of Chicago.
to Miss Anna Stone II Bloomfield were
stopped by the news of his suicide on
a country road a short time after he
had bid good by to his fiancee and left
for his own home to spend the night.
FORT WAYNE-The first snow storm
of the season occurred here. The furries
lasted five to ten minutes
EvANsvILLE-Frank Cross. small
boy of Pike county, Ind, was kicked on
the head by a mule and instantly killed.
PERU-Russell Cox, 4S years old, was
shot down while moving weeds on his
farm, north of here. His condition is
critical The shot was fired by an I'M
known person.
INpIANAPOLIS-Gov Taylor was in
formed that Circuit Judge Stout at
Frankfort had entered an order suspend
ing the warrant for his arrest and prom
Using immunity from arrest If he would
return to Kentucky. He was inclined to
be skeptical He said: 1.-THE suspen-
sion of the warrant could be revoked
at any time. 1t would afford no real
immunity"
TERRE HAUTE-Early this morning
e. o. Snoddy, cashier of a private bank
at Redmon, Edgar county, ILL.,, who slept
upstairs over the bank, was aroused by
the electrical alarm in the bank. From
the window he saw three men at the
door, and began firing with his revolver
at them. Two ran away. The third
was found dead with two bullet wounds
in the top of his head.
| NEW ALBANY-Pocarell tribe of Red
Men that was instituted at Fredericks-
burg completed its organization by elect
| ing the following officers: John Blice,
prophet; Seth Hunter, sachem; A. R.
Roll, senior sycamore; s. S. Ray, junior
sycamore; Raleigh Ellis, chief of rec
ords; Jason Allen, keeper of wampum.
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NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. 1s.-Governor
Glenn granted conditional pardon to j.
&c. Blackley of this county, who three
years ago was convicted of embezzlement
and sentenced to seven years in the peni-
Tertiary.
STATESVILLE-The ticket agents of
the Southern Railway were instructed to
get up comparative report of the sales
Of tickets in North Carolina under the
old rate in August, 1906, and the new rate
for August, 1907
The, records show that there has been a
great increase in the number of Interstate
tickets sold since the new rate went into
effect, but the financial increase is COM
paratively small. compared with the same
period in previous years.
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ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Sept. 1S.--with the
query us your name Alexander Louis
Franklin, negro, shot and killed Dep
uty Constable G. A. Butler at Corner
stone. The negro is being searched for
by posse and if caught will probably
be lynched. Alexander shot and killed
negro and was exonerated. and the
killing of butler is probably the result OF
that tragedy
TEXARKANA--While going upstairs G.
w. Cover, chef at the HeclSins house for
fifteen years, fell and fractured his skull.
Death resulted two hours later. He Is
said to have a wife and two children in
St. Louis, from whom he had been sep
arated for several years.
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KENTUCKY

LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. 1S.-One of
the worst failures in the financial world
in recent years is that of the Boyce-
Cragan Lumber company of this city
with liabilities of about $3.50 and
100000 assets. The startling feature is
the involving of the Clearfield Lumber
company of Clearfield, Tenn; Finecastle
Lumber company, Tuthill & Patterson
Manufacturing company and the Cypress
Lumber company of Cincinnati. O., foot
ing up nearly S1,O0O,0OO liability
PADUCAI-Geo Bishop of Lacenter,
sixteen miles west of Paducah, ,stumped
his toe and saved fast passenger train
from being wrecked near Barlow, KY.
Bishop and companion had been hunt
ings and were returning home down the
railroad afoot. 1t was dark and Bishop
stumbled on an object on the track.
An investigation showed 1t to be a large
plank laid across the track and nailed
down to the ties.
1t was removed before the fast pas
sepeer passed.
WHITESBORO = In fight on Left
Beaver creek, John Fugate and Dolph Hol-
brook of Pound Gap killed zeke Hall of
the Hall-Martin feud. who resisted ar
rest and opened fire. Hall has killed a
arge~number of men during his record.
He was brother of the late Dalton Hall,
who killed nineteen men in his day.
BARBOURVILLE = The longest and
hardest fought strike n the history of
coal developments in this region prac-
ticnlly ended when the Mathews Coal
company resumed full operation at its
big plant at Warren. The company
claims victory, having put working
force of fifty in the mines adding these
to the force which was already on, and
during the week production of coal will
be brought up to average figures.
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TENNESSEE

BRISTOL, Tenn. Sept. ia sensation
was created here when it became gen.
orally known that Police Justice Bunting
had been the-subject of caustic criticism
at the hands of Rev. Amos Clary, pas
tor of the West Bristol Baptist church, in
his Sunday morning sermon, for commit
ting four young women convicted Of being
inmates of disreputabe houses to jail for
sixty seconds The minister declared the
judgment a travesty on justice and con-
demned it.
KNOXVILLE 4 The Tennessee state
Baptist convention will hold its annual
meeting in Knoxville October II to 20.
The convention will be held at the First
Baptist church in this city and the local
Baptists are making arrangements for en-
PERTAINING their guests.
KNOXVILLE-Capta Hugh b. Myers
will succeed A. II. Nave as commander at
the University of Tennessee. Captain
Myers was captain in the Sixth cavalry
and saw service in Cuba and the Philip
pines. He is a Tennessean and is the
son of Hon. Thomas b. Myers Of Shelby
vile, Tenn.
BRIsTOI-As a sequel to mad dog
epidemic, E. M. Phillips and Mary and
Sarah Sheey the latter II and IA years
respectively, have been hurried to Rich
mond for the Pasteur treatment. Other
dogs In the neighborhood have been killed
and two mules that were bitten by the
animal with the rabies are being close
'ly guarded.
J CHATTANOOGA = Ed Turner. the
Breathitt county, KY, feudiet, who it is
alleged murdered his wife, Lillian Turner.
on the side of Lookout mountain in
April was indicted by the grand jury to-
1ay for murder.
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OKLAHOMA

WEATHERFoRD. Okla. Sept. 49,
Crazed by jealousy and ignoring the
plea of his little daughter. who was
clinging to his knees, Lee Leedy, propri-
his wife's body. killing her instantly
Two hours later Leedy was shot and
killed by posse of citizens, who sur
rounded him in canyon mile from
town.
GUTHRIE-But normal vote win be
polled at the election on the constitution
and for state officers, IL the fact is in
dicative that only normal registration
of voters is reported in all cities OF the
first class. This is as follows: Oklahoma
City, S025; Muskogee, $3.50; Shawnee. 1881
Guthrie, 24oo; Enid. 2225; Tulsa, 2o1a; Ard
more, 1929
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