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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
NEWS FROM YOUR HOME STATE
RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. 1.-TWO
steam filters. Willard Dana and Frank
Ducy, both of this city, were horribly
scalded by the bursting of steam pipe
while at work in tunnel under the cam
pus. The men were working in one Of
the tunnels that form a part of the dor
mitory heating system, when the pipe
burst. Blinded by the escaping steam and
boiling water, they were forced to crawl
many feet to an outlet. They were cars
ried to the Rhode Island hospital, where
it was stated their condition was critical.
PAwTUCKET-A meeting of the board
of aldermen was held last evening The
usual petitions for small licenses were re-
ceived and one or two street matters were
disposed of. The resignation of an officer
of the fire department and his appoint
ment as fireman was reported. A COM
plant was made by citizen against the
use of soft coal by one of the Concerns In
the city, the smoke from which was al
legged to be in the nature of a nuisance.
PROVIDENCE-Russe l.. Albee, an
employe of the Elm hotel on Aborn street,
was discharged by Judge Lee in the Sixth
district court after trial for alleged as
sault on Daniel w. Goff of Crompton on
the night of June 27 last.
PROVIDENCE-Annie Sullivan (white),
40 years old, the wife of a once prosper
Gus saloon keeper at Pawtucket and Cen
tral Falls, met with a violent death In
this city as a result of which Frank
Johnson (colored) and Lillian Johnson
(white), his wife, are held pending an In
vestigation by the central police station
officers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
MISSISSIPPI

HATTIEsBURG. Miss. Oct. S.--A dep
uty sheriff was sent from here to Nc
Laurin, Miss, to assist in maintaining
order, If necessary, at the lumber mills
near McLaurin, where notices threatening
Ia kill negroes have been posted. So far
as officials of this county can learn no
VIOLENCE has been done to negroes at
McLaurin.
vICKsBURG-Sam Green, negro boy,
found the gold watch Of Lex Braine, IT.
the jackson lawyer, who mysteriously
disappeared from this city a month ago.
The watch was found In the ary pea OF
the Yazoo canal in front of the city,
where the water has fallen considerably.
j. Adler, prominent Knight of Pythias'
took the watch to Jackson at noon to
Brames father, Chief OF Ponce Price
says it corroborates his original story
that Brame, after being seen last, COM
mitted suicide. The boy was made to
give full details of finding the watch.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
NEW JERSEY

TRENTON, N. j.. Oct. 3.-Joseph c..
Dye looked from the window of trolley
car here just in time to be struck in the
eye by chair leg protruding from a fur
niture van which was passing. He is
likely to lose the sight of the eye.
MILLvILLE-Mis Sarah B. Fell Of
Vineland who was severely injured at
the Millville station a year ago by falling
while changing cars en- route for the
school teachers convention at Cape May,
has brought suit against the West Jer-
sey & Seashore Railroad company.
EAST ORANGE-Announcem was
made of the marriage at Baden-B Baden,
Germany, on Saturday last of Miss Helen
Harbeck French, daughter of the late
Chauncey s. French and Mrs. Mary A.
French of liz North Arlington avenue,
East Orange, and granddaughter of the
late Judge John ii. Meeker. to Baron
Bodo Won Bodemeyer. The civil cere-
Baden-Baden and the religious ceremony
at the German Protestant church.
CAMDEN-Judge Endicott of the circuit
court Is hearing evidence in the case of
Joseph II. Hail. an advertising solicitor
connected with Philadelphia newspaper
who is suing the Pub1ic Service corpora
tion to recover 100000 damages on ac-
count of INJURIES his wife Is said to have
sustained in fall from car on Aug
ust g.
ATLANTIC CITY--Police are investi-
eating an alleged attempt to murder
Mrs. MiIlie Hall. an old negro woman, by
setting fire to her home on North New
York avenue. A daughter of the woman
said threats had been made against her
life. o.
MILLVILLE Announcements were
made of the weddings of Miss Susie
Ransom of Millville to Henry M. Gar
rison of Bridgeton and Miss Gertrude
Hoffman to James Stiles of Belle Plain.
Both ceremonies were performed by the
Rev. Wills Beeves.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
KENTUCKY

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY, Oct. IA
light frost fell over Hardin county. Late
corn and tobacco, 1t is thought, escaped
injury. A heavy frost now would de-
stroy the late corn crop and do consid-
erable damage, as there is large amount
of corn in the county which has not de-
veloped.
FRANKFORT-1ndict were re-
turned by the Franklin county grand jury
against E. j.. Watkins, James w. Wal
drer and John Watkins officer of cleo
tion at the Bailey's Mills precinct in the
1908 election, charging forgery in con-
nection with the ballot in adding fic-
titious names to the list of voters.
LoUIsvILLE-Eight persons were in
jured in a fire here which damaged the
establishments of the McElroy Shannon
Spring Bed company, the Mayer Shirt
Manufacturing company, the Paris laun-
dry and w. II. Holmes livery stable to
the extent Of $4,000.
The injured are; Miss Effle South
worth, Robert Funk, Fillmore Hornback
Leslie Bair, Harry Bundschu, George
Hemmelman, Edward Boisemyer, William
Jansen.
LExINGTON-.Rev J.. D. Hooker Of
Owensboro, Daviess county, Prohibition
nominee for lieutenant governor of Ken
lucky, has become violently insane He
Graves water. T-e also imagines that he
is reincarnation of Lazarus. Mr.. Hook
er was in god health until two weeks
ago, when he drank a large bottle of
medicine for slight ailment. He i'm
mediately became violently Ill and finally
his mind gave way.
COLUMBIA--Luther Conover. a we'll
known young farmer who lives few
miles out of town, lost his stock barn
by fire. Four horses, valued at $500, were
burned to death and a buggy, six hogs
ard large amount of provender were
destroyed. The loss is estimated ct $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
MAINE

LEWISTON, Me-, Oct. 3.--A bullet went
through one of the cars and just missed
hitting Conductor Ed Lowe as the train
from Farmington to Portland was com
ing, into the yard here. An investigation
will be made.
BRISTOI.-Hosea Ladd of Pemaquid
harbor Is supposed to be drowned while
fishing at the eastward of this place. He
did not return from his fishing trip and
his boat was discovered upside down on
the shore. He was a man about 80 years
old and was highly esteemed here. He
leaves widow and small child.
PORTLAND-The retirement OF Frank
B. Milliken, last years nominee, as a
candidate for the Republican mayoralty
nomination, brought out from Adam p.
leighton an acknowledgment that he
would be willing to accept nomination..
Mr.. Leighton has served in the board of
aldermen. He is a prominent manufac-
turer, publisher and bank official.
WATERVILLE--The annual reunion of
the Twenty-first Maine infantry was held
here. The following officers were elected:
President, John M. Williams; vice presi-
dents, e. A. Penney, Sewall P. Lock, A.
X. Nelson; secretary, J. f. Woodward;
treasurer, Norman H. Fassett: chaplain,
Humphrey e. Webster.
PORTLAND-Fred u. Bennett, paint
err living in Augusta, is in this city en-
deavoring to locate his daughter Bertha,
who, he alleges, has eloped with Boston
travelling man. Bertha is II years Of age
and an unusually attractive girl, and has
for over year been a table waitress in
Hotel North In Augusta. It was there
that she got acquainted with the Boston
man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
KANSAS

Topeka, Oct. 3.--Kansas will have
syent something like million dollars
for school houses and school improve
ments by the end of the year. according
to the amount of board of education
bonds that lave been purchased by the
school fund commission.
CHENEY-Safe blowers robbed the
Santa FeN depot and the postotice. The
postofice building was wrecked. About
500 was secured.
PITTSBURG-Arthur Male. president
of the Male Coal company, was caught
under a fall of slate in his own mine and
his back was broken. He had gone down
into the mine with his SON after the men
had quit work to inspect the rooms. en-
tries, ETC. There was no one in the mine
at the time and 1t was several minutes
before the son could give the alarm
IOLA-Miss May Scipp, the 25-year-old
daughter Of John N. Scipp, a well-to-do
farmer. was found murdered ir the back
yard of the 5cipp home at Moran, ten
miles from here, last night. Her throat
had been cut, evidently with a razor that
was found close by. A motive for the
murder has not been found There Is no
clue to the murderer.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
NEW HAMPSHIRE

NASHUA. N. H., Oct. 3.--With the
adoption of resolutions calling for the re-
neal of the license law the New Hamp-
shire Universalist state convention came
to a close. The convention at the same
time unanimously adopted resolutions
calling for woman suffrage, for uniform
divorce laws throughout the country and
for the repeal of the state law which
makes it possible for boy of IA to marry
a girl of 10.
CONCORD-Mrs. Hattie Holbrook aged
60, who lives In Laconia, either jumped or
fell from the Canadian Pacific express
train due there from the north at 6:15,
when the ferryboat crossing was reached.
She was carried to the general hospital,
where it was found that her skull was
fractured and she was suffering from
other injuries. Her recovery Is doubtful.
AI,sTEAD-Burglars entered the post
OFFICE and broke into J. f. Dickey's
store. About 81 in cash and $10O worth of
goods were taken. A glass cutter was
secured at the store and with 1t one of
the postoffice windows was cut. There 50
in money and stamps was secured and
watch chains, fountain pens and other
merchandise valued at about 700
PI,YMOUTH-Music hall was crowded to
Its utmost capacity, the occasion of the
presentation by an entire local cast of
the romantic drama founded on ouida's
celebrated novel, Under Two Flags"
The play was staged and given under the
personal direction of Alice Eudora Chap
man of Boston for the benefit OF the
ladies' society Of the Universalist church.
MANcHEsTER--It was reported here
tbat Alderman Albert r. Barr of ward
NAV tender his resignation and become
a candidate for the position of city mes
senger. made vacant by the death Of
Captain John A. Barker.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
IDAHO

LEWISTON, Idaho. Oct. 3.--M. r. Cox,
alias M. r. Cooke, travelling salesman for
a Spokane glove firm, was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff A. A. Masters on a charge
of abandonment, it being preferred by
r. J. organ, attorney for Mrs. Cox, who
accompanied her to Lewiston in search
of her missing husband.
BOISE--Advices from Caldwell say that
Frank Parsons who was at Meadows at
the fair with some horses belonging to
j. Lowe, attempted suicide by shooting
himaelf in the head with pistol. He
was brought to, Caldwell. where the ply
siclans pronounce his injury fatal.
TWIN FALLS-Under the provisions of
the Carey act. the opening Of the north
side'' of the Twin Falls tract will occur
at Jerome, this county. Tuesday.
PAYETTE--Both OILY and gas were
struck at the oil we'll being bored at this
place by the oregon OIL and Gas COM
pany, at a depth of about 400 feet. Gas
is pouring out of the well. In steady
flow. Although at times it is stronger
than at others. several times when a
lighted match was placed over the well
flames spouted into the air ten or twelve
feet
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
DELAWARE

DOVER. Del. Oct. 3.---The voters Of
Dover's Fifth and Second districts were
called to attend mass meeting to
prepare for the anti-license movement
with district canvassing and house to
house work The meeting was held in
DAILY and Huttons hall, and has been
called by William M. Hazel and Glider
d. Jackson. members Of the county COM
mittee
SMYRNA--William Tice, an orphan boy
making his home with Farmer Thomas
farrell. near Rothwell's Landing, was
viciously kicked and crushed by a horse.
his skull being crushed in.
DOvER--John Horn, a skilled brick
mason. working on the Benson building
in Dover, fell from the third story OF that
building last evening and sustained Sc
we're injuries. An arm IS crushed and the
face and body are confused, beside The
internal injuries.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
CONNECTICUT

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Oct. 3.--John
Augustine, aged 46 years, committed sui
eide at his home by drinking carbolic
acid.
NEW HARTFORD--George Barden was
taken to the L.tchield county jail in de-
fault of $4,000 bonds, to await trial for at
tempted assault upon his daughter.
NEW EAvEN--At the Republican city
convention, held at Republican hall, ex-
Senator Minotte e. Chatfield was unani-
mously nominated to lead the fight for
the city mayoralty at the coming cleo
tion. The other nominations on thesticket
were as follows: Comptroller, Edward
w. Lynch; treasurer S. Fred Strong;
city clerk, Edward A. Street; tax collec-
tor, Lewis 8. Welch, sheriff, Joseph Knoll
meyer; town clerk, 8. @. Whitaker; reg
istrar of vital statistics, Arthur Petzch.
MERIDEN-A shocking accident oc-
Cured here at the Parker company 3
shop when J. A. McKinnom of Yalesville,
lathe hand, was caught in the main
shafting and whirled against the ceiling
until he was dead.
BRIDGEPORT-A jury in the criminal
superior court for Fairfield county, Judge
g. w. Wheeler presiding, found Harry l..
Sebastian, the Stamford music teacher.
guilty of abusing a female child, IA years
old, Emily H. Hartford. who was sent to
his house to take music lessons. Judge
Wheeler imposed a sentence of not more
than ten years or less than SIX years on
Sebastian.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
MASSACHUSETTS

FITCHBURG, Mass, Oct. 3.--John Lin
coin May, for fifty-two years employed
at the Boston e Maine car shops. East
F'itchburg. and the Oldest employe of the
road In Fitchburg, is dead, aged 75 years
and months. He had been in poor
health since August, 1906
BROCKTON-His head and arm pep-
pered with birdshot from a gun which
accidentally exploded in the hands of a
friend, Carlton s. Fields, former city mar
shal Of Brockton, is confined to his home
at % Belmont street
NEWBURYPoRT = Arthur Perkins
Brown and Miss Mary Tyler Colby were
married at the Prospect street church In
the presence of a large and fashionable
gathering, by the Rev. George Plummer
Merrill, pastor of the church. Arthur
Wilmington. Edward S. Brown. DR.. T.
Raymond Healey Of this city and Alfred
l.. Harris of Salem were ushers. The
maid Of honor was Miss Abbie Elisabeth
Colby, sister of the bride. The bride was
accompanied by her uncle, p. Augustus
Colby. The best man was Francis Wood
bury.
HAvERHILL-C. G. S. Stevens, pro
prietor of the general store at Kingston,
N. H., dropped dead at Rowe's corner
near here. With Mrs. Stevens. he was on
his way to Nashua. and while waiting
for car was stricken with heart failure,
expiring instantly.
WORCESTER-Mayo John t. Duggan
stated to committee from the Worces-
ter police force that as matter of bust
ness he could not approve the order
passed by the city council raising the
pay Of patrolmen 25 cents day. He
said as matter of politics he thought it
would be quite the thing to sign the
order.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04

SIOUX CITY. Ia, Oct. 3.--In a wreck
of a train on the ST. Paul road near Ha-
warden, Iowa, caused by the train strik-
ing COW on crossing one boy was
killed and several passengers were in
jured
BURLINGTON-Sc the power of
the new fire and police commission Chief
of Police Hiltz is twisting up their orders
and lighting his cigars with them. \ When
the commission sends in an order to dis
charge or promote certain policemen, the
chief calmly twists up the order and
lights his cigar with it. Affairs are In a
tangle. The mayor is backing the chief
of police.
WALNUT-After preaching continuous
ly for forty-eight years. Rev. ]. H. Car
penter, d. D.. of this place has been re-
tired. He is 72 years old. He was re-
tired at his own request. He was pastor
for several years in the Clifton Heights
Presbyterian church in Des Moines.
CHARITON--With something doing
every minute of the day the homecoming
celebration here was great success. The
celebration lasted three days. There were
balloon ascensions. parades. music, camp
fires and everything to entertain.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
NEW YORK

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. IA long wire
cable attached to a steam shovel used in
unloading gravel cars at the Louisiana
crossing of the Lackawanna railroad sud
denly becoming taut by the operation of
the engine. caught four Italians who
were working on car in Its deadly grip
and injured one so seriously that he may
die. The other three will recover.
LITTLE FALLS-Mrs. Lyman Billings
of this city gave birth to twins, boy
and girl, the combined weight Of whom
was twenty-five pounds. This is the
fourth pair Of twins born to this couple
in twelve years. They have been the
parents Of twelve children, eight of
whom are living.
NEW YORK--Among the passengers ar
rivirg by the steamship Baltic of the
White Star line was F. N. Hoffstot, presi-
dent of the Pressed Steel Car company OF
Pittsburg.
DUNKIRK--After lying unconscious for
nearly a week from a stroke of paralysis,
death finally came to Mrs. Sophia M.
Meters at the family home In North
Beagle street. She leaves husband, two
sons, three daughters. two stepchildren
and one sister. The funeral will be held
next Saturday afternoon.
FRHDONIA--Nfiss Alice Best. eldest
daughter OF Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Best.
was married at her home to Mr. Frank N.
Redman, formerly of Fargo. N. D.. now
located as electrical engineer in the en-
ploy of the General Electric company Of
Schenectady.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
TENNESSEE


KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Oct S.-A special
from Newport, Tenn, says Robert Whip
pie, aged rs years. was shot by Deputy
Sheriff Joe German at that place last
night Whipple attempted to escape after
being arrested and German fired low, not
intending to kill him. The bullet sew
cred an artery in the thigh and Whlpple
bled to death. German will submit to
arrest If a warrant Is issued.
NAsHvILLE--A number of guests from
out of town have arrived here to attend
the wedding of Miss Loretta Hunter Tay-
lor, daughter of United States Senator
and Mrs Robert L. Taylor. and Mr.. w. B.
Campbell Pitcher. The wedding ceremony
Is to take place at the First Presbyterian
church and will be followed by large
reception.
EvENSVILLE-With fine rains the
farmers here commenced plowing for
wheat and some are very busy pulling
fodder.
There is a fine meeting in progress at
Smyrna Baptist church, two miles east of
Evansville, conducted by Rev. j. M.
Bramlett and H. b. Birdett. 1t has been
going on three weeks with good results,
including thirty-fve conversions.
BRISTOL-Orville Tate. % years old,
and an employe of the Crescent Rolling
mills, is in Jail at Bristol awaiting trial
for having stabbed Thomas Mallory. 20
years old, and a machinist, in drunken
brawl on State and King streets. NAL
lory's wounds are not thought to be fatal
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
NEBRASKA

McCOOK, Neb. Oct 3.-Inspector -Jr.
w. f. Jones of this city of the United
States bureau of animal industry, ran
onto case of genuine Texas fever in a
herd of cattle In Cheyenne county, Kan
sas, Notwithstanding this point is 400
miles north of the quarantine line. Thir-
ty-two head have already died and the
owner of the herd stands to lose many
more, as the disease is fatal. The dis
ease at present is confined to one herd
IIASTINGS-A heavy rain. which is
OF great benefit to wheat, fell In this re-
gion.
PLATTsMOUTT-Rai fell in this vi
cinity, which was great benefit to the
land fcr fall plowing.
BEATRIcE-Fred H., Beatrice horse,
won three straight heats In the 2:12 pace
at Emporia, Kas.
TECUMSEH-The Tecumseh fire depart
nient is arranging to give it's annual ball
October Is.
PLATTSMOUTH-Chi of Police Fitz-
gerald has been appointed truant officer
to see that the children attend school.
HERMAN-Herman was visited by a
fine rain, which will lay the dust and
help late pastures wonderfully.
PLATTSMOUTH-De Game War
den r. w. Hyers has been spending con-
siderable time with a shotgun hunting
along the Missouri and Platte rivers and
through Cass county, looking for violators
OF the law.
NORFOLK-A killing frost visited this
section of Nebraska. The extent of the
damage to crops is not fully known, but
1t is believed that most of the corn is too
nearly matured to be injured.
ASHLAND-The body of Frank Dewey,
who was drowned with Roscoe Workman
in the Platte river December 81 last, was
discovered on sandbar by two fisher
men. 1t was badly decomposed, but a
skate still strapped to one of the shoes
gave a clue to identity
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
LOUISIANA


NEW ORLEANS, La. Oct. 3.-Indica-
tions are that there will be a tieup on the
levee, as the result OF the proposition
submitted to the screwmen by the execu-
tive committee of the commercial bodies
and exchanges, acting for the steamship
agents and stevendores.
LAKE CHARLES-James CLANCY, aged
%, a young white man employed by N.
Thigpen, a logman on English bayou. just
east of town. was chopped to death by
an infuriated negro helper The murderer
made his escape, but was captured later
near English bayou and is now in Jail.
SHREVEPORT = James Hannerty. so
wears old, of De Ridder died in the Char
itv hospital as the result OF being struck
by a Kansas City Southern train. Char
ley Smith. negro, who was with him.
had both legs cut off. He died on train
en- route to this city.
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
VERMONT


RUTLAND, VT, Oct 3-The Vermont
Baptist Young Peoples union held its
annual meeting here, as a preliminary
to the opening of the eighty-third annual
session of the Vermont Baptist state con-
vention. The Rev. e. L. Bayliss OF Lud-
low, vice president of the union, was the
presiding officer.
BELLOWS FALLS--while the police
were seeking to trace Raymond l.. Shar-
key. who while under arrest on burg
larry charge, escaped from the local jail,
another burglary, which officers credit
to Sharkey, was reported from CHARLES
town, N. H., four miles north of here.
RICHFORD-Plans are being consid-
cred for making this village more enter
prising than 1t was before the fire OF
August 10. 1t is proposed to build new
power plant costing $35 900. which may be
completed by January l. The Sweet
Comings company will use about 400
horsepower.
BENNINGTON-Not only from this sec
ton, but from all over the state, come
reports of poor hunting season. Be
ginning September is. 1t was lawful to
shoot ruffed grouse and other game birds,
but of the numerous parties who have
made trips into the second growth tim
Der on the mountains hereabouts. only
two have had any success at all. While
n number of woodcock have been killed,
less than dozen partridges have been
shot and many gunners have not SO
much as seen single bird.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04

Assni Re illinois Central r. r.. lis W. sth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04

PLATTsMOUTH-Ch of Police Fitz-
gerald has been appointed truant officer
to see that the children attend school.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04

TECUMSEH-The Tecumseh fire depart
ment is arranging to give it's annual ball
October Is.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04

HERMAN-Herman was visited by a
fine rain, which will lay the dust and
help late pastures wonderfully.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04

BEATRICE-Fred H., Beatrice horse,
won three straight heats In the 2:i2 pace
at Emporia, Kas.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04

PLATTsMOUTH-sai fell in this vi
cinity, which was great benefit to the
land f0r fall plowing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04

HASTINGS-A heavy rain, which is
OF great benefit to wheat, fell In this re-
gion.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-25
Well Countered.

Senator Beveridge," said young
physician, "addre ssed the class was
graduated from on our commencement
day. TIe advised us in this address to
be broad and generous in our views.
HE said he once saw two famous
physicians introduced at reception
They were deservedly famous, but
they were of opposing schools; ana
the regular, as he shook tho other py
the hand, said loftily:
"I am glad to meet you as gen
tleroan. SIR. though ! can't admit that
YOU are n physician
land T. said the homeopathic
smiling family, am glad to meet you
as a physician, though I can't admit
that you are a gentleman.