Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


saved her husband from dangerous IN
jury last night. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons
were going from their home about IL
o'clock. when two men stepped from
the shadow of tree. The man seized
Lyons and said. Now hit him" Mrs.
Lyons saw the man strike her husband
with bar and seized 1t. n
He didn't strike me but tried to
twist tho bar from my hands, MIS-
Lyons said. MY right wrist and
shoulder panied me and knew II
he got the bar he would hit my hus-
(. band again. SO hung on"
The men heard some one approach.
ing and disappeared. The doctor said
the wound on Lyons forehead was not
dangerous.
Lyons Is nonunion man employed
at tho Armourdaie foundry. Il think
that union men were my assailants, I"
he said.
BERLIN. Sept. 1.-THE inter-parlia
mentary union met today in the cham
Der of the reIchstag to discuss anew
the peace OF the world and how to
maintain 1t through arbitration.
SALT LAKE. Sept. 17.-"Within Ave
years airships will be carrying pas
sengers across the ocean in eighteen
hours, 200 miles an hour Aerial flight
VIII be commercialized in that time.
The north pole Will be reached In a
forty-eight-hour trip. The perfected
heiioscoptor will be able to encircle
the globe IN week." are statements
made by Thomas A. Edison. the In
ventor. in the course of q talk on
aerial navigation.
SEDALIA. Mo-, Sept. 1.-THE vic
tim Of his own practical joke. which
resulted In the instant killing of seven
and the death Of five more, Conductor
A +. Hershberger Of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas railroad, succumbed
to his injuries today.
CHICAGO, Sept. IA dense fog
around Chicago and its environs is
responsible for number OF minor &C.
cidents. Through passenger trains
slowed up and suburban service was
delayed on the roads through the In,
ability of the trainmen to distinguish
signals. An lnterurban car from Al
rora crashed Into train on Oak Park
Incline. injuring several passengers.
Three crossing accidents. due to the
fog. were reported to the police. One
man was seriously injured by being
thrown from his wagon in a collision
with rapidly moving street car Two
laborlng men were run down and kill.
ed by railroad trains obscured by the
fog. At o'clock the weather cleared.
CHICAGO, Sepet. 17.-Kidnaped at
the point Of revolver, blindfolded and
gagged SO that she could neither see
nor cry for help. and compelled to
march from South Chicago to Pine
Station. Ind. twenty-seven miles
Laura Williams. aged 13. escaped from
her captors early today and returned
to her home.
The girl escaped from her captor at
Pine Station. when he withdrew from
the road. that passing man might
not see him with her. Exhausted and
hungry she reached Pine Station. Ind.
accompanied by the man. shortly be-
fore midnight. After her escape she
wandered about the town aimlessly,
and then went to the home of Carl
Pittman. section foreman. and was
given food and bed for the night. She
told the story of the kidnapping and
In the morning was placed on the train
by the foreman and sent home.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Sept. IA big
rattle6nake den was found today in an
abandoned well on farm across the
river from here. A posse OF men at.
tackled the snakes with clubs and guns.
After killing several hundred ot the
reptiles they decided to ''shoot" the
hole with nitrogycerine, with the result
that a fine flow of petroleum was
found. The field will be more fully
developed.
DENVER. Sept. 1.-THE supreme
court will have to pass upon the
claims Of the men behind the oppos-
ing the Republican county tickets.
Judge Bliss. this morning declined to
take any action on the petition of the
Evans faction to compel County Clerk
Smiley to file its county ticket. Later
he refused to certify the nominations
and also declined to certify the Gug.
genheim nominations. Judge Bliss
held he had no Jurisdiction. therefore,
would take no action. Counsel for the
Evans people took exception to the
ruling. and the case will go to the
supreme court. probably.
DENVER, Sept. NV. H. Greer,
one time millionaire and former gov.
ernor Of New Mexico. is out of jail.
He has promised to make good the
notes he gave to John w. Springer
Greer was released yesterday after he
had also promised TO settle the &C
counts held against him by the hotels.
where he was known as high
roller"
ALEXANDER, Sept 17.-Mrs. Bon.
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