The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
NEW SUMMARY


She was beached in time to enable
all on board to escape
Congressman George l.. Lilly was
nominated for governor of Connect.
cut by the Republican state conven'
ton, receiving 400 votes out Of 577
Business was entirely suspended at
strawn, Texas, one day last week
because of the heat, the Thermometer
registering 112 degrees, with hot
wind blowing from the south.
Two women, one grieving over the
death OF her favorite son, and the
other respondent because Of illness,
Ieaped 70 death from windows In
their homes in New York City
The schooner Phillis Gray went
down and her crew OF nineteen men
were lost of Devonshire in terrific
storm that swept the English chan
mel and coast on the 9th.
While the parents were away from
home the residence OF ]. G. Burdette.
near New Brighton. Mimi, burned
and FIVE children, ranging from 8 to
10 years old. met death by suffoca
tion.
An Official statement OF the cholera
situation in ST. Petersburg shows
that on the 18th there were Hfty-eIght
new cases and eight deaths from the
disease, and there are 1917 patients In
hospitals with II.
Since the killing OF a white man
by a negro at Kansas City last week,
there has been growing alarm OF a
race war among the colored popula-
ton and the police have learned that
many OF them are purchasing FIRE
arms.
Mrs. Sallie Ruthford died at To
peka, Kan, on the 9Th, at the age OF
113 years. She was born In Middle
ton. Ky, In 1895 and had never seen
weeks sickness In her life. Mrs.
Ruthford came TO Topeka forty-three
years ago.
Paris Fletcher, member OF a we'll
known real estate firm OF st. Paul,
and prominent socially. was instantly
killed and Mrs. Fletcher was severely
injured bynthe overturning of their
automobile at Minneiska, near Wa
basha. MINI. 7o
M Albert, who recently retired
from HIS post OF minister OF justice
at Copenhagen, has surrendered to
the police and confessed to series
Of frauds against the Bondestandans
Sparkasse, a savings bank OF which
he was president
The celebration throughout Russia
In honor Of the eigbtieth birthday Of
Count Tolstoi passed on quietly. No
arrests were made anywhere. On the
contrary the authorities nj the last
moment relaxed the severity OF their
orders prohibiting the celebrations.
Alexander Berkman. who shot
Henry @. Frick during the Homestead
steel strike In Pennsylvania. was
convicted upon the charge OF making
disturbance at meeting OF the
unemployed In Cooper Union, New
York City, and sent TO the workhouse.
The Democratic party of the island
OF Porto Rico has nominated Jacinto
Texidor. a lawyer OF San Juan. as its
candidate for the post of resident
commissioner at Washington. This
ia the first time the Democratic party
has participated In the island cleo
tions
During nc OF temporary insanity.
Pearson Talley. OF Wilmington. Del.
60 years Of age. attacked his wife.
his adopted daughter. Edith Johan-
sen. and her husband Andrew Johan-
sen. and inflicted such serious wounds
with an AK that the victims are not
expected to live.
Mile. Marie Lablache. one of the
performers at the Toronto exhibition,
was probably fatally injured last
weak Her ACT was TO aide down n
wire stretchaa from, a b,gh mole N
the ground. hanging by her teeth.
The pole became loose. and she fell.
her spine being broken.
A pilot steamer in the North sea
picked up balloon containing two
British aeronauts named Tennett and
short The balloon assembled at Bat.
tareea a aistr,ct az london. NJ 10
o'clock at night and was blown out to
set. When discovered the balloon
was close to the water.
The shrunken and bleached body
OF woman, with evidences OF it's
having been covered with quiclSlime.
has been found on the West virginia
shore ~ ina Ohio river near Wells.
Vile. o. The authorities believe the
woman was murdered and an attempt
made TO destroy the body.
James Bellows McGregor. the old