Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-28
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PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-Three
persons instantly killed and at least
hve others were SO badly injured that
there Is no hope for their recovery,
and foriy-five were seriously hurt in
a collision between trolley cars on
Germantown avenue near Chestnut
Hill, a suburb in the northern section
of the city late tonight.
The only body thus far identified is
that OF Mrs. George ID. Wegner. aged
10 years, of Cornwall, Pa. The bodies
of an unidentified woman about so
years of age, and an unidentified man
about As years old, who died in a
hospital near the scene o. the accident.
Fortyfiye persons were taken TO the
Chestnut fIill and Germantown hospi.
tai, each of which is several miles
from the scene of the accident and
many were taken away in automobiles
by wealthy residents of the exclusive
Chestnut Hin district.
SEATTLE, Wash, May 25.-The
state prohibition convention. which
has just closed here, voted down a
proposition in Incorporate the I'VE
accept Jesus Christ as our leader in
the preamble of the state platform.
Ministers and delegates stood solidly
against it, stating II would arouse
the hostility of The Jews and others
who differ in religion. The platform
opfADses local option as compromise
scheme.
r CHICAGO, May 25.-A burglar with
a humorous turn of mind who picked
as his victim a detective noted In his
district as an expert thief atcher" is
one OF Chicago's latest acquisitions.
The midnight prowler broke into the
policeman's room while he lay asleep
in bed, appropriating diamond cuff but
tons, stick pins, other articles of jew
elry and $50 in cash which he found
under the detectives pillow. The thief
added insult TO injury-he left the po-
liceman's gun, even removing the car
tridges before he LETT. but took his
star. Detective Sergeant Reynolds
was the victim of the midnight raid.
William Levy, negro, under arrest,
is said TO be the burglar Reynolds
asserts he was chloroformed before
he was robbed.
PARIS, May Pm. Cassard. attor-
ney for Nine. Anna Gould. who al
present is engaged in preparing the
contract for Nine. Gould's marriage to
Prince Helie de Sagan, authorizes an
absoluate denial of the story that the
couple were secretly married at Ho-
boken, N j., on the eve of their de
parture last month. The Gould fam
lilies opposition to the marriage has
been withdrawn. The marriage win
take place soon, the French law re
quiring banns be published ten days In
advance of wedding.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 25.-
United States senators viii fill the
most important roles at the Republic
an national convention this year, ac
cording TO plans for completing the
organization now under discussion. II
Is now settled that Senator Lodge oi
Massachusetts will be elected perma
nent chairman, Senator Burrows Of
Michigan having been named by the
national convention to WELD the gave
during the preliminary stages. The
third role in Importance is that o
chairman of the committee on resolu
tions and a senator likewise is sched
uled by the slatemakers to I'LL it. Tive
names are mentioned in connection
with resolutions committee chairman
ship-Senator Warren of Missouri anc
Senator Hopkins of Illinois.
CHICAGO. May 25.-Spurred to ac
tion by the murder of Robert c. T
Holiness whose dead body was foun,
in an alley the past Thursday, tn
Chicago police arrested 404 men yes
terday. Ragged street peggars, wei
dressed idlers, negroes from crap
games. old and young. were picked u
from the army OF the unemployed an
locked up. All were searched but non
of Holmes jewelry was found Thoug
not held MS suspects the police a,
nit there is a possibility of gettin
clew TO the Holmes mystery throug
wholesale arrests.
DALLAS, Tex, May 25.-What ma
result IN one OF the most destructiy
floods in Dallas and vicinity In r.
cent years is threatened today, the r
suit of very sudden and recor
breaking rise in the Trininty rive
Already one life has been lost. tn