The Columbus journal., 1908-08-12

Half a million dollars out Of an e
tate Of 100000 is given to charity b.
the win Of the late Mrs.. Annie L
Lowry Of Philadelphia.
After an explosion and fro which
destroyed his home in Toledo. o.. thu
] dead body, OF Charles Polscher VA
| found in the ruins. Polscher was q
merchandise broker
Electricians of the Canadian Pacific
railway refused to work with non
union men. and in consequence all the
shops of the system were dark
Myths Erickson. the Danish e1-
plorer, and two companions were
caught in a storm on an ice doe Cd
Northeastern Greenland and persisted
The First National bank Of Belle
PLANE, Mimi, was closed by order Of
the comptroller Of the currency upon
advice received from National Bank
Examiner Frank o. Hicks that the
bank was insolvent, followed BY the
suicide of the president of the oank,
J. G. Lund.
Paris was plunged in darkness for
two hours because of an attempt Of
electricians to carry out Q general
strike similar to that of March. 1907.
John Tribbey. farmer near Rush
vile, Ind. vas beaten. tortured and
TIRED and feathered by white caps.
While placing a moose about his
neck for the purpose of committing
suicide. James Loreymer. q farmer
near GAINESVILLE. O.. dropped dead Of
apoplexy.
Fifteen people were slightly injured
and windows in all houses and fac
tories within the immediate neighbor-
hood were destroyed and the Harrison
avenue viaduct in Cincinnati suffered
a $4,000 damage as a result of an
attempt to destroy the viaduct with
nitroglycerine.
Mrs. Eva Jones fell 900 feet from a
balloon at Abbottsford, Wis. when her
parachute rope snapped but lit In q
tree and was not killed.
Myths Erickson. Danish explorer.
and two companions persisted In
storm on an ice foe on the northeast
ern coast of Greenland.
Robert Turnbull. a wellknown real
estate man of New York, killed him
self while deranged by the heat.
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnett. charged
with forgery, who escaped from the
sheriff in the swamps near Bay City,
Mich, was recaptured.
"Ty" Cobb. noted ballplayer of the
Detroit American league team. was
married to Miss Charlotte Lombard.
daughter of wealthy citizen of Au-
gusta, Ga.
The battleship Virginia took on
board 1867 tons of coal in four hours.
at an average Of 416.75 tons an hour.
at Puget Sound, Wash, setting a new
coaling record.
Three German military balloonists
who landed near Warsaw we're arrest
ed by the Russian authorities.
Count Zeppelin's monster dirigible
balloon blew up and was ruined At
where it was being re-
paired after nearly completing q won
derful fight from Friedrichshafen to
Mayence and return.
About $4,000 mechanics Of the Cana
dian Pacific railway went on strike.
every shop in the system being closed.
The hacked legs and mutilated tor
30 of a boy were found in Chicago
and the police believe the case one Of
Rtrocious murder.
William F.. Downing, a member of
the old Stiles-Alvord band of outlaws
who operated in southern Arizona, was
killed In his saloon at Wilcox. by Arr
IONA Ranger William Speed.
A farmer of North Mianus. Conn.
.ried to fly with paper wings and was
nearly drowned.
Said Pasha, the grand vizier, and
he newly-formed Turkish ministry re-
signed and the sultan invited Jemalle-
lin Enendi, the Sheik-ulIslam, and
Hamil Pasha 10 form a new cabinet.
{ was reported that the sultan was
stabbed in the breast by a minor pal
lce Official. but that his vest of mail
urned the point Of the weapon.
Charles w. Westerfeld, an assistant
Of the Produce Exchange
sank of New York. committed suicide
~ shooting in the book room of the
,ank just as two worthless checks,
'earing his signature. were presented
It the paying teller's window.
Representatives of most of the lead !
ng Italian societies Of New York, |
many Of them Italian bankers and inn |
'orters, met to organize q society for !
he suppression Of violence. particu-
arly by members of the Black Hand. |
Ten thousand members of the uni |
orm rank. Knights Of Pythias, parad-
ID in Boston.
United States District Attorney
3aker Of Washington. his bride and
several friends plunged over q 300
DOT precipice in an automobile near
liberty. N. Y, but escaped with their
Ives.
Later advices from the nre-swept
egion around Fernie. B. c.. placed the
robable number Of deaths at 200 or
lore and the property losses at over
II. 100000. The refugees were re-
orted in great need Of food and relief
rains started from many cities.
The Bank Of Austin. New, one of the
ldest in that city, has closed its
oors.
The plant of the National Render.
az company near Hammond, Ind.
'as burned, the loss being $3.50, 900.
|ne man was burned to death.
The 24,hour general strike in Paris J