Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-06-11
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New York, June 2.-The explosion
Of gas stove at the West Disinfecting
Works, Long Island City, this morn
ing. probably fatally burned five peo-
pie.
Atlanta, June 4.-Beautiful weather
prevails over the State of Georgia today
and the greatest primary vote ever
cast will be polled today in the Smith
Brown fight for the governorship NOM
ination. One box in Atlanta held 500
ballots by o'clock this morning.
st. Johns, New Foundland, June s.
Sir Robert 6. Reid, Premier, died this
morning after a long illness. He built
Falls and the bridge over the Colorado
river at Austin, Texas. He also built
the New Foundland railroad. He
made much money as a railroad civil
engineer.
Atlanta, June 3.-From 100 to 125
brakemen and switchmen of the At
lantic and Western railroad struck to-
day, claiming that certain men had
been discharged because they belonged
to the Unions. The company says the
men were discharged on account of
dull times. The road is not crippled
by the strike.
Raleigh, June 3.-In its efforts to
convict five yeggmen, the government
to-day by chain of evidence from
Norfolk, Danville, Selma and Smith
field proved that these men were seen
at these points just before and after the
postoffice robbery at Dunn, N. G. 1t
looks like the Government has strong
chain of circums tantial evidence.
Baltimore, Md, June 3.-Horace II.
Bowling, postmaster, at Mechanics
Vile. youngest member of the last
legislature, was arrested to-day charg-
from the office, in ten money orders Of
one hundred each. He confessed and
said he got in debt and took the money
to keep his creditors quiet. He was
recently married.
Washington, D. c., June 3.-John
ayes Hammond, an expert civil en-
gineer drawing a half million salary, is
said to have told Taft in conference
yesterday that he would accept the
nomination for vice president, al
though not anxious to crowd out Gov
ernor Guild. of Massachusetts, a per-
sonal friend OF Hammond mentioned
for the place
New York, June 4.-The million
dollar express train, so-called, carry
ing as freight from Boston to Wash
1ngton $115,O00 in currency from the
subtreasury to Washington, ran into a
switch engine in the Port Morris yards
early this morning and both engines
were demolished and eight men badly
injured. The car carrying the money
was deluged with water and the con-
tents saved. A mistake of signals was
the cause of the wreck.
Chicrgo, June 5.-The fight this af-
ternoon is hot between the contesting
Alabfma delegates and on the result
dep@lds, in large measure, the strength
o>Taft, as shown on the first ballot;for
If the Taft delegation is seated it will
mean that the war secretary is to have
all the Southern delegates in the con-
vention. Frank III. Hitchcock is here
to conduct the TAFT side OF the case and
Major Bryan, law partner of Senator
Dick, of Ohio, is looking after the anti
Taft element.
Chicago, June 5.-Charles P. Taft,
brother of the secretary, in an inter
view today, denied emphatically that
the Taft men are scared or fear that
the convention will stampedeto Roose-
welt. He got here a day ahead of time,
but came simply to see how the COM
mittee is getting on in the matter of
contested delegations. Dolliver's boom
for vice. president grows steadily, and
administered ton men believe that the
only way to keep Fairbanks from be-
ing renominated.
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