The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-17
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SAaH AN~NNes
Four firemen were killed and many
injured in a fire that destroyed the
Parker building on Fourth avenue,
New York. The loss. chiefly to pub
fishing houses. was about s5,OO0,OOO.
Edwin Collier, ST.. took his eight
year-old blind son Edwin to his wife's
grave in Ravenna (Ol cemetery. shot
him dead and then put a bullet
through his own body. near the heart
Residents Of the Ghetto IN New
York turned out in such numbers to
attend the funeral Of their poet and
playwright. Abraham Goldfaden, that
traffic on the Bowery was blocked.
The grand jury in Kansas City re-
turned 100 indictments for working
on Sunday. mostly against actors and
other theatrical folk.
Mrs. Henry o. Boehme Of Orange.
N. j., committed suicide by kneeling
in front OF an express train in the
Lackawanna railroad.
Fred Otto OF Miles, Ia, travelling dis
patcher OF the Chicago Great Western
railroad. was killed at Egan. Ill. while
assisting in clearing a wreck.
William H. Taft addressed a large
audience in the Peoples Institute, New
York. on capital and labor and sub
mitted to a rapid fire quiz from his
hearers.
The safe Of the Bank OF Adair at
Adair. Ill. was blown open with nitro
glycerin and $500, all the currency
in bank. was taken.
Five persons were killed in COLI
sion on the Alabama & Mississippi
railroad at Vinegar Bend, Ala.
The appellate division Of the SUI
preme court OF New York set aside
a verdict for 100000 obtained against
George J. Could and others by John
S. Jones. an Ohio coal operator.
The American Society OF Equity in
session at Henderson, Ky, denounced
the night riders as common criminals.
James A. Kemp. embezzling en-
ploye Of the Washington police de-
partment. was arrested in New Or
leans.
Fire destroyed business block in
Sidney. Neb.. the loss being 100000.
William H. Patterson. son OF former
Senator John Patterson OF North Caro-
lima and brother-in-law Of Admiral Ev-
ans. commanding the Pacific feet
died at Battle Creek. Mich, from
pneumonia
II was officially announced in Tokyo
that Baron Takahira had been chosen
ambassador TO the United States to
succeed Viscount Aoki.
The socialists organized suffrage
demonstration before the building OF
the Prussian landtag in Berlin in which
a radical resolution demanding univer-
sal suffrage in Prussian elections came
up for discussion. They were dis
persed by the police, and Chancellor
Won Buelow said the government was
against manhood suffrage.
Paul Bowers, aged IA years, shot
and killed a negro burglar in his home
at Alverton. Pa
George F. Evans. vice president and
general manager OF the Maine Central
railroad. died at vanceboro. Me.
Terrorists Of Warsaw threw a bomb
at post car station. killing two men
and injuring ten. and escaping with a
large sum OF money.
Five Detroit fremen were injured
none Of them seriously, at fire which
caused about 100000 damage in the
Forester & Cheney knitting mills.
Fire in the business section Of AL
bion. ILL.,. destroyed the Edwards Coun
ty Bank building. the new Nationa
Bank building. the telephone exchange
and four stores
II Is reported in New Britain. Conn.
that William F. Walker. the abscond
ing bank treasurer recently arreste,
In Mexico. is being aided in his de
Tense by New York parties who re
ceived part of the stolen securities.
New Jersey railway commissioner
report that from July 20 to Decembe
/, 1907. los persons were killed an,
1sS injured by railroads in the state
Ex-Empress Eugene and her suit
sailed from Marseilles. France. for CO
lombo.
DR.. Horace Newell Marvin OF Dove
Del. father OF the boy who wandere
away from a farmhouse near Dove
last spring and died from exposur'
was married 10 Mrs. Flora Melind
Swift, his motherin-law.
The American battleshlp fleet. III
der commend of Rear Admiral Evan
was sighted passing PernamL -
Brazil. on its way to Rio laneiro.
A new Roman Catholic diocese WI
carved out of the archdiocese 81 On
cage and will be known as u
bishoprlc Of Rockford.
Congressman William Snlzer
New York married Miss Roedelhel
OF Philadelphia, who was his MUIR
during serious illness,
Mail adylccs from South China 1,
OF terrible hro at Canton whore B
lives were lost In the burning OF
restaurant
The Nebraska Republican state col
ml,loe nxod the state convention I
March n AZ Omaha and declared
Taft
capt. Daniel Ellis, aged ID, tho a.