Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1908-08-04
LATE NEWS NOTES.
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A. s, Keesor, aged %, of Bandona,
BY, gate his. life to SAVE his girl
friend, Miss May bradbury, from
death. They we're walking on 8 tails
road track knd when i trath sudden:
" appeared Keesof pushes the girl
out of danger, but was struck aha
killed before he could save himself.
In the, presence OF the shiek I'll Is
lam, the head 81 the. hierarchy in
Turkey, the sultan took Tie oath Of
allegiance to the constitution 81 thS
Koran, the oath subsequently being
given to the officers of the Shiek VI
islam. This solemn ceremony tends
to treasure the public minds.
-Four men were injured, dozen sF
more windows Shattered and e6hsia=
cradle. excitement was caused by an
explosion Of one Of the big Eataf
tanks on the street flushing machines
on North Bay, st. Louis.
Representative Elewellgn, Powers,
of the Fourth Maine congressional
district died in Houlton, Maine, of
bright's disease. Mr.. Powers served
as governor of Maine for two terms
and was serving his sixth term in
congress.
Joel Kinney, son of the late Fran.
els SHERWOOD kinney; the cigarette
manufacturer Of New York City, will
receive But $5e.00e out Of the. $5O;600,s
600 estate left by his father The bulk
Of the big estate, according to the
viii, which has just been probated iii
Morristown, N. j., goes to two sons
and daughter, Joel Kinney has
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While there Is no explanation OF
the manner in which Mr.. and MIS-:
Raisbeek of New York were drowned
in Lake Sylvia at Annandale, Mimi,
the coroner is of the opinion that the
suggestion of foul play is without rea-
son, and that the couple were the
victims OF an accidental evertprning
of the boat lii which they were fish
ing:
England is face to face with anoth-
er mutiny in India: Long apprehen-
sive of the Indian situation, the gov
eminent officials were thrown into
a panic by the report of conditions
there brought by army officers and
civilians who have just returned
from India. The whole country is
reeking with sedition and all Of Eng
lands repressive measures have fail
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ed were England to become involved
In war with another nation India
would mutiny and make strike for
liberty that would stagger the mother
country.
Several members of the New York
police force have been indicted for &C.
cepting money from race track gamb-
lers. These policemen would fail to
o1oinct hn0RmoKQr
who paid for protection. One of the
bookmakers refusing to bribe the po-
licemen was arrested and he, in turn,
made charges, which led to the indict-
ing by the grand jury of several mem
bers of the police force.
James j. Corbett's saloon in Chica-
go was the scene Of the eighteenth
bomb explosion in that city, all of
which have occurred recently and
which seem to be directed against
the gambling element only. The po-
lice have been unable to find the per-
sons responsible for any of the out
RACES.
A student of aerial navigation at
Chicago became suddenly insane and,
climbing a telegraph pole, walked out
on the wires. A company of f1remen
and squad of policemen were kept
busy for an hour trying to induce him
to come down He fIna1Iy stepped on
a fire ladder which was quickly low
cred and he was captured and taken
to an asylum.
Mrs. Maud Dousett, the young wife
of Thomas Dousett, carpenter Of
Newark, N. J., drown her 11-days-old
twins, both girls, and then killed her
self with gas.
The DeBeers company, owing to the
necessity of further -retrenchments,
has decided to shut down the DeBeers
diamond mine at Kimberly, South At
RIGA, on July 31st. This mine is the
largest in the group.
At the annual convention of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians held at
Indianapolis, Ind, Matthew Cummings
of Boston, Mass, was elected presi-
dent of the order by majority of 81
over James F. Dolan of Syracuse.
Night riders in Kentucky destroyed
three station houses belonging to the
Illinois Central Railroad, because that
company gave the state soldiers per-
mission to occupy these houses.