Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-06
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In rolling mill went on strike, de.
manding n change In the paying off
rules adopted by the company.
Four carloads OF strike breakers
were placed In the mines In the Bir-
mingham, Ala. district under mill.
tary escort. There was no demonstra.
tion by the strikers.
The village of Meh-les.BaIns. Aus,
tria, has been destroyed by land
slide. Sixteen persons are reported
to have been killed.
Twocent meal experiment at Ora.
ham school. Chicago. brings JOY to
pupils. who feast on beans and other
nutritious foods.
Government attorneys will prepare
at once their petition for rehearing
of the case In which the S29,24O, 900
fine against the Standard OIL company
of Indiana was wiped out.
Proclamntions announcing general
amnesty to political fugitives from
Turkey are posted In New York and
hailed with Joy. Many thousands of
exiles are expected to return to their
native land.
Henry Thrnp, the Breathitt county
feudist who created reign of terror
when adjudged insane. by arming him
self and defying arrest, has been cap
tured and placed in an asylum.
While seeking shelter under tree
from n severe storm which passed
over n lake near Emerson. Wis, j.
w. Emerson. his son. Harold. and mis-
nephew, Paul, were struck and killed
by lightning.
Harvey T. Wells, former cashier OF
n Wisconsin bank, has confessed to
the stealing of $4,000 of the banks
money, which he gave to his sweet
neart, whom he married later and they
had a good time while the money last
ed. The young man Is now In jail
Mrs. Nancy Bidaman. who owned
the famous Joseph Smith mansion at
Nauvoo, ILL.,, died at her home In thu.
city, aged 76. The house will not
probably pass into the hands of the
Utah Mormons, who had long ago Of
fered Mrs. Bidaman large sum for e.
The state board of examiners Of
Montana has directed the payment Of
s10O, 900 OF a 100000 bond issue which
has been declared void in supreme
court decision. All will be redeemed
as soon as funds are available. The
bonds are held largely Throughout.
the west.
A. B. Clemens. former cashier from
the defunct Aetna bank at Butte,
Mont, Heinze institution. is being
sought by the sheriff. Mr.. Clements
II now out on bond aggregating 312.-
$50. and his sureties withdrew and in
structed Sheriff Henderson to arrest
Clements as soon a. possible.
Now that Walker. the bank embez-
zler. has been placed in state prison
some Of the clues a. TO the where
abouts of the stolen securities OF the
Savings bank of New Britain. Conn.,,
are being followed. 1t IL understood
that two weeks ago coupons of 325, 900
worth OF these bonds were presented
at bank In Buffalo.
adopted by John Wolfe, poultry mar
at the top of Hook mountain. In New
Jersey, to protect his young chickens
from the hawks. Wolfe keeps several
large box kites flying above his
henneries and the hawks take nc
chances Of an encounter with such
uncanny-looking birds.
The science OF navigation has been
| voleta Marie Bowen. the 1G-year-oId
daughter Of Joseph L. Bowen Of tier
law, ILL.,, and Mrs. Thessie Walden oI
Denver, died following an Illness oi
only five minutes. A post-mortem cx
animation developed that the girls
heart had been piecsd By a minute
sharp instrument which physicians be
lieve followed the course OF the ar
teries until the heart was reached.
Psychic cruelty" n what Is alleged
to have forced Charlotte Walker, lead
Ing woman In The Wolf" playing a
the Chicago opera house, to sue TO
divorce from her husband. DR.. John q
Haden Of Galveston. She states that
rumored enlargement between hersel
and James X. Hackett had nothing q
all to do with her separation from
her husband.
Gold nuggets weighing half poun'
each we're found By Morris Hurwit
while digging essspooi for the MOI
ris flats at Moasta and Saata Barbar
ayenues, Los Angeles. Hurvits picke
up four Of ths6s ys,sow chsAks. whic
are estimatsl 70 - westh $500. Tn
gold was disocssss1 q 1srth Of :
feet, In gravel. Hurwits win nle
mineral claim q IL 1t. Work On II
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