The Columbus journal., 1908-07-29

The Marathon race, chief event o
the Olympic games. was won by Johl
F. Hayes of the Irish-American Ath
letic club. Dorando of Italy was frs
to reach the stadium but collapsed
fell several times and. being helpei
across the line, was disqualified.
Carpenter, an American, was dis
qualified after winning the 40O-metel
run at the Olympic games in Londor
and the event was called mo race" be
cause of alleged foul.
r. E. Walker of South Africa VOL
the 100-meter dash at the Olympic
games, defeating j. A. Rector OF The
University of Virginia. A worlds rec
ord, by C. ]. Bacon of the Irish-Ameri
can A. c., in the 4O0-meter hurdling
which he won in IS seconds; an
Olympic record of "a feet 81 inches
by F. C. Irons of the Chicago A. A., in
the running broad jump; and the vic
tory Of G. S. Dole of Yale, in the
featherweight wrestling, were the win
nings of the Americans.
American athletes won two more
gold medals in the Olympic games at
London. M. w. Sheppard won the
SO0-meter run and Harry F. Porter
the high jump, both setting new
Olympic records.
American athletes captured three
more gold medals in the Olympia
games at London, winning the 100
meter swim, the broad jump and the
bantam wrestling finals.
Three troopers were killed and
many injured in a terrific electrical
storm that wrecked the camp of the
Pennsylvania National Guard at
Gettysburg.
Quebec began the celebration of its
tercentenary with fine historical pa
geants. The prince of Wales presided
and he and Vice-President Fairbanks
exchanged addresses.
At Port Edwards, Wis, Daniel l..
Lynch shot and killed Richard Nom
menson, shot and seriously wounded
Miss Anna Sorenson and then tried to
kill himself
One man was killed and another ia
tally injured in terrific explosion
which demolished one of the powder
mills at Kings Mills, o.
Lying in bed, a helpless cripple,
locked in a plaster cast, William T.
Branitzky, an architectural engineer
of Chicago, shot and killed Lucas Slet-
ten, who he declared had wrecked his
home.
Joseph ]. Henry, an ordinary sea-
man on board the new hattleship Mis-
sissippi, was killed by being caught
in the machinery of Ole of the guns.
Indictments charging violations of
the federal laws against the issuance
of passes were returned against the
Illinois Central and the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway companies by
the federal grand jury at Chicago.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Stetson, widow
of the late millionaire hat manufac-
turer, John B. Stetson, was married to
Count Santa Eulalia of Portugal at her
home near Philadelphia.
Fire Quilted the Arlington store and
Office building in Portland, Ore, the
loss being 100000.
Safe-blowers robbed the post Office
at Bardolph. I'LL, of $500.
August Eberhard, arrested at Pater-
son. n. j., confessed that he lured his
aunt from Vienna, murdered her and
robbed her body of $4,000 which he
needed to marry a New York girl.
Two children were burned to death
in fire that destroyed the dwelling
of James Jarasky near Cleveland. o.
In an opinion bristling with caustic
comment and criticism the United
States court of appeals in Chicago
unanimously reversed the decision of
Judge Lands imposing a fine of $780,
100000 upon the Standard Oil Com
pany Of Indiana for accepting conces-
sions from the Chicago & Alton rail-
road, and remanded the case for re-
hearing.
President Roosevelt delivered a
spirited and characteristic address at
Newport, R. l., before an important
conference of American naval officers.
The purpose of the meeting was to dis
cuss the battleships which the United
States is to build in the future, and
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke warmly in favor
If a hard-hitting navy. as good as any
n the world, and capable of finding
he enemy and ''hammering him into |
luits.''
Santo Purquo of Chicago killed his
wife and wounded a man whom he |
ound in her company.
President Castro has expelled ]. H. |
lie Reus, the minister resident of the
Netherlands, from Venezuela.
A pretty young woman was found |
slot and killed in q tool shed in VIII
iamsburg, N. Y.
Typhoid fever is epidemic in Man
kato, Mimi, about $500 cases being
exported.
In view OF more than a hundred per-
ons in the ballroom of the Fort
-owrey hotel at Bath Beach, L. l.,
ohm Hanna shot 16-year-old Augusta
Valz, with whom he was in love, and
lalph MANI with whom she was dane
ne, and killed himself.
Honduras officials denied that war
vas imminent between their country
nd Nicaragua.
Leslie Carter. formerly prominent in
usiness and society circles of Chi
ago was adjudged mentally incapable
t managing his own affairs by q Jury
q the probate court.