The Washington herald., 1908-02-12
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Pittsburg. Feb. 11.-Twenty-six per
sons TeTe injured In c0astiug accidents in jhs ci1g
in the last tEeBtgfour hours. two probably fatally
Philadelphia. Feb. 11.-Moviug pic
tUre machine manufacturers are said % have organ
ized a trust which viii ineude practically all the
houses In America.
Memphis Tenn. Feb 11.-Thieves
robbed the home Of Frank g. Jones Of levels worth
sH004 last night, The valuabes belong 10 Garet
=. Lamb. Of Clinton. Iowa, a guest at the house
san Frincisco, Feb. I1-R. Living
stou d Russian student, was On trial to-day for
writing ardent love letters 70 a girl who did not
kH0w him. He said the letters had gone TO the
wrong girl
Pittsburg, Feb. 11.-Antonio Folino
and seven companions arrested Sunday night in con
necti0n with the Black Hand Society were all held
for court hy police magistrate to-day on charges
Of cJuspiacv.-
Toronto. Ont. Feb 11.-Lawrence
Haake's wife and SIX children ranging from new
born infant to a girl twelve years OF age were
burned TO death yesterday IN their shack at New
LislaTd, north Of Cotslt.
New York. Feb. 11-"This side up
with cara" means what it says when on freight
boxes is the verdict Of court here to-day. Stephen
Howe sues because some electric batteries had been
destroyed. and he won his suit.
Salem. Mass, Feb 1l.-The indict-
uent against John y. Cole speaker Of the Massachu-
setts House of Representatives. charging him with
violating the statutes BY soliciting transportation
below regular rates. quashed today.
New York, Feb. 1l.-The British
steamer Eagle Point which has been thirty DAYS
en- route from London for Philadelphia was sighted
yesterday 20 miles east-southeast Of Sandy Hook BY
the steamer Naderland which arrived to-day.
Oxford Pa. Feb. 11.-Joel L. Pusev.
eight years Old set fire TO his fathers barn while
playing with matches and was burned 10 death
The parent saved the live stock in the burning
building, but did not know his son was there.
Riverhead, I. l., Feb. 1i.-Thomas f.
Ross seventy years old was killed by an east
bound mail train the Long Island Railroad at
the Osborn avenae crossing here to-day. Ross, who
vas very deaf, did not hear a warning shouted by
the fagman.
PittsbuFg, Feb. 11-ThFee women and
four men. passengers on West Homestead street
car seriously cut and bruised to-day when the
car jumped the track and plunged over a fifteen
loot enbankment at Eighth avenue, Homestead
suburb this city.
Shenandoah, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE cold
weather cf the past three weeks had the effect of
Strengthening the coal trade SO much that all the
Reading and the Lehgh Valley Coal Company col
lierils have been ordered 20 work six days a week
unit further notice instead Of four.
Reading. Pa, Feb. 11.-WiIliam II.
BehTles pret 81 bakery was burned here TODAY.
Charles Cyra e. aged fOTty-six years. an employe
who came F--e from Philadelphia recently was
burned 90 death lie slept IN the building and his
charred body found in the ruins
Rochester, \. Y, Feb IL Black
Hand operators exploded stick Of dynamite under
the porch Of the home Of Vncenzo ManelG az l0T
Frankfort street at midnight and blew ont the en-
tire side Of the building. endangering the lives of
the Maneli and two other families that occupy the
house.
New York, Feb. 11.-RObert Overly
was killed by fall down a single fight Of stairs
at his boarding house, 50 West l33d street to-dav
He had been III with pneumonia Yesterday he be
came delirious, and it is thought that during the
absence Of the nurse he got out Of bed In his
delirium and started down stairs. Missing his foot
ing ae fell headl0ng.
New York. Feb. 11-Max Kellman
woprftor 0f the American House. a hotel at 2l50
Second aTenue and g man who gave his name as
James J. Nckeon. and who was employed at the
hotel as a porter we're held in $500 bail ZACH bv
Magistrate Wahe in the Harlem Police Court sat
urdaT for examination on charges Of arson. The
men were arrested after hremen had gone twice to
ths hotel to extipgaish blazeS