The Detroit times., 1908-08-24
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Thomas a. Edison Mas a passenger ON
the steamer North West. which
passed Detroit Sunday afternoon. Dur
INK mis- early days Edison was resi-
dent or Detroit and Win THOMAS
Swan the restaurateur. sold papers
on the Grand Trunk railway.
Frank Burknrt. No. S5f ST Antoine-st..
drove Into q deep excavation, 20 feet
long bv six wide. in front OF No. -
Edmund pl.. late Sunday night ana,
while lac escaped with a bruised
shoulder and bad shaking up. his
horses were badlya injured and were
eNtrteated- witA-Rreat difficulty.
block and tackle being used to effect
their relase. Burkart says there was
no light at one end OF the excavation.
The eighth annual convention of the
Bohemian sokOis, or gymnnsts,
opened with banquet sunday night
in Turner hall at Tillman-ave. and
Ash-st Nearly 100 delegates arc
present from all parts OF the country
Mayor Thompson welcomed the dele
gates. and Commissioner Breitmeycr
promised TO show the visitors the
beauties or Detfoft's parks Business
sessions Will be held each morning
during the week. and in the after
noon the time Will be given over to-
pleasure.
dorado apartments, played the hero
Saturday night, when at the risk Of
serious injury. he grabbed the bride
OF a runaway horse. and brought the
occupants OF The buggy to which II
was attached. had been injured. The
horse was frightened by passing
auto and started on n wild race down
Woodward-ave. Just as the buggy
overturned, Mr.. Hovey stopped tho
horse. The names OF. the occupants.
man. woman and two children.
could not be learned.
bnnd will render the fol-
lowing program ON belle Isle Mon
day evening: Trumpeter." march.
(weldon); Poet and Peasant" over
tGounodJ; The Merry Widow" waltz
U,ehar): Rainbow" intermezzo
(Wenrichl: Fanfare Miiitaire,,.
tAscher): Raymond" overture,
(Thomas); The Mil IN the Forest"
tBlom; Sylvia" ballet Dellbco) I;
Blue Danube" waltz, tStraussl;
Tannheueser march, tWagner).
Fred Reschke tenor soloist. will sing
The Gerden OF Dreams" Tuesday
afternoons concert will take place in
Clark park.
Eight lives hung on the balance for 4
few anxious minutes when the launch
Maywego. owned by VI. j. Wilson
No d56 Riopelle-st.. caught fire off
the foot or Belle Isle about $40 o'clocl.
Saturday night. With Mr.. Wilson
were his wife, two other ladies' a
.l little girl and three men-Thn- men
tried In vain To smother the blaze
and after several attempts retreatcd
to the stern or the BOAT. while the
women took refuge in the bow TIE
flames were fast gaining Roadway
when Capt John Darlington. OF tac
schooner Marta Martin. came to Tie
rescue IN row boat The FIRE boat
Elliott nuenched the blaze. but not
until after tire boHt-hnd- brrn batt'v
damaged.
4 IRE % unknown origin partially de-
sf%oyed tho e"ed store md storage
plant of Shekell Bros, Nos. 127-l29
Grand River-ave.. early Sunday morn
ing. together with a large quantity
~ household goods, and about $1,000
worth Of haV and grain The total
rvmagp Is about srs,oou. or wntcf
about $4,000 was 10 the building
owned by James Sullivan The fire
proved stubborn one for the ds 10
partment. owing To the nature or the
contents. End several comma MICS
worked on II until ? O'Clock Sunday
afternoon II was Discovered by Y
ritizen who passed tho place and saw
Games issuing from tho rear ~ tho
hrsl noor Tho fsmtly of Edward
St John. No. % Asst. were' driven
out OF doors nv p fire that sta~ted N
the rear OF the house. carly Sunday
morning. The blaze was quickly
Snbdped nv tho dcrH ~fment however
Tho loss II rbout 500
An Is-year-old Negro, giving nj. name
ns Anderson Cyp-fan, mud who says
he has been staying In the McGreRor
mission. was given a bad scare. sat-
urday night. when after grabbing y
valuable handbag. containing 50, from
Mrs. o. w Metz. OF the Washington