Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-08
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

ASHLAND, Pa, Oct. 5.-A big tour
ing car in which five persons were rid
ing plunged over a twenty-five foot
embankment in the outskirts of Cor
don yesterday and landed on the main
line tracks of the Philadelphia & Read.
ing railroad, about 200 yards from
Gordon station. Two of the occupants
were killed instantly and the three
others injured and it is thought they
VIII die. The dead are: Mrs. Peter
Young, 36 years old, whose husband
was driving the machine. Her skull
was frightfully crushed, Helen Young,
IL years old; skull crushed and her
body badly bruised and mangled
LONDON, Oct 5.-Events which
threaten to change the political face
OF Europe are crystalizing with light
ming rapidity. Almost over night the
horizon of the near east which seemed
gradually assuming an appearance has
become crowded with war clouds.
News has reached here from several
sources that two definite strokes are
impending which cannot fair to bring
matters to a crisis. and perhaps force
an immediate war. The trouble is be-
tween Bulgaria and Austria which Will
involve all of Europe
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct 5.-Bulgaria,
tributary principally under Suzerai-
ty of the sultan of Turkey, today pro-
claimed her independence of Turkey.
This action is taken at Tiernova by
Prince Ferdinand who was elected
prince of Bulgaria in 1887.
MANILA, Oct. 5.-There were nine
new deaths of cholera and two deaths
Sunday, but only two new cases up to
noon today. 1t is believed the cooler
weather which followed Sundays ty-
phoon had good effect in decreasing
the number of new cases.
EGYPT, Mass, Oct. 5.-Thomas w.
Lawson, the well known financier, was
thrown from his carriage while driving
yesterday and severely injured by the
fall and by being kicked by the horse.
Mr.. Lawson was picked up uncon-
scious, taken into a nearby drug store
and attended by a local physician
Later he returned to his home Dream
void, in this town, In an automobile
Lawson did not recover consciousness
until late last night He is better
today
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 5.-A
tragedy which resulted in desolation
in happy home occurred yesterday
when little Willie Wood, the 3-year-
old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph p.
Wood, was shot and instantly killed
by his brother, Guire, child of 6
years. while the latter was playing
with his fathers revolver. The In
tured child was rushed to ST. Fancis
hospital in desperate effort to save
its life, but died within a few minutes
after arriving there. The parents, who
are well known, as frantic. The dead
child was a neighborhood favorite or
account of his remarkable beauty ant
WhA&ilus ways.
NfH YORK, Oct Eight person.
were burned to death and several in
5ured, one fatally. in fire in a crowd
ed tenement house on Mulberry stree
between 1 and o'clock this morning
Several tenants jumped from window
and fire escapes when the flames Gu
on their retreat. Children were throw
from the windows to the street, bu
fortunately nearly all were caught b.
persons on the sidewalks. This morn
ing four bodies had been removed fror
the building. those Of two men, on
woman and a little girl.
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known that eleven persons we're xii
cd, more than dozen injured and thi
ty more escaped death by the marrow
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