The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-17

Thomas Smell, the late mllllonalre
railroad builder, in Clinton. Ill. to
break the viii which cuts young Smell
on with an annuity Of but $50. Sen
sational statements were made BY
counsel for the plaintiff to the effes
that Col Smell had expended no lis
than 100000 upon women during the
last ten years Of his life. Of which
$4,000 had gone to his alleged grand
niece. Maybelle Smell. Of Kansas City,
Mo, now Mrs. Mcnamara.
The district court OF appeals at
San Francisco handed down a decision
setting aside the judgment in the case
OF former Mayor Eugene f. Schmitz
convicted of extortion in the French
restaurant case. Abe Ruef also bene
fits by the ruling.
The old historic building at New
bern. y. c.. which was part Of Gov
Tryon's place before the revolutionary
war was destroyed by fire.
Two negro farm hands who made a
murderous assault ON Mr.. and Mrs
Martin Livingston at Goldsboro. Ga.
were captured by posse and shot &c
death.
Cyrus ]. Lawrence. aged &c, Of the
New York banking firm of Cyrus J
Lawrence & Son and vice president
OF the Bush Terminal company. died
Mack ST. Clair and Solomon Law
renee, shot fireTs, were instantly killed
in an explosion in a mine at Prince
ton, Ind.
Friends of Jack London. the author
are beginning TO feel anxiety over hi;
failure TO arrive at the Marquesas is
lands. which he was expected to reach
early in December.
Frank J. McBrien. wealthy retired
business man was killed in New Yori
in saving the life OF Mrs. Mar
Scheele of Brooklyn, who had fallen ii
the path Of a train.
Martin Maloney OF Philadelphia be
gan court proceedings TO have an
nulled the marriage Of his daughter
Helen to Arthur Herbert Osborn o
New York in 1905.
The candidacy Of Gov. Charles E
Hughes for the Republican presiden
tial nomination was launched at I
Hughes dollar dinner" in New YorI
city.
W. J. Bryan. speaking at Danville
ILL.,. said he believed the Republicans
would nominate Speaker Cannon TO
the presidency.
Austin o. Sexton. once active II
Chicago in state and local politics
died at the home OF his daughter a
Hammond, Ind
L c. Storrs Of Lansing. Mich, age,
20. secretary Of the Michigan stat
board Of charities and correction. die
suddenly Of heart failure on a Queer
& Crescent train near Somerset. KY
Urban Angney. captain Of last year.
football team at Kansas university
committed suicide at Lawrence, Kan
i by jumping from the dome Of Fraze
hall.
Edward Burch. at Hampton. Va
and Miss Eva Downing. at Winchester
KY. were married by long-distanc
telephone.
William Shamburger persisted in
fire that partly destroyed the round
house and shops Of the Lake Shor
road at Elkhart. Ind.
Christopher II. Conner. former cit
comptroller Of La Crosse. Wis. an
one Of the best-known Democrats
politicians in western Wisconsin, die
at Spokane.
Five men were injured. one prot
ably fatally. and the lives Of so pas
sengers endangered by terrific head
on collision on the Chicago. MilwaV
kee & St. Paul railway in Chicago.
Chinese students educated in Amei
lea have taken precedence over thos
! educated in Europe and in Japan. al
cording to advices received at tn
state department from American Cor
sui General Bergholz at Canton. Chini
Vernon l. Nettleton Of Coldwate
Mich, gashed his sisters throat wit
a carving knife and then killed hin
self.
W. B. Thomas was elected pres
dent Of the American Sugar Refinin
company to succeed the late II. {
Havemeyer
The courthouse at Calhoun. Ky. wa
destroyed by fire. All court record
for Mclean county we're burned.
Lansing. Mich. was seized by
strange malady. thousands Of person
being stricken with nausea and acui
intestinal trouble.
Being unable to meet payments du
on his stock in the institution Augu
tus Heinze lost control Of the Mercai
tile National bank OF New York tn
stock was taken back by Edwi
Gould.
Father Charles F. Kearful of S
Joseph. No.. has been notified by II
state department at Washington thi
he Is heir to a fortune OF $4,000. lie
by his uncle. a prominent wool me
chant. who died recently in Sydne
Australia
Judge Munger OF the federal cou
at Omaha ordered the jury to acqu
Henry Sutton. who had been on tri
on charge Of conspiracy to defraud Il
government out Of large tracts
land.
Judge Walter H. Sanborn. Of Il
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