Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-21
News Of the Day.


roads had deem reduced from $75, 900 TO
$50, 500.
Driven to desperation by the thought
that her children would be deprived OF
Christmas joys treuzied mother 10
B ll;imors yesterday aite:nooo sdvefti'ed
tina. Tor $40 sha would sell her body, to
be delivered af.er her death to the pur.
chaser.
Wafer scooped By The locomotive Of
the Nav York Central's Bos.on and
Chicago limi!ed from trough between
the tracks near Herkimer, N. Y, yes.
tsrday washed two unknown men from
the font platform of the frat car, where
they were stealing ride. They fell
under the train and we're killed.
Dr.. Frederick a. Cook, whose nys.
terioas disappearance from the Gfamh-
tan Inn, Bton xviIle, n. Y, on NoVem-
Der "a, caused a sensation, Is 10 Europe.
This positive announcement was made
last night by MIR. William L. Cook, OF
Brooklyn, who received letter from
bis brother yesterday.
William L. Aenew, in charge OF the
plate vault of the Government Printing
Office In Washington, went TO the base
ment of that building aad shot himself
about CLOCK yesterday afternoon Mr..
Agnew was ding when found. The
end came after be had been taken to the
Casually Hospital.
The committee of Congress yesterday
notified 2.laYa OF the acceptance of his
resignation. Corgresa has uusnimously
elected Dr.. Madriz, who assumed the
presidency this ncrning. That the
United States will not change It's atti-
taae because Z.laYa hes resigned was
Secretary Knox's declaration.
Francis T. Strailman, for 40 years
foreman Of the Index.Appea, news.
paper, OF Petersburg, died Sunday Of
pneumonia. Hs was native OF Fred.
erck county, Nd, aud was n years OF
age. He vas present at the bsGgiDg OF
John Brown q, Harpers Ferry, and
served during the war In Pickett's Gi.
vision.
After being employed by the com.
pauy for 49 years, Albert Head, SO
years old, conductor OF the Pennssl-
vsnla Railroad, was killed q. Phila.
delphia yesterday By stepping 10 front
OF shifting engine. Though entitled
to go On the compsny's psusio1 lisi,
Head had Wi.hsd 10 remain at work
until Februsri, when he would have
ended so years of coptlnuons service.
That somlone horse|hipped and
kicked Miss Lee, who vas Mrs.
Btokaa's maid, at High Point, n. O.,
that Woods, the butler, served frequent
cocktails and cigarettes al Mira. B:oka6's
door, and that bill Mrs. B.oksw had
set do~n IS, 900 shtn she made out the
$50, 0C0 year Bfokaw spent on her was
for oriy 50, $40 ara alleged in the stpsra-
ton suil broush. ny Mrs. W. G Brokaw
against her husband ssd now being tried
ia New York,
A wirelcsa message received st Nor
folk yesterday from the United Sta,ea
cruiser Birmingham, pow on her way mp
the coss. from southern waters, tod Of
The lo.s at sta ea,Iy yesterday morning
of the British wrecking tug Ball Dog,
bound from London to HaTaoe, Cuba.
Tho message announced that tia crew
OF nreckefs aboard the Bill Dug hid
abandoned me tag in a si5king coud!-
tor, sud that ell hoi been saved by tie
cruissr Birmingham, now on passage to
Norfolk.
The mysterious young woman who
registered las. week nj the Qleen Anne
cottage a! Virginia Bach and twice
tritd 10 end Der life, f:ss by swallowing
ANAL bottle OF lsudanum and then by
shcoipg herself in the head three times,
il developed yesterday is Miss Msrgue-
rite Marshall, Hho uutil aboat two
weeks ago was employed on the stsa OF
New York newspaper. Sac has rot
revealed her motive for her attempts at
ssil.des!ruction. Mas Marshali'S con.
diiion is It'll! critical, with the chances
OF recovery against her.
While skating Ga , chops pond neas
Paw,ucket, 2. l., Sunday afternoon,
Miss Oatharine Cry broke through
the ice. Her life Hss saved By faith
iuI dog, Jack" Miss Curry With her
Two sis.ers ~bilo skating reached spot
of thin ice, the three beiug precipistad
into The water. Their cries attrCc'ed
the sttenlion of spectators along tbs
banks, and Joseph Carpenter succeeded
10 pulling ont tRo of the sIsters. Jack"
stuck to bis mistress, gripping Der cloth
ing In his teeth. The dog dragged the
Yong girl 10 solid Ice, from which she
vas saved.
Thirty families we've thrown into 6
panic when bomb, to which time
fuse wss attached, exploded In the lover
hsllaay OF a Prince street New York ten.
ement yesterday. The building was
badly damaged end jagged hole blown
10 the Fl or directly over basement
ftui! shop Kept by Donloica Ambrose.
The tenants ded a child belonging to
Aubrose'a family was kidnapped several
years ago and returned On payment of a
ransom. Later one OF the kidDappsrs
was arrested by Lieut.. Petrosino, who
vas ssssssinated in Itsly, and given
fifteen years in prison. THESIS have
sinos been received By the family,
Former United States Senator ". a.
Hsr;is. of Kausas, Tho two yes,s $50
wss democratic candidate for governor
of Kansas, died suddenly yesterday
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