The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-11-11
THE GOLD LEAF.
THURSDAY, NOV. IL, 1909.
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Tuesday, November z.

TUESDAY, NoSemOeT e
In a duel following a Mexican wed
ding at Gonzalez, Texas, Demilio Err
royo and Marcus Morales shot and
billed each other.
While escorting strike breakers
from a hotel at Steubenville, o., to
the La Belle Iron works detectives
fred into a crowd surrounding the
plant, seriously wounding four.
Mrs. E. NJ. Fowler was killed and
her two children were seriously In
iured when their home at Sloan
Springs, Ark. was destroyed by tor
nado.
Julian P. Strauss. secretary Of the
Grogs-Strauss Department Store COM
pany. of Worcester, Mass, was killed
and Arthur w Beaman, OF Worcester.
was seriously injured in a head-on col
lision between two automobiles here.
Wednesday, November 3.
The yard OF the Charles H. O'Neill
Lumber company at Jersey City, N. j.,
was swept by fire. entailing a loss es-
timated at 100000.
A remarkable money-raising cam
raign OF fifteen days waged by the
Young Mems Christian Association Of
Boston has resulted in $510.337 being
subscribed for a new home for the or
sanization.
Mrs Alpha Mack, a widow Of In
annapolis, Ind. learned that she had
fallen heir to a hesitate worth $4,000
through the will of John Hastings,
forty-three years old, a sutton whom
she refused.
Thursday, November 4.
Shots were heard in room at Key
stone. near Bluefeld, W. Va, and
when the door was forced the dead
bodies of Connie Blackwell and a
Hungarian were found.
twenty-five people were hurt, three
fatally. when a car on the University
place line at Des Moines. Ia, jumped
the track at the foot Of Nineteenth
street hill while headed down town.
John Marrooney, a negro. is under
arrest at Battle Creek, Mich, on sus.
picion of being the man wanted in
Chicago for the robbery of $4,000 worth
OF diamonds from Mrs. A. Hirsch last
August.
Friday, November 8.
Two women were among the twenty
nine applicants for census appoint
r.ents in Chicago who took the civil
service examination.
The new Dreadnought North Dakota
made a speed of 1926 knots on hel
trial trip, making her the fastest
Dreadnought battleship afloat
Albert Koch, merchant at Bern
stadt, KY. was shot and killed In his
store shortly after drawing $4,000 from
bank, and robbery was the motive.
Rev. E. r. willard, of Akron, o.
the first American pastor to hold chill
dren's day services, has retired from
the ministry because of i'll health.
Gustaf Bischof, western representa-
tive Of the Nathan Manufacturing
company. Of New York. committed
suicide at his home in Chicago by
shooting.
Saturday, November 6.
Fire In the market house at Hous
ton. Va, spread rapidly, destroying
two hardware stores, one grocery, {
hotel. a drug store and several cot
tages.
Miss Fanny Scott discovered tina
profanity in Millville, NJ j., is expen
sive. when Mayor Smith fined he,
1925 for saying two swear words t.
Albert Reid.
Colonel A, g. Hutson was found
guilty at Charleston. w. Ca, of EN-
bezzling s641 from the state of Yves
Virginia In 1905, while holding offlc.
as assistant adjutant general
Worthless bank securities" with E;
face value of quarter of a million
dollars were sold at auction at Nashua
=. H.. for 800 by Lester F. Thurber
assignee of the Security Trust com
pany. of Nashua and Grand Forks, N
d. The purchaser was F. S. Sargent, O
9rand Forks.
Monday, November ..
Cotton mills at New Bedford, Mass
employing 1900 employees, will cus
tail operations two hours per week.
DR.. c. ]. Otto, who thirteen year
ago purchased the Lieser farm, on tn
outskirts of Allentown. Pa. for $1,000
has just sold 1t for $4,000.
Frank Petrovicz, a north Scranton
Pa. miner, fell down a seventy-foo
shaft at the Manville mine, q cut o.
the face being the only injury.
The Cumberland Presbyteria
church has begun suit against tn
Presbyterian church for possession @
Missouri Valley college. at Marshal
Mo
When Edward Letchmere, known a
the museum thief" is released fror
the Ohio penitertiary he will be al
rested for stealing coins from tn
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