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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
FIVE VICTIMS OF ri
Entire Family Burned to 9th at
Nashville, Tenn.


Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Tenn-Four ersons
were burned to death in a fl which
destroyed a brick dwelling house
here. Several others were Ascued
after narrow escapes from thdames.
Two negroes were arrested sus-
p1cion in connection with tn origin
Of the fire.
The fire broke out at 721-1 JEFF
1erson street while the inmat' were
asleep.
There were two families ocpying
the mouse and four of the nnbers
OF one or these, the Fishman mily,
were burned to death.
The fire had gained such hdway
when help arrived that the wk of
rescue was difficult
Desperate efforts to enter thepart-
ment of the Fishman family were
frustrated by the flames bsting
from the windows The entirfam-
lily, numbering four, were burGl or
suffocated to death. and withlhem
perished Miss Rachael Manson.
Two of the victims of this apament
were burned so that their feures
were hardly recognizable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
BODY FOUND IN BAY.
Mystery Surrounds Death Of T.
Fallen, an Atlanta Contractor.

Mystery Surrounds Death Of T. J.
Fallen, an Atlanta Contractor.
Pensacola, Fla.-Disappearing du-
ring the latter portion of last week in
a very mysterious manner the lifeles
body Of T. J. Fallen, concrete con-
tractor, of Atlanta, who has an office
in room 314 Kiser building, accord
ing to papers found upon him, wa
found floating in Pensacola bay.
Whether he was the victim of foul
play and the body thrown into the bay
or suicided. the officers have not yet
determined. but are inclined to be-
Heve the latter, as they have found
that he was seen at late hour on
the wharf Sunday night acting in a
very queer manner A pass book of
the Fourth National Bank. of Atlanta.
showed that he had a balance OF
about $1,000. He had been here two
OF three weeks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
ST. LOUIS CENTENNIAL.

Explorer Cook and Aviator Curtiss
Headed Great Street Pageant.
st. Louis.-Headed by DR.. Freder-
ick A. Cook, the Arctic explorer, and
Glenn H. Curtiss, winner of the inter.
national aviation honors at Rheims
a great parade of military, education
al and historical organizations COM
menced the weeks celebration OF
the centennial anniversary of St
Louis.
More than half million spectators
lined the thoroughfares through which
the marching host of troops, floats
and school children passed, and
throughout the cheering of the dis
tinguished guests at the head of the
procession was tremendous.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
schooner's Crew Released

Progreso, Mex.-The crew OF the
American fishing schooner Colt
poaching, who have been in jail since
September "a, have been released
The ship is held. Captain Joseph
Schlease. commanding the vessel
states that he and his men had at
first been refused the request to see
the American consul The captain
states that his vessel was damaged
In a storm and carried to the coast
Of Mexico, and that he put in port for
repairs and Immediately was seized
by gunboat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
HEARST FOR MAYOR.
Nominated BY Zig Meeting Held at
Cooper Union.

New York.-William Randolph
Hearst, once defeated for mayor OF
this city by George B. Mcclellan, and
later defeated by Charles E. Hughes
for governor of the state, has been
nominated for mayor at mass meet
ing of 1000 of his admirers at Cooper
Union. The action was taken de spite
his authoritative statement that he
would not be a candidate
Resolutions were adopted directing
that committee of five be appointed
to take steps for the naming OF al
entire city, county and borough tick
ct, which will be placed in nomina-
tion by petition.
The meeting was called, according
to its leaders, with a view of showing
Mr.. Hearst that opinion among his
followers in the old independence
League was so strongly in favor OF
his running again as to override even
his positive declaration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
COOK TALKS OF PEARY.
PoIefinder Will Leave Scientists &c
Decide Question.

PoIefnder Will Leave Scientists &c
Decide Question.
Cincinnati, Ohio.-Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, who lectured here, when asked
If he would make an immediate re
ply when the Peary broadside was
fired against him, charging he never
reached the Pole, replied:
"If the charges are the same vague
indefinite statements that have been
made heretofore, l shall pass them
by unnoticed and await the conclu-
sion of the scientists of the Copen-
hagen university, who will pass upon
the complete record and all data OF
my trip"
DR.. Cook said it would be ninety
days before he would have his data
In shape to send to Copenhagen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Tried to Blow Up Gas Plant

Chicago.-An attempt was made
to blow up the South Chicago plant
Of the Peoples Gas Light and Coke
company by three men. They en-
tered the engine room, which is still
uncompleted, overpowered, bound and
gagged Engineer John Sullivan. and
after taking him outside, exploded
nitroglycerin under the exhaust pipe.
The engine was destroyed, but the
force was not sufficient to damage the
huge gasometers less than 100 yards
away. The men escaped.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
LOWELL HEADS HARVARD,
Chosen President of the Famous Old
University

Chosen President of the Famous Old
University.
Cambridge, Mass.-Abbott Lawrence
Lowell has been installed before an
audience of 10000 persons in the his
toric yard at Cambridge as the TWEEN
ty-fourth president of Harvard uni
versity.
Delegates from American and for
eign universities and guests. over 500
in number, were seated on a long
open-air rostrum which had been
been built in front of the University
hall.
Governor Draper and his military
staff added a touch of golden color to
the picture.
Twenty-eight distinguished men re-
ceived honorary degrees at the hands
of the new president.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
China Faces Crisis

Pekin.-A political crisis threatens
China as the result of the death of
Chang Chih-Tung, which comes as the
crisis of a long uncertainty. Chang
was one of the foremost figures in
public life and the throne must i'm
mediately come to far-reaching decis.
ions. One possible effect is the jeop.
ardizing of the Yang Use railroad
loan, for Chang had conducted the en-
gotiations for China and every fea-
ture Of the matter was left entirely
to his judgment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
CRUSHED BY PISTON ROD.
Three Men Meet Tragic Death

Three Men Meet Tragic Death at
Work in Blast Furnace.
Canal Dover, Ohio.-Caught be-
tween the piston rod and the head
of a 150-ton engine cylinder beside
which they were working at the blast
furnace of the Penn Iron and Coal
Co, three men were crushed to pulp
and their bodies pressed into a space
Of four inches.
William Dawson, master mechanic
at the furnace, who blames himself
for neglecting to block the fly wheel
OF the engine before the men started
to repair the cylinder. is in the Union
hospital a raving maniac.
Physicians fear he will never re
cover his reason.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
"a WANTED BLOOD"
Condemned Man Says He Could Not
Help KiIIinu His Victims.

wan OdJo TIC SSAiO wv
Help Killing His Victims.
Montgomery, Ala.-Will Stevenson.
who is to be hanged at Luverne,
October %, for the murder of his
wife and step-daughter near Grady
early in September, says: 81 was
bloodthirsty. l wanted blood.
prayed to God to deliver me from it.
got down on my knees and prayed
to Him God knows 1 couldn't help
it,
All this time his aged father, j. A.
Stevenson, of Calhoun county, ~ds
telling of the early youth of the boy
and urging that he has been crazy
for years. "Al1 his life he has been
a source of concern. l am going to
ask the governor to pardon him, as
he is crazy"
The younger man says he could not
help what he did and any man would
have done as he did if aggravated as
he had been, he said. A great many
men have become interested in the
case and the pardon board will hear
all the pleas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
New Director. for seaboard.

New York-The reorganization
committee of the Seaboard Air Line
railway, at a meeting with the board
of directors increased the directorate
to nineteen members. Three dIrec-
tors-Thomas A. Ryan, OF New York =;
Major J. H. Dooley, of Richmond,
Va, and William A. Garrett, of Nor.
folk, Va, were not reelected The
following were elected to fill their
places and the three positions Gre
ated: L. F. Loree, John 3. Ramsay,
John Shelton Williams, J. William
Middendorf, Franklin c. Brown and
Hennen Jennings.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Bomb Sent In Mail PACKAGE.

Stockho.m.-Through the bursting
Of a bomb received by post, Ion
Hammer, director of the Swedish
Export Association, was seriously, but
not dangerously, injured The bomb,
contained in neatly made-up pack
age, exploded as the wrappings were
removed by the director The con-
cussion blew off the thumb and fore
finger of Mr.. Hammers right hand
and inflicted painful gashes in his
face
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
FLOODS IN CUBA.

Lives Reported Lost and Prarty
Damage of Many Thousandi
Havana.-The flood situation in
Cuba is serious Rivers have tone
over their banks, bridges have ,een
swept away and property damaa to
the extent Of hundreds of thousnds
Of dollars has been done. Four YES
are known to have been lost and tere
are reports Of further loss of life. FOR
4S hours there has been no Iet-ul in
the heavy rain.
The towns most severely affeded
by the floods are Matanzas, Sabig md
JarucC.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
To UnVeiI Monument.

Griffin, Ga.-Arrangements have
been perfected for the unveiling of
the monument recently erected here
by Boynton chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy, which will be on October
IA. General Clement A. Evans. of
Atlanta, will be master of ceremonies
and Rev. Chas. o. Jones will deliver
the principal address. This is to be
made a memorable day in Griffin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
AGREAT CAMPAIGN
Protestant Laym n Launch Mis-.
sion Scheme.
COVERS UNITED STATES
North, East, South and West For the
Next Six Months, Protestant Lay
men Will Push the Cause OF Mis-
sions as Never Before.

New York.-Unique in the history
of religious movements is the Nation
al Missionary campaign which will be
launched this week by the Laymen's
Missionary Movement, representing
the laymen of all the Protestant
churches in the United States.
In seventy-five principal cities, east
and west, north and south, mems
missionary conventions will be held
at which an aggregate attendance of
more than one hundred thousand men
is expected
Ten thousand men are now serving
on local committees in preparation
for the meetings. President Taft
heads the list of over two hundred
speakers who will be heard through
out the winter. This list includes
prominent public men, officers of the
army and navy, newspaper men,
bankers, business and professional
men, ministers, mission board secre-
taries and missionaries.
4C oAnOuhCCo ODJCCJ VI IuC CdLAl-
paign is to arouse the Protestant
churches of the United States to a re-
alization that the opportunities for
missionary work all over the world
are greater than ever before and Sc
cure especially the cooperation OF
the men of the churches in a great
increase of support of the missionary
boards and societies. The Laymen's
Missionary Movement does not raise
any money, but seeks to stimulate
men of all churches to give more
generously through their regular
church channels.
The campaign will open at Buffalo,
N. Y, on October 16. The meetings
during the first two weeks will in
clude Cleveland, and some of the cit
les of the east and south. In Novem-
Der, the circuit will swing along the
eastern coast and include Providence
Boston, Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia. 1t will swing as far
west as Detroit in December.
Three or four days will be spent in
each city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
London Foo in CHICAGO.

Chicago.-Carl Weiss, a pony train
er, connected with the Clermont cir
Gus, was killed, twenty persons were
injured, street car and railway coach
es were demolished and traffic was
tied up by the accidents due to dense
fog that hung over the city Many
passengers were imperiled in panics
that followed street car and railroad
collisions.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
ST. Louis Ill Wins Lahn CUP

st. Louis.-The unofficial results
of the two balloon races which start
ed from here Monday, give st. Louis
III the Lain cup for distance, with
$50 miles in 40 hours DO minutes. The
New York took the endurance prize
with 4 hours 25 minutes, distance
14S miles. The Continental, which
larded at Silas, Ala, is given 4S5
mics.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Collision on M. X. ct. Road.

Troy, Texas-Running at q high
rate of speed, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas passenger train No. collided
head-on with fast freight train on a
curve near Troy, just out of Smith
vile. Three of the crew of the pas
senger train were injured, but the
passengers escaped unhurt. The de-
livery of a wrong order by tele-
graph operator is said to have caused
the collision
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
coeIet Succeeds Hartman.

New Orleans-At a meeting of the
boards of directors Of the three lines
of the Illinois Central railway sys-
tenn, Robert Goelet vas named to sue
ceed E. H. Hartman as director on
the Canton, Aberdeen and Nashville
road. J. w Auchincloss succeeds
Hartman as director on the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley road.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
TRAGEDY AT MEMPHIS.
Police of That City Startled by Sen
sationaI KILLING.

sationa Killing.
Memphis, Tenn.-While her male
companion slept on a couch in her
apartment, Mrs. Fannie Waters. a
fashionable dressmaker at 144 South
Main street, directly across from the
Hotel Gayoso, shot him to death and
tnen, going to her bed nearby. sent a
bullet plunging into her brain. accord.
ing to the theory of the police depart
ment.
Both parties, cold in death, were
found several hours after, and a quick
investigation by Captain Perry and
members of the police department led
to the theory of murder and suicide.
the woman using the revolver.
The dead man IS supposed to be f.
Z. Flanary, and penciled notation on
card gave the address as 265 Madt-
son avenue, but the name does not an.
pear in the directory, and no one by
the name of Flanary is known at the
address.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
MONUMENT DEDICATED.
Celebration of Anniversary of Battle
Of Xmas Mountain


Charlotte, N. C-"King's Mountain
Day." the anniversary of the battle
of Kings Mountain, S. c., in which
900 brave mountain men" won a
victory over the British forces. num-
tering 1,200, on October 7, 1880. du-
ring the struggle of the United Colo
nies for their independence from
Great Britain, was fittingly commem-
Grated.
On the battlefield monument, which
has been erected by the United States
government at a cost of $4,000. was
dedicated with appropriate ceremo.
nies
Addresses were made by Governor
Ansell, of South Carolina, and other
prominent men, who took part in the
exercises.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
YOUNG FARMER KILLS SELF.
Quarrel With Young Bride Thought to
Have Led to Traoedv


Have Led to Tragedy.
Pensacola, Fla.-With his head al.
most torn from his body, Thomas
Dunden, a prominent young planter
was found lying in a clump of woods
on his farm, having killed himself
following a separation from his bride
Of ten days.
1t is said a quarrel over a trivia
matter led up to more serious differ
ances and Dunden left his home
Three hours later a gun shot report
was heard and when neighbors wen;
into the grove to learn the cause they
found the body. Dunden had re
moved his shoe and after placing g
shell in the gun, pulled the trigger
with his toe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Escaped From Prison. Met Death.

Cincinnati, Ohio.-Charles Brow
serving a long time for larceny II
the Covington county, Kentucky iai
slipped on citizens clothing and es-
capped. Fifteen minutes after his
flight Brown sank to death in ths
Licking river, when Chief of Polio,
Hueler, who was pursuing him, fired
his revolver into the air. Brown saw
he was hard pressed and plunged into
the stream. He swan to midstream
The negro turned his terror-stricken
face toward the officers for an instant
and then sank to death.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Judqe Moses WRIGHT IN Race

Rome, Ga.-Judge Moses Wright
formerly announces he will be in the
race for congress from the seventh
district. He also announces that he
will resign from his position as Judge
of the Floyd superior court. 1t is
believed his opponents will be Hon.
NJ. L. Johnson, Congressman Gordon
Lee and Judge A. w. Fite.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Oldest Mayor Goes Into Beyond.

Indianapolis, Ind.-James s. Nc
Cready. ex-mayor Of Indianapolis and
said to have been the oldest ex-mayor
In the United States. died here at the
age of SO. Mr.. McCready's life had
been an unusually active one until
the last few months. At the celebra-
ton of his ninety-third birthday, last
February, Mr.. McCready danced for
a considerable time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
To EvanoelIze semlnoIes.

Miami, FLA company OF fifteer
Seminole Indians have arrived at Ju-
piter from Oklahoma for the purpose
OF evangelfzing the Seminoles in the
Everglades. They expect to remain
in this section for about two months
They are we'll dressed and speak
English perfectly. The evangelists
are Baptists.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Boy Kills His Mother.

Shreveport, ha.-Mrs. G. B. Taylor,
wife of a hotel keeper at Myrtis, La,
was killed in her bed room by her
eighs-year-old son, who answering
his mothers call to put down
his fathers shotgun. which he point
ed toward the door as she entered,
accidently struck the trigger, the gun
discharging
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
FLoRIDANS FIGHT DUEL.
Both Received Wounds Which Term
mated in Death.

mated in Death.
Jacksonville, Fla.-In a pistol duel
at Lake Butler, c. A. Rich and John
Parker We're both killed, Parker dy-
ing on the train en- route to this city
for medical attention.
Rich, who is son OF n. L. Rich,
president Of the Bradford county
bank, met Parker. who is a travelling
man out of Gainesville, Fla, in one
of the Lake Butler drug stores,
where they quarreled. Both left the
store, but met at the railroad station
later and commenced to fire at each
other. Rich was instantly killed and
Parker received a bullet wound IN
the breast, which caused his death
half an hour later.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15

Columbus, Ohio-The Ohio courts
divorced 5,0S4 mismated couples du-
ring the year ending June 30 There
were 1858 divorce suits started du-
ring the year, Of which 1852 were
dismissed or refused and 6,367 we're
pending at the close of the year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Mutiny on Hiah Seas

Columbus, Texas.-Customs officials
have received report of a fight on
the schooner St. John in the middle
of the gulf when three Greeks start
ed mutiny because of an attempt to
take the vessel to Mexico to SNUG
gle a party of waiting Cinnamon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
LIVE WIRE KILLS EDITOR.
A. p. 0erham, of the Waycross H.r
aid, Meets Tragic Fate.

Waycross, Ga.-A. P. Perham, r.
editor of the Waycross Herald. was
instantly killed in an electrical ston
of violence that swept over tbs
place, destroying telephone and tee-
graph wires and throwing live wires
about the streets.
Mr. Perham was on the street net1
the office of the Southern Expreis
company when wire, dangling from
a pole, struck him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
ksntueky Town Swept by Fire.

Burnside, Ky.-A large part of the
business section Of Burnside was
destroyed by fire. The fire is esti
mated to have done 100000 dam
age Among the buildings destroyed
are the postofice, Brewitt's hotel
McDaniel's store, Clyde & Co.'s store
and KelEyss drug store.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Mine Explosion Kills Two.

Birmingham, Ala.-R D. Stegall, a
fire boss, and Henry Sweden, a
trackman. are dead as the result OF
an explosion at Yolande mines, where
100 persons met death in 1907 Gas
was discovered in an unused room
and ignited from safety lamp.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Lineman EIeetrocuted.

Greenville, S. C.-While lineman l..
R. Livingston, of the Bell Telephone
street cable, he was electrocuted,
falling from the top of seventy
foot pole to the pavement. Livings-
ton came to Greenville fom Asheville.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
College Girls Ambition Is
To Be "COOd Fellow"


" OF since Paus day has there been greater need for like
~ exhortaton youth Young going athletic mad
Even girls have caught the spell and PROUD OF
THEIR BROWN FACES SUNBURNT HAIR AND
MASCULINE WAYS
THE GIRLS AMBITION is FELLOW WITH
A
sLANGY AS BROTHERS. THE MODERN COLLEGE
COLLEGE
RAucoUsLY
COMPETITOR
Boys and girls go college NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MEN
TAI CULTURE AS FOR THE FUN. One football game stirs
up enthusiasm than all the rewards and prizes for scholarship
The college hero is the leading athlete.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
FILES BIG MORTGAGE.
Amounts to $4,000, ,ooo-The Record
inc Fee Is $4,000

Chattanooga, Tenn.-The Southern
Iron and Steel Company has filed for
record in Gadsden, Ala, a mortgage
for $16,000,OOO
The mortgage is given to the Uni
ted States Mortgage and Trust Com
pany and John W. Platten, of New
York. A check for $9,000 the amount
of the recording fee, accompanied
the papers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Heads southern Express Co.

New York.-T. w. Iseary, of Atlanta,
Ca, former first vice president OF the
Southern Express company, was cleo
ted president of the company at
meeting of the directors here
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
Earthquake at Dalton

Dalton, Ga.-Two distinct earth
shocks are said to have been felt
here, accompanied by booming
sound. Houses were shaken through
out the town, but no damage is re-
ported.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-10-15
VICTIMS OF WRECK
Seventeen Men Reported Killed
on Santa Fe Road.
10 ARE BADLY INJURED
work Train Was Backing Into Tope-
ka, Kan, When, In Rounding a
Curve, a Freight Train Crashed
Into II,


Into II.
Topeka, Kan.-Seventeen persons
were killed and ten severely injured
in collision between a freight train
and construction train on the Atchi-
son, Topeka ard Santa Fe railroad
near here. Among the dead are IL
Mexicans. The others killed were
trainmen or section hands. The in
jured are all Mexicans.
The work train was backing into
Topeka with fifty Mexicans riding on
the fat cars. AS the train was round
ing a curve the northbound freight
crashed into it.
The engine on the freight ran over
the four fat cars comprising the work
train and almost a score of men were
pinned down.
1t is said the wreck was caused by
the crew of the work train disregard
ing orders.