Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21

Has Narrow Escape-A street
car loaded with passengers narrowly
escaped dropping 200 feet Thursday
from a viaduct near Kennywood park,
Pittsburg, when it left the rails, dashed
along the bridge several yards and was
stopped by an iron trolley pole. Two
women were injured.
Killed in Quarrel - Following
a quarrel in which Shattuck Doyle was
accused of stealing a watch, he was
shot and killed Thursday at Armstead,
Mont, by Joseph Nevins, who then
fled and thus far has eluded pursuit.
Doyle recently came to Armstead from
San Francisco, and was a boilermaker.
Bandit Is Identified - w. D.
Dickson, arrested on a charge of rob
bing the State bank at Kiefer, Okla,
Monday night, and helping kill Cash
ier webbing and marshal, Thursday
was identified by Warden Shuman,
druggist, as being one of the robbers.
Shuman told the police he saw Dickson
shoot Webbing.
To Reduce Distance-The dis
tance between Pittsburg and Buffalo
over the Pennsylvania system will be
reduced forty miles by building a new
railroad fifty-seVen miles, to cost more
than S4,000,000. -Four and one-half
hours service is to be installed between
the two cities as a result of a speed
war between the Pennsylvania and the
Pittsburg e. Lake Erie road.
Controversy Closed - The
memorandum signed at Mukden, Man
churia, by representatives of the Jap
anese and Chinese governments prac-
tically closes the Japanese-Chinese
war controversy. According to the
terms of this understanding China
agrees to afford Japan every assistance
in the reconstruction of the Antung-
Mukden railroad and withdraws all her
objections.
Fails to Win Trophy-C. Fos-
ter Wizards first attempt to win the
trophy offered by the Scientific Ameri-
can for the longest flight by an aero
plane failed Friday because of an ac-
cident to the framework of his ma
chine, the Golden Flyer. Willard was
compelled to alight and postpone fur
ther attempts until next week. The
machine was formerly operated by
Glenn H. Curtiss.
Cloakmakers to Strike-A gen
eral strike of cloak makers in New
York is on foot. One of a series of
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strike was held in Union square. About
5000 workers attended it. The cloak
makers were told they should have
struck weeks ago, inasmuch as other
classes of garment workers who were
organized have forced manufacturers
to advance wages.
American Honored - Prof. AL
bert A. Nicholson, University of Chi
cago, whose work in optical expert
ments gained the Nobel prize of $4,000
for him in 1907, was informed Thurs
day that he had shared in the general
distribution of honorary degrees made
at the five hundredth anniversary or
the University of Leipzig. He was
given the titles of doctor of philosophy
and master of liberal arts.
Four Injured in Auto - -Four
persons were injured at the western
entrance to Golden Gate park, san
Francisco, early Friday morning when
an automobile upset Mrs. r. A. Yates
of that city sustained a broken arm
and Florence Shay and William Eaton,
together with P. A. Jones of New
York. we're bruised severely. The ac-
cident occurred as the Machine turned
from the ocean boulevard into the
park
To Hold It's Trade - Gary
(Ind.) merchants have found a novel