The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-12-09
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Tuesday, November 30.

george benton, youth who tried
to rob the Peoples bank of Mazo
mamie. Wis, was sentenced to four
teen years in the state reformatary.
After killing William Walls and
probably fatally shooting Hal Holland
while returning from q dance near
Dalton. Ga. Pickett CoIium surren-
dered to the police.
Mrs. Mary Jones, whose chicken
coop had been looted In Chicago seven
times recently. shot q negro whom
she saw by the light Of the moon
crouching near the coop.
Wednesday, December I.
The congressional party which has
been inspecting the progress of the
work on the Panama canal and exam
lining conditions In general In the
canal zone, have returned.
Teiegraphers employed by the I'LL
nois Central Railroad company In Chi
cago have demanded a wage increase
and improved working conditions for
the 400 operators employed.
Five hundred million feet of lumber
was destroyed by the recent tornadoes
In the south, according to John A.
Bruce, of Strader, La, president Of
the American Lumber Traders Con-
gress.
Thursday, December z.
The Utica Cotton company. of Cap
ron. NJ Y. capitalized at $500, 900. has
been forced into bankruptcy.
After a strike of five months, four
ills Of the American Sheet and TIP
Plate company, at Bridgeport O., re-
suned operations with old employees
who returned voluntarily.
Six young men charged with en-
bezzling amounts ranging from $4,000
t. $4,000 from national banks in In
diora were taken to Fort Leavenworth
prison to begin sentences of FIVE years
each.
During a fire at the Lake street
school in Kalamazoo Mich, 400 pupils
marched from the building in perfect
order Smoke was filling several of
the rooms before the fire was dis
covered.
Friday, December 3.
Nine store buildings at Sherman,
Mich, were destroyed by fire. entail
ing a loss of $4,000
Fred Rosena, an Italian, was hanged
at New Castle, Pa, for the murder of
his cousin. John Coccho, on July ~,
1908
julius C. Zander, a contractor, and
John Luski, digger, were killed at
Detroit, Mich. by the caying in of a
sewer trench.
For saving the life of John Freder.
ick, civilian, Cook r. w. Evans. of
the revenue cutter Forward at Key
West. Fla, has been commended by
the treasury department.
Trinity college, at Durham, N c.,
is to be endowed with 100000 for the
institution of a medical. pharmaceuti-
cal and dental department. The do
nors are the Dukes. millionaire to-
bacco men.
Saturday, December q.
The plant of the Pittsburg Sanitary
Manufacturing company at Coraopoiis,
Pa, vas destroyed by fire. Loss.
s75, 900.
William J. Chiera. thirty nine ye@rs
Old was instantly killed at Detroit.
Mich, when an automCbil in which
he was riding turned turtle.
Michael Stanton, a diven. was killed
at Cleveland, O.. while working under
the river. The air was smut Off acc-
dentaliy and Stanton was smothered to
death.
T. A Bagwell. a fireman ya5 kilie1
and several passengers slightly I'M IL
ed near Wichita Falls, Tex. In a col
lision between a Fort Worth & Den
yer passenger train and Wichita
Falls & Northwestern freight train.
Monday, December 6.
An unknown man forced carbolic
acid down the throat of Miss Goldie
Ingberg of Pittsburg, Kan. killing
her, and stole her diamond tarr.ngs
Because a convict whom he whip
ped died in 1905, Assistant Su2orin.
tendent Durham, of the Texas stat"
renitentiary, was indicted for mu'.ier
His mi.d infamed by ing
trashy novels. sixteen-year-oid C,- rle
Williams. of Cannelton, Ind. killed
thirteen-year-old James Hall during a
quarrel.
Mrs. Henrietta Costley was walking
over a Pennsylvania railroad street
crossing in Sunbury. Pa, when a loco
motive struck and drew her under the
wheels and beheaded her.
Stephen Stalstoke was buried un1er
70 Of af IL
ley. Pa. and when uncovered he was
dead. while Floyd Latsha was fatally
injured by rock falling on him