Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-08

= ,-fs1 - y ~ sr4 ny = HAS r@HAA sLslools
a today is cpfedteiedt by the president .
e pr. Elmer E, Brown United State
commissioner of education, withdraw
r as q, candidate for the presidency q
. the n, z, A., Six prominent educator
! are now In the race with presiden
Baker of the University OF, CoIorad
Is becoming strong possibility. Seyel
thousand in today,s attendance.
TELLURlDE,, July G.--E w. Phil
lips, who was injured by, an eleetri
shock at the Ames power station yes
tetday. is still alive but death is con
sidered certain. One of his legs wa,
burned OFT clean as a whistle by .
current wire striking 1t below tbs
knee.
4 CHICAGO, July 6.--More rigid laws
and growth of public, sentiment for, q
sane celebration OF the Fourth have
had their effect all over the country
In reducing The number OF killed and
wounded In the annual holiday.
Full returns OF the two days cele.
brntion this year show falling off in
| number of killed of twenty-one from
the record of 1908 There were thirty,
hve fatalities reported early this
morning as against ffty,nine- at the
same time last year. ,l.t ,..,. ~,
chicago and its suburbs gave strong
evidence of the progress which has
been made in stopping The slaughter
In the path of rejoicing over the ma.
tion's freedom, Staggering statistics
of twelve dead and ia injured a year
ago We're reyolutionized, Not a single
death, was reported at midnight and
The total number of injured less than
thirty, ...
CHICAGO, July. 6.-The Record.
Heralds summary of the three day,
country wide Fourth of July celebra.
ton from reports received up to mid.
night is; Dead 46; injured. 1875.
Deaths due 10 tetanus IS; fire loss
SAG, 500
In Denver the list this morning is:
Dead, /; injured, 10.
= PIITTSBURG. July s.-The total fire
less. according TO underwriters OF
Plttsburg, due to Independence day
celebration is estimated today at $50.
900. This does not include the losses
OF less than 800 The death list from
accidents Is one. An infant was killed
while the mother was watching pyro
technical display at. Schenley park A
sky rocket stick struck the baby on
the head, fracturing its skull, The
physician arrived too late as the baby
died in ten minutes The list of in.
jured in and about Pittsburg will to.
tal 900. or this number there may
be several deaths.
DENVER. July Ga Colorado made
automobile driven by Colorado man
came in first In the 2gO mile speed
race over the Brighton course yester.
day afternoon in seven hours 2S min
n,es and "a seconds in the presence OF
10000 spectators. Harold Brinker
driving a Moon car. was the favorite
of the race, his pluck and daring win
ming for him the plaudits of the entire
crowd. When Brinker crossed the
tape the winner In place but not in
time. the cheering lasted fully ten min
utes. Had 1t not been for an accident
to his machine on the last lap of 141s
miles Brinker would have been crown.
ed the champion auto driver of the
west.
For more tnan nine hours a vast
throng attracted by the annual race
o. the Denver Motor club, lined the
course and finally were rewarded by
seeing Eaton Mcmillan in Colburn
car win the classic even, from Brink
err The victory was gained in the last
lap, Brinker up TO that time having
the lead of seven minutes over all the
other competitors. Owing to bad roads
and the fierce rain the time was an
hour behind the record. Only two
finished
TICONDEROGA, N. Y, July S.-Old
Fort Ticonderoga, whose famous ruins
are in the process of restoration form
ed the setting for today's ceremonies
in connection with Lake Champlain
tercentenary celebration. Her battles
were fought and won and forts were
taken and retaken repeatedly Added
Importance was given to the cere-
monfes by the arrival of the president
and party of distinguished guests late
In the afternoon. The literary program
for the day as arranged Included biief
addresses by Vice President sherman
and Governor Hughes and Governor
Prouty; an historical address, fne
Story of Lake Champlain," bI Dr.
Hamilton w Mabie Of New York, and
the origin al ballad entitled "Ticonde
rosa" by Percy Mackaye OF Cornish
N. H. President Taft and party aud
invited guests from Washington, In
Guiding the French and British amtas-
sadors arrived about 3 o'clock. In
dian pageants feature the weeks cele-
bration scheduled to be given during
the later afternoon and evening al
Fort Ticopderoga. . -5t .-..I ...