Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-07
TELEGRAPH NEWS IN BRIEF

Bungalow Is Expensive
George w. Young, the New York
broker who recently married Nine.
Nordica in London, is having built for
her at Deal Beach, N. j., $4,000
bungalow.
To Send Money West - Al
though the banks throughout the west
report large holdings of cash, the New
York banks are preparing to ship vast
amounts of money into the west ana
northwest to handle the unprecedented
crops which are now being harvested.
Swallows Penny; Dies-On
obtaining one of the new Lincoln pen
MES John Niccito of New York gave 1t
to his 9-year-old son James, who placed
1t in his mouth When he laughed the
coin slipped halfway down his throat
and stuck there. The boy died before
he could be taken to hospital.
Child Is MISUNDERSTANDING
struck Charles Kitzmlller's home
Thursday night at Marion, Ohio, and
ignited the bed clothing in the crib of
a sleeping baby, who was not even
awakened. The bolt descended by way
of the chimney, Travelled along the iron
frame work of the child's crib ana
passed down gas pipe to the cellar.
Mrs. Kitzmiller found the infant still
sleeping with the fire creeping toward
its feet.
House Is Destroyed - Fire
destroyed the home of Mrs. Caroline
B. Alexander, q sister of Col. Edwin A
Stevens, on Castle Point, a promon-
tory jutting out into the Hudson r.Yer
from Hoboken, N j., Friday. The
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had been the scene during two genera
tions of many brilliant social events.
1t was valued at $4,000 and it's furnish
lngs. including paintings and art OBJ
jects, at 100000.
Dogs for Police-After a care
full investigation. Commissioner Baker
of New York has come to the conclu-
sion that the police dogs have earned
for themselves a permanent place in
the machinery of the police depart
ment. An order has been issued foe
the purchase of thirty additional dogs.
They will be secured abroad, turned
over to Lieutenant Wakefield, the de-
partment dog trainer, and then sent TO
duty in outlying districts.
Hartman in Munich-A spe-
cial cable from Vienna to the Chicago
Inter Ocean Friday says f. H. Harri-
man arrived in Munich from Salisbury
Friday. Mr.. Hartman originally in
tended stopping for only two or three
days in Munich, but after driving
around during the afternoon in mo-
tor car he was so delighted with the
city that he decided to stop ten days.
Mr. Hartman has been greatly bene-
fitted by the Gastein cure and was out
doors all day except at luncheon time.
Shaft for Both Sides-To COM
memorate the valor of both Union and
Confederate soldiers at the battle of
Gettysburg, a monument to cost ap-
proximately $150,000 will be erected on
the old battlefield by a Chicago busi-
ness man, c. H. Mcconnell. Contrary
to history. Mr.. Mcconnell, who partici-
pated in the battle, says the first days
fighting at Gettysburg was decided
Union defeat, 400 of the 500 men of the
Twenty-fourth Michigan, Mr.. McCon-
nelPs regiment, and 700 of the 800 men
in the Twenty-siXth North Carolina
regiment having been killed.
Lotus Grows in Hammond
The Egyptian lotus is lourishiug in the
Calumet river three miles east of Ham
mond Ind. Thousands of the gorgeous
flowers are in bloom. The Nile and
Calumet rivers are said to be the only
streams in the world where this flower
grows in a state of nature. The flower
is five or six inches in diameter and Is