The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-09-02
GENERAL.

In st. Paul, ina Under OF Denver ID
suing George Alonzo Abbott for $50, 900
heart balm in a breach of promise case.
Mayor Gaynor has left st. Mary's
hospital in Hoboken and is now at
Deep Wells. his country place at St.
James, L. l.
Dividend and interest payments in
September can be estimated at $780,.
100000, an increase of $20,000,000 over
the corresponding period of last year.
New York will soon have an aviation
school added to its many other attrac-
lions. Glenn II. Curtiss is looking for
place near New York where he can
establish a training school In aviation.
Theodore Roosevelt, travelling across
Ohio and Indiana. was greeted every
where by enthusiastic crowds to whom
he talked of honesty, respect and cor
rorations.
In New York, Frank Algier, Jr.. 1S
years old, son of hotel proprietor in
Ridgewood, rushed into the room
where his family was at dinner and
shot his father twice. inflicting wounds
that probably will prove fatal.
A mile away and 500 feet up, Avi.
ator McCurdy sent the following wire
less message: Another chapter in
aerial achievement is recorded in the
sending of wireless message from an
aeroplane-McCurdy
Theodore Roosevelt wound up the
first day of his pilgrimage into the
West by placing himself directly in op-
position to Vice President Sherman.
Speaking at Utica. New York. he
warmly Endorsed State Senator Fred
erick Davenport, who Is a staunch
progressive and whom Mr.. Sherman
has said that he would not support.
Mr.. Sherman was out of town. and did
not see Colonel Roosevelt.
w. E. Davy of Des Moines, Ia, was
elected president of the Associated
Fraternities of America at Atlantic
City. A. B. Talbot of Nebraska, presi-
dent of the Modern Woodmen OF Amer
lea, was made vice president; c. H.
Robinson of Chicago was reelected
secretary-treasurer and E. w. Donovan
of Detroit and w A. Fraser of Dallas.
Tex, were elected to the executive
committee.
DR.. p. X Gilman of Oakland, profess
sor of surgery in the Philippine Medi-
cal School and surgeon-in-chief of the
Philippine general hospital at Manila,
believes he has discovered a vaccine
which will stop the ravages of cancer.
He has prepared an article for publica.
ton in the Journal of Science. n medi-
cal and scientific review published by
the bureau of science of the United
States, in which the details of the cure
will be made public.
Eight men attempted to rob the Iowa
Central passenger southbound from
Minneapolis, near Northwood, Friday
night. Members of the train crew cap
tured five of the eight men.
The forthcoming census announce
ment will show a startling decrease
in the population of Vermont, suffi-
cient, it is said, to jeopardize 6le size
of the Green Mountain delegation in
the lower branch of Congress. The re-
duction would be in effect a permanent
loss of one Republican representative.
Democrats are manifesting uncon.
cealed joy.
Railroad circles are stirred by a
rumor that the Northern Pacific rail-
road had purchased the Chicago Great
Western, and that the formal transfer
would be made Sept. /. The Northern
Pacific thus will have its own line into
Chicago.
While attempting to fly his aero
plane from Sheepshead bay track to
Fort Hamilton this morning, Mars, the
aviator, was caught in heavy blast
of wind and carried out over the lower
bay where his machine suddenly col
lapsed and fell into the water. Mars
was picked up by the tug boat Hustler.