The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-11-04
GEN ERAE

When dusk began to settle on the
aviation field at Belmont park. Long
Island. Wednesday there were twelve
aeroplanes in the air, two after dark
ness closed down. Lighted by the
stars finally the two aviators. Hoxsey
and tombstone, winged their way back
to earth safely.
A report reached the headquart-
ers Of the American Federation of
Labor in Washington. that general
strike of elevator constructors
throughout the country is threatened
as result of a lockout of $50 men
cago more than n year and a half ago.
II. o. Blaisdell won the profession
al typewriter speed championship of
the world Friday in New York. He
had an average of 100 words a minute
In thirty-minute test against his
former record of 95 words. In a single
minute contest Rose Fritz. former
record holder, wrote 1874 words.
Curious as to what had become of
the body of DIR. iced at Bristo! Tenn,
who announced before his death a
year ago that he would arise from his
tomb and become the Messiah of the
Koreshans, two members of the cult,
according to Henry d. Silverfriend,
attempted to unseal the tomb, but be-
fore this was accomplished both were
deprived of their reason, and died be-
fore they could be removed to an asy-
lum.
Snow many days ahead of its
average date of appearance has
fallen as far south as the north
sections of the Gulf states and
throughout the entire country. I'm
seasonably cold weather prevailed.
Snow fell at Admission, Ala, and at
Atlanta, where the temperature went
to 3S. Snow in the Lake Superior re-
gion was heavy and killing frosts pre-
vailed in the interior sections Of the
country.
Alan R. Hawley and Augustus Post,
the aeronauts of the balloon America
H., for whom search had been prose-
cuted in the Canadian wilds, are safe
and have established a new worlds
record for sustained flight. They
Travelled approximately 1850 miles.
and came to earth in Chicoutimi coun-
ty, Quebec, Wednesday. October 10Th,
but were not heard from until Wednes-
day, October &c, when kilograms sent
from st. Ambrose. Quebec, reached
New York. The balloonists started
from St. Louis, with nine other con-
Monday, October 18th. All the other
l..
Marcus Crawford of Franklin, Pa,
and a member of the freshman class
of Princeton University, is dead of in
fantile paralysis.
A new enemy has arisen at last to
do battle with the Standard Oil Com
pany-a competitor declared to be
backed by almost unlimited capital,
with the resources of the Texas oil
fields and the advantage OF Chicago's
railroad and water shipping facilities.
The Standard Oil concerns new COM
petitor is the Texas company, which
filed its certificate of incorporation
under that name in JOLIET, ILL.,, Friday.
Counterfeit $40 notes on the FIRST
National Bank of Portland, Ore, are
being passed freely in New York City,
| say Secret Service men.
| Although his son, Sterling Gum,
Jr., met his death Saturday night as
the result of conclusion of the brain
| following a scrimmage during football
practice, Rev. e. Sterling Gum Sr..
rector of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Natchez, Miss, lauds the college game
as manly sport and does not think
baseball compares with 1t for college
pastime.