The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-14
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sacola, Fla, was
the fate OF Jules Antonio, an old sea.
mau. The gruesome sight was wit
messed by the crew of the British
steamer Aldersgate. on which Anto-
MO was employed as a Waterman and
by half a hundred baymen employed
In loading the vessel with lumber Ii
is believed Antonio fell overheard &C,
cidentally, for the first seen of him
was when the shark swan leisurely
out from between the ship and lighter
OF lumber with The body of the man
clamped between its jaws, the head
and the shoulders protruding from
one side of its mouth and the legs
from the other. For moment the
shark remained on the surface, then
sank TO arise moment later with but
the head in sight. the remainder of the
body apparently having been swal,
lowed The shark remained on the
surface the second time nearly a min
ute and then was seen no more. One
of the watchers tainted from the aw-
full spectacle.
Evelyn Arthur See, founder of the
Absolute Life Cult convicted Of
contributing to the delinquency OF
Mildred Bridges, a juvenile disciple
OF the cult, was sentenced at Chicago
to prison from one to lie years
John F. Degros, engineel. and
w, Papin, fireman, both residents of
Fort Scott. Kan, were killed when
locomotive drawing passenger train
from Kansas City exploded on the ST.
Louis and San Francisco railroad. A
year ago locomotive drawing the
same train exploded near Olathe.
Kan. killing the engineer and fire.
man.
Engineer p. Y Rhodes of Atlanta
was killed and Engineer L L. Handy
of Smy rna, Ca, and Fireman Barney
Bridges of Rockyface were hurt when
two freight trains on the Western and
Atlantic raiload collided near Dial.
ton. Ca. A fog prevailed and the
engineers did not see the locomotives
until they we're close together. En-
gineers and iremen jumped Rhodes
was caught IN the wreckage and lost
his life.
q. p Bennett, vice president OF the
National Railways of Mexico, said at
New York the loan of sI3, 600. 600 that
the company had obtained came from
a group oil bankers. It is for year,
dating from Nov. Is. 1911. 1t is un-
derstood that IS, 900, 600 will be used
to retire loan OF the same amount,
made in London, which expires first
of next month, and the rest FOR more
construction.
Dr. Carlos Finlay of Havana. dis.
for his battle against the
yellow fever in Cuba, has been elected
a member of the French academy of
medicine.
An increase of wages Approximate
ing per cent, reduced working hours
aud the sharing of lump amount OF
s75, 900 have been granted to the Bal
timore and Ohio and the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern Railway com
panies' telegraphers An agreement
was reached with the men through the
under the Erdman act, OF
Judge Knapp of the commerce court
and Labor Commits sioner NELL.
Fred Stanart, twelve years old, son
Of q leading farmer of near Nowata,
Okla, playfully pointed shotgun at
Ihree little girl companions, and as a
result Bergie Nicholas and Maege
Stevens had their heads nearly shot
Of their bodies and instantly killed
md Edith Fisher fatally wounded.
A. Delay Wood, a pioneer nevspa
per man. who started thirty two news
papers ia the northwest. died at Da
luth, MINI, aged hfty. six years