The Springfield herald., 1911-10-27
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Leroy James. the only negro candi-
date in the first election under Pueb-
los new charter, drew first position
on the ballot
Aviator Robert C. Fowler has re-
sumed his eastward transcontinental
flight from Pasadena, Calf, along the
Santa Fe tracks.
Mistaking a horse chestnut for an
edible sweet chestnut, Mrs. s. ]. Rider
of Greeley. Colo, ate the poisonous
nut and nearly died.
1t has been announced by President
Vallery that the threatened strike OF
| engineers and trainmen on the Colo
RADIO Midland railway has been called
off.
The seventh annual convention OF
the National Commercial Gas Associa-
ton was held in Denver and was at
tended by delegates from all over the
nation.
County officer and private detec-
tives who have been searching for the
murdered of the Snowman family. at
Ellsworth, Kan, have given up the
hunt.
That women may be drafted to com.
plete the jury which is to pass upon
the guilt or innocence of James B. Nc.
Namara in Los Angeles, is one of the
interesting possibilities incident to the
recent victory Of woman suffrage in
California.
A man giving his name as Adrian
Lockhard held up the cashier of the
State bank at Vera, Okla. getting ST.
GOO. He compelled the cashier and 4
depositor to accompany him half a
mile into the country. where the two
men seized him.
According to word received confer.
ences held in Detroit have resulted
In steps being taken to consolidate
the Alaska-Pacific, Alaska Coast and
North Pacific Coast Steamship Com
panies. operating fourteen steam
ers on the Pacific coast.
Judge e. E. Porterfield, in the Grim
inal Court in Kansas City. denied the
motion of attorneys for B. C. Hyde
for the appointment of elisors to take
charge of the jury that is to try DR.
Hyde the second time for the murder
of Colonel Thomas Swope.
Nine. Caroline NJ. Severance, found
err of the first woman's club in Ameri
ca and known as the mother of WON
ems clubs" registered at Los An
geles as a voter of California. there
by attaining an object for which She
had been fighting for fifty-eight years
Out OF eleven talesmen who sat in
the jury box at the Mcnamara mur
der trial at the opening of court in
Los Angeles, only six were left when
court adjourned. OF these six it is
considered more than possible tina,
two or perhaps three will find them
selves on the jury when it is sworn in
Secretary James Wilson of the De
partment of Agriculture is opposed tt
federal appropriations for building
highways, because. eff once started
it might lead to nobody knows
where" The secretary expressed the
belief that the federal aid feature i.
instigated by automobile manufactur
ers.
S. Chandler Rogers, who was at
tackled by three ruffians in New Yorl
City, the night of May l, 1897, ant
thrown into the Hudson river, aftel
his skull had been fractured, wan
dered about the world for fourteen
years under the name of George
Kelly, and was restored to himself ii
Seattle, Wash, as the result of a sur
Il
upon his skull. His first act was tt
write to relative and he then tolt
his strange story.
Ed Suddeth. negro, was shot tc
death by mob of citizens at Coweta
Okla, who had armed themselves fol
lowing a battle between blacks ant
whites in which Suddeth killed J. d
Beavers. city attorney, and wounded
Carmen oliver and Steller Thompson
white men. Suddeth was wounded
and strung up to water tank. but
was cut down before he died anc
locked in a vacant building. Deputy
Sheriff Flowers attempted to take The
slayer to Wagner to Jail. AS the
negro was being lifted into an auto
mobile, the mob opened fire on him
Probably fifty shots entered his body
Tea drinkers, especially those who
prefer the Chinese blends. may soon
find the price of their luxury advanc
ing in the wake of coffee and sugar
as a result of the treasury depart
ment's strict ruling against importa
tions of teas artificially colored.
At meeting in Beaumont, Tex, OF
the executive committee of the South
ern Rice Growers Association, .he
schedule of prices for rough rice were
advanced ten to fifteen cents. accord
ing to grade. The new prices in
grades in numerical order follows:
s325, s3.1O. $2.S5. $3.50. 1920 and 81
Two hundred delegates. many of
whom are from foreign countries, at.
tended the first annual meeting of
farm women In Colorado Springs,
| Colo, and from the intense interest
shown, the excellence Of the various
addresses and the business-like man
ner in which the aelegates worked to
| affact permapent organization II ic