The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-12
GEN ERAL.

The temperature at st. Paul. MINI,
was for several days 81 degrees below
zero.
Richard T. Crane, head of Crane
company and foe of universities, die
at his home in Chicago.
Records for cold weather for years
over Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma
were broken, with temperatures III
TO q below.
The home of Horace G. Burt, OF
Chicago. former president of the I'm
ion Pacific, was destroyed by fire,
Loss, 100000.
Twenty laundres in ST. Louis have
ceased operations because of short
age of water supply which threatens
to become a famine.
Wisconsin's income tax law, en-
| acted by the last Legislature, was
| held to be constitutional in deci-
sion of the State Supreme Court.
Five children of Irwin Garlic, were
| burned to death and Mr.. Garlic was
seriously burned in fire which de-
stroyed their home at Brainerd, MINI.
Money talked in the contest before
the National Democratic committee
and enabled Baltimore with cash of.
fer of 100000 to capture the conven-
ton.
Mayor Shank took it upon himself
to see that the poor did not suffer
from the pangs of hunger, as well as
the cold. In the basement of the
market house, the mayor personally
conducted free lunch counter, at
Indianapolis.
With the appearance of man who
Clarence V. T. Richeson stood at the
bar of justice. in Boston, declared his
guilt of the premeditated murder of
mis- former sweetheart, Miss Avis Lin
nell. and without a tremor heard
Judge Sanderson sentence him to
death in the electric chair during the
| week beginning May 10Th.
The home of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society, the immense marble
| and granite structure covering
block in lower Broadway, an historic
landmark OF New York's early period
of skyscraper buildings and one of
the city's important financial centors.
was destroyed by fire with a loss of
six lives and probably s6,O00,0OO in
property. A dozen persons were in
jured Valuable records, including
the biography oil L. II. Hartman and
| two priceless libraries, which cannot
| be replaced, went up in flames.
Whatever Ortie f. MECHANICAL. the
confessed dynamiter, knows about the
completely of others besides the Nc
Namara brothers in the blowing up OF
more than 100 open shop" structures
in various sections of the country in
the last five or six years, is believed
TO have ben related by him in his pre-
urinary story before the federal
grand jury. Taken from his cell in the
federal building, where he had been
lodged before daylight after his secret
"trip in the custody of government of
ticials from Les Angeles, McManigal
went before the Jurors after his writ
ten confession had been presented in
detail.
The common towel has been barred
by the Department of Health of
Greater New York and must follow
the common drinking cup into the lis
card In all public places hereafter.
il one would wash, one must bring his
own drying apparatus.
The Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson
confessed his guilt of the murder of
his former sweetheart, Avis L.inneli of
Hyannis, Mass. in a document made
public by his counsel. The confession
declares that the accused is guilty of
murder in the first degree.
A robber attempted to seize the
handbag of Miss May O'Rourke, nine
teen years old, near her home in Chi
cago. When he escaped from her he
was minus his hat. coat, neck scarf,
shirt and one shoe.
That Harry X. Thaw would mako
his last, and what is believed at MAJ.
teawan, successful attempt to regain
his liberty On habeas corpus proceed
ings within the next few days, and
that he would be free in thirty days
has been most positively announced
by persons Thoroughly conversant with
the Thaw situation.