The state herald., 1912-03-15
GEN E RAJ.

A 6reentown, Pike county. Pa, boil.
er blew up. four employees being killed
and one fatally injured.
Five ships are lodged in the ice in
Lake Michigan near Racine. Some are
said to carry passengers.
Thirty of the men indicted by the
federal grand jury for connection with
the dynamite conspiracy are in in.
dianapolis.
Andrew Herd. wellknown athlete,
and for years life guard on the
beach at Atlantic City. sneezed him.
self to death.
Passenger traffic officials say there
will be no special railroad rates this
year to either the Republican or Demo.
cratic national convention.
The universal chiropractors' assocl.
alton has adopted resolutions urging
legislatures to pass laws to allow the
practice of healing without drugs.
The stockholders OF the Standsyd
Oil Company of indianapolis recently
voted to increase the capital stock OF
the indiana corporation from $1,000.
900 to $4,000. 900.
Philip Lavery, twenty. millworker
OF Worchester. Mass. received $4,000
for an invention which prevents a
third person from overhearing tele.
phone conversations.
At South Norwalk. Conn, a cat rub.
bed against a lamp in the home of
Joseph A. McElroy. The loss was
s25.0O1. A trunk containing sl5.,
900 worth OF jewels was rescued.
After II had been shown to the salts.
faction OF the state senator's that the
blue grass has flower. the upper
house OF the Legislature voted to
adopt the blue grass as the Kentucky
state flower. and the tulip as the state
tree.
Samuel winterton OF Keyport, n. j..
holds the worlds record for perfect
attendance at Sunday school. Next
month he will complete fifty consecu.
tive years OF perfect attendance. Prep.
arations are being made for the
event
Belief of leaders In the textile work.
ers' strike at Lawrence, Mass, that
the end is near with considerable
victory for the strikers by the grant.
ing OF general increases In wages,
caused no let.up In preparations for
continuing the struggle.
American cyclists are determined 10
be represented In the Olympic games
and have announced that 81 900 OF The
necessary $1,000 TO send team to
Stockholm has been subscribed. The
feature cycling event OF the games IL
. road race of 32O kilometers. or about
200 miles.
The houn dawg song. which Mis-.
souri, minatrels have nominated for
chief Demo cratic honorR ms cam.
raign hymn. was not born In the ox.
ark mountains. as the followers OF
Champ Clark have Inserted. Accord.
Ing to musicians II is an old German
cradle song written prior to 1893,
The accident bulletin OF the Inter.
state Commerce Commission for the
months Of July. August and scp,om.
bcr. 1911, shows the number Of per.
sons killed In train accidents to have
been 20l. and Of injured i.2S3: a de.
crease In the number killed OF lg0. ~
compared with the same months Of
1910.
Colonel Strong. commandant OF
Fortress Monroe. Va. has officially
put under the ban the grizzly bear"
turkey troL" the "torrapln dandlc."
the "mzzy.wuEzy," tho "plekaninny
dandle" and other similar dances that
have. enjoyed much vogue,
Rounding o curve on n thifly.foot
embankmont nj Redwood creek bridge.
two miloH west Of West Lebanon, lad,
the westbound Continental Limited
train on tho wabash railroad lnft tho
tails and rolled down the incline. KIN.
ing dyc persons ana iniurlns seventy.
enc.