The state herald., 1912-07-12
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The Independent Telephone Compa.
ny's plant (automatic) at Omaha. was
sold at receivers sale for s995,OOO
Seven dead and many prostrations
was the summary in Chicago at the
close of the hottest day this year.
July 5.
As result of wreck near Corning,
n. Y, July 4. on the Lackawanna rail-
road, forty-one people are dead and ff-
ty are injured.
Clerks and assistant managers of no.
tells from thirty-three states gathered
in Chicago to attend the annual con-
vention OF the Greeters OF America.
j. Henry Alexandra. vice president
of the National Hunt and Steeple.
chase Association and member of
many sporting clubs, died in New
York recently.
Leaders In New York estimated that
1000 sailors and 1000 firemen and oil.
ers are on strike in that port. and that
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delphia. Galveston and Norfolk.
Harriet Quimby, the woman aviator.
who was flying with a passenger, W.
A. p. Willard, in the aviation meet at
Atlantic, Mass, fell from heiaIt OF
1000 feet into Dorchester bay. Both
were killed.
Gen. Il. F. Hoke. Confederate Off.
Ger. said to have been the personal
choice OF General Lee to succeed him
in case he was killed In battle. died
at his home in Lincolnton, North
Carolina, recently.
Thomas Moore OF Jacksonville. Fla,
one of the most widely know balloon.
lists in the country. while making a
triple parachute drop over Hillside
Pleasure park at Belleyille, n. j.. was
instantly killed by fall OF 500 feet.
Colonel Castillo Herrera, OF the rep
ell garrison in Juarez, Mex. has an
nounced that n message from Chihua-
hua gave details OF the blowing up OF
federal troop train by the rebels. and
the killing OF all the troopers on board
twenty coaches.
Twenty-four persons were injured in
the celebration OF sane Fourth OF
July In New York City July I. Last
year there were 100 and In 1910 there
were 2Oi. The number OF persons hurt
this year by stray bullets was three.
Last year twenty and the year before
thirty.five.
Twenty-scyen persons were killed
and thirty injured. number fatally.
as a result OF n wreck on the l.lgonler
Valley railroad at WIlpen. Pa. An
overloaded passenger coach pushed
by an engine was struck by double
header freight train Of coal cara.
crushing the coach like paper and
spreading death and injury to all but
one aboard the train.
The national convention OF the
Roosevelt third party viii be held In
Chicago. beginning August /. Almost
simultaneously with the announce.
mont of the nomination Of Woodrow
Wilson OF New Jersey by the Demo.
cratic national convention. Senator
Joseph Dixon. acting on behalf OF
Roosevelt, announced that the call
was being made.
Il N estimated that the total OK.
pensc OF holding tao Democratic ma.
tionhl convention at baltimore was 81 i.
9ii.4OO. divided M follows; $4,000
raised by baltimore and spent on con.
vontlnn hail, corps Of asnisianta. etc
$4,000 estimated amount spent By
delegates and nltctnatoa. $4,000. 900
estimated amount spent by yiHltora 20
Baltimore. Total. si.sil,iOo.
Roy. Dr, w. u. Farland. prominent
educator OF Pittaburg. Pa. who was
found guilty OF causing the death OF
his secretary. Elsie DoddB Coo, by an
operation. wnn sentenced To serve one
year In Jail and fined six and one.
fourth cents with costs
Fifty persona were killed and g7s
seriously injured In June by vehicles
Ia the streets ~ New York city, Al.
tomobilou killed twonty.nix and Injured
1913. street cars killed nineteen aud In.
Iure1 nlnety.nine. and wagons caused
the death Of fourteen and the injury Of
twsnty.thrco.