Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-07-25

Daniel Downing, a survivor OF In,
Light Brigade at Balaklava. died al
Utica, n. Y, aged 81 years.
A membership In the New York
Stock Exchange was sold for S3S.VU0,
the lowest price since 1900.
The Russian Government is prepar.
ing to establish an elaborate home for
its representative in Washington.
President Wilson Endorsed Archt
bald c. Hart, candidate for Congress
from the sixth district of New Jersey.
The Chicago city council passed the
ordinance providing for Improvements
on the boulevards at cost $7,O0O,0O
Franklin r. Frazier, 81 years old,
died at Burlington, N. j.. from where
he had never ventured for forty years
The council committee of schools OF
Chicago approved the ordinance pro.
viding for the appointment of ten pc.
lice women.
James Mulligan. 10 years old, died
in New York, living As hours after
breaking his neck and back, diving in
shallow water.
Howard c. Chandler, head of the
General Motors Co. of Detroit, was
killed when his automobile upset near
Pontiac, Mich.
Dan Goode, a workman, was crushed
to death at Nashville, Tenn, when a
t7-ton stone fell from a building under
construction.
An inquiry into the riotous condi-
tons in the West Virginia coal fields,
mas been started by special grand
Jury at Charleston.
A lightning bolt from a clear sky
struck in playground at Pensacola,
Fla, killing John Mccarthy, aged IA,
and wounding others.
From April 1 to May 20 of this year,
269 persons were killed and 1896 in
iured in the United States in 1923
automobile accidents.
A bill, authorizing the issuance of
100000 bonds for the reclamation
of the Everglades, has been passed
by the Florida Legislature.
George w. Fonds, who built the
bridges over the Mississippi at Vicks-
burg, during the Civil war, died at
Seattle. Wash, aged 81 years.
The families of the striking oper-
ators of the Ipwich, Mass, mills were
forced to sleep in the streets after
being evicted by the company.
Thomas M. Hulings, vice president
of the Continental Trust Company,
committed suicide with illuminating
gas in his home at Baltimore.
The steamer City of Bangor was
burned at her dock in Boston, shortly
after her arrival from Portland. One
person was killed and others injured
The Senate district committee or
dered favorable report on the Ken
yon ''red light" bill, intended to break
up disorderly resorts in Washington.
The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion received protests against the re-
cent freight rate advances on pota-
toes from points in Maine to the
Southwest.
The Senate directed the Interstate.
Commerce Commission to inquire into
the reaGons for the proposed bond is
Sue of $167,000,000 by the New York
Central Railroad.
August Kinevagal, Is years old, was
drowned at the Newark City Fresh Air
Camp, at Asbury Park, N. j., although
he and a companion had received
warning not to go bathing.
Blossom Brown was fined $25 for
wearing a slit skirt in Richmond, Va
A legislative telephone Investigate
ing committee in Vermont ordered
20 per cent reduction on rates.
Bale P. Wagner, a millionaire
railroad man, footed all the bills for
picnic to Atchison, Kan. to 10000
children from various points in the
State. Governor Hodges attended.
Items aggregating $5,SO3,724 in the
the general appropriation bill were
vetoed by Governor Tener of Penn.
sylvania. He must lop $22,000,000
from bills still before him to keep
within the States income.
1t was alleged by District Attorney
Bigelow that Herbert Johns, under ar
rest at Wilkts-Barre, Pa, on a charge
of numbering Miss Alice Crispell, the
victim of the Harvey's Lake tragedy,
recently admitted he (Johns) was the
husband Of the girl.