Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
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A new worlds record Tor aero
planes was made In France, Saturday,
when an aviator covered a measured
course Of 62i miles at a speed Of lis
miles per hour. A gang or hye
bandits held UP and robbed the mail
and express cars Of an Alabama and
Great Southern train at Bibbville
siding, Ala, early Friday morning.
The gang got away with sums esti-
mated at $4,000 to 100000. 49,.
Joseph Richardson, a negro, was
lynched at Leitchfield, KY, early
Friday morning. The negro had at
tempted a criminal assault on a IL
year-old white girl. Mrs. Susan
Ross, charged with the murder Of her
husband, has been convicted at Fell
ton, Mo-, Of manslaughter and given
a sentence of ten years. -. .Chas. j.
Dogherty, engineer Of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford train which
was wrecked at Stanford, Conn.,, last
June, is dead from heart disease,
caused by grief because Of having
killed six people in the wreck. ..-.
A Chicago man. in order to attain the
necessary height to become a city
fireman, injected a cupful Of water
under his scalp and increased his
height by half an inch. .....A count
Of the coin in the San Francisco mint
has disclosed the fact that one sack
supposed to contain $4,000 in gold,
contained nothing but iron washers.
When or how the theft was accom-
plished Is unexplained. .... After an
investigation lasting five weeks, a
Philadelphia coroners jury has re-
turned a verdict that a young Mary
land woman's death in that city, was
the result Of criminal operation,
and ordered the arrest Of a trained
nurse, physician and a student. 49,.
The superintendent Of a county mfr
mary at Gallipolis. o., has been sem
fenced to serve ten years in the Ohio
penitentiary for embezzling $76......
A sea-going tug boat, drawing 123
feet Of water, was passed through the
Gatun locks Of the Panama canal on
Friday. "A mother and eight chill
dren were burned to death in fire at
Quebec, Canada, Friday. 80. An in
vestigation Of the death Of the late
Timothy D. Sullivan, by the New York
police department, failed to bring
out anything in the nature Of foul
play. The gifts to Miss Mary
Jones Fish, who became the bride of
Gustav B. Ballard at South Bend,
Ind, Saturday afternoon, were valued
at $1,000. 900. Governor Craig Of
North Carolina, has issued a procla-
nation designating November 5. and
6 as Good Roads" days and calling
on all patriotic people to work the
public roads Of the state on these
days. 80. Six representatives and one
senator have died since the convening
Of the present extra session of con-
gress. .... Governor Slaton Of Geor-
gia, has committed to ife-imprison-
ment the sentence Of death pronounc-
ed on DR.. w. ]. McNaughton. con-
victed at Swainsboro. more than three
years ago, of the murder of Fred
Founders, by poison. German
cities are said to have spent $780,
600 for radium and mesothorium. for
the curing Of cancer. 80. The third
annual American Good Roads con-
gress began it's session at Detroit.
Mich, yesterday, with 5000 delegates
In attendance. 49,. The vice president
Of Chicago packing house advocates
state and Federal laws to prohibit the
slaughter Of veal calves. claiming that
100000 calves dressing 60 pounds
each, were slaughtered within a year,
whereas If the calves were fed until
two years old, the supply Of beef
would be vastly increased. .... Yale
university last week began its 213th
academic year with the largest enroll
ment In It's history. Two attorneys
Of Pittsburgh, Pa, are under $4,000
bail bonds each, charged with conspir-
acy to rob a bankrupt jewelry firm.
During a mysterious fire $4,000 worth
Of diamonds were stolen from the store
and later they were found in a safety
deposit box. .....A French aviator has
accomplished the feat Of flying for
half an hour in a self-righting flying
machine. without once touching any OF
the controlling levers.