Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-01
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written his will on his apron, August
Doerner, a butcher, believed to be
heat craZed, dived off a barge and
drowned himself in the Hudson river.
last week More than three thousand
Americans who have been touring Eu-
rope, arrived in New York on Satur-
day. Capt. Luise, Of the Italian
steamer Atlantide, was fined $4,000 by
the customs authorities at Norfolk,
Va, Saturday, because he failed to
produce a health certificate. The sec
retary Of the treasury will be asked to
remit the fine. -. Independent motion
picture manufacturers, exchange men
and exhibitors on Saturday organized
the National Independent Motion Pic
ture Board of Trade. The new organ
ization proposes to fight the so-called
motion picture trust" "......The fran
chise and property Of the Norfolk, Va,
baseball team was sold last week for
$50, 900. 80. Lord Kitchener. proposes
to incorporate a brigade Of football
players in the English army. The
members. Red Tom Davidson, a
noted feudist Is on trial at Winches-
ter, KY, charged with completely in
the murder Of former Sheriff Edward
Callahan. Before adjourning Sat
urday, the National Negro Doctors
association, went on record as approv-
ing Secretary Daniels order abolishing
liquor from the navy. =. Train service
between Paris and Boulogne France,
has been suspended. ...... Samuel NJ.
Foster Of Fort Wayne, Ind, has de-
clined appointment as ambassador to
Argentina. go. The senate on Satur-
day confirmed the nomination Of At
torney General McReynolds to be asso-
ciate justice Of the United States su-
preme court. Senators said the vote
was very decidedly" in favor Of the
| attorney generals confirmation.
According to an official report, Prince
William Of Weld will shortly vacate
| the Albanian throne. .......P Prof. Don
Ramon BaeZ has been inaugurated as
provisional president Of the republic
Of San Domingo. Seven ST. Louis
Shoe factories Of the international
Shoe Co., re-opened yesterday after
being closed two weeks. The factories
give employment to 5000 men. -. The
annual horse show OF the Suffolk
Hunt club was held at Southampton,
N. Y, Saturday The proceeds were
turned over to the Red Cross society.
..... Hundreds Of women, dressed in
black, marched through the principal
streets Of New York, Saturday, as
protest against the European war.
A Long Island railway train ran into
an automobile on a grade crossing at
Hampstead, N. Y, Friday afternoon
and killed all four of the occupants.
Labor conditions In Cuba are In bad
shape on account Of the European war.
The president of the republic has ask
ed the Cuban congress TO authorize
loan Of $4,000, 900 for the relief Of the
unemployed He also recommended
tax Of to 10 per cent on the salaries
Of all government employees drawing
500 or more per month, and tax OF
25 cents on each 300 pound sack OF
sugar sold for more than 81 cents
pound. -. According to rumors cur
rent in New York, recent conference
of Democrats at Saratoga Springs, Sc
lected Martin H. Glynn as their
standard bearer for governor. First
Lieutenant F. l.. Poindexter, U. 3.
army, has been dropped from the roll
war department order to appear and
answer complaints Of creditors. Mrs.
Emil Russell, a trained nurse, was
shot to death in her apartments In
New York, Friday, by Chas. Rouff,
former sweetheart who lived in Phil
adelphia. Rouff committed suicide. He
was an absconder to the amount or
$400. 80. The Progressive party con-
vention Of New York held at Utica, on
Friday, selected Frederick M. Daven-
port as the party's candidate for gov
ernor in the approaching primaries.
Wm Sulzer declares he will run as
Progressive, as there Is a strong de-
mand from the rank and file Of the
Bull Moose party throughout the state
and as a consequence the slate max
ers are experiencing an attack OF
cold shivers". There are 125 mer-
chant vessels tied up at New York on
account Of the war. OF this number,
thirty-four are German or Austrian.
majority Of the others fly the Brit
ish flag and most OF these are expected
to resume service within the next few
weeks. ;. There are more than 600 un-
desirable immigrants at Ellis Island,
n. Y, that the United States cannot
get rid Of because Of lack Of transpor-
tation facilities to Germany and Aus
tria, from which countries larger per
cent Of the undesirables came. .......
Railroad officials in the west are urg-
ing the management Of the Panama
Pacific exposition to postpone the big
show until later time when war con-
ditions have improved in Europe.....
During the week ending August %,
the treasury department put $3S,392,
790 Of national bank note currency in
circulation, according to report Of the
comptroller of the currency. The
limit Of individual deposits in postal
savings banks has been increased
from $500 to $1,000. .... Tolls for the
first week traffic in the Panama canal
were about $4,000, according to a
Washington report. This was consid-
erably less than the cost Of operation.
.... In a stenographic speed contest
held at Atlantic City, n. j., Friday,
under the auspices Of the National
Shorthand Reporters association, Ma
than Behren, New York stenograph-
er, won the speed test by writing an
average Of 2S0 words for five consecu-
tive minutes without an error. 800.
Conrad F. Ruehr, one Of the oldest
mail clerks running between Wash
ington and New York has been arrest
ed on a charge Of robbing the mails.
Three marked 81 bills were found on
his person when arrested. A Ian
caster, Pa, physician has been fined
$50 for failure to report case OF
diphtheria in the family Of one Of his
patients. .... Thirty surgeons and 13O
nurses will be sent by the American
Red Cross society for service in the
warning countries Of Europe. Accord
ing to Washington Red Cross officials,
there have been 100 volunteers for ev-
cry one Of the 130 places to be filed.
President Wilson Is recuperating at his
summer home in New Ham mpshire.
Alberta Canada, has offered the Eng
lish government, half million bushels
of oats for the army: and Quebec has
offered 100000 pounds Of cheese.
Poth offers have been accepted. The
steamship Myra Fell left Philadelphia
yesterday for Leith, Scotland, with
cargo including 100000 pounds OF
-four and 10000 bushels Of wheat. -.
The forty eighth encampment Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic is in ses-
sion at Detroit Mich. ... AS result
Of fete held at the home Of Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt at Newport r. l.,
Friday. $4,000 was raised for the In
Red Cross work in Europe.
The Pennsylvania railroad has
an increase OF its passenger
rate from to Ia cents mile. .....
The annual convention of the National
Farmers Union Is in session at Fort