Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-26
MERE M ENTioN

Chief Of Police ]. J.. Fennell and
Detective Charles Gradwell Q
shot and killed in a Dom in an
Elmira, New York, boarding house,
where they went late Tuesday evening
to question Edward Westervelt and
Jack" Grained, concerning q recent
series Of b~urglaries. Following the
shooting, both men fled. Westerveit
was captured later. The county
infirmary located near Muncie, Ind,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday. It is
thought that sixteen inmates were
burned to death-.....It Is estimated
that the damage to the fruit crop in
Harrison county, Texas. this year on
account Of the extremely cold weather,
will be 81, 900, 900. 49,. The Poster Ad-
vertising company Of the United States
and Canada, have placed q ban on
advertisements Of whisky and other
spirituous liquors. Beers and wines
are not included. The association has
members in 1000 cities in the United
States and Canada No new contracts
will be entered into with whisky con-
Germs after May 81, and no whisky ad-
vertisements will be posted after this
year. -. President Wilson has pardon
ed George Savage, who was serving
q f~ive-year term In the Minnesota
penitentiary charged with violating the
Mann white slave Arthur
Schloetter, q New York jeweler, has
confessed to taking 100000 worth Of
Jewels from wealthy women Of New
York. He obtained the jewels for ap-
praisal, pawned them and kept the
money. Detectives have recovered
about $3.50 o worth Of the jewels......
G. ". Norwood, chief clerk to the sec
rotary Of state ot>North Carolina, died
in Raleigh, this week, aged SO years.
$500. The German emperor hal or
dered the removal to Berlin Of valuable
paintings and tapestry from his noun
tain castle at Koenigsberg. Recently,
French aviators flew over the castle
which formerly belonged to a king OF
France. ..... Former Superior Court
Judge L. 8. Roam Of Atlanta, Ga, who
the murder Of Mary Phagan, died in
a New York hospital this week..
Victoria Cadaract, aged los, and said
to be the last Of the full blooded
Chippewa Indians, died Tuesday night
in the Ottawa county, Ohio, infirmary.
1900. Richard Randolph, a prominent
merchant of st. Louis and a candidate
for congress in the general election
last November, was shot and killed
mysteriously in his office Tuesday. His
wife, Mrs. Della Randolph, whom he
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arrested and charged with the shoot
ing. LII Is reported from Berlin
that the German government has pro-
hibited any person from making pastry
In that country. Morgan Robertson,
famous author, died in New York on
Wednesday, aged 65 years. The
New York legislature has passed q bill
which provides pensions for widowed
mothers. ..... Lady Margaret Lindsay
Higgins, we'll known for her scientific
work, died in London this week..
Counsel for Charles Becker, convicted
Of the murder Of Gambler Rosenthal
in New York, made motion for a new
trial Of the case Wednesday. Should
the motion be granted, Becker will
face his third trial. go. .Forty-three
horses were burned to death In a fire
which destroyed a large livery stable
in Asheville, N. c., early Wednesday
morning. 800. Mrs. j. s. Felts COM
mitted suicide Wednesday morning, by
drowning herself in Twins creek on
the outskirts of Charlotte, n. c. She
had been mentally deranged for some
time.