The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-11-05

at Peabody, Mass Another girl, who
was injured from jumping from the
building, is dead. Several others were
less severely hurt. There were 600
children in the structure when the
fire started.
The United States District Court at
Philadelphia decreed that the owner.
ship of the Lehigh & Wilkes Barre
Coal Company by the Central Railroad
Company of New Jersey is combina.
ton in restraint of trade and that the
Central company must dispose Of it's
interest.
The American Overseas Corpora
ton, organized to facilitate trade with
neutral nations, decided at a meeting
Of its board of directors at New York
to complete it's organization and to
send agents abroad Immediately.
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Max Breitung, the fifth man named
in the alleged conspiracy to destroy
ships laden with war munitions for the
Allies, has surrender to the au-
thorities. He was held in $4,000 bail.
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Gov. Hiram w. Johnson has conced-
ed the defeat of the non-partisan state
office amendments, which were voted
upon in California and predicted that
the people would reverse themselves
on the question.
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The federal government has taken
complete charge of the investigation
Of the alleged conspiracy to blow up
Transatlantic vessels carrying war
munitions to Germany's enemies.
T. r. T.
Robert Fay, German lieutenant, who
with two other alleged conspirators,
is held in Weehawken, ~ j., admitted
frankly that he came to America to
stop the shipment of war munitions to
the Allies. Fay told newspaper men
that mis- passage to the United States
was arranged by the German secret
service, after he had been relieved
of duty in the Sixteenth Prussian In
tantry.
The Oklahoma corporation commits
sion has been asked to compel the
telephone companies in the state to
put in Jim Crow telephones in public
places for the use of negroes.
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The Southwest.
Clark Mansell, II years old, high
school boy of Hobart, Ok, died in a
hospital at. Oklahoma City as the re.
suit Of injuries received while playing
football in Mangum. He was taken
to Oklahoma City for treatment.
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Two unmasked men entered the
First National Bank in Marble Falls,
Texas, about $3.50 o'clock the other
afternoon, shot and probably fatally
wounded Robert H. Heinetz, book
keeper, forced Walter Page, assistant
cashier, to open the safe, and escaped
with all the currency in the place.
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Ernest f. Ayton, wealthy British
mining man, and the priest of the
Guanacevi District of Chihuahua, were
kidnapped October 10 by an armed
force whose affiliations are unknown,
according to advices received by the
acting British consul in Eel Paso, Tex.
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An explosion in the powder house Of
the Rock Island Coal Companys Mine
No. 40 at Gowen, Ok, wrecked the
house and killed two miners, Luther
Harrison and William Godart, Jr. The
cause of the explosion has not been
determined.
Justice G.. A. Brown, member Of the
supreme court, died suddenly at Okla
homa City while sitting in conference
with other members of the court.
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Foreign.
The British cruiser Argyll has been |
grounded off the east coast OF Scot. |
land. Owing to bad weather prevail
ing, 1t is feared 1t may become total |
wreck. The officers and crew were !
saved.
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Japan has decided to adhere to her |
original idea not to invite a represen-
tative of the Christian religion to the
coronation ceremonies of Emperor
Yoshihito to be held in Kioto early |
next month.
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A number of American physicians
stationed at Uskub, Servia, are be-
lieved to have been captured with