The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-27

Los Angeles, Nov. 27.-Frank c..
Webb of New York and Michael j.
Cunane of Philadelphia were in
vo1ved in the Mcnamara dynamite
plot, according to testimony giver
at the trial of Mathew A. Schmidt
by Geo. E. Davis, confessed partici-
pant in the Mcnamara dynamite out
RACES.
Newspaper Men to Judge Horror.
Pittsbure, Pa, Nov. PIT. H. Civ
en-, president of the Post Publishing
company; Colonel Charles A. Rock,
president of the Dispatch Publishing
company; Colonel Oliver Hershman,
president of the Press Publishing com
pany; George S. Oliver, vice president
Gazette-Times Publishing company;
Leader Publishing company, and W.
H. French, a newspaper man, were to-
day summoned as jury by Coroner >.
c. Janison to inquire into the circum-
stances surrounding the flre OF DC
tober Is, when 8 persons lost their
lives Twelve of the victims were girl
employees of a box factory and the
other an Italian janitor who, 1t was
charged were trapped in the building
because of inadequate fire protection
Two MilIionaires Killed by Train.
Bay City Mich, Nov. PIE. B.
Foss, millionaire 1umberman OF this
CITY, and Joseph Miksak, president of
the Pilsen Lumber company of Chi
cago, were instantly killed when
an automobile in which they were
riding was struck by a train. The
bodies were badly mutilated and iden-
tification was not established for some
time. The train was backing up
when it struck them.
.Htneys Break Street Car Company.
Trenton, Nov 27. - Unrestricted
competition of jitney buses was given
as the cause for the appointment of a
receiver for the Atlantic City & Shore
Railway company in the United States
district court here today. The COM
pany in its answer to the application
for a receiver stated that jitney COM
petition had caused a loss of 800, 600.
Five years prior to 1915,-the company
stated, it earned 100000 a year. The
company operates the trolley lines in
Atlantic City. The complainant, H.
Bachman & Company, AYERS that the
road is losing $500 a day.
Ford Would Meddle-Ffelder.
Trenton. Nov. Ex-Governor Field
er has declined an invitation of
Henry Ford to be his guest in the pro-
posed delegation to establish an inter-
national conference to negotiate for
Governor Fielder said: Invitation de-
clined. Believe that efforts for pea
by citizens of neutra nations as in
dividuas would be considered meddle-
some.
German View to Pope.
Rome Nov. FIT was asserted in
well informed quarters here today
that Cardinal Won Hartman, arch
bishop of Cologne, who arrived in
Rome yesterday. was the bearer of
an important message from Emperor
William to Pope Benedict, in which
the war situation was presented from
the German point of view. In the
message the emperor is reported to
have disclaimed responsibility for the
war, Germany being described as hay
ing been forced into it.
Canada Finds a Bomb
Montreal, Nov 27.-The discovery
today of d bomb filed with high ex-
factory frustrated, the police
believe, an attempt to wreck the
Lachine canal, on the banks of which
the factory is located. The wreck
ing of the canal would suspend the
shipment of grain from lake ports A
policeman saw a man place the bonn b
and run away The fuse was not
lighted
Grace Marshal's Parents Held.
Easton, Me, Nov. 27.-Frank Mar
shall and his wife were today held by
the county grand jury on charges con-
nected with the alleged imprisonm ent
for 12 years in their home of Mar
shalrs daughter Grace, now % years
old Marshall was charged with as
sault with intent to commit murder
and Mrs. Marshall with assault. Bail
at $2.5e0 each was furnished by a
delegation of ST. MichaeI's- residents
and the couple was released Grace
condition was reported to-
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