The Washington herald., 1916-09-15
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New York, Sept. 1L-Four German sail
ors from the German steamship Bel
grano, tied up In the harbor Of CorunnaH
Spain, arrived here as stowaways on the
| Spanish steamship Antonio Lopez, from
Barcelona The men carried a letter to
German consul general here and said
] they had come in hopes of getting work.
Troy, Kan, Sept. H-About ten years
ago Isaac Clary swallowed a piece Of
wooden toothpick. Ever since that time
he has been bothered with a cough that
| physicians were unable to relieve. Re-
Gently during a severe coughing spell he
coughed up a hard substance, which
proved to be piece of toothpick.
Mobile. Ala, Sept. 14-Many strong
partridges have been lost in the storm
| and rains, according to John c. Hensch,
game and fish warden. He requests farm
| ers and land owners not to issue game
permits next season. Mr.. Hensch stated
that only in this way can the partridges
have chance to increase.
New York. Sep. 1L-John Lubersky,
East Meadow, L. l., 100 years old. had
his wife, 30, arrested on a charge of
slashing him with a knife. When Lu-
bersky applied for a warrant he said
he and his wife had lived together in
peace for sixty years, but the spell was
broken.
MfllviIle, N. J., Sept. Awhile drill
ing for oil 600 feeet below the surface at
the huge derrick on the land of Lewis
Steelman, four miles east Of Millyllle,
a huge tooth believed to be that OF
prehistoric animal was brought to the
surface.
Buffalo, Sept. 14-sand Island, 1t was
announced here today, Is to be dug grad
ually out Of its home in the middle of
the Clarion River, near here, and moved
to town. The moving day will last 10
years. 1t is such a fine grade of mold.
ers' sand that very little of it is to be
wasted.
st. Paul, Sept. A-Thirty thousand
automobiles stolen in the United States
during the last year, have been unwit-
tingly purchased by representatives of
the allies and shipped to the front, ac-
cording to G. A. Smith. a local detective
here today.
Hagerstown, Md, Sept 1A-Samuel W.
Brown, colored chauffeur of Balh-
more, driving an automobile which he
said belonged to the widow Of Joe"
Cans, the colored prize fighter, was ar
rested here yesterday for violating the
speed law and having irregular tags on
his car. Brown was fined S25 and costs
for speeding, but could find only SIS in
his clothing.
Blacksburg. Va, Sept 14-The board
Of visitors Of the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute here decided to bar all secret
organizations, and all that now exist
there will be abolished. Complaint had
been made by the students that secret
societies initiated against the best in
terests OF the schools standing In ath-
letics.
Chicago, Sept. H-George d. (',Buck'o
Weever, tnfielder OF the Chicago Amer
lean League baseball team has filed a
petition in bankruptcy in the Federal
Court. seeking relief from creditors of
a billiard ball enterprise which he started
two years ago, on the south side, and
which recently closed. His liabilities were
scheduled at s1oO2.s6, and his assets as
nothing.
New Haven, Ct. Sept 14-wnliam H.
Taft, former President of the United
States, will enter upon his sixieth year
tomorrow, and a number of congratula-
tions on that event are already being
received at his home in this city
Birmingham, Ala, Sept. I4-shortage
OF freight cars in Southern cities for the
shipment of ores, fruits and cotton is
beginning to assume serious proportions,
according to reports firm many large
market centers. In the Birmingham dis
trict the shortage also is affecting the
movement Of coal, pig iron and other pro-
ducts.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 14-Running
amuck after a quarrel with a street car
conductor about a transfer, Seymour
Clay, negro. today shot and killed
Fortune Jaubert, a wealthy merchant,
and wounded four others, one an officer |
Posses are hunting the negro.
Detroit, Mich. Sept. 14-Four men were
killed, several were seriously injured, |
and more than one hundred had narrow
escapes from death early today when the !
Working Mems Industrial Home burned |
The home was conducted by the Saliva
ton army, and last night was filled with |
down and cutters.
New York, Sept 14-Thomas W. Carter
and s. Fritz Nave, wealthy hop brokers, |
were held in $1,000 bail each for examina-
tion in Jefferson Market Court today. |
They are charged with assaulting a |
detective last night after he had told +,
Carter that his chauffeur was violating
traffic rules.
Norristown. Pa. Sept. 1L-Lansdale, Il !
town of less than 5000 people. reported |
hVe new cases of infantile paralysis to-
day, making total of thirteen cases
within four days. There have been no |
deaths yet.
Trenton, n. j., Set. A-when Katie |
Demico, Of Bridgeton, an inmate of the |
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