Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-30
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News Happenings Gathered Fropn All
Over tho World.
John thompson, prominent polltl-
clan Of Nashville, Tenn, died last week
Z About 400 carpenters are on strike
IN Charlotte, N. c. They are de-
manding recognition Of their union.
- Mrs. Grace Howell is on trial al
West Palm Beach. Fla, for the kill
ing of her husband about a year ago.
viscount Grey, newly appointed
English Ambassador to the United
States arrived in. New York, last week
80 William r: Hudson, So, one Of the
best known railroad men in the south
east, died at his home in Atlanta last
week.
"A new $S00,O00f high school build
ing was formally dedicated in. Ashe-
vile; N. c., last Friday, with appro-
pirate ceremonies. T. {itfs-s ~ ~
Charles F. Sullivan tried. to. hang
himself in the jail at Miami, Fla, last
week! He is-satd to be wanted In New
York for series, of crimes.
General Horace w. Carpenter,
world traveller and former major OF
Oakland, California who died recently
has left $4,000 to; Tuskegee, Institute.
Twenty thousand trains have been
used in France during the past six
months to demobilize French soldiers
and carry them to their respective
homes. ~. .zA S.y.. A,s
Non Howell, white Is under arrest
In Knoxvilie,. Tenn, charged with the
shooting of Mrs. Dacie Ward who was
shot by 'an 5intruter early + Thursday
morning. H
: -A-gift Of sso,ooO,Ooo from John D.
Rockefeller for the Improvement of
medical education in the United
States, was announced last Friday by
the general education board -'a<
EFT. Meredith of Des Moines, Iowa
was elected president of the Associate
Advertising Clubs Of the World at the
annual convention held in New Orleans
last week.
Longshoremen in New York, are
being paid $3.50 week against s1S.55
q week, according to the testimony of
st. John Webb, representative of a
stevcdore firm of New York.
L Judge Doh A. Pardee, senior judge
of the fifth circuit of the United
States court Of appeals, died ut his
residence in Atlanta, Ga, early Friday
morning. He was SO years old.
Mrs. Harriet C. McCable, 80, Gre
dfted with being the founder and writer
ofsthe first constitution of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union died in
Delaware, o., last week.
United States troops in; Russia will
likely remain there for some time. ac.
cording to Newton d. Baker. secretary
Of war. The secretary has requested
the seven affiliated welfare organiza-
tions to continue their work among
troops in Russia. -t.-'s
Loony Pope, an alleged bootlegger
was shot and killed by Sergeant c. ..
Jones of the military provost guard
following a raid on tigers in Atlanta
Ga, last Thursday. Jones bought q
pint of liquor from Pope and the shoot
ing followed when Pope resisted ar
rest.
Imported negroes, and not older
colored residents, are responsible for
any discords that have occurred be-
tween the white and black races, was
the opinion expressed in Durham, N
c., Thursday night by Prof. w. G.
Pearson addressing negro mass meet
ing. . 80. g. -
Tentative plans that are now under
consideration at the navy department,
call for a seaplane flight from San
Diego, Cal, to the Philippine Islands
some time this winter or in the early
spring. Stops will be made at Hawaii
Wake Island and Guam under present
plans. .-.,.
- Frank ]. Hodges was shot ant
killed on the streets of Macon, Ga.
Friday by H. Lee Cross. Both men
were prominent in the real estate ant
insurance business and were former
business partners. Hodges carried life
insurance in the sum ofs$S5,ODO.
james Mitchell of Richmond; Va.
is mourning the loss of $1,000 in one
of the most unique swindling game.
brought to the attention of the police
Mitchell. so he told the police, bought
a device for making money, which
would make greenbacks at a rate t,
put to shame the get rich quick artist
Mitchell was told that if he put a Sc
bill in the device, consisting of tin
box foot and half square, it woult
soon emerge a $50 bill. Similarly 81
bill would become a S100 bill. Th,
poor fish paid $1,000 for the apparatus
and now he finds 1t will not york an,
he wants his money bacs.N-,'-.'.-..'-'.,.