Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
Domestic

Three workmen were killed and six
injured, two perhaps mortally, by an
accidental explosion OF powder In the
Shandaken tunnel in the Ashokan res
ervoir district, about 35 miles from
here. according to word received in
Kingston, N. Y.
The Eufaula Hardware company,
three-story brick building owned by
Foy Brothers, Eufaula, Ala, was com.
pletely destroyed by fire, the total
loss amounting to two hundred thou
sand dollars
A federal prohibition agent beset by
hotel guests unaware of his identity
was saved from personar injury when
the orchestra Of the Highland hotel,
Springfield, Mass, played "Fhe' Star
Spangled Banper.".
j. ID. Smith OF Lamar, Miss. was
killed and his son, C. d. Smith, seri-
ously injured when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck by
a Southern railway train at Ridge
way. Tenn.
| w. III. Sproul, restaurant employe.
was burned to death and property and
merchandise valued at approximately
$4,000 were destroyed in q fire which
originated in the three-story Nichols
building In the business district OF
Dyersbury, Tenn, and spread to sew
eral adjacent buildings.
The United States transport Hender.
son has arrived at the navy yard at
| portsmouth, N. H., with SO naval pris.
'oners from the Pacific fleet. Officers
reported than IL prisoners had made
their escape since the vessel left San
Francisco, ten having jumped over.
board when the ship was going
through the Panama canal and the re.
mainder making their escape at points
on the Pacific coast where the vessel
| stopped.
John Soffel, president of the Nav.
wood State bank, in the suburbs OF
Chicago. was shot and killed, and LOU
Is 5. Sweeney, chief Of police OF the
suburb, and Arthur Benson, a bank
messenger. were wounded when five
bandits robbed them Of a $4,000 pay.
roll for the. haywood plant of the
American Can company.
1t is reported by the executive sec.
retary OF the Socialist party, headuuar-
ters In Chicago, that Eugene ". Debs'
health will not permit him, at this
time. to make speaking tour.
The entire group Of sixteen indiyid.
uals and four drug companies" in
dicted by the United States grand fury
In New York in connection with the
sensational revelations OF graft In the
administration OF the Volstead act in
New York will probably enter a de.
murrer to the indictment.
1t Is announced in New Orleans that
the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers'
association will fight any tariff on veg.
etabie oils. and will present resolu-
tions to the senate finance COMMITTEES
anent same In the near future.
1t is announced that Birmingham
Ala. Will have another great steel
plant. 1t will be capitalized at a half
million dollars.
Unffication Of International stand.
ards OF antitoxins serums has been he.
gun on a large scale by the League
of Nations health committee. accord.
Ing to detailed plans received at New
York recently.
Ralph Culver Bennett, doctor of
civil laws, doctor Of laws, bachelor of
art and president OF the Metropolitan
College OF Law, at Dover. Del. auaIi-
fled as full.fledged absent.minded
professor when he was arraigned in
washington Height police court on a
charge of assault.
Eidorado, Ark, is being Thoroughly
poiiced In an effort to- locate the fire.
bug who recently attempted to burn
the business section of the town.
Barring an eleventh.hour change
Governor Sproull will appoint ex.Gov-
ernor Edwin s. Stuart as United
states senator to succeed the late
Boes Penrose 1t was learned on re-.
liable authority.
A majority OF physicians in 10
states, representing all sections or
the country, replying to an alcoholic
QUESTIONABLE sent out by the iournai,
OF the American Medical association.
assert that they did not regard beer
and wine a necessary therapeutic
agents In the practice Of medicine.
The ease with which the affairs ~
the Fort Dearborn National ana ro,t
Dearborn Trust and sav.nxs banks .
were handled BY financial leaders Is /
Chicago proved source Nof confideuca
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