The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-01-29
Beyond the County


Near Bellefontain, Ohio, the Flori-
da bound passenger on Big -Four
train were aroused from their berths
by six bandits, who shot one man and
made a haul of $267O in cash and
jewelry.
At Los Angeles woman, while on
the operating table, was instantly
killed when anaesthetic gases explod-
ed in her lungs, caused, it is thought,
by an electric spark of static origin
igniting the gases, some of which
were inhaled by the patient.
At Washington, it is estimated that
on account of the decrease in the
earnings of corporations, the Govern
ment's revenue from income taxes
during the present year will be re-
duced between three and four hundred
million dollars.
At Chicago, Theodore Roberts, job
less, applied for job at a hospital,
the requirements that the applicant
be subject to an intermitant headache.
He secured the job and is making
good, producing headache every two
weeks, to the satisfaction of the doc
tors who are studying the cause of
what is konwn as "migrain" head
aches.
At Moundsville, w. Va, prisoner
in the penitentiary, condemned to die
last Friday, received notice on We'd
nesday that he had been reprieved by
the Governor, but later informed that
a mistake had been made and that he
must die. Later Governor Conley did
grant reprieve and the prisoner
was removed from the death house..
At Georovesti, Romania, a peasant
audience, seeing movie for the first
time, thinking an engine shown was
about to rush off the screen rushed
for the door and refused to reenter.
In Baltimore a maniac, recently re-
leased from an insane asylum on APP
plication of his wife, against the adj
vice of physicians, last Tuesday killed
his wife and one of his sons with a
knife and dagger, slashed another of
his sons, and tried to kill the rest of
his family with gas.
In Chicago two men called at a
used-car garage, picked out big ma
chine, asked for a demonstration,
when out in the country told the
demonstration they liked it, presented
revolvers and took it.
At Annapolis in the Executive man.
sion, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Richie, moth
err of Governor Albert C. Richie, in
failing health for a year or more,
quietly passed away.
In West Virginia, it is announced
that the state will build a total of
$50 miles of new road during 1881,
which will give employment to 5000
men, there being available 81 million
dollars for the purpose.
At Richmond, Va, a horse, appar-
emily frozen to death, was dragged to
the incinerator by means of block
and tackle. When placed in the
flames to be cremated, the horse
quickly regained life, darted from it's
pyre and was led away by darkey,
to whom it was given.
In Missouri, a woman, removing
$4,000 in promissory notes, $50 in
silver, and about 500 in currency
from a bank, placed it in the oven of
a cooking stove, lit the fire, forgot
about her valuables, and lost the
whole amount.
At Broken Bow, Neb, the Burling-
ton Railroad has filed suit against a
man, alleging that he ran into train
of freight cars with his automobile,
knocking three box cars into a ditch,
causing damage of $3.50.
Fiji Dorsey, "Ou-la-la" girl of the
films, boarded an ocean liner to bid
some friends goodby, the ship sailed
without her knowledge and she is now
on her way abroad, taking an invol-
untary trip.