Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1902 — All Aronnd the Globe. [ARTICLE]
All Aronnd the Globe.
Mrs. Frances Russell, a demented negress, attempted suicide by jumping Into tho Kaw river in Kansas City, Ivan. Fiahermen araw the woman and by using their boat hooka managed to drag her to shore. George Fondexter, colored, a coal miner working in mine No. 10 of the Central Coal and Coke Company, at Vevier, Mo., was killed in the mine by a large cave-in of rock and slate. He was 45 years of age, was married and resided in that dty. . It is predicted by President J. J. HilJ of tho Northern Securities Company that the three roads whose securities are controlled by his company, the Burlington, Great Northern and Northern Pacific, will have gross earnings of $150,000,000 this year. George Clark, who acted ns trainer for the football teams at Kansas University in 'O4, '95, '9O, has been engaged to act in that capacity ngain the coming season. Nellie nnd Bertha Fralinger and Peter Degar wope drowned at Bridgeton, N. J. The party were crabbing nod the two young women fell overboard. Dogar jumped after them and fell three sank. A fire brigade composed of boys of tha institution held a fire in check until tha regular firemen arrived at tho Catholic protectory in Westchester, N. Y. Tho fir# was soon under control and the lom w m kapg gown to about SIO,OOO.
