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Show ATTEMPT TO KILL MAYOR AssassinThrows Bottle of FlamingKerosinelnto W. R.Niven's House Bellefontalne. O.. June 15. What is believed to be an attempt to assassinate assass-inate Mayor William IL Niven and bum his residence In this city, was made early today, wheq a bottle filled I with kerosene, which had been set aflame, was thrown through a window of his house. The bottle was wrapped with rags saturated with oil The curtains, cur-tains, carpets and furniture in . tho room were sot on fire, but the fire department de-partment (mickly responded and extinguished ex-tinguished the blaze. The mayor was I away from home at the time. Two i policemen standing near-by saw a man running awajy but supposed he was giving an alarm. Mayor Niven was elected on a "drv" ticket two years ago. He Is a well-known well-known Democratic, politician. Mayor Nlven issued warrants in tho Clack Hand cases last week. |