Milford chronicle., 1901-07-19
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday, July n.

Thursday, July II.
Maria A. Curtis, wife of Samuel
E. Curtis, an actor, better known as
Samuel of Posen," filed a petition in
bankruptcy yesterday at st. Paul.
The wages of the puddlers at the
Harrisburg rolling mills will be in
creased from $3.50 to $3.75 a ton be-
ginning July Is.
At a meeting of the Lehigh Valley
Traction Company, held in Allentown
yesterday, Robert E. Wright of Allen
town was chosen president, to succeed |
the late Albert L. Johnson. Loftin .
E. Johnson, son of Tom L. Johnson, |
was elected vice president.
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania yes |
terday announced the following ap-
pointments: John H Brown of Grape
VILE, controller of Westmoreland coun-
| ty; William c. Minnich, of Allegheny,
member of the state pharmaceutical
board, vice Louis Emanuel Of Pitts
burg.
Friday, July IL.
Harry Mann, the theatrical manager
of New York city, died at Saratoga
yesterday of bright's disease.
Robert L. Hayes, formerly sheriff
of Chester county, Pa, died yesterday
at his home in West Chester, from
heart disease. He was So years old.
A resolution was offered at the con-
vention Of the Retail Clerks in Buffalo
yesterday calling on all members be-
longing to state militia organizations
to withdraw from them.
John H. Bacon, & Milwaukee news
paper man, and a veteran of the Span
ish war, has accepted an appointment
as vice consul general and clerk to
Consul General Rubles at Hong Kong
Saturday, July 10.
Cardinal Gibbons has received a let
ter from the Pope praising the work
, of the National Catholic University al
Washington.
Charles I. Becker, a wealthy re
tired diamond broker of Brooklyn
shot and killed himself yesterday. II
: health is given as the cause
The freight engineers on the Pitts
burg division of the Pennsylvania rail
Il road were yesterday granted an ad
NcAANC III Wd6Go ny 0OnGAdA OupCLlL
y tendent ]. NJ. Wallis.
l. Hon. Richard B. Hubbard, formerl
IS governor of Texas, and during Pres
e dent Cleveland's administration I'm
IS ted States minister to Japan, died q
his home in Tyler, Tex, yesterday.
II Monday, July IS.
E Andrew Carnegie has offered E 800
RI for the erection Of free public libraT
IS in Amman, Scotland
IN Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, who has bee
ne in poor health has fully recovered an
of is about the house as usual.
The Dawson Railroad company h;
O. been incorporated to build line fro
f. Liberty, on the new Rock Island e
n tension, to the Dawson coal fields, l.
Sc miles. The company is capitalized
he S3,0OO,00O.
III General Baden-Powell is sufferil
on from overwork and fever; and his me
nd ical advisers in South Africa have c
art dered him to take complete rest a
"a proceed to England.
an Emperor Nicholas, according to
oil dispatch from St. Petersburg, has
M sued an order that SOS,5OO men sh
be recruited for the Russian army a
navy during the present year.
'As Tuesday, July is.
ny Senior Moret was yesterday elect
III president of the Spanish chamber
-ne Deputies.
OF Edward P. Kershaw, formerly v
rec president of the Knickerbocker
tor company, died yesterday in PhilaC
WO phia.
ate The United States delegates to
les' congress of American republics h;
nty about decided to have their first me-
ose ing at Buffalo two weeks hence.
ldi- A great Belgian, Russian and Frel
etc. syndicate is forming in Brussels
ow- construct railways in China. It
l. have a capital of 100000, 900 francs
i'm Wednesday, July II.
lily Charles F. Alba, former Uni
YER States appraiser, died in New Orle
big yesterday from heat.
rom Colonel John S. Mosby, the Con-
n a crate leader during the Civil War.
rm. been appointed a special agent of
,am general land office.
ock Colonel John WallOwer, who fou
the ed the first individual freight line Il
IN Harrisburg to Philadelphia and \
,on+ York, died yesterday in Harrisb
selv from paralysis.
hut Charges of irregular practice m
against Corn King" George H.
lips have been dismissed by the
ago rectors of the Chicago board Of tn
non President Mccarthy of the
i IN State Bar Association spoke yesteT
e IN on the prevalence of bribery in An
ign can courts.
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