Milford chronicle., 1901-05-17
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
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Thursday, May 0.
Because of the high price of corn,
starch factories throughout the coun-
try will close temporarily.
At Baltimore yesterday Cardinal
received the red beretta at
the hands of Cardinal Gibbons.
Manager Silliman, of the Scranton
Railway company, was arrested on a l
charge of bribing coUneilmen at Old
Forge. Pa.
A consolidation Of natural gas COM
panies is being perfected in Pittsburg
to raise prices from and Il to %
cents per thousand feet.
At lola, Kan, a mob captured Ital-
ians who took the places of striking
cement workers, placed them on a
train and sent them out of town.
Friday, May 10.
The population of England and
Wales is 32,525,716.
Hawaai's legislature passed a resolu-
ton urging President Mckinley to re-
move Governor Dole.
Former Police Commissioner John
McClave, of New York, died suddenly
at his residence in that city yesterday
The bill authorizing the construction
Of bridge from Sault Ste Marie. Ont.
to the American side passed Canada
parliament.
The house of John Welsh, at Menlc
Park. N. J.. was destroyed by fire Mrs
Welsh was rescued in her night clothes
/ and will die from her burns
/ On account of the strike in the tube
works of the Reading Iron company at
Reading. the plant has been closed till
further notice throwing out $500.
saturday May II.
The strike Of union plasterers in
Cleveland has practically ended in 3
victory for the men.
In a street car collision near Pitts
burg last night Conductor Cunningham
was killed and two others injured.
The average condition of white
wheat May / was GAL The total arei
under cultivation 2S,267, 900 acres.
Steamer Bon Voyage burned and wa
beached near Red Ridge, Mich Fiv
women passengers, all of one family
were drowned.
Prof. Charles R. Eastman, Of HaI
ward university. was acquitted at Cam
bridge, Mass, Of a charge of murderin
J.. Richard H Grogan. his brother-in-lay
Monday, May Ii.
r. In race off Weymouth, Englan
Shamrock defeated Shamrock II L
II over five minutes in 20 miles.
k Edwin Uhl formerly ambassador
Great Britain, is reported dying at h
e home in Grand Rapids, Mich
.e An amicable settlement was reach'
l. with the Illinois Central machinis
l. who had threatened to strike.
IN The new bridge from Hoboken, N.
to New York city, to cost $50 1000. 900,
lie practically assured within five years.
r William Winter Jefferson, son
fe Joseph jefferson, the actor. was ma
If ried yesterday at Buzzard's Bay, Mas
re to Miss Christine Mcdonald, also
st. theatrical fame.
Ne Tuesday, May IA.
= Jacksonville issues an appeal
M more funds, to prevent an outbreak
lie epidemic
Is Over 1870 machinists are on strike
On Springfield, Ills, because 80 were d
ol charged, as alleged, for organizing
men.
William Andrews and William d.
70 serving terms in the jail at Wellsbc
-. 's Pa, escaped by making a rope of
Ne clothing.
~ Admiral Schley is hurrying he
~. from Europe on account of the illn
.u Of his son, DR.. Schley, who is in n
Ia York hospital suffering from bl
'o poisoning, received while perform
.iu an operation.
Il, Wednesday, May 10.
Another effort is being made to cl
o+o the Buffalo exposition on Sundays.
Free delivery postal service will
ave re-established at Nanticoke, Pa,
ard July l.
The war between the Latonia
the Newport race tracks is now on
ave earnest.
and The University of California has
the ferred on President Mckinley the
in gree Of LID.
has Billy Rice, the old time Minis
mis- delirious from erysipelas and pr
the cally blind, Is in the New York col
hospital.
igor A combination of the outside
tin concerns. with capital of 100000
nor is said to be in process of prOmotio
and John w. Gates and others.