Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-10-17
NEWS CONDENSED,
Thursday, October 9.


William J. Bryan yesterday began a
campaign on behalf Of the fusion
ticket Of Nebraska, and will continue
until election day.
John H. Backenstoe, president of
the Farmers Bank, of Hummelstown,
Pa, died suddenly yesterday of apo
plexy while in the bath room at his
home.
Burglars dynamited the safe in the
ticket Office of the Pittsburg and |
Western Railroad Company at Al
legheny yesterday and secured $500 |
in cash.
Kentucky's monument to the mem
DRY of the Confederate soldiers who |
fell at the battle of Perryville, KY.
was unveiled yesterday in the pres-
ence Of 10000 people
Friday, October 10.
Oxford University, of England, yes
terday conferred the honorary degree
of doctor of civil law on Ambassador
White.
The postoflce at Jefferson City,
Tenn, was broken into and robbed
of 5000 in cash and $500 worth of
stamps.
w. A. Wilson, city clerk OF Dover,
N. c., was robbed of $500 early yes
terday by burglars, who blew open the
safe in his Office.
The annual session of the Pennsyl-
vania Daughters of the American
Revolution was held at BeIefonte yes
terday and today.
Chicago yesterday observed the 31st
anniversary of its big fire. by several
banquets. Secretary of the Navy
Moody was among the speakers.
Saturday, October II.
John Reed, a brakeman on the Penn
sylvania Railroad. was killed at Mer-
chantville, N. J., yesterday while
coupling cars.
By a premature explosion of dyna-
mite charge near Anderson, S. c., two
white men were killed and three seri
! ously injured.
Commander-in-chief Stewart, of the
G. A. R., yesterday reappointed Quar-
2 termaster General Charles Burrows
! of New Jersey.
:, MacQueen and Grossman, the anar
i chists, arrested in Paterson. N. ].
last July for rioting, were yesterday
released under $4,000 bail each.
Monday, October 10.
Hon. Bernard Moses, of California, +;
member of the Philippine Commission
: will retire from that body on January /
Emperor William, of Germany, be
slowed the Prussian Royal Order o
the Crown upon Captain Sverdrup, tn
Arctic explorer.
v Sir Michael Herbert, the British am
a bassador at Washington, was presente
le to President Roosevelt at the temper
Is airy White House today.
r President Roosevelt, accompanied b
his wife, took a long drive throug
le Washington and suburbs yesterda!
ic The wound on the presidents leg
Id said to be healing nicely.
I'd Tuesday, October IA.
Ct United States Senator W. P. Di
n bingham was reelected by the We
mont legislature today.
III President Roosevelt yesterday a
pointed Henry West commissioner
~, the District of Columbia, to succeeC
NJ the late John w. Ross.
= The second trial of Roland B. Mo
- neux, accused of the murder of Mr.
Katherine Adams in December, 1873
began in New York yesterday.
:. The Toledo, o., plant of the R
~ public Iron and Steel Company clos
~ down yesterday, being unable to s
:. cure coal Several thousand men a
~ idle.
Wednesday, October IS.
IN Chicago's miners relief commit
Cd sent SILL for the support of t
lot Pennsylvania coal strikers.
Rumors of the serious illness
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., at CIevelal
o., are denied by his mother.
- Charles Curran was shot and kill
ace yesterday in a New York restaurs
err by an Italian waiter. The motive
the the killing is not known.
I'M, The Pennsylvania State Coun
nm Daughters of Liberty, met at Pittsbl
an yesterday and today. The council
let 21 900 members and 165 councils.
A. IL.