Milford chronicle., 1903-09-25
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A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursdav, Septe.nber N

"A WEEh'S NE w > NONOENO OED
Thursday, September II.
Hhe national encmapment of Mex
can war veterans was held at Indian
apolis. Ind.
William Williams, a colored labo
leader, was lynched at Centreville
Miss. for shooting a white man durin!
a quarrel.
The British transport Soudan, which
5was reported to have foundered, ha'
Iarrived at Valetta. Malta, with 1OOt
men aboard.
A dispatch from Manila says Fill
pinos will petition congress for an in
creased representation upon the civi
service commission.
Friday, September ts.
Charles E. Wright, of Bristol, Pa.
was fined $25 and costs for fishing
with a net in the Delaware river.
Seven members of William Grov
er's family, at La Crosse, Wis, were
poisoned by eating canned meat
The Douglass State Bank, of Doug
lass. o. T., was robbed of over $4,000
/ The safe was blown open with dyna
mite.
Hampton Roads, Va, is filled with
sailing vessels which put in for re.
pairs. They were caught in the storm
while coming down the coast.
The Railway Mail Service Mutual
Benefit Association has elected John
r. Mccoy. of Trenton, N. J.. president
and W. S. Corning, of Chicago, sec
retary-treasurer.
Saturday, September 19.
The United States transport Sherman
has arrived at San Francisco from Ma
Mia with the Tenth infantry.
Next years convention of the Ma
tional Association of Railway Mail
Clerks will be held in Boston.
Rear Admiral Barker has recon-
mended the equipment of all the Sattle-
ships and large cruisers with wireless
telegraph apparatus.
Sixty lives were endangered BY ar
incendiary fire in a New York tene-
ment. The building was destroyed and
the inmates were rescued by fremen.
William Moore, a letter carrier for "a |
years, was arrested in New York on
the charge of rObbing the mails. De |
coy letters were found on his person.
While driving home, Thomas Ed
ridge and Miss Minnie Roland. of /
North Springfield; Pa, were struck by |
Lake Shore train and instantly killed.
Monday, September Fl.
Three Italians held up and robbed .
the paymaster of the American Wooden
Company at Woonsocket. R. l.. of $1,000
In a rear-end collision on the Sea-
board Air Line near Henderson, N. c.,
one man was killed and two cars of
cotton burned.
Edward Lynch, of Tamaqua, Pa. a
brakeman, jumped from his train near
Montoursville into the path of another
freight, and was fatally hurt.
The coal land contest between the
United States government and tne COL
orado Fuel and Iron Company has been
settled by the company paying $50 per
acre instead of $3.50, the price o. tim
berland.
Tuesday, September %.
Secretary of the Navy Moody in
spected the naval home at Philadel- X
phia.
The Pennsylvania State League of
Republican Clubs met at Wilkesbarre
today.
Joseph S. Bunnell. a first cousin of
The late President Mckinley, died at
Mankato, Mimi. aged &C.
Frederick S. Gibbs. member of the
Republican committee far
New York, died at Asbury Park, N. J.,
II heart affection.
A special election was held
New Jersey today for the
purpose of permitting voters to pass
ipon the proposed amendments to the
tate constitution.
Wednesday, September %.
There will be S5 fourth-class post
ttices in the United States advanced
0 the presidential class October /.
George Won L. Meyer, United States
AMBASSADOR to Rome, sailed from New
'ork for Europe on the Kaiser Will
elm II.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
ellows elected General NJ. A. Raney
Iowa. commanding general of the
atriarchs Militant
-Four section hands on the Delaware,
ackawanna and Western Railroad
ere killed by being struck by a train
ear Geneseo. N. Y.
Mrs. Frank W. Plant, daughter of
ames X. Jones. chairman Of the ma
onal Democratic committee, died Of
cart failure at Deer River, Mimi.
lmping out with her husband.