Milford chronicle., 1903-07-03
A WEEKS NEWS coNpENsEp.
Thursdav. June 25.


Thursday, June IS.
The Kansas legislature has conven
ed in extra session to relieve the food
situation.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of the
|. o. o. F. will meet at Baltimore. Nd,
September q to 26.
At the 267th commencement of Har-
ward University regular degrees were
conferred upon 1888 men.
In a head-on collision near Cherry
vile, Kan. two railroaders were killed
and both engines demolished.
Thomas Mahoney, of Palmyra, N.
Y. was murdered and robbed and his
body badly mutilated by footpads
The private bank of l. E. Mintch.
at Carey, H., was robbed of over $4,000
in money and valuable securities. The
safe was wrecked by dynamite.
Friday, June &c.
The St Louis Worlds Fair Com
pany has expended sS.5O0,O00 on the
exposition up to the 1st of the month.
Albert Garrett. a wealthy resident Of
Hanover. York county: Pa, while de-
spondent, committed suicide by hang
ing.
A real estate agent named Herring
ton fell asleep at the Union Depot at
Pueblo Colo, and was robbed of $780,
600 worth of securities.
Thomas B. Hooley and Samuel
Marsh were fatally burned while ex-
perimenting with chemicals in their
leather factory in Brooklyn. N. Y.
By the collapse of the false struc-
ture of a bridge being built over the
Allegheny river at Franklin, Pa, one
man was killed and four fatally In
iured.
Saturday, June 27.
King Edwards birthday was Off
cially celebrated in London and at all
British naval and military stations.
Sir Michael Herbert, British am
bassador at Washington. sailed on the
Celtic from New York for Liverpool
General Funston, commanding the
department of Columbia. has left for
Alaska to inspect the military posts
A Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
train struck a trolley car at Hunting
ton, W. Va. and Is people were in
jured. several fatally.
Miss Elsie Buhler. of Chicago, while
on visit to jamestown, n Y, threw
herself in front of train and was in
stantly killed. No reasons for the
act are known.
Monday, June 29.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
gone to South Dakota to make several
addresses.
Mrs. Sarah E. Young, of Catawissa,
Pa, committed suicide by throwing
herself down a we'll.
President Diaz, of Mexico, Will par
ticipate in the Fourth of July exer-
cises given by the American colony in
Mexico City.
The anniversary Of the battle Of
Monmouth. fought 125 years ago, was
at Freehold, N. j., by
parade and mass meeting.
Andrew Lanehardt. of Baltimore, is
under arrest charged with wife muir
der. Four pistol shot wounds were
found in the woman's head.
Tuesday, June 80.
Harry Stoler. a Pennsylvania Rail-
road employe, was struck and killed
by an express train near Millersburg,
Pa.
Lightning struck the Presbyterian
church at New Concord. o.. and killed
A. H. Alexander and prostrated two
others.
Secretary Shaw attended the cele-
bration of the 2OOth anniversary of the |
birth of John Wesley by the Wesleyan
at Middletown, n. Y.
In a jealous rage, Nelson Boggena |
shot and killed Harry Bender at Buff
falo, N. Y. After the shooting he |
nearly severed Bender's head with a |
razor
Wednesday, July I.
The B. & o. Railroad has awarded .
for 10000 tons of steel rails, /
10 cost $1.20O,0OO.
Two persons were overcome by heat .
n New York. being the first prostra-
ions in six weeks.
The newspaper plant Of the Daily
of Newark. N. J., was dam
lged $4,000 by fire.
The annual convention Of the Ma
ional Music Teachers Association was
leld at Asheville. N. c., with 500 dele
yates present.
Accused of embezzling funds of the
United Brotherhood Of Leather Work
IT'S, Treasurer Fred J. Steele was ar
ested at Rochester. N. Y.
While playing base ball at Coshoc-
on, o.. Newton Vanhorn. aged II, was
instantly killed by being hit by a
foul tip" His skull was fractured.