The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-27
News of
"A Week
photographic Photographs Of the
Worlds DOings

the Denver Times, 1t has been definite
~ decided by the Republican leaders Of
Colorado to contest the election Of Alva
Adams as governor before the legisla-
ture, by which the vote is canvassed.
The purpose, it is said, is to submit
evidence Of frauds committed in nine
ty-nine Denver Democratic precincts,
over which the supreme court took jur-
isdiction, and ask to have the entire
vote Of all these precincts rejected.
The will of Miss Bertha M. Dolbeer.
who was killed by falling from an up
per floor OF the Waldorf Astoria hotel
in New York, has been sustained BY
jury in Judge Coffey's department Of
the superior court in San Francisco. In
the will, which was contested by her
near relatives, Miss Dolbeer gave the
greater part Of her million dollar es-
tate to her friend and travelling COM
panion, Miss Eta NJ. Warren.
The New York jury in the case Of
Nan Patterson, charged with the MUIR
der Of Caesar Young, after twice re-
porting it's inability to reach an agree
ment, was discharged on Friday morn
ing by Judge Vernon NJ Davis The
jury was out twenty four hours and is
reported to have stood six for acquittal
and six for various degrees Of homi-
eide.
Captain Baldwin's airship California
Arrow, driven by Roy Knabenshue Of
Toledo, Oh, who made several success
full fights in the same machine from
the worlds fair grounds at st. Louis,
was on Sunday given its first trial in
California at Los Angeles. The airship
was up over an hour and was operated
successfully
Twelve or fourteen girl students in
the Ogontz Pa) Boarding School For
Young Women are in serious trouble
over hazing episode in which Miss
Sylvia j. Eastman, the principal, was
rudely plunged into bathtub full OF
Icy water, being mistaken in the dark
for student.
The gross earnings Of the steam
roads Of Connecticut in the year end
ed June 30, 1904, according to report
just made public, were the greatest in
the history of the state. They amount
ed to $50, aSs, 9S4.S7, showing an i'm
crease Of $1,000, 800 Is over the pre-
vious year.
The drought which has been costing
western Pennsylvania industries ST.
100000 day has been broken On the
crest Of rise in the Ohio river 10000,
600 bushels of coal will be shipped
south. 1t is eight months since the
Ohio river has been navigable for coal
fleets.
Mrs. Mary Shepard of Poughkeepsie,
N. ri, celebrated her one hundred and
fourth birthday on Christmas day by
walking several blocks to attend 5
o'clock mass at ST. Peters church.
Mrs. Shepard does not wear glasses
and does all her own homework
The report of the state bank commits
sioners Of Iowa shows for the year all
most forty bank failures in the state,
with losses Of over $12,000,000, and
that eight bank officials have taken
their own lives when the crash was in
eyitable.
The plans of the New York Central
railroads terminal in New York cover
an area equal to nineteen city blocks
and represent total expenditure OF
more than $25,O00,00O when completed.
The interstate commerce commission
will prosecute the Illinois Steel compa-
ny for receiving rebates in the form Of
high rates for switching service on
railroad owned by the company.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
is preparing to spend $s0,000O00 in the
construction Of new railway station
in Chicago
cRlMEs The Pulajanes have
nNn ambushed and killed
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