Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday, september 1.

Three masked men held up an ex-
press train at Kemmerer, Wyo., and
escaped with $500.
Senator Fairbanks, Republican can
uidate for vice president, opened the
campaign in Kansas at Marion.
Washington Hancock, grandson OF
The late General W. S. Hancock. died
suddenly in London of heart disease.
Georgia has appointed a board to in
vestigate the extent of tuberculosis in
Ihe state and to devise means for
stamping 1t out.
DR.. Thomas Herran, who represented
Colombia at Washington up to the time
OF the Panama incident, died at Liber-
ty, N. Y, after long illness.
Friday, September 2.
Three hundred students of the Ohio
Normal University at Ada have signed
a petition to bar negroes from the
school.
Nathan Frye, treasurer of the Water
town, Mass. Savings Bank, is under
arrest charged with embezzling $4,000
Of its funds.
The 296 survivors of the "Old Buck
tails" famous sharpshooters of the
Civil War, held their annual reunion
at Lock Haven, Pa.
For wireless telegraphy work in the
navy during the coming year the bu-
reau of equipment will recommend an
appropriation of 100000.
The new United States mint at Dem
yer, Col, was opened with a presiden-
tial salute Of 20 guns, but coming will
not begin. until July 1. 1905.
Saturday. September 8.
The Most Rev. DR.. Flood, Catholic
archbishop of Trinidad, has arrived in
New York from Brazil.
John Joiner. colored, was hanged at
Wilmington, Del, for the murder of
John r. Taylor, colored.
Wilson FARRELL fell from his bicycle
at FELTON,, Del. and was struck by a {
railroad engine and instantly killed. l
An examination was held at the navy
yard, Washington, D. c., to fill two
vacancies in the grade of assistant pay
master in the navy. {
Six Indians of the Turtle Mountain
reservation, Rolla, N. D., were found
dead from drinking wood alcohol, and C
four more are dying. I
n Monday, September 5. e
The union butchers of New York II
have declared the strike against the
Beef Trust at an end. Y
William Talmadge, of Philadelphia, R
died in hospital in agony after drink tC
Ing a quart of whisky.
Coal operators and miners in Mon D
tana have agreed on wage scale to
continue one year from October 1. G.
A block of business houses in the
district of Memphis, Tenn. d
was destroyed by fire, entailing loss
1f SSOO,00O of
Rosa Stern, the 23-year-old daughter
If Rev. Lewis Stern, of Washington. B;
while despondent through sickness, cut
Ter throat with a razor. c;
Tuesday, September 6.
Five laborers were killed by the ex- CT
ilosion of threshing engine on a farm
lear Bricelyn, MINI. ed
The biennial convention of the Letter be
'arriers' Association of Pennsylvania ma
'as held at Allentown. tic
John Lichtman, aged IA years. Of
was drowned in the Del Die
ware river while swimming. St
State Senator Alexander E. Patten, inf
Z Curwensville, Pa, died of heart dis fo1
ase, after an illness of "a hours. sta
George B. COrtelyou, Republican ma col
onal chairman. visited President neI
at Oyster Bay and discussed ch;
lmpaign plans. ele
George Schmidt. of New York. in me
of jealousy. shot his wife three
mes and then himself, and both are ht
a critical condition. cIa
Wednesday, September 7.
The state convention of the Populist Y
lrty of New Jersey was held at At Re,
ntic City IN
The Cuban senate has ratified the bea
eaty Of extradition recently concluded eon
tween this country and Cuba. tnr,
Two railroadeTs were killed and one be
tally injured in a head-on collision Sti,
the Pittsburg and Rochester rail- nor
ad near Carman, Pa Rer
Miss Putnam and Arthur Courtney mo,
Pittsburg were drowned in Lake wa c
.rmore, near Grove City, Pa, while nIur
ling, their boat upsetting in a squan. s.
President Roosevelt and President nub
az, of Mexico, may meet at Calves etat
l. Tex, in November, as Mr.. Roose-
It will spend several weeks hunting GEF
ere at a time when Diaz will visit Rs+,
Paso.
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