The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-08-17
The NEWS in SHORT ORDER


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No credence is attached TO the al
legged confession of George H. Leroy. a
negro under life sentence in Seattle,
Wash, that ne and two other men
Strangled to death Jennie Cramer, of
New Haven, ~ years ago.
Twelve persons were killed and at
least 25 others injured as the result of
collision between a passenger and
freight train on the Nickel Plate Road,
near kishman, o.
Miss Florence Croker, the youngest
daughter OF Richard Croker, eoped with
young Italian in Paris.
Walter Sanger Pullman wss~Seriously
injured by being thrown from horse
at San Mateo, Cal.
Bishop A. Coke Smith, of the South
ern Methodist Church, is i'll with tuber-
culoslS at Asheville, n. c., and there is
little hope for his ultimate recovery.
William Curtis, colored, was shot and
killed at Saratoga, n. Y, while at
tempting to escape arrest for burglary,
by Detective James Sullivan
Clara L. Shaffer, the belle of Wash
ington township, Pa, has sued &sinSn5zs
Dreese for $4,000 damaged
of promise
The Holy Rollers, of Benton II
Mich, under the leadership of
benJamin, are preparing. for 4
in New York.
Thomas N. Butts and wife. of Brook
lyn, were injured while walking across
the Cape May Beach Drive by being
run into by an automobile operated by
+. II. Hack, Jr., of Baltimore. They
were carried to their hotel on stretchers.
A delegation of Jewish bankers of
New York and Chicago conferred with
NJ. Wltte at Portsmouth about anI~>,
Grating the condition OF the Jews in
Russia.
Members of the Citizens Union Of
New York are urging District Attorney
Jerome to agree to take the independent
nomination for mayor
Claims aggregating $5.oooooo francs
held against Venezuela by the French
government have been allowed by Ref
cree Plumlcv
The legislative committee to investi-
O. NV Soc, "
will not begin its sessions for two weeks.
Gladys and Eugene Roosevelt. cous-
ms OF President Roosevelt, were injured
IN a runaway accident at Sagville, l.. l.
The transport Logan arrived at Iloilo,
/ Philippines, with Secretary of War Taft.
Miss Roosevelt and party.
In New York Mrs Rose Schoonke.
. ''''-Ni AAaFNLN pei lOlilCl, WHO was
deserted by her husband, tried to hang
herself, but the rope broke Then she
drank liquid in which matches had
been soaked. Before the poison became
effective she tried to throw herself from
a htth-StOry window.
In a speech at a Confederate reunion
at McGregOr, Tex, Senator Bailey de
cried the remarks of President Alder
man, OF the University of Virginia, in
belttllng modern statesmA GGf 49,
South
1t is stated that the fund necessary 81
meet the expense in the case of the apS1
peal of Johann Hoch, the Chicago Blue
beard, has not been presented to the
court.
Sam Grice, a former British soldier.
who once saved the life of General Rob
ertS in battle, was sentenced at Salt
Lake City to II years in prison for bur
glary.
Edward Drouin died under mysterious
circumstances at Peoria, Ill He was
the son of former member of the fac
ulty of the University of Pennsylvania.
Twenty firemen were overcome by an
explosion OF tanks containing fats in a
New York soap factory. They were
rescued by their comrades.
AT Frederic, Mich, Mrs. Hedrich was
arrested on the charge of the murder
of her two little boys
President Jordon, of the Southern
Cotton Association, has demanded the
resignation of Vice President Peters of
the organization.
The Citizens Union of New York has
issued a call for the nomination of Dis ,
trict Attorney Jerome for mayor
President Roosevelt addressed the |
mineworkerS and the Catholic Total Alb
Stincnce Union at Wilkesbarre. 4
General Lyon succeeds General Car
nahau as head of the Uniformed Rank
of Knights of PythiaS.
Eijiro Tagasugi professor of Eng@AhA
at the University of Toxic, says Ru4
must make peace.
Capt. Jerome B. Osier, believed to be
the oldest resident of Illinois, died at
Chicago.
! Oscar Benson, policeman, shot and
killed his brother-in-law in Chicago.
! The boilermakers of the Chicago Grea&
| Western shops have struck