The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-03-25
News of the Week

New York and Brooklyn are experiencing
a great building boom.
Harvesting BY electric light has been intro
duced in Australia.
The Tobacco Trust, it is announced, will
fight the anticigaretfe laws Of Wisconsin and
Indiana
Charles F. Berry, trustee for many large es-
tates in Boston, is missing, and about $780,
600 Is involved
Six million pounds weight Of adulteEaied
and harmful foods we're destroyed by the
health department Of New York during the
last II months.
Many well known New Workers attended a
luncheon to Booker I. Washington at the City
Club last Saturday.
Two men we're arrested trying 10 break into
Chiehgo's Jail last Saturday. A plot 10 free
prisoners is suspected.
Philadelphia, Pa. has another epidemic Of
typhoid fever caused by impure water. Last
week PAT cases were reported
Lumbermen have asked for iniunctions
against nine railroads operating in Georgia,
alleging charge Of excessive rates.
The discovery has been made that good pa.
per can be produced from the refuse hops that
have hitherto been thrown away IN brewerles.
J. E. Daily, who was acting as 3 messenger
for the Central Bank of Oakland, California,
was held up Monday aAd robbed of $4,000.
A Vineland IN. ]. } contractor, Fesster by
name, died of fright at the sight Of surgical
instruments laid out preparatory to an opera
ton upon him.
Fourteen miners, who went into Rush Kun
and Red Ash mines, W. Va, 10 recover the
bodies of ten men killed Saturday, lost their
lives in second explosion.
S. C. T. Dodd. who has resigned as general
solicitor of the Standard Oil Company, proba-
bly drew the largest annual salary of any indi-
vidual in the United States-$25O, 900.
While working on the teeth Of Civil War
veteran named Reese at Ottawa, Kansas, the
dentist found LOUNGE mimic ball imbedded
in the jawbone. Reese was shot in battle in
1864.
The New York Board Of Heallhis commits
sion to investigate spotted fever held pre-
liminary meeting. There have been $50 deaths
in New York from the disease from January
to March is, inclusive.
After lapse Of more than 20 years, during
which time she has never spoken q word above
a whisper, Miss Mabel Penny, of 10 West
lO3d street, New York city, within the last
fortnight completely recovered the use of her
voice and now speaks with perfect distinct
ness and freedom. Her voice failed after an
attack of scarlet fever when child.
Morgan w. Leboyteaux, one Of the leading
citizens of Romulus, member of the First Pres
bytsrian Church of Waterloo. N. T., and pres.
ident of the Vigilance Society of the towns OF
Varick and Romulus, was arrested March IL
at his home in Romulus. He is charged with
burglary in the third degree, in entering the
store of Clinton A. Warne, of Romulus, on
the night of March 2. Warne and Leboyteaux
are cousins.
Miss Rebecca Jones, the woman who attain
ed wide celebrity some rs years ago in New
York by refusing to answer questions IN the
Surrogate's Court in the Gordon Hamersley
will contest, and suffered imprisonment over
one year for contempt without yielding, died
at Ballston, N Y. March 10. Miss Jones
was born there in 1922, and for over 30 year.
was the trusted servant of the Gordon Ham
ersley family. She was called as a witness il
the will contest, and refused to answer CUES
tions regarding the family. The millions wen
TO the widow Of Louis Hamersley, afterward
Duchess of Marlborough and now Lady Beres
ford