Milford chronicle., 1905-05-05
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Thursday, AprII Il.

SOAAoucAaOS hSAAOiAdl LAY was Cele-
brated throughout the south with the
usual ceremonies.
The 10th biennial convention of the
Young Women's Christian Association
was held at Detroit.
Colonel Willard Glazier, author, SOL
der and explorer. died Of heart dis
ease at Albany, N. Y. aged 81 years.
Andrew Carnegie has offered 4O.OOO
to the University Of Tennessee at Knox
vile upon condition that like amount
is raised.
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger
train struck a tree near Hinton; VIVA.
and was thrown into the river 30 feet
below, nine persons being injured, none
fatally.
Friday, April %.
Former Governor Alvin Hawkins, Of
Tennessee, died at Huntington, aged
SO years.
Miss Gladys Smith, of St. Louis, will
christen the cruiser st. Louis when the
ship is launched at Philadelphia May ..
Six persons were injured, three IA
tally, by a gas explosion at Hunting
ton, w. Va, which wrecked two build
ings.
Fifteen members Of the second class
at the Annapolis naval academy who
will come up for graduation have been
found physically disqualified.
The hides of five bears killed by
President Roosevelt in Colorado will
be dressed and cured and shipped to
the White House.
Saturday. April 20.
Cardinal Andrea Ajuti, archbishop Of
Verona, died at Rome from liver trou-
Bile, aged Sc years.
Mrs Johanna Barber, Sc years old, |
was asphyxiated by gas from a stove
at her home in Phillipsburg, N. ].
The 11th annual meeting of the Ma
tional Municipal League at New York
ended with a banquet to the delegates.
]. Julius Schaumloffel, a Baltimore
lawyer, was sent to Jail for five years
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Hans Olsen, his wife and five chill
dren, of Muskegon, Mich, were poi.
soned by eating diseased beef, but ply
sicians saved all but the mother and
the youngest child.
Monday, May I.
A tornado passed over Carlisle, ILL.,,
destroying much property and causing
a loss Of $4,000 {
Chief Wilkie, of the United States
secret service, is in San Francisco, run
ming down counterfeiters Of silver coin.
Mrs. Roosevelt will give a tea at the
White Houst to the International Rail
way Congress on the afternoon Of
May u.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has planted 10000 more locust trees {
near Mt. Joy, Pa, to grow for rail-
road ties. 9
Heirs Of the late Mrs. Mary Stock :
dale, Of Flint, Mich, who left her /
s4OO, 600 estate to charity, have decided g
to contest the will. =
Tuesday, May 2. d
Secretary Taft has accepted an in
Vitation to visit Honolulu on his trip ?
10 the Philippines. d
Secretary and Mrs. Shaw attended {
he funeral of Rev. DR.. Harris, an old u
riend, at Boone, Ia.
The seventh annual session of the q
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Associa- II
ion was held at Lancaster, Pa. 70
Hon. Craig Kent. former lieutenant .,
governor of Virginia, and a member ~
4 the secession convention in 1860, II
lied at Roanoke, Va, aged rs years. o.
The transport Sumner arrived at W
DID Point Comfort, Va, with 1000
to participate in the army
nd navy manoeuvres at Fort Monroe IA
ext month. ~
Wednesday, May 8. ne
The seventh annual convention Of W,
is Knights Of Columbus of Pennsyl- ",
ania was held at Wilkesbarre. no
The Both annual convention Of the ~,
malgamated Association of Iron. In
teel and Tin Workers was held at dc
etroit at,
John Conray, who is wanted in of
D. c., for embezzlement, hi,
as arrested in London and held for arr
vic
The General Assembly Of the Pres du
yterian Church, representing Ss state ell
mods, will be held at Winona Lake, VIII
d., May IS. of
from a chair upon which she prC
IS standing in her home, Mrs. James car
,dgers, aged Al years, Of Altoona, too
l., received injuries from which she 1876
ed. anC
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