The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24
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Worlds DoingS
United States senators were elected
on Wednesday as follows: New York,
Chauncey M. Depew; Montana, Thorn
as. I'll. Carter; Pennsylvania, Philander
9. Knox; Nebraska, Elmer J. Burkett;
Indiana, Albert J. Beveridge and James
A. Hemenway; Nevada, George s. Nix
on; Utah, George Sutherland; North
Dakota, P. j. McCumber; Michigan Ju-
Illus Caesar Burrows; Rhode Island, N.
w. Aldrich; Massachusetts. Henry
Cabot Lodge and w. Murray Crane.
Minnesota, Moses K. Clapp; Connect
cut, Morgan G. Buckley.
In the lower house Of the Tennessee
legislature Mr. Rawls has introduced
a bill 'tto encourage matrimony and
to promote the strenuous life" He pro-
posed to tax all bachelors after they
reach the age Of twenty-tbree years.
Andrew Carnegie has reimbursed the
students of Oberlin college who as de
positors suffered by the failure of the
Citizens National bank following the
Chadwick collapse The amount was
about $4,000.
Benjamin Conigisky of Peoria, ILL.,,
has just been awakened from five
weeks trance, having succeeded in
hypnotizing himself while studying the
occult Electrical shocks were used to
arouse him.
The new armored cruiser Colorado
was placed in commission at the
League Island navy yard on Thursday.
The cruiser is commanded by Captain
Duncan Kennedy.
The hotels in Wichita. Kan, on
Wednesday, refused to receive Booker
4. Washington when he arrived there.
All declined to allow him to register
cpiMEe Mrs. Mignonette Sea-
vey of harrington, an
CASUALTIES. Hamnsbtre state Hos.
pitai For the Insane, unexpectedly de-
veIoped murderous proclivities on
Thursday and with towel roller
killed two other inmates Of the nstitu.
ton and seriously injured another pa
tient.
On Thursday evening Willard Elder,
aged twelve; George Leiper, aged ten,
and George Thomas, aged twelve,
while coasting in Tyrone. Pa, were
carried under a moving shifting loco
motive. Elder and Thomas were killed,
and Leiper cannot recover from his in
juries. Three other boys who were on
the sled were less seriously injured.
Charles Tuxhorn, farmer near Nc
Pherson, Kan, on Sunday, killed his
two sons, aged six and ten years;
burned his house and barn, with all of
the contents, and then shot and killed
himself. He had been arrested for NAL
treating his wife and children and was
to have appeared in court.
A triple tragedy was enacted in
Franklin county, Va, on Wednesday.
James Abshire and his son fought re.
volyer and shotgun duel with L. A.
Pradd and man named HoIley, as a
result of which the three first named
are dead and Holley, who escaped in
jury, is in Jail.
BY the wreck of the Sunrise express
from Halifax and st. John, over the
western division of the Boston and
Maine railroad, by broken rail, near
Durham, N. H., upward of fifty persons
received bruises and minor injuries.
Frank Croker of New York was SO
badly injured that he died later and his
auto driver, Alex Raoul, killed instant
ly Saturday afternoon by the overturn.
ing of Mr. Cookers racing car on the
beach at Ormond, Fla.
Seven men were buried alive under
q great mass of dirt and rock as the re
suit Of cave-in in deep cut five
miles north of Antoine, Ark, on Thurs
day, on the Gurdon and Fort Smith
railroad.
William Masten, aged thirteen years
died on Friday at Cansaseraga, N. T.
from the effects of poison taken will
suicidal intent Recently he attempted
to throw himself before a moving train
As the result Of a boiler explosion il
the Sycamore oil field near Marietta
o., John Hopkins and Sherman Baker
two well known oil men, were killed.
In a fire at Iron River, Wis, on Sun
day, which destroyed the residence OF
George Barnes, his wife, two daugh
ters and a 'sehoolteacher persisted
On Thursday Daniel Janles and
George Swetra, miners at Shenandoah
Pa, were caught under a fail of Goa
and instantly killed
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ruE r,1r Plant No. |, covering
RECORD three acres Of ground
Dryer works, branch Of the American
Agricultural Chemical company, was
destroyed on Monday night The loss
is placed at$Io0OO0. with insurance
covering large portion of that sum.
Fire entirel destroyed the Mckay
Carriage works IN Grove City, Pa, anC
for a time threatened the business por
tion of the city. The loss is about 500,
600, partly covered by insurance On'
hundred men are thrown out Of EN-
ployment
AT Wilkesbarre, Pa, on Sunday, the
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