Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-07-15
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday, July 7.

the navy.
President Roosevelt has approved
the issue OF 100000 of bonds by the
territory OF Hawaii.
Baron Speck Won Sternburg. the Ger
man ambassador. and his wife sailed
for Germany from New York
The wholesale grocery store of Phil
lips. Webb & Co. at Nashville. Tenn,
was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss
Of $4,000.
The Philippine commission has
granted a franchise to Sabin Glass. o.
San Francisco, to construct telephone
and telegraph systems throughout lie
islands
Saturday, July 8.
The National Association of Railway
Agents will hold a convention at Port
land. Ore. July 1920.
c. e. Dromgoe, tobacco salesman
of Richmond, Va. was found dead in
a hotel at Knoxville, Tenn.
James Marsublo. a trackwaiker on
the Pennsylvania railroad. was struck
by train at Chester. Pa. and in
stantly killed.
Two children are dead. another pain
fully burned and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brandt. the parents. are In a serious
condition as the result of the explo-
sion of an oil lamp at their home in
Allegheny. Pa.
Monday, July 10.
Falling from a Reading Railway
train at East Penn Junction. Pa.
Brakeman William Shaffer lost both
legs.
Lorenzo Buchanan. aged 20. was
thrown while endeavoring to stop a
runaway horse at Altoona. and fatally
injured.
II is announced that the next con-
vention of the Catholic Young Mems
National Union will be held August
22-23 at Albany. N. Y.
The topedo-boat destroyers Whipple
and Stewart collided while entering
the harbor of Rockland Me-. the for
mer being considerably damaged.
Tuesday, July II.
John l.. Markle, an actor. committed
mitted suicide in New York hotel by
shooting.
Coutny Collector f. J. Mackey COM
mitted suicide at Phillipsburg, n. j.,
by hanging.
Andrew Sargent. of Philadelphia,
was instantly killed while adjusting
store.
J. II. Thomas. proprietor of cloth
ing store at Natrona. Pa. shot and kill
ed an unknown burglar whom he found
entering his store.
Arthur Nicely leaped from the fourth
floor of a burning building in New
York. landing on his head on the side
walk. and was killed.
Wednesday, July II.
The Pennsylvania State Educational
Association convention was held at
Reading.
a pilgrimage to Rome sailed from New
York on the Slavonia-
Mrs. Helen l.. Johnson. mother of
Mayor Tom Johnson. of Cleveland. died
at her home in Brooklyn of old age.
The Jews of the United States are
sending 80 delegates to the seventh
Zionist congress at Basic. Switzerland,
July %.
Count Cassini, the retiring Russian
ambassador to the United States, sail
ed for Europe on the Kaiser Will
helm H.
William Il. Lyons, former chief of
police of Baltimore. and one OF the
best-known detectives in the country,
died from the result of a fall from a
street car.
Thursday, July 13.
The Catholic Educational Association
held it's convention in New York
William Monray was stabbed to
death by John Hawthorne at Ashton,
w. Va. in a quarrel over a woman.
President Roosevelt has named ID. w.
Baker. of Washington. for United
States attorney for the District of CO.
lumbia
Assemblyman Edward S. Coyne OF
Union county. y. j.. died at Elizabeth
as the result of an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Despondent over III health w. b.
Howell. a wealthy Arkansas cotton
planter. committed suicide by shooting
in q New York hotel.