The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-27
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DOMESTIC
State Superintendent OF Insurance
Hendricks, OF New York, testified be-
fore the insurance investigating com
mittee that his department knew little
Of the alleged graft and extravaganees
of the life insurance companies.
William Pinto and Joseph Gaul, two
lo-year-old boys, were arrested in Phil
adelphia charged with attempting TO
wreck a Baltimore and Ohio freight
train.
Thomas p. Wicles, convicted in New
York of blackmail, has been sentenced
TO year in the penitentiary.
Stockholders OF the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton Railroad have decided
that their lease of the Pere Marquette
and Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville
lines is contrary to the laws OF Ohio.
VIII Carter, a negro, II years old,
was hanged at Kenansyille, n. c., for a
criminal assault upon a six-year-old
white girl at Wallace, N. c., in Noyem-
Der last
Abe Hummel, the lawyer who was tried
in New York for conspiracy, was found
y
penetentiary and fine OF $500
The properties Of Banker John r.
Walsh, OF Chicago, are increasing in
value, and rival interests are bidding for
some OF his large holdings.
The terminals OF the Deleware, Lack
awanna aud Western Railroad, Twenty
third Street, New York, were destroyed
by hre
Dr. George w. Atherton has resigned
as president of the Pennsylvania State
College.
A bomb was thrown through the win
dow OF the Allied Iron Association in
New York City, wrecking the place.
Several employees were stunned, but not
seriously injured.
John w. Gates and new directors, rep
resenting the Republic Steel and Iron
Company, have acquired control OF the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company.
The wife of w. (. Corey, president OF
the United Steel Corporation, will insti-
tute divorce proceedings against him il
Pittsburg.
David Belasco, the playwright, has lost
his legal fight with Klaw & Erlanger
and Joseph Brooks on the question OF
partnership
The Pennsylvania Railroad has moor
porated the Pennsylvania and Newark
Railroad to construct A. miles Of road
through New Jersey.
BEN niamin Parkhurst, formerly a we'll
known Mason, of Washington, died from
the result of an assault at Ehston, Pa.
Many people were injured in a wreck
on the New York Central Railroad II
New York City
Fines aggregating $4,000 were i'm
posed on Brick Trust officials and labor
leaders in Chicago, who pleaded guilty
to the charge OF combining 10 prevent
competition.
Judge Craig, OF the Edgar County
| (lll) Court, issued an attachment
against United States District Attorney
Trautman, said to be in contempt o.
court
Dowie is to give up the rcins in Zior
Cly and the financial industries OF thC
city are to be reorganized
Mrs. William Ostrum and her two
children were burned to death in then
home, in Charleroix, Mich.
Charles A. Herhch testified in a New
York court that Attorney Abe HAmme
paid him 10 act as dummy in tn
Dodge Morse divorce case, when he wa
to stand and be identified as Dodge, on
OF the principals in the case, in order e
annul the divorce between Dodge and hi
wife
II is rumored that Chauncey NJ. De
pew will resign from the United State
Senate and that Ex-Governor Black vii
succeed him.
Richard A. McCurdy, ex-president o.
the Mutual Life Insurance Company, j!
reported seriously i'll from nervous pros
tration
William Guy, who killed two people il
Cleveland and seriously wounded a third
pleaded guilty TO murder.
The Rothwell block in Des Nlones, Ia.
was destroyed by fire, involving a proper
ty loss OF about $4,000.