The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
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paid him to act as dummy in the
Dodge Morse divorce case. when he was
to stand and be identified as Dodge, one
OF the principals in the case, in order 10
annul the divorce between Dodge and his
wife.
1t is rumored that Chauucey NJ. De-
pew will resign from the United States
| Senate and that Ex-Governor Black will
succeed him
Richard A. McCurdy, ex-president OF
the Mutual Life Insurance Company, IS
reported seriously i'll from nervous pros
| tration
William Guy, who killed two people in
Cleveland and seriously wounded third,
| pleaded guilty TO murder.
| The Roihwell block in Des Moines, Ia,
was destroyed by fire, involving proper
iy loss OF about $4,000.
A piece OF American artillery has been
found among the Russian guns at Port
| Arthur
! f. II. Hartman testified before the
| Armstrong insurance investigating COM
mittee that he did not use threats against
! Thomas f. Ryan when the latter got
! control OF the Equitable, but that Ryan
/ asked for his assistance when Hartman
asked for half the Hyde stock and the
privilege OF naming two trustees. When
/ Harriman's request was refused he had
| legislation at Albany watched through
Governor Higgins and Speaker Nixon.
Walter Guy. OF Cleaveland, just releas-
I ed from an insane asylum, killed his
| child and a broihcr-in-law, seriously
wounded a woman friend OF his wife and
shot at his wife
The federal grand jury OF Kansas City
| has found indictments alleging rebating
| against three Western railroads and
four OF the big Chicago becf-packers.
The Supreme Court Of lllionis has af-
! frmed the verdict in the case of Jo-
/ ham Hoch. now under sentence OF death
| for wife murder
The United Mine Workers have ap-
pointed a Committee TO confer with mine
owners regarding wages and hours Of
work
f.. w. Scott, president OF the Provident
| Savings Lie Assurance Society. asked
/ the investigating committee to exclude
certain statements that he owed the
| Equitable Society S1oo,ooo
The suit OF J. W cox Brown Of Bal
timore. against the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society was begun in New York.
Gen. Herman Haupt, Civil War veter-
an, railroad man and engineer in charge
Of the Hoosic tunnel and the first great
| oil-pipe line to tidewater, died on train
in New Jersey.
The anthracite miners met in annual
convention at Shamokin, Pa.
Mrs Grace Taggart. divorced wife OF
Captain Taggart, IS reported to have fled
from Worcester, Mass, with their child
ren.
President Charles w. Eliot, OF Har-
ward University, declared in an address
| at Concord that industrial autocracy is
| justified by results.
The Federal grand jury at Philadel-
phia returned eight indictments in the
alleged rebate cases.
George W. Perkins has resigned as
vice president of the New York Life
Insurance Company, and will be sue
/ ceeded by Alexander L. Orr, former
vice president OF the Rapid Transit Com
mission OF New York
Charles A. Peabody, a lawyer and Viii
liam Waldorf Astor's representative ir
the United States, has been elected pres
iden of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany at salary of $4,000 year.
A caucus OF miners at Shamokin. Pa,
indicates that the convention of the men
OF that section will demand an eight
hour day and recognition OF the union.
The directors OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad have voted TO expend $1,000, 600
for Improvements and to sustain the war
fare on free passes.
Thomas F Ryan, in answering the
questions Of the Armstrong insurance
investigating committee, as directed by
District Attorney Jerome, said E. H.
Hartman had threatened him with
Harrimans political and financial in
fiuences unless Hartman got part of
the Equitable stock Senator John +.
Dryden testified that the Prudential Life
Insurance Company paid $4,000 TO po-
litical campaign funds.
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