Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-08-19
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. August u.

FRIDAY, august W.
Tho Southern Vehicle Association
met in annual session at High Point.
y. e.
TIE Russian ministry OF finance has
ordered reduction in the export duty
On petroleum.
The state convention of the Broth.
erhond OF the Union installed officers
al Scranton. Pa. and selected Leba-
non for next years meeting.
District Attorney Bell. of Philadel-
phia. who was severely injured in an
elevator accident recently, has been
taken from the hospital tn his coun-
try home. Mt Radnor. suburb.
Saturday. August ~.
Robert 5. Huston, chief clerk at the
Philadelphia mint. committed suicide
by hanging.
Former Congressman Francis Mar
win died at Port Jeryis. y. Y, aged II
years. In business he was banker
and railway promoter.
Mrs. Naomi Aldrichs. AZ Frederick.
Mich. was arrested. Charged with MUIR
dering her two little boys To obtain an
insurance of $50 on each.
William Ruch. OF Allentown. Pa. a
Civil War veteran. became so excited
over seeing President Roosevelt as he
passed through TO Wilkesbarre that
he suffered stroke OF apoplexy. from
which he died.
Monday, August "a.
Alan W. Wood. the Pittsburg MIL
lionaire. died in New York from the Of
fects OF an operation.
Memorial services for the dead In
the gunboat Bennigtnon disaster were
held at San Diego. Cal.
An elevator in the chamber of COM
merce building at Buffalo dropped six
stories. seriously injuring six persons.
Cornelius r. Shea was reelected
president OF the international Brother
hood OF Transfers at the Philadelphia
convention.
Bv fall of coal in the Truesdale
colliery at Wilkesbarre. Pa, John +.
I.ovett. Matthew Kaleas and Anthony
Zaharaskus were killed and Thomas
Walters was fatally injured.
Tuesday. August IS.
The 18th annual convention OF the
Pattern Makers League OF America
was held at Pittsburg.
Mrs. John NJ Rott. OF Baltimore. Is
suing for divorce. declaring her hus-
band was a lunatic when she married
him
Grover Koutz 20 years old. an ath-
lete of Spring Grove, Pa. was drowned
while swimming In Conewago creek.
near York.
The late Rear Admiral A. T.. X. Ben
ham u. s. ~, was buried at Arlington
cemetery. Washington. ID. C.. with full
military honors.
Walter Sanger Pullman. son OF the
late George NJ. Pullman. was thrown
from carriage at San Mateo. Cal.
and sustained injuries from which he
may die.
Wednesday. August t6.
Rev. Charles +. Sandt fell dead OF
heart disease at his home in Allen
town. Pa.
The Philadelphia. Baltimore 4 Wash
ington Rilroad company will erect a
5000, 900 passenger station in Whining
ton. Del.
Bishop Cope Smith OF the Southern
Methodist church, who was seriously
III with pneumonia at Asheville. n. c..
will recover
The annual convention OF the Inter-
s.f Foo .ySn
Philadelphia adjourned to meet next
year in Chicago.
The Virginia state board OF health
will establish complete quarantine at
Norfolk against all passengers and
freight from Louisiana.
Thursday. August II.
The National Reciprocity Conference
held a two days session at Chicago
The Irish National Catholic Benevo-
lent Union held it's S5th biennial con-
vention at Providence. K. |.
BY water running down her windpipe
while drinking. Mrs. Maggie Jones. OF
Camden. n. j.. choked TO death.
Congressman II. c. Loudenslager. Of
New Jersey. Is critically III with ty-
phoid fever at his home at Paulsboro.
The German emperor has conferred
the order OF the Red Eagle on Waldo
man Won Nostitz. editor OF the Louis
vile. Ky. Anzeiger.
Walter S. Pullman. son OF the late
George NJ. Pullman. who was injured
in a runaway accident at Redwood City.
Cal. died OF his injuries.