Milford chronicle., 1905-08-18
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Thursday, August 10.
General Freight Agent s. T. Sohr
Of the Chicago Great Western, has re-
signed. w. G. Pinckney succeeds him.
Before the Pennsylvania state med
ical board. in session at Atlantic City,
N. J., out of 466 candidates, Sc failed,
Boston has been selected as the
meeting place for the 2lst annual con.
vention of the American Philatelic
Association.
The General Supply and Construc-
ton Company of New York. will build
the new union passenger station of
the Southern Railway at Mobile. Ala,
to cost 100000.
Alexander r. Smith. superintendent
of the New York Maratime Exchange,
has resigned in order to accept a po-
sition with the Merchant Marine
League Of the United States, with
headquarteN in Cleveland, o.
Friday, August II.
The Southern Vehicle Association
met in annual session at High Point,
N. c.
The Russian ministry Of finance has
ordered a reduction in the export duty
on petroleum.
The state convention of the Broth
erhood of the Union installed officers
at 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 TO his coun-
try home. at Radnor. suburb.
Saturday, August u.
Robert S. Huston, chief clerk at the
Philadelphia mint, committed suicide
by hanging.
Former Congressman Francis Mar
vim died at Port Jervis. N. Y, aged n
years. In business he was a banker
and railway promoter.
Mrs. Naomi Aldrich, of 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 a stroke of apoplexy, from
which he died.
Monday, August IA.
Alan w. Wood, the Pittsburg mil
lionaire, died in New York from the ef-
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 P. Shea was reelected |
president of the International Brother
hood of Teamsters at the Philadelphia
Bv a fall of coal in the Truesdale |
colliery at Wilkesbarre. Pa, John E.
Lovett, Matthew Kaleas and Anthony |
were killed and Thomas
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-
ete of Spring Grove. Pa. was drowned
while swimming in ConewagO creek,
near York.
The late Rear Admiral A. E. K. Ben.
nam. u. S. ~, was buried at Arlington
Washington, D. c., with fuL
honors.
Walter Sanger Pullman, son of the
ate George NJ. Pullman, was thrown
rom a carriage at San Mateo, Cal.
md sustained injuries from which he
nay die.
Wednesday, August 16.
Rev. Charles E. Sandt fell dead OF
leart disease at his home in Allen 8,
own, Pa.
The Philadelphia, Baltimore & Wash
ngton RilrOad company will erect a
200, 900 passenger station in Whining !
on, Del.
Bishop Cope Smith, of the Southern :
fethodist church. who was seriously y
i with pneumonia at Asheville, N. c., =
1ill recover.
The annual convention of the Inter. !
ational Brotherhood of Teamsters al !.
adjourned to meet next
ear in Chicago.
The Virginia state board of health
ill establish a complete quarantine al E
Iorfolk against all passengers and
eight from Louisiana.
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