Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-18
/ WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday, AUGUST 10.


d.. died suddenly al West Chester.
Pa. aged ~ years.
Abraham Goldsmith. wealthy man.
ufacturer OF Cleveland. was killed by
a train at Erie. Pa.
Rev. James Brady, a Baptist clergy.
man died in the county Jail at Morris.
town. Tenn. of hydrophobia.
James Boyd was struck by Penn.
sylvania railroad express train at
Philadelphia and instantly killed.
Mrs. Nellie Nadau. Of Pittsburg, at.
tempted to commit suicide on the
street in New York by swallowing car
bolic acid. but will probably recover.
Saturday, August II.
In wreck on the Fort Worth and
Denver City railroad near Fruitland.
Tex. So persons were injured. several
fatally.
While under arrest for smuggling
liquor at Fort Oglethorpe. Chattanoo
ga. Tenn. J. Coerner. 18th cavalry,
committed suicide.
Isabella Jones was arrested for va.
grancy at Allegheny. Pa. and com.
mitted to Jail. and when searched had
$1,000 in bills hid in her clothing.
Charles breckenridge. lineman.
came in contact with heavily charg
ed live wire while working on a pole
at Atlantic City. ". j., and was in.
stantly killed.
Monday, AUGUST 10,
Four children were drowned by the
capsizing OF gasoline launch on the
river at Winnipeg. Man.
Precipitated % feet from a fallint
scaffold at Altoona. Ernest Garrett
Edward o'Donnell and Ralph Clapper
bricklayers. were injured Garrett prop.
ably fatally.
Struck by a Reading railway passen.
ger train at Tamaqua. John Robert.
Garinger. aged 80. suffered fracture
OF the skull and was injured so badly
that he died several hours later.
j. ID. Montague. brother OF former
Governor Montague OF Virginia, died
at Tuscombia. Ala. of poisoning. and o
coroner's jury was unable TO decide
whether he was a suicide or victim oi
accident
Tuesday, August II.
DR. James u. McCaw. one Of the old.
est physicians in Virginia died at
Richmond aged 81 years
Ten mills OF the South Sharon tPa.)
Tin company resumed operations after
a long idieness, giving employment &c
900 men.
F. +. Drake. treasurer OF Elkhart
county. Ind. committed suicide follow.
ing the loss OF $4,000 county funds In 9
bank failure. which he had to replace
A jewel ease containing $4,000 worth
OF jewels belonging to Mrs. NJ T. Ely
OF Buffalo was stolen from a suitcase
In hotel at Battle Greek. Mich. and
there is no clue 10 the thief.
Wednesday. August IS.
The 4lst annual convention OF the
Brotherhood OF America was held a,
Lebanon. Pa.
William J. Bryan announces that he
will visit Australia Immediately after
the November elections.
Walter Franks. years old. was
drowned In a lake In Paramount Park.
Philadelphia. while swimming.
While returning home in an intoxl.
Gated condition. George Whitney. q
brick yard worker at Brandt. Pa. was
struck by train and killed
Admiral George Dewey has been
elected governor OF the Founders and
Patriots OF America to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF Robert b. Roose.
welt.
Thursday, August is.
AS the result of heat prostrations
Leslie johnson and William Stewart
both negroes died in Washington
William Lucas. wholesale butter
dealer, OF Camden, n j.. was fined
1880 and costs for selling short.
weight butter.
Owing TO domestic troubles. f. Fred.
erick Ford. Pennsylvania railroad
brakeman committed suicide by shoot.
ing at Enola. near Harrisburg. Pa
Louis Nye. night Waterman at q
bridge at Legionyille. near Pittsburg
was hot through the abdomen by three
men who were being chased by de-
tectives.
In fit OF insanity. Emil Berner. OF
Batavia. Ills. murdered his brother-in-
law by cutting his throat with razor,
slashed Mrs. Berner so severely that
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