Milford chronicle., 1906-05-11
a WEEKS NEWS coNDENsRD
Thursday, May 3.

LednueI mart, Ol GlIdIus Edt bnOt
and killed his wife and himself.
Governor E. W. Hoch, of Kansas.
was renominated by the Republican
state convention at Topeka
Gertrude Bendel, years old, was
burned to death while playing with
matches in her home in Philadelphia
The new six-story building and stock
Of the Aaron Furniture company at
connellsville, Pa, were damaged by
fire to the extent of SS5,000.
The Glen Ellyn Springs Hotel, the
100000 building used last summer as
q sanitarium for poor children of Chi
eago, was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground.
Friday, May 4.
Morris K. Jessup has been reelected
president of the New York Chamber
of Commerce.
Four men were killed by the falling
of a derrick at the limestone quarry at
Rockland, Me.
The plant of the Lamotte Powder
works. at Ashburn, Mo-. was blown up
and two employees killed.
John R. Walsh, former president of
the defunct Chicago National Bank,
was held in $4,000 bail for trial.
Three Americans, Alfred Sweeney,
Joe Purony and a man named Fisher.
together with three Mexicans. were
drowned a fortnight ago in Minatilan
river, Mexico.
Saturday, May 5.
Chief of Police Harry C. Eldridge, Of
Atlantic City, died suddenly.
Corporal James Tanner, commander
in-chief of the G. A. R., declares the
veterans are dying at the rate of 5000
a month.
President Cleveland addressed the
members of the Periodical Publishers
Association at their annual dinner at
Atlantic City, N. ].
To give United States senators an op-
portunity to review the evidence. the
vote in the Smoot case has been post
poned until May IS.
Colonel Charles w. Eckman died at
his home near Shamokin, Pa, from a
wound received during the Civil War.
Monday, May 7.
Elizabeth Gates, ia years Of age,
said to be the oldest person in Georgia,
died at Brunswick.
For fall into an unprotected street
opening, Miss Hannah Sullivan has
sued South Bethlehem, Pa, for $4,000
A ball of lightning shocked and bare
ly missed ex-LegislatOr George W,
Mumper, who sat at an open window
in New Cumberland, Pa.
Henry G. Coll, former cashier of the
First National Bank of Milwaukee,
Wis, convicted of misapplying funds
was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Pleading guilty to robbing the DR.
Pinault residence, of which he was
Thomas J. Wainwright was
sent to Jail for seven years at Minneap-
oils.
Tuesday, May 8.
Speaker Cannon was 20 years ole
Monday.
Four men were drowned in the Mont
river at Quebec by the up
of their boat.
Fifteen persons were injured in
nead-on collision of two trolley cars
near Plainsboro, n. ].
The office of Joseph Letter in Chi
,ago was robbed of bonds and securi-
les valued at from $4,000 to $25,OOC
ind there is no clue to the thieves.
Following a quarrel Samuel Wallace
md Matthew Aurell fought a duel
With pistols at Randall, o., and Wal
ace was killed and Aurell disappeared
Wednesday, May'9.
County Judge Benjamin A. Vail. OF
aahway, N. J., has been appointed cir
uit court judge.
Deputy sheriffs fired into a crowd OF
iotous strikers at Pueblo, Colo. kill
ng one and fatally injuring two others.
Christopher Baker, Of Philadelphia
ommitted suicide by drowning by
lmping off the Pennsylvania railroad
ridge crossing the Delaware river.
Thinking that stick of dynamite
-as a pencil, 12-year-old John Rem.
lick, of Princeton, N. j., tried to cut
with his penknife and lost three
f his fingers in the explosion that
,llowed.