Milford chronicle., 1906-04-27
a WEEKS NEWS coNpENsRp
Thursday, April 1e.


William Schenl and James Farrell
of Newark, N. J., were killed at Nor
walk. Conn. while stealing a ride Oh
a freight train.
Charles P. Donnelly, of Philadelphia
was elected chairman of the Pennsyl-
vania Democratic state committee to
succeed J. X. P. Hail.
In collision between freight train
and an express on the Pennsylvania
railroad near New Florence. Pa, nine
passengers were injured.
Secretary Taft notified the senate
committee on inter-oceanic canals that
the type of canal to be built on the
Isthmus of Panama must be deter
mined at once or work must be sus-
pended
Friday, April 20.
Professor Curie, the discoverer of ra.
dium, was run over and killed by a
wagon in Paris.
w D. Zehnder, president Of the
Scranton (Pa.) Bolt and Nut company.
died of pneumonia.
William H. Gardner, a Snowman and
associate of the late James A. Bailey
died of pneumonia in New York.
The general officers of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania decided to hold
the division encampment at Gettysburg
July 2l-2S
The glass factory of the George jon
as company at Minotola, N. j., and sew.
eral dwellings were destroyed by fire
entailing a loss of 100000
Saturday, April 81.
William Beckers, a millionaire, OF
Milwaukee, Wis. committed suicide al
Mobile Ala.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad was found 9 'ity in Chicago Of
granting rebates and fined $4,000.
The Reading Railway shops at Read.
ing, Pa, will work S6 hours a week,
owing to the anthracite shutdown.
John C. Lyme, a former poor director
of Dauphin county, Pa, committed sui.
eide by shooting at Harrisburg, owing
to i'll health.
Angered because she had repeatedly
rejected his offers of marriage, Fred.
ericl1 Laing shot and killed his niece
Katie Gordon, a Hungarian girl, al
New Brunswick. N. J.
Monday, April %.
Andrew Carnegie has given Lehigb |
100000 for the erection OF |
Russell Kicker was swept over the
4ehigh dam at Easton, Pa, while fish
ng and was drowned.
Fred E. Plat, brother of United
states Senator Thomas c. Platt, died
It Oswego, N. Y. aged 81 years.
From drinking wood alcohol, three
nen working on Tidewater railroad
near Radford, Va, are
lead.
Catharine Hess was held up neal
er home in Lancaster Pa, choked
arried two squares and robbed of hel
urse and a bank book.
Tuesday, April "a.
While temporarily insane, John Var
uan, vice president of the Dillingham;
company, of New York
hot and killed himself
Major Harry C. Greenawalt, a CLERK
/ the Pennsylvania state treasury al
harrisburg, died suddenly at his home
/ Fayetteville.
Fire destroyed a large barn at the
nion stock yards at Indianapolis
Id, burning to death rs horses and
more were killed in a stampede
The employees of the round house
Id machine shops of the Reading
ailway Company at Shamokin, Pa,
i'll work only two weeks a month.
Wednesday, April IS.
The National Municipal League held
J annual convention in Atlantic City.
J.
The Southern Illinois Coal company
rs incorporated at Trenton, N. J., :
til capital of 100000.
Mrs. Elizabeth R. Covell, aged Ss :
ars, the oldest resident of Wilkes :
IRE, Pa, died of pneumonia.
The First National Bank at Alfalfa, .
a.. has been closed by the comp =
,ller of the currency and a receiver =
pointed.
Owing to the earthquake and fire al =
n Francisco and other towns in the I,
Unity, the sessions of the University !
California have been suspended fol- =
, rest of the academic year. =