The Springfield herald., 1906-11-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
InterestIng Items Gathered from All
parts of the World CONDENSED
Into Small Space for the
Benent of Our Headers.
PcrnOnn1.

Charles Whitney Norton, said t.
have swindled persons in all parts o
the country out of more than $4,000.
900 worth of bonds and securities. has
been arrested in Chicago.
George AIDE. is out in statemen
that he is not engaged to Miss Helen
Hale, the actress.
Junlus Dana, only brother of thf
late Charles A. Dana. died near War
rem. O.. while duck hunting recently
Gershunin, one of the most famous
of Russian terrorists has made his
escape from Siberia.
The will of William Scully, other
wise known as Lord" Scully, said tc
be the largest owner of real estate in
America. has been filed for probate
at Washington. All his lands are left
absolutely to his wife.
Prof. Andrew Fleming West. oi
Princeton university has declined the
presidency of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology.
E. Houston Fitch, who says he is
Methodist minister. has been arrested
in st. Louis charged with having
passed forged checks in Chelsea. !.
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Emma Goldman and nine other per-
sons were arrested at an anarchist
meeting In New York, recently for
lauding CzolgosG. tho slayer of Pres
ident Mckinley.
J.P. Amsden. president of the
louisville and Atlantic railroad and
president of bank az Versailles. KY.
is dead at Lexington.
I. A. Barnes. of Ell Paso. Texas.
has been appointed secretary to Gov
Magoon of Cuba. He held the same
position with Gen. Wood during the
first occupation.
Rev. Edgar NJ. Levy, who made the
opening prayer mt tho first Republi-
can convention in 1856 is dead In
Philadelphia.
DIR. NJ. A. Brown. n physician for
40 years at Marshall Mo-. was recent
ly found dead in chair in his home.
Henry Clay Ide. former governor
general of the Philippines has arriv-
ed in San Francisco.
T. P. Shonts. chairman of the 18TH
mian Canal Commission has sailed
for Panama
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, the head
of the Christian Science church ap-
peared before party of newspaper
men at her home in Concord, N. H.,
to show that she was still In good
health. She refused to submit to an
interview.
Clifford Hooe. former negro coach.
man for Augustus Hartje. was con-
victed of perjury by jury at Pitts.
burg, Pa. in connection with the fa-
nous divorce case.
Bishop Galloway of the NJ. f.
church, South. wa3 recently stricken
with congestion of the brain at his
home in Jackson. Miss
Superintendent Lapier Williams of
the state school for the blind at Kan.
sas City, Kan, has resigned to be.
come president of trust company.
James ID. Yeomans, predecessor of
Senator Cockrell, on the Interstate
Commerce commission, died recent
ly in Washington.
Judge Joseph E. Gary who pre-
sided at the famous trial of anarch-
lists in Chicago in 1883, died sudden
ly of heart disease in that city re-
Gently. He was "a years old
Charles Eustis Kincaid. former Uni
ted States consular agent at Ian
cashire, England. later special
Washington correspondent, died re.
Gently at Cincinnati.
w. S. Manning. who was referred
to by Senator Depew as Our rantank-
erous friend up the river" during the
legislative insurance investigation. is
dead at his home in Albany. N Y.
George Herring, noted English
philanthropist. died recently in Lon
don.