The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-06-21
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Nev. Albert Erdman, for 81 years
pastor of South Street PRESBYTERIAN
Church at Morristown, n. J., has tend
cred his resignation because he thought
younger man was needed to carry on
the work Of the church
A trolley car jumped the tracks near
Fairfield, Ct, and overturned Charles
Weldlich, of Bridgeport, was crushed
to death. His wife and child and three
others were seriously but not fatally, in
jured
Miss Lucy Cody, 537 West One Hun
dred and Eleventh Street, New York,
rescued SIX horses from a fire which de-
StrOyed her fathers stables
Late in the week the Senate NAV take
up the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
Of the conference report on the Agricul-
tural Appropriation Bill
The Twentieth Century flyer on the
Lake Shore Railroad was wrecked near
Buffalo, but no one was killed or ser
iously injured
Wabash Railroad interests have COM
pleted negotiations for 4 loan OF $4,000
600 i'll Pittsburg
Gen. Howard l.. Porter. prominently
identified with the Y. NJ c. a. move
| ment, is dead
Judge Laoombe has decided that Off
GERS of auxiliaries of the Tobacco Trust
arc not Ill contempt for failure TO pro-
| ducc documents and letters asked for by
the government.
| Miss Anne StrunSky, born in Russia.
and William English Walling, a New
York millioaire, who have studied social
questions together, were married in
Paris
1t is believed that the man who kid
mapped Frederick AIuth. OF PHILADELPHIA.
Is the same person who threatened to
steal the child Of Banker Samuel p.
Kuhn.
Rather than make a voyage to China.
John and Louis Lonsburg jumped over
board from the ship Arrow in New York
Bay. one Of them being drowned.
DIR. Jacob L. Force, former president
OF the Northwestern National Life In
surance Company, has been sent TO pris-
on on charge Of grand larceny.
Prof Thomas r. Lounsbury, after 3z
years service at Yale, is about to re
sign.
A pretty, dark Hindustan girl, orna-
nented with gold and silver jcwelry, and
Darcfootcd, was taken from Ellis Is
land, New York, by woman who
called herself the Countess de Lesdain.
The New York police believe that
Mrs. Alice kinnan was murdered on her
! porch III rcpelling 4 man suspected of
seeking 10 gain the property of her
mother through marriage
The Black Diamond express OH the
l.chigh Valley Railroad ran into a
freight train west OF Wilkes Barre. the
locomotive of the flyer being demolished
y committee OF the Massachusetts
House of Representatives recommends
the expulsion Of Frank G.. Gethro. of
Boston, on charges Of attempted bribery.
One hundred detectives arc unable to
hnd missing Frederick Mu,h, OF Phia-
Gclphia, or his abductor.
John Alexander Dowie described in
Chicago court how he once saw his
own corpse.
District Attorney Jerome declares that
The laws are ample to convict the rich
criminal, but that the difficulty of prose
cutlon lies i'll getting evidence.
a committee of the National Manu-
| lecturers Association visited the Chicago
Stockyards and report that the attacks on
the beef packers are gross cXaggcrationS.
Thlrty-twO insurance companies arc
standing out against the proposition of
90 others to pay only Is per cent. of their
San Francisco fire losses.
First Lieutenant Edward {. Bolton,
!. ). a, governor of the Province OF
DavaO, Island of Alindanao, was muir
dered by Fijlpmos
The body OF Selbert Dam. an aged
baSketmakcr OF New Canaan, Ct, was
found in well. His house had been
robbed.
Sarah Bernhardt sailed for France, af-
ter having earned 100000 francs during
227 performances in the United States.
Robert b. Roosevelt, uncle of President
Roosevelt and 4 lifelong Democrat, died
at his home on Long Island.
Theodore T. Shonts delivered the prin-
cipai address at the silver anniversary
services of Drake University.
The new battleship Georgia broke the
speed record Of her class
Baron Specll Won Stcrnberg, in adj
dressing the University of Illinois stu
| dents, declared that many of the maximS
of President Roosevelt were used years
ago by 4 Chinese emperor
Feudist Curtis Jctt, OF Kentucky, has
confessed 10 the alleged details of the
assasSinations of James COckrill, James
b. Marcum and Dr. b. ID. Cox.
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