Milford chronicle., 1906-02-23
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Tharsday Februarv IS.

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Thursday, February IS.
The Christian Herald of New York
mas contributed $4,000 for the relief
Df the famine stricken Japanese.
The Kentucky legislature passed a
bill prohibiting the operating Of pool
rooms and fixing the fine at $1,000 to
$4,000.
Levi C. Hay. foreman Of the Job
printing department of the govern.
ment printing office, Washington, d. c.,
has resigned.
Because he was deficient in conduct
and studies, Midshipman William p.
Bowen Of Columbia, Tenn, resigned
from the Annapolis naval academy.
A fast mail train on the Missouri
Pacific railway was ditched near JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, three cars being
burned and several trainmen injured.
Friday, February 16.
General Fred Walsen, a famous Colo
rado pioneer, died at Denver of dropsy.
Shadrach Bray, the last survivor of
the Seminole war Of 1886, died at Fort
Payne, Ala.
Mrs Aaron Blair. a sister-in-law Of
General Lew Wallace. died in Wash
ington of apoplexy.
The Riggs National Bank Of Wash
ington, was awarded 81 ,OO0. 900 4 per
cent. Philippine bonds at s1,OSS. TAT.
While responding to an alarm of fire.
Chief William T. Cheswell, of the Bos-
ton fire department, died of heart dis
ease.
Saturday, February II.
Three children of Joseph Rodis. of
Traverse City, Mich, were burned to
death in a fire which destroyed their
home
II is rumored in San Francisco that
Jamess J. Hill intends to run a line
of steamers between that port and
Honolulu.
Rev H. Lee Harrel, a Presbyterian Z
preacher of Monticello Ca, was acci- +
dentally shot dead by a friend while r
bird hunting. !
While driving across the railroad =
tracks near Columbus, O., in buggy. a
Miss Maude Kile and Miss Georgia q
Robinson were struck by train and r
killed
Warrants were sworn out at Charles 9,
ton, s. c., for the officers of the de- :,
funct Columbian Trust and Savings 9,
Bank for accepting a 500 deposit af. =,
ter they knew the bank was insolvent. =,
Monday, February 1s. n
The beet sugar industry has in -
sreased 225 per cent. in product and - -
l31 per cent. in value of product since ~
800 Ut
Trainman Jacob Koontz was killed
M three passengers were injured in ~ ~
wreck on the B. & o. near Johns W
own. Pa. as
Three men were killed and 20 girls -. -
'ere slightly injured by an explosion w
t the Hercules Powder Works at ~. ~
oulsiana, Mo. snl
Elmer E. Strawn, aged 81 years, was WI
lught in the machinery at the Beth oli
hem Steel Works, Bethlehem, Pa. ao'
ld crushed to death. res
Tuesday, February 20.
Mary Wilkes widow of Rear Ad- 70
iral Wilkes, U. S. ~, died at Flor le.
ice, Italy. act
Joseph T. Osborne, an actor was ac- epe ep
ientally thrown from train at Chi. goo
go and killed. ina
Rear Admiral 3. Longnecker. on cue
ty at League Island, has been placed liie
the retired list. Vi
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte ad- .iie
sssed the alumni association Of the 'ie
tholic University at Albany, N. Y. n 9lia
n saving her friend from being al an
shed by a train Miss Anna M.
igs was struck by the locomotive seen
instantly killed at Glasgow. Mo. ny. Lly
Wednesday, February 21. Ieco
he plant of the Saston Cordage vois
lpany, near Easton. Pa, was dam pe
d by fire to the extent of s25.OOO. cur
he goth annual meeting of the oS'Aa
erican Newspaper Publishers AS pan
ation was held at the Waldorf 49, Sceol
oria hotel in New York. Oeint
lacing in a partially-flled bucket aclua
child, whom she found on fire in .lle {
'adle, Mrs. Bozeman, of Seabright 1aiy
stumbled into a well and both VI IL
e later found dead.
spark from a sailors pipe, that IN ~
ped into a 30-gallon tank of gaso- loI u
caused an explosion on the auxil- Ior - -
sloOp Sinbad at Atlantic City. N. VI %
llet, doing considerable damage. ooiiinl