The Breckenridge news., 1906-10-31
PUNCHED PARAGRAPHS
VERBlAeE CAREFULLY AVOIDED
IN THIS COLUMN.
Important Events. Occurring Both at
Home and 8broad viii Be Found
Briefly chronicled and Duly Ar.
ranged In This Column.


Briefly chronlcled and Duly Ar.
ranged In This Column.
At New York $50 chauffeurs of au-
tomobile cabs struck for more wages
c., II. & d. railroad will reduce fare
in Indiana to straight rate of 21a cents
per mile.
Tom Crompton, negro, lynched near
Centerville, Miss, for killing Eli Whit
taker, a white farmer.
John FOCUS of Marietta, o., sudden
ly went insane. Bitten by dog recent
ly. Case puzzles physicians.
Fire partially destroyed plants Of
Ansel Scale company and the Sullivan
Farmer company at Chicago. Total
loss, $4,000.
Board of estimates of New York
fixes the cost of running the munich
pal government of Greater New York
next year at 1925, 100000
George Williams, negro, who killed
f. j. Petticord, a policeman at Indian
apolis Sept 30, convicted and SEN
fenced to be hanged Feb. 8.
George Mulhern, sheriff of Cuyahoga
county, claims forgeries discovered in
Cleveland, o., were committed by
ward heelers for revenge because he
would not give them money.
Salinevile, o., voted dry by a ma
jority of SO votes.
DR.. Specie, 3S, killed by train at
Quincy, o., in Logan county.
James Lingafelter, convicted at
Newark, o., on charge of forgery, sen
fenced four years in penitentiary.
Attorney General w. H. Moody is
to be appointed to vacancy on supreme
bench Jan. 1 when he retires from
cabinet.
General G. r. Elliott of marine
corps in annual report says more Of
fcers and enlisted men are needed in
marine service.
Edward Mason, 35, OF Canton, O.,
drowned at Silver lake, near Roches-
ter. N. Y. Boat capsized with him
and two companions.
Dexter Hawkins in jail at Cheboy-
gan, Mich, on charge of killing
Charles Ward at lumber camp in a
quarrel over religion.
w. S. Stewart, 35, of Toronto, Can,
suicided at Chicago hotel by shoot
ing. Only son of wealthy Canadian
who died several years ago.
Peoples Savings bank at Washing
ton, ID. c., closed by order OF comp
troller Of currency for insolvency.
Capital, 100000; deposits, $97 300.
Ira Smith, so, struck by a train and
fatally injured at Lima, o.
Nov 29 designated by the presi-
dent as Thanksgiving day.
Harold Vincent, 50, of Navarro, O.,
was killed by kick of mule
Safe blowers got $4,000 at the gen.
eral store of w. A. Ellis and SIS from
j. C. Hartmans hardware store at Ra-
cine, o.
President Roosevelt will visit Porto
Rico on his way home from Panama
next month.
Sheriff's posse captured five of the
robbers who looted bank at Sawyer,
N. d.. Oct 22.
w. A. Spoors, sentenced at Scots
burg, Ind, to be hanged for murder
ing Douglas Fawbush June 5.
OIL we'll flowing 80 barrels per hour
struck on farm of Laura Stevens near
Upper Sandusky, the largest ever
struck in Ohio.
j. NJ. Elliott, wife and daughter
perished in fire which destroyed their
home on farm eight miles from
Washington. Kan.
Judge ]. J. Harper, 70, died at his
home in Washington G. H., o.
Miss Sarah Graham, 1s, shot and
seriously wounded by burglar at her
home in Dayton. o.
John c. Simering, 60, OF Baltimore,
Nd, prominent politician, died in In.
dianapolis. Ind, after an operation.
Congressman Grant 8. Mouser, who
was Ill at Fremont, o., was able to be
removed to his home in Marion. o.
Daniel Van Valkenburgh, wealthy
real estate dealer at Houston, Tex,
recently separated from his wife, 'sho,
wife and self
J. W. Henning. operator on New
York stock exchange. failed on &C.
count OF losses on Chicago. Milwaukee
q st. Paul stock In April.
OIL painting OF girl knitting"
stolen from art gallery in Eden Park.
Cincinnati, o., recovered In New
York. Young man giving his name as
Clarendon Henri, who offered Il for
sale, was arrested.
Fire destroyed First Christian
church and Masonic Temple at Kansas
City, Kan. .
Old abbey at Selby. England, totally
destroyed by Are. Founded by the
Benedictines during twelfth century.
Charles H. Stevenson, attorney at
Chicago, was murdered and robbed
and body thrown into elevator shaft
Countess Of Carlisle elected presI.
dent Of Worlds w. G. T. u. at Boa
ton to succeed Lady Somerset. who
declined reelection.
Frank Radford, cashier OF de.