The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-25
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Miss Grace Parker was engaged to
go to Europe as travelling companion to
Miss Matte French, but the latter's
nephew, John P. Harding, fell in love
with the girl, and will take her abroad
as his bride.
William I. Schnable, a patient at the
University Hospital in Philadelphia, has
been in state of coma for A. days.
The doctors do not expect him to regain
consciousness.
While lying very i'll at hospital in
Keystone, S. D., Miss Lulu Kendall, IN
a vision, saw her father fall from cliff.
The accident really occurred just as she
saw it.
In. behalf of her blind grandfather,
Pearl McDade, IS years OF age, made a
plea to the Alabama Board of Pardons
to release the old mans only son.
Louise Perez, wealthy Cuban woman,
has sued to recover the possession OF
her daughter, whose foster father has
made her an acrobat in a circus
A cat overturned lamp in White
Plains, N. Y, causing fire which re-
suited in the fatal injury of girl and
the serious burning of her sister.
DIR. E. ]. Ernst, of the City Dispensary
staff in St. Louis, was stabbed with a
hatpin by young woman who appeared
to be demented.
Final reports from San Francisco in
dictate that the damage to the skyscrapers
of that city is far less than was at tirst
supposed.
Frank Wyrant, of Kansas City, is arlx-
ious to establish the fact that ms son IS
negro. Both appear to be white.
Twelve persons were injured, two OF
them severely, in an accident at the
White City Amusement Park, Chicago.
Some unknown persons murdered the
family of G. Ackerman, at Allentown,
Fla, and then burned their home.
James H. Van Blarcom, contractor
of East Orange, N. J., was shot and
killed by teamster named Stevens.
Three men were drowned in the Mer-
rimack River, near Lawrence, Mass by
the capsizlng of canoe.
1t was reported in Wall Street that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will re-
quire more money to carry out its I'M
provement plans than the amount realized
by the sale of the $5ooooooo eighteen
months notes.
Vice President Thayer, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, has issued statement
denying the allegations of Commissioners
of Corporations Garfield that the rail
road granted rebates to the Standard
Oil Company.
First Vice President John P. Green,
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, says the
holding of coalmining stocks by railroad
officials will be investigated, and that
such practices will not be tolerated.
Alexander Berkman, who attempted to
kill Henry Clay Prick during the Home
stead (Pa.) riots, was released from pris-
on in Pittsburg.
]. Oscar Vonte, former cashier OF the
New York Life Insurance Company,
shot and killed himself at Montclair, N. J.
Second Vice President Charles F.
Pugh and General Superintendent Mich
ael Trump, of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
testified before the Inter State Commerce
Commission regarding coal mining
stocks they own.
Governor Blanchard, of Louisiana, in
message to the Louisiana legislature,
recommended a law requiring insurance
companies to invest in Louisiana an
amount equal to the reserve on Louisi-
ana policies.
Fire swept the summer cottage set
Element at Monument Beach, Mass.
Twenty-four cottages and the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Sta
ton were destroyed.
An explosion of gas in the Diamond
Mine of the Lackawana Coal Company,
at Scranton, Pa, burned six men, three
of them seriously.
Wilson Miner, the husband of the wild
ow of Charles T. Yerkes, is practicing
boxing with Jimmy Britt, en- Coney Is
land.
The New Jersey Court of Pardons COM
muted the death sentence of Mrs Anna
Valentino to life Imprisonment.
Manila exporters report shortage OF
the hemp crop amounting to 100000
bales, valued al 100000.
The remain of Carl Shurz were buried
in Tarrytown, N. Y.
The Mormon Church is reported to be
going out of business.
r. K. Cassatt, son of President Cas-
salt, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, testi-
fed before the Interstate Commerce CON-
mission that the Keystone Coal Company,
of which he is president, was able to
get 500 new coal cars by the Pennsylva-
MIA relinguishing its contract with the
builders.
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