Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14
A WEEKS NEws CONDENSED
Friday. July 9.

Harrisburg bridge In New York to the
street LOO feet below. and nearly every
bone in his body was broken.
Harlow c. voorhees,. of Philadelphia.
son of Vice President voorhees,. of the
Reading railway. lost an eye y the
premature explosion OF tirework
Susan NJ. Wykoff. widow OF General
Charles \. Mykuir who was killed at
the battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba.
In 1898. died at her home in Easton. Pa
Mrs. William snyder. while Witness
ing the display of fireworks in Bluff
ton. Ind. was hit on the top of the
head by an uneXplodcd aerial bomb and
killed.
Saturday, July 7.
james Pearsall colored. convicted
OF criminal assault on white woman.
was hanged at Lexington. Ky.
Two persons were killed and six in.
jurcd by the explosion OF gasoline
tank IN dye works at Saginaw. Mich.
Five members OF the Illinois naval
reserves were drowned by the capsiz
ing OF a small boat ON Lake Michigan
at Chicago.
Miss Eleanor Brown. daughter OF
the president OF the Southern Refining
company wns killed in runaway ac.
cidcnt nj les Angeles Cal
The plant OF the Reading pa
Slaughter House company. containing
80 900 pounds OF lard and the meat OF
40 steers. was burned. entailing a loss
OF $4,000.
Monday. July 9.
Kellar Savidge. while horseback rid
ins near Seven Points. Northumber
land county Pa. was thrown by his
horse stumbling ana fatally hurt
Mrs X f. Mac kinnon was burned
10 death and two OF her daughters
were seriously injured in a fire which
destroyed their home in Buffalo
The Twelfth Cavalry at Fort Ogle
thorpe Tenn. has started on prac
tice march TO Knoxville liz miles
away. over the old line OF march OF
Furnishes men in 1864
Guilty Of conspiracy TO derrand the
government in connection with gov
eminent lands : A. d. Porter was
sent TO jail tor two wears at Portland
Ore. ana sentenced also to a fine OF
$500
Tuesday. July 10.
viii Anderson. negro. was hanged
at Tllar Ark. by mob for assault
ing a white woman
The German-American Gymnas,ic
Alliance will hold their next meeting
in 1905 in Cincinnati O.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Charles Earle as socilitor for the de
partment OF commerce and labor.
Mrs Clara Stone Hay. widow of the
late Secretary OF State Hay. is i'll at
her summer home near Newbury
y. H.
J. y Sloan. Jr. chief OF the presi
dents secret service corps. was fined
$40 at oyster Bay for assaulting a
New York photographer
Wednesday, July II.
Despondent because he was out oil
work. Arthur Brock attempted To com.
nit suicide In Philadelphia by cutting
his throat
George Mitchell. who shot and killed
Franz Cre:feld leader OF the Holy
Rollers" at Seattle Wash. was az.
quilted on the plea Of insanity
Elijah I.eggett OF Bordentown. ~ j.
a fireman on a Pennsylvania railroad
train was killed by being struck by an
overhead bridge at Newtown. y. j.
w Murray Crane. United States sen.
atOr from and former governor of Mas
sachusetts. and Miss Josephine =
Boardman were married at Manches.
ter. Mass.
Thursday. July II.
August II. Hennings, former city
treasurer of Omaha, Neb., committed
suicide by shooting
Abner G. Martin. charged with muir.
der. committed suicide in Jail at Tow.
ner. ~ H.. by taking poison.
After 20 years experience as
"steeple jack" James II. Glenn was
killed al Chicago by falling 1875 feet.
DR. Barnet c. Walter. one of the old.
est practieing physicians in Eastern
Pennsylvania, died at his home al
Farmersville. near Easton aged "a
years
For killing Robert Lane because he
would not pay for riding in chair
car, Special Officer John l.. Howery. OF
the Chesapeake a Ohio railway. was
sentenced to eight years in prison al