Smyrna times., 1906-08-15
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, August 7.

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Twenty persons were injured in q
collision on the Frisco road between a
passenger and freight train at st. Gene
We've, Mo.
Captain S. B. Drum, for IA years su-
perintendent of Arlington National
Cemetery, died in Washington after
long illness.
Former County Auditor John w.
Neff was sent to prison for seven years
for grand larceny in connection with
;he Buffalo graveyard scandal"
Mistaking a box of chloride Of lime
Tor. sugar, the 11-months-old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w ]. Douglas of Phila-
delpia, ate a piece and died in convul-
Eions.
Wednesday, August 8.
Chicago is suffering from a milk
famine owing to the dry season in the
west.
William Rice, John Wright and Isaac
Francis were fatally injured in mine
explosion at St Clairsville, o.
CraZed by the neat, James Lupo, a
New York tailor, shot and killed his
wife and then committed suicide
Germans at New Britain Conn. Gel.
ebrated the 223d anniversary of the
landing of the Germans at German
town, Pa.
The 37th annual reunion OF the So
ciety of the Army of the Potomac
will be held at Washington on Octo
Der IS and 10.
Thursday, August 9.
John Mitchell, a negro, was hanged
at Dyersburg, Tenn, for murder.
Harry Baker defeated frankie Nei
in a 20-round prize fight at los An
geles, Cal
Mistaking his brother-in-law for {
| burglar, ]. e. Elliott shot and mOrtall
wounded Robert Powell at Milton, Fla
A dispatch from Rome says that th'
| health of Cardinal RampOlla. who wa
papaI secretary of state. has broker
down and that there is little hope o
| his recovery.
Thomas Wren, a brakeman. wa
killed and five wOrkmen were seri
ously injured in the collision Of tw,
work trains on the Vandalia railroat
near Indianapolis.
Friday, August 10.
Professor Richard Darlington, Pr
D., died suddenly at West Chester
Pa, aged Y years.
Abraham Goldsmith, a wealthy mar
ufacturer of Cleveland, was killed b
train at Erie, Pa.
Rev. James Brady Baptist clerg!
man. died in the county Jail at Morris
town. Tenn, of hydrOphobia.
James Boyd was struck by a Penl
sylvania railroad express train {
Philadelphia and instantly killed.
Mrs. Nellie Nadau, of Pittsburg, a
tempted to commit suicide on tn
street in New York by swallowing ca
bolic acid, but will probably recover
Saturday, August II.
DIR. James Weir, of OwensbOro, Ky
author of several medical works, die
at Virginia Beach, Va.
In a wreck on the Fort Worth ar
Denver City railroad near Fruitlan
Tex. SO persons were injured, sever
fatally.
While under arrest for smuggliT
liquor at Fort Oglethorpe, Chattano
ga, Tenn, J. Coerner, 18th cavalr
committed suicide.
. Isabella Jones was arrested for v
grancy at Allegheny. Pa. and col
mitted to JAIL and when searched h;
$1,000 in bills hid in her clothing.
Charles Breckenridge. a linema
came in contact with heavily char
E ed live wire while working on a pc
0 at Atlantic City, n. j., and was
E stantly killed.
) Monday, August 10.
Four children were drowned by t
capsizing of a gasoline launch on t
k river at Winnipeg. Man.
!, Precipitated 25 feet from a falli
scaffold at Altoona, Ernest Garre
c Edward O'Donnell and Ralph Clapp
s bricklayers. were injured, Garrett pre-
| ably fatally .
Struck by Reading railway passe
ger train at Tamaqua, John Robe
Garinger, aged 80, suffered a fractr
of the skull and was injured so baC
that he died several hours later.
]. D. Montague, brother of form
= Governor Montague, of Virginia, d
. at Tuscombia. Ala. of poisoning, anC
coroner's jury was unable to dec
= whether he was suicide or victim
accident.