The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-19
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daughter were struck Oy tram on the
Manhattan Beach Line, i'll East New
York. and all three were killed.
Charles Engel, wealthy merchant of
Constantine, Mich. married Miss Seq
ridge Johnson, the parlor maid at the
Hotel Manhattan, New York.
The family of Frank Pasarella, OF
Lakewood, N. J., was poisoned by eat
ing toadstools for mushrooms, and two
of his sons died.
The announcement was made of the
clandestine marriage of Miss Vera S.
Schermerhorn, the heiress, to Robert
John Randolph.
Chester Gillette, charged with the muir
murder of Miss Grace Brown on Moose
Lake, is in Jail and is i complete state of
collapse.
Three foreigners were burned to death
while trying to save their valuables
during a fire in their home in Allentown,
Pa.
Prof. Willis Marshall. of Sioux City,
predicts that swarms of II and I3 year
locusts will soon be devastating the
farms.
NJ. Bernstein. of New York, died from
excitement and heat while playing in a
skat tournament in Buffalo.
Mrs. Edmund Z. w. Pettus, wife of
United States Senator Pettus, died at
her home in Selma. Ala.
Mrs. A. o. Sumption. Of Salina, Kan,
put on burial gown of black and COM
mitted suicide.
The operators and miners of the Cen
trail Pennsylvania biturninous field have
reached an agreement with but slight
change in scale. The agreement pro-
vidcs for open shop, arbitration and
check weighman's fund and an advance
of 5.55 per cent. on scale paid i'll 1905.
President Oler, of the American Ice
Company, denies accusations made
against the company, and SAYS he has
invited District Attorney Jerome 10 make
an investigation OF the companys meth
DDS.
Joseph Washington, 4 locomotive fire
man on the Atlantic Coast Line. was
killed by Sidney Khouri, mechanic, in
the railroad yards at St. Petersburg, Fla
Friends of William Randolph Hearst
say he will run as an independent Dem
ocratic candidate for governor of New
York.
J. c. Stokes Phelps, the New York
millionaire, who has become a socialist,
praises Bryan "as an honest RADICAL
George Mitchell. who killed the lead,
er of the Holy Rollers" i'll Washington
Territory, in defense of his sister, has
been shot and killed by his own sister.
Former Judge Hargis. charged with
the murder OF Attorney James b. Mar
cum i'll Kentucky, created 4 stir in court
by rejecting on The states attorney.
Conductor n NJ. Riggs, who was ar
rested iif Elroy, Wis. in connection
with the murder of NIillie Ellison at
Minneapolis. shot himself
Otto Amerus and NJ. d. Kent, broth
ers-in-law, fought a pistol duel near
Noble, Ok Amerus was killed and
Kent was mortally wounded.
In the United States Court in New
York the libel suit of the Monotypc
against the Linotype Company was dis
missed
Six children lost their lives i'll an eff
fort to rescue i drowning girl in a
river near Cedar Rapids, Mich.
An unknown man ended his life on
the grave of an unknown suicide i'll
Evergreen Cemetery, New York.
J. G. Phelps Stokes, the young New
York millionaire, announces himself as
4 socialist
Karl S Ferguson, Troy broker. who
lost heavily in speculation, shot and kill
ed himhef
The town of Lynnville. Ind. was
wiped out by fire. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Mrs Carrie Nation was arrested in
Dallas, Tex, for improper use of the
mails.
pa,,e,,I-,,,;o p.;l-o,I oG,o;oIs ,,-;Il
testify before the United States District
Court at Jamestown, N. ", that the low
rate on oil between Olean and Rochester
was made to prevent the building of
pipe line by the Standard Oil Company.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
is to question Pennsylvania Railroad Of
fcials regarding an allegation that the
railroad paid less than half charged 9th
ers for oil supplied by subsidiary COM
pany of Standard Oil
Curtis Jett, the Kentucky feudist, con-
fessed, at the trial of eX-Judge Hargis
and ex-Sheriff Callahan for the murder
of Lawyer Marcum, that he had assaSsi-
mated the attorney.
The New York district attorneys Of
fee has heard a story that Harry Kendall
Thaw threatened to shoot both Mrs.
Thaw and Stanford White.
The locomotive of the Colonial Ex
press, between Boston and Washington,
jumped the track near d drawbridge in
Rhode Island
FOREIGN
The report that Russia contemplates
new loan abroad is semioflicially denied
The denial adds that RtSsia will aoDly
only to the home market for funds for
the relief of the distressed population.
NJ Sanant, the French government
official who was wounded in a duel
growing out of the conflict in the Cham
Der of Deputies over Dreyfus, is improv-
ing.
The death is announced Of Countess
Marie Won Goluchowski, mother OF the