Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-01-11
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday, January 8.

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Sering a woman, committed suicide in
bill at Owatama, Mimi, by hanging
s4fimself in his cell.
General A. R. Chaffees home at Los
Angeles, Cal, was ransacked by rob
hers, who secured jewelry valued at
$1,000 and escaped.
In a fight between the Stone and
Hanks families at Pine Top, KY, one
OF the former and two of the latter
were killed and several others were
wounded.
In a fire in New York a dozen per
sons we're injured 40 families made
homeless, so horses roasteG1to death
and property valued at 100000 was
destroyed.
Friday, January 4.
Walter D. Swan, an instructor at
Harvard University, committed sui
eide at Cambridge, Mass, by shooting
himself.
William B. DeCosta, the negro tailor,
was found guilty Of perjury in his tes-
timony in the Hartje divorce trial at
Pittsburg.
REPRESENTATIVE NtAOllCAA AAlAOuuAC4 a
resolution in congress to widen the
channel in tie Delaware river between
Philadelphia nd Delaware Bay from
500 to 1000 feet.
c. R. Kelley, chief Of the bureau Of
exploitation of the jamestown, Va,
exposition, resigned to devote his time
TO private business.
Saturday, January 5.
Miss May NJ. Idler, aged 50 year s.
died at her home in Philadelphia from
lnhaling smoke during a slight fire.
Stephen W. Keat. one of the pioneer
slate operators in America, died at his
home in Bangor, Pa, aged 70 years.
Herman Belek was held for trial in
Chicago, charged with the murder of
three members of the Vzral family for
their insurance money.
Declaring he was tired of living this
kind of weather. Anthony Koocher at
tempted to commit suicide at Pitts
burg by cutting his throat
Monday, January 7.
While her husband talked to an ac-
cuaintance at Hamilton, o., Mrs. Will
liam Keefe stepped beside him and
killed herself.
Richard NJ Jennings, a wealthy Oil
operator and president of the Pine OIL
company, died suddenly in Pittsburg
of heart failure.
Betrayed by plugged nickel taken
from a child's bank, John Dillon is
held for robbery at Chicago. $4,000
worth of stuff having been. taken from
one place.
Tommy McGeOugh, the Gilberton
Pa.) sprinter, won Margaret Pitts, OF
Cirardville, to be his bride, when he
defeated Barrett, of Scranton, in 100
yard dash at Mahanoy City, Pa, on
New Years day and captured a $4,000
purse.
Tuesday, January 8.
The strike of the clerks on the
Southern Railway has been declared
off.
Because Mrs. Minnie Seekom reject
ed him, Leo Blochosky, in New York
shot her and then killed himself.
One man was killed and seven in
iured. one fatally, in collision on the
o. .ensburg Railway, near Oswego
NY.
The equestrian statue of General
George B. Mcclellan will be unveiled
in Washington on May 2, instead OF
May Is, as previously stated.
Jumping off his train at Bethlehem
Pa. in order to hurry home, Charlie:
Ritter, a Lehigh Valley Railroad
freight conductor, dropped dead Of
heart failure just as he stepped into
his home.
Wednesday, January g.
Despondent over the death of hel
father, Anna Mcdowell committed
suicide by hanging in Philadelphia.
The iron works of Potts Brothers
Iron company, at Pottstown, Pa, was
damaged to the extent of $4,000 by
fire.
Samuel Slater, Waterman at the
Glen Lyon Dye works. at Providence
r. l., was shot and killed by burglars
who escaped.
Two-yeaE-old Lloyd Buckingham fell
into a boiler of scalding water at his
home in Philadelphia and received in
iuries that will cause his death.
James Cullen stabbed his wife and
stepson to death at Charles City
, Mimi, and then attempted to kill him
self. but changed his mind and started
1or a doctor He was arrested,
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