The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-12-27
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Domestic
Mayor Mcclellan refused to recog-
nize officially John F. Ahearn as
president of the Borough of Manhat-
tan, to which the board of alder
men elected him after Governor
Hughes had removed him.
James H. Oliphant. senior member
OF the New York Stock Exchange
firm of James H. Oliphant & Co.,
was fatally shot by a disappointed
customer, who afterwards committed
suicide.
While the Spanish charts indicat-
ed that there were 1,200 Islands in
the Philippine Archipelago, the Amer
lean surveyors have found $500, and
the work is not completed.
George s. McReynolds, the Chi
cago Board of Trade broker, charg-
ed with removing grain from ware
houses without destroying ware
house certificates, has surrendered.
Governor Hoch committed to five
years the sentence of j. e. MARCEL,
the Highland (Kan.) bank cashier,
in prison for forgery under indeter-
inmate sentence.
Thomas Mccain deliberately set
fire to the house in which his wife
lay sick. Their daughter rushed
through the smoke and flame and
carried her mother to safety.
William A. Hewett is held in
heavy bail on the charge of making
a daring attempt to steal gold bull
lion from an express train in Read
ing terminal.
Officials of the Savings Bank of
New Britain, Ct, expect to recover
the securities stolen by the treasurer,
William E. Walker.
A Mexican who escaped the massa-
ere of party of Is who were am
pushed by Yaqui Indians tells of his
terrible experiences.
After being attacked by a crowd
of Hungarians in Lebanon, Pa, Con-
stable Dolan shot into the crowd and
killed two men.
Seven passengers we're injured
during collision of sleeping coaches
in Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Gus Ringing, head of the greatest
circus combination in the world,
owning controlling interest in the
Barnum and Bailey, Forepaugh,
Sells and the Ringing Brothers CIR
cuses, died in New Orleans of a COM
plication of diseases.
Alfred H. Smith, vice president of
the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad, accused of man
slaughter as result of the wreck
of the Brewster express, in which "a
were killed, has been acquitted.
A wireless message to The Ameri-
can from the battleship Louisiana
says that Admiral Evans has an
nounced that the feet will return by
way of the Suez Canal.
Frank Wise Miller, son of Rev.
John H. Miller, of Missouri, and a
student at the University of Penn
sylvania, hanged himself in the door
way of his room.
Acting Police Captain Kuhne, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, was sentenced to
80 days in Jail for alleged failure
to obey a court writ restraining him
from taking Bertillion measurements
of Banker Frank Jenkins.
William Lunham, a New York
broker, was granted divorce from
his wife, the brokers' chauffeur ee-
ing named as correspondent.
The chambers of commerce OF
Rochester. N. Y, and Pittsburg, Pa,
want deeper waterway from Plus
burg to Lake Ontario.
Thirty-seyen pretty girls from Scot
land. who are to marry New year
pay. arrived in New York ON the
steamer California.
The committee of bankers appoint
ed by Governor Hughes presented a
report urging reform in banks and
trust companies.
Two negroes were electrocuted in
New Jersey for the murder of Mrs.
Edward Homer and Victoria Natoli.
An association to re-establish the
Army canteen has been organized in
New York.
A mob of 500 union laborers es-
corted six non-union men out of
Butte, Mont.