Smyrna times., 1907-06-19
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday. June II.

Tuesday, June II.
The United States Steel Corporation
placed contracts for 5000 steel cars, to
cost $65O0,000.
The American National Association
Of Dancing Masters held their annual
convention at Reading. Pa.
Campbell H. Herzog, of MertztOwn.
Berks county. Pa, has been appointed
clerk to Secretary of Internal Affairs
Houck.
Mrs Samuel P. Bates, mother of
Congressman Arthur Bates, who was
run down by an automobile at Mead
Vile. Pa, died of her injuries.
Governor Stokes, of New Jersey,
signed the bill directing the state
geologist to make a survey and esti-
mate the cost of an inland waterway
so feet wide along the Atlantic ocean
between Cape May and Bay Head.
Wednesday, June II.
The steamship City of Savannah,
built for the Ocean Steamship Com
pany. was launched at Chester, Pa.
General Barren KurOki, the Japanese
envoy to the jamestown Exposition,
sailed from Seattle, Wash, for Japan.
David Taggart, brother of Captain
Taggart, was found dead in bed at Orr
vile, o., from an overdose of medicine.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Baumgartner
were found dead from bullet wounds in
their home at Cincinnati, as the result
of a domestic quarrel.
James W Wilson, a negro. was
lynched at Gibbs Landing. La, for at
tempted criminal assault on a white
woman.
Thursday, June 13.
Former President Grover Cleveland
and family will spend the summer at
Sandwich, N. H.
Thomas Baldwin, the murderer of
four persons, died in Jail at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, of nervous collapse.
Mrs. Anna Joyce was stricken with
apOplexy on the street at Mount Holly,
n. j.. and died soon after in a hospital.
DR.. Cyrenus A. David, a noted Chi
cago surgeon, died of blood poisoning
contracted while operating on a pa
tient.
Enoch r. Morse, an inventor of safes
and a pioneer in the safe building in
dustry. died at SOmerville, Mass, aged
IS years.
Friday, June IA.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was fined S25 for
creating a disturbance at a saloon in
Washington.
Because he was unable to make a
trip to England with his wife, James
Ross, of Philadelphia, cut his throat.
Rev DR.. James Moore, presiding
elder of the New Jersey Methodist
Episcopal conference, died in Camden.
Joseph L. Hitner. of Philadelphia,
purchased the old sloop of war St.
Louis at the League Island navy yard
for $4,000
August Mayer, a prominent shoe
dealer Of Brooklyn, was beaten to
death by highwaymen, one of whom
was captured.
Saturday, June IS.
The National Editorial Association
will hold its next meeting at st. Paul,
MINI.
Elijah Meyer, city treasurer of
Michigan City, Ind. was arrested,
with embezzling $4,000.
Mrs. Grace G. Davis, of Denver. Col.
a young singer, died suddenly in a
New York hotel of hemorrhage of the
lungs.
William Johnson, a negro, was hang
ed at Atlanta. Ga, for criminal as
sault, and confessed many other
crimes before he died.
Mrs, Telfair Hodgson, aged 60, a
noted philanthropist, dropped dead in
her home at Sewanee, Tenn, while
entertaining guests at dinner
Rather than testify against his faith.
er and sister, who are on trial at
Huntington, Ind, charged with mur.
der, Emery Mosher committed suicide
by shooting himself.
Monday, June II.
Rains at Nappanee, Ind, have dam.
aged onion fields to the extent of
s5OO,OOO.
A. P. Whitney. lineman, fell from
a telephone pole at Allentown. Pa.
and received injuries from which he
died.
Disliked by his workmen, William
Kelly, contractor, was found dead in
the river near Means, N. Y, appar.
emily murdered.
Tripping on piece of carpet at her
home, aged Mrs. Ephraim Forney. of
Bell Grove. Lebanon county, Pa, broke
her neck in the fail, dying-instantly.