Smyrna times., 1907-02-06
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday. January 20.

Tuesday, January 29.
The United States supreme court
will take a recess for three weeks, be-
ginning next Monday.
Thirty to 35 degrees below zero was
recorded by the thermometer at Su-
perior, Wis, on Monday.
Jacob We'll and wife were asphyxi-
ated by gas escaping from stove in
their restaurant in Brooklyn.
WILDER S. Jackson, dean of the
school of education at the University
of Chicago, died after an illness of "a
hoprs.
A runaway trolley car at Richmond,
Va, crashed into two wagons, wreck
ing them and injuring seven passen-
gers, none seriously.
Wednesday, January go.
Otis Eddy, aged 102 years, died at
his home in Rockford, III.
Continued grief over the death of his
wife caused John A. Britton to commit
suicide by shooting at his home in
Brooklyn.
Tuesday was the 65th anniversary
of the birth of William Mckinley and
the day was observed as "Carnation
Day" in Washington.
The comptroller of the currency is
sued a call for a statement of the
condition of all national banks at the
close of business January 26.
In a collision between an express
train and a freight on the Boston &
Maine railroad, near Shelburne Falls,
Mass. four trainmen were Killed and
several injured.
Thursday, January 81.
By an explosion of powder in coal
mine at Johnson City, ILL.,, five men
were killed and IL hurt.
Fire destroyed the stables of ]. ].
| Dunbar, at Norfolk, Va, and 4S valu-
able horses were burned to death.
A bill was introduced in the U. s..
senate providing that September %
shall be set aside as Paul Jones Day."
Nancy White, a negress, LOG years
old, the oldest woman in Western
| Pennsylvania, is dead at her home in
| New Haven, Pa.
Miss Lillian Barber, of Iron Hill,
| mu., ulGu III w DCA.J llOlh
burns received in falling downstairs
while carrying lighted lamp.
Friday, February I.
| Thieves stole $4,000 worth of jewelry
from the home of Mrs. Katie McKen.
ma, at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
| General William Shakespeare, sol.
dier, editor, lawyer and banker, died
at Kalamazoo, Mich, from wounds re-
ceived in the Civil War.
The third annual convention of the
American Society of Religious Educa
ton was held at Reading, Pa.
William ]. Donohue. a member ol
the New York legislature, committed
suicide in Brooklyn by shooting him
self.
President Roosevelt will deliver ar
grafton at the dedication of the Nc
Kinley monument at Canton, o., the
last week in September.
Saturday, February 2.
Henry B. Constable, aged 80 years
prominent banker, died suddenly a
Norfolk, Va.
In dispute between John Gebhard
and his son Charles at Steubenville
O.. the father was shot and killed
Harry Smith, teller of the Hockin,
Valley National Bank at Lancaster, o.
is under arrest for embezzling $5455.
The U. S. senate passed bill in
creasing the pensions of survivors o
the Indian wars from $8 to $40
Month.
Edward Newbury, a section hand OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, was kille,
at Bordentown, N. j., by being strucl
by an engine.
Monday, February q.
; The DAY and Nirht' Tobacco com
panys plant at Cincinnati, O., was de
stroyed by fire. Loss, $65,000.
: Gambling at Cananea, Mexico, ha
landed in Jail Edwardo Arnold, tn
mayor; his brother and 40 American,
Mrs. Johanna Wolf and Mrs. Mar
McIlvain were burned to death in fir
which destroyed a tenement house q
Cincinnati, o.
A ton of powder and 1000 pounds {
dynamite exploded at Lenton, Ind
killing one Monon railway workma
and injuring six.
John Carter, of Titusville, Pa, ha
just concluded the sale of his Yves
Hickory timber farm of 5000 acres
G. w. Stone and James Wetmore,
Warren, and Thomas McCabe, of Xii
zua, for about 100000.