Smyrna times., 1907-07-03
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
ruesdav. June 25.

Tuesday, June rs.
Three valuable race horses and a
man was killed in a cyclone at Kala- |
mazoO, Mich.
John Johnson, a wife murderer |
was put to death in the electric chair
in Sing Sing IN. " prison.
Garcia Zopel, aged Z years, while
playing with fireworks in Philadel-
phia. set fire to her clothing and was
burned to death.
While respondent and lonely, Mrs.
Abigail A. Parker, 81 years old, COM
mitted suicide by inhaling gas, in her
home in Philadelphia.
Five persons were killed and a score
injured in collision between a passen-
ger train and freight on the New York
Central railroad at Rochester, N. Y.
Wednesday, June rs.
Seven persons were killed and three
seriously injured by the collapse of
tenement house in New York
The plant of the Utica IN. " Drop
Force and Tool company was destroy
ed by fire, entailing a loss OF 100000.
John Johnson was arrested in
Brooklyn. charged with having MUIR
dered his wife in Charlotte, N. c., two
! years ago.
Governor Stuart appointed John F.
| Gibbons a member of the personal
registration commissioners of Scran-
ton. Pa, to succeed Frank Robling. de-
| ceased.
Thursday, June 27.
Four persons were killed and five
badly injured by the collapse of
scaffold at San Francisco.
William H. Gwinner, aged so years,
of Easton, Pa, was overcome with the
heat and died shortly afterward.
Oliver NJ. bennett, the New York
stock broker, who pleaded guilty to
receiving stolen goods, was sentenced
to five years Imprisonment.
William H. Hazlet, of Philadelphia,
and Representative Andrew B. Hitch
cock, of Tioga county, were appointed
inspectors for the Pennsylvania state
insurance department at salary OF
$500 year.
Friday, June %.
The Wisconsin senate by a vote oi
5 to 81 killed the two-cent railway fare
bill. I
A woman and four children were
burned to death in a fire which de
strOyed a laundry at Almonte, Can.
President Roosevelt promoted Al
fred S. Hartwell from associate tt
chief justice of the supreme %eurt o
Honolulu.
Edward Ramsey, of Philadelphia
was killed at Wilkes-Barre by heav.
beam falling on him while at work ol
a railroad depot.
In an effort to have the two-cent far
law declared unconstitutional the E
& o. Railroad company has filed a.
J equity suit at Uniontown, Pa.
Saturday, June 2e.
A receiver has been appointed for tn
Marquette Mutual Life Insurance com
pany of Chicago.
: George Wade is under arrest at MOI
folk, Va, on the charge of fatal
shooting his father-in-law, during
family row.
While playing with fire crackers,
year-old Constance Gabrin set fire t
. her clothes, in New York, and ws
Z burned to death.
: ]. E. Hutton, who shot and kille
Sam Parker, a well-known footba
player, at Huntsville, Tenn, was SCI
I fenced to 10 years Imprisonment.
L Charles A. Press. 6 years oil
while playing in his home in Philade
phia, tripped over bucket fell on
- head and died of a fractured skull.
Monday, July T.
The Allentown-B Bethlehem, Pa, tur
pike will be freed of tolls, at cost
$40, 400.
In a dispute over a delayed lette
A. J. Word, postmaster at McBea
Ca, was fatally shot by w. w. McE
murray.
The plant of the Brubaker Gait
Powder company, at Lancaster, p
was destroyed by fire, entailing 10
of s2G0OO.
Returning to her home at Cha
City Va, Mrs Tunstall found t
house in flames, her 3-year-daught
burned to death and it's colored nur
missing
Trying to jump n the hosting ca
riage after making a mistake and g
ting off at the wrong landing, Willis
Sabalski tumbled down Bellevue sha
at Scranton, Pa, and was killed.