Smyrna times., 1907-02-27
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday, February 1o.

w. II. hayden, prominent new
York manufacturer of gold and silver
copomitted suicide by shoot
Ing himself.
Anna Howard Shaw, of Swarthmore,
Pa, was reelected president of the
National Woman Suffrage Association
TT the Chicago convention. 4
In jealous frenzy over woman,
Michael Brackney shot and killed AL
exander Baccio and seriously wounded
Tony Rimally at Beaver Falls, Pa.
The anti-bucket shop law passed by
the South Carolina general ASSEMBLY
will become effective July 1 next and
will close up all exchanges dealing in
futures.
Wednesday, February 20.
Sir William Kingston, dean of the
medical profession of Canada, died at
Montreal, aged Is years.
Divorced 32 years ago Alpheus P.
Cowell and Mrs. Emeline A. Hunter
we're remarked at Mount Clemens,
Mich.
While suffering from ill-health. Jo-
siah Ross, a prominent manufacturer
committed suicide by shooting in his
office at Buffalo.
Mrs. John Grimshaw and her s.
months-old son were burned to death
in a fire which destroyed their home
near Detroit, Mich.
Thursday, February Fl.
The Postal Telegraph company has
increased the wages of all employees
10 per cent.
Colonel Michael Hurley, a prominent
business man of Trenton, N. j., died
suddenly of heart trouble, aged 55
years.
Francisco Ratio, convict, was stab
bed to death by Michael Yoscow, a
fellow-convict in Dannemora prison, at
Plattsburg, N. Y.
In quarrel over a land deal, Harvey
j. Crouch, young farmer, was shot
and killed by his cousin, George P.
Brown. at Gay. Ga.
Eli Smith, an Alaskan mail carrier,
with his sled on wheels, drawn by
seven Eskimo dogs, arrived i'll Wash
ington and was received by the presi-
| dent.
Friday, February %.
Fire destroyed the Hungarian Ro-
man Catholic church at Lansford. Pa,
entailing a loss of $4,000.
Harry P. Crowell, formerly a promi
nent politician in Philadelphia. com
mitted suicide by turning on the gas.
| Charles Haws, aged SO years, well
knewn manufacturer of Norristown
Pa, dropped dead of fatty degenera
ton of the heart.
| William G. Mcmillan, eldest son Of
the late United States Senator Jane:
Mcmillan, and a prominent lawyer o.
Detroit, died suddenly.
After providing for his funeral ex
penses by depositing sum of none!
on a table, John Nelmas, a retired
merchant of Brooklyn, committed sui
eide in Los Angeles, CAL, by shooting
himself.
Saturday, February %.
Nine coal miners were injured, twt
fatally, by an explosion in a mine q
Collinsville, Ill.
James F. Mckay and wife were as
phyxiated by Illuminating gas in thei
home at Yonkers, N. Y.
DR.. John C. Brady committed sui
eide in his Office in Philadelphia b.
drinking carbolic acid.
George D. Musgrove, writer of wa
stories, was found dead on the roa
near his farm at Madison, Wis.
The racing mare Colonial Girl wa
sold at Lexington, KY, to ]. E. WeiC
ner, of Philadelphia, for $4,000.
While despondent, Mrs. Bessi
Thomas committed suicide at Spal
tanburg, S. c., by jumping into
we'll
Monday, February 25.
Rear Admiral Joseph E. Craig ha
been placed on the retired list on a
count of age.
While on his way to pay off his me
Amos Clark was fatally shot an
robbed of 5000 at Agusta, Ga.
John H. Lewis, a prominent lawyt
of Lynchburg, Va, died suddenly c
train while enroute home fro
Roanoke.
Three children of Charles Watkin
: colored, were burned to death in the
home at Baltimore while their paren
were away.
A premature explosion of dynami
J in the Lehigh Coal & Navigation col
pany's No. II mile, near Tamaqu
, Pa, caused the death of Villa
Schaeffer.