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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
DIES FROM BASKETBALL INJURIES.

fLy TclesTaDh % Tho IfIIEhe-I
Worcester, Mass Feb. Harrison Towne
Rice, seventeen years old. classical high school
basketball player. died at his parents home here
to-day from ockjaw result of injuries sus-
tanned in a basketball game. Young Rices case
exclted great interest among Worcester physi-
cisus as the cause Of tht. disease was not deter
mined f,t day vs. they being unable 10 find cut,
scratch or Duncture which could have caused il
ON any mari of his body. The last game in
which Rice played was Ia Brookine- His spine
WAS injured. causing lockjaw. His condition had
beer critical FOR seventeen days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
Mr.. HIGGINS NOT SO WE'LL
DR.. Hibbard Says He Considers
Him HOpeIeSSIy III.

Olean y Y Feb 7-Dr Hibbard made
early call on Mr.. Higgins tonight. He said
that while the former Govsrnor is not 50 well as
he was yesterday his condition is more
critical than on the first three days of the week.
while Mr. Higgins's- condition may vary
from day to day" said DR.. Hibbard, 81 consider
him 70 be hopeIessly ill."
DR. Hibbard announced this morning that Mr.
Higgins had passed fairly comfortable night
and that there was no perceptibIe change in his
condition at that time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
WOULD PUT UNION LABEL ON EGGS
Plan to Affiliate Laborers and Farmers Sub
mitted to Grangers.
- reIsgraph 10 The Tribune J

Ringhamton N Y. Feb Labor leaders are
here in conference with several hundred dele
gates of the New York State Grange in an
effort to induce them to Join the labor union and
TO place union labor labels farm products
The project was heartily indorsed at a meeting
of the Central Labor Union here last night and
it was planned to affiliate all farmers with city
laborers, the union men of the city to refuse to
purchase vegetables. butter. eggs or other prod
ucts not bearing the union label, and the farmer
to reciprocate in respect TO all other goods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
EXPELLED FOR sLAsHINe PAPERS.

IBy Telegraph The Triburel
New Haven, Feb. For the first time in the
history of Yale a student has been expelled for
slashing newspapers in the reading room. His
name and class are refused by Professor John
c. schwab. the librarian. who to-day posted the
following notice:
"A student recently detected in defacing news
papers filed in the reading room Of Dwight Hall
. has been compelled to withdraw from the uni
NArsiINr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
CAVE gLoop TO SAVE SISTER.

Hartford Conn. Feb Speciality giving zap
some of his blood repleuish the impoverished
system of his sister. u brother of Mrs. Ernest A
Wells has probably saved her from almost certain
death from blood poisoning Various eXpedlents
were tried without avail. to improve Mrs. Wes's
condition and her physician. as q last resort sug
gested the TRANSMISSION Of blood from healthy
human being The sick womans brother offered
TO make the sacrifice. and blood taken from
him She is the wife Of a physician.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08

Private advices have been received from Paris
that James Stman president Of the National
City Bank. is III there. Mr Stillman was con-
fined - his home for two weeks before his de-
uarture for Europe a month ago. He has been
under a physicians care ever since his arrival
IN Paris and has not been able to make with
safety the Journey from Paris to the milder cli-
mate Of the Riviera or Rome.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
SEVEN DROWNED IN THE SACRAMENTO

Sacramento. Cal. Feb. Seven persons were
drowned at the Sacramento bridge late this af-
ternoon, a launch in which they were riding
hitting oier of the bridge and capsizing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
BISHOP COLEMAN NOT TO PROTEST.

lBy Telegl aph To The Tribune
Wilmington, Del Feb. Bishop Coietnan. Of
Delaware to-day announced that lie had de-
clined TO sign Il protest against the military
feature OF the jamestown Exposition. The pro-
test was got up by number of other Episcopal
hishops the signers including Bishops Nc
Vickar OF Rhode Island and Niles Of New
FIampshire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
TOMB OF EGYPTIAN QUEEN DISCOVERED

London. FEB. s--''The Times" this morning an
nounces tho discovery by Theodore Davis at Thebes,
or Iluyor. IN Egypt. of The tomb and mummy n
tb@ famous Egyptian queen Tcie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
MARDI eRAs CARNIVAL BEGUN.

New Orleans. Feb. The Mardi Gras carnival
beran tonight with the allegorical parade Of
Monlns the god OF mirth After the parade there
we're tableaus followed by the usual ball at the
French Opera House. About nifty thousand visitor 6
a.. in the city.
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oarpA.s FAMOUS TRAINs.

sio p \, ~, 4. n oud 925 r. II. E'ncXcelled ser
10. ,.;a penn & Atlantic coast Line r. r. Florida
Information Bureau B'way. cor Soth St.-Ad't
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Observation-Disclosures.

ses 5oard Tia Ltd quickest Florida train. Sea
board Office lls5 B'~a., o. =. r. X. ofhees.~AoFL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08

AFTER ALL, UsHER's THE SCOTCH
hat made the highban famous-Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER.
single benefaction on

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04

Bert Cooper. son OF Mrs. Rachel
Cooper, OF CharIestown. and one Of
Cccl's noted base bali players, is dan
gerously ii with typhoid pneumonia
at his boarding house in Wilmington.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04
NORTH EAST


NJ the morning and evening papers
ana Tue 0EolL w hlG are Tor sale at
hiackWtlI store.
MIS- Nclli Ndllc' Oh oNiord, Is visit
ing iri'HdS mere. ,.,
MrS. J"hn IT, W hlte Is visiting her
Gaughttr' MIS-. barcla! Moore, III
in',aat,pI'ia'
MI W; ~ hIacNWcIl spent the early
part "' ,,ie week with MT tlal l"hn-
son; al iNDcruEch.
MIS-; !"Hn hrySoh' aged IS years, IS
very III at her nome mere. Her huS-
nanG' aged 81 years Is also confined to
MS bca. . ..,
treSidInG Elder y. ,. Mowbray VIII
noi4 0uartGriy Conference at the NJ:
=; ChNrcn / hurSday' May O. and VIII
H'I the pulpit Sunday evening May IL.
'lcrr'hg are very plentiful and sell
Al ; crntN per hunudrcd. Snad have
ia.,cn on considerably and sell at re-
tan 20 ana so cents each. he pound
h.ilcrmvn are putting up a large pack
OF herring; ~. l.. Harvey having scv-
eraI hundred barrels OF cut herring al
ready IN ratS
Mrs. Kichard Free Is visiting her
SISTER Mrs. John Mcekins.
g. AIR. and Mrs. Harry P1erson and
,1ttIe son spent part OF the week with
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04

held IN the Masonic Hall on Friday
evening, May 81.
Quite a number OF young men are
employed in the basket factory.
Ralph Watson will pitch for the
Chester base ball team on Saturday
afternoon.
The Daughters OF the Coniederacy
will meet at the home OF Miss Mary
Steele next Tuesday evening.
The last meeting for this year OF the
Maryland Teachers Reading Circle
was held Friday afternoon in the High
School.
H. w Caldwell will attend meet
ing OF the Executive Committee of the
Maryland State Teachers Association
this Saturday morning
The Chesapeake boys defeated the
Elkton High School team last Satur-
day afternoon The score was o to 5.
Thcy will return the game this alter
noon.
Miss Mary .il!en. oi Newark. Del,
is visiting relative, il town
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04
CHARLESTOWN

Rev. J. NJ. S. NanBlunk will preach
a special sermon 10 men Sunday, at
1880 .. m. at Principle. aud at
Charlc-town at ) p. m
Mr.. Amucl MchoMn left on Thurs
day for Nevada.
Miss Lillian McKce u Baltimore.
has been the guest ii Mis-, Ethel
Cooper during the past week.
Mrs. J. ". Logan had As weekend
visitor, Dr.. and Mrs. y. /. Morrison.
Of Wilmington and r and Mrs. {.
Il. ireland, OF PhiiadcIph.a.
Dr. Fl. {. Cantwel!. o; Baltimore, is
the guest OF his grandmother, Mrs J.
NJ Black
Mrs. ". W. Lewis was a Winning
ton visitor one day last week.
Mrs. James Gaines aud children are
visiting at Culpepper. Va
Mr. Russell George, OF EIktpn, was
= town visitor on Sunday.
Mrs l.. \. Richardson has returned
alter an extended visit ii Philadelphia
Mr. john Hutton AID Family. oi vii
mngton, are spending May week at
Locust Place
On Tuesday evening. May J, the
member, and friends ot Principle NJ
:. Church will hold a box social in
the hail
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04
BAY VIEW.

Mrs. Howell and daughter OF Prn-
cipio Furnace, were guests OF Mrs. T.
X. Owens, part OF this week
Mrs. X. J. Reed was in Philadelphia
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. James W. ABRAMS has had his
residence equipped with bath APP
plianccS.
The funeral service OF Mrs. Lamott
Anderson were held in Bay View
Church Monday afternoon.
Rev. ]. NJ. Sheridan, the newly elect
ed President of Maryland Annual Con
ference, will preach in Bay View
Church Sunday, May II. at 1890 a. m
An exhibition OF Pcarce and Sheck
moving pictures will be given in Bay
View Hall Friday and Saturday even,
ingS, May 10 and II, at s o'clock. This
will be high class entertainment.
Warner Gray was in Wilmington
and Chester last week
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04
LEEDS

Miss Helen McCauley was Phla-
deiphia visitor ON Saturday.
Mrs. c. J. Campbell recently enter
tanned Mrs. Lucy Brown and Mrs
Hughes, of Wilmington.
DR.. and Mrs James T. Lassell, re-
Gently. OF Crisheld, Md, are spending
some time with their daughter, Mrs.
James c. McCaulcy
Master Roy Nanzant spcut Sunday
with Rising Sun relatives.
Mrs. John c. Howard was thrown
from her carriage on Friday. by a
frightened horse but luckily escaped
with a few bruises and contusions. Mr..
John s. Settle is also using a cane as
result OF being overthrow on his
lawn on Sunday by horse, override
lighted by release from long winter
OF stable confinement
Miss Mary Preston. OF Roxborough,
Pa. returned to her home on Thurs
day after delightful visit with rela-
tives here. The Embroidery Club was
entertained ON Wednesday in her
honor, by Mrs. Lawrence keir
Miss Frances Price, of Whining
ton, is spending the week with Miss
Rachel Harlan
Great regret is expressed here at
the sudden death 81 Mrs. Bcrnce
Price, vile OF Mrs. Arthur Price, Of
Montgomery, Ala. Mr. Price is for
mer resident 81 Leeds and Mrs. Price
was well known here. She was a gilt
ed elocutiou>t and had given recitas
here Tor the benefit OF the church
\ II
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04
CECILTON

Mr.. Noble p. Ferguson OF Gran
berry, spent Saturday and Sunday with
his mother here.
Mrs. Y. Price spout several days
last week in Baltimore
Charles Griffith and Frank Rcycllc
spent one day last week i'll Elkton.
Miss Hurlock, OF Massey, is visit
ing her graniather, Mr.. Samuel Hur-
lock.
Mr.. John Anderson and wife have
been visiting relatives in Philadelphia
Mrs. NJ. t. Ferguson Mrs. Thomas
Pcarce. Mrs. Harry Budd and Miss
Eddie Ferguson were the guests of
Mrs. George Beaston on Thursday,
near Earleville
Robert Anderson. OF St. John. IN
napolis, spent few days with his par
cnts, Robert Anderson and wife.
Mr.. William Smith. OF EarleviIe,
spent Sunday with relatives in town.
Mrs. Edna Smith spent several DAYS
last week with Mrs. Charles Griffith.
Mrs. Ernest Richard. OF Philadel-
phia, has returned home after spend
ing some time with Mis-, Mollic Rick
ard.
Mr.. John Man,oyc and wife spent
>cr"ra! days last week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. James r. Smith, wife and child
rem, OF MASSEY, spent Sunday with re-
Iativcs here
Mr.. Harry Eudd is visiting relatives
in Wilmington
Fred Hoover .oi Chester. Pa. is
visiting his rarcn,>, Mr. and Mrs. 5.
p. Hoover. this week.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04
CHESAPEAKE CITY

steele Cooling, OF Ph'adelphla,
VISITED NJ parents. Capt, and Mrs, L.
|. COOLING lew days tins week.
Miss Mary r" t"ard and X. &,
l"ard spent SUNDAY with Mr.. and
Mrs. John ioard' at MarNha''t"n, Del
Mr. v. y. Haze spent ir" days
last week IN Philadelphia;
Mrs. Eva German and SON ni Mt
F'caS%nt' l2e'' spent Sunday with MT
an1 MIS-, James wharton.
Mrs. J *: LovcIcsH visited rcia-
tNrN IN Wilmington TINS week,
MISS Mining lowers oi ihii'E-
'"h' >pcWG.ii2 l",> T,'h Win "'F
"','t: ME-. NiII'%'h M' h"Iein'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04

The Ladies Aid Society of the M
+. Church met with Mrs. Samuel p.
Ryan on Wednesday afternoon, at 2 80
o'clock.
Mr. Chalmcr Reynolds. OF Chester,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents, on Walnut street.
Mr.. Harry Wells, OF New York.
spent Sunday with friends here in
town.
Mrs I.uman Bculcr OF West Grove,
was the guest OF Mr.. c. S. Pyle and
family this week.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04

Mr. Joseph p. Brown represented
Colora Council, IT, O. u. A. NJ, at
the Funeral Benefit Association held
in West Chester on Wednesday.
Mrs john Pierce spent Thursday
last with her sister. near Barnsley.
Mrs. Lewis Preston and children, OF
West Chester. are spending some time
here with relatives.
Mrs, Brinton Gamble and Mrs
Annie Brown visited friends at Sylmar
last week.
The contest held by the students of
West Nottingham Academy last Fri
day evening was quite a success. Mr..
Cooper took first prize, Oliver Rich
ards second. and oi the girls Miss
Ethel Hall first prize. Miss Carrie
Woodrow second
Mr.. Ivan Richards moved his saw
mill into Mr.. William Swishcr's woods
here thtiS week, and is getting out
material fo "a barn for Mr.. Swisher.
Mr.. B. f. Tollinger. OF Illinois, was
recently the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.
s. Elliott, Richardsmcre.
Miss Stafford, OF Baltimore. spent
Sunday with Misses Indie and Abbie
Kecne.
Mrs. David Wilitt~ was in the city
Thursday
Mrs. Clara Keen, Rising Sun, visited
her father, Mr. Street Brown We'd
ncsday.
The social held at Mrs Willitts
Wednesday evening. was well attended.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-05-04
THE GREAT PERCHERON
JIM OGLESBY
Registered No. 1851
Apr l3-bnl

have purchased the fine young French Perceron Stallion
Jim Oglesby and will make the with him my farm
mile northeast of Fair Hill
JIM OGLESBY is black years Old hands high
weighs 400 lbs He beautifully propocnd and symmetrical H
per of his with oal in his four old form
Farmers desiring big able horses would do we'll oo
this fellow
TERMS-$5 to insure live standing, sucking colt
URIE CONNER
April 1osw FAIL HILL, MD
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
Government
Grants Charter
TO THE IL L. GRAND LODGE

The l. L. U. Grand Lodge, of Dayton,
Ohio, has been granted an official char
ter b ythe government which approves
Of the aims and objects of this valuable
order and legalizes all its acts.
This is the Union which grants full
protection to our race in raising their
wages, advancing their conditions, and
protecting them during sickness and
death.
The Grand Lodge is celebrating the
fifth anniversary Of the order during
May, and the various subordinate lodg-
es throughout the country are holding
appropriate exercises aud commemora-
ton services in honor Of the event.
The Grand Lodge reports an excel
lent growth for the month of April
1907. Thirteen new lodges were form
ed. also one new district council, and
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

nesday. Rev DR.. Alexander w. Wood
ward is pastor Of St Matthew's.
Mr. Richard Jackson, of our city,
played an important part in a literary
entertainment last Tuesday evening at
St. Marks A. NJ. E. Church, Jersey
City
In the annual address Of A. NJ. Col
lege, y, c., Dr. A. c. True. OF the
District Of Columbia. discussed Indus
trial leadership
In an address by Chairman Blodgett,
Of the Republican State League ofGeor-
gia he says, This dictation OF the Pres
ldent is wrong, and has a tendency 20
degrade every honest man..
The convention Of Southern Bapdsts
which met in Richmond adjourned last
Tuesday to meet next year at Hot
Springs, Ark.
Three Democratic members of the
Oklahoma constitutional convention ar
rIyed in the city Monday and conferred
with Attorney General Bonaparte con-
Cermng certain restrictions put upon
their governor
The commissioners have issued an or
der that on June IA, known as Flag
Day, the American flag is to be dis
played on ali building belonging to the
District, and citizens are requested to
display the national emblem.
Does our government recognize the
class Of people, called Negroes,who have
been discussed so much by the conven-
lions which have been in session in the
District?
Our Consultation offers protection to
persons as its citizens, not from a racial
tandpoint
It Is said that expert paving engineers
declare that the thoroughfares OF New
York city are among the worst, If not
The worst, of any of the large cities
It Is said that George Stahl won the
highest hOnOrs IN the outdoor meet Of
the Leavenworth Kansas High School
1t IS reported that a plot to kill Grand
Duke Nicholas and Premier Stolypin,
at St. Petersburg, has been made.
Charles Ross Buchanan, the three
year-old son OF farmer living near
St. Francisville. IL, is said to have
Just completed reading AS You Like
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
THE BAPTIST BOARD
THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION
IN THE WORLD.


The Educational Board of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention met on the
, 10Th inst. at the Second Baptist Church.
Besides Chairman DR.. NJ w Gilbert,
OF New York city, and Secretary Will
lam f. Holmes, Of Macon, Georgia,
there was a good attendance. The va
rious parts of the country were repre-
sented.
The object Of this meeting was the
election of a financial agent to travel
to awaken interest in the work of the
board and to collect money to promot
its welfare The immediate work of the
agent will be to raise ten thousand dol
lars to comply with conditional offer
of the American Baptist Home Mission
Society of New York city to give the
board twenty-five thousand dollars if
ten thousand dollars are raised 1t is
the intention of the board to found
theological seminary at Nashville,
Tennessee,where the denomination owns
and operates the largest printing plant
in the world owned by the race.
Rev. DR.. D. S Klugh, of Princeton,
n. J, was unanimously elected financial
agent and much is expected of him.
OnThe 18th inst, at Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church, the executive board of
the National Baptist Convention met.
President c. S. Morris presided. The
various parts OF the country were well
represented, among them being Tennes-
see by DR.. R. H. Boyd; Texas, by DR..
D, Abner; Maryland, by DR.. J. H. Reid
the District Of Columbia by DR.. w.
Bishop Johnson, DR.. G. w. Lee, DR..
Norman, Dr. Lampkin and others.
The National Baptist Convention will
meet in this city in September, when it
is expected that FIVE thousand delegates
and visitors will be in attendance.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

Il" but he says he likes Dickens bet
ter than Shakespeare.
Mr.. Arthur Newman, OF this city,
died quite suddenly at his home in this
city last Monday morning.
Some Of the hail that fell during the
progress of the thunder storm last Sun
day in this city was as large as mar
bles
George c. Sill, former lieutenant gov
ernor Of Connecticut, died at his home
in Hartford last Sunday night, at the
age Of u.
Prof. Booker 7. Washington spoke at
The tweny-ffth anniversary exercises of
Livingston College, Salisbury, n. c., the
22nd inst.
The first bank in the State Of North
Carolina under Negro management op-
ened last week at Winston-Salem, says
the Afro-American Presbyterian.
4 Kinghsher man is said to have writ
ten his name on an egg and received a
letter from John Kohler, a farmer liv-
ing near Newark, n. J., telling him
that the egg had arrived.
The celebration of the three hundred
and forty-third birthday anniversary Of
Shakespeare began April 22nd at STRAIT
ford-on-Avon, with great pomp and
plendor.
DR.. E. F. Boyd, of Nshville, Tenn,
Is the owner Of an automobile having
seating capacity for eight persons.
The Tulsa Guide says that there is
II editor in Oklahoma who always be
lieyes in giving every man the benefit
Of the doubt.
Tomorrow will mark the beginning of
he closing of the twenty-sixth anniver-
sary exercises of the Tuskegee, Rev. W.
a. Chndler Bishop OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, will preach
the annual sermon.
Mrs. O. w. Hays submitted the an
nuaI report of the Lynchburg Seminary
end was elected its president for the
ensuing year.
Miss Ida Carpenter, a public school
teacher of Atlantic City, fell while roll
CT skating and broke her wrist.
Rev. T. c. Fuller, president of Howe
Institute, Memphis, Tenn, attended the
meeting of the executive board.
The National Mirror. Kansas City
gives an account Of a proposed depart
ment store in Washington, D. c.. to be
run on cooperative plan by government
employees. Mr.. Amos Tyree, Of the
War Department, IS named as the lead
i~g spirit
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
b Mss BEATRIZ L. CHASE

The final arrangements Of the depart
ments OF Howard University do not
meet with popular favor; many persons
think the proper changes have not as
yet been made.
The Topeka Plaindealer in speaking
of Gen. Hudson, who died at his home
in Kansas last week, says Kansas has
lost a substantial citizen, and the Negro
race a true friend"
Duo de Abruzzi, member Of the
royal family Of Italy, now commanding
the Italian feet at Jamestown, placed a
wreath on the tomb Of Washington last
Monday while visiting Mount Vernon.
Mr. R J. Palmer, one Of the leading
clotaiers OF Columbia, S. c., has come
70 Washington. where he expects to re-
side permanently.
The nincty-scyenth annual session Of
the african Union Methodist Protestant
Chuch convened in St. Matthew's
Church, Philadelphia, Pa. last We'd