Milford chronicle., 1907-01-04
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
ThursdaY, pecember Il.

DR. J. L. Ziegler, aged "a years, the
Oldest practicing physician in Lancas
ter county, Pa, died at Mount Joy.
Three persons were killed and II
hurt in a collision between a passenger
train and work train at Tacoma. Wash
Fire originating from a defective
gas lighting system destroyed three
business blocks at Perry, Ia, causing
a loss of 100000.
Gustav Hahn, a prominent lawyer,
veteran of the Civil War and United
States commissioner, died at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, aged 76 years.
Friday December %.
Charles B. Fink, editor of the La
trobe Pa) Advance, dropped dead at
his home in that city of apoplexy.
Three children Of Stanley Singleton
were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed their home near Weston,
w. Va.
Edward H. Thomson, ST., president
Of the Maryland National bank, died
suddenly at his home in Baltimore of
acute Indigestion.
While roasting a turkey in a gas
stove in her home at Atlantic City.
N. j., Mrs. Kate Walton was overcome
by gas and was dead when found
William c. Anderson, former assis.
tant paying teller of the First Ma
tional bank Of Kansas City, Mo-, was
sentenced to four years Imprisonment
for embeazling $4,000.
Saturday, December 90.
Lawrence Iceberg was lynched by
masked men at Las Animas, Colo. for
the murder of Henry Lavenmeyer.
Rev. D. L. Holder, a Presbyterian
minister was assassinated by I'm
known parties at Union City, Tenn.
The director Of the mint has pur.
chased 100000 ounces of silver for de- |
livery at Philadelphia at 7O.15S cents
an ounce.
jams kelly, wealthy oil we'll con
tractor was electrocuted in the cellar
of his )me at Findlay, o., by coming
in contact with a light wire.
David o. Luckenbach aged 73 years.
a wealthy -four merchant and bank
director, Of Bethlehem, Pa. died from
exhaustion following a delicate surgi.
cal operation.
Monday December 81.
Charged with Staying his father.
Lee Molder, Is years old, has been ar
rested at Union City, Tenn
Two persons were killed and several
injured in a wreck on the
Southern railway near DanviIle. Va.
The Slatington (Pa) Rolling Mill
company has advanced its puddlers
rom 81 to $3.50 per ton and other la.
lor in proportion.
Because his sister-in-law, Margaret
Taylor had just welded Henry Morris I
.gainst his wishes, at Hopkinsville.
~, Lewis Wilson killed both of them T
The mystery in the death of Mrs.
sarah Ayres at st. Helen, Ore, was c
feared by the confession of Bert Hol- !
nan, 19 years old, that he had killed
he woman. +
Tuesday, January I.
General Hiram Scoeld died at Seat 7
le, wash, dSeu % years.
Andrew Carnegie has given Bates !
ollege, at Lewiston, Ne, $4,000.
John H. Rankin, of Reading, Pa,
as been appointed superintendent OF e
lateral and supplies of the Reading a
lilway system. 5
A broken rail threw a car from the p
'acks on the Pennsylvania railroad $
ear Upper Marlboro Nd, and three ?
ainmen were injured
Governor Pennypacller has appoint "
I Russell c. Stewart. of Easton. Pa.
dge Of Northampton county. to sue II
sed H. w. Schuyler, deceased. tf
Wednesday, January 2. a,
Eight people were seriously injured fl
a wreck on the Louisville railroad al
ar Richmond, Ky. NJ
The wages of the 5000 coal miners Ii
Southern Colorado have been in II
eased 10 per cent. NJ
In collision Of trolley cars at VIII m
ingtOn, Del. Walter K. Farra a mo- BIZ
rman, was fatally injured. ga
Countess Clancarty, better known in
lgland as Belle Billion, an ex-music ca
Il singer. died at her home in Lon tn
n. WI
Mrs. Thomas J. Emery gave 100000 siC
an endowment for the Cincinnati off
t Museum on condition that Satur- co
US he made free admission days. TIL
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