Milford chronicle., 1907-05-03
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSER
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mencement June 16 to 20.
The Baptist church at Parsons. near
Wilkes-BaTe, Pa, was destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss of $4,000.
Herman Lagercrantz. the new Swed.
ish minister. was presented to Presi.
dent Roosevelt at the White House.
Margaret Blattenberger, a 13-year.
old school girl of Camden N. j.. died
OF brain fever the result of over.
study
Frank Thompson. a civil engineer
Of Philadelphia, while temporarily de-
ranged. hanged himself in police sta.
tion at Columbus. o.. where he had
been placed for safe keeping.
Friday, April 26.
Buck High. a negro, was convicted
Of assaulting a white girl at McDon-
ough, Ga, and sentenced to be hanged
May 20.
Nine-year-old Kate Hildebrand died
in her home in Philadelphia from
burns received by her clothing catch.
ing fire from a match
About 100 cottages and a summer
hotel at Lake Pleasant near Miller's
Falls. Mass. were destroyed by fire.
entailing a loss of s75,000
General Henry R. Guss, who COM
manded the 97th Pennsylvania regi.
ment during the Civil War, died in
West Chester, Pa, aged 50 years.
Saturday, April 27.
Having reached the age of Ga years.
Brigadier General John w. Bubb was |
placed on the retired list.
The director of the mint purchased |
10000 ounces of silver for delivery at
Philadelphia at 66144 cents an ounce.
Frederick Allan, commissioner Of
patents. has rendered his resignation
to President Roosevelt, to take effect
June l.
Owing to the illness of John
Mitchell the conference of officials Of
the Mine Workers Union at Wilkes
Barre. Pa, has been postponed.
Percy FOnville, charged with con.
spiracy in connection with the embez
Element of S6S,0OO from a bank al $
Charlotte, N. C., was arrested at Lu
verne, Ala. c
Monday, April 29.
Cleaning a stove with a petroleum.
soaked rag, Mrs. Lizzie Bauder was ia.
tally burned at Allentown, Pa. n
James R. Foraker. brother of United If
States Senator Foraker, died in Gin r
cinnati of cancer after a long illness. t,
The New York district attorneys
office is investigating the recent elec Il
tion of the New York Life Insurance
board of trustees. p
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nan from Oregon, and former commits.
sioner of the general land office. was R
acquitted in Washington of the charge W
If destroying public records. A
Finding a bottle of oxalic acid, which at
Ter father had been experimenting W
With to burn ashes, Esther Bowden Ca
frank it in mistake for cough syruL n'
nd is in a dying condition at Shame -,
in, Pa. m
Tuesday, April 30. a
A burgler entered the bedroom OF 90
FRS. John Frazer at Wakefield, L. l., to
nd stole a pocketbook containing ste
1900.
Eight men working in a tunnel al col
le~ National Cash Register plant al WI
ayton. o., were seriously injured by a., 1s
n explosion. NC
While fishing in the river at Elgin, the
l., Stephen BOras hooked a bundle qui
clothing which contained three in thr
.nts, twin boys and a girl. tibl
A well-dressed unidentified man the
,mmitted suicide at Michigan City eigl
d.. by throwing himself in front OF CaI
moving train and being ground to IT, III = =
eces. no,
Wednesday, May I. the
A rain and sleet storm developed 18th
to a fall of six inches of snow at Mil 1t
lukee, Wis mai
Fire destroyed the business section suit
Leesville, La. entailing a loss OF all
er $25O,0O0. Wer
Captain William Thompson, a prom. ort, ,,It
ent oysterman of Baltimore, Md. yyer,
mmitted suicide by shooting. eati,
Two criminally insane prisoners es. us fe
ped from an asylum at Middletown, 18th
m, by saving several iron bars. On
Thomas Donahue, wanted on Gina
lrge of murder. was fatally shot in nave
unning fight with policemen in New lns l
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