Milford chronicle., 1907-04-19
A Weeks NEWS CONDENSED
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Thursday, April II.
John Davis, better known as Owen
Hall. author of "Florodora," died in
London of acute gastritis.
John Henry Clews, a member Of the
banking firm of Henry Clews, of New
York, died after a long illness.
The Connecticut house of represen-
tatives adopted a resolution endorsing
President Roosevelt's administration.
The fifth annual @leeting Of the
Newspapers and Publishers Associa-
tion will be held at Richmond, Va,
May 21 and %.
Mrs. Sarah Miles Hanna, 50 years
old, the only woman upon whom the
degree of chivalry was ever conferred
by the l. o. o. F., died at Kansas
City, Mo.
Friday, April IL.
Mrs. Grace RedpRth, who died re-
Gently in London, left $15O,00O to Nc
Gill University, Montreal.
NJ. D. Clay was killed and R. A. Mat
thews seriously injured by a gas ex-
plosion in their home at Atlanta. Ga
Mrs. Ignatz LOwengart, wife Of a
wealthy merchant of Portland, Ore,
committed suicide by jumping from a
bridge 60 feet high.
Frank McCloskey, a stone cutter,
dropped dead in his boarding house at
Wilmington, Del, while he was eating
his dinner.
Secretary straus, of the department
Of commerce and labor, has ordered a
rigid inquiry into the operation OF all
the immigration stations in the coun-
try.
Saturday, April 13.
Judge Beverly T. Crump has re-
signed as chairman Of the Virginia
corporation commission.
Frederick Pabst, the millionaire
brewer, was seriously injured in an
automobile accident at Milwaukee,
Wis.
John Herschberger, a prosperous
Lebanon county, Pa, farmer, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself in his
barn.
A Brazilian squadron of warships
left Rio de Janeiro for Hampton
Roads. Va, to take part in the James
town Exposition.
John A. Kebler, manager of the Col
orado Fuel company, died at Denver,
Colo, of ptomaine poisoning after eat
ing canned salmon.
Monday, April IS.
Vice President Fairbanks viii be on
of the speakers at the international
Christian Endeavor convention at
Seattle, Wash. in July.
George Duttrey, of Boiling Springs,
Pa. was struck by a Reading passen-
ger train and cut to pieces while work
ing on the bridge at Mountz's.
James A. Quarles, D. D., Ii. D., for
21 years professor of moral philosophy
at Washington and Lee University,
died at Lexington, KY, aged 20 years.
While insane, Ed Stockton, II years
old. fatally shot his uncle, J. F. Stock
ton. and beat his aunt insensible, after
which he set her on fire, at Bardwell,
Ky.
Tuesday, April 1e.
Chief Of Police John Adams, of New
ark, N. J., shot and killed himself while
S~sa0adaat
Tom Walker, a negro, was hanged
at Fayetteville, N. c., for the murder
of Chief of Police Chason and officer
Locamny.
Fire at Hackensack, N. j., destroyed
the Second Reformed church. a car
penter shop and five barns, entailing a
loss of $4,000.
Frank NJ. Thorn, one of the best
known lawyers and newspaper writer's
Of Western New York, died in Buffalo
after a lingering illness.
Wednesday, April II.
Edward Sexton was electrocuted at
Auburn, N. Y, for the murder OF
Thomas Mahaney.
DR.. Austin S. Tinsley the noted
southern specialist, died at Augusta
Ga. after a short illness.
The medical building of McGill Uni
versity at Montreal was destroyed by
fire. entailing a loss of $50O,OOO.
John D. Rockefeller has notified the
American Baptist Missionary Union at
Boston that he will contribute 100000
this year
Mrs. Sarah A. Albaugh, a widow,
was found dead in her home in Chi
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