Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Tuesday. April 16.

Chief of Police John Adams, of New
ark, n. j., shot and killed himself while
Respondent
AS the result of quarrel with Ital-
ians on an elevated train in New York,
Ernest Hartman was stabbed to death.
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, car
penter shop and five barns. entailing a
loss of 100000.
Frank NJ Thorn, one of the best
known lawyers and newspaper writer's
of Western New York, died in Buffalo
after 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 short illness.
The medical building of McGill Uni
versity at Montreal was destroyed by
| fire entailing loss of $500,000.
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 fcund dead in her home in Chi
cago. having cut her throat by falling
through a window.
Thureday, April 1a.
Mrs. Hannah Aimsworth, aged 1O9
years, the oldest person in Nova SEQ
tia. died at Halifax
Sydney Smith, New York real es-
tate broker. was robbed in Paris of
$4,000 in cash and $4,000 in jewels.
General Booth. of the Salvation
Army, was accorded an enthusiastic
reception on his arrival at Toxic, ia
pan.
John P. Dunning, well known in
newspaper circles throughout the
country, died in Philadelphia, aged
A. years.
The supreme court of the United
States dismissed the appeal of John
Johnson, who is now awaiting electro
cution in Sing Sing prison for killing
his wife IN lonkerS, n. I.
Friday, April 10.
The United States Steel Corporation
has fixed the selling price of rails fol
1908 at s2S per ton.
The handsome new 13-story building
of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
has been formally dedicated.
Because he lost his job Abraham
Bowers, 81 years old. committed sui
eide by shooting at Doylestown, Pa.
Catherine Jordan, of Pittston, Pa
was found dead in room in New Yorl
lodging house with the gas turned on.
Humphrey Jainingan, wealthy bus
mess man of Morristown, Tenn, con
mitted suicide by shooting while de
spondent from illness.
Saturday, April 20.
: Safe blowers wrecked the bank c
Weston, at Weston, ILL.,, and escape
with over $4,000.
The Hotel Campbell at Athens, Pa
was destroyed by fire and Elan Kel
dali. cripple, was burned to death.
J. Mrs. Donald Mclean, of New Yorl
has been elected president of tn
"a Daughters of the American Revolt
ton.
The Wisconsin legislature hs
passed a bill prohibiting the sale I
Il tobacco in any form to minors und'
16 years of age.
While at work in the Philadelph
subway, Frank Connors, rs years oil
a steamfitter, was struck by ira
and instantly killed.
Monday, April 22.
The Sykesville, Md, postoffice w
robbed by burglars, who secured 81
in cash and stamps.
William Sandlar, a student, W
drowned in the swimming pool OF {
lumbia University, New York.
Fifteen governors will send de
gates to the National Civic Federati
Conference on Trusts and CombiI
tions.
The viewers in the condemnati
proceedings of the Carlisle and H;
over Pa, pike, a distance of 10 mil
to the Adams county line, award
S6150 damages.
Just as he completed two-year 81
tence in the penitentiary at Baltimo
William Barrett was arrested for
500 1000 theft from the First Natiol
Bank at San Francisco.