Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
tuesday, April 2.

Tuesday, April z.
With the temperature below freez-
ing an inch of snow fell at Frostburg,
Md, and ruined early vegetation.
John Clancy, 20 years old, fell from
a. second story window of his home in |
Philadelphia and was instantly killed.
In a collision between a tug boat |
and a ferry boat in the North River at |
New York two men were drowned and
the tug sunk.
Six trainmen were killed in a col
1sion between freight trains on the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad at
Fort Worth, Texas.
F. A. Holb%Sok, secretary of the
school furniture trust, pleaded guilty
in Chicago to restraining trade and
sentence was deferred.
Wednesday, April 8.
| President Roosevelt has re-appointed
Brigadier General Charles F. Hum
phrey as quartermaster general, to sue
ceed himself.
The Shamokin (Pa.) Wagon Works,
an adjoining planning mill and seven
small dwellings were destroyed by fire,
entailing a loss of $4,000.
The National Association of State
and National Dairy and Food Depart
ments will hold their annual cOnven-
ton at Norfolk, Va, July 1919.
Harry w. Myers, fire boss OF mine
No. 2 OF the Pittsburg & Eastern Coal
company. near Mcdonald, Pa, was
burned to death by an explosion OF
fire damp in one of the mine rooms.
Thursday, April 4.
Charlemagne Tower, American am
bassador to Germany, arrived in New
York on a months vacation.
Charles f. Rauch, one of the leac1ng
merchants of Lebanon, Pa, died sud
denly at his home in that city.
Noah Ernst manager of creamery
at Keedyville. Md, committed suicide
by shooting in a hotel at Chambers
burg, Pa.
Reuben Simmons, 19-year-old con-
vict. hanged himself in his cell in the
prison at Boston by making a moose
from sheet.
The electric light and power house
Of the San Francisco Gas & Electric
company was destroyed by fire, entail
ing a loss of $2,500,000.
Friday, April 5.
Never L. Wilson committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head on the
street in Kansas City, Mo-, in full
, view of pedestrians.
Thirty firemen were injured anC
$4,000 damage done by fire that de
stroyed a large paint and varnisf
warehouse in New York.
Benjamin Thaw, a half brother o
Harry X. Thaw, donated $4,000 t.
the fund for the new building for tn
Western University of Pennsylvani
at Pittsburg.
B. G. Cavagua former teller of tn
First National Bank of Cincinnati
was convicted of embeZZlement an
sentenced to six years in the Obi
pentiary.
: Saturday, April 6.
While suffering from insomnia an
ill health, Mrs. Clara Bothfeld, wife
new York broker, committed suicid
by drowning.
The Gananoque (Ont.)- Inn, one {
the best known summer hotels in Ca
ada. was completely destroyed by fir
Id entailing a loss of 100000.
+ Mrs. Margaret Weikel, president (
the Women's Auxiliary Of Sons I
A.. Veterans of Pennsylvania, died
Il Shamokin from blood poisoning.
The federal grand jury in Chicat
found a second Indictment again
John r. Walsh. former president
the Chicago National Bank. chargiI
mismanagement of that institution.
Monday, April 8.
President Roosevelt is to be the fe
ture of the jamestown Exposition
opening day, April &c.
In a blaze which destroyed the
B. Newhall tide mill at Saugus, Mas
two men were burned to death, t
property loss being $4,000.
For running over and killing bi
dog with his auto at Almedia, Colu
bia county, F. Frank Kline. of Bloom
burg, Pa, has been sued for $100.
After being on strike for year, t
union painters and paper hangers
Shamokin, Pa, have made terms w
their employers and returned to wo
Northampton county (Pa.) comm
sioners have awarded to Mccormick
Co., Philadelphia, the contract to bu
17,152 feet of state road from Ma