Milford chronicle., 1907-04-12
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday, April 4.

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York on a months vacatian.
Charles r. Rauch, one of the leadin,
merchants Of Lebanon, Pa. died sud
denly at his home in that city.
Noah Ernst, manager Of a Dreamer,
at Keedyville. Nd, committed suioid,
by shooting in a hotel at Chambers
burg. Pa
Reuben Simmons, a 19-year-old con
vict hanged himself In his cell in tbe
prison at Boston by making a moose
from a sheet.
The electric light and power house
Of the San Francisco Gas & Electric
company was destroyed by fire. entail.
ing loss Of $2,5OO,O 900.
Friday, April 5.
Meyer 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 and
$4,000 damage done by fire that de.
stroyed large paint and varnish
warehouse in New York.
Benjamin Thaw, q half brother of
Harry X. Thaw, donated $4,000 to
the fund for the new building for the
Western University of PENNSYLVANIA
at Pittsburg.
B. G. Cavagua, former teller of the
First National Bank of Cincinnati
was convicted Of embezElement and
sentenced to six years in the Ohio
pentiary.
Saturday. April 6.
While suffering from insomnia and
Ill health, Mrs. Clara Bothfeld, wife Of
new York broker, committed suicide
By drowning.
The Gananoque (Ont) Inn, one OF
The best known summer hotels in Can.
ada, was completely destroyed by fire,
entailing a loss of 100000.
Mrs. Margaret Weikel, president Of
the Women's Auxiliary of Sons OF
Veterans Of Pennsylvania, died at
Ehamolin from blood poisoning.
The federal grand Jury In Chicago
found a second Indictment against
John R. Walsh, former president OF
the Chicago National Bank, charging
mismanagement of that institution.
Monday, April 8.
President Roosevelt is to be the fea.
ture Of the jamestown Exposition's
day, April 26.
In a blaze which destroyed the H.
3. Newhall tide mill at Saugus, Mass,
two men were burned to death, the
property loss being $4,000.
After being on strike for a year, the
union painters and paper hangers Of
Pa, have made terms with
their employers and returned to work.
Northampton county (Pa.) commits.
5ioners have awarded to Mccormick &
Co., Philadelphia, the contract to build
1852 feet of state road from Naza
eth, Pa. to Bath for $2S.6OO.
Tuesday, April 9.
Thomas H. Clay a grandson OF ]
Henry Clay, died at his home at Lex I
ngton, KY, aged 65 years. {
John and Bert Vaupel, Alfred Simon {
nd Irving Klaus were drowned at OF ]
ava, ILL.,, by the oapsizing of a boat I
President Roosevelt received at the 6
White House the delegates to tn I
Iary1and conference of the Methodist '
'rotestant church. f
Colonel Thomas Skies. city treasurer '
{ Huntington, W. Va. died on the 7
treet Of that city from a stroke Of t
araIysis. il
Thomas j. Connors, of New Bruins t
ick, N. J., was killed and two others
ljured by being struck by Pennsyl +,
ania railroad locomotive at Jersey D
Ity.
Wednesday, April 10. o
Lester H. Jones, past exalted ruler Il
the Elks, died suddenly at Ottawa.
President Roosevelt has appointed 81
scar R. Handley as United States dis fl
let Judge for Alabama. W
The secretary Of the navy granted tC
,mmander Robert 3. Peary leave Ia
absence for three years. the time to OK
devoted to Arctic explorations. nj
into a state Of nervous pros.
ltion by reading an account in a az
wspaper Of her supposed death, Mrs. al
uisa Duley, of Evansville, Ind, died p'
Mysteries. W
The Joiner shop at the League Island
w yard, Philadelphia, containing pl
luable patterns and furniture for the tn
ttleship Kansas, was destroyed by DR.
D. Loss, 100000. dc
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