Milford chronicle., 1908-02-21
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday. February "a.

Thursday, February 10.
Joseph Monaco his wife and sor
Tony were badly burned as the result
Of a mysterious explosion in their
apartments in South Sharon, Pa.
The president sent to the senate the
nomination Of Louis A. Coolidge. OF
Massachusetts, to be assistant secre
tary Of the treasury, to succeed J. H
Edwards, resigned.
While working in the Camden
IN. j. Coke company's works, Pau
Edner was caught under a heavy
crusher. which broke nearly every
bone in his body and caused instant
death.
Friday, February IA.
Over 1000 workmen, who have beer
idle since November and December
have resumed work in the Wheelins
wv. Va) district this week.
The eleven Cincinnati (O) laun
dries under indictment for organizins
a combination to raise prices. pleaded
guilty and each was fined $50 and
costs
Andrew Wendell, who was a mem
her Of the band of soldiers which cap
tUred J. Wilkes Booth, after the assas
sination of President Lincoln, died II
Chicago.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
$4,000 to Morgan college, a Baltimore,
institution for the education Of col
Ored youth. in case the officers ant
trustees Of the institution raise an
other $4,000.
Saturday, February IS.
Professor W. F. c. Hasson. Of thu
academic force at the naval academy
died at Annapolis, Nd
Yves Summerlin and his son Charley
negroes. were hanged at Carrollton
Ca, for the murder of Pethro Jones, al
wealthy farmer.
Mrs. Della Taylor, whose husband
was found murdered at Creston. Ia.
and her two sons were arrested ant
will be held pending an investi. ion
Governor Stuart reappointed y. H
DetWeiler, of WillismspOrt Pa, ant
W. F. Shay, Of Watsontown, Pa, trus
tees of the Danville State Insane hos
pitaI.
Monday, February II.
Despondent over financial losses
Edison Van de Water, a bank clerk
killed himself at New York with poi
son.
The oldest ex-governor in the Unit
ed States is Frederick Hollbrook, o
Vermont, who was ninety-ive year
old Saturday.
Charges of misconduct and viola
tion of and contempt for the laws hav,
been fled with Governor Hughes
against Mayor E. P. Mann. OF Troy
N. Y.
His coat catching in the machinery
Joseph Gregg, at the gimlet colliery
Shamokin, Pa, was swiftly drawn int
the scraper line and frightfully in
iured.
Tuesday, February 10.
Two men were burned to death in
fire which destroyed a dwelling hous'
at Limestone, n. Y, near Bradford, Pa
William Sells. the last of the three
brothers who organized the famou
Sells Brothers Circus combination
died suddenly in New York
DR.. John c. Shaub, a veterinary SUI !
geon, who was we'll known all owe
was found dead in bet
1t Lancaster from uraemic poisoning
Five persons were injured, one prob {
ably fatally when a Michigan Contra
passenger train running twenty-five
miles an hour crashed into and tele {
seoped a New York Central yard en- '
CINE at Buffalo, N. Y. {
Wednesday, February 10. I
Winfield S. Riblet. one of the oldes a
and well known business men of Erie Y
Pa, hanged himself in barn near hi
nome. /
Thomas B. Carl and his three yea, i
I'D grandson were cremated in a fir I
which destroyed their home at Brad G
ord, Pa. a
At Ludlow, near Warren, Pa, Johi G
olson, a Swedish miner, crazed by sick b
less. attempted to murder his family S
ind fatally injured his son before ht L
vas overpowered. S
President Roosevelt has pardonet 1
Alien Parker, who was convicted in thu t
ederal court in Nashville, Tenn, TIVE c
tears ago and sentenced to serve fiv, e
ears in the federal prison charged t
With misuse Of funds Of a bank a d
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