Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
tuesday. January %.

The Pittsburg Stock Exchange re-
opened after being closed for three
months on account of the recent finan-
eial furry
Chief Justice Fuller, of the supreme
court of the United States, announced
that court would on Monday, Feb. 8,
take a recess for three weeks.
While attempting to avoid arrest, a
man believed to be Henry Won Bar
gen was shot and killed by Rudolph
Brokeep, a Chicago policeman.
During a severe storm at Mounds
Vile w. Va, lightning strISk the new
high school building, destroying the
town clock and damaging the tower.
Wednesday, January 20.
Secretary Root and Ambassador
Jusserand signed the Eranco-Ameri-
can reciprocity arrangement drawn
under section three of the Dingley act.
Three hundred children marched
safely out of the school building at
Hooper. Neb., when it was discovered
that the structure was "a mass of
flames.
William Sweeney, twenty years old,
a freight brakeman on the Reading
railway, stepped in front of an express
train near NorristOwn, Pa, and was
instantly killed.
President Roosevelt sent to the SEN
ate a message recommending the Civ
ing of pensions to members of the life
saving service such as are given to
firemen and policemen in the large
cities.
Thursday, January 80.
Pearl Pitts, nine years old, was
burned to death in her home at Phila-
delphia while playing with matches.
Mistaking his father-in-law, William
Connor, for burglar, A. G. Burr, shot
and instantly killed him at Dallas,
Tex.
Rev. John w. Venebal, for forty years
sovereign grand chaplain of the Odd
Fellows in the United States, died at
HOpkinsville. Ky.
Two negroes, charged with having
waylaid and killed their father neal
here Monday for the purpose of rob
berry. We're captured by a mob .oi
negroes at Commerce. Miss, and
lynched
Friday, January 81.
Arthur W. Ferguson, secretary tC
the Philippine commission, died sud
denly Of heart disease in Manila.
Judge George w. Morris. of the cor.
pOratiOn court, dropped dead on the
way to his Office, at Charlottesville
Va.
Fire at Big Stone Gap, Wise county
Va. destroyed the principal busines:
section of the place, entailing a loss
of $125,O0O.
z. G. Anderson, coal dealer an(
prominent citizen of Aberdeen, S. D.
was arrested at Minneapolis charged
with purchasing coal which was stole1
by employees of the Chicago, Milwau
kee & st. Paul railroad
Saturday, February 1.
While on his way to work John Vita
shin was struck and killed by freigh
train near NOrristown, Pa.
Anna E. Hahn, one of the first Amer
lean school teachers to go to the Phil
| ippines, was murdered at Batangas, Is
land of LuzOn.
The public school at Mcdonald, Pa
near Pittsburg, was closed by tn
health authorities on account of al
epidemic of scarlet fever.
B. A. McGee. telegraph operator 70
the Atlantic Coast line at Golfers Sta
ton, near Petersburg Va, was sho
and instantly killed by negro tram
whom he had ordered not to build
fire on the railroad track
Monday, February 3.
Federal Judge Thompson at CinciT
natl refused to enjoin the Interns
tional Pressmen's union from striking
Mrs. J. NJ. Underwood and her two
year-old son were burned to death i
fire which destroyed their home a
Raleigh, N. c.
While polishing the kitchen stow
at Scranton, Pa, Mrs. Peter Courtess
was set afire, the polish exploding, an
died from her burns.
Unable to break the senatorial deaC
lock, the Kentucky legislature adop
ed a resolution favoring the electio
of senators by popular vote.
Aldus J. Barr, Lancaster count!
Pa, farmer. fell dead from heart dii
ease while feeding his stock, and owe
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