Milford chronicle., 1908-08-21
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Thursday, August Is.

Thursday, August 10.
Stephen Bocbeck was killed and
Edo Haycock fatally injured by two
runaway freight cars on the Read
ing railway at Coatesville. Pa, which
dashed INFO a company Of men on the
way to work.
Edward Kaiser, of New York was
killed and James J. Johnson. OF
Wilkes Barre. Pa. painters. was prob
ably fatally injured at Elmira, N. Y,
when a scaffold on which they were
working gave way.
Levi Fannan. seventy-three years OF
age. shot and fatally injured his wife
Margaret, ffty-three years OF age; Sc
verely injured his ffteen-year-old
daughter EfHe and then enSed his own
! life at his home in Dallasburg. o.
Friday, August IA.
William II. Taft and William J.
/ Bryan are expected to attend the G.
| A. r. encampment at Toledo, o., the
first week in September.
The delegates to the international
Typographical union convention al
Boston decided to hold the next con
vention at St. Joseph. Mo.
Swimming on the beach at Mar
quette, Mich, Charles Foresman six
teen years of age. and Harry Rose
aged fourteen, we're drowned.
John Clouser. aged nine years, was
drowned in the Swatara creek. neal
Middletown. Pa, within seventy-ivt
feet Of where his father was working.
Saturday August IS.
The New York Democratic state
convention will be held at Rochester |
Sept. Is.
Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogs
well, y. S N, retired. is dead at Jack
sonville, Fla.
Two men we're killed and nearly a
dozen others were overcome in a man
hole of the Empire City Subway com
pany in New York by gas from leak
ing main.
Crazed with jealousy, Stephen Pc
trik. twenty-five years Of age, prob
ably fatally shot Marie Petrik, eigh
teen years old, his bride Of seven
weeks. at their home in Cleveland, o..
and then committed suicide.
Monday August II.
Ten thousand Indiana coal miners
may strike over the discharge Of
mule driver. Several mines have sus
pended.
Told by her doctors she would die
Of a cancer. Mrs. Robert Arthur killed
herself with a revolver at Sheepshead
Bay R. l.
Lockjaw, caused by stepping on
rusty nail, brought about the death OF
Allen S Miller. an undertaken, Of
Schaeherstown, Pa.
A vanload of articles. believed t.
have been stolen from the mails dur
ing three years, were found in the
room of Mail Wagon Driver Amos c
Nolan, under arrest at New York.
Tuesday, August 1s.
The National Editorial association
met in its twenty-third annual con
vention at St Paul MINI.
Two men were killed and two fatal
ly injured by the explosion Of TIE
boiler at William Reid's sawmill nea
brace. Caldwell county. n c.
The annual polo tournament for tn !
Brenton's Reef and West Chester cups r
began on the grounds of the Wes !
Chester Country club at Newport. r. / a
William S. St. Clair. an actor. died a
in St Vincent's hospital, New York b
where he had recently been operated C
on for cancer Of the stomach Mr.. st b
Clair. who was fifty years old, had ap n
peared frequently in productions in c
many cities throughout the country b
Wednesday, August 10. 4
Stanley Ketchell knocked Joe Thorn =
as out in the second round at Sar :,
Francisco. =
The National Shorthand Reporters n
association began its tenth annual con a
gention at Milwaukee. Wis. &,
"Billy" Papke. of Illinois, had the -
better of a rough siX-round bout witt =,
Sailor" Burke. of New York. at the
National Athletic club in New York 2
Seven hundred Italian track labor
srs on the Northern Pacific railroad O..
vent on strike for higher wages. Near ~
y the entire Pacific division is af -,
ected 81
The home of Woford Tweed. on II,
.aurel Mountain. near Greensboro. n. -
=. was destroyed by fire. and his wife ~
heir three children and Mrs MURRAY 70
tweed were burned to death and their =.
,odies cremated in the flames. %