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Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
A slxtv.two.story RuIIdlna.

Plans for a new skyscraper, to over
top all New York's lofty buildings, and
the hagpole of which will pierce the
sky at a greater height than the Eiffel
tower in Paris, the highest structure
in the world, were filed by architects
Tor the Equitable Life Assurance so
ciety with the building department
The projected building for the Equit-
able will be a sixty-two story struc-
ture, 909 feet from the curb to the tip
of the tower, on which will be placed
a fiagpole $50 feet in length. The
ball on the fagpole will be seventy
four feet higher than the 9S5-foot steel
Eiffel tower.
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
stons RuIIet. SAVING a Woman.

Newark, N. J., July Frank Pal
mer. a resident of Woodside attempt
ed to kill his wife Lena, living at
house at Warwick and Jefferson
streets. Dayton NJ. Grover, a jeweler'
interfered and took the bullet intended
for the woman's heart in his left arm.
Palmer then ran down stairs from the
third-story room where the shooting
occurred. After shouting wildly, Pal
mer ran upstairs again and, drawing
his revolver, blew out his brains. In
sane jealousy over Grover is declared
to have been the motive for the at
tempted murder Of the woman and the
suicide.
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
nromned WIth FalthfuI poa.

Chester, Pa, July benjamin Ro-
senberg, Jr., and his faithful dog, who
went to the lads rescue, were both
drowned in the Delaware river at the
foot of Highland avenue. The boy was
Ewfmming with the aid Of a life pre-
server. but the preserver broke and he
was unable to keep himself afoat The
doe. which had saved his life Monday
aeain went to his rescue, but the boz
in his excitement seized the ANNA
With his arm and the two went down
together.
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
canned Goods are Pure.

Dairy and Food Commissioner
Foust. of Pennsylvania, in a state
ment declared that not one out Of sew
eral hundred samples of canned foods
meats, vegetables and the like, taken
by state agents, had been found to be
preserved with chemicals. The test
was made in about twenty counties
not including Philadelphia and Pitts
burg, and the reports Of the analysis
were received Thursday.
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nrowned Her Four chlIdren.

While temporarily insane, Mrs. Au
gust P. johnson drowned her four lit
tie children in the cistern at Their
farmhouse near Ida Grove, la. The
youngest was about a year old and the
oldest about six. They were two boys
and two girls. Her husband was in the
field at the time. After she had drown
ed the four children she tried to drown
herself, but neighbors and people from
town came running in and rescued her
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03

the second place on the ticket he can
have it. Josiah Marvel, of Wilmington,
Del. the manager of the Gray presi-
Dental campaign, will not, however,
give his consent. He insists that the
Delaware man is a candidate for first
plaoe. and when it has been settled
that he cannot have first place 1t Will
be ample time to place him in running
for the secondary position, provided
he cares to take it. Mr.. Marvel denies,
however. that Judge Gray will be salts
fed with anything less than the head
of the ticket.
It is well known that Mr.. Bryan
would be pleased to have Judge Gray
for the vice presidential candidate, and
the only thing that prevents the latter
from becoming a leading candidate for
that position is the simple but all pow
erfui fact that he will not declare him
self to be a candidate at all.
The Gray presidential boom was for
mally launched Tuesday and headquar-
ters were opened in the Savoy hotel.
A corps of expert bill stickers were go
ing about the hotels putting up litho-
graphs of the Delaware candidate. No
other pictures have been placed as
vet and the Gray men secured the
most prominent places in the lobbles
Of all the leading hotels.
The Johnson headquarters will not
be opened for several days, and the
date on which the Bryan banners will
be thrown out has not yet been deter
mined. but it will be on Saturday or
Sunday, after the arrival of the Ne
braska delegation.
K is certain that there will be a
strong fight in the committee on reso-
buttons, and possibly on the floor OF
the convention itself, over the anti
Injunction plank Word has come indi-
rectly from Lincoln that Mr.. Bryan Is
in favor of a plank of somewhat radi-
cal nature, and it is certain that such
men as Sullivan, national committee
man from Illinois, and Chairman Tag
cart. of the national committee, are
strongly opposed to it. Sullivan gave
ont a statement in which he favored
~edual rights before the law" and used
other expressions of a similar char
acter which were construed to mean
that he was opposed to a strong anti
Injunction plank. Sullivan denies that
he intended to convey the impression
that he planned to fight the anti-in
junction plank, but it is generally be
lieved that he is against extreme Ian
guage in this part of the resolution.
The forces opposed to a radical labor
plank we're made stronger by the ar
rival of Charles G. Heifner. of Wash
ington state, who has the proxy o.
John Y. Terry. the national committee
man from that state. Mr.. Heifner an
nounced emphatically that the Pacific
coast, and particularly the state Of
Washington, was opposed to the adop
tioa of such a plank as was presented
at Chicago by Samuel Gompers and
other officials of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. 1.-The adoption by oui
party Of such a plank would be
transparent sop to union labor which
would be repugnant to voters in al
sections Of the country. It would be
promise that no law-making body
would be willing to fulfil. It could moi
help but injure the Democratic tickel
at the polls"
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
MlteheII Not a candIdate Eor ofIIee.

John Mitchell, who was formerly
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, has issued an author
Workers of America, issued an author
itative statement refusing to allow his
name to be considered as q candidate
for governor Of Illinois on the Demo
cratic ticket, or as a candidate FOR vice
president with Mr.. Bryan. Il am not
now, and shall not be, a candidate for
any political office of any kind" de
clared Mr.. Mitchell.
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
Hit BY Lightning; Sues For Damages.

Hit BY Lightning; Sues For Damages
John r. Goudy, a Middletown, Pa.
carpenter. has brought suit against
the Central Pennsylvania Traction
company because he was struck by
lightning on April is. He claims that
he was on a car and that owing to the
failure Of the company to provide
lightning arresters a bolt hit the car
and knocked him off the seat. In fall
ing he alleges he struck on his left
arm and was incapacitated for three
weeks. He now claims he suffers from
a weakened heart due to the shock
The suit is the first of the kind known
in the state.
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MURDER SENSATION
Philadelphia Doctor Was Victim Of
Cyanide Of Potassium.
POLICE ON SLAYER's TRAIL
New York to Have a s2-story Building.
Grover cleveland's Funeral - Boy
Caused Costly Fire - Banker Con-
fesses Theft of $50, 500.

fesSes ] hett OF p<O,oVv'
The laying bare of a most sensa-
tional murder is promised by the Phil
adelphia police in the case of DR.. vii
liam H. Wilson. who died at his home
Friday night after drinking a portion
of a bottle of ale that had been sent to
him through the mails. An autopsy
performed by the coroner's physician
and an examination made of the Wis
cera taken from the body proves con-
eIusively that DR.. Wilson died OF
cyanide Of potassium poisoning. The
ale came to the physician on Tuesday
a week ago by express, and in the mail
on the same day he received a letter
in typewriter form, purporting to have
been sent by the Peter Schem Brewing
company. informing him that sample
bottle OF ale had been shipped to him
tor trial. Investigation showed, accord.
inc to the police. that Schem brews no
ale and that the company never sent
anv such letter as that received by
the physician.
Unusual as are the poisoning fea'
lures OF the case, more eAlI dOA ulH''i ,
is the motive which the police assign
for what they are certain is a murder.
Though Dr. Wilson had been living for
more than twelve years in the house
where he drank the fatal potion, he
never put out a physicians sign and
was not known in a general sense as
practitioner Withal, he had a large
clientele, made up mostly of wealthy
women, and it is declared by the coro
ner and the police that he made al
afHuent living as malpractitioner. II
his practice, it is the theory of the pc
lice. DR.. Wilson caused the death of {
member of the family of a young mai
who will be charged with being thu
poisoner. The death, it is alleged
caused the young man to brood unit
he could no longer contain himself
when he sought to put an end to tn
physicians practices by sending hin
poison, rather than going into court t.
have his family history exposed to tn
| world
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
HerRewitcher Bald; His Halr Only Cure

Pottstown, Pa, July 1. - Alleging
that she has been bewitched, nineteen
year-old Mary Hillman, of this city
has worked herself into a state that is
considered dangerous by her physi
clans. She will not take the medicines
prescribed, and has consulted voodoc
doctor in Reading. This doctor requires
that she get some hairs from the head
of the person who is supposed to be
bewitching her. The person who Is ae
cused is a bald-headed negro, and she
can't get any hairs. The girl says that
several days ago. the negro stood IL
front of her home and made mystic
rious passes with his hands. She fell
her strength departing and since thai
time has been almost helpless.
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Tried to sIay His wife and Daughter.

Tried to Stay His Wife and Daughter.
Joseph Bennett, of Camden N. j.
tried to kill his wife and daughter,
nineteen years old, because the former
would not return to his home. Bennett
was pleading with his wife, when he
suddenly slipped out a revolver from
his hip pocket. Before he could use
if his wife and daughter sprang at him
and grabbed his arm. James P. Her
ron. owner of the house, heard their
screams and rushed into the house,
and after a sharp struggle succeeded
in disarming Bennett.
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03

Albert Stiles, an undertaken, Of 1417
East Susquehanna avenue, Philadel
phia, was drowned while bathing in
the Delaware river near EdgewateI
Park, N. ]. william and Harry Crist
heard Stiles cry for help and went to
his assistance, but he was drowned
before they could reach him.
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
Hla Heart on Rlaht Sc.

During an examination at the state
tuberculosis dispensary at Harrisburg,
Pa, it was found that Thomas Cusack,
living at Steelton, has his heart on his
right side. Examinations were made
with great care by several physicians
and the discovery confirmed. 1t IS not
a case of heart shift.
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
sherman to Go Home Thursday.

Cleveland, July lit has been den
nitely decided that Congressman
James S. Sherman, Republican candi'
date for vice president, who is recoy.
ering from ten-days' illness here, viii
leave for his home in Utica, N. Y,
Thursday morning. Mr.. Sherman has
almost entirely recovered his strength
and expresses himself as feeling in
GOOD health again.
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
BRYAN WANTS GRAY
Delaware Man Can Have Second
Place on Democratic Ticket
The ANTI-MJUNCTION PLANK

While Bryan FaVors a Radical Labor
Plank, There Are Strong Forces op.
posed, and Stubborn Fight Is Ger
tain.
Denver, Colo, July Although can.
hidates for the nomination for vice
president on the Democratic ticket
are numerous, and despite the fact
that their number is likely to be large
ly increased before a choice is actually
made, it is the general opinion among
BHch leaders of the party that are now
here that if George Gray, Of Delaware,
will declare his willingness to accept
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
Ten.Year-oId Bow Held For Murder.

Lesueur, Mimi, July Robert Jar
cine, aged ten years, was brought tc
Jail here from his home at Casota
charged with having shot and instantly
killed Russell st. John, a boy about
his own age, for whom he is said to
have lain in wait.
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03

Sultan Honors Mrs. and Misc Roosevelt
The sultan of Turkey has conferred
the order of Chefakat on Mrs. Theo-
doFe Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

ager, is said to have surrounded Daniels
with a notable cast, which includes julius
Brewer, Louise Sylvester, Norman hopp
William Danforth, Gilbert Clayton
George O'DonneT. Harry Creston Clark
Mace Bonville and Harold Russell. Ihere
is a chorus of sixty.
ORPHEUM-The engagement OF Mlle.
Zelie de Lussau at the Orpheum. COM
mencing tomorrow evening, is notable
musical event and one that defines more
clearly than ever the position of Vaude-
willie in the entertainment world. Had
Mile. de Lussan appeared in this city
under the usual concert management she
would remain one or at most two Gays
and give just that number of conecerts'
At the Orpheum she will give twenty
six recitals. singing three songs or more
on each occasion. The number of persons
who would hear her at a concert would
stack up pretty small beside the thirty
five thousand who will attend her Or
pheum engagement Mile. de Lussan will
sing from her favorite opera, Carmen,
and other operas in which she has made
her most notable successes. Angelo Fro
mani will accompany the prima donna at
the piano. The Juggling McBanns,
troupe well known in the east and in Eu-
rope, and the seven acts of the Orpheum
road show make up the remainder of the
bi1l
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

tuner. Mr.. Hanford will appear as Marc
Antony, and the role of Cleopatra will be
assumed b. Miss Allc Wilson. A corps
eff dancers. including a premiere dan
seuse of grace and skill, is carried with
the company. which this season also has
its own musical director. Despite these
embellishments the consideration of an
adequate performance Of the work as a
drama remains. according to his custom
uppermost in Mr.. Hanford's intention He
has made determined effort to assemble
company that Will be worthy of the
play. Keeping with him such players as
have demonstrated their efficiency as
Shakespearean actors in the past, and
making special engagements wherever
they seemed desirable, Two other plays
will be presented by Mr.. Hanford during
his engagement at the Mason-"The Mer-
chant of Venice at the matinee Wednes-
DAY afternoon and "The Tanning of the
Shrew' Wednesday night.
MASON-Frank Daniels will be seen at
the Mason opera house next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday
matinee in his new comic opera success,
1.-THE Tattooed Man" "The Tattooed
Man" ran for six months in New York
and Chicago. The music is Victor Her
bert's and the libretto is the work of
Harry B. Smith and A. N. c, Fowler.
The story of the piece tells how Omar
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

matinee this afternoon. Miss Blanche
Hall will have the name role, while Mr..
Desmond will be seen as the eminent
English actor. The cast is a long one
and win include all the members of the
regular Burbank organization in addition
to a large number of extra players. An
elaborate scenic production is promised.
According to the best authorities Peg
Wellington was born in Dublin late in the
year of 1719. She became famous there at
the circus booth. AT the age of is she
played Ophelia at the Theater Royal, go
ing from there TO London two years later,
where she was engaged by John Rich
famous inventor of pantomines. In 174l
she met David Garrick, and it is the love
affair of the couple that forms the main
motif of the piece. This will be the first
stock production of the play in Los An
geles and the first at popular prices.
GRAND-"Buster Brown" remains at
the Grand for a second week, commencing
with this afternoons matinee. There will
be special matlnees, but the days have
not been determined. The regular mat
inees will be given as usual today, Tues
day and Saturday and the specials will
be announced later in the advertising
columns. Melvin Bartlett's new Califor-
mia song, My California Belle" will re-
ceive its first public performance this
week in Buster Brown" 1t will be sung
by 2. Colt Albertson.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

stage ''The Redskin" is a drama of
Indian life, laid in the days before the
white man came, and every character in
it is assumed to be an Indian. In other
words 1t portrays the aboriginal life de-
void of the communicating influences of
the Europeans and shows the first inhab-
itants of the American continent in all
the beauty, poetry and fascination of
their wild, free existence among the
forests and In the caves of the untram-
meled and unmodified land, 1t explains
much that has been misunderstood in
Indian craft; It portrays the weird and
yet beautiful supersttions which hedged
them about: It is full of the spirit of the
wild. In it are exploited the mysteries of
the Indian beliefs, their unusual ideas Of
the supernatural, their religion built upon
the grandeur of nature, the forest and
the waters the birds and the beasts. The
play shows the life of the aborigines, with
their intensity of love and hate, their
primal untamed passions and their simply
direct methods Of revenge, love and hap"
piness.
Following THE Redskin," in answer to
incessant demands. Mr.. Ferris will revive
last seasons success, THE Holy City,"
which 10000 persons saw with such de-
light during its five weeks run a year
ago and in which, as Mary of Magdala
Miss Stone is believed by many to reach
her loftiest heights
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

BELASCO-Joseph A. Galbraith will re-
turn to the Belasco stage this week in
Nat Goodwin's old role of Chauncey Short
in "A Gilded Fool" This will be Mr..
Galbraith's first stage appearance since his
retirement from the Belasco company
considerably more thar a year ago, and
his many friends and admirers are plan
ming TO make his opening performance to-
morrow night notable Galbraith is at his
best in comedy, and Chauncey Short is
one of his favorite roles. Miss Katharine
Emmett will play Margaret Ruthven, and
Miss Dorothy Bernard, out of tine cast
last week, will return as Nell.
Next week the Belasco viii offer George
Barnun, formerly stage director at this
theater, in the first local presentation o:
"tThe Education of Mr.. Pipp," Augustus
Thomas comedy, based on Charles Dana
Gibson's pictures.
BURBANK-"Pretty Peggy" Frances
Aymar Matthews romantic comedy of the
love of Peg Wellington and David Gar
rick, will be the attraction at the Bur-
bank this week. beginning with the usual
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

FISCHER'S-The doings of a bold, bad
man, "The Pirate King" are to be told
in musical :5rm at Fischers this week.
F. Clifford Harris has turned out an
amusing comedy vehicle, well interspersed
with musical gems. The biggest thing
musically in the piece is an ensemble
number entitled go, Ye Heroes" Miss
Gertrude Rutledge and Messrs. Sidney and
Metcalfe will sing as a trio another
clever number Miss Nellie Montgomery
will introduce a new coon song and Mr.
Sidney will offer ballad that is all the
rage in the east. All the members of the
popular Fischer company are cast to ad-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

vartagE- New moving Iftrf1uBB and a
oTeTet1H-
UNIQUE-The offerings at the Unique
for the coming week include the old time
favorites. Onslow and O'Brien, In '"The
Irish Bullfghter." an this sketch is used
the wardrobe formerly owned by Senor
Robles, the famous Spanish bullfighter.
Olive and Max have a musical turn, in
which they use seven or eight different
musical instruments. Gilmore Brothers
are down for a gymnastic turn, full of
startling feats, while the Unique comedy
company will present Richard Cummings
latest one-act farce comedy entitled "a
Female Soldier" May Kempest will sing
the illustrated songs, the entertainment
closing with new films by the UDique-o-
Scope.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

LOS ANGELES-For the week COM
mencing with matinee this afternoon at
2:15 the San Francisco opera company
will present ship Alloy" The piece is
farclcal to the limit. It's three acts are
full of rapid fire Joking and the music
upon which the thread of a plot has been
hung is of the whistly order, In addition
to the music of the score the San Fran
ciscans have injected some sixteen num-
bers, those most likely to stick to ones
memory being Smile. Smile. Smile,"
Love Endearing," Polly Primrose"
"Old Yankee Land for Me-" 1--WE Such a
Funny Feeling When / Look at You"
'The Glorious Highball," '"The Moon and
the Star" Keep on Smiling" Don't
You Think It's Time to Marry?" DE
light" 1sadore Luckstone's prize waltz
song, and "The Merry Widow Waltz, "
which will be sung in the ballroom scene
IN the third act. George Kunkel will be
the Col. Mapleson Mulberry; Daphne Pol
lard, Christie, the property boy, of
"Christy, Pull EN- Down." fame; Miss
Hemmi and Miss Beatty will be the rival
prima donnas and Eugene Wiener will be
Lieut. Lollypop.
MASON-Charles y. fanford's forth
coming production of Antony and Cleo
patra" at the Mason opera house tomor
row and Tuesday nights will be grand
scenic Interpretation Of this classic. No
play adapts itself moro suTnptuously to
the purpose OF the scen9 painter and COS
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
CLEOPATRA AND HER ATTENDANTS, MASON

Khayyam Jr., after landing weather
prophet job with the shah of Persia,
makes the most of his time in authority
when that ruler goes on visit to Paris.
leaving Omar In sole charge Of the pal
ace. Omar, who is known as ''the tat
tooed man" because of a sacred birth
mark on the back of his neck in the form
of mystic Persian beetle, believes that
the best the place affords In wine, women
and song is none too good for him, and
quickly proves himself a good judge of
the contents of the cellar and squire
of danes among the beauties of the Per-
sian court. Charles Dillingham;, his man.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

staging the work. The production prope'
is a beautiful example Of what can be
accomplished by scene builders and stage
directors. The detail is faultlessly worked
out and the pictures shown within the
Japanese frame substituted for the regu
lar drop curtain are strikingly beautiful
'There is a solidity, a sense of com
pleteness, in the setting that kills sugges-
ton of theatrical makeshifts. This is
naturally enhanced by the Puecini tone
pictures and the careful drilling of the
singers. 1t is a rarely complete enter
tainment."
MADAM Butterfly" comes to the Mason
opera house for three nights and matinee
starting Monday, February 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
THE COMMON SENSE
OF STAGE CLOTHES

KIT isn't the clothes that make the
man" runs an old adage; and by
n the same token it isn't the clothes
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
PRODUCTION OF MADAM
BUTTERFLY" IS PRAISED

After one mas seen Puecini's latest grand
opera Madam Butterfly" soon to be
given in this city by Henry w. Savage's
english Grand Opera company, the query
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
COMING ATTRACTIONS

AUDITORIUM Il. presenting "The
Redskin' the coming week Dick Ferris
will offer his patrons one of the greatest
novelties ever put upon a Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

arises "Who Is entitled to the greatest
credit for the production of this master
piece?" Does it belong to the man who
conceived the story, to the composer who
wrote the music or to the producer, who
took the whole and made of it grand
opera of splendor and magnificence?
Burns Mantle, the we'll known critic OF
the Chicago Inter-Ocean, in a recent in
terview gives the greatest honor for
Madam Butterfly to Henry w. Savage
Among other things Mr., Mantle said
Credit for the success of Madam Butter
fly may be cut in three slices and passed
to John Luther Long, for the story; to
Giacomo Puccini for the music and to
Henry w. Savage for the production.
ITO which of the three forces respon-
sble belongs The greatest credit, consd-
ering Madam Butterfly purely as an
opera, it might be hard for an open
minded person to determine. Personally,
should award it to Mr.. Savage. Ger
tainly he has gone to unusual pains in