The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-31
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report OF the cOmmlJteS VI tNS
National Society for the Promotion
of Industrial Education recommends
the establishment of Industrial I'M
provement schools and trade schools
and national department, with a
secretary of education In the cabinet
william Jefferson Powell. claim
ing to be a Baltimorean and heir 10
100000, was sentenced to $50 DAYS
in the workhouse at Los Angeles
Cal, on a vagrancy charge.
The Arlington Hotel and seven
other buildings in the business sec
tion OF Oneonta, N. Y, were destroy
ed 10y fire. Loss, 100000.
Plans are being perfected to in
vite England to celebrate Commodore
Perrys victory over the British on
Lake Erie in 1912.
Ernest and Howard Simon, two
boys, broke through the Ice at Spring
field, Mass. and we're drowned.
Many thouands were fed in New
York and Christmas generosity was
general throughout the country.
President-elect Taft got many
greetings and a big saddle horse.
Nine murders clouded Christmas
Day in Louisiana and Southern Mis-
sissippi, while tragedies were report
ed from many other places.
The inquiry into the meat-pack-
ing industry by the Federal Govern
ment is to include every feature OF
it.
Four members Of one family were
asphyxated by gas in Chicago.
The Hamburg liner Pretoria was
21 days crossing the Atlantic and put
into st. Johns for coal.
The chauffeur was killed and three
persons were injured in an auto
mobile accident at Oakland, Cal.
George c. Hurlbut, librarian of the
American Geographical Society, and
his daughter were probably fatally
hurt in a collision between their au'
.tomobile and a car in New YORK
The Supreme Court Of Missouri
ousted the Standard Oil Company ol
Indiana and the Republic OIL Com.
pany from the State of Missouri ano
dissolved the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany, Of st. Louis. In addition, eacf
of the companies was fined S5O'oVV
Horace G. Burt will assume charge
of the Chicago Great Western Kan
road as receiver on the first of the
year. and will eventually become
president of the road A reorganiza
ton of the road through the forma
tion of a new company will be ell
fected.
Albert ]. Walker and Ralph Wald
man, former jewelry salesman OF
Birmingham, Eng. were sentenced
to one year in prison by the United
States court in Pittsburg, for recelv
ing smuggled jewelry.
Edward L. Cregier, city photogra
pher, and son of Dewitt e. Crelger
former mayor of Chicago, died from
injuries sustained by falling IRON
the steps of his home.
After 40 years of railroad service
eight of which were spent as heaC
of the great New York Central sys
TEN, William H. Newman tenderet
his resignation as president OF TN
New York Central and Hudson Rall
road Company.
Seventeen members of the Eigh
teenth Infantry, at Camp Keithley
Mindanao, P. l., are i'll from drink
ing poisoned alcohol that killed Il
of their comrades.
Miss Harriet Brown denies ina
"The Order of the Fifteen" of tn
University of Pennsylvania is free
love society.
Mrs. Emma Jackson, after testi
flying in the night-rider cases, SAT-
she would not leave court withou
armed protection.
Four of the largest department
stores in Chicago will close fror
Christmas Eve until Monday.
The corpse OF a headless mar
wrapped in burlap, was found In tn
Delaware River.
Mrs. Catharine Moore, Of Philade
phia, dropped dead at the funera
of her husband.
Fire caused $1,000 damage to tn
old Gilsey House, New York.