The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-24
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A plan to readjust the debt of the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company has been formulated
by q committee representing the
holders of large amount OF that
debt.
A special grand jury to probe al
legged illegal acts of financial institu-
tions and public service corporations
of New York announces that 1t wants
evidence on which to proceed.
George Wilson, accused of the muir
der of Frederick r. Romer at Orange,
N. j., was tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to hang in nine hours.
District Attorney Jerome and
Evelyn Thaw engaged in an all-day
verbal duel over the story of the
woman's life.
The New York Clearinghouse has
retired SIS, 100000 in certificates.
e. H. Hartman was directed, in
a decision given by Judge Hough In
the United States Circuit Court of
New York, to answer all questions
propounded to him by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, except those
relating to the purchase of Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific Railroad
stock in connection with the divi-
dend OF August, 1905. Judge Hough
also directed Otto H. Kahn, of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., to answer all questions
asked him by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
One of the two thousand strange
letters received by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
since Harry K. Thaw's trial began,
which was made public, contained an
offer from an Ohio man to substitute
himself for Thaw and, if necessary.
be executed The writer imposed the
consideration that his family be paid
100000 as soon as the proposed
covered 900 pages.
The bodies of the five young per-
sons who were drowned while skat-
ing on the Jimtown Reservoir, near
Connellsville, Pa, were recovered in
IL feet of water.
In pistol duel William Fenker-
hauser was killed in Chicago by De-
tective Michael Kern. Fenkerhauser
attempted to rob two men.
Governor Hughes appealed to a
large gathering of New York farmers
for support Of his effort to abolish
racetrack gambling.
The funeral of Samuel r. Ran
dali, author of Maryland, My Mary
land" took place at Augusta, Ga.
Announcement is made that there
will be no reduction in the price of
diamonds.
While miners were drilling in q
missed hole charged with dynamite
at the tWinona Mine, at Hancock,
Mich, an explosion occurred killing
Henry Luckonen and John Koski.
Several sailors of the cruiser St.
Louis have died at Vallejo, CAL, from
drinking wood alcohol, and two 9TH
ers are blind from the same cause.
Evelyn Thaw's testimony during
the trial of her husband was fairly
torn into shreds by the repeated OBJ
1ections of District Attorney Jerome.
Gov. James X. Vardaman, of Mis-
sissippi, announced that he would re-
enter the field of journalism after
his term as governor expires.
Two girls were killed and seven
injured during fire in the building
occupied by the Imperial Underwear
Factory in Scranton.
Daniel G. Slower, millionaire man
ufacturer of stoves, windmills and
farm machinery, died at his home in
Freeport, Ill.
Evidence of plot to wreck the
Franklin Building in Cincinnati were
discovered by clerk.
Following the refusal of the Cum
ard Company to come to terms, the
International Mercantile Marine Com
pany again cut its eastbound steer
age rates on vessels of the White
Star and American Lines, making
a total reduction in this class Of
$11.25 since the rate war began.
Frantic from pain because of an
attack of inflammatory rheumatism,
Mrs. Louis Mcclure. bride of year
and mother of two months, ap-
parently drowned herself In the bath
tub of her home in New York.
Two indictments, charging that
William r. Montgomery, while presi-
dent of the Hamilton Bank, misused
the funds of that institution, were
returned by the grand jury of New
York.