The searchlight., 1909-01-01
NEWS OF the week N fPIIOMt
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Personal.
Wilbur F. Stevenson. a chief car
penter in the navy. died in the naval
hospital at Canacao, Cavite, Philip
pines.
Harry F. wolcott. veteran news
paper man Of Chicago and Detroit,
died at the county hospital in Chicago
Of pneumonia and Brights disease.
Charles A. Sherman. builder of the
Boone county. Iowa. railroad, former
banker and oil magnate Of Casper.
Wyo.. dropped dead at Boone. Iowa. Of
-Aee.s Ais4Aso
Thomas G. Connolly. general agent
for the Gould lines In Los Angeles
and one OF the best konwn railroad
men on the coast, is deat as the result
Of stroke OF paralysis.
Maj. Joseph W. Wahm, United
States army. retired. for many years
paymaster OF the army. dropped dead
on the street in Washington, follow.
Ing a severe cerebral hemorrhage.
H. A. Gudger OF North Carolina will
be appointed by President Roosevelt
70 be chief justice of the supreme
court of the Panama canal zone, to
succeed DR.. F. Nuts Duran. whose
term expires on Jan. l.
William b. McNutt. who was the
drst fire chief at ST. Joseph. Mo-, died
1t the age Of seventy.one years. In
the early days McNutt was at the
head Of the volunteer fremen. He is
credited with having saved many
lives during his term Of service.
Francis Philip Fleming, governor
of Florida from 1889 to 1898. died at
his home in Jacksonville. He was q
native Floridan and served In tho
Confederate army through the Civil
war with distinction. After the war
he was admitted to the bar and soon
become one OF Floridas ablest law
sers and politicians.
Another victim OF the anarchist
Haymarket riots In Chicago In 1886
has just died. He was Policeman
Louis Johnson, sixty-four years old.
He was shot in the leg while trying to
disperse the mob, and after the riot
ing was over he was picked up i'm the
street and carried home by fellow po-
licemen. His widow declares that
since that time he never was we'll.
Casualtl0s.
In a fire which caused a panic
among hundred occupants OF lodg-
ing house at Chicago, Paul Heiligen-
dorf. seventy years old. was suiYocat
ed.
A terrific explosion In the plant OF
the Senior Powder company. one mile
north Of Morrow. Ohio, instantly kill.
ed two men. The glazing mill was
wrecked
James Carron, eighteen years old,
was killed in boxing bout with Ben
3amin Barnet. seventeen years Of age.
at the Broadway Athletic club at Phil.
sdelphia.
While attempting TO get OF q NOV.
fng Northwestern freight train near
Traer, Iowa. c. Emerson. q farmer
fell under the wheels and was crushed
10 death.
Twelve people were poisoned a
the result OF drinking poisoned water
at Campbellsville. Ky. At late hour
physicians extend slight chances for
the recovery Of all. How the water
became poisoned is not known.
Celebration Of his recovery from
kangrene caused the death OF George
wealthy stock grower OF
Denver. At a dinner given to mark
his recovery, Martyatt ate some pto.
maine ish and died in great agony.
Two little children were cremated
when the home OF Edward Toner was
burned at InterlOcben, Mich, Mrs.
Toner was awakened by the fire.
There was just time for herself and
her sick husband to escape with a
baby, leaving two children who were
In another room.