Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Tuesday, June 8.

Milton Jackson, formerly president
of the Miller Lock company, of Phila-
delphia, died suddenly in Shanghai,
China, while ON tour of the world.
A deceptive counterfeit $40 national
bank note bearing the portrait of Will
liam Mckinley has been discovered,
and the secret service is endeavoring
to trace it's origin.
Insane from brooding over a law
suit, Edward Sands, a former inmate
of the county infirmary at Columbia.
o., shot and wounded Jacob Zettler, a
grocer, and after causing brief reign
of terror, shot himself through the
head.
Wednesday, June 9.
Up to May 81 last there were re-
ceived by the postoffice department a
total of 59,741 petitions for rural free
delivery mail service, 1884 of which
were adversely reported upon.
Mrs w. F. Dixon, Mrs. ]. H. Dun
gan, Miss Merle DUNCAN and Miss
Julia Dur ran were drowned at
Knights Lending, Cal, when their au-
tomObile toppled into the Sacramento
river.
Lieutenant Commander H. M. Cald-
well, who was an aide to Admiral
Dewey and stood by his side on the
bridge of the flagship Olympic during
the battle of Manila, has resigned from
the navy.
Thursday, June 10.
Rev. George E. Horr, d. D., was in
Quoted into the presidency Of Newton
Theological institution, a Baptist sem
mary at Newton, Mass.
Albert YClng, of Pittsburg, Pa, was
sentenced in London to two years in
prison for the theft of a racing cuI
from the window of a local bicycle
firm.
Anton jacobson, out of work and
with sweetheart he wanted to marry
turned on the gas in the bathroom Of
his boarding place in Brooklyn an(
ended his misery.
Lazarus Silverman, a pioneer barke'
and financier, credited with originating
the plan for the resumption of specit
payments in 1873, known as the SheT
man bill, died at his home in Chicago
aged seventy-nine years.
Friday, June II.
Judge Speer, in the United State
circuit court at Macon, Ga, ordere
the sale Of the Savannah, Augusta
Northern railroad on Aug. 8 to satisf
a claim of S2S6,500.
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the superintendency of the naval acaC
emy at Annapolis, Md, in place Q
Captain Charles ]. Badger, who ha
been assigned to sea duty.
Three persons were injured and
hundred or more had a narrow escap
from death or severe injury when
Wheeling & Lake Erie passenger trai
crashed into the rear end of a freigt
train at Cleveland, o.
One man was held up and left III
conscious in the doorway of the She
field avenue police station in Chicag,
and another was robbed an hour late
while crossing the street in front {
the station while detectives and P,
licemen sat inside.
Saturday June II.
w. H. Battenfeld, of Philipsbur
was struck by a Pennsylvania railroa
train at Harrisburg, Pa, and Instant
killed
An arbitration treaty between Br
zil and Cuba was signed in Washin
ton by Ambassador Nabuco and Mi
lister VeleZ.
John H. Webb, a retired newspap,
man, once owner of the New Yol
Star (now the Evening JournaD, die
at Los Angeles, Cal, aged sevent
two years.
Charged with the murder of Il
father of the girl he is alleged to ha'
, betrayed, Clay Smith, aged twenty-fi
years, married, is held in the Muhle
, berg Jail at Rockport, KY, guarded
a score of officers, as citizens have q
, clared that he will be lynched.
Monday, June IA.
, Blais Durbin, said to be a wealtl
mine owner of Patton, Pa. either f,
! or jumped overheard from a passeng
) liner on Lake Michigan.
Moses King, publisher of handbo
of the United States and other W
known handbooks, died of anaen
|. at his home in New York.
e Eight men belonging to a secret
e ciety Of blackmailers and murderC
c were arrested near Johnstown, P
} charged with planning to kill, ma
t. and rob.
IL Bernard Reeves. eight years old, a
his brother Charles, aged six yea
II we're drowned when a rowboat "
II carried over a mill dam In Bat
t. Greek, Mich.
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