Milford chronicle., 1909-12-17
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thnrsdav. peoemher 9.

warren county, Td-s 10 ut tudI 6Gu
with murder. was placed on trial al
Warren, accused of having shot and
killed her lover.
I'VE will go toWashington and pre-
sent facts that will force radical ac
tivities in the matter of the New York
Cotton Exchange" declared President
Charles S. Barrett, of the Farmers
union, at Atlanta, Ga.
Over 100 men employed in the tank
and boiler shops of the Richmond. Va,
branch of the American Locomotive
works walked out following the issu-
ance of an order changing the system
of pay from a daily wage system to a
time or bonus system.
Friday, December 10.
Laura johnson. the only known wo-
man bookmaker in Chicago, pleaded
guilty and was fined IS and costs.
One man was killed. another is miss
ing and four others were seriously in
jured in a FIRE which destroyed an
Italian boarding house at Youngstown,
o.
Fourteen men Of the second COM
pany of native constabulary. stationed
at Davao. Mindanao Philippine ISL
ands. which mutinied on the night of
June 6, were sentenced to death after
being convicted of the murder of Roy
Libby.
]. r. Cahill investigator for the la
Dor department Of the board of trade
Of England, who is now in Chicago.
SAYS: "I can't understand how we can
buy bread in England for one-third the
price you pay in Chicago when you
send us our wheat"
Saturday, December II.
Two Polanders have been arrested
at a Blaney, Mich. lumber camp in
connection with the murder of four
teen-year-old Hattie linda, in Milwau-
kee. Nov. 12.
c. Sawyer, H. Kline and c. Wagner
were killed by an explosion in the
brass mill of the Austin Powder com.
pany's plant at Glen Willow. near
Cleveland. o.
William J. MoXley, of Chicago, was
sworn in as representative of the
Sixth Illinois district to succeed Will |
liam Lorimer. who resigned to take a
seat in the United States senate.
George F. Hedrick. of Albany N. Y. |
was elected president Of the Interna- |
tional Brotherhood of Painters. Deco |
rators and Paperhangers at the bien-
NAL convention at Cincinnati. o.
Monday, December f3.
Victim of a hideous crime thirteen
Helen Brown was murdered |
at Detroit.
Seven men were injured. two fatally.
by an Illuminating gas explosion in a
saloon at Lexington. Ky.
The war department plans to send
It's Wright aeroplane to some southern
city for experiments during the winter.
Augustus Kocher a retired farmer.
Respondent because Of i'll health. com
nitted suicide in Moore township. near1
zaston. Pa
James Reeder. track foreman for the
Railroad company of
Tyrone. Pa, was struck by a train and
ground to pieces.
Tuesday, December IA.
John Thomas. a former supervisor
# Batavia, n. Y. wanted at that place
or the theft of $500, was arrested at
'alt Lake City. Utah
John Richards, his wife and son.
'homas Richards, We're asphyxiated
y fumes from a gas stove in their
ONE at Topeka. Kan
Through the parting of an elevator
able in the new Goodrich building at
kron o.. James Yenna was killed and /.
uv Larocco fatally hurt
Nelson Davids aged nineteen years,
nd Mary Mylanher aged twenty-one
ears. both school teachers. We're J,
rowned while skating on the Portage !
yer at Oak Harbor. o.
Wednesday, December IS.
The Grand Opera building, housing I
le office and plant of the Peoria Jour
al and the Peoria Demokrat. was :
irned entailing a loss of 100000 '
Ortis Hamilton. formerly adjutant :
sneral of Washington was found
hlty by a jury at Olympia. Wash. of -
nbezzling $500 of state military 7
nds by forged vouchers. =,
Theodore r. Ballard, former presi- n
mt of the Merchants Exchange in
. Louis and prominent in Democratic r,
,litics in Missouri was killed by an a
Itomobile driven by boy. +,
A rescuing party, headed by State q
ine Inspector Norwood, found the n
dies of the seven miners entombed "
veral days ago in the Baker mine
the West Kentucky Coal company, q
ar Wheatcroft, Ky. G;