Democratic messenger., 1909-03-20
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday. March II.

DR.. Thaddeus Asbury Reamy, known
in the medical profession as one OF the
great authorities on gynaecology, died
at his home In Cincinnati, aged eighty
years.
AS result OF the work OF train
wreckcrs. the southbound express on
the Arkansas. Louisiana q Gulf rail
road was derailed twenty miles north
of New Orleans and the enginter was
killed and the fireman was seriously
injured.
DR.. Charles NJ. McCracken, OF Cam.
eron. w. Va, recently convicted Of
second degree murder for having caus.
ed the death by shooting of his two.
year-old child last Christmas eve at
Moundsville. w. Va. was sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary.
Saturday, March f3.
President Taft was informed OF the
death in San Juan Of Chief Justice
Jose Severe Quinones. OF Porto Rico.
The Wyoming and the Arkansas are
the names selected for the two mon
ster $4,000 ton battleships recently au
thorized by congress.
A report is In circulation among
Chicago Roman Catholics that Rev.
James F. McGloin. OF Buffalo. is TO be
appointed by Rome as the bishop Of
Peoria
Major Guy Edie. Of the United States
army medical department. who ac.
companied Mr. Taft around the world
on his now famous tour. is to be the
presidents family physician.
Monday, March ts.
A head.on collision on the Seaboard
Air line at Colon, NJ c.. killed Fire.
man II. Lindsay.
The commission form of government
for Kansas cities Is held valid by the
state supreme court
While score OF persons looked on.
r. II. Brown. a salesman. killed him
self with acid at Chicago.
A large number OF graft indictments
were returned at Utica. N. Y. In con
nection with the investigation of
Oneida county politics.
H. r. Clark has resigned as assist
ant engineer Of the Gatun lock and
dam. Panama. and returned to his
home In Danville. Pa. after an absence
Of Ave years.
Tuesday, March 10.
Patrick Lamphear. one Of the most
widely known bourbon whisky experts
in America, died at Lexington, Ky. OF
pneumonia.
Two men were killed and a third
was seriously injured by the explosion
of the boiler OF the Rich icehouse OF
the American Ice company at Farm.
lngdale, Me.
Mrs. Earl Gore, wife Of a station
agent at Glencoe. ILL.,. was burned to
death in her home In trying vainly to
save the life of her baby. whose dress
had become ignited while playing near
a stove.
An explosion in the retort Of gas
generator OF the Washington. D. c..
Gas Light company's plant. at Twenty
sixth and G streets. N. W.. resulted in
the burning Of three men so severely
that 1t is not thought they will sur
vive.
Wednesday, March II.
Mrs. Elinor MacCartney Lane. the
novelist died at Lynchburg. Va. while
on her way south with her husband.
DIR. Francis r. Lane. to recuperate her
health.
Rev. Alexander Craig. former pre-
siding elder Of the New Jersey confer
ence for the Paterson district. died at
his home at Newton. N. j.. after long
illness. aged sexenty-five years.
The whine OF dog. which was
watching beside the body OF his mis-
tress. attracted the attention OF pas
sersby In an Evanston street house
in Chicago. and on entering the po.
lice discovered that Mrs. Ella Barber.
aged sixty-flve years. had been dead
for ten days.
Thursday. March 10.
Portsmouth. O.. shoe manufacturers
announce that their factories will be
operated as open shops" after March
22.
Representative Lafean. OF Pennsyl-
vania. has introduced @ bill in con-
gress making Columbus day. Oct. IL.
a legal holiday
President Taft accepted an invita-
ton to attend the annual spring dinner
OF the Gridiron club, TO be held In
Washington. April II.
James w. Keller. a graduate Of the
Massachusetts, Agricultural college.
and for some time the first assistant
chemist of the department Of agricul-
ture Of Pennsylvania. has been ap-
pointed chief. to succeed Professor F.
d. Fuller. who goes TO Washington TO
taka m Uovarnmonf nositi0n