Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday, December 9.

Frioay, December ,.
Fred Roeena, an Italian, was hanged
o. New Castle. Pa. for the murder Of
bis cousin. John Coccho. on July IL
1908.
Julius c. zander. q contractor, and
John Luski. digger. were killed at
Detroit, Mich, by the caving in Of q
sewer trench
For saving the life Of John Freder-
lex. a civilian. Cook r. w. Evans. Of
the revenue cutter Forward at Key
West. Fla. has been commended By
tho treasury department.
Trinity college. at Durham. N. c.,
Is to be endowed with 100000 for the
Institution of medical. pharmaceuti.
cal and dental department. The do
nors are the Dukes. millionaire to-
bacco men.
Saturday, December 4.
The plant of the Pittsburg Sanitary
Manufacturing company at Coraopolis,
Pa. was destroyed by q fire. Loss.
SIS 900.
William J. Chicra. thirty.nine years
old, was instantly killed at Detroit.
Mich, when an automobile In which
ne was riding turned turtle
Michael Stanton. diven, was killed
at Cleveland. o.. while working under
the river. The air was shut Of acct
dcntaHy and Stanton was smothered TO
death.
T. A. Bagwell. a fireman, yas killed
and several passengers slightly injur.
ed near Wichita Falls, Tex. in a col.
lision between Il Fort Worth q Den.
yer passenger train and Wichita
Falls 4 Northwestern freight train.
Monday, December 0.
AT unknown man forced carbolie
acsc down the throat OF Mise Soidie
lngberg. of Pittsburg. Kah., killing
her. and stole her diamond Earrings.
His mind innameS by reading
trashy novels. sixteen. year.old Claude
Williams. OF CaEnelton. Ind. killed
thirteen-yearold James Hall during q
quarrel.
Mrs. Henrietta Costley was walking
over 4 Pennsylvania railroad street
crossing in Sunbury. Pa. when loco
rotive struck and drew her under the
Wheels and beheaded her.
Stephen Stalstoke was buried under
an enormous fall OF coal at Bear Val
ley. Pa. and when uncovered he was
dead. while Floyd Latsha was fatally
injured by rock falling on him.
Tuesday. December 7.
Ten persons were killed and thirty.
nine injured, six probably fatally. in
Ohio during the three weeks hunting
season. which closed Saturday night.
Bedros Hampartzoomian. the Ar
menian SLAYER OF II. Tavshanjian. the
wealthy rug merchant. was put In
death in the electric chair at Sing
Sing. ~ Y.
Myrtle Johnson. Ave years old. was
burned to death, and her mother and
two young brothers were fatally burn
ed In fire which destroyed their
home at Connellsville, Pa.
Six hundred cases OF whisky and a
large cargo OF whisky In barrels sank
vixen the steamer Park City. plying
between Louisville and Valley View
went down near Glen Mary. KY.
Wednesday, December 8.
Harvey Johnson. colored. fortythree
years old. pleaded guilty In Philadel-
phia TO the murder of Catherine King.
also colored. and was sentenced to a |
prison term of sixteen years.
Halley's comet was visible on Dec. |
In threeinch telescope at the obser-
vatory at Smith college Northampton,
Mass. according 10 a telegram re-
ceived at Harvard college observatory.
Painting at the sight OF blood. Harry
T. Simmons. junior at the Western
Reserve Medical college, fell to the
floor in hospital clinic at Cleveland.
o.. sustained fracture OF the skull
and died on the operating table at
which a few moments before he had
been an assistant.
Thursday, December 9.
Frank Grimes. colored. sentenced to
be executed March q for the murder
OF his sweetheart. hanged himself in his
cell in the county Jail at Columbus. o.
Anna Anderson. the first woman in
Warren county. Pa. to be charged
with murder was placed on trial at
Warren. accused OF having shot and
killed her lover
I'VE will go toWashington and pre-
sent facts that will force radical &C.
tivities in the matter of the New York
0otton Exchange" declared President
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