Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
CONDENSED NEWe ITEMS.
Thursday. september g.

was fatally hurt six miles below Lynch
burf, Va, by jumping from his engine
which had left the rails.
NJ. F. Ryan, of Kansas City, was
elected grand chief of the Brotherhood
Of Railway Carmen of America at the
convention at Atlanta, Ga.
Robert Hoe. aged seventy years
head of R. Hoe & Co., printing press
manufacturers Of New York, died in
London after a short illness.
G. McHenry Jones, president Of the
West Virginia Institute for Colored
Persons. one Of the most prominent
negro educators in the country, died at
Charleston, W. Va.
Friday, September a..
Fire destroyed the Otto Kuhne pre-
serving and pickling works at Topeka,
Kan. causing a loss Of S125,OOO.
Three women were killed and three
men and a woman seriously injured
when an automobile containing eight
persons jumped of a trsstle at Seat
tie, Wash.
After attempting to kill his father at
La Crosse, Wis, William Schaefer,
while insane, turned the revolver on
himself and fired one shot, falling
dead on the floor.
John NJ. Grice, an American mining
contractor, and five Mexican miners
were instantly killed by an explosion
of dynamite in the Petgrina mine, in
the Guanaiuato district at Guanajuato, /
Mexico.
Saturday, September IS.
Frederick L. Kinds. of Ausable
Forks, near Plattsburg, N. Y, q well
known Adirondack hotel man, commit
ted suicide.
One person was burned to death, an
other instantly killed and a third seri
ously burned, when an automobile
driven by John McLendon ran OF an
eightfoot embankment at Americas, Ga
Robbers broke into a number Of the
watch houses along the Norfolk &
Western railroad between Glasgow
and Buena Vista, Va. and stole mum
ber of Winchester rifles kept for the
use of the watchmen.
Charles W. Blodgett, Of Chicago, a
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Westerberg was fatally injured and
Oscar johnson, Ernest Christensen
and Fred Dangston were hurt when al
automobile in which they we're riding
turned turtle at Rockford. Ill.
Monday, September 27.
The death sentence has been i'm
posed at Sudbury, Ont, on Mrs. Annie
for killing infants Of her two
daughters.
One man was killed and several 9th
ers were seriously hurt when the Buck ,
eye powder mlll at Edwards station
H., blew up. ,
Having failed to kill himself with i,
Rev E. J. WOolard, OF {
Ark, shot himself to death /
at Hot Sprinks, Ark. {
Bottle manufacturers, in confab at !
reported that the wave OF
local option and prohibition had badly r
crippled their business. 7
Charles J. Bell, former governor o. >
died suddenly of heart fai' 4
Ire on a train in the Grand Central
station in New York as he was about
o leave for Boston.
Tuesday, September %.
Eugene Swinbank, seventeen years T
Id, died after being hit by pitche II
,all in a game being played at Chicago. II
Four persons were instantly killed +,
nd three others injured in a collision v
a freight train and hand car II
ear Milwaukee. Wis.
William Davis. twenty years old n,
flled his father Eli Davis. six miles m
outh of Coshocton, o. during a quar- OF
el between the boys parents. If
Dr. John Janvier Black a leading III
hysician of Delaware and known
the country for his writ is
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led at his home in New Castle, Del, fo
fter a brief illness, aged seventy de
lree years. re
Wednesday, September 29.
The National Guard Association OF m
le United States selected st. Louis as Oh
le place for its convention in 1910. f,
Rolla B. Noodle, formerly president ch
the National Association of Master to
.umbers. died at his home at Dayton Or
, from heart trouble. tn
After running amuck and attacking tn
e officers and hospital stewards OF mi
e United States hospital ship Relief tn
Manila, John Ransom. a fireman of m,
e ship, was shot and killed by Civil pr
a Mate Heinke. Ne
A mountain feud was revived in the all
rcuit courtroom at Hot Springs, Ark, co
len VIII MacDaniels shot E. L. tn,
alker in the presence of Judge
rans, while the latter was instruoting Nc
g newly empanelled grand jury. th'
ate