Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-23
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday, October rs.

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crnl months ago. was sentenced to I'm
prisonment for life.
Edgar Singer a mail handler. en-
ployed by the Chicago Great Western
railroad. was arrested at Chicago by
postoiiice inspectors on a charge OF
rifling mail pouches.
holland G. Gertncr. who Is under In
dictment at Kingston. o.. upon the
charge of embczzlins funds from the
Scioto Valley bank ranging from $780,
900 to $4,000, is under arrest at Kan
sas City. Mo.
Saturday, October 10.
The last of a number of paper mills
at Rockton, ILL.,. near Beloit. Wis. was
destroyed by fire, entailing loss OF
$4,000.
Mrs. S. w. Block. wife of dry
goods merchant Of Galveston. Tex.
committed suicide In the Jewish hos
pital at Cincinnati by hanging herself
with towel.
Colonel Henry r. Harris. ex-con.
gresham and third assistant postmas-
ter general during the first Cleveland
administration. died at his home at
Odessadale. Ca. after lingering Ill.
ness.
Mrs. II. C. Edwards. wife OF an Oak
land dentist. and C. N. Anargyros. an
Oakland cigarette manufacturer. were
killed and seven others were injured
In an automobile accident In suburb
OF Oakland. Cal.
Monday, October 10.
Three men blew the safe In the bank
at Avon. Mimi. and secured $1,000.
A two-year son Of William B.
Enck died of ptomaine poisoning at
Akron. Pa, after great suffering.
The drowning OF nine-year-old How.
ard Hollenbach. OF Northampton. had
the effect of reuniting his separated
parents.
Sentences aggregating 140 years for
each were imposed at Rockford. ILL.,.
upon Melvin Crowell and Henry Brown.
said to have systematically robbed
trains.
Convicting him OF second degree
murder. a st. Louis jury recommended
a twelve-year sentence for Thomas
Kane. who killed Fred Mohrle. the
SLAYER of Samuel Young. a political
leader. whom Kane followed.
Tuesday, October 10.
David Q. Eggleston. secretary OF the
commonwealth of Virginia for the past
eight years. is dead at Richmond. aged
fifty-two years.
At st. Johnsbury. VT, L. E. Hull
aged ffty-six years. was found dead
in bed by his wife. who had dreamed
she saw him dead.
Tacoma. Wash. has adopted the
commission form Of government four
to one; the new charter provides for
a mayor, four councilmen and con
troller
Secretary Nagel removed from office
Daniel d. Davies, immigration inspec'
tor at Chicago. because Davies had
overcharged for meals to detained i'm
migrants.
Wednesday, October 20.
Mrs. Jacob Erwin. seventy years old
of Lewisberry, dropped dead while Wis
iting her daughter at New Market
near York. Pa.
DIR. NJ. ]. Stack. for thirty-three
years assistant superintendent OF the
government hospital for the insane in
Was hington. is dead OF cancer.
Rev. Adrian f. vanHulst. ninety
three years old, was found dead In his
room at ST. Ignatius college. In Chi
cago, of accidental asphyxiation.
One man was shot amid killed, an.
other was wounded. two policemen. one
of whom will die. were beaten with bot.
ties and half dozen others were In
jured in fight following Polish wed
ding celebration in Chicago.
Thureday, October Fl.
Lillian Ostler. four years old. Of 2042
Garrett street, Philadelphia. was burn
ed to death while she was playing with
matches.
The body OF woman about thirty
years of age was found in Sugar creek,
fifteen miles southwest OF Canton. o..
with an amulet containing scriptural
quotations in Italian around her neck
James McCrea. president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company. an
nounces plans for the erection Of :
new Chicago union passenger station
and terminal in Chicago to cost not
less than sz5.000.000.
Lehigh university. at South Bethle.
hem. Pa. according to the new regis
tration, has an enrolment of eco stu
dents. divided as follows: Graduate
students. %: seniors. $780, juniors. las
sophomores. Isl; freshmen. ia; spe.