Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-17
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will fight to finish In Ely. New. on
Labor day. Sept. 8. for the middle
weight championship OF the world and
a purse OF $4,000.
Held fast by his foot. which was
caught in the temporary tracks In Chi
cago. Joseph Andrews. q workingman.
was run down and killed by o State
street surface car.
Ira w. Lamunyon, aged eighty.two
said to be the only surviving member
OF the mass convention In Jackson,
Mich. on July 9. 1854. at which the
Republican party was organized. died
In Denver. Colo.
Saturday, July 10.
Philip Miller. of Toronto. dropped
dead at a dance at the Detroit (Mich.)
Boat club.
Major J. w. Long. u. s. A.. retired.
was run down at Washington by an
automobile and died three hours later
at the Emergency hospital.
Following dispute over some col.
lections. E. Il. Shields was shot and
killed by Joe Stevens on one of the
main streets of wilmington. N. c.
Rev. Father Thomas Bowling. as.
sistant rector OF the Sacred Heart
Catholic church in Norfolk. Va. was
drowned at Cape Henry while bathing
After sending his wife to the Cats
kill mountains for the summer. WI
liam Leitch. sixty-hve years old, a
master plumber, committed suicide In
Philadelphia by asphyxiation.
with party OF friends.
Monday, July IL.
Restoration of the check-of has
averted a strike OF $4,000 miners In the
Kansas soft coal fields.
A bill is proposed In Georgia to COM
pei Confederate veterans to pay 5000
tax for selling near beer" they being
now exempt.
Near Middleburg. Pa, Abraham
Baer tried to rouse his young wife to
prepare breakfast and found she had
died during the night.
| His foot catching In the reins while
he was getting out Of his buggy at
Ringtown. Pa. Benjamin Long fell
headlong to the ground and was killed.
In a fight over white woman. the
widow OF negro. at Easton. Pa.
| Henry Walker. colored. shot and seri-
ously wounded John Good. also col.
ored.
Tuesday, July 10.
Miss Mary Morgan. Oldest daughter
| OF the late Senator Morgan, OF Ala.
bama, died at Lenoir, n. c.
Roasted to crisp. the body OF r.
II. Snuder. a woodsman. was found In
q coke oven at Tyler. near Brookville,
Pa.
Andrew Strobel, of South Bethle.
hem. Pa. ventured into deep water
while bathing In the canal and was
drowned.
Charles Houpt. fifteen years old
died in Pittsburg. begging the FIRST vic
tim Of tetanus. resulting from an In
Jury received during the Fourth Of
July celebration.
Wednesday, July IA.
Miss Mamie Davey. Of Chicago. and
Clarence Hunt. living near Sturgis,
Mich, were drowned in Klinger lake
under mysterious circumstances.
Lloyd Griscom. former United States
ambassador to Italy. was a passenger
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
| which arrived In New York from Bre.
men.
William f. Corey. president of the
United States Steel corporation. and
Mrs. Corey returned from Europe on
the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
| Crosse.
Harry Charles. of Herrville. Pa. a
private In the United States army ord
nance detachment stationed at Sandy
Hook barracks. committed suicide by
cutting his throat with razor.
Thursday, July IS.
John Goode. eighty years Of age.
statesman. lawyer and soldier. died at
Norfolk. Va. following a stroke OF
paralysis suffered several weeks ago.
Escaping from his stall. mule be-
longing to Banko Rick. OF Bethel. Pa,
travelled sixteen miles over strange
roads TO his former home In one night.
One million dollars OF free advertis-
Ing for q campaign against tuberculo-
sis was voted by the Joint convention
OF the National Bill Posters and the
Southeastern Bill Posters at Atlanta
Ga.
Upon conviction by court martial for
passing bogus checks and failing to
pay his debts, Major Charles J. T.
Clarke. Twenty-sixth infantry. has
been dismissed from the army. ac-
cording to an announcement at the