Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-03-06
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday. February 2s.


Missouri Dry Farming Congress will
be held at Billings. Mont.
w. T. Gentry. OF Atlanta. Ca. was
elected president OF the Southern Bell
Telephone company at an annual meet
ing OF the stockholders and directors
In New York.
Senior Francisco de la Barra. the new
Mexican ambassador to the United
States. was presented to Secretary OF
State Bacon by Senior Alvarez. charge
d'affaires OF the embassy.
Saturday, February ~.
Professor d. Z. Atkins. president OF
Logan Female college. died OF heart
trouble at his home at Russellville.
Ky.
Frank McHugh. former lightweight
pugilistic champion. who shot and
killed Hugh Christy. was exonerated
by the coroner at Toledo. o.. on the
plea of self.defense.
President Roosevelt. Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson and Clifford Pin
chot. government forester. are now all
full fedged farmers" having just
been admitted ION sight" to member
ship In the Uational Farmers Union.
Monday, March I.
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson. OF Cleve-
land. has officially announced his In.
tention to become lawyer
Daniel Bingeman. OF Kleinfelters.
Vile. Pa. was killed under tree that
he and John Noll were Telling.
Four Chinese. arrested at Roches-
ter. N. Y. for being Illegally In the
country. were ordered deported.
Two strangers. robbed of their pay
envelopes. were found murdered at
Gratztown. Westmoreland county. Pa.
At the request OF the Arkansas leg.
islature. government engineers will
examine the new state capitol. under
construction. to see IL the work has
been properly done.
Tuesday, March 2.
The senate passed a bill pensioning
at the rate of $12 month dependent
volunteer army nurses OF the Civil
War.
The senate confirmed the nomina.
ton of George s. Terry. OF New York.
to be assistant treasurer of the United
States.
United States Circuit Court of Ap.
peals Judge John X. Richards died at
his home at Cincinnati. o.. of Brights
disease.
Hugo Schwartz. thirty-one years old.
associated with his father In the book
bindcry business In Pittsburg. fell from
the third floor window and was fatally
injured.
Wednesday, March 3.
John II. Leaser. prominent stock
broker. of Paterson, N. j.. committed
suicide In his home by inhaling gas.
Burglars ransacked the residence OF
John J. Ryan. the well known broker
and sporting man. at Cincinnati and
secured $1,000 In cash and $500 worth
of diamonds.
Leaving a note directing that his
body be given to medical school. DR.
Victor Meyer. foreign newspaper cor
respondent. committed suicide In his
room In boarding house in New
York.
Governor Fort. OF New Jersey. sign
ed the bill providing for the voluntary
retirement OF national guard officers
at the age OF slxty-two years and for
their compulsory retirement at the age
OF sixty.four.
Thursday, March 4.
An aerial race from Berkeley, CAL.
to Reno. New. Is being planned by the
San Francisco Aero club.
Professor r. c. Barrett. holding the
chair of political science in the Iowa
State college. at Ames. died at Des
Moines. following an operation for
mastoiditis.
Charles. the four-year-old son OF
David Einsig. of 722 East King street,
York. Pa. drank quantity of carbolic
acid and will probably die from the ef
fects OF the drug.
Declaring that she Is neither tech
nically nor legally citizen" and can
not vote. Viola b. Squire. OF Chicago
objects TO being forced to pay per
sonal property taxes.