Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-01-08
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday. December 81.


Because she said he was lazy. John
A. Johnson killed Mrs. Anna Shelley
on Dec. is at Medford. wis. Johnson
was sentenced to life imprisonment
by Judge Parish.
Mrs. y. ]. Milhan, known in wild
west shows as the Cow girl" died at
Ponca City. Mich. She was riding for
moving picture concern. when hen
horse fell upon her.
Two men were killed and four 9TH
ers injured at Traverse City, Mich,
whom the brakes on a Pere Marquette
logging train failed TO work and ten
cars crashed down the inchne into Q
snow plow.
Saturday, January 1.
Mrs Charles T.. Spencer. wife OF a
railroad engineer. and mother OF four
children. was found burned to death
after Are had destroyed a shed at
the rear OF her home at Battle Creek.
Mich.
plunging over cliff sixty feet high
20 the bottom OF Blanco Canyon. at
Floydada. Tex. Mrs. S. II. Beck. thirty.
Ave years old and her ten-year.old son
we're burned 10 death in the debris OF
their wagon and household effects.
Henry Bell. n negro. was hanged in
the Jail at Dawson, Ga, for the MUIR
der of VIII Jackson. another negro, at
Graves Station. about a year ago. Bell
passed the coffin that he was TO be
buried In and cody patted 1t with his
hand.
Monday, January 3.
Hundreds OF thousands OF opera.
tives in mills in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island had their working hours
shortened TO flfty-six per week. new
labor laws becoming effective.
Fearing both mob violence and at
tempts at rescut. officials at Greenup.
KY. removed to Cattlettsburg Mrs.
Sarah r. Higgins, charged with the
murder If William Culberson.
Drinking toast TO Happy New
Year" in his saloon. at Chicago, Jacob
Minsberg put down his glass to find
a robbber opening fire on him. He re-
fused to open the cash drawer and was
fatally shot
Tuesday, January 4.
At a meeting of the Butte Miners
Union at Butte. Mont. the miners by
n big vote decided to keep their
hands off the switchmen's strike at
Great Falls.
fast freight train composed of
oil tank cars and cars of merchandise
on the Wabash Railroad was de.
stroyed by fire on the edge OF Iogans.
port The oil exploded.
Matthew ]. Whittall, operating car.
pet mills in Worcester and Palmer.
Mass. employing over 1900 hands,
announced that his mills will go on
fifty.six-hour schedule with no re
duction in wages. Piece workers are
given a raise OF per cent.
Clarence Carney was shot and
killed by his 65-year-old mother.in.law,
Mrs Sarah Griffith. at Dresden. MINI.
She had met him at a neighbours to
discuss quarrel OF long standing.
Carney fired three times at the wo-
man. who stood her ground. firing five
times and killing him.
Wednesday. January 5.
The American Institute of Electrical
Engineers with membership OF over
5000. will hold Its annual convention
in Charlotte. ". C.. on March 90. "a
and %.
Orders were received at the Brooks
plant of the American Locomotive
company. at Dunkirk. n. J.. for sixty
engines. forty for the Lake Shore and
twenty for the Nickel Plate.
Unable to rescue her seven-year-old
daughter from their burning home.
Mrs. r. Helsen was compelled TO stand
by and see the house in westwood,
Mich. and her child burn to death.
William o. Carter, thirty-nve years
old. shot and killed Mrs. Belle War.
ner. aged forty years. at her home. |
129 West Camden street. Baltimore,
Md, and then committed suicide. Car. |
ter was married.
Thursday. January 6.
Frank Jackson, n negro. was cleo. |
trocuted at Dannemora. N. Y. for the |
murder OF his wife at Sandy Hill. ". |
Y, In August. 1908.
Louis ID. Cone of THIS city. and his
wife were instantly killed at Chicago
when their automobile was hit by an |
Illinois Central train.