Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-03-19
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Friday. March n.

editor OF the North American Review.
died OF complication OF diseases In
st. vincent's hospital in New York.
Robbers dynamited the safe OF the
Bank OF Edna. Kan. obtained sum
estimated at $4,000 and escaped on q
hand car after exchanging shots with
q number OF citizens
Merritt G. Burns. a machinist, en-
pioycd at the Reading railway shops
at Reading. Pa. was engaged in max
ing test Of a tank. when II exploded.
TIE top striking his head and crushing
his skull.
A sixty.inch searchlight. the largest
in American Notifications. is being In
stalled at Fort Rosecrans. on Point
Iona. ut San Diego. Cal. II can pick
up a vessel over thirty miles az sea.
Saturday. March a.
A warrant was issued at Savannah,
Ga charging James NJ. Doyle. for
merly teller OF the Hibernian bank,
with embezzIement OF something over
$4,000
Colonel Alexander Robert Chisolm.
formerly lieutenant colonel on the stan
OF General G. r. Beauregard. OF the
armies Of the Confcderacy. died at his
home in New York.
Charles Davis. colored. who last
August murdered Ella WEIGH. aged
fifteen years. OF lronton. also colored.
was electrocuted In the Ohio peniten-
tiary at Columbus. o.
Charles f. Hunter. commander OF
the Rough Riders. issued call for
every member OF the regiment TO meet
In New York city on June fe to join In
welcoming former President Roose-
welt back from Africa.
Monday. March II.
Vincent Anglo. OF Iansford. was In
stantly killed by an explosion OF dy-
Mantle in a mine at Tamaqua. Pa.
81 am getting too old to work" said
Sllas Tuniso. aged sixty-seven years.
at Chicago as he slashed his throat
with a razor and died.
A man supposed 10 be named Bar.
ker Jumped from a Seaboard Air Line
train into the Manitee river AT Tampa.
Fla. and was drowned.
A reward of 5000 has been offered
70 rthe arrest OF James Doyle. alleged
to have embezzled s9aGss9 from the
Hibernlan bank. OF Savannah. Ga.
Tuesday, March rs.
The nomination OF Harry W.
Thatcher to be postmaster at South
Bethlehem. Pa. was confirmed by the
| United States senate.
John II. Santory. manager of a
clothing store at Kingston \. Y. pur-
chased a new automobile Saturday
and caused $500 damage while trying
to learn how to run II.
Nicholas Rotelle. twenty-four years
old was crushed TO death beneath a
freight car on the Trenton Cutoff rail
road near Norristown. Pa. He had
crawled under the car TO make re-
pairs.
Rather than allow another person to
use her blue ribbon coach horses. Mrs.
NJ. f.. Edgerton. resident OF the mil
iionaire colony at Plainfeld. y. j.. re-
Gently had veterinary surgeon shoot
them. Mrs Edgerton lately became
devoted 10 he automobile.
Wednesday. March 10.
During an argument with his wife.
Augustus Hof. Of Philadelphia com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself #
the head.
Mary Wilson. seventy years old.
pleaded guilty in New York TO shop
| lifting and was sentenced TO serve
eleven months in the penitentiary.
Among the nominations for post.
masters sent 10 the senate were the
following: Peter r wanser. Jersey
City. y. J. and George W Schaeff.
Susquehanna. Pa.
Kirk Alexander. sixty-two years old.
and his son Alvin. thirty years old.
were found dead in their bed in Ok
ford. near Chester. Pa. from inhaling
Illuminating gas.
Thursday. March ~
In A rear end collision OF westbound
trains on the New York Central main
line at Rochester y Y. one man was
killed and two injured.
While conversing with his attend.
ant. at Laurel Del. George Thomas.
aged forty. died from heart failure.
He had been suffering from dropsy.
Senior Prudencio De Murgliondo.
consul general from Uruguay 10 the
United states. died at his home in BAL
timore OF pneumonia. He was born In
Buenos Ayres seventy-nlne years ago.
Esther Kaplan. seventeen years old.
built a bonfire on the lawn at Temp
a
kins Square park in New York. walked
into the blazing pile and was fatally
burned. She Is supposed TO have been
A victim of religious mania.