Richmond planet., 1903-12-12
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Thursday, december 8.

thursday, december 3.
Pope Plus received in private aup
dience Bellamy Storer United Statee
ambassador to Austria, and Mira,
Storer.
The house of lords finally decided
that women are debarred by their sex
from becoming qualified lawyers In
England
Because the Charlotte N. c., Stees
Car company did not heat its cars, all
employees went on strike, and traffic ia
suspended.
Two men were killed and four ia.
jured in a collision between a freighs
train and passenger train at Wess
Nutley. N. J.
Officers of the United States Steea
Company held a meeting In Pittsburg,
and a cut of 10 to 80 per cent. for high
salaried men is probable.
Friday, December q.
Hugh Schofield, a 12-year-oh boy,
died at Fishkill Landing. N. Y, from
injuries received in a football game.
Fifteen persons we're injured, some
seriously, in a railway collision on the
Norfolk and Western railway at Ports.
mouth, o.
President Roosevelt has parSor.,sa
William j. Wright, who was sentenced
to life Imprisonment in Arizona fox
criminal assault.
Sumner Swan. a prominent farmer
rocr Huntington, w. Va, was shot and
killed by Harrison Fowler a brother
in-law. during quarrel.
While crossing the Lehigh Valley
railroad tracks in a carriage at Ithaca.
N. Y, Mrs. st. Clair Sincebaugh and
Miss Fannie Palmer were struck by g
train and killed.
Saturday, December s.
The bank and postofIiee at Mount
Olive, n. c., was robbed. The amount
taken is not known.
The National Association OF Master
Plumbers organized at Wilmington.
Del. and elected officers
George Wood. a prominent bankea
Of ColfaX. Ia. while despondent, com
mitted suicide by shooting.
EX-Congressman William M Spring.
er. of Illinois, former Democratic
leader. died at Washington, d. c., OF
pneumonia.
A wagon load of Cinnamon. who
were being smuggled into this coup.
try. was overturned near Buffalo, N.
Y, and fell into the Erie canal. FouR
of them were drowned :
Monday, December 7.
A mob of white men lynehed Lewi.
Jackson, colored, near Tampa, Fla. fox
an attempted assault upon a 3-year-old
white girl.
uarhart w IobDcop 80 No-x -.
been appointed sheriff OF Camden
county, N. j., to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Sheriff Mines.
The cruiser Des Moines, in her Off
cial speed trial over the Cape Anr
course. exceeded her contract speed.
making 1858 knots an hour.
In rear-end collision between a pas
senger train and freight near Wor-
cester, Mass, three trainmen were kill
ed and nearly 100 passengers injured.
some seriously.
Tuesday, December 8.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Jonas f. Laubenstein to be postmaster
at Minersville. Pa.
Russia and Denmark are the latest
European countries to recognize the
Mrs. Hattie Sutcliffe and SON were
burned to death in a fire which de
stroyed their home at Lc. Rock, Mich.
Eight more indictments In the water
plant scandal have been found against
prominent citizens OF Grand RAPIDS
Mich.
The report of the department of
justice shows that 14.308 voluntary ne
titions in bankruptcy were fled Ia the
United States for the year ending Sen
tember 80.
Wednesday, December g. 4
Burglars blew open the safe I'm the
office of the Garlock- Frazee Laundry
company, at Cleveland. O.. and secured
$4,000. i
In the presence Of 10000. Governor
J. c. w. Beckham for the second time
was inaugurated governor Of KantueRy /
at Frankfort.
Representative Hepburn has refntrn.
duced the pure food bin, emhodyins 7
the recommendations of the National /
Pure Food Congress-.
At the annual meeting OF the Raa !
Cross Society at Washington the ~. |
quest of the opposition to Miss C,ara
Barton for an investigation was grant, 1
I'd and a committee Appointed !.