The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-04
DEATH OF DR.. LAsslTER.

DEA II Of DN. -AA|'A
We are greatly distressed to hear OF the
death of Dr.. Daniel w. Lasslter' OF
petersburg. He was one Of the most emil
rent nhysicians Of the State, and ono or
Ietersburg's most useful and influe en- la
citizens In the course OF long anu
active professional career there IS no
way of estimating the good that ne olo'
but for nearly half century no minis
tered with his skill and his proverplal
,ont,eness to suffering humanity. ana
there seemed to be healing IN MS pres
ence.
HE kindness Is gratefully remembered
ty the large clientage he SO 1Althlu'ly
served, and the account mas Dee'' Aept
by the recording angel.
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According to a. dispatch from Montana
wonderful discoveries of fossils and bones
of pre- historic men and animals are be-
ing made in the Fish Creek country by
Professor Farr and party OF students
from, Princeton University. Among the
finds reported Is 1.-The almost complete
skeleton OF q man HiAe lsct Ah5AA'
pretty tall story that!
And vet there was a man who ap-
neared in an opera company mere once
Who was seven feet four inches In height,
and the Chinese giant who died In this
country rose to the dignity Of eight rect.
The tallest citizen Richmond has had In
most -belum times measured six feet nine
inches but we know Of no one now living
In Virginia who rnea sures SO much, inc
largest man in the wolrd, we are told by
an exchange, was recently found IN kust-
\ lax Russia, and his name Is Deodor
Machon. He is twenty-five years old ana
seven feet nine inches tall and we'll pro-
portioned. He was discovered by Ger
man scientist and taken to Berlin. where
he is now creating a sensation.
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Tho organizations which force strikes
are not willingly the cause of violence
and destruction of property which follow
them. But when they go on q strike they
must know that the ndo!ent and ire
sponsible people in a community are 60
ing to take advantage OF IT TO 40 al
the injury possible to the community
| Warrenton Nirginian.
| SO eevry time, and the strikers get the
blame and suffer for It. The stone throw
ers in Richmond may have thought that
| they were helping the cause of tho street
car strikers by attacking the cars OF the
company and the men who were running
| them, but every blow they dealt the COM
| rany was a double blow to the strikers
The company patched up its cars and
| kent running them, but the damage done
the cause of the strikers was irreparabe
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The master of Chester River steam
boat sailing out OF Baltimore, takes thu
cake" for courtesy and amiabilty, Upor
recent trip Of that boat a passenger. &
!. young man, cried out in great, distress
that his hat had been blown off his heac
into the water, and that 1t was Panama
and worth a fortune. His anguish was
great and the captain was kind enough
to stop the boat. turn her back for mile
or two and recover the lost hat.
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There is a story out in the papers tina
l60 square miles of the Great Salt Lake
has been transformed into a fresh waite
lake by means of the great fill which Il
part of the Lucien cut off Whether
should be taken with grain of salt o
not does not set fully appear
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There is always something for kansa
10 bleed about With the floods over an
The Legislature adjourned. the State !
now bleeding over more wheat than sh
has leborers to harvest.
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Judge Harlan, OF the supreme Court,
quoted as saying that golf is not game
but disease, and that he has caught i
He is seventy years of age.
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O we'll we do not mind IL much, It ha