Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-07-30
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
thursday, July ~.

twenty persons were injured in q
crash between a work car and a trolley
car at Hampstead, L. I.
King Edward has conferred the Vic
toria Cross upon Captain Matthews. Of
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Erin.
The Topeka, Kan, pension agency
Is the largest in the United States. hav-
ing 1850 pensioners enrolled. who
drew sl6,294.22 last year.
j. Marbourg Keedy, a New York at
torney. formerly Of Hagerstown. Md.
has been appointed prosecuting attor-
ney for the Panama Canal zone.
Friday, July %.
Joseph w. Folk, circuit attorney of
St Louis, was nominated for governor
OF Missouri by the Democrats.
Mrs. Henry George, widow Of the late
political economist, died at her home
at Monticello, N. Y, aged 65 years.
While hurrying to work at Carlisle,
Pa, Mrs. Viola Nixdorf fell under a
freight train and had both legs cut off.
Joseph Weber, of Richmond. Va,
was killed at Kingston, N. Y, by fall
Ing from bridge, a distance of $50
feet
BY falling down an elevator shaft
In the Mutual Reserve building. New
York city. William B. Cunningham. an
importer, living at Upper Montclair.
N. j., was instantly killed
Saturday, July %.
Rosa Hill, aged IL, of Laurel. Del.
stepped on a piece of glass, cutting off
the big toe of her left foot and nearly
bled to death
A passenger train on the B. e. o.
Railroad was wrecked at North Yer
non, Ind. The fireman was killed and
four passengers injured.
While 10 workmen were standing on
the tracks of the Trenton cutoff rail-
reoad, near Norristown, Pa, a train
backed into them, killing two.
The notification of Henry G.. Davis.
vice presidential nominee of the Demo-
cratic party, will take place at his
West Virginia home in August.
Edward Schemp, aged s, was burned
to death and his parents and three
brothers severely burned in a fire that
destroyed their home at Chicago.
Monday, July 25.
In a rear-end collision on the Chi
cago Elevated Railroad 20 persons
were injured. several seriously.
The Panama Canal Commission held
its final meeting at Washington. u. c..
pending its departure for the :sthmus.
The House of Hoo Hoo at the St.
Louis Exposition, burned about a
month ago. was rededicated, having
been rebuilt,
The Ancient Order of Hibernians de-
cided TO hold its next biennial conven-
ton at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. the
third Tuesday in July, 1905.
James Kahn, SO years old. the oldest
telegraph operator on the Erie rail.
road, is dead at Painted Post. n. V.
after 90 years continuous service.
Tuesday, July 20.
w. ]. Bryan says he cannot attend
the notification of Judge Parker at
Esopus, N. Y, because his time is all
taken up.
1t is reported that Paul Kruger. late
president of the Transvaal left a for.
tune of S5,O00,OOO. mostly in European
securities.
Admiral Cooper. who has been re-
lieved of his command on the Asiatic
station, has arrived in San Francisco
on sick leave.
Gotlieb Elsesser for 30 years an en-
ploye of the Pennsylvania railroad, was
killed at York, Pa, by stepping I'm
front of an engine.
Leo Jakobi. the wealthy proprietor
of the Auto Supply company and vice
president OF Philadelphia woollen |
while melancholy from
illness committed suicide by shooting
In New York.
Wednesday, July 81.
Twenty-four boollmalxers were in |
dicted at Chicago and steps taken to
stop all gambling at the race tracks.
The West Virginia legislature met in |
special session to consider tax reform
bills agreed on by Republican leaders. |
The regular biennial convention of .
the National Republican League will !
be held at Indianapolis October
and 6.
Colonel d. R. Anthony, the noted
Kansas editor, and brother of Miss
Susan b. Anthony. died at Leaven-
worth. Kan.
The annual convention of the United
States League OF Building and Loan
Associations was held at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich.