Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-09-10
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
rhursday. septemper 1.

Three masked men held up en- ex-
press train at Kemmerer, Wyo., and
escaped with 5000.
Senator Fairbanks. Republican can
didate for vice president, opened the
campaign in Kansas at Marion.
Washington Hancock, grandson OF
the late General w. S. Hancock, died
suddenly in London of heart disease.
Georgia has appointed a board to in
vestigate the extent of tuberculosis in
the state and to devise means for
stamping il out.
DR.. Thomas Herran, who represented
Colombia at Washington up TO the time
Of the Panama incident, died at Liber-
y, n. Y, after a long illness.
Friday, September 2.
Three hundred students of the Ohio
Normal University at Ada have signed
a petition to bar negroes from the
school
Nathan Frye, treasurer of the Water
town, Mass, Savings Bank, is under
arrest charged with embezzling $4,000
of its funds.
The 296 survivors Of the "Old Buck
tails" famous sharpshooters of the
Civil War, held their annual reunion
at Lock Haven, Pa.
For wireless telegraphy work In the
navy during the coming year the bu-
reau of equipment will recommend an
appropriation of 100000.
The new United States mint at Den
yer, Col, was opened with a presiden-
tial salute of 20 guns, but coming will
not begin until July 1, 1905.
Saturday, September 8.
The Most Rev. DR.. Flood, Catholic
archbishop of Trinidad, has arrived in
New York from Brazil
John Joiner. colored was hanged at
Wilmington, Del, for the murder OF
John r. Taylor, colored.
Wilson FARRELL fell from his bicycle
at FELTON,, Del. and was struck by
railroad engine and instantly killed.
An examination was held at the navy
yard, Washington, d. c., to fill two
vacancies in the grade of assistant pay
master in the navy.
Six Indians of the Turtle Mountain
reservation, Rolla, n. D., were found
dead from drinking wood alcohol, and
four more are dying.
Monday, September 5.
The union butchers of New York
have declared the strike against the
Beef Trust at an end.
William Talmadge of Philadelphia,
died in hospital in agony after drink
ing a quart of whisky.
Coal operators and miners I'm Mon
tana have agreed on wage scale to
continue one year from October 1.
A block Of business houses in the
wholesale district of Memphis, Tenn,
was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss
of 100000.
Rosa Stern, the 23-year-old daughter
Of Rev. Lewis Stern. Of Washington.
while respondent through sickness, cut
her throat with razor.
Tuesday, September g.
Five laborers were killed by the OK
plosiOn Of a threshing engine on a farm
near Bricelyn, Mimi.
The biennial convention of the Letter
Carriers Association OF Pennsylvania
was held ut Allentown.
Johr Lichtman, aged IA years, OF
Philadelphia, was drowned in the Del
aware river while swimming.
State Senator Alexander q. Patten,
of Curwensville, Pa, died of heart dis
ease, after an Illness Of "a hours.
George b. Cortelyou, Republican ma
tional chairman, visited President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and discussed
campaign plans.
George Schmidt of New York. in a
fit of jealousy, shot his wife three
times and then himself and both are
in critical condition
Wednesday, September z.
The state convention of the Populist
party of New Jersey was held at A.
lantic City.
The Cuban senate has ratified the
treaty of extradition recently concluded
between this country and Cuba.
Two railroaders were killed and one
fatally injured in a head-on collision
on the Pittsburg and Rochester rail-
road near Carman, Pa.
Miss Putnam and Arthur Courtney.
OF Pittsburg, were drowned in Lake
Barmore, near Grove City. Pa, while
sailing, their boat upsetting in a squall
President Roosevelt and President
DiaZ, of Mexico, may meet at Calves
ton, Tex, III November, as Mr. Roose-
Welt will spend several weeks hunting
there at time when Diaz will visit
FL Paso.
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