Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-23
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursaay. sep.ember 81


Disappointed in love affair Bertha
Plat. of Philadelphia. committed sui
eide az Hamilton. Ont. by taking pol
son.
Vice President Fairbanks viii make
the principal speech at the opening OF
the Ohio Republican campaign at Bell
fontainc. September %.
Annie T. Mckinley filed a petition
IN the Somerset Pa. court asking TO be
relieved as executrix OF the estate OF
Abner Mckinley. brother OF President
Mckinley.
The National Tobacco Growers Asso-
citation, representing kentucky. Vir-
ginia. Tennessee. North Carolina and
Wisconsin. viii meet al Owensburg.
Ky. October Is
Friday. September IS.
Isaac G. Leonard. said 70 be the
Oldest man in Chicago. died OF para
lysis. aged 1oz years
VIII Adams. colorod, was hanged At
Raleigh. y c.. for tho murder Of a
negro woman and her child.
over 80 buildings IN tho business
section % Grangevius. Idaho. were
destroyed by Ere. Loss s250.OoO.
Fire partially wrecked me plant Of
the Foatberstono Foundry and Ma
chine company. at Chicago. entailing
loss OF $4,000.
Brigadier General George H Weeks.
retired. al one time quarterm aster
general OF the army. died In Washing
ton after a brief illness
Saturday. September 10.
Great Britain. has indefinitely post
poned his visit 70 America
John r Roby. engineer OF 3 steam
barge. was burned 20 death by an ex-
plosion on the vessel al Lewes. Del
Seventeen persons were injured.
several seriously. in n collision be-
tween trolley cars az Kansas City. Mo.
The 440-acre farm near 81. Louis. tho
former home OF General Grant has
been sold for $4,000 and viii be con-
vorted into an amusement park.
After a varied career as a lawyer.
minister. author and army chaplain.
Rev. John p, Rice killed himself at
Louisville because OF suhferings from
q cancer.
Monday, September r.
Soft coal interests in Ohio and Penn
sylyania VIII raise prices 10 70 10 cents
ton az the mines.
Miss Alice Hamilton. granddaugh-
ter of General Alexander Hamilton.
died IN New York. aged so years.
The explosion OF a defective boiler
in Edward jennings stave mill, at
Pinconning. Mich, killed five men and
injured 10.
Twelve governors have called
southern states conference at Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. to arrange a uniform
quarantine.
From a fall from q third-story win
dow OF St Louis hotel. w. B.
Walker. 60 years of age. OF stanton.
Va. Is dead
Tuesday, September 10.
Daniel I.eirde, a stool inspector for
the Spring Valley Water company, OF
California was found dead OF apoplexy
in Harrisburg- Pa
James Booth. who broke his spine
while bathing at Atlantic City and was
taken 70 his home at Mauch Chunk on
a water cushion. il dead
The Northern Pacific railroad has
pul tMdhCA 20 aNlca u kEOuAQ OOTin OF
its present terminals in Portland, Ore.
for s. 500, 600. to be used for shops.
In smoking out beos. 3. Y. Reeves
set ere to his barn at HaddOnfeld. ~.
J.. and a 81. 900 FIRE resulted, valuable
stove patterns stored In tho barn be-
| ing destroyed.
Wednesday, September 20.
Tho National Purity Conference
will be held ia La Crosse, Wis. Octo-
Der 1870.
Tho National Rural Letter Carriers
Association held their annual conven-
ton at Indianapolis.
II. w. Dennison and six members of
the japanese peace mission sailed
from Seattle for Japan.
The annual convention of the Amer.
tcaE Federation OF Labor VIII be held
az Pittsburg November Is
Wade S. Stanneld has been appoint.
ed United States district attorney for
the northern district OF Indian Ter
| Yitory.
John Vercavage. Of Pittsburg. who
was arrested at Wilkes-Barre. Pa. for
drunkenness. hanged himself In bis
cell and was dead when found.