Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-12-09
. WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
THURSDAY, November %.


President Judge John II. Weiss. OF
the Dauphin county (Pa) court. died
at his home in Harrisburg. OF para
lysis.
Dave Sims. the negro who shot and
killed r. F. Jones. at Coahoma. Miss.
was taken from Jail and lynched by
mob.
Joseph Bulhack and John Pinisek.
miners. Were killed by a fall OF rock
IN the Mineral Spring mine at Wilkes
Barre. Pa.
Mayor Johnson. OF Cleveland. o.. is
enforcing the city smoke ordinance
against railroad locomotives within
the city limits.
Friday, November "a.
Robbers broke into the Japanese
bank at Los Angeles. Cal. and stole
SIS. 600 in cash.
The National Grange. Patrons OF
Husbandry. will hold their next con-
vention at Denver. Colo.
Two men were killed and six injured.
two fatally in a head-on collision on
the b. & q. railroad at Albion. Ind.
during a fog.
Henry White. American ambassadI !.
az Rome, end Minister Gummere. OF
Tangier. will represent this country at
the approaching Morocco conference.
The Maltese Cross ranch. near Dick.
insOn, n. d.. owned and occupied by
President Roosevelt during his resi-
dence in North Dakota was sold to o.
J. Delendrecie for $4,000
Saturday, November IS.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Herbert ]. Hagerman governor OF New
Mexico.
Fire destroyed the business section
Of Dickson. Tenn, entailing a loss Of
s125.oOO.
Sylvester J. Abbott. OF Delaware. has
been appointed deputy auditor OF the
treasury department
August Belmont has been appointed
treasurer OF the Democratic national
committee. TO succeed George Foster
Peabody. resigned.
Thomas II. Mitchell Chicago
bricklayer. is reported TO have fallen
heir to 50. 100000 by the death OF rela.
tives in Australia.
Great Britain has accepted an invi.
tatiOn 10 participate in the naval and
military displays at the jamestown
(Ya) Exposition In 1907.
Monday. November n.
The American Federation OF Labor
will hold their next meeting at Mime.
apolis, MINI.
Thomas L. Patterson. said 70 have
been the oldest active civil engineer
in the United States. died at Cumber.
land. Nd. aged 90 years.
After saving two little girls from
death. Wallace Phillips. a wealthy
lumber dealer. was killed by an ex.
press train at Brazil. Ind.
Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison. wife
OF former Congressman Harrison. OF
New York was killed in an automo-
bile accident at Long Island City. /. I
Surrounded by 100 ~omen. some OF
them augry. others weeping. Mavor
Dunno. Of Chicago. met their demand
that saloons be closed on Sunday bv
reiterating that it was not up 70 him
90 do a.
Tuesday November g.
The American National Pank Of
Boston. with deposits Of S267.52O has
closed its doors.
Roger Britt. OF Enfield. y c.. com.
mitted suicide In the Y. NJ. c. A. build.
ing at jamestown. y. Y.
Samuel NJ. Clemens C'Nark Twain'9
was a guest Monday ar President and
Mrs. Roosevelt at luncheon.
Pension Attorney John w. E'ghny
OF Amsterdam. \. Y. was arrested on
charge OF forging pension papers.
Theodore Nicholson. aged ~ years.
who has been in for some time. com.
mitted suicide at Harrisburg. Pa. by
hanging.
Wednesday. November %.
George Alderman was sent 20
prison for j months in New York for
Illegal voting.
Charles \. Stillings. OF Boston. was
sworn in as public printer at Wash.
ington and assumed his duties.
The large shoe factory of the Lands
Shoe company. at Palmyra. Pa. was
destroyed by fire. entailing a loss OF
100000
Several buildings at the United
States proving grounds at Sandy Hook,
\. j. were destroyed by fire OF IN.
known origin.
While suffering from dellrium tre
mems. John r. Carr, Of Philadelphia.
committed suicide by stabbing him.
self Is times.