Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-02
a WEEKS NEWS corpFrsRn


horses were burned at the Butler, Pa,
fair grounds.
Senator w. s. CLARK. OF Montana,
who is recovering from surgical OPP
GRAFTON, sailed for Paris.
Three persons were killed In q head
on collision between two Union Pacific
freight trains near RossvilIe, kss
The big breaker of the Greenough
Red Ash Coal company, near Shamo-
kin. Pa. was destroyed by fire. entail
ing loss OF $4,000 and throwing 500
men and boys out OF work
Friday. August 25.
W G. Hardison. a Wsdesboro. ~. c..
manufacturer. committed suicide while
In poor health.
Contracts have been made at San
Francisco fer The shipment OF 500, 600
feet OF redwood 10 New York.
In throwing 2 high inshoot. Frank
Bonn broke his arm while pitching .
game OF base bali at Louisville. XIV.
Fire destroyed the Farmer & era
ham Tobacco company's warehouse at
Paducah. Ky. causing 100000 loss
BY the confession OF Ralph Warner
the $4,000 worth of jewels stolen
from Mrs. Higginson. of New York.
viii be recovered from pawnshops.
Warner got them from the thief. John
Kadra. a Syrian boy.
Saturday, August 2s.
AS the result Of race war at Car
Isle, Ind. the negro Baptist church
was destroyed by dynamite
Fisk & Robinson. OF New York. were
he fgk
sale Of $500. coo Philippine bonds.
Despondent through illness. Mrs.
Laura Oxford jumped from a train at
st. Louis and was drowned il the Mis-
sissippi river
Fire at Baltimore destroyed the plant
OF the Fred Bergner company. manu-
facturers Of badges and novelties. en-
failing a loss OF s125.0o0.
DR.. c. b. Bratt, of Allegheny. and
Dr. c " Klump. OF Williamsport.
were reappoiuted members OF the Penn
sylvania board Of dental examiners.
Monday. August %.
The 10th biennial convention Of the
American Order Of Foresters viii be
held in Chicago Ia 1907.
John NJ. Jones, for 80 years grand
secretary Of the Maryland Grand Lodge
OF ODD Fellows. died at Baltimore.
John Matthews. Of williamsport. Pa.
was killed by a Reading passenger
train while on his way home from
work.
While walking Ia his sleep. Joseph
Hodges. colored, fell overheard from
vessel in Chester river at CheStertown.
Md. and was drowned
The first OF the farmers institutes
for the autumn under the auspices OF
the Pennsylvania state department OF
agriculture viii be held at Rutland
Park. Lancaster county. on September9
Tuesday, August %.
Consul General Lee mas cabled the
state department that there was one
death from bubonic plague at Panama.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Jesse T. Wilson. OF Indiana. TO be sec
ond assistant secretary OF the interior.
one man was killed and many in
jured. one fatally In a collision on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Logan
port. Ind.
The 2-year-old daughter OF James
Rusinsld. OF Wilmington. Del, was
burned 70 death while playing With
matches.
Releasing his grasp on trapeze at
tsched 20 a parachute 1900 feet above
the ground, John williams was dashed
10 death at Cahokia, H.
John h. Berry. chief engineer OF the
Union Pacific railroad. has been ap-
pointed a member OF the board OF con-
sulting engineers 20 build the Panama
canal
Wednesday. August so.
The comptroller OF currency has is
sued a call Tor the condition OF ma
tional banks on August 25.
The 23d annual convention OF the
National Association OF NewsdeaIers
was held at Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Nathan Lipslzy. arrested for begging
in New York. had $4,000 In gold on
him and is said TO own real estate.
Cracksmen removed a safe from the
Atlantic hotel. Long Branch. n. j.. and
blew IL open at leisure on vacant lot.
getting 5000.
J. p. Morgan viii be created a CON-
mander OF the French Legion OF Honor
in acknowledgment OF statue OF
Franklin he presented to the city of
Paris.