Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-02-03
wREK,s NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday. January Is

Thursday, January %.
Charles Snisman, while driving In
Camden. n. j.. was thrown from the
seat OF the team and run over and
killed.
The Chinese imperial commission.
sent to the United States to study
conditions. was received by President
Roosevelt
Simon Shupp. well-known Demo
cratic politician OF Stroudsburg, Pa,
committed suicide by shooting while
despondent from i'll health.
The Coal Dealers Association OF the
Cirginias and Carolinas was formed
at Lynchburg. Va. by representative
dealers from the four states.
Friday, January &c.
Luella Charlesworth. 6 years old, OF
Millyille. n. J., became blind after a
severe coughing spell.
Cardinal Peter Lambert Gosssns,
archbishop Of Mechl!n. died at Brussels,
Belgium. aged rs years.
While stealing ride on the Reading
railway at Hatfield, Pa, Roy Bailey,
IS years old. was run over and killed.
A. Howard, OF Philadelphia, com
mitted suicide In hotel at Colorado
Springs. Col. by shooting himself in
the head.
The justices OF the supreme court
and their wives we're guests OF honor
at n dinner given by President and
Mrs. Roosevelt at the White house
Thursday night.
Saturday, January ~.
The grain mill and elevator OF Close
Brothers az Schenectady, N. Y, was
burned. entalling 4 loss OF 800, 600
Andrew Carnegie has given Mount
Union College. Alliana, Ohio. $50. 900.
conditioned upon $4,000 additional
being raised.
Grady Miller. i6 years old. OF Flor
ida. Ala. and colored porter IA the
Lakeview Hotel. had a pistol duel in
which both were killed.
President Roosevelt has refused to
pardon Charles II. Cole, formerly a
bank president OF Boston, convicted OF
violating the banking laws.
Monday. January %.
Radomo Domiuis foot was caught IN
a switch near Lancaster, Pa. and he
was run down by a freight train and
killed.
The release OF Elijah Lynch, serving
one and a half years for forgery. has
been ordered at Toledo by President
Roosevelt
George Wharton Pepper, receiver OF
the Bay State Gas company, began
| proceedings at Wilmington TO foreclose
a mortgage for $33. 29S which be holds
against the farm OF j. Edward Addieks
in Braudywine hundred Del
Captain William II. Van Schaick. OF
the steamboat General Slocum. which
was burned in the East river, New
York. in June. 1904. with the loss OF
1000 lives. was found guilty OF Grim
inal negligence and sentenced 20 10
years imprisonment
Tuesday, January 30.
Fritz Reuter-. hotel and restaurant
keeper OF Washington. ID. c., committed
suicide by shooting.
Secretary Taft sent TO congress drafts
Of several important bills designed TO
increase the efficiency of the army.
Mrs. Jane Perryman. one OF the
earliest missionaries among the In
dians died at TULSA. l. T., aged 20
years.
The safe il the postofnce at New
Richmond. o.. was blown open by rob-
bers and 500 in stamps and money
was taken.
Gustav A. Conzman, former cashier
J OF the Vigo County National Bank at
, Terre Haute. Ind, was sentenced to
eight years in prison for embezzlement.
Wednesday, January 81.
Fire destroyed the plant OF the Belle
fontaine CO., Bridge and Iron COM
/ pany, entailing a loss OF $50, 900.
Three houses at Port Grifith. near
Wilkes-Barre. Pa, were destroyed by
fire. and John Slavok was burned to
death.
Kansas will hold a semi-centenniaI
exposition in Topeka In 1911 10 cele-
brate the 5Oth anniversary If the states
admission to the union.
Col. A. X. Mcclure, OF PHILADELPHIA.
accepted an invitation to deliver the
memorial address at the Gettysburg
battlefield next Memorial Day.
Charles Abbey. a well-known base
ball player, was run over by a Wash
ington street car, and his left arm was
50 badly injured It had to be ampu-
tated