Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-21

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awarded contracts for two large blast
furnaces az Rankin. Pa. near Pitts
burg. 90 cost $4,000. 600.
Lawrence J. Gallagher. proprietor OF
the gambling Albemsrle Club at Lake
wood. \. j.. pleaded guilty and was
fined $4,000 and costs.
DR.. Isaac n. Kendall. the Oldest col
leEo president ia the United States.
resigned from the Lincoln CNeb.) Uni
varsity. which be had ruled for more
than 40 years.
President Roosevelt has refused 70
pardon DR.. A. W. Malchow. who IS
serving two years I'm prison at St Paul.
MINI. for sending obscene literature
through the mails.
Friday, April 70.
Brevet Brigadier General Warren p.
Edgarton died az his home 50 New
field. near Vineland. n j.. aged 20
years.
William Mettery. a Chicago aero
naut. viii try 20 make an air line trip
so Chicago from New York for a prize
OF $4,000.
A tornado at Stafford. Kan. injured
several persons. destroyed seven
houses. and many other buildings were
damaged.
Edward A. Vaughan. a "get-rich.
quick" broker OF Minneapolis. MINI.
was sent 20 jail for I 8 months for using
the mails 20 defraud.
Saturday, April -.
James +. Smith. governor general
OF the Philippines. has arrived IA this
e. D. "a
Piney Woods hotel, a prominent
winter resort near Thomasville. Ga.
was destroyed by fire. LOSS. $4,000.
Daniel vs.. Bender. OF WernersvfIlc.
Pa. was killed by falling under an en-
CINE on the Reading railway at Leba-
non.
Henry c. Paschal. a wealthy St.
Louis bachelor. died OF heart disease
az the result Of Watching an exciting
base ball game
Clarence Frank, self-confesssd IN
cendiary. committed suicide with a
shotgun at Columbus Grove. o., when
officers were about TO arrest him
Monday April 10.
The first mothers congress 20 meet
In the south will be that at Atlanta
next week, called by Mrs. Theodore
W. Birney.
Three persons were killed and IS
injured, eight seriously. In a panic
which followed a cry OF Gre In a Chi
cago church.
A collision Of two coal cars at the
Terry mine OF the Stonewall Coal Com
pany, in the New River field OF West
T irgVinia. killed two men and injured
/ II, some OF them fatally.
Clutching the overhanging branches
/ OF a tree. Misses Bertha Passenger and
Emma Ripper and Mrs. Robert Cook.
ali OF Lock Haven Pa. were saved
T from drowning after tipping out OF a
/ skin In a swollen creek.
Tuesday, April II.
! The International Salvation Army
- Congress will be held in New York
1 May II TO 16.
! President Roosevelt has nominated
Major General Henry c. Corbin TO be
lieutenant general OF the army.
Easter Monday was celebrated in the
White House grounds at Washington
with the annual egg-rolling festival
The coloTSd clergy of Chicago have
appealed TO President Roosevelt for an
/ Official investigation OF the lynching Of
three negroes at Spri0efeld. MO.
( The congested Hebrew dis t.ict be-
tween Halstead and Ashland avenues.
/ ChicagO. is 10 have n 100000 club
house for such recreation and improve
ment Of social life as will attract the
children ot the Ghetto streets.
Wednesday, April 10.
William F'riel, of Brooklyn. was as
/ phyxiated by gas in cottage at At
lantic City.
Edmund J. James, president OF the
appointment OF delegate to the Pan
American Conference.
The 3sth annual meeting of the Con
gregational Association OF New Jersey
was held in Washington, ID. c.
Charles w. Morgan. of Baltimore.
shot his wife and then killed himself.
Mrs. Morgan was ont fatally injured.
Captain w. a. Powell. aged 81 years.
treasurer of the Home Mission Board
OF the Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly. did al Atlanta, Ca. after
a short Illness.