Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-07-21
A wEEK,s MS coNpRNsRp,
Thursday. July 7.


Abner C. Martin. charged with muir
der committed suicide in Jail at Tow
ner. n ~. by taking poison
After 20 years experience as
'steeple jack" James II. Glenn was
killed at Chicago by falling los Feet
DR.. Barnet e. Walter. one Of a : old
est practicing physicians in Eastern
Pennsylvania died at his home at
Farmersville. near Easton. aged "A
years
Tor killing Robert Lane because he
would not pay for riding In a chair
iar. Special officer John L. Howery. OF
The Chesapeake & Ohio railway. was
sentenced to eight years in prison at
Charleston. W Va.
Friday. July IS.
Governor Peunypacker Fixed Sep
TENDER as the time for the execution
OF Ricardo Forte. OF Chester county,
Pa
Giovanni Mallne. an italian. was
hanged az Uniontown. Pa. for the
murder OF Antonio Reppi. another
italian.
Otto Amerus and VI. u. Kent broth
ors-in-law. fought pistol duel at No
BILE. Okla. and Amerus was killed and
Kent was mortally wounded.
y. NJ Riggs. who was arrested at
Elroy. Wis. charged with numbering
Mile Ellison in a Minneapolis hotel.
committed suicide by shooting himself
IN the head.
Saturday, July -.
Andrew l. Davenport. colored. was
hanged al Norfolk. Va. FOR the murder
OF William Thomas.
Leonardo De Luca. who Killed An.
tonia Trapone. committed suicide In
prison at Lancaster. Pa. by hanging
himself
United States Senator Francis c.
Newlands. OF Nevada. had his collar.
bone broken by being thrown from a
horse at san Mateo. Cal
Henry Kraft. Bellaire, o.. saloon.
keeper, was fatally shot and Michael
MaXson dangerously wounded by
masked men who attempted 10 rob the
saloon.
Monday, July rs.
In South Bethlehem. Pa, Mary
Silko Jumped head first from rapidly
moving trolley car and may die from
crushed skull.
Rev Frederick w. Perkins. Of Lynn.
Mass. has been reelected president OF
the Young Peoples Christian Union OF
the Universalist church.
The first ground for the numerous
state buildings at the jamestown ex-
position was broken Saturday by the
Rhode Island commissioners.
Without apparent reason. Mrs. Ms
tilda Dubs a widow and octogenarIan
OF blooming Grove, York county Pa.
committed suicide by hanging.
Tuesday July II.
Three boys were drowned in the Mo-
nongahela river at Pittsburg by the
capsizing OF their boat.
A powder mill OF the Atlantic Dyna-
mite company. near Ashland. Wis.
blew up. killing three men and iniur-
ing 90
While returning from picking black
berries, Charles Dougherty, of Phnadol-
phia. was struck by train and in
stantly killed near Camden. n. ].
While on his vacation. George Sny-
der. clerk in the Carnegie Stee,
Works. Pittsburg, Pa. committed sui
eide by cutting his throat at Kingston,
Ont.
A passenger train on the Erie rail-
road was wrecked by defective switch
at Port Jervis. n Y. and the engineer
was killed and two other trainmen Sc
veTely injured.
Wednesday, July rs.
Christopher Spindleman. who shot
and killed his wife. hanged himself in
| tail at Windsor. Ont
The warehouse OF the Franklin Pea
nut company, at Franklin. Va, was de-
stroyed by hre, causing a loss of $780,
/ 000
George b. Ulrich, one of the leading
| members of the Lebanon county (PaD
bar. and prominent secret society
man. died at his home. aged So years.
Fire destroyed the tipple and other
buildings OF the Crab Tree mine AT
Greensburg, Pa, entailing a loss OF $75.-
900 and throwing $50 men out OF work.
President Roosevelt has appointed
| General Felix Agnus. editor and pro-
prietor OF the Baltimore American. as
president OF the commission to survey
the e.aware & Chesapeake canal.