Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-01-05
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
THURSDAY. December 27.

Thursday, December 27.
pr. :. L. ziegler. aged 81 years. the
''dest prac;icing physician in Lancas-
ter county, Pa. died at Mount Joy.
Three persons were killed and IL
hunt in a collision between a passenger
train and woiS train at Tacoma. Wash.
Fire originating from a defective
gas r@hung system destroyed three
business b'ocls az Perry, Ia, causing
a loss OK 100000.
Gustav Kahn. q prominent lawyer.
veteran OF the Civil War and United
States commissioner died at Wilkes
Barre. Pa. aged as years.
Friday. December %.
Charles 3. Fink. editor Of the La
trobe (Pa) Advance. dropped dead at
his home in that city Of apoplexy.
Three children OF Stanley Singleton
were burned TO death In a fire which
destroyed their home near Weston.
W. Va.
Edward II. Thomson. ST.. president
OF the Maryland National bank. died
suddenly at his home in Baltimore OF
acute Indigestion.
While roasting a turkey in n gas
stove in her home at Atlantic City.
n. j., Mrs. Kate Walton was overcome
by gas and was dead when found.
William c. Anderson, former assis.
tant paying teller of the First Ma
tional bank or Kansas City. Mo. was
sentenced 70 four years Imprisonment
for embezzling $4,000
Saturday. December %
Lawrence Iceberg was lynched by
masked men at Las Animas. Colo. for
the murder Of Henry Lavenmeyer.
Rev d. l.. Holder. a Presbyterian
minister. was assassinated by un.
known parties at Union City. Tenn.
The director OF the mint has pur-
chased 100000 ounces OF silver for de
livery at Philadelphia at 7O15S cents
an ounce
James Kelly. n wealthy oil well con
tractor. was electrocuted in the cellar
of his home at Findlay. o.. by coming
IN contact with light wire.
David O. Luckenbach. aged % years
a wealthy -four merchant and bank
director. Of Bethlehem, Pa. died from
exhaustion following a delicate surgi.
cal operation.
Monday, December 81.
Charged with Staying his father.
Lee Molder rs years old. has been ar.
rested at Union City. Tenn.
Two persons were killed and several
seriously injured in a wreck on the
Southern railway near Danville. Va.
The Slatington CPa) Rolling Mill
company has advanced its puddlcrs
from 81 TO S45O per ton and other la
Dor in proportion.
Because HIS sister-in-law. Margaret
Taylor had just welded Henry Morris
against his wishes. at Hopkinsvnle.
Ky. Lewis Wilson killed both OF them.
The mystery in the death Of Mrs
Sarah Ayres az St Helen. Ore. was
cleared by the confession of Bert Hol-
man. 10 years old. that he had KILLED
the woman.
Tuesday. January 1.
General Hiram Scoeld died at Seat.
tie, Wash. aged a years.
Andrew Carnegie has given Bates
College. az Lewiston. Me. $4,000.
John II. Rankin OF Reading. Pa.
has been appointed superintendent Ct
material and supplies of the Reading
railway system.
broken rail threw a car from the
tracks on the Pennsylvania railroad
near Upper Marlboro. Nd. and three
trainmen were injured.
Governor Pennypacker has appoint.
ed Russell c. Stewart. OF Easton. Pa.
Judge Of Northampton county. to sue
coed II. w. Schuyler deceased.
Wednesday. January 2.
Eight people were seriously Injured
in p wreck on the Louisville railroad
near Richmond, Ky.
The wages OF the 5000 coal miners
in Southern Colorado have been in
creased 10 per cent
In a collision of trolley cars al VIII
mington. Del. Walter X. Farra. a mo-
torman. was fatally Injured.
Countess Clancarty. better known in
England as Belle Billion, an ex.music
hall singer. died at her home in Lon
don.
Mrs. Thomas J. Emery gave 500 600
as an endowment for the Cincinnati
Art Museum on condition that Satur-
days be made free admission days.
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