Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-04

Park avenue residence four blocks
away and hanged herself
Representative lands. OF Indiana,
introduced a bill In congress to pen
sion at the rate OF $50 a month every
honorably discharged soldier or sailor
who served one year IN the Civil War
or sixty days In the Mexican War.
Friday, March 81.
John Brill son of the founder OF the
J. G. Brill company. car builders. and
vice president of the company. died in
Philadelphia.
Dr. G. w. Dunlap, a well-known We
terlnary surgeon OF New Holland. Pa.
was fatally injured in a runaway and
died several hours later.
The operators and miners OF the
central Pennsylvania bituminous coal
field met at Clearfield. Pa, and signed
the old wage scale for one year.
Because the 5th of May will be cleo
ton day in San Francisco. the battle
ship feet will delay its arrival there
until the 9Th. one day later than origi
nalIy provided for in the itinerary.
Saturday, March %.
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will meet at Harrisburg April 21 to
form state association.
Walter Rippey. a negro. was hanged
at Tazewell court house. Va. for crimi.
nal assault upon Mrs. Mary Dancy.
Two men were killed. one fatally
injured and four slightly injured IN
the wreck Of Erie train thirteen.
known as the Wells Fargo express
at Belyidere. near Horneu. n. Y.
The large basket and crate manufac.
tory OF Layton & Owens at Bridgeville.
Del. was almost entirely destroyed
by FIRE. which is supposed to have been
started by a spark from the Iocomo-
tive OF a passing train.
Monday, March 80.
In a trance for ffty-two days, Mrs.
Beulah Hawkins OF Los Angeles. Cal.
has broken all records for long sleep
in California.
Barton Miller. two years old, OF
Lancaster Pa. while playing with
matches. set his clothing on fire and
was burned to death
Tying a piece OF twine about his
neck and twisting It tight with a
broom handle. William Batzeu. q muir.
derer. strangled himself to death in his
cell at Waukon. MINI.
On his way home from lodge at AL
toona Pa. with $3.50 OF the lodges
money Carpenter John MOorehead
was held up and robbed at a pistols
point by two masked men.
Tuesday, March 81.
Thomas G. Cannell. ex-Tax Collector
OF Pottstown. Pa, convicted OF EN-.
bezzlement, was sentenced to six
months in the county prison.
Former Judge RhOne. for many
years n Judge in the orphans court
Of Luzerne county. Pa. died at Wilkes
Barre. aged seventyone years.
John w. Stewart, appointed BY the
governor OF Vermont as the success.
sor OF the late Senator Redfield Proc.
tor was sworn In as a member OF the
United States senate.
Albert Uren. aged twenty-one. and
Rubin Dave. aged twenty-eight, were
instantly killed az the Austin mines
AZ Swansea. Mich. when four sticks
OF dynamite which a worker was hold
ing exploded.
Wednesday, April I.
Orders were issued for the furloughs
OF about 200 mechanics at the Wash.
ington navy yard for a period OF ninety
days.
Shouting here goes" an unknown
young man jumped from a ferryboat
at Philadelphia and was drowned in
the Delaware river.
Judge Ward McAllister. son OF the
famous society leader OF New York
died at San Rafeal. Cal. from the ef
fects OF an operation for appendicitis
The president sent to the senate for
confirmation the nomination OF Spen-
Ger F. Eddy. of Illinois. 10 be minister
TO the Argentine Republic. and Arthur
NJ. Beaupre. OF Illinois. to be minister
TO the Netherlands and Gutenberg.