Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-12-12

J. II. Sharsr. commander for Ohio
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic.
died ~ his residence ia Alliance, o.,
81 acute indigestion.
John Francis Glider. a brother Of
Richard Watson Glider aud well known
IS a musician. died at Bordsntovn,
N. J., aged ssyenty-ons years.
Edward H. Jones an executive on
Ger IN many Wilkes-Barre. Pa. cor
poracfons and well known in the iron
industry, died from a complication OF
diseases.
Friday, December =.
Herbert l.. Satterlee OF New York.
was sworn IN as assistant secretary OF
the navy, IN the presence OF Secretary
Newberry and others.
Major George T. West pAymastsr OF
the Texas National Guard. fell four
stories down an elevator SHAFT At Fort
Worth. Tex. and was killed.
As a result OF over-sxertion az cham
pion roller skating. Charles Mackerick.
q Pottstown (Pa.l high school boy. Is
IN a critical condition with append
citis.
DR. Frederick G. Davis. OF Rlossburg.
Pa. has been appointed 4 member OF
the board Of trustees OF the Cottage
State hospital al Blossburs. vice Hara-
NtOn h. Humes. resigned.
Saturday, December 8.
Richard Evans. Of Philadelphia was
shot and fatally wounded az Superior.
Wis. by a man whose demand for
money Evans had refused.
IT. s---r.--r- -.-.-.-t.,.-a nrr
ounces of silver for delivery az New
Orleans ami $4,000 ounces for delivery
ar Denver at 4S-251 per fine ounce.
a man who registered at the St
James hotel ~ Baltimore. Nd. as j.
L. O'Neal of Harrisburg. Pa commit
ted suicide in bis room by shooting
Captain Robert Hanna e. S. A.. re-
tired. died suddenly in the Office or
Dr. George E. Brewer in New York
when just about 20 submit 20 an ex-
animation by Dr. Brewer
Monday. Decem er 7.
A state tuberculosis dispensary has
been opened in Bangor Pa. with Or
II. $. Sherre- in charge and airs. J.
Halsev Miller as nurse
Rev. Mary Hanna Graves. the first
woman GO Doe ordained Co the Unitarian
ministry in Massachusetts. died at her
home in Boston sRed seventy-one
years.
Postal omcials at Chicago are inves-
tigaunE a letter received ty Rev. w
o. Waters threatening no damage his
church unless $4,000 was placed at a
designated spot in Lincoln park.
Twelve hours after being freed from
the rocks in Buzzards bay and while
being towed 20 New Bedford. Mass
the cruiser Yankee sank fu six faith
oms OF water.
Tuesday. December 8.
The safe in The jewelry repair store
a. W. q. CoXeler. az Hartford. Conn
was blown open and jewelry 20 the
value OF about $4,000 taken.
Rev. W. n ID Hatton. chaplain OF
the First Pennsylvania Volunteers
known as the "Bucktaus.- died a. Hsr
risburg. Pa aged eighty-one years
Lotue and Ida Kaplan. sisters. re-
spectively nineteen and seventeen
years old. were found dead in their
room IN an East Side tenement in New
York. having been asphyXiated by nlu-
minatinE gas.
Wednesday December 9.
The French chamber Of deputies by
a vote Of $50 to 20l decided in favor Of
continuing the death penalty ga France
While returning home from q party.
Michael Dorsey. a cripple. was struck
by a train az Glbortou. Pa. and IN
Etantly killed.
James J. Corbett former heavy
weight champion OF tho world. has
consented 20 referee the hght between
Hugo Kelly and Billy Papke the night
OF Dec. Is az Los Angeles. Cal
A big seven-story building az 154
Franklin street New York. used by
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany as a storehouse. was destroyed
by fire. causing a loss OF $4,000.
President Roosevelt notified the sec
Rotary Of war that as soon as IL can
be done without injustice he desires
all negro regiments in.the army 10 be
supplied with negro band masters.