Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-01-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES
Notable Events of the week Briefly
ChronicIed.

NOtNhic Events OF the week Brtcny
ChronIcIed.
Assemblyman Hammond of Syracuse
has introduced a bill at Albany extend.
ing the powers of the public service
commission TO telephone and telegraph
companies.
Four men boarded the Katy Filler in
the Union station at Kansas City.
walked calmly through one OF the for
ward coaches and attempted to hold
up the passengers. They were frus
trated in their attempt. hcwever. and
fed. They have not been captured.
Tuesday, Jan. :.
At Oneonta. y. Y. fire destroyed the
Wilson House and the stables near by,
causing loss OF $4,000 Eighteen
horses belonging TO farmers residing
in the vicinity persisted IN the stables
"Little T.m" Sullivan. a New York
alderman. has drawn an ordinance
making it a prison offense for a res
taurateur or the0ter manager to let
women patrons smoke ia their places
Hartstown, about eight miles from
Greenvilie, Pa. on the Bessemer rail-
road. has been Quarantined ON cccOunt
of an outbreak OF diphtheria Trains
on the Bessemer railroad pass the sta
tion without making n stop.
Harry Grey Duberly. said TO be "a
cousin of Earl Grey. governor general
OF Canada and son of Captain James
Grey Duberly OF the British royal
navy. committed suicide at New York.
taking some narcotic poison with
bottle of wine i'm the Hermitage, a
hotel for bachelors.
Monday, Jan. 6.
The viii Of Baroness Adolphe de
Bothschild who died at Paris. donates
more than S1.60O.OOO 60 charity.
The flag OF the United States frigata
Chesapeake. the vessel captured OF
Boston harbor I'm 1913 by the British
warship shannon and towed TO Hall
fax. is to be sold at auction I'm London
July 20
Senator Ia Follette's presidential
boom received added impetus when
committee of the Wisconsin states
mans adherents from a number OF
states held conference at Chicago
and laid plans for the coming Repub. /
iican national convention.
The bloodiest OF tong feuds which
this country has seen. which originated /
seven years ago over Chinese girl
ANA I'm which more than nfty persons
have been killed and more than dou-
bic that number wounded. was de- /
clared Off at a meeting OF the various !
tongs at the rooms OF the Six Com /
panics in san Francisco
Saturday. Jan. q.
lines Where is the Japanese neety'
and publishes an alarmist story based !
on reports that it has been seen cruis. !
ing or Hawaii.
The Countess OF Yarmouth. who was I
Miss Alice Thaw OF Plttsburg. has
begun proceedings for the nuliacation
of her marriage with tho Earl OF Var !
mouth. The Countess OF Yarmouth Is /
sister OF Harry *. Thaw.
For the first time since he welded
Mabelle Gilman. the actress. William |
Ellis Corey, president OF the United /
States steel corporation. met the wife /
he discarded. Mrs. Laura Cook Corey. |
i'm the home OF his parents in Brad |
dock. Pa.
Antonio Bernardo OF Jersey CITY
confessed TO the police that he shot
aud killed George y. Fischer a tene- |
ment houoe inspector. early New
Years morning. Fischer was killed In |
window OF his home when he gave !
an alarm TO attract the police 10 two |
burglars who were forcing an entrance /
into a grocery store.
Friday, Jan. ..
Picked up In the open sea after |
abandoning their sinking ship. seven
survivors OF the Norwegian bark Ger |
manic arrived IN New York on the |
British steamship Hothan-Newton.
Emperor William has decided to re- |
store Count KuuO Won MoltlSe 10 active |
service and give him a high position IA |
his immediate encourage Won Moltke. |
who was formerly military command |
ant of Berlin, resigned from the army |
when the Harden accusations were |
brought against him.
Seth Bullock of Deadwood wore |
spats and tail coat at the presidents |
New Years reception. When the ip- |
formation gets to DeadwoOd, there is |
going to be trouble. 1t wouldn't be so |
bad, but the spats were OF the most |
obvious and impressive lavender gray
tint. Seth is one Of the most pictur- |
esque OF the rough riding plainsmen |
who have got most Of the jobs under |
this administration. He is now United |
States marshal for South Dakota.
Thursday, Jan. =.
Admiral Phllibert, the French naval |
commander IN Moroccan waters, re- /
ports that French troops captured a |
citadel of the Medicnnas tribe with the |
loss OF one man killed and three |
wounded.
While trying TO rout n burglar from |
his bird store at 146 Meserole street, /
Williamsburg, n. Y, David Case fired |
his revolver into a dark hallway in /
his home and killed the marauder. who /
has not been identified.
Acting Mayor Daily Of Harrison, n.
j., announces that the city council Of |
fers reward of $1,000 for the appre- |
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