Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-05-23
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Thursday. May "a.

hhofe0SJs mdy ~.
Joseph Herzog. formerly a promi-
nent business man OF Lancaster. Pa.
committed suicide by hanging In q
stable
A bill was passed by the house of
representatives providing for the pro-
lection of owners of United States pat
ents appropriated by the government
Seventy-hve ovens or the Pennsyl-
vania. Beech Creek and Eastern Coal
& Coke company. at Gallitzin. Pa.
which had been idle. have resumed OPP
erations.
Three foreigners. alleged members
Of a Black Hand organization. recently
convicted in the circuit court OF con
spring to take property not their own
were sentenced at Morgantown. W.
Va. 10 ten years Imprisonment.
Friday, May IS.
The cornerstone OF the new $500. $50
naval Y. NJ. c. A. building at Norfolk.
Va, given by John d. Rockefeller. was
laid Thursday.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. &C
companied by his wife and daughter.
arrived IN Washington Thursday even
ing from San Francisco.
David Daniels. OF Philadelphia. a
freight conductor, was instantly killed
by a draft Of cars IN the Harrisburg
yards OF the Pennsylvania railroad.
Michael Mulcahy sixty-eight years
old the last survivor OF the three
aides who accompanied General Phil
Sheridan on his famous ride % Win
chester. died at Cleveland O.. after a
two-weeks' illness from apoplexy.
Saturday, May 10.
Walter Augustus Wyckoff. A. NJ. as
sistant professor Of political economy
IN Princeton university. died at Prince
ton. n. j.. aged City years.
Edward Boeck, who pleaded guilty
IN New York 20 the theft OF more than
100000 worth OF iewelry. was sen
fenced 20 Sing Sing for not less than
six years or more than seven years.
Smith W. Ketchum. a prominent De
troit business man. died at a hospital
ia Buffalo. ~ Y. from a stroke OF apo
plexy, superinduced by being struck
by a cab as he was boarding a street
car.
Monday. May IS.
Fifty masked might riders" invaded
the Hinton section OF Scott county.
Ky. and destroyed many tobacco beds.
Conrad Pfromm. a miner was In
stantly killed IN the Cranberry col.
liery. near Hazleton. Pa. by a fall OF
coal.
Sailing from Boston for Europe for
his health. accompanied by his wife.
Senator Tillman prophesied Demo
cratic victory should the Republicans
nominate Secretary Taft.
In hiring crews az Superior. wis.
FOR the approaching ore shipping sea
son. the United States Steel corpor-
alton Is sticking TO the open-shop plan.
unions being disregarded.
Tuesday, May 10.
Edward b. Deacon. a well-to-do
farmer. committed suicide by shooting
at his home, near Mount Holly. n J.
John p. Palmer, a farmer living
near Dyersburg. Tenn. stabbed and
fatally wounded his sou during a fam
lily quarrel
Secretary Metcalf has detailed Rear
Admiral -. Evans. late commander-in.
chief OF the Atlantic feet. TO duty with
the general board OF the navy. which
has to do with the preparation OF
plans for tho naval campaigns. FOR
use In time OF war
Jennie Blunt who shot and wounded
Charles NJ. Sanford. a Brooklyn law
yer. in his once. last February. after
he had refused to give her money. was
sentenced 20 serve not less than three
nor more than four years In the state
prison az Auburn. n. Y.
Wednesday, May 20.
United States Senator Samuel Doug
las McEnery was elected by the Louis
lana legislature to succeed himself.
Frank r Ferguson. OF Hagerstown.
No, was appointed assistant director
OF the bureau OF engraving and print
ing by Secretary Cortelyou.
Five persons were hurt in a wreck
OF Lehigh Valley passenger train az
the junction OF the Lehigh Valley and
Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg rail
ways. near Caledonia, y. Y.
John E. McGaughey. a former mem
Der OF the board OF county commits
sioners. at indianapolis. Ind, shot and
killed himself because OF the connec-
ton OF his name with the scandal
which has developed in the Office OF
the commissioners