Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-01-04
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events OF the week BREEZY
ChronfcIad.


Notable Event. Of the week Briefly
ChronfcIed.
Mrs. Mary T. Kinsey. mother of
Mrs. Charles NJ. Schwab and President
Alva G. Dinkey of the Carnegie Steel
company, is reported to be dying at
ST David. near Philadelphia. Mem
bers OF the family have been summon.
ed.
The Rev. Thomas Mckay was de
clared vindicated 10y a council Of New
Haven Conn clergymen Of the
charges OF attempting "a break up the
Taylor congregational church. OF raft
ding hams i'm the church, Of plagiarism
and OF using slang IN the pulpit
TueS,iny. Dec. n.
Mrs. Jack Gardner. n leader I'm Bos-
ton society. has caused new sensa
ton by embracing the Behaist faith. al
branch Of which cult IS led by anil
kui Khan, 81 young Persian. aud his
Boston wife.
New Years greetings from Mayor J.
q. Haynes 81 Minneapolis. Mimi. wul
be sent to the mayor OF Boston 10y
carrier pigeons. Do is Thought the birds
can complete thc long journey Of l.2OOI
miles In about fortysix hours
Mondn,. Dec. 30.
John Black of Kingston. y. Y. has
asked ihe police to assist I'm n search
for his father. Captain james Black OF
the Cornell Steamboat comp1ny's tug
Bcvicr. PLYING n and around New
York harhor Captain Black disappear
cd Dec. 10. lie was last seen I'm New
York city.
a big sensation was caused hv the
posting iu saloons at Cumberland. Nd.
by Che I.ig-sor Dealers association OF
printed list containing the names OF |
thirty "hahitual drwkards." headed by |
a prominent wholesale merchant ana I
son OF "a high officer OF the United |
States navy.
Saturday. Dec. -
The czarina is ODD at the palace OF ,
Tzarskoc- Sclo. and her condition IS
such as 20 cause her family great anx- 4
iety The court fctcs set for this week +.
have been couutcrmandcd.
What Is said TO- Doe the worst epi. !
demic OF sickness since 1850 is being p
experienced in pittsburg. and physi- I
clans estimate that thousands OF per
sons are Frustrated 10y pneumonia. ty- I
phoid fever and especially grip.
Edwin w. Muggleberg. Office bow Tor !
the National Manufacturing company
az Detroit Mich. az salary Of SD "a
week, owner OF a large touring car
and who puzzled half dozen cooper
age firms, was arrested on the charge
that he had swindicd the National
company dealers in coopcrage sup
plies, out OF nearly $1,000.
Friday, Dec. -.
Leopold Aiisack. sINty-cight years p.
old. millionaire banker. brewer and
property owner. dropped dead of heart B
failure at mis- home in Plttsburg.
Admiral Brownson rclluquished his
position as chief OF the bureau OF nav
isation ot Washington, and the duties
Of that office are being discharged 10y
Commando Cameron McRae Winslow. 7
the assistant chief OF the bureau.
While the platforms Of the Four
teenth street subway station were
throngcd with rush hour travellers Err
nest G.. Stedman. n lawyer OF IDS
Broadway leapcd 20 the track In front
or northlouud local train. He was
crushed 10 death. lie was respondent /,
over business affairs.
Thursday, Dec. 20.
Mrs. LongwOrth has so far recover
ed from the effects OF the operation for l
appendicitis which she underwent on I
Dec. II that she left the White House /
today for her own residence.
Admiral George Dewey is seventy
years old. He is in splendid health !
and robust In physique AS is his Gus
tom, he spent the morning at his Of I
fee, with the exception OF an hour I
when he attended meeting OF the !
Naval Relief association, Of which he
is president
Thirty thousand New York families !
on the east side began a strike against I
the payment OF unreasonable rents, 1
and If the landlords do not grant the !
demands OF the tenants for reductions !
there Will follow scenes OF confusion
and strife that will keep the police 1
busy. The tenants are led by Miss /
Pauline Newman, said to be a Social
list.