Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-11-14
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER II, 'os.
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Thursday. November 5.


James Mccullough was scalded by
the bursting of a steam pipe at the
Aberfoyle mills at Chester, Pa, and
may not survive.
The Holland Torpedo Boat company
won a suit in New York, securing a
verdict OF S4S.4S2 from Lewis Nixon
for breach Of contract
Gus Jensen, charged with assault
and battery with intent 70 kill, COM
mitted suicide in prison in Philadel-
phia by hanging himself with his shirt.
While removing debris from the eel
lar OF a building recently destroyed by
fire at Erie. Pa. two men were killed
and three injured when a wall col
lapsed.
Friday, November 9.
President-elect William II. Taft &C
cepted an invitation TO deliver an ad-
dress at the unwilling of the Martyrs
monument on Nov. IA in Brooklyn
A 3. Worthington. president of the
Muncy Manufacturing company, suf-
fered an attack Of apoplexy and fell
dead in his Office at Muncy, near vii
Transport. Pa
John Wilson. motorman, was killed:
Mrs. Edgar Austin was severely in
jured and dozen trolley passengers
were cut and bruised when a limited
traction car was knocked from the
track by a train at Laporte. Ind.
Saturday, November 7.
Snow to the depth Of several inches.
the first OF the season. fell throughout
northern New York Friday.
The treasury bought $4,000 ounces
OF silver for delivery at New Orleans
and $4,000 ounces for delivery at Den
yer at 5O.365 per fine ounce.
Frank Semple, sixty-seven years OF
age. who was in charge OF the William
Thaw estate and interested In many
financial institutions, died in Pittsburg
from pneumonia
s. M. Miller. engineer, and William
Green. a twelveyear-old boy, were
scalded 70 death. and Lillian Green
was fatally burned when a lumber
train on a branch OF the Buffalo &
Susquehanna railroad made a dash
down a stee~ grade and jumped the
track near Dubois, Pa
Monday, November 9.
Charged with contract grating.
twenty-eight Canadian marine officials
have been suspended at Quebec.
While his wife was selecting a coffin
for her father. John NJ. Hawkins. an
invalid. blew out his brains at Salt
Lake City. Utah.
Because OF illness. Major General
John +. Weston will probably ask 60
be recalled from the command OF the
troops in the Philippines.
Stiney Ushinsky disobeyed orders
while resetting timber at Ellangowan
colliery. Mahanoy City. Pa, and as
result was caught under falling coal
and killed.
President Roosevelt selected Job r.
Hedges. OF New York. as assistant
treasurer OF the United States at New
York. 20 succeed Hamilton Fish. who
resigned the Office to become a candi
date for congress.
Tuesday. November 10.
Wbiskey valued at $4,000 and
buildings worth $4,000 were destroyed
by fire at Deatsville. near Louisville.
Ky.
In a street car collision at Montgom-
cry. Ala. two negroes were killed out
right and four white persons were in
iured.
Princess Sophie Hohenberg. wife OF
Archduke Franz Ferdinand. heir 70 the
Austrian throne. has been delivered OF
a still-born son.
The steel hull freight lighter Easton.
being built for the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey was launched at the yards
OF the Harlan & Hollingsworth cor
poration at Wilmington, Del
Wednesday, November II.
President Roosevelt's country life
commission met at Richmond. Va. on
Tuesday.
Count Moltke. the new Danish min
lister 10 the United States, presented
his credentials to the president on
Tuesday.
General Samuel Chamberlain, aged
eighty-one years. veteran OF the Mex
ican. Indian and Civil Wars, died at
Worcester. Mass. from infrmities in
cident TO old age.
The postmaster general announced
that the president has decided TO re
move George NJ. Stewart, postmaster
OF Seattle. Wash. as the result OF an
investigation OF charges that he so
dictated campaign contributions.