Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-27
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
rhursday. February 1s.


Four miners were killed by an CT
plosion ia the Deering Coal company's
mine at Benton, III.
Fred r.. Haight, city editor OK the
New Haven. Conn, Register, killed
Yale campus.
The Air Line Manufacturing COM
pany's Port Norfolk. Va. furniture fac
tory was destroyed by fire. with loss
estimated at $5o.o00
Just after having finished two verses
OF a song he was writing. Edward Gar
denier. a song writer killed himself IN
his home in Brooklyn by cutting his
throat
Friday, February 10.
Joseph Letter who was operated on
IN Chicago for appendicitis Jan. %. has
recovered completely.
John Stansbury Wallace. president
OF the National bank OF Fredericks-
burg. Va. died, aged forty-one years.
Crazed g. the thought Of AIMS Wis
gent becoming the wife OF another.
Anton Tunanis killed himself at Chi
girl and her father.
OHdAtCS 1AfACSpies q ntkIOr WHO q
month ago attempted an assault upon
young lady OF this city while she
was on her way to church, was put TO
death in the electric chair IN the peni-
Tertiary at Richmond, Va.
Saturday, February 20.
Rear Admiral Charles Stanhope Cot
ton, u. S. N, retired. died at Nice.
France.
The explosion OF a salt works boiler
at Hartford. w. Va, killed William
Smith. engineer, and William Barnett,
fireman.
Two Italians were killed and several
injured when a Pennsylvania railroad
freight train struck a work train near
olean. n. Y.
Carl Loose. who shot and killed his
sixteen-year-old daughter last Novem-
Der ia New York. was sentenced TO
die in the electric chair at Sing Sing
prison during the week OF March 90.
Monday, February %.
Suspicion that her husband perished
by poison has resulted in the arrest
at Rockford. III, OF Mrsh Henry Kauf-
man.
All saloons Of Kenosha, Wis, have
publicly blacklisted nine hsbitual top
ers. and the latter threaten suits for
damages.
The mysterious death by shooting
OF Mrs. Ida Cooper. bride OF four
days. has resulted in the arrest of
five men at Chicago.
The stringent Oklahoma corporation
laws have caused the Royal Exchange
and Lloyds Fire Insurance companies
70 withdraw from the state
Lizzie Nezelowslxy. crossed in love.
drowned herself at Benton Harbor.
Mich. by ieaping from bridge TO the
St Joseph river, seventy feet below.
TYesday. February %.
Group ave OF the Pennsylvania State
Bankers association held its annual
meeting and dinner at Harrisburg.
The British battleship Vanguard. the
seventh vessel OF the Dreadnought
class. costing $4,000 900. was success.
fully launched at Barrow, Eng.
Jesse benson, a well known farmer
living near Marshall. Tex, shot and In.
stantiy killed Mrs Samuel w. Ford
and dangerously wounded her hus-
band
John Dolby was fatally injured at
Columbus. O., when he ran In front
OF a Toledo G. Ohio Central freight
train IN an effort TO save his poodle
dog from destruction.
Two Of Harrisburg's (Pa.) we'll
known residents and war veterans.
Jeremiah Uhler. a former banker and
builder. and John A. Bigler. who had
been living retired. died Monday.
Wednesday. February %.
The president nominated the follow
ing captains 20 be rear admirals: Giles
B. Harder and Uriah r. Harris.
Fire OF unknown origin completely
wrecked the Evening Journal plant at
Richmond. Va, entailing loss OF $40.
600.
The coal breaker OF c. Nj. Dodson
& Co.. at Beaver Brook Pa. near Hs-
zleton, was destroyed by fine, entail
ing loss OF $4,000
Secretary Bacon and Count Won
Bernstord, German ambassador. sign
ed a patent agreement between the
two countries. negotiations for which
have been under way for some time.
The furious barking of pug dog led
to the discovery OF a three-weeks-old
baby boy in good health In a bread
box on the wall OF Boyd's milk depot
at Beechwood and Parrish streets, in
Philadelphia.