Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-17
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday, July 9.


Following a long established Gus
tom. the senate voted six months sal.
AIRY 20 the widow OF it's late chaplain.
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale.
Colonel Atiila Cox. president OF the
Louisville. Henderson & St Louis and
a director of the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad. and a widely known
nnancier died at Louisville. Ky, after
q long illness.
Anna Spangler. the four-year-old
daughter of a wealthy farmer OF Sun
Prairie. near Madison, Wis. who was
thought 70 have been kidnapped by
two men in an automobile. was found
three miles from home. unhurt-
Friday. July Q.
Jim Virgins. colored. was executed
AZ Vienna. Ca, for the murder of his
wife I'm 1905
Stanley Ketchel and Sam Langford
will fight 90 a finish in Ely, New, on
Labor day. Sept 8. for the middle
weight championship Of the world aud
a purse of $4,000.
Held fast by his foot which was
caught IN the temporary tracks in Chi
cago. Joseph Andrews. a workingman.
was run down and killed by a State
street surface car.
Ira ". iamunyon. aged eighty-two.
said TO be the only surviving member
OF the mass convention In Jackson.
Mich. on July 8. 1854. at which the
Republican party was organized. died
In Denver. Colo.
Saturday. July 10.
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dead at dance at the Detroit (Mich.)
Boat club.
Major j. W. Long. U. s. A. retired.
was run down at Washington by an
automobile and died three hours later
at the Emergency hospital.
Following a dispute over some col
lsctions. L. r. Shields was shot and
killed by Joe Stevens on one OF the
main streets OF Wilmington. n. c.
Rev. Father Thomas Bowling. as
sistant rector Of the Sacred Heart
Catholic church in Norfolk. Va. was
drowned at Cape Henry while bathing
After sending his wife 20 the Cats
kill mountains for the summer. vii
liam I.eitch. siXty-hve years old. a.
master plumber. committed suicide in
a NAAAAfAN tANeA ~ a1NA , AANlt1A
with party Of friends.
Monday, July Il.
Restoration OF the check-off has
averted strike OF 30 900 miners IN the
Kansas soft coal fields.
A bill Is proposed ga Georgia 90 com.
pei Confederate veterans 10 pay s2O0I
tax for selling near beer" they being
now exempt.
Near Middleburg. Pa. Abraham
Baer tried 20 rouse his young wife toI
prepare breakfast and found she had
died during the night.
His foot catching In the roius while
he was getting out OF his buggy at
Ringtown. Pa. Benjamin Long fell
headlong 90 the ground and was killed.
In a fight over a white woman. the
widow OF a negro. at Easton. Pa.
Henry Walker. colored. shot aud seri.
Ously wounded John Good. also col
ored
Tuesday. July ~.
Miss Mary Morgan. oldest daughter
OF the late Senator Morgan. OF Ala
bama. died at LenOir. n. c.
Roasted Go "A crisp. the body OF r.
II. Snuder. a woodsman. was found in
a coke oven az Tyler. near Brookville
Pa.
Andrew Strobel. OF South Bethle
hem. Pa. ventured into deep water
while bathing ia the canal and was
drowned
Charles Houpt. hfteon years old
died In Pittshurg, begging the first vic
tim OF tetanus. resulting from an Ia
jury received during the Fourth OF
July celebration.
Wednesday. July -.
Miss Mamie Davey, OF Chicago, and
Clarence Hunt. living near Sturgis.
Mich. were drowned in Klinger lake
under mysterious circumstances.
Lloyd Griscom. former United States
ambassador % Italy was a passenger
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
which arrived In New York from Bre-
men.
William e. Corey. president OF the
United States Steel corporation. and
Mrs. Corey returned from Europe on
the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse.
Harry Charles. OF Herrville Pa. a
private in the United States armRord.
nance detachment stationed at Sandy
Hook barracks. committed suicide by
cutting his throat with a razor.
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