Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-06-05
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.


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pose OF which is 20 prohibit tobacco
manufacturers or dealers from using
the coupon or premium system 20
stimulate sales.
Secretary Of War Dickinson will at
tend the graduation exercises at the
United States military academy at
West Point and make the presentation
Of the diplomas TO the members of the
graduating class on June IL.
Forced by the order OF bis physician
to resign the once OF police mRgis-
trate at East ST. Louis. H.. and TO OBJ
tain employment where he. could enjoy
Stanton has started to work az q
street sweeper.
Friday, May %.
INSTALLING her for q burglar. George
w. Thompson shot and killed hia wife
at his home in Indianapolis Ind.
The president sent to the senate the
nomination of Captain Herbert Wins
low, Of the navy, 20 be a rear admiral.
Mrs. Edmund Bush. who was en-
ployed as an operative in a silk mill
at Paterson. n. J.. committed suicide
by drinking carbolic acid, because her
husband left her.
Robert +. Scott. formerly a mining
engineer. was sentenced in Chicago to
three years imprisonment at Fort
LeRvenworth on conviction Of having
made plates for the coming OF money
Of the Argentine Republic.
Saturday, May %.
- c.
Md. sends an immense food through
town. causing much damage along the
strets and in the harbor.'
In a saloon quarrel at Oakland. Cal
about payment for a drink Dominica
Cimella, a bootblack. stabbed J. G
Burlisson. a carpenter. eleven times
with a pocketknife
Isaac N. Leeds. for thirty years sta
ton agent Of the Philadelphia &
Reading railway at Steelton. and one
OF the best known railroad men I'm the
county. died at Harrisburg. Pa
-Four men. with drawn revolvers and
in true western style. held up about
thirty women and men in Fishman's
restaurant at 444 Seventh avenue. New
York. and robbed them OF all the
money they had.
Monday, May 81.
The bones OF 157 soldiers. troops OF
General Zachary Taylor. found among
the old earthworks at Isabel. Tex.
were buried in the National cemetery
at Fort Brown.
For the first time since his grad
uhtion from the naval acemedy in 1881,
Vice Admiral Uriu. Of the Japanese
navy. visited his American alma
mater. the United States naval acad.
envy at Annapolis. Md.
Big loaves Of bread. selling rapidly
at 26 cents each. aroused the suspicion
OF Sheriff Hughy IN Cherokee. Okla
and led 20 his arresting a local baker
following an investigation. which
showed that each loaf contained a
small bottle OF whisky.
Tuesday, June I.
All lumber mills In western Canada
advanced prices SO cents a thousand
on common pine.
BY the premature explosion OF q
cannon. Henry Mahsn. aged seventy
years. a former soldier. was killed a,
ST. Marys. near Wepakoneta. o.
Starr Hoyt Nichols. a broker OF New
York. committed suicide by takinG
chloroform In his apartments at the
Royal Hawaiian hotel in Honolulu
Charles y. Jack. well known tackle
on the Colorado college football team
a few years ago died In Denver. Colo,
from the effects OF injuries received
In the Thanksgiving day game Ia 1906
Wednesday, June ?.
Jesse Fletcher, a wealthy business
man OF Indianapolis Ind. committed
suicide at Turtle lake. near Alpena
Mich
Battling Nelson has been matched
to fight Ad Wolgast for ten rounds be
fore the Pacific Athletic club at Los
Angeles. Cal, on July II.
A. d. Oliver, a bank president in
Climax. Ga. was arrested. accused OF
a remarkable series OF swindles by
which the victims lost $3.50, 900.
Charles Werkheiser. veteran OF
the Civil War. who was a bugler for
General Judson X lpatrick's cavalry
was overcome by heat at Riegelsville
near Easton. Pa, and died a few min.
utes later.
WorraIl F. Mountain. OF East Or
ange. y. J.. was appointed by Governor
Fort Judge Of the district court Of East
Orange, TO succeed Franklin Fort, Jr
a son OF the governor. who sometime
ago resigned.