Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-01-09
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.


Kansas City produce company, com
mitted suicide after confessing he had
smbezzled 1920 Of the firms money.
Professor Benjamin Franklin Clarke,
professor emeritus Of mechanical sngi-
neering at Brown university. died at
Providence. r l.. aged seventy-seven
years.
In a cOssting accident which took
place in Upland, near Chester, Pa.
John Morris. aged twelve years. re-
ceived injuries which will probably ter.
inmate fatally.
Friday, January I.
Rev. W. Robson hoffman. pastor Of
the Fourth Congregational church. Of
Chicago. who accepted call to Glen
ridge. n. J.. died OF asthma In Ber-
muda, where he had gone for his
health.
The United States produced 500. 435..
700 worth OF gold and s3T.2s9. 700 worth
OF silver IN 1907. according to state
meuts obtained from mints. assay Of
ices, smelling establishments and the
producing mines.
Major Isaac Walker Msclay. who
was present. st the assassination OF
Abraham Lincoln. and who helped 70
carry the wounded president to the
Peterson house and later ran for nr.
Todd. died in Yonkers. N. Y, aged
sixty-seyen years.
Saturday. January 2.
Governor Charles z. Hughes. Of New
York. was Friday indicted for q sec
ond term as chief executive OF New
York
For three days the house OF Miss
Jane Gore. who lived alone at wyom.
ing. near Wilkes-Barre. Pa. had been
closed. and when neighbors broke In
they found her dead in the hallway.
Ono hundred opossums. with the
usual accompaniment OF sweet pota.
toes. will grace the banquet table OF
the Atlanta. Ca. chamber OF commerce
on the evening OF Jan. Is. when Presi.
dent Elect Taft will be the guest OF
honor Of the city.
Monday. January 8.
Valentine Conry. prominent young
man. was held up by two men at
Shenandoah, Pa. and so badly beaten
that his life is despaired Of
Michael Ryan. convicted OF ballot
box studing az n Cleveland primary
surrendered and began a one-year
sentence after fighting # for three
years.
Skulls OF two soldiers who fell al
the battle of Chickamauga we're part
Of the plumber taken by burglars from
the Toledo. O.. soldiers memorial
building
Tuesday January 5.
Daniel Miller. n well known citizen
living near Boyertown Pa. who cele-
brated his Tooth anniversary last Au
gust, died Monday
Mrs. Harriet Estes. who is said to
have been the only surviving daughter
OF the Revolution. died az Ithaca. n
Y, aged eighty-seven years.
Henry c Potter. Jr.. OF Detroit. vice
president o. the Peoples State Saw.
ings bank. committed suicide at his
home by shooting himself ia the head
Frank Davenport, a negro. who in
November EAST shot and killed John
Taylor. a reputable negro. in Norfolk
county. was put 20 death IN the cleo
trio chair in the state penitentiary at
Richmond. Va
WEDNESDAY,, January 3.
The president sent 20 the senate the
nomination OF Colonel George II. Ter.
ney TO be surgeon general. medical
corps.
Nah Hong. a Chinaman. was hanged
at Macleod. Alberta, by Radcliffe. Can
Rda's official hangman. for the murder
OF his partner in a laundry.
Henry Revel. a we'll known Confed-
crate veteran. aged sixty years. com
mitted suicide near Waycrosse. Ca,
by firing a shotgun with the aid OF a
stick
An explosion which shook houses
and shattered windows FIVE miles dis
tant occurred at Wood River. H., when
an oil tank of 100000 gallons capacity
caught Ere.