Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-06-12
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday, June 3.

Robertson bill. providing life smprison-
ment for kidnappers.
Harold Flammer. of Princeton. a
student. was fined and paid 5000 in the
police court in Trenton. N. j.. for
reckless driving OF an automobile
Bridget Tarfy. a cook, who died IN
New York. at the age of seventy years.
beQueathed her entire fortune of $780,
900 to James E Johnson, her negro
assistant
Vice President James s. Sherman
has rented the Truman cottage at Ne
Ah-Ta-Wanta, on Grand Traverse bay.
Mich, and will. 1t is said. spend the
summer there with his family.
Friday, June (.
Jefferson Davis birthday eSd Con
federate Memorial day were celebrat-
ed jointly throughout the south on
Thursday
A. Il. Miller a leading farmer and
banker Of Lafayette, Ind. was found
dead beneath his overturned automo-
bile in a ditch near his home.
The Lincoln Memorial associations
executive committee at Cincinnati, o.,
accepted a gift Of 100000 from Mrs.
Frederick II. Aims for the erection Of
AsluNOln AAtnlOl AdA MnAIn Will Gust
$25O000.
The Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock company announced the
closing OF a contract with the South
ern Pacific company for the cOnstruc-
tion OF four passenger and freight
steamers. the contract aggregating
100000.
Saturday, June 5.
Colonel Jacob Dachrodt, a well
known veteran and politician. died at
Easton. Pa. at the age OF eighty-two
years.
Ambassador Bryce. Of Great Bri-
tain. who is leaving for a summer va
cation abroad. called upon President
Taft 20 say farewell.
Engineer John Smith and Fireman
Reynolds were killed at Saginaw.
Mich. when a Pere Marquette railway
engine ran into a washout and tipped
over. burying them underneath
During a small riot at the Fort Pitt
Coal company'c plant at Bellaire. o..
Lucergo Tahiti shot and instantly
killed Mike Baggo and Andy Petro and
seriously wounded another man.
Monday, June z.
The department Of agriculture of
Pennsylvania reports an attendance Of
1900. 600 at the county fairs for 1908.
Mrs. Bridget Nelson. an aged WON
an. was struck by a train while walk
ing on the track near Neshaminy
Falls. Pa. station.
John Fritz. the iron master, present
ed to Lehigh university at South Beth
lehem. Pa. a thoroughly equipped
modern engineering laboratory.
The French ambassador formally
presented 20 the city of San Francisco
medal EXPRESSIVE Of the admiration
OF his nation for that city's enterprise
IN recoverir from the earthquake and
FIRE disaster.
Tuesday, June 8.
Ambassador Takahira. OF Japan. will
deliver the baccalaureate address at
the graduating exercises os the Uni
versity OF Illinois at Champaign.
Milton Jackson. formerly president
OF the Miller Lock company, OF PhilR-
delphia. died suddenly In Shanghai.
China. while on a tour OF the world.
A deceptive counterfeit $40 national
bank note bearing the portrait of VIII
liam Mckinley has been discovered.
and the secret service IS endeavoring
TO trace its origin.
Insane from broodinR over a law
suit. Edward Sands. a former inmate
OF the county inhrmary at Columbus.
o.. shot and wounded Jacob Zettler a
grocer. and after causing a brief reign
Of terror. shot himself through the
head.
Wednesday. June g.
Up to May 81 last there were re
ceived by the postoffice department
total Of 59.74l petitions for rural free
delivery mru service. 1854 of which
were adversely reported upon.
Delegate Vickersham. of Alaska, in
bill introduced in the house, pro-
poses the establishment of a terri
torial form government for that ter
ritory, with the capital at juneau.
Mrs. w. T. Dixon. Mrs. J. II. Dun
gan. Miss Merle DUNCAN and Miss
| Julia DUNCAN were drowned at
Knights Landing, Cal. when their au-
tomobile toppled into the Sacramento
river.
Lieutenant Commander II. NJ. Cald-
well. who was an aide to Admiral
Dewey and stood by his side on the
bridge of the flagship Olympic during
the battle Of Manila, has resigned from
the navy.