Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-05-22
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.


DOminick Acdlerdl. TWO years old.
was killed by falling from the fire
escape at his home. S27 West Sixty
ninth street. New York
The Pemigewassett house. one Of
the largest hotels in the White noun
tains. near Plymouth. n. r.. was de
stroyed by fire. entailing a loss OF
s1OO, 0O0
DR.. Lucien Treadway Walker Tread
way. William Treadway and Samuel
Amen were held for the grand jury at
Beattyville. Ky. on the charge Of at
tempting 10 assassinate Charles VII
liams following feud troubles.
Friday. May -.
Engineers in wireless teiegraphy
will be trained in the engineering de-
partment at the Ohio State university
at Columbus.
Joseph Sickle. a veteran OF the
Civil War. committed suicide by in
haling gas in the room of Post Is. G.
A. r.. at Manayunk Pa
The Christian Herald sent the Red
Cross $4,000 for relief work in Turkey.
and this has been cabled TO the Ameri-
can ambassador at Constantinople.
Neal Harris. a negro. is held In the
Madison county Jail. at Brooklyn. Ill.
in connection with the killing Of
Charles Cheatham over a game OF
craps
Saturday, May IS.
General" Means. a negro. commit
ted suicide at GAINESVILLE. o.. follow
ing his arrest on the charge of muir
dering his twenty-two-year-old wife.
Mansfield Haroldson. one OF the
jurors who tried the eight night rid
ers at Union City. Tenn. last January
six Of whom were sentenced TO be
hanged. committed suicide.
Some liquors confsceted at speak
castles" by Pittsburg police and given
to hospitals were found 20 contain
knockout drops" after patients and
attendants became unconscious.
A new speed record for typewritig
was made az Kansas City Mo. by f
A. Trefzger. of New York. when he
wrote an average OF 100 words from
copy each minute for fifteen minutes
Monday, May II.
Three men were killed and one IA
tally injured when the starboard boiler
of the steel steamer James II Hoyt
exploded at Cleveland, o.
President Taft has sent letter to
Governor Stubs. OF Kansas. in which
he makes il clear that the sdministra-
tion will not be drawn into state fac.
tional fights
Ri Rev. John Lancaster SpRlding
who recently retired from the direction
OF the Catholic diocese of Peoria. has
been elevated to a titular archbisho-
pric by Plus X
A large number OF persons were in
iured. none fatally when terrific
electrical storm broke over Cory. Pa.
and blew down the main tent Of Cole
Brothers circus.
Captain John c. Henley. formerly
mayor of Birmingham. Ala. and one OF
the city's wealthiest and Oldest citi-
zens. committed suicide at his home
by shooting himself in the mouth with
a pistol.
Tuesday. May 10.
Fire at Fort Smith. Ark. destroyed
a compress and 5000 bales OF cotton.
causing a loss OF $500. 900.
Andrew Carnegie was received in au-
dience by King Victor Emmanuel in
his palace in Rome.
VIZ miners were uuIle0 awe IN
mine at Negaunee. Mich. and when
rescuers reached them they were
dead
Irwin W. Schultz. a former Judge OF
the Warren county. n. J.. courts. died
at his home IN Phillipsburg. n. J.. OF
cancer.
Smith NJ Lindsay. for years a prom
inent lawyer and post supreme regent
Of the Royal Arcanum. died at Utica.
N. Y, after a long illness.
Wednesday, May 10.
The Delaware militia will camp from
the Path 10 the 3lst OF July on the
state rifle range below New Castle.
President Taft has decided to ap-
point Oscar L. Whitelaw as assistant
treasurer OF the United States at ST.
Louis. to succeed r. J. Atkins. recently
appointed postmaster at that place.
On behalf Of George 3. Dovey. presi- |
dent of the Boston National league |
team. Senator Lodge presented TO
President Taft a special pass 10 the |
gates OF that club in Boston this sum
mer
Aram Zartanian. nineteen years old. |
shot and killed himself at Providence.
R. l.. after infiicting a dangerous
wound on Mabel Arabian. a sixteen
year-old girl who objected to marry
ing him.