Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-07
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday. April n.


ton. winning Pierre. which has been |
wet for several years.
Reports from the fruit growing sec |
tons OF Georgia indicate that no ma
terial damage was done the peach |
trop by the recent cold weather.
Nearly 100000 was raised for the
work OF the African Methodist N1isco-
pal church in the fiscal year just end
ed. as shown by report OF the finan-
cial board
Thomas Taggart. former chat q m
OF the Democratic national committee.
announced in Indianapolis. Ind. that
he will be a candidate to succeed Al
bert ]. Beverage in the United States
senate.
Friday, April %.
Six inches OF snow fell at Knobs.
fifteen miles north of Clearfield. Pa.
and the temperature fell below freez-
ing.
The supreme court Of Illinois de-
clared the law prohibiting the EN-
ployment OF women in factories and
stores more than ten hours per hay
constitutional.
After several weeks spent In hunt
1
Lobbyists at the recent session OF the
Kentucky legislature. the Franklin
/ county grand jury has reported that Il
had been unable 10 ind shred OF evil
dence.
Saturday, April %.
Naomi ChannOn. three years old. az
ter being detained at Ellis Island for
more than year. arrived in Chicago
from New York to join her mother
Harry Unlikely. OF Dennison. O.. lost
both hands when run over by a Balti-
more & Ohio train. Unlikely says he
was robbed OF t27. sandbagged and
tied to the track.
When officers entered his ONCE I'm
Kennebunk. Me. with a warrant charg-
ing him with performing an Illegal
operation. DR.. J. r Haley. leading
| physician. pulled a revolver from his
desk and killed himself. He was hfty
years old
Monday, April rs.
NJ. 8. Bond. OF Chulasky. Columbia
county. Pa. has a six-legged colt.
A nail I'm its feed killed a horse that
belonged 70 John r. Bradley, near Ma.
rietta. Pa.
Overcome by gas fumes Mrs. Eliza.
beth Aerne. aged sixty-one years. fell
into crate and was burned TO death
at Findlay. o.
With ugly wounds about the head
and body. Samuel Raypole. Of the Ma
tional Soldiers home. at Dayton. O.
was found dead Just beyond the city
limits.
Not satisfied with his explanation OF
1
nigan. OF Albany y Y. is held by the
police pending an investigation OF the
cause Of fire In the Morton hotel.
Tuesday, April 20.
Ten thousand workmen were idle IN
the Northumberland and Columbia
county Pa. coal regions because a
large number OF anthracite coal mines
are drowned out
Fire destroyed twelve places oil
business at Centrala Mo. incldingI
two Of the largest dry goods and cloth
| ing houses. with a loss estimated n
more than 100000.
Elijah Rouse. colored. was electro
! cuted az Richmond. Va. for having
| killed a colored man near Norfolk
| House escaped from the Norfolk Coun-
| " jail March % and was captured the
next day
The residence of Jesse a Quick. az
! Prairie City. Ia. was demolished az
midnight by charge Of dynamite
which had been placed under the front
| porch. near the sleeping apartments
OF DR.. Alexander A. Hall and his bride
formerly Miss Myrtle Quick. Miss
Mary Guthrie. OF Carthage. III. vas
arrested on suspicion.
I Wednesday April p.
/ Ed Keaton. 40 years old. who lives
near Natchez. Miss. was bitten by a
rattlesnake. but the doctors say he
Will get we'll
One thousand foreigners. who struck
at the plant Of the Pressed Steel Car
} company. In Schoenvllle near Pitts
burg. Pa. returned to work The men
/ did not gain their demands.
First Lieutenant william p. Hat
field. OF the Thrtieth infantry. sta
TONED at the Presidio at San Fran
cisco committed suicide I'm his head
quarters by shooting himself through
the head
Henry Cantey. oolored was in
| stantly killed; Superintendent Spauld-
ing's legs were broken. and Assistant
/ Superintendent John Birds leg and
! arm were broken by the falling of
| car in the shaft of the Halle gold mine
at Lancaster. s. c.