Supreme Court to Rule on Virginia Two Cent Passenger Rate
The Supreme Court will consider the Virginia two cent passenger rate case next October. The issues include the validity of the rate and the method of its imposition by the Virginia corporation commission. The case questions whether the delegation of power was lawful and whether federal review of a state tribunal is proper.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia
Corporation Commission of
Pritchard
Supreme Court
Federal Court
Appellee
Early Morning Fire Destroys Two Story Frame House
An alarm at 3 45 this morning reported a fire in a two story frame residence behind a government building site. The home occupied by colored people burned rapidly and was soon totally consumed.
Feeding the Brute Before Breakfast
A Cleveland Plain Dealer observation notes men are irritable before breakfast while women are calmer. A restaurant pro prietor cites breakfast crowds as proof, saying men growl at weather, food, and staff. He contrasts afternoon behavior as friendlier.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Origin of Egypt term linked to famine in Michigan
The Albion Journal recounts 1824 to 1832 weather extremes including heavy rains, cold winters, and fruit tree damage. Severe droughts and frosts forced Miinois residents to rely on southern grain supplies, giving the region the nickname Egypt in biblical memory.
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Pharaoh
Joseph
Miinais
Egypt
Albion Journal
Office closure notice from Dy, red l Black
The message states the office will be closed until August 20. It cites Dy and Black with a date of 7-26 and a garbled code. The legible portion announces a temporary shutdown and return with no additional details.
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Red l. Black
Portsmth Stirred by Murder of Policeman
Portsmou h awoke to a white vigilant mood after Patrolman Winninger was shot by a man named Strong. A Portsmouth military company was called out to prevent a lynching as authorities guard the jail where Strong is held. Negroes fled the city amid street demonstrations and tense crowds.
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Norfolk
Winninger
Strong
Portsmouth
Mine Blast in Dudweiler Kills Fifteen Miners
An explosion of fire damp at the Dudweiler coal mine near Searbroken Germany kills fifteen miners and injures six, with thirteen dead at once and two succumbing later in the day.
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Searbroken
Germany
Dudweiler
Ater
Escaping Gas Fire Kills Three in Wheeling Millinery Store
A gas leak at a building used as a millinery shop and home owned by Mrs. J. S. Gavin in Wheeling West Virginia caused a fire that killed three people and left a fourth possibly fatally hurt. Six others leaped from third story windows to flee the flames.
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Wheeling
W. Va
J. S. Gavin
Bryan Addresses Lincoln Typographical Union Banquet
William J. Bryan spoke to a Lincoln Typographical Union banquet honoring G Humphrey O Sullivan of Lowell Mass. He received loud applause and discussed labor unions' role in world work. He thanked the union and joked about guest John W Kern. A separate item reports Gold Hill Copper Co of Goldhill N C placed in the hands of receiver S J Miller of Salisbury on application by New York creditors. The mine is capitalization 500000 with chief creditor Newman once president, claiming 252000.
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William J. Bryan
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G. Humphrey O'Sullivan
Lowell
Mass
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John W. Kern
Salisbury
N. C
New York
Gold Hill Copper Company
Goldhill
Woman shoppers lure in with bargain trails
The advertisement urges advertisers to target women as bargain hunters who read the paper. It implies women follow price trails from the paper to stores, linking camp and trail to boost sales.
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Bargais
Bargass
Convict Harry Dotson Returns to Prison After Home Visit
Harry Dotson, an escapee from a Virginia state farm, appeared with his Confederate veteran father at the governor’s office to recount his escape. After stormy flight covering Wise county, he chose to return to prison to serve his sentence, driven by a troubled conscience and a plea to mend his life.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Harry Dotson
Green
Virginia
Wise County
Owen
Wise
King Edward and Emperor Wilhelm Meet in Cronberg Arrival
King Edward arrived in Cronberg to be received by Emperor Wilhelm and his suite. The two monarchs exchanged cordial greetings, then rode in an open car to Friedrichshof castle for a lengthy discussion before lunch.
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Cronberg
Edward
Willem
Friedrichhof Castle
Neighbors Recall Burglar Night Adventure
A Chicago Inter Ocean recollection quotes a neighbor moving from a building who recalls a night they were summoned to search for a burglar in a resident's unlocked flat. They describe waking the hired girl, elevator man, and janitor to help, only to find no burglar.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
City Worker Jumps From Car At Office Block
A busy man leaped from his carriage before an office building as a curious urchin asked to hold the horse. The man refused and covered the horse with a blanket, insisting the animal would not run away. The child worried the horse might fall.
Plato on Deity and the question of personal divinity
The article notes that Plato believed in a supreme power aligned with wisdom and goodness. It discusses whether he viewed the Deity as personal or impersonal, a question scholars have debated for centuries. It also mentions Pilate's teaching of future retribution and his exoneration of God from evil, according to the New York American.
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Pilate
God
New York American
Bishop Wilmer Converts Marble Fans to Churchgoers
A Virginia minister recalling Bishop Wilmer’s tenure in Upperville recounts how youths skipped church to play marbles. Wilmer challenged them for keeps, won all their marbles, and for town morale remarked that since they could not play tomorrow, he hoped to see them at church.
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Little Protestant Episcopal
Upperville
Virginia
New York ‘Tribune
The Ivory Hunter
A veteran hunter recounts the perils of obtaining ivory in Africa. He describes hauling tusks across wild terrain, facing hostile tribes, poisonous insects, and the risk of ambush as he seeks a fortune in ivory worth large sums.
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Africa
Ivery
Everybody's Magazine
Fatness as Moral and Legal Catechism Across Civilizations
A historical excerpt surveys attitudes toward fatness from ancient Rome to the Gentoo tribe and England. It notes fatness as a social failing, mentions fat banishment and ritual deaths for excess, and cites a Victorian era newspaper on gluttony and punishment.
Bluefield Inn Cafe Serves Fresh Gea Foods
The Bluefield Inn Cafe offers meals prepared with fresh gea foods and serves items a la carte.
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Bluefield Inn Cafe
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