Rockefeller Jr Takes To Motorcycling In New York
John D Rockefeller Jr. has taken to motorcycling, signaling prosperity as business remains brisk. Italian Black Hand agents are recruiting in America, seen as the most profitable field for extortion. The Three other items include the Thaw asylum dispute, a provocative charge against a dentist over a transfer ticket, a Phoenix Insurance Company scandal, and Eleventh Avenue deaths near schools prompting city action against the railroad tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hand
America
Terry
Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Switzerland
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Mateawan
Phoenix Fire Insurance Company
Brooklyn
William H. Hotchkiss
State Insurance Department
George P. Seldon
Seldon
Greenwich
Conn
Eleventh Avenue
Death Avenue
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Looking One's Best and Bucklen Arnica Salve Promise
An advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for pimples eruptions sores and boils claiming it softens skin and improves appearance. It also asserts effectiveness for piles and promotes the Daily Telegraph subscription.
Trees for Bluefield Improve Town Beauty and Health
The article argues for urban tree planting in Bluefield to beautify the town and improve health. Citing Washington and Paris, it notes trees reduce heat and disease, suggests tree commissions and city nurseries, and highlights past local plantings near streets and the Bluefield Sanitarium. It urges starting modestly with streets, banks, and school gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Washington
Paris
New York County Medical Society
New England
Real Estate Exchange
St. Louis
Kansas City
First National Bank
Bland Street
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Sanatorium
Champs Elysees
Berlin
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Christmas Tree Crop No Menace to Forests
The United States forestry service says Yuletide demand for Christmas trees need not threaten forests if cuts are discriminate. Thinning young pines is harmless, but reckless slashing harms the woods as the chief forester notes trees are for use and can do much good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Forestry Service
Forestry Bureau
Amusing Railway Station Missing Child Sighting
A woman tears through the depot at the local station seeking her missing child. Train staff police and passengers join the search until a small boy from outside arrives with a streetcar observer, sparking relief as the pair are reunited.
Bristol Judge Denies Hypnotic Influence in Wardlaw Tragedy
Judge Areier A. Phiegar of Bristol a former Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals member rejects claims of hypnotic power among Miss Virginia Wardlaw Mrs Martin and others tied to the East Orange case. He says Wardlaw Snead was not held prisoner and that no foul play was suspected in John Smad’s death noting he heard nothing to doubt it was self-inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Areier A. Phiegar
Bristol
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Virginia Wardlaw
Martin
East Orange
Ocey Wardlaw Snead
Christiansburg
John Smad
Remedy for Eczema and Tetter Salve marketed to pharmacies
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Salve as an instant soother for intense itching from eczema and tetter. It claims many severe cases have been cured and lists The East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy as points of sale.
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Pnaemonia
W. J. Smith
Sanders
Ala
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Chamberlain
East End
Virginian Railway Leaders Start Westward Inspection
Roanoke world executives led by President Broughton Vice-President Rogers and other key officials left Roanoke this morning aboard a special car tied to the regular train for a line inspection west of Roanoke. The trip follows a test of a 120 car coal train sent east to Norfolk, underscoring the line’s operational strength and ongoing upbuilding efforts.
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Roanoke World
Groughton
Rogers
Dupuy
Fernstrom
Virginian Railway
Roanoke
Broughton
Norfolk
Virginian
H. H. Rogers
New York Ward
Preacher Arrested in Child’s Death in Oak Hill
Rex Robert Smith, a so called Sanctified preacher of Oak Hill, was arrested in Payetteville on charges tied to the death of his three year old daughter. The child burned after clothing caught fire from an open grate. Smith allegedly interrupted medical treatment and the tragedy followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex
Robert Smith
Oak Hill
Payuetteville
Mr. Smith
Smith
Petticoat Lane Sale Offers Robes and Mulaterials
Pedigo's advertises mufflers smoking edackets bath robes lounging robes and Kelser neckwear for shoppers. The note includes a date 12 17 11 and highlights a broad range of apparel and accessories.
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Little Old New York
Prof
Dr. Eliot
John D., JR
Thaw
Matteawan
Charles T. Terry
Columbia School of Law
Eliot
Elliot
Unger
Agents Provocateurs
Breen
the Crockett Pharmacy
Kelly & Jackson
Arowe Corner
Princeton Ave
City
Village Improvement Society
United States
Bureau
Che-ild
Phiegar
Snead Insurance
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