Prohibition Vote Moves Forward and Staunton Budget Boost
The Panama Canal Exposition debate continues with New Orleans dropping from contention while Texas Governor Colquitt signs a joint resolution for statewide prohibition. July 22 election set despite the governor’s wishes. Chamber of Commerce plans a Staunton advertising fund of $1,000 approved by Common Council. City tax rate cut proposed from 1.35 to 1.25 per hundred with projected revenue surpassing last year by $8,000.
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Destitute Negro Children Care Reform Spurred by State Board
The State Board of Charities reports progress in placing destitute and dependent children in good family homes and anticipates a dedicated agency. It cites the rise of Negro children in Virginia jails due to inadequate care, urges separate institutions for inebriates, and notes county committees now inspect jails and almshouses. Minor offenders under seventeen should be tried separately and placed in suitable institutions with probation.
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Virginia
George H. Denny
Denny
DeJarnetti
King
State Board
The Country Boy and the Creed of Labor Ethos
The piece extols country life, farm work, and ethical labor, dedicating the creed to Virginia's Boys Corn Clubs and noting calendar quirks about Sundays in 1911, leap years, and sequence of years with 53 Sundays, including references to 1893 1899 1905 and 1916 1917.
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Boys’ Corn Clubs
Virginia
Edwin Osgood Grover
Four-Word Romance Ads Prove Real Estate Wins
The Sun notes a Baltimore firm runs a daily four line ad for 29 years. Advertising cost about $2000, yielding profits over $100,000. The piece champions persistent, truthful, right goods in ads and mirrors a newspaper’s aim. Richmond ranks fourth in January building gain at 3.52 percent, behind New Haven, Peoria and Pueblo. Atlanta up 6 percent, Washington 23 percent, Pittsburgh 3 percent.
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Jacob Epstein
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United States
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Pittsburg
Our True Enemies Are European Not Asian
A columnist claims Americans face threats from European immigrants while praising Asian Americans, arguing that the peril lies with European born outsiders who resist American values. The piece calls for Americans to take control of government and asserts assimilation of Asians.
Liquor Dealers Barred From Citizenship Ruling
A Memphis dispatch reports Federal Judge John E. B. McCall ruled saloon keepers bartenders and liquor sellers in Tennessee ineligible for U S citizenship. He said one cannot uphold U S and Tennessee laws while selling liquor where prohibited. The petitions of Filippo Vanni and George Congias were denied and others withdrew their applications.
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Tennessee
United States
John EB. McCall
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Valley of Virginia praised as ideal and safe
The author extols Virginia’s Shenandoah region as superior to any other valley in beauty safety and fertility. It notes protection from malarial swamps and natural disasters, rich woods and waters, and a premier apple region. It also mentions Roosevelt’s San Juan Hill fame fading amid facts and claims by artist Howard Chandler Christy.
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Rasselas
Virginia
Winchester
Blue Ridge
Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Howard Chandler Christy
Zanesville
Ohio
San Juan
Letter Delivered After Forty Six Years
A Civil War era letter lost on the Fisher's Hill battlefield has been mailed to Mrs. Mildred Mitchell of Norfolk Virginia. The letter dated September 22 1864 was written by P V Harris of Company A 42d Virginia Infantry Breckinridge’s corps and bore a Confederate stamp. It was found among war relics and delivered to Major Seymour 4H Wood of St. Albans Vermont who served in the 1st Vermont Cavalry.
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Fisher's Hill
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Vermont Cavalry
Mildred Mitchell
Norfolk
Henry C. Pomeroy
P. V. Harris
Virginia Volunteer Infantry
Breckinridge
Millie Snead
Lynchburg
Michell
Co operation noted as key to southern educational progress
Educational progress in the South hinges on cooperation among educational agricultural and health groups says Virginia's State Superintendent J D Eggleston Jr in New York addressing a National Civic Federation branch. He argues a spiritual basis is essential for lasting development, linking character with work and insisting that true value lies in the motive behind production rather than mere money or material wealth. He warns against commercialism and emphasizes the benefit of educated youths forming a partnership of soul brain and muscle, leading to stronger bodies smarter minds and nobler aims. Per capita wealth figures are cited from census data.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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National Civic Federation
New York
Personal Appearance of Man of Galilee
George R. Wendling described a near‑truth image of Jesus in a Richmond lecture, noting His tall, perfectly formed figure with clear complexion and blue eyes. He wore traditional tunic and robe, sandals, and a linen head covering, while his face showed inexhaustible patience, majesty, sagacity, and boundless love.
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Galilee
George R. Wendling
Richmond
Christ
Government whitewash formula praised for lasting shine
A long, vendor flavored note extols a government limewash recipe used on public buildings. It details mixing lime, warm water, salt, rice paste, whiting and glue, with five gallons of hot water, to form a durable coating. It notes one pint covers a square yard and warns to apply hot.
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Build Up Your Own Town Says Staunton Leaders
Staunton Daily Leader endorses local purchasing to bolster the town economy. The piece quotes a Gazette notice urging residents, especially women, to support home merchants to enrich Staunton and its institutions, warning against draining money from the community.
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