Budget of Current News in 1900s Echoes
A jumble of items covers Edinburg to Bristol resignations, Taft spending, Dover band bill bans, New York race gambling limits, and a Richmond court sentence. Mentions William J Bryan petitions, sanitary fly dangers, Virginia Tech Board appointments, Pythians Grand Lodge officers, and western South Dakota power outfits. Names include Shoemaker, Anderson, Taft, Bryan, Mann, Lacy, Wilson, Crutchfield, and Wilson family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
United States
Dover
Delaware
New York
New York Stock Exchange
John Crutchfield
Richmond
John Lacy
Jefferson
Charles Town
W. Va
William H. Wilson
Congress
West Virginia
Wilson
William L. Wilson
Wilson Farie Bill
P. F. St. Clair
Giles County
A. M. Bowman Sale
B. F P. Kirkpatrick
Lynchburg
Micajah Woodal
Charlottesville
Virginia Polytechnic Board of Visitors
Mann
St. Clair
C. G.kizer
Norfolk
H M Smith
J. S. Musgrave
Southampton County
Barringer
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
Grand Lodge of Pythians
H. M. Lewis
Staunton
John V. Boone
Franklin
L. E. Scott
Bristol
B. A. Ruffin
Should Be On The Roads Convict Lease Debate Looms
The Richmond Journal notes the Board of Directors can renew the convict hire contract with the Davis Boot and Shoe Company of Massachusetts at any time. Renewal before the January 1912 Legislature would anger voters, with Governor Mann favoring quarry labor and road work for convicts. The paper argues for abolition of lease systems and highlights political risk for the Democratic party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Boot and Shoe Company
Massachussetts
Gubernawrial
Tueker
Davis Company
Mann
Virginia
Richmond Journal
Scientist denies base metal transmutation claim
Dr F W Lange of Scranton asserts a future briefing on his promised method to transmute base metals into silver and gold. John Hopkins president Ira Remsen calls the reported discovery absurd, noting such claims fail to meet any solid chemistry standard and offer no verifiable detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Lange
Scranton
C. Dickinson
Ira Remsen
Johns Hopkins University
F. W. Langes
Lange
Dr. Remsen
Another Claimant for Washington Estate Appears
George M. Roberts of Wellsville Ohio claims he is the sole heir to lands valued at 305000 dollars once taken from George Washington. He has written to Representative Roberts of Massachusetts, urging the House Private Land Claims Committee to deny any award and asserting he will prove his claim once he recovers original papers allegedly taken to England by John Paul Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
George Washington
Lew
George M. Roberts
Wellsville
Ohio
Representative Roberts
Massachusetts
House Committee On Private
England
John Paul Jones
Roberts
Gubernatorial Aspirants Stir Campaign Speculation
Indications point to Lieutenant Governor Ellyson as a possible gubernatorial candidate, joining rivals Henry C. Stewart of Russell H. St. George Tucker of Lexington Congressman Carter Glass of Lynchburg Roswell Page of Hanover and others in a crowded race. Ellyson also serves as state party chairman for 20 years and sits on the Democratic National Committee, noted for his leadership in tough battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellyson
Henry C. Stewart
Russell
H. St. George Tucker
Lexington
Carter Glass
Lynchburg
Roswell Page
Hanover
Democratic National Committee
The Seventeen Year Locusts Return in Periodic Surge
The article reports the seventeen year locusts have reappeared per schedule, outperforming Halley’s Comet in visibility. Entomologist W B Atwood explains the life cycle: females lay eggs in tree branches, nymphs hatch and live underground feeding on roots for 17 years, then mature locusts emerge. The two races differ in cycle length and territorial occurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Atwood
Department of Agriculture
Doubtful claim of Lee on Grant greatness surfaced
Baltimore Sun interview with Gen George Washington Custis Lee challenges the claim that his father Gen Robert E Lee called Gen Ulysses S Grant the greatest military genius. Custis Lee says his father praised Grant but never made such a declaration. He explains he spoke little of the war with his father and denied the attributed quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
G. W. C. Lee
Grant
General Grant
Robert F Lee
Appomattox
Fairfax County
Virginia
Custis Lee
Robert KE. Lee
Lee
Robert E. Lee
the Sun
Ravensworth
General Lee
Washington and Lee
Virginia Military Institute
Gen. Grant
Elect Infant Clause in Presbyterian Confession Reconsidered
The Southern Presbyterian Church debated revising the infant salvation clause at the general assembly in Lewisburg West Virginia. A committee proposed replacing the clause to affirm that infants as God’s elect are saved by the Spirit, avoiding any implication that infants dying are unsaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confession of Faith
Southern Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Lewisburg
W. Va
A. M. Raser
Staunton
Presbyterian Church
United States
Jesus
Christ
Decline of Drunkenness in Recent Decades
Mayor Gaynor endorses measures to care for inebriates in New York City and cites a decline in habitual drunkenness. He notes liquor consumption has fallen and highlights social, educational, and hygienic efforts, plus cheap light beer substitution. The piece also mentions Missouri meal plans for students as cost relief.
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New York City
Philadelphia
Gaynor
Pennsylvania
Italy
Spain
Wen
Father Matthew
High School as a Community Mirror for American Prep
In a typical Midwestern town, a boy grows among a close knit family and friends. He learns math, literature, and practical skills while absorbing social realities, observing illness and struggle beyond football heroes and clubs. The piece argues schooling forms a commonwealth, not a movement toward elite culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rubi
Scribner
Blessed are the Virginians fruits and wealth from rugged hills
From Virginia comes broad fruit crop damage due to last week's cold wave and lines extend beyond the old Dominion. The Roanoke World notes Virginia's rugged hills harbor mineral wealth, while its unarable slopes yield fruit wealth in pippin and Virginia red apples, sheltered from frosts and pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Old Dominion
Old Commonwealth
Roanoke World
Rat Killing Day Proposed by Lynchburg Merchants
The Lynchburg News notes a plan to declare Rat Killing Day with residents urged to kill as many rats as possible. A petition may seek up to 100 dollars for purchasing rats to stimulate youth interest. The piece contrasts rodent damage with poultry and property harm while mentioning Taft and Roosevelt plans in New York on June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
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C. V. Shoemaker
Edinburg
Radford
W. A. Anderson
William J. Bryan
Senate
Nebraska
Bryan
CG. W. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Remsen
Dr. Lage
Washington Estate
Husky
Missouri
Chershew Meier Theodore Rooseveit
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