News of Horses and Horsemen on the Eastern Shore
Virginia's eastern shore reports thriving trotters and pacers from Bull at Fairy Oaks. King of the Manor and Lena Directly lead a strong stable with recent sales and promising youngsters including The Overland, part of Fassg-Tipton purchases. FW Ward of Charlottesville notes exports to Germany and Canada amid a busy breeding season. Virginia Racing and Horse Show Association officials anticipate spring events May 20 and 22 featuring Army officers mounts, hunter classes, roadster and carriage divisions, plus police and fire department displays.
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WL. Bull
Fairy Oaks
Virginia
Mr. Bull
King of the Manor
Direct Hall
Princess Chimes
Lady of the Manor
Chimes
Frank R. Moore
Clarksburg
W. Va
Lottie Bedwort
Sorrel Top
Dewey Bell
Admiral Dewey
Overland
Meko, Jr
Potence
Potential
Fassg-Tipton
Baron Posey
Lashy
Betsy Belle
Belmont
Mr. Bult
FE. J. Ward
Charlottesville
Albemarle
Bishop W
Kentucky Prince
Flora Jefferson
Nutwood
Germany
Canada
Ward
James W. Graves
Virginia Racing and Horse Show Association
United States Army
Washington
W. W. Osborne
Wallace Sanford
Messrs. Andrews
Richmond Fire Department
Roanoke Horse Sale Company
Roanoke
Tearoleon
Red Tea
Red Wilkes
Tea Rose
Mecca
Teardlean
Sud
Stanilord
Veanoluine
Trarvicon
Red Leo
Radium Spray Promises Health for Poultry in 1911 Ad
An old advertisement extols Radium Spray for poultry, claiming it cleans, disinfects, and strengthens healthy birds. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. John Womack of Clover Virginia and Mr. Browning, noting supposed disease prevention and lice elimination, though warnings about existing infections are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Womack
Clover
Browning
Stolen money hid in the woods near Salem Kentucky
Salem Kentucky April 1 A Salem man J J Thomas a mail carrier is under arrest for stealing $1000 from the subtreasury bound for the Salem State Bank The currency was recovered after a bank messenger received a mysterious message directing where it had been hidden in the woods
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
United States
J. J. Thomas
Cincinnati
Salem State Bank
Slander verdict for one cent in Norfolk court
Grace Dix wife of Dr Sherwood Dix won one cent in the City Circuit Court slander suit against Dr W B Meredith. Dix sought 5000 dollars claiming he called her husband left her after she went to the theater with a preacher. Meredith testified he only repeated a conversation he heard and was taxed with court costs.
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Norfolk
Grace Dix
Sherwood Dix
W. B. Meredith
Dix
Meredith
Ur Meredith
Insurrectos Advance Toward Mexico City In Duty to Diaz
Mexico City braces as insurrectos near the capital. Rural forces reinforce the city outskirts and Nexaca Puebla area actions threaten the electric plant. Senor De La Barra becomes foreign minister and Diaz weighs expected reforms amid arrests.
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Mexico City
Mex
Mexican Congress
Nexaca
Puebla
Senor de la Barra
Diaz
Mexico Faces Serious Trouble Ahead of Assembly
Mexico City special report notes Congress will meet amid a severe crisis unseen in thirty years. Government soldiers guard the chamber as Maderists and pro revolutionists threaten disruption. President and cabinet members face divisions with Finance Minister Limanticus leading the core of the cabinet and General Cosi absent.
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Mexico City
Mexican Congress
Mexico
Oldiers
Sener Tlimantos
Minkbte
Finance
Aubinet Todas Limanticus
Mae Ove Howe
Teer
Cosi
Wie
Dlse
China Plans Second Foreign Loan For Military Use
Washington reports from Peking indicate China seeks a 40 million dollar loan after a 50 million dollar currency reorganization loan. Willard D. Straight of a New York banking syndicate has informally concluded negotiations, with at least one third of spendings abroad to revert to U S goods. The loan aims to finance army and navy needs while keeping international loans separate to ease fiscal arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peking
China
Willard D. Straight
New York
United States
Prince Tsai Tao
Tsai Brothers
Morgan Syndicate
State Department
Baby Girl Dies of Burma in Gate City Virginia
In Gate City Virginia Camuel Sampson's two year old daughter fatally burned Thursday when her clothes caught fire near a stove as she was creeping toward it, efforts to save her were made but failed.
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Burma
Gate City
Camuel Sampson
Oein
Penry Efort
Aged convict 72 sent to grand jury for multiple robberies
Richmond Virginia Special charged with entering and robbing several houses in Lee District. William Hammond, 72, ex convict, identified goods from Ralph Rothschild Ryland Knight and A T Mann homes. Detectives say more charges may follow. Hammond cites insanity defense and past imprisonments.
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Richmond
Lee District
William Hammond
Lalley
Wiltshire
Wren
Crutchield
Hammond
Ralph Rothschild
West Grace Street
Democrats in House caucus ratify Clark for Speaker
In Washington DC the Democratic caucus of 227 members met in the House hall with over 220 present to ratify Champ Clark of Missouri as the party's Speaker choice. Chicago absenteeism noted due to municipal campaign. Republicans to nominate James R. Mann as their Speaker candidate next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
House of Representatives
Clayton
Alabama
Chicago
Champ Clark
Missouri
Sixty-first Congress
James R. Mann
Buckets Shops Under Fire In Washington Dc
The District of Columbia bucke tshop law faces constitutional challenges after Justice Wright voided the act as an unwarranted infringement on citizens right to trade with brokers. The government plans an appeal and may seek US Supreme Court review if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
District of Columbia
Wright
District Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Justice Wright
Supreme Court of the United States
Swifts Fined for Selling Gad Meat in Raleigh
Swift & Co of Chicago pleaded guilty in Wake County Superior Court to selling spoiled meat in Raleigh. A $100 fine plus costs was imposed in one case, with two others having judgment suspended on payment of costs.
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Swifts
Raleigh
N. C
Swift & Co
Chicago Meat-Packers
Wake County
Superior Court
Harem Skirt Dines in Hotel in Philadelphia
Mrs. William E. Carter of Bryn Mawr wore a pale green and cream harem skirt gown at the Bellevue Stratford hotel in Philadelphia. Accompanied by her husband, she drew curious attention as she moved through the corridors, her blonde figure and flowing train provoking a notable stir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William E. Carter
Bryn Mawr
Hellevue-Stratford
Carter
Plan to auction two servant girls Salem Oregon
Two Wisconsin servant girls coming to Salem during the colonists rush will be auctioned to the highest bidder. Manager A F Hofer of the Salem Board of Trade reports many applications and a long waiting list. If the girls consent the sale occurs on the block and premiums go to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Wisconsin
F. Hofer
Salem Board of Trade
Hofer
Desperado Kills Three Peace Makers in Darington
William Weegee, at large in Snopomish county near the Cascade foothills, killed three residents after they urged him to stop. He is pursued by two posses. a Sauk dispatch notes he planned to kill a man in Darington.
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Desperado
Bellingham
Wash
Wiliam Weegee
Darington
Snopomish
Cascade Mountains
Weegee
Sauk
Missing Girl Struck By Train Near Pittston
The body of ten year old Theresa Marshon was found missing from Pittston tracks. Police say she left home after an argument with her parents and was believed to have wandered onto the Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks where a freight train struck her. Her father has been arrested.
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Wilkes-Barre
Theresa Marshon
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Pittston
Dayon Men Hurt in Auto Crash in Dayton Virginia
Dayton postmaster J W Thompson was knocked unconscious and badly bruised, and William Evers sustained similar injuries along with a lost tooth and ear lacerations when their automobile struck a culvert Thursday night in Dayton Virginia.
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Dayon
Dayton
J. W. Thompson
William Evers
Slander suit in Norfolk court over alleged false remark
Mrs. Dix sues Dr W B Meredith for 5190 alleging he called her husband a fool for taking her to a theater with a preacher. Meredith says he repeated a conversation he heard. Court to decide on damages and costs.
Seventeenth Street Boy Ends Struggle With School
Fifteen year old Willie Onel son of Patrick Oel a Lake West contractor, ended his life by shooting himself after years of failing exams and fear of not passing. A note to his father pleads for forgiveness and asks his playmates to forgive him.
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Willie Onel
Patrick Oel
Lake
Pather
Fuel famine looms as Western miners strike
More than 8,000 coal miners in Southern British Columbia and Alberta walk out at midnight in defiance of the Dominion Government. The stoppage cripples mines across Western Canada, risking a fuel shortage and testing the industrial disputes conciliation act. The men oppose government interference and demand open shop practices.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canada
British Columbia
Minster of Labor
McKenzie
Miners’ Union
Keezell Withdraws From Rockingham County Treasurer Race
Senator George Ls Keezell of Rockingham, now county treasurer, will not seek re election and plans to challenge for the Auditor of Public Accounts seat when the current term ends. Carpenter, formerly treasurer, has resolved obligations and will pursue the office, with strong local support expected.
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Richmond
George Ls. Keezell
Rockingham
Keezell
Steven R. Donohoe
Senator Keezell
EK. W. Carpenter
Carpenter
Mockingham
Mr. Carpenter
Man Claimed by Two Wives in Desertion Case
In New York a man named Louis Holt faces desertion charges from Mrs Mathilda Holt who alleges he vanished from Perth Amboy eleven years ago and remarried. A traveling salesman later identified a man resembling Holt in Woodmere Long Island, where another wife Mrs Ne met. The case proceeded as extradition awaited.
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New York
Louis Holt
Perth Amboy
N. J
West Side Court
Mathilda Holt
Hed
Woodmere
Holt
Barlow
Arrest at Pennsylvania station ends with West Side Court dispute
Holt was arrested at Pennsylvania station. At West Side Court Mrs. Robert Wilson greeted them and the two women waited in the courtroom asserting their rights to the man under arrest.
Denman Thompson Nearing Curtain at West Swansea
Denman Thompson, aged 78, is reported slightly better after a poor night as heart trouble persists. Franklin Thompson stays at the actor’s bedside while his two daughters Mrs Kilpatrick and Mrs McFarland of Boston hurry home. The family physician had earlier called kin to the bed.
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West Swanseab
N. H
Denman Thompson
Franklin Thompson
W. S. Kilpatrick
E. A. McFarland
Boston
Thompson
Bedelde
Reverend J. H. Eccleston Dies in Baltimore
Special. Rev. Dr. J Houston Eccleston longtime rector of Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church in Maryland died at his Baltimore home after a brief illness. He had suffered injuries from a carriage automobile collision earlier, and the shock contributed to his death.
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J. H. Eccleston
Baltimore
J. Houston Eccleston
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Maryland
Eccleston
Husband’s egg messages mind torment wife in court
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled today that Dr. William H. Stewart of Oakland City caused his wife mental torture by drawing pictures and writing messages on eggs and placing them where she and the children would find them. The case details show the husband created eerie eye drawings on eggs while Mrs. Stewart was away from home.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
William H. Stewart
Oakland City
Harvard Law Student Walter Graves Dead After Train Collision
Walter Lucien Graves, second year Harvard Law student, died at Cambridge Hospital after being struck by a runaway locomotive on the Cambridge station tracks. He was en route to visit his sweetheart. Graves, son of Rev and Mrs Lucien C Graves of Granville Mass, attended Amherst College and Harvard Law with his brother Merle D Graves.
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Cambridge
Mass
Walter Lucien Graves
Harvard
Cambridge Hospital
Young Graves
Lucien Chase Graves
Granville
Graves
Merle D. Graves
Harvard Law School
Amherst College
Roanoke Perjurer Convicted And Fined
John J. Morgan was fined $50 and sentenced to six months in jail for perjury before Police Justice Berkley. Morgan and partners P. H. Curry and Cal Turner ran a gambling house and claimed he paid between $50 and $100 for protection. An appeal was noted and he was bailed at $300 with Col. James P. Woods and R. Price as sureties.
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Roanoke
John J. Morgan
Berkley
Morgan
P. H. Curry
Cal Turner
Col
James P. Woods
R. Price
Aviator Pierre Vedrine Breaks Air Speed Record
Pierre Vedrine flew Morane monoplane from Poitiers to Tissy near Paris. He covered 206 miles at an average 91 mph, landing at 8 29 A M after departing 6 15 A M. Strong winds briefly forced detours, yet he set a new speed record for the era.
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Paris
Pierre Vedrine
Poitiers
Tssy
Mammoth Kentucky Jacks Offered For Sale In KY and NC
Advertises breeding and raising Mammoth Kentucky Jacks and jennets and mules. Encourages readers to write for prices and lists Junction City Kentucky and Rocky Mount North Carolina locations with H M Avant as manager and salesman. Includes contact names Joe Fe Wright and H M Avant.
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Joe FE. Wright
Junction City
Rocky Mount
N. C
H. M. Avant
Dynamiters Plunge 1500-Pound Safe at New York Laundry
Bandits move a 1,500 pound safe into the New System Steam Laundry on East Fourth Street early Saturday. They drill four holes, blast the bottom, muffled by sheets and pillow cases, and escape with about 95 in cash and receipts for deposits totaling 1,000 in Robin's Defunct Northern Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New System Steam
East Fourth Street
Robin
Northern Bank
Can Cancer Be Cured Kellam Hospital Claim
Advertisement asserts Kellam Hospital in Richmond Virginia has cured over ninety percent of cancer patients for fifteen years without surgery or X rays. It claims endorsements by Virginia Senate and Legislature and offers free treatment for physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellam Hospital
Hilstory
Senate
Virginia
Kellam Hospital
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B. Sullivan
Crouse
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Greensboro, WN. C
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Hardy
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K. Co. Fowke
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Fountain Inn
B. A. Richardson, JE
Aes National Bank
South Educational Bureau
Raleigh, N
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Cortina Public Accountant
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Alexander Kerr
Nellie
Radhem Spray
Galcus
Kreezell
New York Egg Case Co
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THE
Kentucky Jack Farm
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