Miss Myrtle Rouse Attacked Near Ashland Crime Scene
A nineteen year old schoolteacher Miss Myrtle Rouse was attacked Saturday night about a mile from Ashland. Bloodhounds traced the trail to Addie Cash and three other men as officers detained four suspects. Investigators seek a decisive clue as examinations proceed.
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Myre Rowse
Ashianu
Vitor
Ubereicher
Addie Casi
Cash
Tie
Ashland
Myrtle Rouse
Addie Cash
Miss Rouse
Missy
Kreles
G. W. Lane
Krouse
Summoco
Attorney Hill Carter
W. L. Patterson
L. L. Scherer
Miss Roose
Delstore
Caron
Patterreason
Four Suspects Arrested After Ashland Assault
Miss Myrtle Rouse nineteen a teacher from RuthER Glen Caroline county was attacked near Ashland on Saturday night. Hendred by a black assailant authorities used bloodhounds and arrested Addie Cash Harrison Jackson Robert Cash and Smithey Cash. The case sparked a large manhunt led by Sheriff A H Hall and Ashland Mayor Crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Rouse
Thomas Rouse
Mt. Herman Church
Uapout
Ashland
Ruther Glen
Caroline County
Samuel R. Carter
Ter
Crew
Addie Cash
Harrison Jackson
Robert
Smithey Cash
Hanover
Iclis
Miss Rouse
Delarue
W. L. Patterson
Mr. Patterson
Richmond
Hill Carter
A. H. Hall
Mayor Crew
Henrico
Louisa
Pruithdan
L. L. Scherer
Chesa Peake
Ohio
Cash
Set Back to Wage Bill Shocks Northern Mines
Ratification of the minimum wage bill suffered a severe setback in Northumberland and Durham mining areas. In New Castle district 6,271 favored the bill and resumption of work while 8,728 opposed. In the Durham field 13,280 supported the bill and 31,059 opposed.
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New Castle
Eng
Northumberlandshire
Durham
Evangelist Billy Sunday praised after mass turnout
In Wheeling West Virginia a remarkable demonstration saw 1000 people march to the railroad station to bid farewell to evangelist Billy Sunday who had just completed a campaign. An $17.00 purse was donated to the evangelist and during his stay he is said to have converted 8 437 persons.
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Wheeling
W. VA
Billy Sunday
Scott May Bring Back New Data From Antarctic
News from Akaroa New Zealand confirms Captain Scott and his Terra Nova crew did not reach the pole. Scott will winter again in the Antarctic to complete work as Amundsen and Shirase advance claims. Mrs Scott expresses relief and hope data will outshine prior polar findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
New Zealand
Robert FF. Scott
Antarctic
Akaroa
Banks Peninsula
Captain Scott
Scott
Pole
Amundsen
London
Hubert F. Scott
South Pole
McMurdo Sound
British Isles
Antarctic Circle
Shirase
Polar
Dr. Mawson
Filchner
Cartoons and Commentary on Roosevelts and Primary Politics
A compilation of editorials and quips from multiple papers commenting on Theodore Roosevelt and the 1912 political scene. Jests about honesty in Tafts makeup and Roosevelt, griping over the New York primary, and other pointed observations from Winston-Salem to Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tafts
Spartanburg
S. C
Final battle believed near Torreon in Northern Mexico
Reported decisive clash expected between about 7 000 insurrectos and a government force of 3 500 near Torreon. Orozco leads the insurgents with Campa and Salazar commanding detachments while Huerta directs 12 000 federals and Aubert 1 500. Telegraph lines cut. both sides armed and ready to fight. Orozco accuses Madero revolution aided by Waters Pierce Oil. vows bonds to fund the insurgency.
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Jaurez
Mex
Mexico
Torreon
Oroxzew
Campa
Salazar
Huerta
Aubert
Jiminez
Orozco
Madero
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Miss Malonee a Star Witness in Richmond School Battle
Miss Elva I Malonee of Jefferson Public School and chair of the Richmond Elementary Teachers Association submitted to city school investigators a critique of the curriculum. She argues the first four years impose too heavy a load, harming the foundation and stoking disinterest, with few pupils reaching high school and many opting for business courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Elva I. Mallonee
Jefferson Public School
Richmond Elementary Teachers’ Association
Pri
Children and Proficiency in Multiple Studies
The text discusses placing a child in appropriate work across subjects. It notes difficulty in assigning where each child should go unless they are proficient in all studies or are deficient in all. It emphasizes varying competence across subjects and the challenge of matching tasks to ability.
State Militia to serve as standing army outside U S
Washington D C Special congressmen seek to authorize use of state militia beyond U S borders. Pepper Iowa proposes amendment allowing outside deployment while DuPont Delaware pushes flexible volunteer bill. War Dept warns current law bans international use and debates merging guard into regular army. House leans toward Pepper plan keeping units intact with officers.
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Washington, D. G
Congress
Mexico
United States
I. 5. Pepper
Iowa
House
Senate
Henry A. DuPont
Delaware
Wickersham
Secretary of War
Pepper
Stimson
Stewart
Pennsylvania
Weybrecht
Ohio
Edward Young
Illinois
Heporta
War Department
Washington
Mexico City
James Hay
Military Affairs Committee
National Guard
Guard
Origin of Handshake Tradition From Sword History
The piece explains that handshakes originated to show no weapon threat, a habit carried after swords faded and signaling hostility when refused. It contrasts savage practices lacking handshakes with amusement at white men who shake hands. Also includes a lyric snippet about spring, daffodils, and shredded wheat in a village notice.
Reward notices for Allen gang members issued in Roanoke
Roanoke issued two reward cards profiling Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards. Cards urge vigilance in southern and western cities and seaports, naming Hillsville Massie Mass murder victims and urging tip lines to Baldwins Felts Detectives.
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Richmond
Roanoke
Sidna Adien
Weasley Edwards
Sidna Allen
Claude Allen
Freel Allen
Wesley Edwards
Sidney Edwards
Thornton L. Massie
Commonwealth
W. M. Foster
Sherif L. S. Webb
Hilleville
Carroll County
United States
Allen
Floyd
Virginia
North Carolina
Freel Alen
L. S. Webb
Hillsville
Baldwin-Felts Detectives, Inc
Bluefield
W. Va
Powder Mill 15 Blown to Atoms at Boonton
In Boonton New Jersey Special the Wayne black powder mills near here were leveled by a string of blasts early Monday. Two men were killed and several injured. The finishing mill exploded first, followed by two others. Charles S Stokes superintendent and Charles B Beck a laborer died. Dupont Powder Company officials began an investigation.
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Boonton
N. J
Wayne Black Powder
Here
Stokes
Passule
Charles 8. Stokes
Charles BR. Beck
Dupont Powder Company
Father slain by son shocks Fulton family
Funeral held for William E Currie who was killed last Wednesday by his fifteen year old son Robert Lee Currie at 3946 Williamsburg Avenue Fulton. Service by Rev Y W Bargamin and burial at Oakwood Cemetery. The suspect will face Juvenile Court Wednesday. defense of his mother and siblings cited.
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Richmond
William E. Currie
Robert Lee Currie
Williamsburg Avenue
Fulton
Y. W. Bargamin
Denny Street Methodist Church
H. E. McGuire
W. R. Gundlach
Charles Wells
J. W. Carroll
G. Jordan
A. L. Carlton
Oakwood
Jesse M
John J. Currie
Kansas
Familly
Robert
Oxford Wins Fourth Straight Eight-Oar Race
Oxford won the sixty-ninth annual eight-oared regatta from Putney to Mortlake on the Thames, defeating Cambridge for the fourth consecutive time after boats swamped the previous day.
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Putney
Png
Oxford
Cambridge
Thames
Mortinske
Oxford Wins Dark Blue Bet Into Morning Predictions
Oxford was the favorite in the betting, and today the dark blue team fulfilled confident predictions made for weeks, staking their claim with a steady victory.
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Oxford
Woman Suffrage Bill Tabled After Passing in Assembly
The Assembly voted 76 to 67 for the suffrage bill at 2:17 PM but it was tabled after tense hours of maneuvering in Albany. Supporters blamed Speaker Merritt and Assemblyman Cuvillier as they failed to secure a new majority to lift the table.
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Albany
W. Hammond
Assembly
Harriet Stanton Glateh
Senate
Merritt
St. Lawrence County
Cuvililer
Richmond Wins Supreme Court Case Over Underground Wires
The Supreme Court upholds Richmond Virginia's right to regulate city streets and require Western Union Telegraph Company to place wires underground and pay per pole license fees. The decision ends years of litigation and confirms city authority over street rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Richmond
Fits Nult
Western Union Telegraph Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court For
Eastern District of Virginia
Telegraph Corporation
United States Circuit Court
Thor Felesteyh
Oye Camp
Western Union
Richardson
Supreme Court
Robberies and Pursuits Across Virginia Cars and Dogs
Richmond report details L L Scherer sending bloodhounds to Mt Airy for Carroll outlaws while others tracked a suspected assailant of Miss T Rouse in Hanover. J E Forver, Bowling Green merchant, robbed and beaten. Farmer unconscious near Bowling Green. Dogs join chase as Keepers and handlers pursue leads.
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Carroll County
Allen
Free Lance
Richmond
Peelal
L. L. Scherer
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Virginia State Penitentiary
Mt. Airy
Carroll
Hanover
T. Rouse
Caroling
J. E. Forever
Bowling Green
Ben
Farmer
G. W. Layne
Fm Chase
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Tarif Board
Louisville
Baltimore Evening Sun
Montgomery
New York Press
Ashville Gazette-News
Cook
Teddy
Barnum
Buckingham Courier
Petersburg
Ledger-Dispatch
North Emporia
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Herald Courier
Floyd Allen
Martinsville Times
Miss Malonee
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Mease
Pitweburg Post
Allens
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