Richmond Barber Arrested in Car Run-Down Case
Frank Miller, a barber at 1203 East Main Street, surrendered on a charge of running down Carl Ruehrmund after a previous incident weeks earlier. Miller’s bondsman Mrs Emma Hertsch posted 1000 pounds, and police planned further action as investigations continue.
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Richmond
Frank Miller
Charles Seitz
East Main Street
Carl Ruehrmund
Emma Hertsch
North Twenty-fourth Street
Hertsch
Miller
Lila Moore
North Eighteenth Street
Ruehrmund
West Broad Street
Meadow
Richmond Automobile Association
Board of Police Commissioners
Miss Moore
Nettie Allen
Mr. Peer
Attack on Miss Powers Shocks Hampton City
Miss Hattie Powers, sixteen, was attacked in her Buckroe Beach home Friday night at 7. John Wesley, a Black fisherman, forced entry after a water request. A rescuer arrived as the assailant fled. The girl's father, an attorney, is likely pursuing action.
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Hampton
Powers Cottage Attack Sparks Race Tension
W H Powers of Hampton and Phoebus notified deputies and officers of an attack by a negro at the Powers cottage. The man, a 40 year old big mulatto, was arrested after surrendering and denying the assault on Miss Powers who had invited him to hear her piano. The case heads to Judge Robinson as race tensions rise after the Virginia Kelote killing and Virginia Christian electrocution case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Powers
Hampton and Phoebus
Sherif C. CG. C
Leslie Curtis
Mies Powers
Westly
Powers Cottage
Angel of Mercy Clara Barton Dies at 91
Washington special reports Clara Barton head of the American Red Cross died at her Glen Echo Maryland home on Friday at age ninety one. Born in Oxford in 1821 she began as a schoolteacher and later organized educational systems in Bordentown New Jersey. Her Civil War nursing and Red Cross leadership spanned wars from Franco Prussian to Armenian massacre relief and the Cuban war effort at McKinley's request.
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Washington, D. C
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Glen Echo
Miss Barton
Oxford
Bordentown
N. J
Congress
Red Cross
McKinley
Cuba
Miss Berton
Condemned man Jefferson dies after morphine dose
In Columbus South Carolina Special correspondent, tones J Jefferson, condemned for murder of Policeman Marion Merchant, died from morphine taken hours before the reprieve attempt was exhausted. Question remains how he obtained the poison as a faint hope lingered for Governor Brown to grant respite today. The piece ends with a puzzling remark about Colonel Roosevelt and election methods after a New York primary.
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Columbus
S. C
J. Jefferson
Marion Merchant
Brown Nakehit
Jefferson
Colonel Roosevelt
New York
Pearisburg
Richmond form Clark Campaign Club to back Champ Clark
Richmond officials form Champ Clark Campaign Club to promote the Missouri congressman for the presidential nomination. Councilman George Blake says he aims for a big, active club with Clark delegates free from instruction and plans a Murphy's Hotel meeting to organize and invite all voters to participate.
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Richmond
Champ Clark
Missouri
George McD. Blake
Board of Aldermen
House of Representatives
Mr. Clark
Virginia
Old Dominion
Clark
Blake
United States
Murphy’s Hotel
Clark Campaign Club
Renew Plea For Change Of Venue In Allen Gang Case
In Hillsville Carroll County Virginia the defense for the Allen gang seeks a venue change ahead of trials set to begin April 2. Judges and prosecutors anticipate jury bias. Floyd Allen’s trial may start April 24. All prisoners will be brought from Roanoke for arraignments on five counts each as Baldwin Felts detectives search nearby mountains for Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards.
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Hillsville
Carroll County
Staples Hen
Allen
Bo Menno Cerinio
Carrol County
Allees
Carrell Efrene
Floyd Allen
Staples
Wytheville
Walter R. Staples
Roanoke
Victor M. Allen
Claude Swanson Allen
Friel Allen
Sidna Edwards
Bird Marion
Thornton_ L. Massie
Commonwealth
William M. Foster
L. F. Webb
Augustus Fowler
Massie
Feter M. Allen
Birdmon
Sidna Allen
Hilleville
Marste
Foster
Webb
Joseph C. Wysor
Pulaski
Walter Staples Poage
Wythe
John S. Draper
Floyd Landreth
Commonwealth's
Carroll
Hairston, Willis & Hairston
Cox & Cox
Hillsville murders prompt Wytheville trial venue decision
The Allen clan members face trials for the Hillsville killings at Hillsville Court House beginning April 23. Floyd Allen led the group, with arraignments for Floyd, Victor M. Allen, Claude Swanson Allen, Friel Allen, Sidna Edwards, and Bird Marion. Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards remain at large.
Judge Ogienby Allows Law Officers at Hilleville Trials
Judge Nicholas P. Ogienby declares no troops will be present at Hilleville for the trials but will station sufficient law officers to ensure the course of justice is not interfered with.
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Nicholas P. Ogienby
Brietel
Yernor Mann
Hilleville
Verdict in Liquor Case Targets Broad Rock Distillery
A federal jury finds the Broad Rock Distillery of Chesterfield guilty of revenue offenses. The government could seize the distillery, a loss of 7000 to investors, and pursue further action against officers indicted for violations. The decision hinges on in rem proceedings with possible appeals.
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Richmond
Waddill
Fordiay
Broad Rock
Chesterfield
Sam
Fise
Broad Rock Company
United States
District Court
Hanson
Tecourt
Circuit Court of Appeals
Manson
Ecovernment
Chapman
Ethelbert Elmore
Broad Reek
Elmore
Ttme
The
Revenue Department
Negro murderer acquitted in Richmond Police Court
Junius Meredith, nineteen, colored, was acquitted of murder after stabbing James Herbert, nineteen, in the neck with a penknife, causing death. Meredith fled, eluded officers twelve hours, then was found at a relative’s home at Twenty ninth and M Streets. His counsel was G. K. Pollock.
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Richmond
Junius Meredith
Meredith
James Herbert
Causine Tlerbert
Herbert
Rondereo
West End
Twenty-ninth
M Streets
G. K. Pollock
Lynchburg Police Capture Road Convict
W. J. Floyd of North Carolina, a former Guilford county resident, was arrested in Lynchburg on a charge of being an escaped convict. He is held for North Carolina authorities with lawyers Jordan and Long handling the requisition. Floyd reportedly fled a road crew in North Carolina after a liquor selling conviction.
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Lynchburg
W. J. Floyd
North Carolina
Guilford
Floyd
Messrs
Jordan
Long
Lynchborg
City of Richmond bans cruel chicken handling by law
City records show an ordinance approved by Mayor March 4 to prohibit tying legs or locking wings of chickens. Violators face a fine of two dollars per offense. The measure, supported by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, clarifies whether a chicken is an animal. In New York, police search Central Park lakes for missing child Ruth Fleischmann after an alleged kidnapping from Mt. Sinai Hospital, aided by volunteers.
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City OF Richmond
Richmond
Ben T. August
Ben Owen
Society For the Prevention of
Richards
New York
Central Park
Annie Boyarsky
Ruth Fleischmann
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Death of General Frederick D Grant in London Hotel Buckingham
General Frederick D Grant son of Ulysses S Grant died suddenly of heart failure at the Buckingham Hotel New York at 12 20 this morning He had been on sick leave from the Department of the East and was accompanied by his wife and two doctors The death followed attempts to ease his breathing and lifting him to a window Earlier notes described diabetes and digestive issues but no premonition of death The death announcement was made by attorney W A Purrington with details of the bedside vigil and the doctors statement afterward The incident drew public and military mourning with flags at half mast and Grant family arrangements led by his son who had arrived from Washington
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New York
General Grant
W. A. Purrington
Buckingham
Cme
Bellroy
Frederick D. Grant
Department of the East
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert H. Abbe
Edward Bench
Grant
Ulysses S.grant
Washington
St. Luke's Hospital
Buckingham Hotel
Sterry
Abba
Governors Island
West Point
Vicksburg
Miss Honore
H. H. Honore
Chicago
United States
Memphis
New Madrid
Helena
Ark
St Francis
Tiptonville
Tenn
Hickman
Luxor
Barfield
Engineers of East 5 Vote for Strike
Engineers of fifty Eastern railroads have voted overwhelmingly for a strike. Of 25,700 engineers who responded, 93.1 percent favored the walkout amid railroad heads refusal of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers demands. A committee led by S. Stone will consider counter propositions as managers plan a meeting Monday.
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New York, Special
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Per Waves S. Stone
Strike Threat After Brotherhood Votes April Meeting
At an April 15 noon meeting, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers voted to strike amid a strong majority from the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen. A reply to a counterproposal is awaited from managers before an immediate walkout is planned, said Mr. Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Brotherhood of Saues Motive Engineers
Mr. Stone
Farmers Duel Leaves One Dead At Chesterfield County
In Richmond Virginia district reports say Clement F. Smith of ChesterfieldCounty and Joseph Walker clashed in a duel over cattle trespass. Walker was found dead in a field with a shotgun wound to the abdomen. Smith, injured by a pistol shot, was hospitalized in Petersburg. an inquest opened at Beach. Both men were said to be newcomers from the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Spesial
Clement F. Smith
Chesterfield County
Petersburg
Smith
Chesterfield
Joseph Walker
Walker
Beach
Martin
Yale Graduate for Ambassador
Roanoke Va special report notes L E McLoughlin of the international committee overseeing YMCA work in Chloe escorted to the YMCA convention. He says a letter from Fu Chow supporters names T Wang a Yale graduate as the new ambassador to America from the Chinese republic. Wang is described as an earnest supporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
L. E. McLoughlin
International Committee
Young Men's Christian Association
Chloe
Young Men’s Choetian Association
Fu Chow
T. Wang
Young Meo's Christian Association
Wang
Yale
Mystery Envelopes Millionaire's Death in Lynn
George E. Marsh, a Lynn soap manufacturer worth millions, was found slain near his home. Police say he was killed around 7 pm Thursday, then driven in a car with muffler removed to the marsh where the body lay. A manhunt offers a $1,000 reward split between the city and Marsh’s family.
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Lynn
Mass
George E. Marsh
State Boulevard
West
Lynn Marsh
Marsh
William H. Niles
Amos Porter
Boston, Revere Beach
French Aviator Killed In Aeroplane Flight
In Bar Le Duc France Lieutenant Banecourt of the army aviation corps is killed when his monoplane crashes from about 200 feet during a military reconnaissance after engine failure. In Staunton Virginia Miss Blanche Peace age sixteen commits suicide by taking strychnine at the Home of J E Sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar LE
Staunton
Blanche Peace
J. E. Sheets
Market chicken and livestock prices in a historic listing
A dense price list shows chickens by size and grade from choice to large, with per unit and dozen egg rates, plus butter, live stock, hams, shoulders, lard, and wool figures. Also included are dried goods and produce like onions, potatoes, and apples with varied container counts and price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Med
Steen Eee
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Mechanicsville
RF. D
Richmond Bag Co, Inc
Richmond, Va
L. Bose & CO
Brook Ave
Southwest
Educational Bureau
Raleigh, N. C
M. Davidson
Keet
Hughes
Morth
Third St
Frayser
Éaroggists
J. W. Frayser & CO
Angel OF Mercy
Stevens
Tory
Catal
STEVENS ARMS _ TOOL COMPANY
P.O. Boz Soos
Chicopee Falls
Noah
Bemedi
Med . Bwion
Religuman
Champ Clark Club
U. S
Engineers OF
East
Smallpox
Proctor
Tanner Paint & Oil Co
Virginee
BROWN
Cievetavves
Tvdiuenwase
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