Train Plunges Down Embankment Near Jackson Miss
A Illinois Central train plunged fourteen feet down an embankment north of Jackson Mississippi early Monday killing six and injuring seven. The dead include engineers and mail clerks identified as McCorker from McComb City Wood from New Orleans Lott from State Line and Treloar from Ormwood. Officials say the wreck was deliberate with robbery as the motive and a relief train rushed from Jackson.
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Jackson
Miss
Here
Kengineer McCorker
McComb City
Mins
A. W
River gives up the body of Potter
Bristol, Tenn Special. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of K. T. Potter, a prominent citizen of Ligon Stone Gap, Va., last seen March 5th, was solved when his body was found in Powell River near Bic Stone Gap. Death cause unknown. The case resembles that of Edward St. Wents, a Philadelphia millionaire who vanished from Ligon Stone Gap years ago and was later found shot.
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Bristol
Tenn
K. T. Potter
Lig Stone Gap
Meech
Powell River
Bic Stone Gap
Edward St. Wents
Philadelphia
Young Astor Offers Fortune to Science
Waldorf Astor has offered an effectively unlimited sum of money to the National Association for the Prevention of Consumption. The organization is pursuing a scientific, well organized campaign to stamp out tuberculosis and related affections.
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London
Astor Family Revelations and Tragedies in Early 1900s Britain
The passage recounts Gwendoline Astor’s death from consumption in 1902 at age nine, and notes her influence on her brother Waldorf Astor’s generosity. It mentions the family’s Newport entertainments, Mary Paul’s Philadelphia ties, and Pauline Astor as Mrs Spender Clay, along with John Jacob Astor’s Guards commission and Waldorf’s electoral defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Astor
Gwendoline
Astors
Clivedon
Thames
Waldorf Astor
Nannie Langhorne Shaw
Gwendoline Astor
William Astor
John Jacob Astor
Newport
Mary Paul
Philadelphia
William Waldorf Astor
House of Commons
Plymouth
Great Britain
Pauline
Mre
Spender-Clay
Hills
Guards
New Woman's Day in Congress Tuesday
Washington D C hearings on the Borah amendment to extend women's franchise opened in the new Senate and House office buildings. Rev Anna Howard Shaw led the Senate hearing for educational and professional lines, while Mrs Florence Kelley spoke for industrial enfranchisement with Mrs Katherine W McCulloch succeeding her as VP. Large crowds filled the larger rooms enabling broad attendance by lawmakers and delegates.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Woman's Suffrage Committee
Clay
Georgia
Anna Howard Shaw
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Senate Committee
House Committee On Judiciary
Representative Parker
New Jersey
New House
Florence Kelley
New York
Katherine W. Mce Culloch
Chicago
Kelley
House
Serious charge against Sebrell in Southampton case
Richmond reporters describe a delegation led by T. H. Birdsong and counsel Robert W. Withers accusing John N. Sebrell Sr., clerk of the Jerusalem Magistrate District School Board, of misappropriating school funds and failing to render accounts. They urge examination and auditing of Sebrell’s books, and criticize Superintendent W. W. White for not pressing compliance. The board moved to act on the matter and direct investigation.
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Richmond
Specina
T. H. Birdsong
Southampton
D.ty
Robert W Withers
John N. Sebrell
Jerusalsm
Withers
Mr. Sebrell
Mika
W. W. White
Sebrell
Bat
Birdsong
L. Ek. Edwards
Merks
Whthers
Mr. Withers
J. M. Page
University of Virginia
C. W. Kent
Page
Jackson Davis
Henrico
J. 8. Thomas
Oscar L. Shumake
Surry
Mr. Vis
Court hears charges of malfeasance in Henrico district
Citizens press for an accounting of school funds after accusations against clerk Sebrell and alleged improper advances to a teacher. Report notes destroyed records, disputed book custody, and proposed district examinations while new officials are appointed including Dr. J. M. Page and Jackson Davis.
Women anxious to hear Hyde case in Kansas City
In Kansas City Missouri a crowded courtroom heard ongoing drama in the Dr B C Hyde murder trial of Colonel Thomas H Swope. Tense exchanges between court and counsel heightened tension as attorney Walsh warned of prosecuting key witness toxicologist Walter Haines for perjury. Cross examination of Pearl Keller and Mrs Florence Hyde drew strong spectator interest amid sensational courtroom scenes.
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Kansas City
Laishaw
B. C. Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Philanthropise
Sitande
Walsh
Walter Haines
Trench Jury
Swope
Missouri
Hyde
Pearl Keller
Florence Hyde
Mrs. Hyde
Railroads Bar Kiss ing
Paris reports a decree to ban kissing at state railway stations to prevent train delays. Inspectors anticipate posting Defense de l Embrasser notices forbidding kissing on platforms rooms and carriage steps to keep traffic moving and ensure traveling safety.
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Kissin
Paris
Fragmentary Legal Banter and Courtroom Snippet
A garbled OCR passage shows a judge or speaker objecting to an agreement phrasing. The text repeats phrases about being cast into the “Hon's en” and includes a joking reference to adjusting a mane, suggesting a playful aside during a formal discussion. No clear names or dates present.
Third Anniversary Celebration at Ben-Mora Temple Richmond Va
Beni-Mora Temple Knights of Khorassan marked its third anniversary with a full ceremonial session and a large attendance. The varied program included music, dancing, singing, fancy marching, and speechmaking, followed by a banquet at the Masonic Temple. Plans involve a May trip to Lynchburg for a Grand Council Knights of Pythias class and to confer degrees on a locally organized class.
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Richmond
Beni-Mora Temple
Knights of Khorassan
Masonic Temple
Lynchburg
Grand Trodee
Knights of Pythias
Messrs. Lumsden
Marmaduke, Hicks
Cannon Will Step Down A New Era For Senate
The piece discusses rumors that Speaker Cannon will retire from the speakership next March as Senators Aldrich of Rhode Island and Hale of Maine prepare to leave the Senate. It notes the political maneuvering around their retirements, the possible impact on party leadership, and predictions that the Senate may be led by insurgents or a Democrat in five years.
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Washington, RD. C
Cannon
Aldrich
Hale
Senate
Messrs
Maine
Rhode Island
Providence Journal
Journal
Senator Hale
Pine Tree
Congress
Loe
Ehale
Asher Hinds
House of Representatives
House of Hale
New England
Cannan
Male
Beveridge
Willl
Rale
Perkins
California
Burrows
Oldest Confederate General Dies in Alabama
Mobile dispatch reports Major General 8 G French the oldest living Confederate general died in Florida Alabama after a long illness at age ninety two. A veteran of the Confederate service he graduated from West Point and served as a soldier in the war.
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Alabama
Mobile
Ala
G. French
Florda
Gloucester native with West Point record and Mexican War service
Born in 1818 at Gloucester New Jersey he graduated West Point in 1843 and served under General Taylor in the Mexican War where he was severely wounded at Buena Vista. He later returned to New Jersey, received an award, then resigned in 1856 and moved to Mississippi to farm.
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Gloucester
N. J
West Point
Texas
Taylor
Buena Vista
New Jersey
Hoe
Mississippi
David Londerbach Elected Mayor of Shenandoah City
Harrisonburg Virginia Special. David Londerbach was Wednesday elected Mayor of Shenandoah City to succeed Fred W. Mills, who was recently forced to resign by the Council. Shenandoah City faces a potential dry period after May 1 as the charter requires council approval for any license, and no applicant has yet secured endorsement.
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Harrisonburg
David Londerbach
Shenandoah City
Fred W. Mills
Dickens on poverty and home urging reforms
Charles Dickens argues rulers should remember the poor and focus on improving wretched byways and cramped dwellings rather than grand monumental symbols. He contends that social decency fades in dense, squalid masses, and better housing would reflect true virtue.
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Charles Dickens
A New Type Patient-Doctor Exchange
A brief exchange from the BRusten Herald features a patient who anticipates not recovering and offers to pay the physician before death, while the doctor quips about the ease of the task. The wry tone reflects a dark, humorous public notice style.
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Brusten Herald
Lineman narrowly saved from Yonkers train tragedy
John Larboreck, a New York Central lineman, escaped being ground under a Putnam division train at Yonkers. While crossing the Lawrence Street trestle he leaped from a northbound to a southbound path and was struck, hurled into a catch basin, yet freed and continued with his duties.
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New York
John Larboreck
New York Central
Putnam
Yonkers
Larboreck
Lawrence Street
Parises Seminal Gyroscope May Automate Airplanes Beat
Paris reports M. Carpentier of the French Academy of Science has devised a dyamo driven gyroscope promising stable flight for aeroplanes. Early tests suggest planes could travel between points without an aviator, descending smoothly when the motor stops.
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Paris
M. Carpentier
French Academy of Science
Academy
Wife Chews Tobacco Leads to Divorce Case in Indiana
In Muncie Indiana special report Judge Lefler will decide if a wife’s tobacco chewing constitutes cruel treatment under the divorce statute. John W Hefferline seeks divorce from Georgin after twenty eight years of marriage claiming the habit forces him to endure the odor and conduct.
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Muncie
Ind
Virginia Attorney General Reverses Prior Counsel Stance
Staunton report details 1909 1910 actions over who defends State hospitals in a lawsuit about the Markland will and epileptic colony. It notes Attorney General S W Williams disagreed with predecessor Anderson and assumed counsel role for the General Hospital Board in a key case.
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3S. D. Timberlake, Jr
William A. Anderson
Messrs. Timberlake and Nelson
Western State Hospital Board
General Board
Markland
W. Williams
Messrs
Timberlake
Nelson
General Anderson
General Hospital Board
State Institutions as State Government Bodies
The Court of Appeals has ruled that public institutions are state governments. The State statute charges the Attorney General with issuing written opinions to the Governor, the State Corporation Commission, and all public boards and officers, and to appear as counsel for the State in cases in the Supreme Court of the United States, federal courts, and Virginia appellate and circuit courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeale
State Couration Commission
Supreme Court of Thenited Stat
Virginia
State Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Richmond
Roosevelt Is Bully Traveling Companion
Washington report notes Colonel Roosevelt was a tireless companion during a year in the jungle and Nile. Lieutenant Colonel Edgar A. Mearns, retired, says Roosevelt never complained of illness and avoided political talk or newspapers in camp. The party focused on experiences and future plans.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Nile
Edgar A. Mearns
United States Army
Mearns
Africa
New York
Washington
America
Quiet Restored at Chang Sha Amid Rioting
Dispatches from the British legation report quiet in Chang Sha after mobs destroyed missions and foreign property. The British consulate survived the rioting as the city remains in flames. The government plans strong measures. The British gunboat Thistle, delayed by low water near Yu chow, seeks to reach Chang Sha, while the French cruiser Alger moves toward the area.
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London
Foreign Ofice
Pekin
Chang Sha
Thistle
Yuchow
Chang Shan
Alger
Two Stabbings in Jersey City Religious Clash
In Jersey City a religious quarrel between Oman and Greek Catholics led to two men being stabbed near Morris Street. Emil Yadlowsky, 25, suffered two back wounds and Wasil Jawstz, 24, had severe nerve and muscle damage in his right arm. Police detained five men as possible suspects. victims unclear on who attacked them.
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New York
Jersey City
Oman
Green and
Sussex Streets
Louis Tarpey
Morris Street
Emil Yadlowsky
Wasil Jawstz
Peter Schensky
Essex Street
Peter Dzocroxyk
Death of Judges Figures in Debt Case Ruling
Washington D C Special Holmes Conrad for certificate-holders argued that impending death among Supreme Court justices justified denying Mr Spooner’s West Virginia debt case postponement until next fall. Chief Justice Fuller said the court would take the matter under advisement.
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Washington, D. C
Holmes Conrad
Supreme Court
Spooner
West Virginia
Fuller
Millionaire Soldier a Society Man at Fort Myer
Corporal Albert Myer Jr of the Signal Corps is a Boston born grandson of Civil War Brigadier General Albert Myer. He is a millionaire soldier and popular in Washington society, swapping uniform for evening clothes to attend social events after duty. He has passed his examination for a lieutenant's rank and awaits orders.
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Washington, D. C
Fort Myer
Washington
Albert Myer, Jr
Signal Corps
Boston
Albert Myer
Myer Isys
Vrmel
Tie
Census Forms Ordered for 1910 Population Count
Government Printing Office produced 167 917 859 forms for the Census Bureau before the April 13 start. A Durand letter to Nagel, forwarded to Taft, details 711 requisitions ranging from 100 copies to 22 million data cards and 100 million e cards. Some forms printed in Spanish for Porto Rico and a multilingual proclamation. No form rejected despite large orders.
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Washington, D. C
Government Printing Office
Census Bureau
E. Dana Durand
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Taft
Porto Rico
Lynchburg Physicians Attend Medical Society Session
Dr R M Taliaferro Dr J L Kent Dr Samuel Lile Dr V V Anderson and Dr James Morrison traveled Monday to Danville for the semi annual session of the South Piedmont Medical Society now meeting there.
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Lynchburg
R. M. Taliaferro
J. L. Kent
Samuel Lile
V. V. Anderson
James Morrison
Danville
South Piedmont Medical Society
Richmond Nurse Takes Charge Of Hospital
Edith Eaton formerly superintendent of Virginia Hospital Richmond has become head nurse at St. Andrew's Hospital Lynchburg. Eaton is a University of Pennsylvania graduate. Marguerite Durand campaigns in Paris elections presenting feminist platform including equal wages and legal equality for women and the right to seek paternal responsibility. She wears black velvet and lace, reads a program, and is applauded by diverse electors. Durand is a noted Paris society figure and Comedie Francaise member.
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Lynchburg
Edith Eaton
Virginia Hospital
Richmond
St. Andrew's Hospital
Miss Eaton
University of Pennsylvania
Paris
Mme
Marguerite Durand
Mme. Durand
Comedie Francaise Organization
Diva Lina Cavalieri To Wed Astor Chanler Heir
Paris reports say Mme Lina Cavalieri will marry Robert Winthrop Chanler, grandson of John Jacob Astor and brother of Mrs. Richard Aldrich. The couple exchanged cables and Chanler hosted a dinner in New York as plans firmed for a October wedding, amid past marriages and high society links.
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New York
Robert Winthrop Ahanter
Line Cavalleri
Manhattan Opera Company
Henry Clews, Jr
Chanter
Paris
Robert Chanter
Marriade
Cable
Lina Cavaliert
Sixth Avenue
Fifty-eighth Street
Peter Cooper Hewitt
F. B. Herzog
Robert MacCanneron
Richard le Galliene
Clews
Chanler
Mme. Cavalieri
Astor-Chanler
Mr. Chanler
Europe
America
John Jacob Astor
Richard Aldrich
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanter
Duchess County
Prince Bariatinoki
Aldrich and Hale to quit Senate in 1911
Senators Aldrich of Rhode Island and Hale of Maine will retire at the end of their terms on March 4, 1911. Health issues and weighing political tides after the Payne Aldrich tariff influence their decision. Hale cites age and risk to health with family opposition to a painful campaign. Succession for leadership remains uncertain.
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Washington, D
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Hale
Maine
Senate
Congress
Man with knife terrifies Hartford residents on Main Street
David Crane, restrained in New York, ran from a butcher shop on Main Street with a butcher knife. He battered three officers who captured him and placed him in the City Hospital insane ward after a frantic house to house search for his wife. He had over $80 on him at the time.
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Hartford
David Crane
New York
Main Street
City Hospital
Crane
Majin Street
Lynch Objects to Kling Appearing in Vaudeville
National League President Lynch objects to Chicago catcher Johnny Kling performing in vaudeville to raise his $700 fine for refusing to play last season. He telegrammed National Commission Chairman Herrmann urging action and threatening to reopen the case if Kling does not report to his club.
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New York
Lynch
National League
Johnny Kling
Chicago
National Commission
Cubs
Herrmann
Cincinnati
Kling
Roosevelt Power in Old Hungary and Its Echo in Budapest
Roosevelt's visit to Hungary draws vast crowds and fervent support. The former U S president is treated as an idol, while radicals seek to weaponize his presence for influence. A day plan includes a rural trip to Babona to view Arab breeding stock, with discussions on conservation and resources.
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Budapest
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
United States
Hungary
Europe
Babolna
Mounsevell
America
Tm Deweliepar
Marere
Hartheu
Easl
Rroosevelt
Steppes
Litthe
Babotna
Count Rhuen von Hedervary
Abbot Janssens Resigns as Sacred Congregation Secretary
Abbot Janssens of the Benedictines sent his resignation to the Pope as Secretary of the Sacred Congregation on Tuesday. He accompanies it with a letter apologizing for calling on Theodore Roosevelt during his Vatican break and for writing a commendation line in the name of the Sacred Congregation. The move caused immediate sensation in Rome and drew attention to his meeting with Roosevelt at the theater.
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Rome
Janssens
Benedictines
Sacred Congregation
Theodore Roosevelt
Vatican
Roosevelt
Abbot Janssens
The
Thea
Caught chicken thief with electric alarm in Middletown
Henry I. Nettleton, a Durham area farmer, rigged an electric alarm in his hennery. At 2 AM, a man was caught by Nettleton and Hall after a struggle. The thief fled. Nettleton obtained a warrant for Frederick Hall on theft charges amid the rural clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Henry I. Nettleton
Durham
Nettleton
Supreme Court rules hungry patron not a merchant
The Supreme Court held that a hungry person seeking food at a restaurant is not a merchant and the restaurant owner is not a merchant. The case involved whether a New York lunch company could be amenable to national bankruptcy laws, with the Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in its favor. The high court affirmed that decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter
Supreme Court of the United States
Federal
New Y
New York
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Beggar Woman Weeps with Baby After Pocketbook Loss
A dark eyed woman with a baby in arms boarded a northbound Brooklyn Bridge subway car. She cried and claimed her rent money was stolen, prompting passengers to contribute. A detective publicly confronted her, she produced $48, and no one pressed charges as she left at the next station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Bronx
Fourteenth Street
Sadie
One Better. Clerk and Office Boy in a Wag of Wages
A humorous exchange contrasts a clerk paying a week’s wages for a suit with an office boy paying a week’s wages for a pair of shoes. The dialogue highlights class differences and thrift.
Burroughs Mystery Quiz Sparks City Guessing Game
Readable lines hint at a local guessing contest about Burroughs and a figure named Extent or Extent’s connection. unclear quotes imply a playful challenge or informal survey. No firm names, dates, or outcomes emerge from the fragmentary text.
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Jackson, Miss
River
Potter
Young Astor
Casit
Sebreili
UAV
Mnbeist
Courtland School
Reil
Tolicologist
Daniel
Ben- Mora
Gol
Howe'er
Ars
Shenandoal City
Atty
Gen. Williams
Byrd
Nigil
Sheriff
Bob
Tved Cavalieri
Lina Cavalleri
Walt
Mut Welee
Robert W. Chanler
Old Hungary
Kent
Burroughs
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