Militia Hope to Send 500 to Support Estrada in Nicaragua
Chattanooga reports claim a 500 man force from Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi militia encamped for war drills may be recruited to back Pro visional President Estrada in Nicaragua. An Alabamian allegedly named brigadier general would lead, with uniform pay and a 20 percent bonus if successful. negotiations tied to General Victor G. Thomas.
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Estrada
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Compliment Says Gompers Responds To Miner Leader Attack
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, rejects claims of personal controversy with President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners. He says Moyer’s remarks about his retirement were complimentary and that any policy change depends on AFL members' judgment. He praises his own service to workers and denies an attack.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Denver
Gompers
Western Federation
Meyer
Girl Killed by Auto En Route To Meet Roosevelt
Anna Hempstead, three and a half, died when a car owned by F M Doubleday and driven by a chauffeur struck her on a Sagamore Hill road. Doubleday, en route to meet Theodore Roosevelt, rushed to a physician but the girl died at once. He abandoned plans to go to New York after the crash.
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Roosevelt
Lee Says He Is Not A U S Senator Or Candidate
Lynchburg lawyer J L Lee known as Jack Lee visited the Virginia Capitol for an hour with the Governor and spoke to reporters about Rivermont Avenue paving and Richmond Hill City growth. He said he is not a United States Senator and not a candidate for any office.
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J. L. Lee
Lynchburg
Jack" Lee
Virginia
Capitol
Lee
Rivermont Avenue
United States
Great supply of explosives on U S railroads
The article notes a vast movement of explosives with about five thousand cars in transit across American railroads, and mentions that the ratroads handle them with great care for safety.
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Ratroads
Richmond
United States
Regulations Guard Explosive Shipments by Railroads
The American Railway Association directs the Bureau of Explosives to regulate explosive cargo. Inspections train crews, certify car suitability, and enforce packing and marking standards to prevent accidents. Cars with explosives are isolated from passenger trains and spaced at specified car-lengths.
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American Railway Association
Bureau of Explosives
United States
Veteran Hurt by Street Car at Eighth and Grace
Richmond daily notes veteran J A Harrison, about seventy, resident at the Soldiers Home, was injured when a street car moving east at Eighth and Grace paused for a passenger, he rose to alight and fell. He was treated at the home hospital after ambulance transfer. concern centers on internal injuries. Harrison, formerly of Company G, Twenty first Virginia Infantry, from Brunswick county, had rejoined the home in February.
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J. A. Harrison
Eighth and
Grace
Harrison
Brunswick County
Twenty-first Virginia Infantry
Eighth
Phaup
Senator Taylor Defies Patterson Over Tennessee Rally
Washington dispatch reports Tennessee Senator Robert L. Taylor resisting Governor Patterson and his faction amid pressure to stump for the regular Democratic ticket. Taylor declares loyalty to his 13-year party record, rejects calls to endorse, and warns against political coercion while noting the backlash from rival Democrats. He likens himself to the bad man from Bitter Creek as he explains his stance.
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Robert L. Taylor
Tennessee
Patterson
Taylor
Tam
Bitter Creek
Col. John W. Richardson Improves at Home After Illness
Colonel Richard son, once taken ill at Norfolk, returned home last evening and, though still sick, showed steady improvement. He relapsed last Monday but has since improved daily. Mrs. Richardson praises the kindness of the Norfolk hospital staff and local people. he remains bedridden but rapid recovery is expected.
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Richmond
John W. Richardson
Norfolk
Boys Explain Growing of Corn at Virginia Institute
A State Farmers Institute in Petersburg on August 1 will feature a dozen boys under sixteen from various counties teaching corn growing under scientific methods. T. O. Sandy of Burkeville leads the event with farmer speakers ready to share practical condition insights. The boy speakers include Albert Stone, Campbell County. Robert R. Slate, Halifax. William Vaughan, Charlotte. E. W. Gor...
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T. O. Sandy
Burkeville
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Virginia
Albert Stone
Campbell County
Robert R. Slate
Halifax County
William Vaughan
Charlotte
E. W- Gor
Elegant Chesapeake steamers offer rail connections to South
The Chesapeake Steamship Company advertises passenger service aboard Columbia Augusta and Atlanta from Baltimore to Old Point Comfort Norfolk West Point and Richmond. Ships depart Baltimore evenings and connect with York River Line trains. additional sailings target Gloucester Point Clement's Clay Bank and Allmond's. Tickets baggage and state rooms available from several Baltimore offices and the general Baltimore offices.
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Norfolk
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Richmond
Gloucester Point
Clement’s Clay Bank
Allmond’s
Local Names List Drawn From County Mentions
A fragment listing individuals including Don Mecklenburg Jack Shell Bruns wick Sam Bondurant Prince Edward Lawrence Wilson Loudoun James T Morris Louisa Albert Woodson Albemarle Harold Goyne Chesterfield M E Bowles Goochland S P Spain Dinwiddie Scott Sandy Nottoway.
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Brunswick
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Prince Edward
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Loudoun
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Louisa
Albert Woodson
Albemarle
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Chesterfield
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Goochland
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Dinwiddie
Scott Sandy
Nottoway
Madriz Is Now Near His End
The Nicaraguan revolutionaries have effectively surrounded President Madriz in Managua. Wires between Managua and San Juan Del Sur are cut. Rebels gain strength between Managua and Rivas. On July 26 they defeated Madriz troops at Matatepe, seizing arms. Madriz suspends railway service east of Managua as public unrest grows.
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D. c
Madriz
Managua
State Department
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San Juan del Sur
Rivas
Matatepe
First Baptist Church Burglarized by Window Smash
Reported burglaries follow the Grove Avenue theft with both churches entered by smashing windows. A Bible case was broken but nothing stolen. Thieves sought money only. The First Baptist pastor is Rev. George W. McDaniel.
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Grove Avenue Baptist Church
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Grove Avenue
First Baptist
George W. McDaniel
Men Die in Wild Strike Riots Casualties Named
Known dead include an unidentified man, about forty, shot in the head, back and chest. Dying: John Bender, struck by bricks with possible skull fracture. Samuel Slaveski hit in the stomach and back by bricks. Body lies in Eastern District Hospital as riots flare.
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John Bender
Samuel Slaveski
Morzan Arrested in Williamsburg Riot Shootings
H A Morzan cashier of the American Sugar Refining Company was arrested at noon on a charge of firing the shots that killed a man in the Williamsburg riot. About five thousand rioters fought police strikebreakers and guards around the refinery plant in Williamsburg today.
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New York
H. A. Morzan
American Sugar Refining Company
Williamsburg
Magistrate Grants Writ In Husband Wife Dispute
A colored man asks a state magistrate to issue a warrant against his wife claiming self defense after he was arrested on a warrant she had issued for beating him. The magistrate ponders before allowing the husband to go free.
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Warrast
Dispenser of Justice
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