Crippen Caught Claimed as Vancouver Wireless Nets
Montreal dispatch reports Crippen and Ethel Le Neve closely watched night and day. London authorities announce Crippen to be rushed back to stand trial for Belle Elmore killing with new evidence, potentially speeding the inquest and avoiding postponement. The case highlights wireless reach for police work.
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London
H. H. Crippen
Belle Elmore
Crippen
Ethel Clare le Neve
Royal George
Quebec
Iria
Melville
Crippen and Le Neve Detained In Grand Montrose Chase
Ottawa dispatch reports authorities plan immediate separate examinations for Crippen and Ethel Le Neve upon apprehension near Father Point. Intensified wireless and rail coordination unfold as Inspector Dew braces for Quebec legal procedures and immigration station arrest at Grosse Isle. Citizens flock to the coast amid mounting mystery as police races to secure the Montrose suspects before Laurentic arrival.
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Father Point
Que
Montrose
H. H. Crippen
Crippen
Ethel Clare le Neve
Llewellyn Jones
Dew
Quebec
Court of the King’s Bench
Grosse Isle
John Robandson
Charlies Gauvreau
McCarthy
Denis
Levis
Thix A
Ottawa
le Neve
Gauvreau
Sherwood
Canadian Officials to Act in Crippen Arrest
Canadian and Dominion police plan to arrest Dr. Hawley H. Crippen upon the Montrose’s arrival at Grosse Isle and Father Point. Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard will assist in identifying Crippen and the Weve woman, with Chief McCarthy holding a warrant for murder. The King’s Bench will vet London documents before any action.
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Quebec
Hawley H. Crippen
Dew
Scotland Yard
Crippen
Percy Sherwood
Dominion Police
Ottawa
Grosse Isle
Flyabout for Women on Way to America
New York July 30 Three tiny Vendome monoplane ships are en route across the ocean and due in about a week. They aim to satisfy the rising American interest in aviation among women. Three French women aviators will follow soon after to demonstrate flying and instruct American women. Yves de Villers of Vendome said the small monoplanes are being shipped as quickly as possible to Mineola for arrival and display.
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New York
Ocean
Clifford Harmon
Harmon
William K. Vanderbilt
Yves de Villers
Vendome Aeroplane
Ll. L
Avia- Mineola
Smallest one person monoplane Vendeme
The daily sights describe Raoul Vendeme's Vendeme monoplane as the world’s smallest one person aircraft. It weighs sixty pounds less than the Santos Dumont Demoiselle, carries a twelve horsepower Anzani motor, and weighs 180 pounds complete. Wings span sixteen feet, steering rudder foot operated, elevating planes controlled by a lever, with the operator seated in a central cutout in the wing.
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Santos Dumont Demoiselle
Raoul Vendeme
Farman
Turtle Doomed Pon Feast Has Revenge
South Norwalk July 30 A giant snapping turtle weighing about forty pounds caused the death of one hundred chickens and three pigs in Herman Jacobs barn at Roton Point An explosion of gas from a ruptured pipe followed by asphyxiation killed the animals and injured two farmhands Jacobs planned a turtle supper to avenge the incident but the turtle perished in the gas release, while the turtle swelled from inhaled gas and the farmer vows to fatten it for revenge.
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Norwalk
Herman Jacob
Roton Point
Jacob
Jacobs
Negro Woman Fined For Defying Streetcar Racial Rule
In Richmond Virginia Anna Parker a Black woman was fined ten dollars for occupying a seat beside a white passenger and refusing to move when instructed by the conductor. She argued the car was full and was arrested after resisting further orders. The transfer was valid at First Street and the incident ended with payment of the fine.
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Richmond
Anna Parker
First Street
Third and
Broad
Robbed While He Swam At Coney Island
New York journal reports jeweler Samuel Weisman of 36 Avenue B took wife and baby to Coney Island. While swimming offshore he chased three boys who rifled his pockets. Two were caught. a gold watch and $84 missing. suspects named Albert Jenner fourteen and Joseph Goldstein twelve.
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New York
Samuel Weisman
Avenue BG
Coney Island
Welsman
Weisman
Samuel
Albert Jenner
Joseph Goldstein
Stockton Street
American dress reform row from Richmond man
Louis Martin Emmons of Richmond Ind protests against Andre Fouquieres in The New York World over July 5 1910 article claiming Americans dress poorly. Emmons asserts American men dress well in Richmond and cites social leaders to vouch for his standing and taste.
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New York
Louis Martin Emmons
Richmond
Ind
Andre de Fouquieres
M. Fouquieres
Paris
America
I. M. BE
Emmons
Society
Dreas
Central West
Chicago
Eward
Second National Bank
Commercial Club
Country Club
$500 000 POR KE. R. BRIDGE TO SAVE A FEW MINUTES
The Philadelphia and Reading plans a concrete bridge over the Delaware River at Yardley Pa five miles above Trenton to cut travel time between New York and Philadelphia. The $500000 project replaces an older show bridge with great height and delicate lines. Once completed it will carry four tracks, enabling four track operation across the system.
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Trenton
N. J
Philadelphia
Reading
Delaware River
Yardley
New York
Minnesota Tax Relief Foretold By Fiscal Conservatism
From Minneapolis comes the 1911 announcement that no state tax will be levied this year. The treasury shows a growing surplus, with four million dollars by October 1 and a projected one million seven hundred thousand after expenses. The piece credits conservative management of public lands, mineral and water-power rights, and timber leases for tax relief, warns against privatizing wealth through syndicates, and urges a policy shift away from Ballinger era Interior Department practices toward Minnesota’s model.
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Richmond
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Treasury
Gopher Commonwealth
Spee
Washington
Alaska
West
Interior Department
Ballinger
Guggenheims
Morgans
Husband and rival slain in Arkansas duel over wife
In Little Rock on Tuesday night, C. M. Gaynor and wife woke to a window entry. Gaynor fired at burglar Barger, who returned fire mortally wounding Gaynor as Barger lay dying. Mrs Gaynor had alternated marriages among Gaynor Burger and Burger during past years.
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Litle Rock
Ark
C. M. Gaynor
Gaynor
Barger
Dynamite Found Near Murdered Mayor in Danville
Danville Virginia reports say no arrests yet in the murder of Mayor A H Rousman. Two more unlamped dynamite sticks were found near the hammock site where he was killed. The sticks resemble those used in mining.
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Danville
Ridgeway
Henry County
A. H. Rousman
Sultty
Bousman
Basic Furniture Plant Fined Under Child Labor Law
The Basic Furniture Company of Basic was arraigned before Magistrates J. A. Critzer and J. A. Patterson on child labor law violations. The company pleaded guilty and paid a 25 fine after investigators from the whore Department spent days gathering data and obtaining a warrant. the plant employed children under twelve.
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Richmond
Basic Furniture Company
Basic ‘Tty
J. A. Critzer
J. A. Patterson
Whor
Comany
Jackson Introduced by His Old Master at Cartersville Talk
Giles B. Jackson of Richmond spoke at Cartersville in a mixed audience to promote the State Fair for Negroes to be held in Richmond in October. The event featured an introduction by C. W. Dickinson, whose father owned Jackson's mother. Jackson recalled slave days and noted he had learned to read and write as part of his pay after the war.
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Cartersville
Giles B. Jackson
Richmond
Town Hall
Jackson
C. W. Dickinson
Mr. Dickinson
Giles Jackson
Giles
Mars Charlie
Noted Speaker Praises Past Leaders and Addresses Fair
The speaker refrained from introducing the late Senator John W. Daniel or delivering a two hour talk with ex President Roosevelt. Instead Mars Charlie introduced him. He thanked his old master and family, then discussed the fair's merits and the uplift he seeks for the race he loved and represents.
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Senate of the United States
John W. Daniel
Roosevelt
Mars Charlie
Prosperous year for American art and luxury imports
Washington July 30 Prosperity in the United States grows as Americans boost abroad purchases of art works diamonds fine furs and champagne. Imports rise from 1909 to 1910 with art works valued at 21.1 million and diamonds up to 39.8 million. Un dressed fur skins climb to 15.2 million and dressed furs and manufactures to 11 million. Total imports advance from 1.3119 billion to 1.5581 billion, while domestic manufacturers materials show the largest yearly gain on record.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Imprcv
Scarcity of Drunkards' Wives Tests Carrie Nation Home
In Kansas City on July 20 Peter W. Goebel of the Associated Charities said the drunkards' wives home founded by Carrie Nation is a failure due to a shortage of eligible residents. He claimed laws discourage such homes and suggested there is little that can be done, with Nation seeking the property's return to fund a school at Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
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Kansas City
Kan
Carrie Nation
Peter W. Goebel
Associated Charities
Suit Case Stolen From Station Principal Loses Valise
Professor P. E. Eggleston principal of Drake's Branch High School had his suit case stolen at the passenger station several days ago. It was later found along the river bank cut open with contents removed. He placed it on the platform to mail a letter and returned to find it missing with no clue to the thief.
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Danville
P. E. Eggleston
Drake's Branch
Egeleston
Twin Sister Fails to Recognize Wartime Hero Dick Martin
Dick Martin, once of Fauquier and Missouri educator, returned to Virginia undercover as a book agent to test his twin sister’s memory. She did not recognize him, prompting a warm reunion with the Black Horse Troop at Fauquier Springs. Notables, including Judge Keith and Captain James Vass, attended the early reunion, honoring the troop’s history and survivors.
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Richmond
Dick” Martin
Blackhorse
Fauquier
Dick" Martin
Fauquier County
Virginia
Missouri
Old Dominion
Black Horse Troop
Fourth Cavalry
Martin
Fauquier Springs
American Public Health Association to Meet in Milwaukee
The American Public Health Association will hold its thirty-eighth annual meeting in Milwaukee Wisconsin from September 5 to 9. Representatives from national organizations in public health will discuss methods to coordinate work and improve efficiency and economy. Sanitary engineering will feature prominently. The association is the oldest national sanitary group with members across the United States the Dominion of Canada Mexico and Cuba. For information contact Dr. William C. Woodward secretary Washington.
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Washington, D. GC
American Public Health Association
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Dominion of Canada
Mexico
Cuba
William C. Woodward
Washington, .c
Rawn verdict leads insurers to refuse payment
In Chicago a coroner's verdict backed by the Rawn decision prompts insurers who wrote coverage aggregating over 105000 to refuse payment. The matter proceeds to court for determination.
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Chicago, Ill
Child 18 Kicked by Horse in Harrisonburg Field
In Harrisonburg Virginia a child eight named Shimitt was kicked by a horse while playing in a field near town yesterday. He lay unconscious in the sun for hours before his father found him with a fractured skull and dried blood on his face. Recovery is doubtful.
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Harrisonburg
Ensil Shimitt
Murder Farmer Near Lynchburg
In Nelson county near Lovingston an elderly farmer named McCann was found dead in his hut with his brains on the porch. The weapon is not found and authorities report the death a mystery. a coroner's inquest will be held soon.
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Lynchburg
McCann
Lovingston
Nelson County
Pretender Calls For Uprising In Spain Crisis
Don Jaime, the Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne, issued a call to arms from San Sebastian. The manifesto praises loyal Catholics amid the Vatican dispute with King Alfonso and Premier Canalejas. He vows to lead the battle, stirring excitement as republican leaders anticipate an uprising after the first Carlist move.
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Madrid
San Sebastian
Don Jaime
Bourbon
Vatican
Alfonso
Canalejas
Wedding of millionaire proc tor to baroness in court
In Cincinnati on July 20 a suit in Common Pleas Court charged Nadine De Keilus Proctor a Russian baroness with conspiracy to defraud. Percy Proctor soap magnate and English barrister De Wickes were named as figures in a disputed stock transfer connected to the baroness marriage.
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Cincinnati
Nadine de Keilus Proctor
Percy Proctor
de Wickes
London
Proctor & Gamble Soap Company
Common Pleas Court
Proctor
Lawrence Maxwell
de Wickoff
Cobb
Attorney Cobb
George W. Cormany
Mentone
France
Cormany
Three Staunton Men Injured in Auto Crash
Three Staunton men were seriously injured on a return trip from Harrisonburg. Robert Moffett suffered a broken leg that required amputation and poor survival chances. L. L. Bowman had a scalp wound, and D. L. Porter sustained two broken ribs and severe injuries. A rear tire failed, sending the Palmer Singer car into a telegraph pole. All were well known in the state.
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Staunton
Harrisonburg
Robert Moffett
L. L. Bowman
D. L. Porter
Palmer Singer
Grandfather killed in buggy accident near McGaheynville
Harrisonburg Virginia July 30 Special to The Evening Journal John R R Durrow eighty eight and blind died last night after being thrown from a buggy Thursday afternoon near McGaheynville. His granddaughter Christina Dutrow escaped with a mashed face. A broken harness caused the horse to run away and upset the buggy. Durrow a Maryland native came to Rockingham twenty years ago from Frederick City. He was a Confederate veteran and a member of the Reformed Church. He had lost an eye years ago and later the other.
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Evening Journal
Harrisonburg
John
Durrow
McGaheynville
Christine Dutrow
Maryland
Rockingham
Frederick City
The
Reformed Church
Burns Box Plant Destroyed by Fire in Portsmouth
Portmouth Virginia July 30 The million dollar Burns Box Company plant part of Standard Oil contractors was leveled by an incendiary blaze. Three acres burned and a score of buildings were destroyed. Loss insured.
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Portsmouth
Burns Box Company
Standard Oil Contractors
Memorial Services Kept for Italy King Humbert
Rome honors the tenth anniversary of King Humbert's assassination with nationwide memorials. Dowager Queen Margherita's expiatory chapel at Monseh was dedicated in solemn ceremonies led by Premier Luzzatti, restored after last week's destructive storms.
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Rome
Italy
Humbert
Margherita
Monseh
Luzzatti
Bathers at Coney Island Face Lynch Threat Over Race
New York July 30 A mob at Coney Island attempted to lynch two black men Bryant Teal and Frank Davis for swimming with white visitors. Davis, a capable swimmer, escaped by fighting away from the crowd and reaching shore. Teal was pursued through a business area before slipping away and returning home. Police were called as the chase drew broad public alarm.
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New York
Coney Island
Bryant Teal
Frank Davis
Davis
Teal
James Beaver
Beaver
Navy chief lauds Atlantic fleet in annual report
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, commander in chief, today delivered his annual report to the Navy Department praising the fleet’s target practice, discipline, and esprit de corps. He urges strict government control of wireless telegraphy to curb amateur interference and notes crews should not be rotated for a year to maintain excellence.
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Washington, D. C
Seaton Schroeder
Navy Department
Navy
Sugar Strike Triggers Fatal Riots at Williamsburg Plant
In New York a riot at the Amer Sugar Refining Company Williamsburg plant left one dead and twenty five injured as strikebreakers opened fire on marching sympathizers. Police kept 4000 crowd movement steady while 250 guard workers entered the plant amid reports of a dynamite plot.
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New York
Williamsburg
American Sugar Refining Company
Amateur attorney shouts down during Chelsea Hill case
S H Humphreys tollgate keeper acted as defense for his son and three companions amid disorderly conduct charges on Chelsea Hill. Four youths Willie Jones Cleveland Humphreys Frank Bass Irvine Kirby were fined $2.50 each plus costs totaling $46.45 per offender. Humphreys argued and insulted the magistrate after the ruling, threatening and trying to sway the proceedings before restraint.
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S. H. Humphreys
Tollgate
Brook Trend
Chelsea Hill
Puryear
Ecosis
Willie Jones
Cleveland Humphreys
Frank Bass
Irvine Kirby
Sherif Taylor
Martin
Wood Street
Humphreys
Puryerin
Walt
Aida
Refuse Pardons for Father and Son William and Warren Craig
Clemency was denied by the Governor in the cases of William Wesley and Warren Tucker Craig serving twenty one and eighteen year terms for the murder of Bruce Lonas in Shenandoah county. Mrs Craig campaigned for months to secure pardons. appeals to several governors were denied. The case involved arson robbery and murder with long sentences, while defenders insisted the crime was committed by another. Both men remain at the State Farm in Goochland, with possible ticket of leave future depending on records.
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Richmond
William Wesley
Warren Tucker Craig
Bruce Lonas
Shenandoah County
Craig
Virginia
Solon W
Robert
John Linthicum
Wesley
Warren Craig
Goochland
Lonas
Want Telephones on All Farms Conference at Ocean View
Managers of the Bell Telephone system held a two day meeting at Ocean View to plan placing a telephone in every farm house and to discuss extending and improving service. Attendants included W J Crews R Wright L J Oliver A S Tanner EM Taylor H O Banes J S Jones Eugene Bowers T A Whitaker R M McCandlish W B Fergusson G S Kennard T B Byrd and I C Hale with a Chesapeake sailing conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
American Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ocean View
Chesapeake
W. J. Crews
R. Wright
L. J. Oliver
Norfolk
A. 8. Tanner
EM. Taylor
Lynchburg
H. O. Banes
Danville
J. 5S. Jones
Alexandria
Eugene Bowers
Fredericksburg
T. A. Whitaker
Portsmouth
R. M. McCandlish
Newport News
W. B. Fergusson
Suffolk
G. S. Kennard
Williamsburg
T. B. Byrd
Winchester
I. c. Hale
Perisbure
Settlement of Great Strike Nears End in New Conference
New York July 3 Representatives of employers and striking cloak makers held a new wage conference saying much progress toward settlement has been made. The end of the greatest strike in a single locality in America was said to be near. Louis D Brandeis was chosen to preside at the session after the Ballinger-Pinot investigation. Nine subjects were taken up and tentatively settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Louis D. Brandeis
Rfo Glavis
Ballinger-Pinenot
Washington
Infuriated man kills two women and then himself
In a jealous rage George Coyle shot Mrs. Edward Hevinger to death fatally wounded Mrs. Dora Wilson and then shot himself. Mrs. Wilson tried to save Mrs. Hevinger and was attacked.
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Toledo
George Coyle
Edward Hevinger
Dora Wilson
Governor Denies Pardon for Clarence Woodward
Governor Mann declines to grant a pardon to Clarence Woodward of Newport News who is serving a ten year term in the State prison for criminal assault. Convicted in 1906 the prisoner claimed liquor influenced his act and that he did not enter the victim's room, while the woman’s statements conflict with his.
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Richmond
Mann
Clarence Woodward
Newport News
Actu Tally
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Pon
M. Pourquieres
Northwestern State
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