Preacher and Wife Beaten. Walker Denies Claims
A Walkerton man, Walker, and his wife faced accusations of beating a pastor and his wife. Walker denied the assault and described the dispute as misrepresented, stating his son was restrained and condemning the accuser. The Walker family is prominent in King and Queen and exoneration is noted amid local reactions. The eight-oared shell race at West Point was canceled as Baltimore crews lacked a participant, impacting the Virginia Club and local oarsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkerton
EB. Walker
C. J. Kidd
Walker
King and Queen
West Point
Virginia Cid
Ariel Club
Balti
Richmond Realty Worth $62,489,403 in 1910 Lands
A Hawkins, commissioner, sends 1910 land books to the city auditor. The figures, not based on the assessment, show total Richmond land value at $62,489,403 with white and black areas. projected 25 percent value rise by 1911 and state tax implications for Washington Ward and Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmond
A. Hawkins
Richmond
Land Books
Washington
Manchester
Hawkins
Washington Ward
Chesterfield
Virginia Bar Association Meeting in Springs Virginia
Virginia Bar Association meeting at Springs with officers elected and annual address by Judge Whitelock of Baltimore. The session featured discussions on federal law and the Supreme Court as a model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springs
Virginia and Bar Aesociation
A. J. Montague
United States Supreme
Baltimore
Sdv
Richmond
Virginia
William L. Marburg
Maryland Lyew
Delivans
Horace G. Lurton
States Supreme Court
Harry Pucker
SR Asylu
Commuter Apology Ends Disorderly Train Incident
After a heated tirade in a subway car, Huey Hoey mocked Mrs. Yanger and companions until police were called. Patrolman Dillon arrested him, but Mrs. Yanger urged an apology. Hoey agreed, charges were dropped, and he was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Yanger
Huey
Mioey
Hoey
One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Spain in Throes of Civil War
Spain faces intensified civil strife as Republicans clash with Clericals across Barcelona and Catalonia. Government mobilizes First Reserve while Weyler amasses 50 000 troops near Barcelona amid radical demonstrations and arrests of anarchists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Catalonia
Barcelona
Bilboa
General Weyler
Cuba Faces Another Revolt in Santiago Province
Reports say a major revolt erupted in Santiago with about one thousand rebels armed and moving, commanded by Generals Miniet and Janet. Rurales and government forces mobilize. reinforcements promised to Santiago as authorities fear a provisional capital move at El Caney. Senor Menocal and Generals Rabí Cobrego named among opponents. Monteagudo leads the government expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havan
Santiago
Hrana
Miniet
Janet
el Caney
Minuet
Senor Menocal
Gomez
Genera Rabi
Cobrego
Monteagudo
Question of Rat Stirs Pittsburg Restaurant
In Pittsburg a Park Building eatery faced a strike by sixty waitresses who walked out over a demand for workers to wear rats in their hair as a humorous accessory. They returned daily for breakfast under a flag of truce while management and staff debated removing the rats. A trial week will decide if the fashion remains or is abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Park
Cow on Fire Burns in Huntington Ten Acre Lot
In Huntington Long Island a cow within a ten acre pasture owned by Clinton F Hill caught fire while residents were dining. A man alerted the Hill family who leaped the fence and removed the flaming blanket. The cow was badly burned but may survive. cause of the fire is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Lot
New York
Huntington
L. I
Clinton F. Hill
Clinton Avenue
Mr. Hill
Two Indians Capsize Canoe in Passamaquoddy Bay Rescue
Two Passamaquoddy Indians, reportedly intoxicated, launched a witch bark canoe from shore near Bar Harbor Maine as the Mayflower anchored. The bow man tumbled, the canoe capsized, and both were rescued by others aboard and later recovered to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Passa- Magquoddy Bay
Maine
Ene Okie
Bryan Beaten by His Friends at Nebraska Convention
In Grand Island Nebraska William Jennings Bryan a longtime Democratic leader suffered a heavy defeat at the state convention July 27 with 647 votes to 198 against his county option plank. Gov Shallenberger led the victory endorsing his program while ex Mayor James C Dahlman failed to gain. Bryan defended his position urging initiative and referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Nebraska
Shallenberger
James C. Dahlman
Omaha
Shhallenberger
Dahlmann
Bhallenberger
C. J. Smith
Ww. J Bryan
H. B. Fleharty
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
South America
United States
Sale
Republican Party
Hrgan
Beach Park Hotel Burns in West Point Fire
A midnight blaze in West Point destroys the Beach Park Hotel and several adjacent structures. Firefighters faced water shortages, relying on distant tanks and salt water. The wreck is complete except for the pilings. excursions will continue with meals served at the Terminal Hotel until rebuild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Beach Park
George E. Governator, Jr
Park Hotel
Terminal Hotel
Enlisted Man Kills Himself in Norfolk Residence
Edgar H. Schrock a 25 year old former Marine private killed himself with a .32 caliber revolver at 211 Chestnut Street Norfolk early Wednesday. Found about 7:30 am by Mrs Rosen while cleaning his room. He enlisted March 1906 at Fort Wayne Ind served four years discharged April 6 1910 at Norfolk navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Edgar H. Schrock
K. Rosen
Chestnut Street
Iver Johnson
Fort Wayne
Ind
Norfolk Navy Yard
Rioting in Columbus Ohio Sparks State Troop Talk
Special report: Mayor and Marshall seek Governor's aid as streetcar strike erupts into violence. Police protect cars, arrests reach sixteen, three company workers held for shooting, two pedestrians wounded, saloons closed amid efforts to quell unrest. Governor Harmon heads to Columbus to assess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Marshall
Harmon
Love of a Dog for His Masters
A Richmond Virginia piece discusses hydrophobia in dogs, noting how pets read human moods, the slow progression of the disease, and its symptoms from careworn expression to foaming mouth. It contrasts canine fear with humans and ends with a moral quip attributed to Gilberta S&S Whittle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Rover
Azrael
Angel of Death
Gilberta S&s Whittle
Wants Pay From Insane Husband in Henrico Court
In Henrico County Court Judge Scott heard Mrs. Cornwall seek alimony of 50 dollars a week from her husband John Cornwall now in a North private sanitarium. Counsel included Jullien Gunn L D Wendenbure and ex Commonwealth's Attorney Russell. Cornwall was declared insane weeks ago and his marriage to Mrs Cornwall, already twice-married, was annulled on grounds of his insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrico County
Scott
Cornwall
Professor Saunders Narrow Escape On Farm Injury
Professor W D Saunders dairy and pure food commissioner was injured on his Franklin county farm when a flour mill belt trapped him. He was rescued by a mill attache and faces at least two weeks of recovery as doctors treat facial lacerations and burns from the belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Saunders
Dairy and Pure Food
Franklin County
Professor Saunders
Saunders
Policeman Dor sey accused of robbery at Guilford Avenue saloon
Baltimore detectives arrested Patrolman Charles T Dorsey after he donned a officer’s uniform and burgled Harry G Lee’s saloon on Guilford Avenue and Chase Wednesday morning. A marked dollar bill was recovered from him and he remained held in $5,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Jumore
Charles T. Dorsey
Harry G. Lee
W. Guilford Avenue
Chase
Dorsey
Weaver
Davis
Lee
Lice Dement
Three Men Seared by Steam On Tug Peerless Accident
A boiler manhole exploded on the tug Peerless, trapping James Celisel and Hugh Harper in a confined engine room. A Spaniard, name unclear, died in the steam blast. Celisel and Harper sustained severe scalds but are expected to recover. coworkers raced to their aid as the accident unfolded early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fti Mor S
His First Swim Fine, For He Found a Wife
Orion Robinson of Atlantic City, after a dramatic beach rescue that ended with him marrying Elizabeth Higgins, daughter of Atlantic City merchant S. B. Higgins, highlights a seaside tale from last summer. Robinson, who had lived in the city 33 years, joined Miss Higgins in the water, saved her from drowning, and a year later they wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
O Orion Robinson
Elizabeth Higgins
B. Higgins
Robinson
Carload of cider goes a begging in Richmond
Special report on a three year legal saga in the Law and Equity Court over a carload of cider from Massachusetts. Judge Ingram ruled the cold storage firm could keep the cider, which was finally sold at public auction for 100 dollars, the cider said to have aged into champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ingram
Law and Equity Court
Massachusetts
Consignee
Cold Storage Company
Law and Equity
Last Case of the Baggage Thieves in Charlottesville
The trial of Martin Jacobosky, alleged member of a trunk thief gang, was continued to the September term in Charlottesville. His attorney is L. O. Wendenburg, with a prominent Charlottesville attorney involved. Mrs. Jacobosky visits daily from Henrico jail. The Orange county grand jury is in session examining charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Jacobosky
Charlottesville
L. O. Wendenburg
Jacobosky
Indictments In Virginia Rail Case Target Jacobsky
Detectives King Connelly and Bunby representing Chesapeake and Ohio Southern and Pennsylvania Railroads will witness as the accused faces charges for offenses in January 1907. Jacobsky already indicted at Charlottesville for a similar crime and appears to be facing another indictment this afternoon with Special Agent Scherer of Chesapeake and Ohio as witness. George W. Thomas plans to plead guilty for baggage thefts, while Jacobsky prepares to contest the case in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobsky
King, Connelly
Bunby
Chesapeake and Ohio
Southern
Pennsylvania
Charlottesville
Scherer
George W. Thomas
Sig
Button from Civil War captain returned to Richmond Blues
Captain Benjamin Jepson of Hartford Connecticut served in the Governors Foot Guard and witnessed the death of Captain O Jennings Wise at Roanoke Island in February 1862. A button shot from Wise’s uniform was recovered and has now been framed and returned with a letter of explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Jepson
Governors Foot Guard
Hartford
Five Solenodons Caught Alive on Clyde Liner Cherokee
New York report. Five solenodons aboard the Clyde liner Cherokee were captured from Central America by Franklin and Harriet Adams. One died en route. six were obtained, two in reserve. The animals resemble ant eaters with movable tusks and doglike teeth. They survived due to absence of their natural snake predator. The specimens will be shared with several zoos, aiding zoological education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Franklin Adams
Bulletin
The
Bureau of American Republics
Harriet Chalmers Adams
Central America
Snake. Mr. and Mrs. Adams
Mrs. Adams
Son shoots man in Kentucky revenge for mother
In Bloomington Kentucky a sixteen year old son of Mrs Rosetta Gentry killed the man who murdered his mother. He stood over the body and fired both barrels of a shotgun at William Anderson, who was standing a few feet away, killing him instantly. Authorities do not know the cause of the feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Rosetta Gentry
Bloomington
William Anderson
Wind checks replace words with practical wind proofing
The New York World reports a comic idea from Pittsburgh Aero Club issuing wind checks for events and daily life. Wind checks may grant next day entry, allow partial speech, or excuse minor delays, offering a playful substitute for older phrases as winds threaten plans.
Local Journalist Kills Infant in Sudden Insanity
Willar J. Carver, a Washington man and former Indianapolis resident, suddenly went insane today and threw his eleven month old son to the floor, fracturing the skull. The child died soon after. Police restrained him and he was taken to Government Hospital for the Insane. Carver had shown irrational behavior for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Willar J. Carver
Indianapolis
Carver
Government Hospital
Labor Day Celebration Planned for Virginia Beach
Tidewater Virginia labor unions selected Virginia Beach for Labor Day events on Monday September 6. An elaborate program will be arranged for the occasion in Norfolk and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Tidewater
Virginia
Judge Waddill Injures Ankle in Virginia Beach Incident
NORFOLK VA Special report states Judge Waddill injured his ankle while returning from church in Virginia Beach yesterday and will be confined to his cottage for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waddill
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Prisoner Grants Chief Benefit by Cries for Help
Charles LeCost a negro prisoner on a Chesterfield county road gang near Forest Hill is praised for alerting authorities when fellow convict Lee Moseley tried to escape. LeCost seeks a governor’s pardon after a year on the road gang and has clemency recommended. Moseley, a repeat escape risk, was thwarted by LeCost’s alarm during the late night attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Charles LeCost
Chesterfield County
Forest Hill
Moseley
Charles
D. D. Winfree
LeCost
Hastings
Durance
le Cost
Chesterfield
Mid- Jothian Road
J. B. Wood
Mosely
Robbers Break Into Grove Avenue Church in Richmond
A thief forced entry through a kitchen window at Grove Avenue Baptist Church on Grove Avenue and Harrison Streets, rummaging the church from the annex to the basement in a bid for valuables but missing the silver service and most books. Desks and drawers were opened, the pastor's desk pried, and a front door key taken. Discovery occurred before 8 am by janitor James Brown, with no suspect yet. The incident follows similar church burglaries in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Grove Avenue Baptist
Grove Avenue
Harrison Streets
W. C. James
James Brown
James
Hanover Avenue
Lost and Found Ads Spark Forging of Public Trust
In Omaha on July 25 Louis Wiley recalled King Charities II ads in Mercurius Publicus June 28, 1860 as early lost and found notices. He noted the Lost and Found column became a valuable feature evidencing trust and honesty as readers recover items through advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
King Charities II
Mercurius Publicus
Lost and
Louis Wiley
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
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BAR Associati
Nor Springs, VA
Willis
Cuba
STIRS
Rostrum
Young Marine
Ohio
Pure Food
Aero Club
Fers
Panama
New York World
Gols
Presbyterian
Petersburg
Charles II
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