Breeches Leg at Issue in Virginia Murder Case
Charles Fountain faces ten years in prison after the Virginia Court of Appeals declines a writ of error on a case tied to the death of Barney Bunch. The evidence centers on a bloody pants leg exhibited during trial and questions of corpus delicti. The jury found Fountain guilty while James and an unnamed accomplice are linked to the crime near Zion Station on December 12, 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Charles Fountain
Virginia Court of Appeals
Charlies
Charles
Louisa Dark~ey
Barney Bunch
Ewart
Louisa Oakbrush
Fountain
Zion Station
Bunch
Linwood James
William Jeffs
James
Louisa
Durin
Foustalin
Brien
Commonwealth
Glerk Jones
Supreme Court
Richmond Girl Is Under Arrest for Petit Larceny
A fourteen year old girl from Richmond is detained after entering the home of R W Jones at 5 North Harvie Street and taking a purse with stamps and thirty seven cents. Police say she admitted multiple similar break ins in Laurel and Harvie Streets while claiming to be seeking work. The Paynes recently moved from Louisville, Ky, and the father works at Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
R. W. Jones
North Harvie Street
Ethel Payne
John Payne
South Pine Street
Belton
West End
Mrs. Jones
Severa
Laurel Street
Harvie Street
Payne
Louisville
How to Kill Fleas by Your Uncle San
The Public Health Service notes fleas can survive in water for up to seven days. It warns that kerosene misci ble oils bisulphide of carbon hydrocyanic acid gas and sulfur dioxide are quick and effective in destroying fleas. In San Francisco observers noted healthy fleas that continued biting even after apparent recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
Washington, D. C
Ealth Service
San Francisco
Mantad
Labor Day Militia Planned at Richmond Fair Grounds
Labor Day preparations in Richmond include a plan for a small mock militia battle at the fair grounds to attract crowds and boost the event. The piece expresses hope the militia will mobilize fully, believing their participation would best serve the state and country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Fair Grounds
Labor unions and the military arm should unite on Labor Day
The Roanoke Times urges cordial ties between organized labor and the government military arm. It condemns hostile sentiment as folly and argues troops are to suppress violence opposed by union principles, often caused by outsiders. The piece calls for Richmond unions and militiamen to become close allies and for Labor Day to foster that bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Roanoke Times
Revolt in Honduras Sparks Foreign Rescue Calls
A Ceiba cablegram reports revolt erupting at many points in Honduras with Americans near Tegucigalpa seeking protection at the U S Consulate as Ex President Bonilla's forces approach the capital. Davila is believed unlikely to hold out. The Italian Consulate allegedly attacked and its flag insulted. An Italian warship reportedly has been summoned.
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Honduras
New Orleans
Las
Ceiba
Tegucigalpa
United States
Bonilla
Davila
Reward Offered for Louis Restelli in Quincy Shooting
In Quincy Massachusetts a $500 reward for the capture of Louis Restelli dead or alive was posted by Charles H Hardwick son of Restelli's victim Hardwick personally pledges the reward if Restelli is found dead Hard rock quarries are being dynamited as searchers fear Restelli may have drowned in a water filled quarry hole around the city
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Quincy
Mass
Louis Restelli
Charles H. Hardwick
Restelli
Hardwick
Fate of New York racing in hands of stewards
The fate of racing in New York State rests with the Jockey Club stewards meeting at Saratoga on Friday. It is expected that formal notice will announce the closure of the Club’s tracks in the state on September 1, the effective date of the Agnew Perkins anti racing laws. Powerful interests plan a possible resumption next spring under better conditions.
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New York
New York State
Jockey Club
Saratoga
Order Came Too Late To Save Girl At Dead Man's Curve
Loretta Drewitt twenty four of Laurel Hill was killed by a Long Island Railroad engine near Dead Man's Curve just before an order to keep pedestrians off the tracks. Public Service Commission had urged stricter punishment for trespass and Laurel Hill police acted too late to save her.
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New York
Long Island
Loretta Drewitt
Washington Avenue
Laurel Hill
Hunter's Point
Ambler
Laurel Hi
Drewitt
Miss Clarke Weds J Harvey Wood in Farce of the Press
New York report details a drawn out wedding hoax involving J Harvey Wood of a Brooklyn real estate firm and Miss Modjeska Clarke. The pair staged public announcements and staged wedding plans, then finally wed at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church with military witnesses before revealing the ruse. They then traveled to Atlantic City for a brief honeymoon and planned to reside at the Hotel Lucerne.
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New York
J. Harvey Wood
No. 160
Broadway
Gainsborough
Fifty-ninth Street
Modjeska Clarke
Noe
Bergen Street
Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
J. Monroe Stick
Wood
Miss Clarke
Mary
William Wood
CU. S A
Staten Tetend
Staten Island
Athaetic City
France
Miles Clarke
Gainsborough Studios
Atlantic City
Pitth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Fwo
Avantie City
Lucerne
No Spooling Over City Phones Bites Budget
Pittsburg mayor’s edict cracks down on personal calls by city workers after tolls topped 12 000 last year. Employed spouses and partners warned to avoid any nonbusiness use of city lines during work hours or lunch. Central operators must report violations or face dismissal, with orders to disconnect any nonwork conversations heard on city wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ayor W. A. Magee
Staunton Troops Demand Pay After Gettysburg Delay
Staunton military circles protest protracted delay by the paymaster general in sending state pay for Gettysburg service. About 150 men in Staunton and First Regiment HQ reportedly face withheld funds for nearly a month, with soldiers blaming pay-roll issues and questioning officers. Indignation grows as delay drags on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Gettysburg
Consolvo
Phymaster
First Regiment
Adjutant General Aims to Speed Up Soldier Pay
The Adjutant General has been examining the delay and is determined to push progress. He received a letter yesterday stating that all troops will be paid before the end of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sale
Indictments Against United Wireless Telegraph Co
Federal grand jury finished investigations into United Wireless Telegraph Company methods and reportedly found indictments against chief officials for using the mails to defraud stockholders. Indictments to be presented to Judge Hough in the criminal branch of the Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Grand Jury
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Federal
Hough
Crimial
United States Circuit Court
Aliens Admitted To U S Reach One Million Forty-One Thousand
Washington, D C Special report: Immigration Commissioner Keefe announces 1 041 570 aliens admitted to the United States in the year ending June 30. Southern Italy leads with 132 000 arrivals, followed by Germany 71 380, Poland 128 348, Ireland 48 382, Spain 5 895, Scandinavia 2 037, England 53 498, France 21 107.
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Washington, D. C
Keefe
United States
Italy
Germany
Poland
Ireland
Spain
Scandinavia
England
Desperate Fight With Negro Brute Near Mechanicsville
Special Officer Robert Tiller of Henrico county weighed about 130 pounds and battled Early Jones in a desperate hand to hand pursuit near Mechanicsville Turnpike three miles from the city. Jones fled with a torn scalp and bruises from Tiller and other officers who hunted overnight, firing five times without apparent effect. Authorities insist the escape underscores need for bloodhounds to catch offenders.
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Richmond
Jack Johnson
Robert Tiller
Henrico County
Early Jones
Mechanicsville Turnpike
Omecer Tiller
Tiller
Sydnor
Traylor
W. G. Martin
Itheer Tiller
Offcer Tiller
Martin
Rob Tiller
City recreation and amusement needed for all citizens
The Petersburg Progress notes that while many common people deny need for recreation, all citizens require some leisure. It argues that cities cannot fund costly seaside or mountain trips, but music in city parks is a valuable relief. Richmond and Petersburg share this need and support for appropriation.
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Richmond
Petersburg
Airship trust eyed to control air lanes world wide
New York special reports a proposed airship trust aiming to dominate aerial machines and routes. A new Illinois company plans to compete with the Wright brothers, led by inventor William S. Romme with sheds at Stamford Connecticut. Directors include Harold F. McCormick and John D Rockefeller family associates among Chicago figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Wright Brothers
William S. Romme
Stamford
Conn
Romme
Harold F. McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
John A. of
Chicago
John D
Belmont Park shift signals power struggle in era
Rockefeller Jr and The Wright Company draw backing from Belmont, Ryan, and Vanderbilt as Hempstead Plains moves to Belmont Park. The retirement of Gage E Tarbell as manager and his succession by August Belmont foreshadow a fierce battle amid shifting leadership and influence in the racing and business arena.
Goat Bites Police Lieutenant On Staten Island Road
Special Police Lieutenant John W. Earley of New Corp. S. L. station is rescued by police after a goat strike knocks him into a roadside ditch near Staten Island. Ex-Alderman John Gillen and station men find him barely conscious as the goat munches nearby. Earley is taken home. Gillen apologizes and takes the goat home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Special
John W. Early
Corp. S
Newrp
Gillen
Earley
Swanson Named U S Senator by Virginia Governor
Editorials from Roanoke World Alexandria Gazette and Petersburg Progress laud ex Governor Claude A. Swanson as Governor Mann’s choice to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator John W. Daniel. They praise his youth experience and anticipated effective service, noting broad public approval across Virginia and confidence he will represent the state faithfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Swanson
Swanson
Roanoke World
Mann
United States
John W. Daniel
General Assembly
Congress
Old Dominion
Virginia
Alexandria Gazette
United States Senate
Daniel
Petersburg
Swanson Appointed U S Senator by Governor Mann
Governor Mann named former Virginia Governor Claude A. Swanson to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Daniel. Swanson is viewed as best qualified among serious contenders and likely to win the Democratic primary. his term runs until March 4, 1911 with probable reappointment after the 1912 general Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann
Claude A. Swanson
United States Senate
Daniel
Swanson
General Assembly
Virginia
Norfolk
Swanson Named U.S. Senator for Virginia
The article notes Claude A. Swanson’s appointment as United States Senator to replace John W. Daniel and his expected seating in December. It contrasts Swanson with Andrew Jackson Montague, who, though praised, had no chance, and forecasts a forthcoming lively race if Swanson falters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
United States
John W. Daniel
Washington
Congress
Swanson
Andrew Jackson Montague
South
Mann
Montague
Emporia
Swanson Named U S Senator Surprising Virginians
Governor Mann or ex Governor Swanson will appoint a U S Senator to replace Martin. Rumors swirled that Tucker or Montague would be chosen, but Swanson’s selection shocks Virginians and signals a break with the machine.
Bank Thief Confesses to Theft of Shares
New York cashier Erwin J. Wider of the Russo-Chinese Bank pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing 100 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares valued at 11 400. General Sessions Judge O Sullivan remanded Wider until next Wednesday for sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erwin J. Wider
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Judge O'Sullivan
General Sessions
Wider
Four Die In Hoboken Tenement Fire Tragedy
Hoboken N J four persons an entire family perished in a blaze at 252 Spring Street West Hoboken. Louis Blazetti aged 32 Mary 30 and their sons Paul four and John eight among the dead. Firemen and neighbors were overcome by smoke as others were rescued or treated. Chief Charlies Lester and William Winkelman aided victims before succumbing to injuries.
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Hoboken
N. J
Spring St
West Hoboken
Louis Blazetti
Mary
Paul
John
Ghat
Airplane Demonstration Boosts Pine Plains Army Practice
New York National Guard welcomes a Farman biplane for on ground field trials near Pine Plains New York. Major General Grant notes the aeroplane’s potential military value while pilots Erlandson and Philip Wilcox prepare to test its capabilities under supervision of Major General Grant and the New York Signal Corps. The plane can carry one or two passengers, cruises at about fifty miles per hour, and features a 35 by 6 foot wing span.
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Pine Plains
N. Y
New York National Guard
Army
United States
Glenn H. Curtiss
New York World
Farman
Erlandson
Philip Wilcox
West Fifty-second Street
New York
New York Signal Corps
Frederick D. Grant
Wilcox
Warren Wins Manhasset School Trustee Seat
William A. Warren, coachman for Payne Whitney, was elected school trustee in Manhasset Village School District, defeating Stephen A. Mason. Warren campaigned door to door, highlighting personal ties to public schools. Mason’s backers noted Warren’s property ownership near local hotels and his local generosity. Vote count 659 to 69. The board’s new lineup includes a real estate man, a retired farmer, a harvest smoker, and a school principal. A proposed primary class for Plandomoe was rejected.
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New York
Manhasset
L. 1
William A. Warren
Payne Whitney
Stephen A. Mason
Mason Taxicab Company
Warren
Charles L. Newbold
Charles Coles
Friends of
Mr. Mason
Mason
Newport
Harvess
Frances Hodgsor Burnett
Plandomoe
Ferry boat Perth Amboy engineer dies at throttle
Solomon Lefevre 68, an engineer on the Tottenville Perth Amboy line for 25 years, died in the engine room as the ferry stalled at the Tottenville slip. The vessel resumed its trip with no delay, averting danger from the Kill Von Kull current and coal barges. Lefevre’s body was taken home to Tottenville.
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New York
Perth Amboy
Tottensville
S. 1
New Jersey
Androvette
John Crone
Lefevre
Virginia produced greater men than Robert E. Lee says Petersburg Index Appeal
The Petersburg Index Appeal quotes New York World claiming Virginians have produced more illustrious men than Robert E. Lee. The piece names no individuals and presents the provocative comparison as a public journalistic assertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
New York World
Petersburg Index Appeal
Vaughn and Chase Escape Death on Limited Train
Hal Chase and Jim Vaughn, en route to join their team, endured a narrow death escape on a New York Central limited train fourteen miles east of Utica. An express struck a broken down engine ahead, killing the engineer and badly injuring Vaughn while Chase was thrown into the aisle and scattered among passengers, with a woman possibly fatally hurt.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hal Chase
Jim Vaughn
New York Central
Utica
Express
Vaughn
Chase
Knights Templars Gather in Chicago for Triennial Conclave
About 15 000 visitors have arrived in Chicago for the Knights Templar triennial conclave set to begin Saturday. Trains are carrying attendees from all directions and a steady influx is expected. Police tightened rail station surveillance amid warnings of concerted pocket picking and tactics to bypass city checkpoints.
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Chicago
Ill
Knights Templar
Sony
McNeal Nominated for Governor in Oklahoma
J W McNeal was nominated for Governor of Oklahoma in the Republican primaries. His majority is uncertain though election seems conceded, with Fergusson Fields and Jones also in the race. Democratic votes show a close contest between W H Murray and Lee Cruce, Cruce leading by a slight margin. Cruce’s followers claim a 1,000 vote victory. Congressional races favor Republican incumbents in the First through Fifth districts, while the grandfather clause constitutional amendment passes by 10,000 to 15,000 votes.
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B. S. McGuire
Dick Morgan
C. E. Creager
Charles Carter
Scott Ferriss
Loudoun Chautauqua Opens in Purcellville Four Lectures Expected
Leesburg reports the thirty third annual assembly of the Prohibition and Evangelical Association of Loudoun county began on Purcellville grounds. The eight day event, one of the Souths largest, features top lecturers and entertainers. Opening day was Sunday shows. prohibition days follow with Rev Dr Samuel Gray and Col George W Gain as principal speakers. Governor Mann attends patriotic day on August 10.
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Loudoun
Samuel Gray
Colon George W. Gain
Governor Mann
Three Negroes Held For Robbing Bank in Virginia
In Suffolk Virginia three men John Brooks Dick Cousins and John Walker all described as Negroes were held for the grand jury after a preliminary hearing before three magistrates in South Bull. A fourth suspect awaits hearing. The July 10 robbery at Bank of South Will Mecklenbarre county saw the quartet enter the vault after a clerk was held up but failed to open the time lock. About $29 was taken from the clerk.
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Suffolk
John Brooks
Dick Cousins
John Walker
South Will
Mecklenbarre
South Bull
Professor Rider Elopes to Bristol Wedding
Professor G. C. Ruler of the University of Virginia married Miss Willie Wooding in Bristol Tennessee after crossing the state line. The ceremony occurred at a friend's home with Rev J M Shelburne officiating. The couple’s groom hails from Buchanan Virginia and both are connected to academia.
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Bristol
Tenn
G. C. Ruler
University of Virginia
Willie Wooding
Buchanan
Virginia couples wed in Washington DC
Marriage licenses issued yesterday to Virginia couples in Washington DC include Moses Lackey, 24, of Bluemont and Lizzie Ashby, 18, of Berryville. Thomas Maskey, 27, and Florence Crowther, 27. George Adams, 43, and Annie Palmore, 30, Cumberland. Wallace Radcliffe, unknown 2. Joseph Harrison, 24, and Gracie Ash, 23, Bumpass and Leesburg. Jesse Wright, 33, and Nettie Winger, 24, Fairfax County. plus C chapel Perby.
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Washington, D. C
Virginia
Moses Lackey
Bluemont
Lizzie Ashby
Berryville
J. M. Little
Thomas A. Maskey
Florence €. Crowther
James L.felain
George C. Adams
Annie H. Palmore
Cumberland
Wallace Radcliffe
Joseph 8. Harrison
Bumpass
Gracie Ash
Leesburg
George H. Harris
Jesse Wright
Nette Winger
Faira County
C Chapel P
Texas Judge Denounces Elkhart Race Massacre Probe
The Anderson County Court opened an inquiry into last week's race killings in Elkhart and Liocum Texas where eighteen to twenty five African Americans were slain. Judge Gardner branded the shootings as cold blooded murders not a riot and urged indictments for those connected. Officials' inquiry found many victims were shot while fleeing with their belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Elkhart
Liocum
Tex
South
Jude Gardner
Anderson
Alexandria Gazette
Colonel Roosevelt Visits Dickson City as Sociologist
Col Roosevelt turns sociologist and visits coal region in Lackawanna Valley Pennsylvania to study miners lives and conditions in silk mills. He spends hours touring mines meeting workers, discussing social issues with miners families and local residents amid a curious town turnout and informal reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Jonel Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Roosevelt
Lackawanna Valley
T. R
Coods
Rooseevlt
Jake Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
Mr. Kavanaugh
Miner's
United States
Jake
Dick- Son City
Kavanaughs
Fabergasted
Colonel Roosevelt
John Pressman
Lietuwiska
Henne
Theodore Roosevelt
Havana
William Sears
Sue Roosevelt
Lottie Lee Perfecto
Ely
Mia
Johnson
Jeffries
Michael Popek
Dickson City
George
Delaware
Body of J. G. Carlisle Placed in Vault in D C
The body of John G. Carlisle, statesman and jurist, who died in New York, was placed in a Rock Creek Cemetery vault in Washington for the interim before fall interment in Covington, Kentucky. Funeral services at St. Thomas Episcopal Church were brief and dignified with relatives Curtis, Pitkin attending from New York and Islip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
John G. Carlisle
New York
Rock Creek
Covington
Curtisle
Islip
S. 1
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
William E. Curtis
the Treasury
Louis Sherman Pitkin
Carlisle
Ocen
Newark
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Burmey Bunch
Girivs Lifi
J. Marvey WooDb
Wireless Telegraph Co
Oaticer Tiller
John Dbd
Rockefeller
Chude A. Swanson
Fifth District
Hoboken Blaze
Knight Templars
Professor Rider
Col. Roosevelt
J. G. Carlisle
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