Thaw habeas hearing ends as Thaw case nears conclusion
A long habeas corpus hearing for Harry K. Thaw closed with Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw denouncing a person she accuses of dragging Thaw to the Ten derloin slums. The report also notes various incidents and legal actions from across the nation, including insurer Hearings, train collisions, political defeats, and a pole to pole regional unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Mary Copley Thaw
Harry Thaw
New York
Hotchkiss
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Pittsburg-Buffalo Company
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Northwest
Paragould
Ark
Chicago Junction
Chicago
Congress Hotel
Fairbanks
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Charles B Clarke
Thomas Taggert
Indianapolis
Alfred H. Burroughs
Bristol
Tenn
Maanah J. C. T. Young
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Abram C. Eby
Burkeville
Philadelphia
Post Office
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Rowland W. Webster
Royal Geographical Society
South Pole
Los Angeles
San Carlos
Chihuhua
Calhoun Harris
Orr Cotton Mills Company
Anderson
D. C
Harris
Thaw
Fom
Charles Morschauser
Melville Castle
William DD. Craig
Waldorf-Astoria
Skain
Lexington
Watts Parker
Barnum & Bailey’s
Battle Creek
Mich
James Russell
Joseph Boren
Oklahoma City
Jones & M.laughlin Steel Company
Pittsburg Buffalo Company
Quan Yick Nam
Elsie Sigel
Angler's Association of
St. Lawrence River
Alexandria Bay
Multiple Global Events Reported Across Nations
The report notes a general strike threat by the General Confederation of Labor if French government actions interfere with an international labor congress. It covers Melilla clashes, water supply disruption in Spain, a murder case in Frankfurt, honors for Victor Emmanuel, Bleriot’s Channel flight tribute, a stranded Maori crew, missionary trial delays, Armenian raids, a Mexican steel plant plan, Zeppelin monument, A Liautard honored, Roosevelt church cornerstone, Valencia elected president of Colombia, and a Russian naval officer's sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Confederation of Labor
International Congress of Laboring Men
Melilla
Elsie Sigel
New York
Frankfort
Germany
Victor Emmanuel
Sienor Anzani
Maton
Louis Bleriot
Slang Bay
Leopoldville
William Morrison
W. H. Sheppard
Ali Khan
Azerbaijan
Mexico City
Count Zeppelin
Oppenheim
Rhine
Norfolk Man Murders Glassed Insult to Wife
Harry Jarvis struck Thomas Manson with a gralking cane after an alleged insult to his wife near Jarvis’s store. Manson, a Philadelphia native and stranger in Portsmouth, suffered a skull fracture and was treated at the King’s Daughters Hospital. He denies accosting Mrs. Jarvis and says he was running for the ferry when he used a slang line about the ferryboat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Harry Jarvis
Thomas Manson
Philadelphia
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Manson
Portsmouth
Mann Holds Lead as Virginia Governor Nominee
Richmond reports William Hodges Mann remains the Democratic gubernatorial nominee with incomplete county returns. Koiner may have lost as commissioner of agriculture, Brown appears to gain, Ellyson and Williams win lieutenant governor and attorney general, Saunders’ Richmond committee defeat unlikely to shift the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William Hodges Mann
Virginia
Koiner
Brown J
Ellyson
Williams
Saunders
Roanoke Woman Wears Rat in Hair to Stave Off Suicide
Bertha Delion, in Roanoke, attempted to shoot Dock Nash after seeking him at his boarding house. A revolver bullet was deflected by the rat in her hair, sparing her skull. She was hospitalized then sent home to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Bertha Delion
Dock Nash
Bridge Works
Nash
Minor’s Escape Plot Foiled In Roanoke Jail
Claude Minor, awaiting Richmond six year term for killing Harry Thompson, attempted a mass jailbreak by bribing two trusties and using a steel saw to free all prisoners. A note to Jailor Allen thwarted the scheme. the trusties confessed and doubled sentences. Fourteen inmates narrowly escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Claude Minor
Richmond
State Penitentiary
Harry Thompson
Allen
May Be Swindler Arrests At Winchester Boom of Fraud Suspects
Morton Davis aged 55 and Clyde W James 35 were arrested in Winchester on charges of using the mails to defraud in a scheme alleged to involve about 200000 dollars. Government officials say they ordered dry goods and trunks from wholesalers, shipped to confederates, then sold for profit. The pair faced United States Commissioner A J Taverner and were committed to jail in default of 2000 bail. Inspector J L Pemberton reported money orders totaling thousands and broad victimization of wholesale firms across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Morton Davis
Clyde W. James
United States
C. BE. Gentry
Staunton
Postalice Insector
J. L. Pemberton
Washington
A. J. Taverner
Pemberton
Post Office
Poison Probe in Petersburg Husband Suspected
Coroner H G Leigh reports Richmond analyst Dr Taylor found arsenic in the stomach and organs of Mrs Parmelia Williamson during a homicide inquiry. The body was disinterred and embalming fluid tested, which showed no poison. Junius A Williamson fled jail as a reward of 100 dollars was offered for his capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
H. G. Leigh
Taylor
Richmond
Parmelia Williamson
Junius A. Williamson
Willamson
Williamson
Swanson
Mack Mountain Corp Gains Thousands of Acres in Coal Field
Mack Mountain Corporation obtains 7 000 acres of coal lands adjoining its Lee County holdings, extending into Harlan County Kentucky. The deal, valued in the thousands, gives it near total control of the Little Black Mountain field, with more than a billion tons of coal, served by Louisville and Nashville and Southern railroads. Notable investors include Dulaney, Warren, Zehnder, and Rep. Slemp.
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Pennington Gap
Little Black Mountain
Louisville and
Nashville
Southern
Benjamin L. Dulaney
Washington, D. C
Charles M. Warren
Charles H. Zehnder
New York
Representative C. Slemp
Virginia
Farmers' Union organizes Lynchburg branch with 250 members
A state branch of the Farmers' Educational and Co operative Union of America is formed in Lynchburg with 250 members. Officers elected include E. T. Bondurant as president and C. Gordon as secretary treasurer. The group adjourned to meet on call of the president. Norfolk receives President Taft who accepts an invitation to attend the Inland Waterways Convention on October 19 with a notable city reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Mcet
E. T. Bondurant
Rices
C. Gordon
R. L. Petty
North View
Prince Edward County
R. W. Fukua
Buckingham County
Nelson County
Shadrack Carter
Dinwiddie
J J. Wood
Nottoway County
W. W Weems
Cumberland County
C. R. Fanderson
Mecklenburg County
R. J. Blackwell
Brunswick County
M. A. Jones
Appomattox County
J W. Cauthorne, Jr
Amelia County
J. B. Rogers
Amherst County
W R. Massie
Norfolk
Taft
Baltimore
West Point
Rich
Gloucester Point
Clement’s, Wiay Bank
Allmond’s
Light Street
City
Baltimore Street
Arthur W. Robson
T. S. Diener & Co
Batimore Street
J. H. Eager
N. Charles Street
General of Light and Lee Streets
Key Compton
T. H. McDaniel
L Pasenger
Virginia Deaths Dr Henry T Hunter
Dr Henry T Hunter of Norfolk died at home after a prolonged illness. Born in Princess Anne County he lived in Norfolk many years with a large medical practice before retirement. He was known for charity and a kindly disposition. He was 69 years old and survived by a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Hunter
Norfolk
Grigsby Place
Hunter
Princess Anne County
Dr. Hunter
Po D, Hunter
Seaboard Air Line stockholders approve reorganization plan
A special Seaboard Air Line Railway meeting saw stockholders approve the July 1 1909 adjustment plan and deposit agreement. They authorized a 125 million refunding bonds issue and a 25 million adjustment bonds issue, each secured by deeds of trust with prior liens. They also lent authority to purchase, merge, or consolidate railroads partly owned by Seaboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard
Dr Barr Called To New Orleans Cathedral
Dr William A Barr rector of St Pauls Episcopal Church has been called to Christ Church Cathedral New Orleans where he preached Sunday. The parish here will strive to keep him as he was on vacation when he visited New Orleans and had been there two years ago from Nor n.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
New Orleans
Lynchburg
William A. Barr
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Christ Church Cathedral
Dr. Barr
Nor
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Blackstone
S. Third St
Richmond, Va
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Phis
Journal
Mathews Journal
the Mathews Journal
the News
A. Liautard
American Veterinary Hospital
Legion of Honor
Roosevelt
Kijabe
British East Africa
Gonzalea Valencia
Republic of Colombia
Rafael Reyes
Aquilonoff
Virginia E
Judge Mann
Tucker
Minor
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Ame
A. M. Marchant
Old Virginia
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Mack Mountain Corporation
A. L. Reorganization
Chesapeake Steamship Company
Chesapeake Line
Columbia
York River Line
Atlanta
Richmond VA
M. S. Foster
Libley Bros’ Mathews
C. H. VA
Leslie C. Garnett
Mathews
Middlesex
Gloucester
Keeley Institute
Temperance Societies
New York Press
Clark Sash and Door Corp
Frank T. Clark
Corner Plume
Randolph Sts
Old Diminion Steamship Co
Gloucester Counties
East River
Philpot’s
Hicks
Diggs
North River
Auburn
Dixondale
Severn River Severn
Old Point
O. D
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Norfolk, Co
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Digy
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