Delegates Named for Atlantic Deep Waterways Convention
Richmond chamber of commerce selects 20 delegates headed by John Freeman and W T Dabney to attend the August 31 Providence meeting of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association. The group aims to fund an inland water route Boston to Cape Cod Sound through New Jersey to Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay to Albemarle Sound, with Richmond seeking the 1911 convention and potential 1,000 to 1,500 visitors.
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Richmond
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Providence
RK L
Chamber of Commerce
John C Freeman
James River Improvement Committee
Dabney
Chamber
Boston
Cape Cod
Long Island Sound
the Sound
New Jersey
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake
Albemarle Sound
Norfolk
Ber of Commerce
John G. Corley
Ch . EC. Laird
W. A. Chambers
C Freeman
W. T. Dabnes
Ce Raaning. Jr
E Davia
Ake
Prison sentence for seven vagrants in Richmond
Justice Crutchfield sentenced seven white men arrested on vagrancy and trespass charges against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The defendants included George Thomas and James Chenault, all appearing disheveled in court. Buchanan, a traveling salesman from Louisa, described as well educated, faces 90 days in jail. his wife, who reported his disappearance with a sample case and $150 in razors, plans to secure his release.
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Richmond
Buchanan
Virginia
Thomas
Chenault
Thombs
Vaughan
Crane
Crutchfield
Chesapeake and Ohio
Kuhn
Werner
Matt
George Thomas
James Chenault
W. Valient
R. C. Thomas
John Crane
George Vaughan
Justice Crutchfield
Louisa
Randolph-Macon College
United States
Claude Swanson
Lice
Nobleman and Editor Prep for a Duel in Madrid
In Madrid a duel threat looms between Marques De Santa Cruz, a leading nobleman, and the editor of Imparcial amid Clerical opposition to Canalejas government. The Marquis accuses the editor of reverberating Vatican tensions after Imparcial backed Canalejas. A reported note from the Duquesa De San Carlos is said to be dated but the editor claims it was altered. Friends seek reconciliation as Carlists prepare peaceful demonstrations.
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Madrid
Spain
Vatican
Marques de Santa Cruz
Imparcial
Canalejas
Duquesa de San Carlos
Vatican Rift Narrowed by Rampolla as Del Val Oversees
Reports from Rome say Cardinal Rampolla has taken charge supervising Cardinal Merry Del Val, a move met without regret by clerical opponents. Meanwhile the BIlbao miners’ committee appeared to negotiate an end to the strike as Cortes deliberates in the north with little settlement progress indicated.
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Rome
Rampolla
Vatican
Merry del Val
Bilbao
Cortz
Lamb Confident to Satisfy Critics in renomination bid
Captain John Lamb, a Confederate, savors support from friends after his renomination for Congress. He plans speeches in Virginia, seeks a fair hearing on tariffs and lumber voting, and faces possible Republican opposition. Local canvass leaders and figures are named as they prepare returns and discuss the primary’s results.
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Richmond
John Lamb
Congress
Yellow Jacket
Chesterfield County
Farmers’ Institute
Petersbure
Virginia
Johnny
T. Ashby Wickham
Captain Lamb
Llee
Mquor
Third District
Democratic Committee
E. L. C. Scott
Mr. Scott
J. W. Fisher
Chesterfield
Manly H. Barnes
New Kent
Clyde W. Saunders
Simon Solomon
Henrico
Lamb
Scott
Richmond City
Hanover
King William
Wickham
Apple and potato street sales in Lynchburg area
Apples are being sold on Lynchburg streets today at 10 cents a peck while Irish potatoes go for 15 cents a peck. The fruit crop is abundant in all sections around the city, reflecting a drop from last year’s prices.
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Lynchburg
Navy reprimands over splash dance at torpedo station
Members of the committee in charge of the annual splash at the naval torpedo station last winter face reprimands by order of the Navy Department. The action follows the naval board of inquiry report that investigated the event which featured a dancing girl as a principal element.
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Naval Torpedo Station
Navy Department
Naval Board of Inquiry
Attorney General to seek Pullman rate cuts in ICc move
The Attorney General will file a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission this week seeking a 40 percent reduction in Pullman sleeping car rates, mainly affecting upper berths. A restraining order will also be requested to prevent raising lower berth rates.
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Pullman
Little Rock
Ark
Attorney General
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
Oystermen Challenge State Rock Leasing Law in Tidewater
J T Mills oyster planter reports fifty oystermen pulled private oyster stakes from Mulberry Island to Warwick River, ten miles, declaring the state rock lease to private planters illegal and vowing to fight until an adequate deal is reached. Oyster police boats may be dispatched to enforce law.
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Newport News
J. T. Mills
Isle of Wight County
W. FE. Lawson
James River
Mulberry Island
Warwick River
Mills
State Board of Fisheries
State Commission
York County
York
Simple life route to a century of days
A Montgomery Advertiser humorous column cites a physician claiming a century is possible by living simply: no alcohol or tobacco, regular sleep from 10 pm to 6 am, sound rest, minimal worry, moderation, and eating only when inclined. The note jokes about preferring pay nights in Montgomery over a dull century.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Rambo
The Bull Snake and Its Savage Meal Reads Like Nature lore
The bull snake, a pine snake species from New Jersey to Florida, inhabits shady Atlantic pine woods and is a powerful constrictor. It lays eggs and feeds on birds and rodents, capable of swallowing an eye whole. Its longest individuals reach seven and a half feet, with a white body and a black spotted head and brown back, described in August Wide World Magazine.
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Atlantic
New Jersey
Florida
New England
Wide World Magazine
Bernhardt Unearths Hidden Bust In Stage Trick
The August Strand notes Madame Sarah Bernhardt staged a bust by sculpting and baking a head, then removing it to reveal a damp clay overlay. Critics were electrified by the illusion but experts say the actress did not perform the sculpting herself, and the finished look comes from the modeled head beneath the damp layer.
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Madame Sarah Bernhardt
Madame Bernhardt
Virginia Court Clerks elect new officers in Norfolk
James V. Trehy, clerk of Norfolk city courts, declined the presidency after unanimous election. The retiring president A. Johnston of Isle of Wight was chosen again. Other officers include Walter Christow Richmond first vice president John Crosby Staunton third vice president H. H. Holt Hampton secretary treasurer W. L. Mappin Albemarle C Hutchinson Mecklenburg Philip H. Gold Frederick Charles E. Dennis Roanoke and Alvah H. Martin Norfolk County.
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Norfolk
James V. Trehy
Virginia Court Clerks Association
Tressurer
H. H. Holt
Hampton
W. L. Mappin
Albemarle
H. Hutchinson
Meckineburg
Philip H. Gold
Frederick
Charles E. Dennis
Roanoke
Alvah H. Martin
Norfolk County
Women Soldiers and Courage in History as Told by Bernhardt
Actress Sarah Bernhardt argues that women can match men in leadership and courage, citing Versailles and Jeanne d Arc. She notes French women are fearless and capable, not using sex as a shield in crisis. Bernhardt compares modern women to Lady Macbeth under pressure.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Augsat
Duc de Reichstadt
Louis XVI
Versailles
Jeanne d'Arc
Lady Macbeth
Calais’s Watch Tower and Lighthouse Enchant Evening Harbor
August Wide World recalls Calais as an untidy French town centered on Place d Armes with Hotel de Ville tower towering above. The old Watch Tower peers over roofs while the new lighthouse’s revolving light, visible twenty miles at sea, casts umbrella like ribs into the dark.
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Calais
Place d'Armes
Mourning Help Prompted By Child Inquiries
A brief Harper's Bazar snippet shows young Ethel asking if a mother in mourning for Cousin Adelaide will wear black at night as well. The mother calls the question absurd, while the girl jokes about day and night sorrow.
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Ethel
Cousin Adelaide
Harper's Bazar
The Arabs as wandering Ishmaelites and tent life
The August Wide World Magazine describes Arab nomads as Ishmaelites with no fixed abode. They live off herds, travel with easily erected camel hair tents, and divide space by curtains. Camps blend wealth, gender roles, and privacy in a harsh desert life with giant tents for chiefs and many wives.
Hats for Young Girls Turn Draped Lace Into Fashion
Hats for young girls feature lace and pleated chiffon over lace with diverse forms. Styles range from tall inverted pot shapes to high crowns with long lace flounces draping below the brim. Decor includes baby rosebud festoons and a single gardenia with foliage at the left front.
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Harper’s Bazar
The Sad Fate of Diogenes in Smith's Magazine
Diogenes is drained by a comic tale in Smith's Magazine for August. A cynic eats cheese, encounters an honest man, sees a halo, and falls into a tub, meeting a drowned end in a satirical fable.
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Diogenes
Smith's Magazine
Market Reports Richmond Produce Market Summary
Weekly market list from Wallerstein Produce Co shows prices for poultry eggs fruits vegetables and dried goods. Items include chickens turkeys eggs apples lemons peas and roots with wholesale and per pound prices and notes on seasonality and availability.
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Messina
Virginia
Richmond Grain Market Quotation Headlines
Richmond wholesale grain quotations from the Richmond Va market page list changes in prices for various grains. The report notes bid and ask levels for corn wheat oats and soybeans with regional buyers and sellers cited. Data reflects daily trading activity and market shifts in the Richmond exchange.
Treasury reports surplus and revised deficit outlook
The Treasury opens the new fiscal year with a surplus of 402 433.06. Secretary MacVeagh faced a prior year deficit of 53 734 900 as the close year commenced. Early quarter results show receipts rising mainly from customs as imports increase under the new tariff law amid prior debate on duties.
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Treasury
MacVeagh
Choosing Chews in a Quirky Parody of Chewing Tobacco
A comic exchange mocks tobacco habit as a narrator scolds Caleb Sparke for chewing while arguing for a better choice. The dialogue alternates blame and satire, featuring exaggerated pleas about ranting and rag chewing versus tobacco.
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Caleb
Random Furrows by Rambo leads with wry aphorisms
A collection of brief maxims and quips on money, faith, work, and human nature. The verses mix social commentary with witty observations on greed, ambition, gender roles, and commonplace vices, delivered in a folksy moral tone.
Prime Favorites Springtime Avian Vaudeville Act
In a Washington Herald snippet robin and bluebird star in a springtime scene. The two birds perform a lively duet as vernal property shows its charm and nature’s vaudeville entertains with a vivid entrance and playful sketch.
The Advance Man’s Star Billing Tactics
A classic advance man secures hotel rooms for the star and floods routes from station to theater with posters and banners. He ensures the star sees heavy local promotion, from hotel to theater to street walls, reinforcing top billing even when he is miles away.
Illness puzzles Dr Bicknell in Danville hotel stay
Dr G Bicknell of Etowah Tenn, surgeon for Louisville and Nashville, was found unconscious in a Danville hotel room and taken to General Hospital in serious condition. He arrived Tuesday, was seen days later, and a chambermaid could not enter his room. Entrance occurred via the fire escape. He had drawn up a will addressed to the hotel clerks. Treatments so far offered no diagnosis.
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Danville
G. ©. Bicknell
Etowah, Tenn
Louisville and Nashville Railway
General Hospital
Bicknell
Rambo
Sans
Mary Snooks
Mary
Ellen Doolittle
Slabtown
Ellen
Elsie Turtledove
Jadeville
Melissa Sellisch
Kan
Dearie
Livestock Price List Includes Pigs Hogs and Goats
Registered Yorkshire pigs priced at 7.00 yearling boar 15.00 Angora goats 5.06 and up S C White Leghorn hens 1.00 W B Wells listing appears in a local livestock ad.
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Yorkshire
S. C
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