Hero Goodrich Praised By Wygant At Navy Funeral
Lieutenant B P Wygant of the battleship Georgia lauded Lieutenant Goodrich as a hero after attending the funeral. Wygant described the explosive scene under the eight inch turret, noting Goodrich’s leadership and concern for others as crew members were injured and rescued at the naval yard.
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B. P. Wygant
Georgia
Goodrich
Wygant
Navy Yard
Goldthwaite
Cruse
Yates
Maleck
Godrich
North Carolina Day at Jamestown Exposition
At Jamestown Exposition Grounds Virginia Day and opening day were surpassed by North Carolina Day, with about 66 000 entries. Gov Glenn and Gov Swanson received warm welcomes as Exposition President Tucker and officials spoke affectionate welcomes.
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Jamestown Exposition Grounds
North Carolina
Jamestown
Virginia
Tucker
Glenn
Gov. Glenn
Gov. Swanson
Cripple Knew How to Shoot Mortally Wounds Talley
Jacob Talley a 19 year old baker and son of Policeman W R Talley lies at Roanoke hospital near death after a fight with Warren Armentrout a cripple who on a bicycle provoked the incident by stones after dogs barked Talley crossed the street and Armentrout fired striking Talley in the abdomen lodging near his back authorities note the men argued over a dog incident and offensive language preceded the shooting
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Roanoke
Jacob Talley
W. R. Talley
Warren Armentrout
Armentrout
Talley
Boy Defends Father at Campostella Toll Gate
Norfolk special reports a tollgate keeper W H White attacked by a Negro over unpaid toll. White used a revolver but was overpowered until his seven year old son Joe appeared with a rifle and struck the assailant. The foe fled after two shots from the boy. White suffered scalp wounds but was not fatally hurt.
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Norfolk
W. H. White
Campostella Bridge
Joe
White
Tollgate
Thumb Print in Evidence in City Wood Bid Case
Richmond reports that a thumb print may prove the guilt of Hobson in the bid tampering for supplying the City Home with wood. Superintendent Davis disclosed the evidence, suggesting the envelope flap imprint could show it was opened and resealed. A Bertillon and microscopic comparison will be used to compare the thumb print with the imprint.
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Richmond
Graham
Hobson
George B. Davis
Insane from Cigarettes Drives Portsmouth Youth Mad
Norfolk special reports Buck Grover, 19, living with his parents on Glasgow Street in Portsmouth, has become violently insane from excessive cigarette smoking. He is confined in a hospital ward at the Portsmouth jail after multiple attempts at self harm and a violent episode during police transport.
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Norfolk
Buck" Grover
Glasgow Street
Portsmouth
Beir to a Fortune for Richmond Constable Samuels
Richmond special reports Constable T H Samuels of Varina District Henrico County learned he is heir to a large fortune. A stranger at a Civil War reunion claimed a brother of Samuels, once wealthy, is dead and left a bequest with Samuels to inherit after the donor’s death. Samuels, a Gettysburg survivor, says he will keep his post.
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Richmond
T. H. Samuels
Varina
Henrico County
Samuels
H. P. Samuels
Baton Rouge
Virginia
Constable Samuels
Pickett
Gettysburg
Winchester Youth Arrested After Barber Fight Firefight
Policeman Lewis Lees is gravely wounded at Memorial Hospital after James M Jack, oldest son of Hotel Evans owner, fired. The incident followed a quarrel at Charles Hall's barber shop where Hall argued with Jack. Chief Seabright arrested Jack as the gunshots struck Lees in the breast.
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Winchester
Lewis Lees
Memorial Hospital
James M Jack
Charles P. Jack
Evans
Legg
Young Jack
Charles Hall
Hall
Jack
Policeman
Chief Seabright
Scuttle State Schooner In Warwick Waters
Irvington reports a state oyster police schooner was scuttled and sunk after pirates cut her rigging. The captain and crew were ashore as a watchman fled. A state steamer in the Potomac docks a dredger incident and the capture of a boat loaded with stolen oysters deserted by its crew.
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Irvington
State Oyster Police
Warwick County
Accomac
Potomac
Ferris to be brought from Argentina for murder trial
Richmond special says Moses Ferris, a Syrian merchant, will be extradited from Argentina to Roanoke for the murder of Franci Assald, a cold blooded stabbing. Ferris vanished after the crime as detectives followed leads and papers reported the case.
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Richmond
Moses Ferris
Argentina
Franci Aassald
Roanoke
Ferris
Assald
Ted
Jon
Louisa Democrats Call for State Corporation Commission Election Reforms
A Louisa County Democratic convention resolves to urge Virginia lawmakers to elect State Corporation Commission members by statewide vote after January 1, 1908. The move follows railroads opposing reduced passenger rates and criticism of the commission's handling of a federal injunction by Judge Jeter C. Pritchard.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly of
State Corporation Commission
Louisa County
Senate
Louisa
Th Commission
Jeter C. Pritchard
United States Circuit Court
MISS TYLER TOWED IN FALL ENGAGEMENT
Williamsburg special announces the engagement of Miss Elizabeth Gilmer Tyler of this city and Midshipman Alfred Hart Miles U S N now serving aboard the battleship Kentucky. Tyler is granddaughter of President John Tyler and former Navy Secretary Thomas Gilmer. Miles, son of the late Lt. Charles R. Miles, was appointed to the Naval Academy by President Roosevelt and graduated last spring. The wedding is planned for early fall before the Kentucky sails. date to be set.
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Williamsburg
Elizabeth Gilmer Tyler
Lyon G. Tyler
Alfred Hart Miles
Kentucky
Tyler
John Tyler
Thomas Gilmer
Navy
Miles
Charles R. Miles
Naval Academy
Roosevelt
Sawmills in Chesterfield County Shut Down Amid Holiday Slowdown
Petersburg report says nearly all lumber mills in Chesterfield County shut down with about 2500 to 3000 workers laid off. The cause is a holiday shutdown and a drop in prices, affecting both white and colored operatives.
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Petersburg
Chesterfield County
Coast Line Railway Must Pay Fireman for Arm Injury
In Richmond special report, the Atlantic Coast Line Railway was ordered to pay Fireman Andrews of the Norfolk and Western six thousand dollars for injuries from a freight projection that struck him on a train between here and Petersburg. The Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Andrews
Norfolk and Western
Petersburg
Coast Line
Norfolk
Supreme Court
One Dead In Pistol Fight At Lick Run Botetourt
Clifton Forge reports a fatal shootout at Lick Run in Botetourt County. Grover Clements, store and post office operator, faced Wheeler Smith after the latter returned from West Virginia and acted insolently. Clements, prompting Smith to leave, fired in self defense resulting in Smith's death from five gunshot wounds. Clements was unhurt and witnesses expect no arrest.
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Clifton Forge
Lick Run
Botetourt County
Grover Clements
Wheeler Smith
Clements
West Virginia
Smith
Offic ers Plead For Roy In Drug Case
Richmond special report: George Megninteen, a Baltimore druggist's traveling salesman, is fined $250 for peddling drugs without a license. Unable to pay, he is jailed. Court officials urge leniency urging commutation after sympathetic plea from youth and severity of charge. Judge Crutchfield considers remitting the fine.
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Richmond
George Meg
Baltimore
Crutchfield
Figg
Traveler Wilmer Andrews Missing in Ohio Hunt
Roanoke dispatch reports Wilmer Andrews, once a Roanoke merchant, missing after years of travel. his grip with clothes and identifying papers was found near South Point Ohio between Kenova and Huntington. relatives fear foul play and hope he is visiting a Smythe County brother, last in contact two to three weeks ago.
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Roanoke
Wilmer
Andrews
South Point
Ohio
Kenova
Huntington
W. Va
E. M. Andrews
Smythe County
Virginia Obituary News From Woodstock and Petersburg
Woodstock records Luther S Walker aged 50 dying after nervous prostration. Petersburg notes W J Traylor aged 60, Confederate veteran and Camp member. Woodstock reports Kate Krebbs death, last of her family. Petersburg records peanut grower John Ridout dying after paralysis, survived by nine daughters and two sons. Fredericksburg notes John M Grinnan of Stafford died at his son’s home from heart trouble.
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Woodstock
Luther S. Walker
Newmarket
Shenandoah County
Petersburg
W. J. Traylor
Virginia
Mahone
A. P. Alll
Kate Krebbs
Geo. R. Frave
William F. Krebbs
Stanton
John Ridout
Sussex County
W. H. Snead
Halifax Street
Fredericksburg
John M. Grinnan
Stafford County
Charles L. Grinnan
Richland Church
Misa Cochran Weds Warner Shepherd in Winchester Ceremony
Misa Belle M Coch daughter of George M Cochran of Frederick County married Warner R Shepherd in Winchester. The ceremony was observed locally with family and friends in attendance.
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Winchester
Misa Belle M. Cochran
George M. Cochran
Frederick County
Rook Warner R. Shepherd
Orme
Paranoiacs and Crime Discussed by Dr Hirsch Essay
Dr Hirsch, an eminent alienist, argues paranoiacs show no restraint and warns reform through punishment. He discusses the ethics of electric chair use, the role of prosecutors, and the risk to society when dangerous individuals are tried. He urges lawful safeguards and cites flawed handling of crime by the insane.
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Wm. Hirsch
Exile Ability State of socialism in the United States
A fragment argues socialism would drain talent away from the nation by offering few paths for achievement. It claims forefathers fought for freedom and that successors must defend industrial and social freedom, warning socialism would lead to industrial and political bondage and halt great achievements.
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United States
Reigl
Why Called Trams
Abroad this summer a tour ist agent says you must call street cars trams and street railways tramways. The word tram comes from Outram Thomas Outram who, in Derbyshire, invented a track that reduced wheel friction. His early designs were called out ramways then tramways as street lines emerged.
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Outram
Thomas Outram
Bats and imperfect winter hibernation in warm spells
Nearly all bats hibernate but the process is imperfect. When warm days occur in winter, bats wake briefly and resume activity before returning to dormancy. This behavior highlights the uneven nature of bat hibernation and their adaptation to fluctuating temperatures.
Testing His Files in a Fisher Tale from the Tribune
A Minnesota Tribune reader recounts Donald the fisher preparing his own fishing hooks and joking with a crony about his craft. The tale turns on a quirky exchange and a spider incident with two pipes, illustrating local dialect humor.
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Donald
Donal
Minneapolis Tribune
Chicago Nan Leaves Life Interest in Estate
A Chicago man has departed his dom life interest within an estate valued at 20 008 dollars. The filing records show the beneficiary retained a life interest while title passed to other heirs under the will.
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Chicago
Food. Tage thon trance and low vital signs described
Fragmentary note describes a person in a trance with very low pulse heart rate and slow breathing. Mentions possible immersion for an hour or balance and endurance. Content remains unclear and observational in tone.
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