Bride's family keeps hands off elopement drama
Newport dispatch reports Julia French, heiress, eloped with chauffeur Handsome Jack Geraghty. Her mother Mrs Amos Tuck French remains heartbroken and unavailable, while the family plans to wait and see if the bride returns to her Newport home of luxury or seeks to annul the marriage after her return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. L
Julia French
Jack” Geraghty
Amos Tuck French
Springfield
Mass
Elopement couple vows lifelong marriage despite challenge
Mrs. Jack Geraghty formerly Julia S. French, heiress and Newport society favorite, defied an annulment bid by saying she and chauffeur lover Jack Geraghty are legally and happily married. They honeymoon at 220 Pine Street Springfield and plan a Berkshires car trip. Their future includes possible abduction charges against a family member if annulment proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Jack
Jack Geraghty
Julia S. French
Newport
Geraghty
Elopers
Joseph Harris
Pine Street
Berkshires
Pistol Duel in Louisville Streets Ends Fatal Early Today
In Louisville Kentucky a policeman Michael Baldwin was shot to death by a black burglar at Nineteenth and Jefferson Streets. The burglar wrested the pistol and killed Baldwin. Policeman Michael Sullivan pursued the suspect and after a running duel shot him through the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Michael Baldwin
Nineteenth and
Jefferson Streets
Michael Sullivan
Rosa Wolf Wrecked off Chatham Bar Stripped by Life-Savers
The three masted schooner Rosa Wolf from Rockland Maine lies wrecked on Chatham Bar with her hold full of water. Her crew of six men is being rescued and the vessel is being stripped by life-savers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Mass
Rosa Wolf
Rockland
Chatham Bar
Taft to Veto War Bill Hint Follows Wool Accord
Washington Special. Senate and House conferees reached a compromise on a war measure fixing a duty of twenty nine percent on raw wools and a corresponding reduction on manufactured goods. The agreement assures the bill's adoption and Taft will have an opportunity to veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
Senate
House
Lafferty Called Liar By Kubel In House Letters
S J Kubel of the Geological Survey and Captain Abraham Walter Lafferty insurgent Republican Congressman clashed over a letter Lafferty wrote to Miss Florence Kubel. Lafferty admitted writing the letter blaming a clerk in the office. he denied writing to other girls. He accused the boy of forging the letter. He also involved Minority Leader Mann and Speaker Champ Clark in the dispute saying Clark knew Miss Kubel and her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
S. J. Kubel
Geological Survey
Abraham Walter Lafferty
Recon
Plorence Kubedl
Latfert
Kohe
Wien
Lafferty
Missouri Natonal Guard
Mann
Clark
Misa Kubel
Kel
House
Champ Clark
Miss Kubel
Missouri
Equal Suffrage League Objects to Beattie Case Coverage
In Richmond Virginia the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia adopts a resolution urging the press to temper sensational Beattie murder coverage. It supports expurgated testimony when appropriate but protests against flippant interviews with a witness and criticizes a newspaper for its longstanding opposition to women's suffrage and its perceived intrusion into the home sphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equal Suffrage League
Beulah Binford
Richmond
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia
Beattie
The
League
Equal Suffrage League condemns sensational press coverage
The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia protests the sensational local press handling of immoral youth stories. It argues the coverage dulls reform needs, harms public morality, and promotes city complacency over urgent social change such as juvenile courts and age of consent revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novas
Richmond
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia
Wrecks Five Floors in Lynn Library Collapse
Miss Hazel Goodsoe, 23, an assistant librarian, fell through five successive glass floor panels on the Lynn Public Library’s upper levels, landing on the basement marble. She walked to the sidewalk then to a hospital. doctors report only minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falk Lynn
Mass
Lynn Public Library
Hazel
Goodsoe
Three Trapped After Mine Collapse In Pennsylvania
In Ashland near Pottsville a massive rock and coal fall trapped John Dolan Anthony Pamas and Peter Zeom in a gangway of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company mine. A 30 foot wall blocks them but air passages keep them alive. Rescue crews work in shifts to reach them by nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
John Dolan
Anthony Pamas
Peter Zeom
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Ashland
Changes Suggested for Practice in U S Courts Fourth Circuit
Richmond Va special. Claude M Dean deputy clerk directs printing of a circular letter inviting judges and bar members across the Fourth Circuit to submit suggestions on revisions to pleading and equity practice rules. Clerks of federal courts, judges and bar members urged to forward ideas to the committee for consideration.
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Richmond
Claude M. Dean
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Courts of Equity of
Bar
Circuit Courts of Appeals
Effent
WM. FP
BLIUM
Greensboro
N.C
I. L. Lewis
George Whiteblowk
Staltimore
Ald
Tests He Wiretaps Department Over Pure Food Law
Officials of the Hereau of Chemistry refuse to talk to district attorneys about the pure food law without Solicitor McCabe consent. Dr. Kehler testifies that General Order No. 140 gave him power to oversee such matters. He says he was rebuked for informing a D C district attorney without McCabe approval. Dr. Wiley attends hearing and may testify. Busby contract details show different daily rates and McCabe’s approval issues with Rusby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D
Hereau
McCabe
House
Dr. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
I. A. Kehler
Wiley
Bigelow
Rualley
Kebler
District of Columbia
Busby
New York
Rusby
Moss
Steel Trust Deal Rushes Through in Brief Roosevelt Action
President Roosevelt approved the US Steel absorption of Tennessee Coal and Iron in about twenty minutes. George W. Perkins testified before the Stanley steel trust investigation committee detailing the rapid decision and the ensuing discussion as Representative Bartlett pressed for specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Meaersrick
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
George W. Perkins
Stanley Steel Trust
Tennessee Company
Mr. Perkins
Bartlett
Roosevelt approves absorption deal with Tennessee Steel
Representative Bartlett questions why the scope moved to President Roosevelt as Perkins explains seeking White House authorization for the absorption. Perkins says lawyers were consulted, and Gary and Frick were with the President around 9:20 AM. The president favored the desk, and the administration's stance was conveyed to associates before the stock exchange opened. The issue was settled swiftly within twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Akaeneat
Tennessee
Steel Corporation
Perkine
Bartlett
Perkina
Mr. Perkins
Prick
Gary
New York
Perkins
Mr. Frick
Stock Exchange
Watermelon by the Slice in Georgia Folly
A debate sparked by remarks from Irving Cobb of the New York World about selling watermelon by the slice. Georgia farmers and Southern papers mock or mystify the idea, praising the fruit and its rural charm while lampooning urban excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Cobb
New York World
Georgia
New York
Cobb
Charleston News and Courier
Petersburg
Xerxes
Health talks reach rural Virginia counties
Dr Ennion G Williams Virginia Health Commissioner and J H Binford of the Cooperative Education Association undertake an extended tour through Bland and Tazewell counties and other Southwest Virginia districts to deliver addresses on rural health conditions. They are joined at Dublin by J P McConnell of Emory and Henry College and Dr W S Neighbors of Sullins College Bristol. The group travels by car addressing all day citizen meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Bland
Tazewell
Virginia
Ennion G. Williams
J. H. Binford
Co-operative Education Association
Dublin
J. Pr P. McConnell
Emory and Henry College
W.S. Neighbors
Sullins College
Bristol
Virginia briefs Woodstock camp reunion attendance highlights event
In Virginia, the Rite Neff Camp Confederate Veterans reunion near Newmarket drew about 5600 people. Thomas Smith of Warrenton, formerly to speak, missed due to illness. The chairing was described as enjoyable.
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Woodstock
Rite Neff Camp
Confederate Veterans
Newmarket
Thomas Smith
Warrenton
Urge Retention of President Davis at Virginia Institute
Staunton Virginia Special report says the Farmers Institute of Virginia endorsed President Westmoreland Davis urging the board of directors not to accept his resignation. The institute calls his service essential and plans to re elect him for 1912, with a midwinter session anticipated in January or February.
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Staunton
Westmoreland Davis
Farmers’ Institute of Virginia
Davis
Institute
W . Shackleford
Albequarhe
Samuel B. Waoedls
Charlottesville
Davis Sled
Jane. Jary
Lewis. Kitlon
Wilson Frames Temperance as Moral Question at Issued Reunion
The Louisville Herald notes Woodrow Wilson urging temperance as a social and moral issue not political. It reports Judson Harmon being unavoidably detained from Ohio's legislative reunion at Cedar Point where Constitutional Convention topics were reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Cedar Point
Judson
Louisville Herald
Mrs Reese Released After Chain Gang Sentence in Iola
Ella Reese, recently sentenced to the chain gang, was freed amid statewide protests against the sentence. She reunited with her estranged husband as she stepped into his arms following her release.
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Iola
Kan
Ella Reese
Bar Association Recommends Legislation Reforms At Hot Springs
The Virginia Bar Association closed its session with three recommended legal reforms. They urge lowering Supreme Court clerks’ salaries to a fixed base, replacing printed court records with typewritten copies in costly printing cases, and creating official experts for criminal insanity and related matters. Helm Bruce delivered an address supporting a Permanent International Court, and the banquet featured an entrance by women in formal gowns amid applause. Standing committees were announced, listing numerous members from Portsmouth to Richmond and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Virginia Bar Association
Supreme Court of Appeals
Helm Bruce
Ss Permanent International Court
Association
Richard Mashy
Portsmouth
Milton W. Tolom
Norfolk
RR. Trumbull
Lawrenceville
Brunawieck County
Paul Pettit
Petersburg
H. B. Chermside
Charlotte Courthouse
R. Colston Blackford
Lynchburg
Malcolm K. Karris
Danville
George E. Walker
Charlotessine
V. RR. Shackelford
Ovanse
Julian Gunn
Dewis Bf
Aslachen
Alexandria
John G. Pollard
Kichmomiy
Patteston
Rielle
Biptotienwie
Britchmond
Hearles A. Gravea
University
Etert M. Houghes
Gurnett
Richmond
Library and Legal Literature
University of Virginia
A. Gorden
Staunton
A. W. Wallace
Fredericksburg
Rosewell Page
Hanover
George Mason
Petersbire
A. J Montague
Andrew J. Terry
George FE. Caskie
Lynchbure
W. WL. Graveley
Martinsville
Joehn W. Fishburn
Charlottesville
James M. Martin
Orange
James W Gormton
Redmond
Joseph A. Missic
Newport News
Joseph W. Cinn
Warcow
J. Boyd Seara
Mathews
Riger T. Gregory
Tunstall
Willie
Predericksburg
J. K. M. Norton
Moexandria
Downing
Front Teval
Alexander F. Robertson
Steithmam RY
Parrish
Covington
W. Terme
Reinoke
W. M. Pierce
Chris
Hionebitt Bor
Heney
Tazewell
Plete
Dele of Wielt
Ofte L. Feuse
Massie
Tichmond
Bristol
United States
Chenk Jindee
Dreeneis BE. Smith
Alexcanitria
I. d. Towle
James RB. Conton
Atriindeta
William A. Ardereon
Dexington
George
Gregor Richmond
Thomas C. Gordon
Ricmond
Cardwell
Beverley T. Cromp
P. Partol
Hill Montague
Blood transfusion fails to save Richmond man
Olin A Flippen of Tobaccoville Powhatan county died after surgeons in Memorial Hospital attempted a blood transfusion from his brother Rosser to save him. The operation began with Rosser donating blood but the strain and heat overwhelmed him and Olin died shortly before 11. The funeral plans were set as the family mourns on the train home.
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Richmond
Olin A. Flippen
Tobaccoville
Powhatan County
Roster Flinnen
Olin
Memorial Hospital
Josser Fluppen
Billey
Rosser Fuppen
Flippen
Llew
Astor's Son May Be His Father’s Brother-In-Law
Newport Rhode Island special report notes Colonel J J Astor hosted a private dinner aboard the steam yacht Noma for five people including Drs William H Pores Madeline Foreu and Katherine Foreu and the colonel. Rumors of a betrothal between Katherine Poree and Astor's son resurface after their Beltigtaucs together.
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Astor
Newport
R. J
J. J. Astor
William H. Pores
Madeline
Katherine Foreu
Een
Vincent
Katherine Poree
Hyphen Lesson Sparks Curious Classroom Exchange
In a London Answers excerpt a teacher demonstrates hyphen use to split compound words. She points to the board and explains the spaces between terms, while a student named Thomas stumbles to answer why the hyphen sits between hint and eager. The scene mixes comic mispronunciations and classroom tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pras
Allence
Thomas
London
Twelve Arrests In Kidnapping Case
Chicago police interrogated Antonio Marens, father of a five year old kidnapped boy, naming suspects connected to the crime. Twelve people are under arrest as investigators search for the leading criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Marens
Boy Hunter Seriously Hurt In Richmond Firearm Incident
Cenon Drewry a fourteen year old with ties to New Orleans and Keeter Helde county was badly shot while carrying a single barrel shotgun. He is in critical condition at Johnston Willis Hospital after being rushed from the county to Richmond for immediate care. His grandparents, Dor and Mr oS TD Tereware, provided details as Mrs Drewry recalls the hunting trip with neighbor Henry Eichelberger Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Cenon Drewry
Shane Mee
Drewry
New Orleans
Tereware
Keeter- Heldecounty
Henry Eichelberger, Jr
Boy Shot by Accidental Gunfire Near Home
A boy named Ogden was accidentally shot by a friend on the family premises when a cocked gun discharged through a wire fence. He was moved to Richmond after initial care from Drs Hart Pretlow and a centralia physician. doctors fear for his condition yet hope for recovery as the boy regains consciousness and requests water. Ogden is nephew of Baltimore physician Dr. Cooper Drewry. Authorities were notified by telegraph.
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Cidon
Mia
Ogden
Cooper Drewry
Baltimore
Baltimore County
Jada
Accion
House Adjourns For Confederate Veteran
Washington D C Special After disposing of the Statehood bill the House today adjourned out of respect to the memory of Representative George W Gordon of Tennessee who died yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
George W. Gordon
Tennessee
Admiral Toxo Tours Philadelphia Amid Public Cheers
Admiral Toxo the naval hero from the Orient spent today visiting historical Philadelphia sites while crowds cheered as police lines separated spectators from the star. He appeared fatigued by heat and pace but continued his sightseeing before returning to New York for more tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Toxo
New York
Connecticut State Religion Clause Questioned
The Florida Times Union notes that while Connecticut could face limits on forcing a state religion, nothing in the Constitution blocks secession or slave property ownership, urging continued inquiries into the matter.
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Hartford Courant
Connerticut
Connecticut
Florida Times- Union
Frugal Middletown Diet Promises Health on Twenty-Six Cents
The New York Evening Post notes a Middletown plan offering meals for 26 cents a week aiming for health over luxury. It lists simple dishes like crackKors butter and basic breads, praising the diet's practicality despite few followers. One longtime resident, age 73, is cited as thriving on the approach for three decades.
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Middletown
Conn
Onis
Torus
Evan Tower
New York Evening Post
Women Launch Club as Lure for Worriss
New York reports a suffrage party opening of a club at 120 West Bridge Street serving as a political hub. Mrs Janes Les Laidlaw envisions fellowship and home life linked to suffrage while dedicating a kitchen and homey spaces. The club plans three year lease with a restaurant on first floor and sleeping rooms above, promoting fundraising and California suffrage aid.
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New York
Janes Les Laidlaw
Women's Suffrage Party
Shoe
West Bighry-ziver Street
Siiver
Ervatal
New York City
Worten
Forteenth
Wehen
Merala
Aod Momdiay
California
Mra al. Fisk
Mire
Helen May Greeley
Argeles
New Jersey Enacts Penalty for Bird Plume Hats
The Audubon Society backs a law prohibiting women from wearing bird plumes on headwear, with imprisonment possible. The measure aims to curb cruelty to birds and aid forest conservation, seen as essential to wildlife preservation and natural resources. The Baltimore American notes this as a social trend and a test of public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Audubon Society
Securt
Baltimore American
Prisoner seeks arrest for old Broadway robbery
In New York a well dressed man, Frederick Iz Hall, 28, confessed at Police Headquarters to a 1903 Broadway robbery. He claimed he robbed Antonio Cassara at 245 Broadway for 30 dollars and asked to be jailed to end his guilty conscience. He offered to learn a trade upon release to support his wife. He was locked up on robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ge Poe
Young Min
Manion
Weil
Creas
Broadway Restauras
Frederick Iz Hall
West Thirty-fixth Street
Mantos
Broadway
Antonio Cassara
Orr Manion
Hall
Police Say Father Paid $5,000 to Black Hand
Chicago, TN Special. Antonio Marino, father of a six year old boy kidnapped by the Black Hand, reportedly paid $5,000 to the kidnappers. The ransom caused a warning fire at the Marino home across the street. Marino would not confirm payment but acknowledged receiving a third threatening letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Antonio Marino
Marinos
Marino
Last Rites Over John W Gates
Paris services for John W Gates were held August 12 at the Invviational American Church in Rue De Berri. The ceremony, led by Lee pastor of St James, and Rev James Johns, attracted about two hundred Americans. The chancel held floral tributes from friends of the financier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
John W. Gates
Rue de Berri
Lee
James Johns
No Negro Baracas Norfolk Philatheas seek more charters
Norfolk Virginia special report notes Sunday School regents from the white Baraca and Philathea unions in Norfolk and Portsmouth urged worldwide authorities to grant more charters for Negro classes in the South. They cite existing classes in North Carolina and Florida and mention a Norfolk request last week. The piece also references hypothetical impact of the Steel Trust on Felten ambassadors and European unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Philathesa
South
Philatheas
Portamouth
Havite
Freemason Street Baptist
Harnen-Philethes
Syracuse
N. C
North Carolina
Florida
Sunflowers Accept the Sun in Silent Noon
Fragmentary verse recalls sunflowers loyal to the sun amid lilting imagery of dawn dew and evening fragrances. The speaker hints at a garden scene with purple night, fragrant winds, and dreamlike cups of dew before a closing line attributes the poem to SC Naten Scollard in uly Alastee's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naten Scollard
Uly Alastee
Fragmented Harpers Weekly dialogue on romance
A garbled Harper's Weekly snippet features Witherell and Jonesey discussing a woman who dislikes him. Jonesey notes they were born on the same day, raising fear of gossip if their ages are revealed. The fragment hints at potential romance and social risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesey
Witherell
Joneson
Harpers Weekly
Crawfish Chase in Summer Fun by the Susitr River
A playful scene unfolds as children fish by a pond behind a house on a southern road. A large red crawfish entices a boy, who seizes it then loses it, while other kids tire and drift with the breeze, ending with patience worn and hands emptied.
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Dixieland
Metuowry
Erawilah
Susitr
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