Former Carnegie Trust head Dickinson regains sight after operation
Dickinson, ex-president of Carnegie Trust Co, was treated after a horse fall in Central Park. He underwent brain and bone surgery at Bridgeport Sanitarium to relieve optic nerve pressure. The operation restored some sight and he was reported to have come out of anesthesia able to see again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aites Dickinson
Carnegie Trust Company
Central Park
Gridgeport
Conn
Mr. Dickinson
Blazes
Central
Lars
Presbyterian Hospital
Dickinson
Trust Company
Bridgeport
Milk Producers oppose Throckmorton milk bill in Richmond area
The Richmond Milk Producers Association representing Henrico and Chesterfield counties voted by one margin to oppose the Throckmorton bill. They argue inspection should stay with local authorities and fear influx of inferior milk if the measure passes. They note milk from outside cities undermines Richmond standards and will discuss next moves at the Ginter Park Citizens Association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rigimond
Richmond Milk Producers’ Association
Nirynice
Henrico
Chesterfield
Threckmorton
Hichmond
Richmond
Ginter Park
Chestnut Hill
Barton Meigus
Richmond Standard
Committee of Agriculture
Innes
Throckmortous
Quarles Death Insurance Suit Alleges Accident
Edmond Virginia court papers claim Mann S Quarles died last July from an accident and that the Reliance Insurance Company of Hartford refused a settlement. The suit seeks payment of a policy face value of 1000 with annual renewals noted in the complaint. The plaintiff says proof of death was submitted August 4 1909 and the company has not settled. The filing expects a company answer next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond
Alice
Bright
Yvio
Ruheann
Met
Quartes
Wis Dess
Turbulent reform talk and a fatal shooting in KALES
A stream of clipped opinions on reform, tariffs, and social judgments runs through local discourse. The report notes a fatal shooting near Mason’s road in KALES involving Williams, a Washington orphan, returning from a lesson with his sweetheart.
Southbound Railway to Hold Bond Issue Meeting
Roanoke Virginia special meeting set for next Friday by Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company officers to consider issuing 35 million dollars in bonds. The call comes at the request of President H. and B. Fries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralaway Co
Sean
Roanoke
H. &B Fries
Winston-Salem
Raiaway Company
Halley's Comet Seen by Naked Eye in April
Chicago authorities report Halley’s comet may become visible to the naked eye around April 1 and will cross the sun’s disk at 3 PM May 18. Professor Edwin B Frost of Williams Bay Wisconsin says the comet’s tail may sweep the atmosphere and possibly envelop Earth for several hours if conditions allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Licenses in Bristol Deemed Legal in Divorce Case
In Bienville Ten Judge HH H Smith ruled in the Steele vs Lula Steele divorce suit that 3200 marriages over the past two decades issued by deputies rather than the clerk were valid. The decision upheld Bristol licenses as lawful and denied the divorce.
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Bristol
Ten
N.special
HH. F. Steele
Lula Steele
HH. H. Smith
Bienville
Virginia
West Virginia
Mountville
Jincdse Smith
Protest Against Gambling in American Foodstuffs
Washington DC Farmers National Union executive committee met to discuss anti gambling bills on foodstuffs in Congress. Some Senators and Representatives attended including Representative Hardwick of Georgia. President Barrett said the coalition with over 8,600,000 members backs the demand for anti gambling legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Farmers National Union
Geshott
Congress
Hardwick
Georgina
Barrett
Three couples wed in quick succession in Washington
At First Presbyterian Church Rev Dr Donald B MacLeod married three Baltimore couples in a morning sequence on Tuesday. George W Bayley and Elizabeth Malthaupt Charles Kammer and Ethel B Webster and Edward Johnson and Catherine Saukerman completed a rapid triple ceremony as a suspected elopement at Union Station before visiting the license clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
PD. C
Donald B. MacLeod
First Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
Union Station
MaclLeod
George W. Bayley
Elizabeth Multhaupt
Charles Kammer
Ethel B. Webster
MacLeod
Edward Johnson
Catherine Saukerman
Fish POUNDS Warn Against Obstructing Navigation
Lancaster VA special warning from Lt Col W Craighn of the United States Engineer Corps to pound net operators in the Chesapeake and its tributaries. Nets stakes and similar devices must not obstruct navigation. violations will be reported to the U S District Attorney and prosecuted in U S courts. Penalties range from 600 to 2600 dollars or up to one year in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Colo. W
Craighn
United States Engineer Corps
Chesapeake
United States
Elkhorn Southern Railroad Files Route Plans in Dickenson
Maps filed in the Dickenson County circuit clerk’s office show Elkhorn Southern Railroad seeking a May route through the county. Condemnation suits already exist as the most likely path runs along Crane's Nest River near Clintwood and through the Breaks to Elkhorn City with other surveys considered.
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Freeling
Dickenson County
Elkhorn Southern Railroad
Crane's Nest
Clintwood
Elkhorn City
McClure
Pound
Ruesel
Bigans
Bread theft arrest shocks Richmond court crowd
A one year old Hunter Ingram faced Police Court after attempting to steal a loaf from a bread box on North Eighteenth Street. Officials described the case as the worst of its kind seen, as testimony revealed poverty and abuse behind the act and fellow residents offered aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Spenu
Hunter Ingram
North Eighteenth Street
Broad
Marshall Streets
Justice Crutchfield
R. B. Jordan
W. A. Toot
Officer Jordan
Toot
401 North Wiuechteenth Strrest
Jordan
Bohin
Aire
Mary Joeram
John
Hr. St. Smith
Bert Pollock
Werut
Associated Charities
Crutchfield
Merc
Sheram
W. KR. Davenport
Nine Mile Hon
Ingram
Wse
Davenport
Theo. Wowler
Salvation Army
Court-martial hearings crowd Charlestown navy yard room
Miss Margaret Ames testifies at the Geo. P. Auld court martial in Boston. She explains Auld appeared agitated and nervous the night of the Ames House dance, with questioning by Major Catlin and Major Leonard shaping testimony while spectators press for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hesler
Dr. Cowles
Miss Swift
Feneral
Cowles
Allis Ames
Parry
A. Cowles
Catlin
Boston
Mass
Charlestown Navy Yard
Geo. P. Auld
Navy
Margaret Ames
Dorothy Hester
Auld
Robnett
E & Cowles
Ames House
Leonard
Major Catlin
Migs Ames
Mryor Catlin
Ato
Majtor Leonard
Major Leonard
Monrok Kidd, Murderer, Captured in Roanoke
Roanoke, Va. special report says Monrok Kidd, the man who shot and killed Shakespeare Goode, was captured Monday night in Roanoke and will be brought to Lynchburg at 2 p.m. today. two officers travelled to Roanoke to return him.
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Lynchburg
Monroe Kidd
Sid
Shakespeare Goode
Roanoke
Hair styling revelation from Swedish farmhand
An admirer asks how the owner achieves a hunked hairdo and the owner explains hiring a sturdy Swedish farm girl to handle the heavy work of dressing hair. The exchange hints at practical gendered labor and improvised grooming methods.
A Good Idea from the Baltimore American Quote
A Baltimore American excerpt recalls a preference for “the good old times” with Brouchy fellows who constantly critique others and a wish for a period when there were no knockers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Dingley Out of Sorts After Administration Rebuff
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Dingley distressed by administration denial and wishing oblivion would cover him. He quips about running for Vice President as a possible escape, highlighting his troubled reaction to political setback.
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Philadelphia
Dingley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Divorce Suit Filed Over Poet Eugene Field Kinfolk
Mrs Elinor Fields seeks a divorce in Superior Court alleging a quarrelsome literary temperament and a troubled marriage with J Eugene Fields son of the poet Eugene Field. The couple married in 1865 and have residences in Chicago after time in South America.
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Chicago
Tlil
Rosene Kiet, Jr
Eugene Field
Elinor Hei
Wiet
Newport News Annexation Notice Delayed by Court Ruling
In Newport News Circuit Court Judge Thornton quashed annexation proceedings by Elizabeth City and Warwick counties due to improper notice. The court held each board member must receive formal notice, forcing a new round of notifications before any annexation steps proceed.
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Newport News
Cireuit
Jot
Thornton
Eit
Elizabeth City
Warwick
Boards of Supervisors
Commonwealth
Fisk & Robinson Bank Fails in New York After Panic
The Fisk & Robinson banking house, active in government state and city bonds, failed with liabilities around 7 million dollars, over a million unsecured. Receiver Bronson Winthrop named as it faced heavy loss from Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad securities. The Buffalo bond ties and Goodyear interests contributed to the collapse amid the 1907 panic legacy.
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New York
Fisk & Robinson
Bronson Winthrop
Bufalo and Susquehanna Railroad System
Buffato and Susquehanna Railway Company
Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Company
Banking House
Messrs. Goodyear
Buffalo
Browder Mine Disaster Claims 33 Victims in Explosion
A massive gas explosion at the Browder mine near Drake Kentucky killed 33 miners and left two missing. State Inspector C. J. Norwood took charge, ordering crowd control and directing rescue efforts as crews battled gas-filled shafts and delayed ventilation to recover bodies.
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Drake
Hborror
Est
Oficiais
SY & Thats
Aime
C. J. Norwood
Petiiceim
Norwood
Trelays
The Cherry Tree and Tun's Gentle Hospitality
A portrait of Tunis Van Brunt, a kindly bachelor whose generosity and hospitality shape his life from boyhood. His devotion to Esther and their shared cherry tree become the center of family memory as time passes, children depart, and his mind steadily fades before the tree is felled and rebuilt into a cherry wood coffin.
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Carih
Tune
Esther
Credar
Tunis
Jane
Tune van Brunt
College
Uncle Tune
Mainery
Himsui
Vosgather
Tonia
Annie BE
P. Seering
New England Magazine
Boy Sipoot Fires Twice Then Shoots Self in Quarrel
Edward Gesser, fifteen, of North Jersey, shot twice in the air then a third time into his chest after a lovers quarrel with Elizabeth vac wots. He was taken to North Kindeon Hospital with a bullet through the heart area and cannot recover. He said his sweetheart should not be held accountable for the act.
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New York
Edward Gesser
Hoboken Street
North Vergen
N. J
North Kindeon
Gesser
Jersey
Summit Avenue
Edward
Elizabeth
Edward To Call With Her. But Ldwerd
Aivebeth
Apyledy
Ivard
Crand Avenue
Oto Las Ber
Gerver
Geaver
Lauber
I Store
North Hadson Hospital
Seven year old steals jam with friend from New York store
Tony Trechan seven of 193 Grand Street dotney City with a neighbor planned a 2 AM theft at a Leewark Avenue store. They forced the door with an iron bar and fled. Tony was captured after a fall, later escaped, and hid at home with his mother promising court. The companion remains missing.
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New York
Tony Trechan
Grand Street
Dotney City
Jem
Lim
Tran Bie
Tots
Tony
Dandon
Hawt
Condon
Captai Murphy
Morgan Treat Faces 328 Dollar Fine in Pickpocket Case
The Bla tbeth City circuit court jury found three men guilty of pickpocketing. The incident involved a package claimed to contain $700 but testified to hold only $371.80 upon delivery to the Marine. United States Marshal Morgan was ordered to collect $328.
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Newport New
van Speek
Circuit Court
Blatbeth City
United States
Mareshal Morgan
Tarpton Road
Funeral Yesterday For Mrs Mary K E Rudd
Mrs Mary K E Rudd aged ninety one died Sunday morning at her Otterdalse home. She was buried yesterday at Otterdale in the old family burying ground with a host of friends paying respects. Survived by children S Gert Bailey Manchester Thomas E Bailey Mrs J A Porter Mrs O O Goode Mrs Emmet Osborne and Mrs C W Fuque. She married first Mr Bailey and then Mr Rudd.
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Moselews Junction
Maury KE
Otterdulie
J. A. Ratley
Rudd
Sgbert T. Bailey
Manchester
Thomas E. Bailey
J. A. Porter
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Tilk Inn
Rigimond Producers’ Association Against Throckmorton Bill
RLES
Mann Quarle
Globe Lichts
Caph
Frederick
Williams
Apter
Kales
Mason'a
Elkaors
Southern Railway
Wah
Swee
Swift
Meuseedd
Dr. C
Owiles
Hesler
Pr. Cowles
Monrok Kidd
Eugene Fields
Piske & Robinson
Tin
Jesse
Bin
Black Jane
Isla
Tor
Kent
Amy Errand
Dane
Sipoot
Morgan Treat
Mary KE. Rudd
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