Inventor from Richmond patents railway safety appliance
Samuel W. Clark of Norfolk with M. David Breslauer patents a locomotive safety device to cushion sudden stops at open switches and drawbridges. The system uses a hinged rail and hydraulic compressive mechanism to slow and stop a fast train over about 160 yards without damaging wheels or track.
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Richmond
Samuel W. Clark
Norfolk
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Seventeenth Street
M. David Breslauer
Messrs. Breslauer and Clark
Danser
W. P. Borland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Block Signal Department
Judge James B. Shepherd Dies After Surgery
Baltimore special reports Judge James Brown Shepherd of Raleigh North Carolina died Wednesday from heart failure shortly after throat surgery at Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Suffolk he served as telegraph operator at Wilson during the Civil War and later became a lawyer and supreme court judge. Survived by wife son and family physician. Burial planned in Raleigh Wednesday.
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Baltimore
Presbyterian Hospital
James Brown Shepherd
Raleigh
N. C
Shepherd
Suffolk
Wilson
Chapel Hill College
Burtal
Strange Twist Delays Murder Verdict in West Twenty third Street Case
In New York Special report, Frank McGrath faced trial for the murder of Benjamin Rose. A clothing mark on an undershirt led to a dramatic interruption as detective Noll testified, prompting the judge to reopen the case and allow full summations before the jury retired for deliberation.
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New York
Sureme Court
Newee
Frank McGrath
Goff
Benjamin Rose
Rose
West Twentythird Street
McGrath
Moss
Arthur Carew
Noll
Rowe
Carey
Hillard
Got
Lark
Pastors Conference Opposes Virginia Divorce Bill
The Methodist City Conference the Baptist Pastors Conference and the Episcopal Clericus met in Norfolk to act against the divorce bill now pending in the Virginia General Assembly. The Episcopal Clericus adopted several forceful resolutions in opposition and will send them to the Legislature.
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Norfolk
Methodist City Conference
Baptist Pastors’ Conference
Episcopal Clericus
General Assembly of Virginia
Miner vows to quit city after drunkenness charge
Claude Jones, a former Bluefield coal miner, appeared before Justice Crutchfield on a charge of being drunk. The judge warned him if he returns he will be sent to the rock pile. Jones promised not to be found in the digs again.
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Richmond
Claude Jones
Bluefield
W. Va
Vessel sinks off Cobbs Island in Cape Charles
The three masted schooner Jennie N. Huddell loaded with lumber from Norfolk bound for New York wrecked off Cobbs Island. Captain Kelley and crew pumped for 48 hours after a leak than drifted 35 miles to sea in a gale before Cobbs Island life savers rescued them near exhaustion.
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Cape Charles
Jennie N. Huddell
Norfolk
New York
Cobbs Island
Kelley
Heyburn Denounced for Lee Statue Remarks in Senate
In Washington the Idaho senator attacked sending Lee statue to Statuary Hall and urged returning Civil War memories. The bill to loan War Department equipment to Confederate veterans at Mobile passed with 61 votes, Heyburn lone no-vote. South Senators urged silence after his remarks, deeming it a lasting rebuke.
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Washington, D. C
Virginia
Heyburn
Idaho
Robert E. Lee
Statuary Hall
Congress
Senate
War Department
Mobile
Hankhead
Alabama
Jem Davis
Arkansas
Ozark
Bankhead
United States Senate
Senator Heyburn
Y. Washington
Robert BE. Lee
South
Money
Mississippi
Northwest
Depew Re elected as supporters launch New York drive
A movement for Chauncy M. Depew re election to the U S Senate kicked off with a social for the Republican Editorial Association of New York. Fifty four editors from across the state and their families met Senator Depew at the Capitol to discuss local situations as plans to present him to President Taft were outlined. A dinner for the editors was planned by Depew that evening.
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Washington
Chauncy M. Depew
United States Senate
Depew
Taft
Bank Stock Deal Shakes Staunton Bank
Staunton VA J A Kennedy bought 170 shares of Staunton National Bank for 26000 dollars representing interests of A E Miller Mary and Bettie Miller and H B Sproul in the year's largest individual bank transaction to date.
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Staunton
J. A. Kennedy
Staunton National Bank
A. E Miller
Mary and Bettie Miller
H B. Sproul
Prominent Kidney Health Claims for Oreen’s Pills Highlighted
An advertorial note touts Oreen’s Kidney Pills claiming cure for kidney trouble urinary disorders headaches dizziness gravel attacks and weight gain reversal. Testimony from Capt Crute two years later supports permanency of the cure and Dean’s Kidney Pills sold at 50c a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. The Jennings bill seeks to curb shipments to dry areas and promote local option though likely not to reach a Senate vote this session.
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Oeen
Roanoke
Crute
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
League
Norfolk
Senate
Criticism of Auld Father Over Naval Court Martial
Dr. Howard E Ames medical inspector of the Navy and head of the Nuval Hospital at Chelsea criticized Joseph Auld father of Paymaster George Percival Auld for calling the December naval hop a tempest in a teapot. The naval court martial members at Charlestown yard prepared their verdicts for Washington as reports say the verdict found technical assault and a reprimand. Dr. Ames dismissed veiled innuendo and urged ethics upheld by navy officers while noting the public mis impression. Auld senior plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court claiming the court martial unconstitutional.
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Boston
Mass
Howard E. Ames
United States Navy
Nuval
Chelsea
Joseph Auld
George Percival Auld
Auld
Charlestown Navy Yard
Washington
Dr. Ames
Miss Ames
Mr. Auld
Navy
Naval Court
Robert L. Russell
Meyer
United States Supreme Court
Anti-Saloon League Intensifies Push on Legislature
Officials from the Anti-Saloon League press lawmakers and steer members toward the statewide measure. The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee set the Strode bill hearing for next week, with full deliberation unlikely in one session.
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Richmond
Anti-Saloon League
Legislative Committee
League
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate Finance Committee
Strode Bill Passed Sought by 30,000 Petitions in State
Petition campaign in Virginia asks the Legislature to pass the Strode statewide prohibition enabling act. Rev BE T W Ilford of the Anti Sa loon League says nearly 30 000 signatures have been gathered statewide and will be presented to the Assembly when the bill is taken up.
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Newport News
BE. T. W. Ilford
Anti-Saloon League
Virginia Senate considers divorce reform bill to align with uniform law
Senate Committee on Courts of Justice reviews a measure by Senator Ward from Winchester to amend the Virginia Code sections 2257 2260 and create subsections 2260a 2260b 2260c 2260d 2260e. The proposal sets procedure residency service and enforcement rules for divorce and adds full faith and credit provisions for out of state decrees.
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Ric Ion D
Sena Ward
Winchester
Senate Committee For Courts of Justice
Code of Virginia
Equity
Justice
United States
Draperies and Fabrics Offer Budget Home Styling
Women can select attractive yet affordable draperies from a wide range of materials and colors. Printed scrims and madrases mimic costly fabrics, enabling artistic effects at low cost. Plain madras in ecru cream or white with dainty colorings sell for 18 cents a yard, while other patterns at 0 cents a yard prove effective.
News of the Shops and Household Tips
The page highlights silk brocade petticoats, seal plush coats, hand-painted hat pins, a pearl necklace with a square clasp, vanity boxes on chains, and shell hairpins for turbans. Also noted are Peking messaline silks, white pongee scarfs with handwork, pan cleaning tips, and kitchen homemaking hints such as lemon juice in batter and bib reuse.
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Peking
Give Gloves A Second Life Clean and mend thrift tips
The piece urges women to rescue lightly worn gloves by sewing buttons, tightening seams, and mending rips before cleaning. It warns against wasteful spending on new gloves and recommends washing at ten cents a pair, airing scented gloves to remove odor to avoid unnecessary purchases.
Women Rally for Strode Bill Creating Women’s University
Richmond women gathered at Mrs. B. B. Valentine’s home to back Senator Strode’s Strode bill proposing a women’s university linked to the University of Virginia. A seven member executive committee will push the measure in the Legislature, while opponents cite noncoeducation. The plan would let future assemblies decide funding, not require immediate appropriation.
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Richmond
B. B. Valentine
University of Virginia
Strode
G. Valentine
Marion Ryland
I. R. Dashiell
Duke
Bosher
Martha Bowle
KO Munford
R. ¢. Stexines
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wyndham R Meredith
Uns
General Assembly
Death Follows Burns of Alexandria Woman
Miss Eliza W Carr thirty six years old died at 1923 Duke Street Alexandria Virginia from injuries sustained by burns at her home. The incident occurred in the recent past and authorities are investigating the cause and circumstances of the fire.
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Burns OF
Alexandria
Eliza W Carr
Duke Street
Desperate dispute ends with furniture theft and assault charge
In Police Court this morning Alice Webster and her husband Hen Webster, both described as colored, faced charges for wiping their home of furniture and furnishings, likely pawned, and for kicking Alice. Officer Gentry had trouble arresting the prisoner. After a tense scene, the case was tapped on request of the woman once the court costs were paid.
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Alice Webster
Hen Webster
Webster
Gentry
Websters
Proorder Petition Circulating Over Inactive Deposed Ice King
SEWPORT NEWS VA Special. A petition circulates seeking clemency or release for a deposed ice king. Four convicted band members are implicated though the details are unclear. Moras has three cousins in army transport service but they are not actively involved in the effort.
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Sewport News
Vsee
Moras
Ice King
J Dandridge Murdaugh Dies in Washington
J Dandridge Murdaugh, age unknown, son of the late Edwin C. Murdaugh former rector of St George and its churches, died in Washington yesterday. Remains to be buried here tomorrow at unknown hour. He is survived by his wife a daughter two sisters and two brothers. He was a well connected man with many ties in the community.
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Fredericksburg
J. Dandridge Murdaugh
Edwin C. Murdaug
St. George
Washington
Virginia Pensions Limited to Residents Only
Governor Mann reports many Civil War veterans now living outside Virginia have asked to draw Virginia pensions. State law restricts eligibility to those who reside within Virginia, preventing service members who moved away from receiving benefits.
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Richmond
Mann
Virginia
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