Florida Express Wrecks Siding After Switch Left Open
A northbound Florida Express train wrecked two box cars on a siding near Clapton when yard crews failed to return a switch to main track. Engineer Frank Philips and several passengers were injured. Walter McDougal suffered crushed legs and was hospitalized. Mail clerk A. D. Bumphres and others were bruised but survived. The main line remained open after cleanup, with the wrecking crew easing traffic.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Richmond
Florida
J. W. Cotten
Peters
Frank Philips
City
Walter McDougal
Memorial Hospital
A. D. Bumphres
Fayetteville
Ant Z
Clapton
Aary
Anursuy
Pyer
Wumphries
Botton
C. F. Griggin
Humphry
Amphfies
Reams
Alley
Hunt
Bramington
Smowt
California Ends Race Racing Amid Law Clash
In San Francisco California a crackdown on betting halted racing events as owners jockeys and others fled crowded trains after the last race concluded. The anti-betting law, already in effect, appears to have prompted the exodus and the suspension of racing activities.
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San Francisco
Cal
Snecia
Gustan W Gown
Caltoday
Dackland
Vail
New York
Reward Offered for Capturing Suspect Held by Police
A $50 reward is offered for the capture of the man sought by police, who believe they have a lead on his whereabouts.
Rockefeller Interests Take Control Of Major Railroads
Rockefeller interests will direct Missouri Pacific and allied lines after a directorate reorganization and George J. Gould's retirement. Kuhn Loeb and Blair & Co. will oversee the shift, ending Gould family dominance in this era of American business. The Rockefellers also gain influence over Denver and Rio Grande Western Pacific, Wabash system, and related holdings through stock market links.
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NEW York
Speciail
Rockefeller
Missouri Pacific
George J. Gould
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Blair & Co
Goulds
Wall Street
Western Union Telegraph Company
Denver and Rio Grande
Western Pacific
Rockefellers
Wabash
Wabash-Pittsburgh
Wheeling and Lakerie
Governor Dix Calls for Economy in State Construction
Governor Dix sent a special message to the Legislature urging the organization of construction departments to ensure economical expenditure of millions in state projects. He supports abolishing unnecessary boards, proposes a single executive to prepare and execute plans, and favors a deliberative board to set methods and specs with the governor able to suspend or remove officials.
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Albany
N. Y
Dix
Tam
Youthful Thieves Ex To Reformatory
Richmond Va special. Justice Crutchfield sent Herbert Jennings and Ernest Kelley, both fifteen, to Laurel Reformatory after detectives captured them for a string of thefts. The pair admitted a pattern of stealing money purses jewelry and plans to rob business offices and go West for further crime. Jennings had a troubled youth with past runs in and out of care programs and several arrests.
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Richmond
Crutchfield
Herbert Jennings
Ernest Kelley
Bailey, Wiltshire
Wren
Laurel Reformatory
Laurel
Jennings
Danes Street
Wallace Street
Associated Charities
Dr. Buchanan
Charities
Herbert
Terra Firma
Buchanan
Kelley
Ovine Plewres
Kerbert
Ernest Ley
Coats
Fifty Below Zero Weather in Maine
Special report notes extreme cold in Maine with temperatures plunging to record lows. Weather observers warn of dangerous wind chills and impact on daily life as residents endure the brutal cold spell.
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Maine
Phillip8
Griscom Seeks Marriage Admiration Faces Parental Veto
Griscom, newly arrived in New York from abroad, says he expects to marry Miss Arnold. The girl's mother, however, indicates she will never give her consent.
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Griscom
New York
Miss Arnold
Rich Clubman in Divorce Suit
MT VERNON NY a divorce suit is filed by Marjorie B Love against Sidney C Love a former prominent club owner and gold mine owner near Seattle Washington The suit alleges separation since 1909 and service by publication due to inability to locate him The couple married in 1907 and have not seen each other in two years
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MT. Vernon
N. Y
Supreme Court
Isaac N. Mills
Vernon
Marjorie B. Love
Sidney Co. Love
Seattle
Wash
Man
Chicago
New York
Love
Baker City
Oregon
Europe
England
Love Befan
Burne- Jones
William ¢. Moore
The Finest Kind Exchange Question About Fiances Worth
A terse exchange suggests a fiancée’s value is discussed in terms of a large sum, with figures rumored around forty to fifty thousand dollars. The fragment hints at social or financial expectations within a courtship.
Rebels Refuse Hearing Peace Plan Near Juarez
Special dispatches report the Mexican revolutionary army under Blanco joining Orozco near Ascension, 60 miles southwest of Juarez. Telegraph lines to the Mexican Northwestern Railroad are cut while 1,200 more men join Madero’s escort at Guadalupe. Officials in Juarez expect a major battle as Orozco remains near Juarez and promises a blow to exterminate or capture the town.
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Chihuahua
Ojinaga
Navarroe
Juarez
Guity
Navarre
EL Paso Tex
Mexican Revolutionary Army
Blanco
Qorozco
Ascension
EL Paso
Texas
Madero
Guadeloupe
Insurrecto
Mexico City
Orozco
Braulio Hernandez
United States
Peace effort under way as rebels offered amnesty
In Mexico City troops depart by special train to respond to Zacatecas while a peace agent travels from Chihuahua to Samalayuca to confer with General Orozco. He is expected to offer rebels full amnesty if they surrender, with J Crus Gonzales acting as government envoy and ally of Governor Ahumada of Chihuahua.
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Mexico City
Zacatecas
Chihuahua
Samalayuca
Orozco
J. Crus Gonzales
Ahumada
China Looks to U S Mediation Over Russian Tension
Pekin reports the Chinese government seeks U.S. help to avert war with Russia after the czarist ultimatum. The imperial council prepared a conciliatory reply to be reviewed by Russia and other powers. China fears war due to weak troops and domestic troubles while wealthier factions press for peace. Russia holds railway advantage with Trans Siberian and Chinese Eastern lines.
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Pekin
United States
Russia
Imperial Council
Chine
China
Sands asks court to set aside verdict in Virginia case
In Richmond a petition filed in Law and Equity Court alleges fraud and conspiracy by Walter W. Morton and Fritz Sitterding. William H. Sands claims he owned a third of property in Norfolk County and had no notice of a sale to Mrs. Julia Morton Marye. The deed involved joint ownership with R. C. Morton and Fritz Sitterding. Sands says Morton as trustee acted without authority and at undervalue, transferring to his sister to hold half with Sitterding.
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Richmond
Walter W. Morton
Fritz Sitterding
Law and Equity Court
William H. Sands
Messrs. Morton
Sitterding
Julia Morton Marye
Norfolk County
Sands
William H. Bands
R. C. Morton
The
Virginia Railway and Power Company
W. W. Morton
Mr. Sitterding
Mr. Sands
Wife in Hutson Dispute Seeks Support in Richmond Court
Mrs. Hutson, 48, filed for support from her Pennsylvanian husband J D Hutson, a penitentiary guard, after months of separation and alleged infidelity. She recounted letters and goods for other women, a failed honeymoon, and her plan to seek justice while Hutson offered evasive explanations and promised a fuller financial statement.
Chamber of Commerce Passes Resolutions Against Anti-Option Bill
In Richmond, the Board of Directors adopted resolutions directed to Virginia Congressmen and Senators. They urge opposition to a proposed anti-option bill before the Senate, signaling formal stance by local business leaders.
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Richmond
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Senate
Eeace
Sirestly
Tive
Opponents Heard On Cotton Futures Curtail Bill
Washington special report: Senate Interstate Commerce Committee granted a hearing to opponents of the Scott anti option bill after it passed the House. The New York and New Orleans Cotton Exchanges and cotton interests in Atlanta and Chicago testified. B Thom and E F Farar spoke for New Orleans and Arthur Marsh for New York. The committee reported the Scott anti option bill without rejection.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
House
New York Cotton Exchange
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Atlanta
Chicago
B. Thom
EF. H. Farrar
New Orleans Exchange
Arthur Marsh
New York Exchange
Republicans may form new party movement gains pace
Senator Robert La Follette and other Republican progressives move toward a third national party. A National Republican Progressive League forms as a first step. insurgents expect few concessions from Taft dominated convention and oppose compromise. House leaders, including Victor Murdock, back a new banner as Taft’s standing splits the GOP. Roosevelt’s stance looms, potential cross-endorsement discussed.
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Washington, D. C
Ropert al. la Follette
Republican Party
National Republican Progressive League
Progressive Party
Bristow
Kansas
Minnesote
Keverider
Indiana
Tut Fallett
Cummins
Iowa
Taft
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Bourne
Orefon
Brown
Nebraska
Borah
Idaho
la Follette
Roosevelt
Daingerfield Legacy at Castleton Stud Shaped Virginia Racing
Major Foxhall A Daingerfield, a Virginia born lawyer and expert on bloodlines, moved to Kentucky nearly twenty years ago to direct Castleton Stud. He helped produce top Virginia racehorses including Sam Purdy, Misa Woodford, and Virginia Maid, dam of Mogul, shaping the state’s breeding history.
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Major Foxhall A. Daingerfield
Virginia
Kentucky
Castleton Stud
Harrisonburg
Culpeper
Major Daingerfield
Sam Purdy
George M. Patchen
Banker Murder Plot Leads to Blackmail and Arrests
Friends of slain loan banker Hugo Karos recount plans to extort John D Rockefeller after Karos exposed a plot to murder him. Police investigated letters offering $50,000 for Rockefeller’s life, leading to arrests as details emerged of a crime ring tied to Karos’s exposure.
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Rockefeller
Saree Neapons
Hungsvine
Hugo Karos
Tha Mu
John D. Feller
Karos
Eelf
Love sick swain nabbed after letter to fireman’s wife
In Richmond at eighth and Main Streets police sergeant thwarted a planned letter affair. J R Godsey faced Justice Crutchfield on charges of sending an improper note to the wife of city fireman Eugene Goode. Godsey admitted a love dispute and sought reconciliation but did not know Mrs Goode had the letter. He was fined twenty five dollars and bonded for six months, with an appeal noted through counsel Gilbert Pollock.
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Richmond
V Special
Mra
J. D. Hutenon
Justice Crutchfeld
Jetter
Mrs. Hutson
Belvidere Street
Hutson
Justice Crutchfield
Eighth
Sheppard
J. R. Godsey
Godsey
Euecene Goode
Mr. Goode
Goodes
Swain
Mrs. Goode
Gilbert Pollock
Hastings
Aviator Falls in Hudson River Near Manhattan
Charles F. Marek, a professional yet inexperienced aviator, was forced to dive from about 1,000 feet above the Hudson when his engine failed near the Jersey shore. He avoided death, swam to the surface after the plane sank, and was rescued by a passing launch. He weighed 204 pounds and wore heavy clothing.
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New York
Charles F. Merek
Hudson River
New Jersey Pallades
Central Park
Manhattan Island
Marek
Jersey Shore
Morek
Judge Struggles to Call Names in Police Court
In a Police Court session Judge Crutchfield cannot name the accused or witnesses. The court crier Gibbons fails to call names as the interpreter translates tensions between a Greek accused and his interpreter. The judge erupts with threats after ten minutes of futile attempts.
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Richmond
Justice Crutchfield
Gibbons
Crutchfield
Bar of Justice
Gentry
Greece
Socialists to Open Co operative Store in Milwaukee
Milwaukee activists announce a co operative store as the next city project after prior ventures including a municipal hall dance a cafe concert and a vaudeville theater. the plan aims to sell meats and vegetables nationwide with emphasis on cooperative ownership and community access.
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Milwaukee
Wis
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George S. Griscom, Jr
Pittsburg
Dorothy Arnold
Rich Clubman
Marjorie Love Sues
Vega
Cocopah Mountain Pass
U. S
Morton
Chamber
South
Congressman Lamb
John Lamb
House of Representatives
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Senate Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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W. J. Carter
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