Boy Scalded In Boiling Water Tub Injury
Three year old Robert Schools of 47 Wood Street Richmond was severely scalded after falling into a tub of Romica Water boiling water. Dr Ee Watts of the City Ambulance Corps treated the child, who suffered extensive burns to the head face arms and shoulders. He was taken to the City Home for life saving measures.
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Richmond
Robert Schools
Wood Street
Ee. Watts
City Ambulance Corps
Elirium
New Bathrobe Style Gown Highlights Exposition Fashion
In Chicago the latest gown blends Turkish towels with red striped borders and Irish lace. An opening for an arm, fringe on silk underskirt, and overdress excess create a simple costume, matching the season's higher dress goods costs. A model debuted at the Exposition of Fashions by dry goods papers, echoing the street bathrobe coat trend this winter.
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Chicago
Ill
Norfolk Lumber Plant Fire Ravages City Facility
Norfolk Virginia dispatch reports the Goffigan Carper and Simpson Lumber Company plant destroyed by a blaze early today. Loss estimated between 35000 and 60000 dollars with partial insurance coverage. origin suspected in engine room. low water pressure hindered firefighting. Plant to likely be rebuilt.
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Norfolk Lumber
Norfolk
Goffigan, Carper & Simpson Lumber Company
Contempt proceedings open against labor leaders in D C
Testimony for contempt charges against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor is taken as depositions before Justice Wright in the District Supreme Court. Nine witnesses appear including William B Wilson James O Connell Samuel Denedrey Helen A Calhoun Andrew Furuseth Daniel J Keefe Thomas F Tracy Anna B Grace and Benjamin Nabers. Exhibits include bound copies of the American Federationist and the United Mine Workers Journal for 1907 to 1909 and AFL reports.
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Washington, D. C
Sai Ior Gompers
John Mitchell
Fraok Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Justice Wright
District Supreme Court
William B. Wilson
James O'Connell
Samuel Denedrey
Labor leaders and union officials arrested in Mc Amara probe
Olaf A. Tveitmoe head of the Assault Ex clusion League and a coast labor leader, Antone Johansen a noted Californian labor figure, and Munney business agent of the Iron Workers Union of Salt Lake City were arrested today as part of the federal Mc Amara investigation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Olaf A. Tveitmoe
Assault Exclusion League
Antone Johansen
Munney
Iron Workers’ Union of
Salt Lake City
McAmara
Miss Sallie Dickens Dies in Danville Virginia
Miss Sallie J Dickens aged sixty died suddenly this morning at the home of her sister Mrs John A Hawkins on Green Street Danville Virginia after a period of ill health She was a member of a prominent Halifax family and will be interred in Houston Survived by two sisters Mrs J Hughes of Richmond and Mrs R C Wood of Houston and a brother Charles C Dickens of Richmond Also two deceased brothers W N Dickens and another brother died previously An old resident of the city she died of heart trouble and complications.
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Anville
Sallie J. Dickens
John A. Hawkins
Green Street
Hearly
Miss Dickens
Charles C. Dickens
Richmond
J. Hughes
R. C. Wood
Houston
W. N. Dickens
Morgan Goes While the Going Is Good
New York Special J P Morgan sailed secretly today on the liner Olympus for Europe. News of his departure reached Wall Street this afternoon. It is said he will not return in time for the money trust investigation planned at Washington where his testimony is desired.
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New York
J. P. Morfin
Olymie
Europe
Wall Street
Money Trust
Washington
Mr. Morgan
Railroad Men Toss Coins to Hawesville Children
Hawesville Kentucky special officers from the Louisville Henderson and St Louis Railway spent a day in Hawesville acting as Santa Claus. After a turkey dinner on their private car they distributed 25 dollars in coins to a crowd of children at the rear of the bar and watched them scramble for the money. This annual gesture is eagerly anticipated by Hawesville youngsters.
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Hawbchsville
Louisville
Schley and Greely Endorse Dr Cook Lecture
Frederick A. Cook writes of bribery and conspiracy in the rival campaign for honor. He promises a dramatic lecture at the City Auditorium, sponsored by local organizers, to reveal the alleged political attacks on his reputation. He frames the talk as a battle over integrity and personal pride.
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North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Explorer
City Auditorium
Dr Cook Claims Polar Discovery Supported by Explorers
Shockoe Council notes Dr. Cook known as a strong speaker will recount alleged North Pole discovery with colored picture trees. His claim is said to be supported by Rear Admiral W S Schley General A W Greely Captain Evelyn B Baldwin and other world explorers.
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Shockoe Council
Royal Arcanum
Cook
North Pole
W. S. Schley
A. W. Greely
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Notable Fragrance Sparks Gossip Over New Car
Local chatter swirls about a fresh automobile rumor as Dugan and Casey stir up talk of pride and show. A mock scandal in the old country echoes with claims of a grand display and eviction as a backdrop to social theatrics.
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Dugan
Casey
Ryan
Silver Loving Cup for President Finley
Meridian Mississippi reports a gold lined silver loving cup presented to W. W. Finley president of the Southern Railway Company by the Mississippi Alabama Fair Association. The cup honors his interest in the Mississippi Alabama Fair held in Meridian in October and his role in opening the fair on October 16th. Finley directed railway exhibit installations by the Southern Railway Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Alabama Great Southern Railroad, aiding the fair’s success.
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Meridian
Miss
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway Company
Finley
Southern Raiway
Southern Railway
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company
Fifteen Murderers Convicted in 1911 in Richmond
In Richmond last year seventeen murders occurred. Police made fifteen arrests and every accused was convicted. No death penalties were handed down. A large majority of both murderers and victims were colored, with few whites involved.
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Richmond
Leaves sport writer Burgan to head Adventist press bureau
Walter L Burgan, long time sporting writer for the Baltimore American, leaves journalism to become secretary of the press bureau for the Generals Conference of Seventh Day Adventists in Washington. He and his wife joined the First Seventh Day Adventist Church after attending Mizpah meetings led by A V Cotton in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Diviuy
Walter L. Burgan
Baltimore American
Gurgan
Washington
Generals Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Bursin
Mizpah
A. V. Cotton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Shoots Girl, Kille Himself in Waverly Tragedy
In Waverly Detroit man Barret Levis, 19, shot Ning Lawrence, daughter of H Lawrence, then killed himself. The victim survived a neck wound but faced possible recovery. Levis died by self-inflicted gunshot. The incident follows concerns over the shoe contract and legislative action.
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Waverly
Specijal
Barret Levis
Frances Levis
Detroit
Ning Lawrence
H. Lawrence
Womist
Youngs Levis
Fee Lnvex
Hagerstown Becomes Gretna Green for Marriages
Hagerstown Maryland issued 1080 marriage licenses in Washington County during the year, a new record. About a third went to Virginia and Pennsylvania couples, giving Hagerstown the Gretna Green distinction. Forty one divorce suits were filed and nineteen divorces granted, also breaking records.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Czar May Avert Tariff War Between Russia and U S
In St Petersburg special dispatches report the Czar’s direct action could avert a tariff war with the United States. Kali met members advise accepting Taft’s goodwill message and the 1432 treaty terms. Duma lacks power to enforce retaliation, leaving decisions to the Czar and cabinet. Ambassador Guild to be informed of Russia’s intent to sign a new commerce treaty.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Kalimet
Taft
Duma
America
Czar
Guild
Colonel Watterson In War And In Peace
A historical look at The Daily Rebel in Chattanooga from 1862 tracing editor William Watterson’s clashes with General Bragg, the paper’s move to Marietta, Georgia and Griffin then Selma as Federal forces advance, and its final end in Selma amid Civil War turmoil.
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Chattanooga
Daily Rebel
Army of Tennessee
Trane M. Paul
Braxton Bragg
Middle Tennessee
Henry Watterson
Albert Roberts
John Happy
Watterson
Tennessee River
Marietta
Bragg
Challnttoown
North Georgia
Chickamauga
Brage
Haintiely
Mrr. Watterson
Leonidas Polk
Polk
Everts
Sherman
Brage Wis
Joe Johnson
Atlanta
Memphis
Griffin
Peachtree Creek
South
Selma
Ala
Rin
Mr. Watterson
Conscript Act and Attitudes in the War News
The issue notes the recently passed Conscript Act for men aged 18 to 36 to serve three years or until the war ends. The London Times criticizes the Federal cause, while reports of deserters from Cumberland Mountain tell of a demoralized Union army and soldiers eager to surrender.
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Congress
Spoils of Richmond and Trade Denial Spark Local Controversy
Telegrams detail loot from Richmond including 40 000 pounds of molten lead seized after victory. St Tammany Parish petition to trade with New Orleans denied by the Provost Marshal General as contrary to wartime articles of war. Reports from Richmond claim Stuart fought and captured 60 prisoners before retreating toward Hanover. A Havana schooner ran the blockade from Mobile carrying lead powder caps salt coffee cavalry sabers and sabre.
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Richmond
St. Tammany Parish
New Orleans
Mobilee
Mohbile
Ala
Havana
Copperheads in Convention at Indianapolis July 20
The Democratic Convention met in Indianapolis on July 20 with about 50,000 attendees the largest in state history. Governor Hendricks presided as Wickliffe of Kentucky Richardson Carlisle Voorhees and others attended. Resolutions denounced war prosecutions and emancipation and called for an entire administration change. Wickliffe stated support for Union if South and slavery were not interfered with but opposed war to free slaves.
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Indianapolis
Hendricks
Wickliffe
Kentucky
Richardson
Carlisle Voorhees
Union
Mean Trick In Middletown Confederate Flag Event
In Middletown Delaware secessionists hoisted a Confederate flag on a pole built by Unionists on July third. On July fourth abolitionists raised the Stars and Bars with forty rounds. Realizing their mistake they tore down the flag and scrubbed the pole with soap and water to cleanse it.
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Middletown
Del
Confederate Writing Paper and Prisoner Exchange Notes
A Har rison's Landing correspondent praises Confederate soldiers as intelligent and pleasant in conversation. An ad offers a enslaved woman for sale or exchange, and another promotes southern manufactured stationery. Virginia News urges a prisoner exchange cartel. a transfer tightens confinement for Yankee officers at the Labley prison after misconduct.
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New York Express
Harrison’s Landing
Virginia
TheLichmond Examiner
18Th Street
Labley
Mr Wattersons Successor and The Rebel History
An outline of the transition at The Rebel with tribute to former editor Charlie Faxon. The piece recalls a loyal corps including Watterson and Crew and reflects on the difficult era marked by defeat, hardship, and a storied Confederate cause through an aging staff and limited resources.
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Watterson
Charlie Faxon
Faxon
rebel"—Mr. Watterson
BR. Crew
Mr. Bennett
James Wooward
Jo Thomasson
Allanta
Noni
Che En
Athens
Tome
Thirty Die in Great Northern Railroad Wreck in North Dakota
Minneapolis special reports thirty people killed in a wreck on the Great Northern Railroad in North Dakota. Details remain sparse as investigators assess the scene and determine causes. Emergency crews work through the night to recover bodies and aid survivors.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Great Northern Railroad
North Dakota
Roosevelt Attacks Taft Policy In Public Letters
Former President Roosevelt launches sharp public criticisms of Taft administration, denouncing arbitration treaties and the 1832 treaty with Russia. The letters to Millard J. Bloomer of the New York Peace Society detail why Roosevelt will not attend the Waldorf Astoria banquet honoring Taft, and urge clear, uncompromising positions on arbitration and national honor.
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New York
Millard J. Bloomer
New York Peace Society
Waldorf-Astoria
President Taft
Taft
Russia
Roosevelt
Mr. Bloomer
Peace Committee
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Anate
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Burtmer
New York Times
Bloomer
Stokes Nearing Recovery From Kidney Illness
New York special report says W. E. Dr Stokes the millionaire hotel man and former prosecuting witness in the Lilian Graham and Ethel Conrad trial is much better today. An operation to remove the kidney was once feared but now seems unlikely.
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New York
W. E. Dr. Stokes
Lilian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Stokes
Woman Held On Hawaii Murder Charge In Mobile
Mrs. Mary T. Godau is charged with the murder of her son in law Frederick Wesserlaben. His body was found wrapped in oil cloth at Mohonk and Dauphin Streets in Mobile. Police reported bloody rags beneath the murdered man’s home and multiple arrests followed including Mrs Gadon, her daughter in law, and William Green.
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Mobile
Ala
Mary T. Godau
Frederick Wesserlaben
Mohonk
Dauphin
Wesserlaben
Godan
William
Costs of convict road labor dominate Virginia budget debate
Richmond Special reports that Virginia legislators weigh replacing the state penitentiary prison car service with convict labor on roads. A plan to end the shoe contract saves about 500000 yearly but shifts costs to lime quarries and camp maintenance. Governor Mann favors lime grinding to sell at cost, while many details await scrutiny and funding.
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Richmond
Commonwealth
Pli
Shoe
Sila
General Assembly
Mann
Jokeeil
Danville Portrait of a Cultured Man Leaves Town
Danville Virginia special report describes Herr leianhel Cwitured Cherm a tenor vocalist who sought employment with a prominent tobacco firm. He left town Thursday night after omitting board bill formalities at a Main Street boarding house, promising to pay when able.
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Danville
Leianhel
Veloe
Ana Mpithany
Leisenthal
Greeting by Divorce Shocks Greenwich Society
A summons in a divorce case filed by Mrs. Howard Morton shocks Greenwich society as she accuses her husband of habitual intemperance and seeks alimony. The suit cites his residence in New York and mentions their social prominence through the Field Point Road home and local clubs. The January Supreme Court term will hear the action.
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Greenwich
Howard Morton
Greenwich Colony
G Wich Extaat Suffrue League
Dugehtier
Texas
Sherif Finnegan
Morton
William W. Hyde
Field Point Road
Indian Harbor
Greenwich Country Club
Nannie Ostrom Hyde
New York
Mr. Hyde
Henry F. Sewall
Mr. Morton
Mr. Sewall
Lenox Hotel
Sewall
Peace Dinner Attendance Widespread Diplomats Decline
A New York peace banquet drew attention as nearly all foreign ambassadors declined invites after rumors of government orders to stay away. Italian and Turkish envoys cited royal or wartime pressures, while other nations sent regrets. The event, linked to arms policy discussions, faced notable absences and unanswered invitations.
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New York
Samuel Bell Thomas
Reunson
Mr. Thomas
Hes Fetter
Ree Sret
Schwab Liter
Witho
Priva
Thomas
Italy
Russia
Roosevelt
Oteur
A Quatrain Hinting at Time and Memory in Verse
A brief verse fragment reflects on calendars, heaven, and rhyme across years. The speaker notes writing 1911 where 1912 would fit, acknowledging the clash of place and time. The piece muses on habit and poetic constraint in a compact, reflective mood.
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Usanl
Heaven
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Greely
DR. Cook
President Finley
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Jill
London Times
the Times
England
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Tenn
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Masapena
Hanover Courthouse
Bloomers
Che Canquet
Hreeds
Teace
Guy Particu
Roosevelt Repti
Albert J. Veeder
Swift & Company
Dave Sune
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