Moisant Flies Over Richmond During Thanksgiving Aviation Meet
Moisant and fellow aviators Simon, Garros and Barker conducted aerial tours over Richmond including a flight over the State Penitentiary. Moisant, the Paris to London flyer turned American showman, arrived from Havanas Cuba and toured the country with International Aviators, Inc. He rose to fame after bold attempts across the Channel and subsequent exhibitions drew large crowds in Belmont Park and beyond.
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NOVA
Guenter
Darcy Finnts Lucan
Mr. Moisant
Richmond
Havans
Cuba
Mr. Molsant
State Penitentiary
Simon, Garros
Barker
Moisant
Paris
London
Chicago
England
America
Alfred J. Moisant
International Aviators, Inc
Bdiny
Molsant
France
Trindon
Belmont Park
N. C
Durin
Dix Inaugurated Governor of New York in 19th Century Era
John A. Dix was sworn in as the 19th Governor of New York, succeeding Horace A. White. He called for public economy amid a reported looming deficit of 13 plus million dollars for the coming year, marking the first Democratic State Chief executive in about a score of years. A lengthy inaugural address outlined fiscal caution and state reforms.
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New York
Johnson
Albany
N. Y
John A. Dix
Horace A. White
Dix
Rosewell P. Flower
Bribery charges loom in city mule purchase case
In Richmond Virginia the Council Committee on Street Cleaning will probe allegations that Alderman A. W. Bennett and Smyth Brothers-McCleary-McClellan Company treasurer J. C. Smith offered Dr Thomas Sweeny five dollars per mule and urged passing four mules for city purchase. Dr Sweeny says Bennett urged passing the next four mules. both men deny the bribery claims, citing joking remarks and possible employment talk as misinterpretation.
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Richmond
A. W. Bennett
Lee Ward
J. C. Smith
Smyth Brothers - McCleary - McClellan Company
Thomas Sweeny
Sweeny
Alderman Bennett
Radcliffe and
Brown
Ratcliffe
Heth
Cohn
Bennett
Smyth
Dr. Sweeny
Franz Josef Expected to Abdicate Amid Illness
Vienna report says Emperor Franz Josef plans to abdicate in favor of Archduke Ferdinand due to serious illness and age. The Emperor is bedbound with a severe cold, court physician in attendance, state reception postponed as rumors of stepping down grow.
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Vienna
Franz Josef
Archduke Ferdinand
Budapest
Death of J Cummings McKennie in Charlottesville
J Cummings McKennie a longtime Charlottesville resident died at 11 30 yesterday in his sixty second year He was the son of the late Dr Marcellus McKennie and Mary Cummings He survived by two sisters Miss Annie McKennie in Washington and Mrs Hettie Crane of Washington His wife Jennie Bainbridge of Brooklyn died seven years ago He leaves seven children Bainbridge Mc Kennie engineer for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Robert Mc Kennie of Toledo Maud Maud Marie Ysobel and Jane Mc Kennie Maud a trained nurse is in the Philippine Islands.
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Charlottesville
J. Cummings McKennie
McKennie
Marcellus McKennie
Mary Cummings
Rockbridge County
Annie McKennie
Treasury Department
Washington
Hettie Crane
Jennie Bainbridge
Brooklyn
Bainbridge McKennie
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Robert McKennie
Toledo
Bessie
Maud
Marie
Ysobel
Jane McKennie
Maud McKennie
Philippine Islands
Digging Up Caesar's Camp At Mont Auxois Reveals Alesia
In Burgundy France the Mont Auxois site draws broad attention as scholars identify the isolated hill as Julius Caesar's Alesia. For decades historians doubted this link but new evidence mounts that confirm the ancient battlefield location.
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France
Mont Auxois
Burgundy
Julius Caesar
Alesia
Visions of Caesar at Alesia Come Alive on Historic Mountain
Garret P. Serviss recalls Caesar’s 50,000 troops trapping 250,000 enemies at Alesia, with Roman works, bronze and silver coins, and siege weapons unearthed. The battlefield is vivid, letting visitors feel the historic scene as Caesar hurries across the plain and Antony finishes laurels under the master soldier’s gaze.
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Alisea
Poeturesque
Ich
Alesia
Gaul
Caesar
Ar Astony
Antony of
Cleopatra
Garrett P. Serviss
Harper's Weekly
Deficit Not Auditor's Fault in Virginia Finance Woes
Richmond VA special on state finances notes Auditor of Public Accounts Colonel Morton Marye warned of a looming deficit before the 1910 session. Even after accounting for extra expenses and new revenue measures, the forecasted shortfall remained large.
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Auditor of Public Accounts
Morton Marye
General Assembly
Finance Committee
Senate
Commonwealth
Marye
Female burglar flees after shot in Richmond doorway
A colored woman tried to force entry at 618 North Lombardy Street and was fired upon by resident W. A. Cosby after he lit a downstairs room. She fled through a back gate dropping a black fur piece. police hold the fur and seek identification as Cosby suspects an accomplice. A man-sized effort followed at nearby homes with additional robberies and stolen items reported across the area.
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Molsant
Honduras
Moreant
Moisant
Ae Moisant
Geod Markaman
Salvador
Richmond
W. A. Cosby
Lombardy Street
Mr. Cosby
Journal
Cusby
Coeby
Virginia W'Hilliams
Cohen Company
J. W. Redman
North Twentieth Street
G. A. Exeklel
Shenandoah Flats
East Clay Street
John Manus
East Main Street
L. L. Smith
North Seventh Street
Nitroglycerine Explodes Killing Two Men At Irvine Ky
Elbert Winsted and Samuel Spivey were killed and Mrs. Joseph Winsted fatally injured when a can of nitro glycerine placed near a fire in Clay Winsted's Irvine home exploded. The house was blown apart and windows shattered for miles. Several others escaped injury. The men did not know the can contained explosive.
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Lexington
Elbert Winsted
Samuel Spivey
Joseph Winsted
Elbert
Irvine Ky
Clay Winsted
Max Hirch Is Granted Pardon in Virginia
Maxmillian Hirsch of Rockingham who two years ago killed his brother in law Louis Isaacs after a quarrel was pardoned by Governor Mann on Monday afternoon. He was serving a nine year term. A Rockingham petition bearing nearly fifteen hundred names urged clemency from civil, professional and business circles.
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Pecal
Uster
Mann
W. W. Baker
Ben P. Owen, Jr
Henry W. Wood
T. M. Carrington
W. T. Dabney
Chamber
Virginia
E. Schubert
Norfolk and Western Railway
Thomas L. Watson
State Geological Commission
Jefferson Hotel
Railwaye
Chamber of Commerce
D. ¢. Richardson
William Hodges Mann
Richmond
Maxmillian Hirsch
Rockingham
Louis Isaacs
The Family Upstairs The Detective Foils Mr Dingbat
A 19th century New York dinner features playwright George Ade recounting a comic microbe serenade and a midwinter reception at the Waldorf Astoria. The article also notes Judge Sprocer B. Adams’s suicide attempt at Keeley Institute and local temperance and political developments in Newport News and surrounding areas.
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George Ade
New Theater
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Elbert HH. Gary
United States Steel Corporatioi
William K. Vanderbilt
Ade
Sultan of
Sulu
Indictment Returns in Slaying Case in Richmond
A grand jury in Richmond returns a true bill charging Officer Frank Puryear with the murder of Jessie E. Painter. The case centers on a late evening confrontation near the Fair Grounds after a State Fair visit, with testimony from eyewitnesses and authorities citing a weapon and disputed actions. Amounts and precise timelines are unclear due to damaged OCR text.
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Richmond
Heart Court
Frank Puryear
Jessie E
Lee Lianiel
Istrate
T. J. Pury Cane
Marty
Williams
Puryear
Willama
Pardon of Maximilian Hirsch Cited by Governor Mann
Governor Mann grants a conditional pardon to Maximilian Hirsch allowing return home for the New Year. He notes a strong local petition and says only two Jews remain in the penitentiary, praising the Jewish community of Harrisonburg and Rockingham county for lawfulness and contribution.
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Maximilian Hirsch
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Commonwealth
House of Delegates
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Cere- Coe
Cacesr
Senate Finance Committee
Richmond, VA
Max Hirch
MR. Dingbat
Greensboro
Sprocer B. Adams
Keeley Institute
Florida
Reeey Institute
Indian Court of Claims
Republican State Executive Committee
John M. Moorhead
Newport News
James D. Mes
State Ac
Boston
Houston
South Boston
E. Richardson
Falls Church
H. E. Barcow
Winston
Farmville
Glenn
North Carolina
Anti-Saloon League
League
McAlister
Famey Upstairs
JRY
Canary Bird
Lions Cage
Kar
Billy Sur
White
Clifton Forge
Jessy
Rers
Williame
Daniele
Rico
Aled Dantec
Heil
Su-H-H
Wau
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