Virginia Senate Finance Report Urges $275000 to $300000 Revenue Increase
The Senate Finance Committee reports the state must raise $275,000 to $300,000 yearly to meet growing costs. It cites needed reallocations and new revenue sources including tax reform on liquor, express and insurance, franchise fees, and reassessment. It notes salaries and current funds cannot absorb larger outlays.
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Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
General Assembly
Committee of Finance
Senate
Capitol
Virginia
Bic
Health Department
Ainking Fund
Left in Jail as a Lesson in St Louis
James Pr Thomas son of a millionaire, held in the St Louis jail for three and a half months on a charge of obtaining money on false pretenses. The charge was dismissed after relatives settled the matter. Thomas, son of H H Thomas of Battle Creek, overdrew bank funds and traveled with Bess Chatfield of Seattle. He paid hotel and dry goods bills with bad checks, was traced by a dog, and arrested in Kansas City before being returned. The woman returned home and faces divorce proceedings.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Ajax Dynamite Company
Bess Chatfield
Seattle
St. Louis
Young Thomas
Southern
Will of Brooklyn Man Orders Cremation and Frugal Burial
John W. Wallace of 632 Throop Avenue Brooklyn wills his body cremated in a pine box not exceeding 5, and ashes scattered in a field to avoid occupying ground for future generations. He dies December 28 and his widow Clara Wallace files the will dated November 28 1900 demanding disposal costs not exceed 50 dollars.
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New York
John W. Wallace
Clara Wallace
Throop Avenue
Brooklyn
Slayer of Nurse Attacked in Bed. Suspect Slashes Throat
Poughkeepsie N Y Special Frank Schermerhorn coachman for Barnes Compton was arrested after attacking young nurse Lars in her bed early Wednesday. He tried to cut his throat and is under guard at Vassar Hospital with injuries described as personal safety related. The Compton family abandoning their country home and plan selling Stepoeenl Farm after spending $50 000 on improvements.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Frank Schermerhorn
Barnes Compton
Lars
Schermerhorn
Vassar Hospital
Compton's
Ker
Setar Chast
Scheriertiern
Reward Awarded in Murder Case in Middletown
The $2 009 reward for the Olney brothers murder near Olney was awarded to George C Rogers of Middletown after Justice Mills of the New York Supreme Court ruled his information led to the arrest of the murderer. Charles H Rogers was previously arrested in California, tried and executed at Sing Sing.
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Middletown
N. Y
Crane County
Olney Brothers
Alice Ingerick
Justice Mills
Supreme Court
George C. Rogers
Charles H. Rogers
California
Sing Sing
Madeira
Cal
George Rogers
George
Rogers
John Dpd
McCoach
Fred
Woat
James McGraw
O Angelea
A.L. Decker
F. Cc. Heek
White slave memorandum sparks Baltimore trial
Magistrate Loden ordered Ja cob Tannebaum aged 21 and Irwin Hyman aged 19 held without bail on charges of participating in a white slave traffic. A memorandum book with names and addresses of women across multiple states was found on a prisoner, tying them to enticing Reba Singer, 17, from Dauphin Pennsylvania to Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Loden
Jacob Tannebaum
Irwin Hyman
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Justice Loder
Reba Singer
Dauphin
Warrisburg
Ballinger Controversy and Immigrant Labor Grievances
A House debate outlines charges against Secretary Ballinger over 1907 land frauds and Glavis action. Separately, forty Polish immigrants walked from Jackson to Washington after misrepresented railroad work and wages, aided by authorities until they could be employed or sent home.
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Jackson
New York
Washington
United States
Harmon Offered Fifty Thousand To Not Fly Airship
In Los Angeles Clifford B. Harmon plans another aeroplane flight despite Commodore Benedict offering fifty thousand dollars to deter him. Willard lent Harmon a machine but secretly prevented liftoff, leaving only a ground run. Paulhan and artiss race to regain records amid a backdrop of Curtiss dramatic flights.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clifford B. Harmon
New York
E. C. Benedict
Benedict
Harmon
Glenn H. Curtiss
Willard
Artiss
Louis Paulhan
Aulhan
Ying
M- Fancinlli
Paulhan
Curtiss
Balloon trip ends safely after 35 mile journey
A balloon voyage begun in Huntington Park reached 3600 feet and battled a 42 mph gale before landing safely in the San Francisco Valley. Passengers included Mrs Kila Miroxory Miss Mae Myers Miss Bervia Reund and K J Bernard of the New York Aero Club. The craft avoided the Sierra Madre Mountains and Santa Clara Valley by dropping to lower altitude.
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Los Angeles
Cail- Special
J. C. Mars
Oakland
Kila Miroxory
Mae Myers
Berviareund
K. J. Bernard
New York Aero Club
San Francisco
Huntington Park
Sierra Madre Mountains
Santa Clara Valley
Poles Arrive in Washington After Misleading Travel
Seven Polish travelers arrive in the National Capital seeking a meeting with President Taft to file a grievance against a New York employment agency. They reach Washington with little money and learn there are multiple Washingtons in the United States. A Moscow-born Jewish merchant helped them after their arrival.
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Washington
National Capitol
Taft
New York
United States
White cat superstitions haunt Orotava voyage
Royal Mail Packet ship Orotava carried a superstition tale as assistant purser L F Lipscombe believed a white rat foretold luck until sighting the rodent on the Atlantic crossing. He sought a perfectly black tomcat to avert misfortune after the rat appeared, fearing the wrong cat could seal bad luck. Purser Sturgess offered no explanation for how the rat boarded.
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New York
L. F. Lipscombe
Royal Mail
Orotava
Hamilton
Bermuda
Summer Isle
Mr. Lipscombe
Atlantic
Purser
Sturgess
Save John Marshall Home from Vandal Threat
Rosewell Page urges preservation of John Marshall's home in a 1910 letter to the town. He argues the house boosts town prestige, compares it to Mount Vernon and Stratford, and asks repairs if needed to maintain its value as a school and moral beacon. The plea highlights patriotism and local pride tied to heritage.
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John Marshall
Rome
Mount Vernon
Stratford
Rosewell
Tidewater Protest Against Baylor Line Changes
Delegates from Tidewater protest efforts to disturb the Baylor line citing opposition by 19 of 20 residents and warning that changing boundaries would ruin the oyster industry. Gloucester legislator J N Stubbs seeks investigation but is not opposed to the Fisheries Commission overall.
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Richmond
J. N. Stubbs
Gloucester
Commission of Fisheries
Tidewater
Fisheries’ Commission
Virginia Oyster Men's Association
Newport News
Commissioner of Fisheries
General Assembly
Suffolk Man Makes Attempt at Death by Own Action
Suffolk Virginia story reports H Kelly Rawles, an aged farmer and step father of A A Gus Holland, attempting self harm with a knife bought moments earlier. He was subdued before dying, cut his throat, and was hospitalized. he is weak from loss of blood but expected to recover. The incident connects to the Sam Hardy trial.
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Suffolk
H. Kelly
Gus) Holland
Hardy
Rawles
Senate Opens 60 Day Session in Richmond
Lieutenant Governor calls Senate to order in Richmond as new members are sworn in. Rules are enforced strictly with debate over committee size and representation. Officials elected include Echols as president pro tem and Booker as clerk. Bills range from Radford female normal school funding to road improvements and a state tax commission.
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Richmond
Senate
Ellysom
General Assembly
Samuel C. Hatcher
Broad Street Methodist Church
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Sands Gayle
John J. Owen
Lassiter
Petersburg
Parks
Page
Walker
Northumberland
Strode
Amherst
Gravatt
Caroline
Lban
Senator Gravatt
Noel
Lee
Echols
Marshall B. Booker
Frank B. Watkins
Samuel M. Donald
Owen
House
Swanson
Sale
Folkes
J. M. Page
University of Virginia
State Board of Education
Charles W. Kent
King
Keexell
Finance Committee
Radford
Hurd
William Mc. White
Fluvanna
Tragic Bank Vault Dream Ends in Death on Ludlow Street
Isaac Finkelstein, a New York house painter with dreams of breaking into bank vaults and a jewelry shop, died after digging a tunnel twelve feet beneath Ludlow Street. His family watched as rescue efforts revealed his crushed body in the trench. Isidor Garbus, his brother-in-law, reported his disappearance. no proof ties him to the crime.
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New York
Isaac Finkelstein
Ludlow Street
Finkelstein
East Side
Fourteenth Street Bank
Isaac Zirinski
Sarah
Moving Picture Theaters
Isidor Garbus
Isidor
Fruit Cake Inheritance Sparks New York Court Question
Justice Hendrick weighed a case in which Daniel and Jacob Hochbaum seek an injunction to stop Samuel Johnston and others from using their three year keeping fruit cake recipe. The inventors claim their cake remains moist without a humidor and prompt the court to define rights over culinary inventions.
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New York
Taft
Supreme Court of
Fred
Hendrick
Daniel
Jaco
Hochbaum
Samuel Johnston
Justice Hendrick
Withering Look Sought in Divorce Suit Trial in New York
Mrs. Clara Ludeman, sued for divorce by Arthur Ludeman, testified before Justice Greenbaum in New York as a judge and jury heard how she struck a withering look at a detective. She described a raid at the Hotel Richelieu room with contractor Nicholas De Costa, who could not account for 90 minutes.
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New York
Clara Loudeman
Supreme Court
Arthur Ludeman
August Ludeman
Justice Greenbaum
de Costa
Mrs. Ludeman
Skeletons Exhumed on Farm Near Staunton Virginia
In Collierstown south of Staunton, J. M. Knick, while plowing, unearthed about twenty skeletons. The find sparked speculation about Indian remains with relics such as tomahawks and quartz weapons found among the bones. Authorities offer no definite explanation.
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Staunton
Collierstown
J. M. Knick
Senate committee assignments spark minority protest in Virginia
In Richmond Senator Halsey announced the steering committee’s Senate committee allocations. Senator Noel of Lee protested minority under representation on the Finance Committee, demanding separate consideration of committees and substitutions.
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Sale
Halsey
King
Marly
Sims
Rison
C. Hiarding Walker
Northumberlain
Fish and Game
Mann
Committee For Courts of Justice
T Ashby Wickham
Henrico
Walker
Sands Gaye
Huockingham
John J. Owen
Prince Eoward
White
Senate
Pelow
Owen
Gayle
Messrs Sale
Bison
Holt
Hobbs
Early
Edmondson
McAlexander
P. F. Tuck
Courts of Justice
Lassiter
Wickham
Strode
Malsey
Holland
Tucker
Noel
H. G
Shackelford
Messrs
Gunter
Garrett
Folkes
Parks
Carter
Ward
Hart
Leaner
Lincoln
Chase
Clerk
L. A. Sims
Harman
Schole
Watkins
Gravatt
Thornton
Lesner
Keezell
Hult
Echols
Harman, Wickham, Halsey
Earley
Fletcher
Elam
J. B. Henley
Menefee
U Tion
Richmond
Don P. Halsey
Lynchburg
Newport News
Lee
Finance Committee
Keerell
Lee County
Rockingham
Keexell
Carefree
Thecaucus
Meserm Sale
Hebba
Messra
Sima Wickham
Saunders
Lincoln and
Parsons
Koeerell
Harman, Wickham, Halsey, Earley, Fletcher, Elam
Felkes
Guster
Raymundson
Strother
Liscoll
Messie
Wickham Walker
Messra Holt
Etro el
Auditor of Public Accounts
Mesarsa
Edmundson
Earley, Gravatt
Mo Alexander
Bolland
Legislatio
Ward, Tucker, Hart and Nest
Messia Echols, Wickham
Risoa
Imseod Sala
Virginia Court Clerks Form Organization
Court clerks from 32 cities and counties met at Murphy's Hotel to organize a permanent group and plan annual conventions. Officers elected include A S Johnson Isle of Wight president J W Trehy Norfolk City first vice president Walter Christian Richmond City second vice president John H Gose Bristol third vice president H H Holt Elizabeth City County secretary treasurer and an executive committee of Gilliam Martin Geddy. Norfolk named as next meeting place for the second Wednesday meeting date.
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Richmond
Murphy's Hotel
A. S. Johnson
Isle of Wight
J. W. Trehy
Norfolk City
Walter Christian
Richmond City
John H. Gose
Bristol
H. H. Holt
Elizabeth City
Messrs. Gilliam
Martin
Geddy
A. H. Martin
Norfolk Sousty
D. (. Smith
Newport News
Robert Gillam
Petersburg
Williamshorg
S. F P. Wardilt
Wedding Album Evidence Highlights Divorce Case
The divorce case of Mrs. Bessie M. Heald against Frank M. Heald featured an autograph album given at their Watertown wedding. The album, shown in county court, included vows about true marriage and home life, with scripture quoted to support the marriage certificate details. The filing followed an interlocutory decree from Justice Davis.
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New York
Frank M. Meald
Bessie M. Heald
Justie Davis
Inet
Heald
Watertown
N.Y
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George B. Keezell
We'oy
Puifete
Polk
Ballenger
Hitchcock
Secretary of Interior Water
Ed Frandulert
Washington, D. CC
Interior Department
Forest Service
Congress
Ballinger
Representative Hitchcock
Nebraska
The
Land Office
Cunningham
Glavis
Department of Jusce
Alaska
Hallinger
Jane
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Speaker
Gravis
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Dennett
General Land of Fee
Mr. Hitchcock
J. CC. Mare
Cato
Baylor
Stubbs
Fisheries Commission
Oesion
Gale
Owens
Judge Mann
Senator White
Eon
Barry
L. A. Simms
G. Shackelford
Strode Elam
Smith Brockenborough
Halsey, Hobbs and Hlarman
Walter B. Keezoll
Echole
Moving Pictures
Noel and
Virginia Court Clerks Form Organization
Lev Ua
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