Virginia League elects officers amid disputes in six clubs
Norfolk Petersburg and Roanoke backed Williams for president while Julien Hill of Richmond declined the vice presidency. Hammond Johnson of Norfolk was elected vice president after Hill refused. The meeting discussed posting a farm fest and fines, with amendments to pay off postponed games, and notified the double header policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ree
Ccluba
Virginia le League
Will Ms
Elfouit
Norfolk
Roanoke
Williame
Julien Hill
Richmond
Hammond Johnson
Virginia
Richmead Clube
Williams and Heins
Roarsoke
McCrary
Shaffer
Pritchard
Perkinson
Posipas
Fame Coffee Oeeries
Wieifing Club
Do. R. Williams
Petersbeare
Bynchburg
Deaville
Hickmond
Great Resort Reduced to Ruins in Pasadena
A large hotel named the Magnificent Pinteresca in Pasadena is burned, starting at 11 PM and fully destroyed within an hour. Guests escaped in their night garments. some missing were reported but later said to be safe. Estimated loss is $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Editors critique Virginia politics and union ideas
The General Assembly faces criticism for taxing and primary election flaws. Editorials condemn Congress graft and advocate reform. A note on Virginian reunification with West Virginia discusses size, population, and commercial disadvantage, citing historical views from the Merald to the Mastern Shore Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mastern Shore Herald
Bellhop Mixes Things Doc Tor Visits Prohibitionist
In Richmond a hotel bellhop led a physician to a patient claimed to be intoxicated. The doctor found no alcoholism and was told he had been taken to the wrong room. The mix up involved a legislator who is a prohibitionist, who recovered and left for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Interstate Fair Officers Named
At the Interstate Fair Association annual meeting in Lynchburg Virginia the following officers were re elected President John T McKinney Vice President R D Martin Secretary and Treasurer F A Lovelock and a slate of directors including S Adams M Guggenheimer D C Frost R V Martin W J Richmond Ryland Harper Craddock Edmunds Jennings Lynn Robertson and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Interstate Fair Association
John T. McKinney
R. D. Martin
F. A. Lovelock
Glam
S. Adams
M. Guggenheimer
Martin
D. M. Penick
J. MA. B. Lewis
D. C. Frost
Lynchburg Rink Destroyed in Early Morning Blaze
The Miller Park Skating Rink in Lynchburg Virginia owned by J L Crist was destroyed by fire early yesterday. Estimated loss around 7600 with 4500 covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Miller Park
J. L. Crist
Fire Drought Leaves Firemen Enduring Cold
Emergency crews fought a blaze as cold conditions hampered efforts. The firefighters endured freezing temperatures while battling the fire, with many suffering from the cold during response.
Plot Against Americans Aboard Shuster Dues Contends
Frank E. Cairne, former taxation director under W. Morgan Shuster, claims a conspiracy linked to Rusala aims to assassinate Americans allied with Shuster. He also accuses Shuster of misusing Persia’s funds to fund the Persian revolution, citing post-Russian occupation unrest as making travel unsafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Morgan Shuster
Mr. Shuster
Frank E. Cairne
Shuster
Cairne
Rusala
Persia
Heiress Found Working as Maid in New York
Violet Buehler, a Chicago heiress missing since November 25, is found in New York working as a maid under the alias Bella Rose. John McKeown, a Chicago hotel clerk who loves her, had planned to marry. he claims they met after she arrived in New York. Detective McGowan arrested her on an Inspector Hunt order.
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New York
Violet Buehler
Chicago
John McKeown
McKeown
Virginia Dunkards Petition Assembly Rendered
In Harrisonburg 12,000 Dunkards of the Virginia Church of the Brethren signed a petition to the legislature for a statewide prohibition enabling act and a law barring whiskey shipments into dry areas. The document lauds the temperance cause and Dry press stance, signed by President Flory of Bridgewater College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Virginia Church of the Brethren
Virginia
Dunkard Church
Vitgina Anti-Saloon League
Flory
Bridgewater College
Norfolk Man Found Dead From Exposure At Baltimore Place
The body of M. Hefkovitz, a sixty year old tailor, was found at the bottom of a stairway at 8 S Becker, 319 Main Street, Norfolk VA. He appeared dead since last Saturday night and death is believed to be from exposure. His Baltimore family was notified and local friends await instructions for burial. No bruises or cuts were found. The sap froze as he could not reach his feet.
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Norfolk
M. Hefkovitz
S. Becker
Main Street
Baltimore
Congress Begins Busy Session With Steel Tariff and Trust Probes
Congress moves to a busy agenda with a focus on the steel schedule and tariff questions. A possible Democratic call and a House vote on Ways and Means steel revisions loom, with a big money, harvester, and shipping trust inquiry debated. Senate hearings on trust regulation wrap up and canal control issues advance. Arbitration pacts with Britain and France slated for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Triple Trust
Callius
House
Ways and Means
House Committee On Rules
Money Trust
Harvester Trust
Shipping Combine
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Panama Canal Control and Management
Great Britain
France
Washington Ice Carnival Planned Along Mall Basins
Washington to host an ice carnival Wednesday evening with Japanese lantern lighting. The Udal basin south of the Mall will be transformed into a fairyland as hundreds of boys girls and adults participate in the frosty spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Udal Basin
Prominent lovers to gather for Navy led snow house event
The gathering aims to enliven the occasion under Secretary of the Navy George Von Meyer and First Assistant Postmaster General Cranfield. If weather allows, a huge snow house will be built with lights suspended to decorate the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
George von Meyer
Cranfield
Canalejas Reappointed After Resigning Spain Premiership
Madrid reports Senor Canalejas resigned the premiership as his ministry relinquished office then held a long conference with King Alfonso. He accepted re appointment to his old post, easing national relief amid delicate Morocco negotiations with continental powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Senor Canalejas
Spain
Alfonso
Morocco
Actress Schumann-Heink's custody plan debated by husband
New York. William Rapp Jr. says his separation from Mme Schumann-Heink arose from his objections to her plan to raise their children. He argues an American approach favors self reliance and livelihood, while she defended motherly care. He adds no comments on possible legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Schumann-Heink
William Rapp, Jr
Madame
Mr. Rapp
Mr. Kapp
Supreme Court Approves Employers Liability Law
The Supreme Court on January 16 issued a unanimous ruling approving the 1908 employers liability act after a year of consideration. The decision shifts labor law by abolishing the fellow servant doctrine and making employers liable for injuries to interstate employees caused by employee negligence, while limiting contributory negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Court Upholds Federal Power Over Carrier Safety Rules
Justice Van Devanter announces the opinion upholding Congress authority to regulate duties of common carriers in interstate commerce and the liability of carriers for injuries to employees. The decision rejects defenses that the law violated contracts or unfairly split carriers into interstate and intrastate groups and asserts federal supremacy over conflicting state laws in the same field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hathcock
Montana
Mary A. Walsh
Massachusetts
Edgar G. Mondau
Connecticut
Justice van Devanter
Congress
Bomb Thrown at Premier Yuan Shikai in Peking
Special report says two soldiers and four civilians died after a bomb hurled at Premier Yuan Shikai as he left the Imperial palace at noon. The device misfired, landing among his bodyguard and causing a massive blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Imperial Palace
Captains Sail to Aid Icebound Vessels Off Newfoundland
Captains Joseph Romel and Reuben Cameron left Glocaster Massachusetts for Portland Maine to join the revenue cutter Androscoggin. They head north to assist twenty five American vessels trapped in ice near the west coast of Newfoundland in the Bay of Islands and Bonnie Bay by breaking a passage through the ice for escape.
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Yster
Mass
Joseph Romel
Reuben Cameron
Portland
Judicial Reception Invites Exhausted at White House
In Washington DC Secretary Hilles reports overwhelming demand for ecards to the judicial reception at the White House on Tuesday evening January 23rd and announces that lists are closed with no further invitations issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
White House
Hilles
Detained Italian Steamer Duca D Aosta Over Smallpox Case
The Italian steamer Duca D Aosta arrived from Genoa and Naples with a smallpox case aboard a stoker. It was held at quarantine today and passengers were not allowed ashore until precautionary measures are taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Duca D'Aosta
Genoa
Naples
One Killed in Row at Dorchester Mining Town
Reports say George W. Strength was instantly killed and Mat Maggard, the shooter, badly wounded in a drunken row at Dorchester, a mining town fifteen miles from here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Stone Gap
Yesternes
George W. Strength
Mat Maggard
Dorchester
Here
Wagon Company Apsaigna Assignment Shifts to Trustee
The A M Shaner Wagon Company at Lynchburg Virginia assigned yesterday to A B Percy trustee for creditors. Liabilities run about 5200 dollars and assets are hoped to cover all claims in full.
Chicago Freezes Again As Icebound Ships Struggle
Chicago endured another cold spell with temperatures far below zero after a brief thaw. Four passenger liners broke free from ice and reached port while others remained trapped off Grand Haven Michigan. Frost bite injuries plagued the liner Indiana crew and two sailors vanished overnight but were later found safe.
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Chicago
Ill
Grand Haven
Mich
Indiana
Mill District in Armed Standoff as Lawrence Strikes
Lawrence is under an armed guard as 800 soldiers and 200 police seal off the mill district to prevent crowds while allowing peaceful picketing. A group of women pickets was dispersed. one man was arrested amid tense clashes. Ettor refused arbitration. strikers demand higher pay, abolition of premiums, and double overtime pay.
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Lawrence
Mass
Essex Street
Canal
Mill and
Company L
Dudley M. Holman
Foss
Joseph Ettor
New York
Ettor
Louis Pleavit
Osween Mill
Pierson
Lowell
Picavit
Staunton Captain Resigns From Company KVirginia Guard
Mayor Wayt forwarded Governor Mant the resignation of Captain from Company K First Regiment Virginia National Guard on January 15. The action drew protests from local military associates but the mayor cites other duties requiring relinquishment. A meeting to choose a successor is expected in the next two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Wayt
Mant
Virginia National Guard
Troops Begin Long Overland Cavalry March to Arizona
Six troops of the Fourth Cavalry left El Paso for Fort Huschacca Arizona on a 350 mile overland trek. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Galbraith, the patrol has spent months near the border, crossing mountains and desert plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Fourth Cavalry
Fort Huschacca
Ariz
Galbraith
Salt Lake Girl Loved Richeson
Boston special reports a check for 161.66 to Patsy Felts of Salt Lake City reveals Richeson pursued Miss Felts since 1903. Letters from Violet Edmands indicate plans to marry when church salary allowed. Felts aided him at William Jewell College and Newton Theological Seminary. funds not returned until after his flight. Lawler arrives in Indianapolis to join federal dynamite conspiracy probe with local and national officials.
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Boston
Mass
Patsy Felts
Salt Lake
Utah
Clarence V.T. Ittcheson
Avis Linnell
Felts
Violet Edmands
Hyannis
Inter
Miss Felts
Murder Confession in Middletown Brother Slaying
Eugene Furman made a complete confession to police admitting he killed his brother Theodore. The victim was said to have been cut to pieces and buried in a car of hot cinders en route from the location, following a prior statement by Joseph Furman accusing Eugene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
Specis
Theodore
Eugene Furman
Joseph Furman
Eugene
Elgin to Host Speed Carnival August 23 24
Plans for a speed carnival at Elgin Illinois were announced with dates August 23 and 24 after A A A sanction. The Elgin Road Racing Association will run the event and improve the course to prevent accidents. A $20000 concrete grandstand would be built if the Vanderbilt Cup or grand prize races are held on the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Spet
Elgin
American Automobile Association
Elgin Road Racing Association
Lawyers Fight for Richeson Life in Boston
In Boston lawyers prepare to petition Governor for commutation of Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson’s death sentence for the murder of Avis Linnell. They will base their plea on a claim of spasmodic insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Edmands Withdraws Support From Richeson Murder Case
Moses Grand Edmands once aided Violet Edmands and supported C V T Richeson in his attempt to prove Avie Linnell innocent. now after a murder arrest Edmands withdraws all aid and backing from Richeson.
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Moses Edmands
Richeton
Boston
Mass
Moses Grand Edmands
Violet Edmands
Hev. C. V. T. Richeson
Virginia Solons Take Straw Vote on Democratic Presidents
A Virginia straw poll of General Assembly members shows 14 of 18 senators favor Wilson and 20 of 28 house delegates support Harmon, with some preferring Roosevelt or other candidates. Notable quotes include Edwin F. Cox supporting Harmon as his first choice.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Harmon
Ohio
Wilson
New Jersey
Imlauenen
House
Harmen
Beur
Roosevelt
Wilkron
C. W. Throckmorton
Henrico County
Alden Bell
Cal- Peper
Underwood
Clark
Edwin F. Cox
United States
Mr. Cox
Thomas Staples Martin
Adams
Charlotte
Anderson
Pittsylvania
Brown
Danville
Cox
Fitshach
Northampton
Flowerton
Sussex
Jennings
Lynchburg
Kent
Halifax
Love
Lunenburg
Montague
Parker
Portsmouth
Peek
Norfolk Coutts
Rakes
Patrick
Rew
Accomac
Roberts
Washington
Row
Wrankge
Stephenson
Bath
Tabb
Gloucester
Walton
Hanover
White
Albemarle
Bunker
Chesterfield
Baker
Louisa
Banks
Suffolk
Bargamin
Bedford
Bowman
Beaunoke County
Brewer
Nansemead
Browning
Rappahannock
Kurt
Surrey
Christian
Mathews
Coleman
Spotsylvania
Creamer
Curtis
Grant
Russell
Gregory
Harvey
Nelson
Jordan
Isle of Wight
Kinsey
Franklin
Land
Nottoway
Lunsford
Botetourt
Moncure
Alexandria
Moore
Wise
Old
Norfolk
Richardson
Henry
Spessard
Craig
Stratton
Appomattox
Tiffany
Panquier
Weaver
Warren
Williams
Giles
Taft
Earman
Rockingham
Fulton
Grayson
Sutphin
Floyd
Taylor
Scott
Mustard
Tazewell
Webb
Carroll
Morse to Hot Springs Detoured Plans Sighted
Special news says he was to be moved to the government hospital at Hot Springs Ark. The banker convict Charles W Morse was told this morning and he welcomed the idea of a pardon possibly permitting a private car to Port McPherson. Snow today may delay the transfer until next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Hot Springs
Ark
Charles W. Morse
Port Mcpherson
Government hires agents to secure fuel in United States
London special dispatch reports government agents headed to Newport News and Norfolk to contract large fuel shipments. Britain faces a fuel famine with miners voting for a strike, risking domestic supply for about thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Roads
London
United States
Newport News
Norfolk
Five Die in S28 Head On Train Crash
Five men were killed and several injured in a head on collision on the cross-over between the Baltimore and Ohio and Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroads. Victims include James Gannon and Ronart teme Pittsburg and Lake Erie engineer. Frank Cunningham and James Smith of Pittsburgh area. James Craft of Clearfield. Injured include Mall Clerk William Carnahan and Conductor James L. Ellis.
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NEW C
Baltimore and Ohio
Fittsburg
Lake Erie
James Gannon
Pittsburg
Frank Cunningham
Baltimore Ap Ohio
New Castle
J. Ie Craft
Clearfield
Ronart Teme
McKee’s Rocks
James Smith
Freman
William Carnahan
Old City
James L. Ellis
Chicago Junction
Baltimore and
Ohio
Michigan Town Wiped Out by Fire
Fire swelled from Wilson drug store threatening Fountain State Bank and the business district at Fountain, Michigan. Three blocks burned as 400 residents formed a bucket brigade with no fire protection in a desperate effort to halt the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Fountain
Mich
Wilson Drug Store
Fountain State Bank
Armored Cruiser Maryland Ordered to Guayaquil
Washington Navy Department orders the armored cruiser Maryland with the Pacific Meet at Honolulu to hasten to Guayaquil Ecuador to protect American interests. The gunboat Yorktown is already at Guayaquil.
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Washington, D. c
Navy Department
Maryland
Honolulu
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Yorktown
Chicago Bids For Our Convict Labor
Richmond Va Special The Reliance Manufacturing Company seeks to hire 500 male inmates at sixty five cents per day and women at forty three cents per day for shirts and overalls. The bid, higher than the Thacher Shoe Company rates, prompts discussion of using convict labor to support road work with a ruling body to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Reliance Manufacturing Company
New York
Chicago
Thacher Shoe Company
Boston
Boston Strikers Back to Work After Union Reversal
Freight handlers and clerks of the Moston and Maine Railroad resume duties at Hoosac and Mystic docks following a union vote revocation of the strike. Longshoremen remain out, with organizers aiming to broaden a coastwise labor federation including transportation workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Moston and Maine Railroad
Hoosac
Mystic
Connell and Eureka
Provident To
Trans-Atlan Steamship Clerks Assembly
Atlantic
New York City
Wnter Federation
Seamen’s
Bitter Cold Claims Several in Atlanta Area
In Atlanta a locked box car from Chicago yielded two men and a boy found frozen to death. An elderly man also died from the cold in the tenement district. Three inches of snow lay on the ground with temperatures 21 degrees above zero and lakes opened to skating for the first time in years.
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Atlanta
Treinen
Chicago
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Vick
Gordonsville
Lawrenceville Times
Bellhop
Taok
Virginia Dunkards Petition Assembly
Norfolk Man
Hamburg
New York Bay
Pelee
Mme. Schumann-Heink
MILL
Staunton Company
Richeson
Lawler
Triadpolis
Indianapolis
Ind
Spec Alisar Lawler
Indianapollis
Charles W. Miller
National Directors’ Association
Mr Lawler
Wickersham
Virginia Solons
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