Labor union activity and strikes across cities
Reports show San Francisco clerks forming a union and a new Sheet Metal Workers chapter in Red Wing Minnesota. Stirling Illinois funds a city hospital, Kansas City labor temple starts work on building, Brooklyn silverworkers win nine hour day, and UK Women’s Trade Union League surpasses 136000 members. San Francisco telephone operators unionizes, Butte drugstore clerks strike, Journeymen Stone Cutters trace 1834 origins, Montreal teamsters demand higher pay, Boston Horseshoers win higher scale, IU Carriage and Wagon Workers to establish Washington HQ, Gloucester foundry wages rise.
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San Francisco
Inet
Sheet Metal Workers
Red Wing
Minn
Labor Council of
Stirling
Ill
Kansas City
Labor Temple Association
Brooklyn Silverworkers
Women's Trade Union League
Great Britain
American Federation of Labor
Butte
Mont
Journeymen Stone Cutters
Newark
N. J
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Horseshoers' Union
Boston
International Union of Carriage and Wagon Workers of America
Washington, D. C
Gloucester
England
Judge Loving Acquitted in Virginia Murder Trial
Ex judge William G Loving is declared innocent of the April 22 murder of Theodore Estes after a unanimous verdict in the Virginia circuit court. The verdict, delivered after about an hour of deliberation, follows testimony and strong public emotion as Loving and his wife embrace amid a joyful courtroom scene.
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Houston
Virginia
William G. Loving
Theodore Estes
Loving
Old Dominion
Hall of Justice
Diamonds Stolen In Norfolk Heist Worth Seven Thousand
Norfolk Special reports Tom Smith arrested on charges of the largest diamond robbery in city records. Police say a jewel case from employer William H. Robinson’s home contained diamonds in rings pendants and pins valued near seven thousand dollars. Most gems were found in the Robinson cellar. none were on Smith but his mother appeared implicated as investigators traced the haul.
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Norfolk
Tom Smith
Tom
William H. Robinson
Robinson
Justice Crutchfield Fines Gordon Over Seat Move
In Richmond a street car dispute led Justice Crutchfield to fine James R. Gordon president of the Chamber of Commerce ten dollars for refusing to move his seat when conductor Powell asked. Gordon argued to swap with riders. conductor refused to displace black passengers. Gordon appeals to Hastings Court, with potential Supreme Court follow-up.
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Richmond
Justice Crutchfield
James R. Gordon
Chamber of Commerce
Powell
Gordon
Hastings Court
Supreme Court
Maurice Foley Killed in Blast Near Welch West Virginia
Roanoke special reports Maurice Foley a famed railroad contractor from Roanoke died at 45 in a blast near Welch West Virginia. He leaves a widow.
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Roanoke
Maurice Foley
Welch
W. Va
Boy Hunter Near Fatal Accident Under Mothers Call
Roanoke special reports Charley Perdue sixteen year old son of Mrs Maggie Perdue of Glenlyn Mercer County West Virginia started on a hunting trip with a loaded squirrel shot gun across his shoulder his mother called to him and the article ends.
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Roanoke
Charley Perdue
Maggie Perdue
Glenlyn
Mercer County
W. Va
Cripple Dead in Fire at Madison Hotel
The body of Charles Fulbert, a musician from Bridgeport, Conn., crippled and aged 30, was found in bed as fire consumed the Madison Hotel at Pine Beach. His wife, an actress from San Antonio, Tex., was summoned. Police report two deaths so far, with many missing and estimated losses around 400000. The fire’s cause not yet determined, fueled by gasoline used for cooking in many establishments, causing numerous small explosions.
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Norfolk
Charles Fulbert
Pine Beach
Madison
Fulbert
Bridgeport
Conn
San Antonio
Tex
Larry Harris
Tobacco Crop Shortage and Weather Affect Virginia Harvest
Reports from Petersburg and nearby counties show loose tobacco receipts well below last year as crop loading and market timing shift. Weather near South Boston has favored growth though the crop remains about two weeks late, with primings expected soon. In Lexington a lightning strike killed Mrs Emmet Glenn, instantly burning her bonnet and clothes as her husband watched.
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Petersburg
Sperial
Boston
Obituary notices from Virginia mourn several prominent residents
Fredericksburg reports the death of Dr H Kuper a noted dentist miner and farmer aged 55 of Spottsylvania County survivors include his widow and four children Roanoke records R W Winborne 46 dead after ten days of pneumonia once a Rockbridge County state senator and Virginia attorney Staunton notes Miss Annie Peale of the city died in Baltimore interred in Harrisonburg Williamsburg reports Richard Hansford 23 died at his mother Mrs Margaret Hansford home after long illness consumption Charlottesville notes J Breckinridge Robertson about 40 a law writer died suddenly at his mother’s home son of late Judge William J Robertson educated at the University of Virginia Winchester records Miss Sarah A P Mayers daughter of John Mayers Clarke County died at Mrs Mary Calmes home in Winchester she is survived by a brother and two sisters Harrisburg mentions Mrs Mary A Houck from Reesy wis ill in Virginia Fredericksburg special reports the Logan neighborhood bears sighting a bear tracks six to seven inches wide and deplete lambs yearlings and colts blamed on the bear in Spottsylvania County
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Fredericksburg
H. Kuper
Spottsylvania County
Wilderness
Roanoke
R. W. Winborne
Rock Bridge County
Staunton
Annie Peale
Baltimore
Harrisonburg
J. William Green Smith
Williamsburg
Richard Hansford
Margaret Hansford
Charlottesville
Mary Calmes
G. F. Mayers
Frederick County
Benjamin PD. Fleming
Fairmont
W. Va
Harrisburg
Mary A. Houck
Farmers and Business Men's Association Formed in Fauquier
A Fauquier County association named Farmers and Business Men's Association forms with five district branches and district committees to govern. Prominent local business and professional members join, aiming to promote public interests and county prosperity. D. P. Wood chairs the Center District Branch.
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Leesburg
Sperial
Fauquier County
Farmers and Business Men's Association
Cnty
D. P. Wood
Wade-Shot Killing Shocks Norfolk Family at Table
George Wade aged twenty nine was arrested on a charge of fatally shooting his father in law James Baldick during a supper at home. The act followed a family dispute.
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Norfolk
George Wade
James Baldick
Virginia and Nearby Weddings Report Across Towns
Virginia wedding notices list Anna S Crissey and Arthur Connor wed in Leesburg at the Methodist church with Rev. Dolly. Fredericksburg sees Henry Chandler and Frances Carneal marry at the bride’s home with Rev. Ware. Suffolk reports Mary Gwendoyle Potter and Richard C Gurley wed at the bride’s home. Leesburg notes Bernice Bowden and E T Rowell marrying at the parsonage.
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Leesburg
Anna Sutherland Crissey
John Crissey
Arthur Connor
Washington, D. C
Cecil Connor
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. L. Dolly
Fredericksburg
Henry Chandler
Baltimore
Frances Elizabeth Carneal
W. P. Carneal
Caroline County
Ware
Suffolk
Mary Gwendoyle Potter
Rufus Be, Potter
Richard Clyde Gurley
Norfolk
Moseby Seay
the Baptist Church
H. H. Butler
Bernice May Bowden
Southampton County
Walter Bowden
E. T. Rowell
Norfolk and Western Railway
Petersburg Eagles Hold First Annual Memorial Service
Petersburg Eagles held its first annual memorial service at the Academy of Music on Sunday afternoon at 3 30 oclock. Rev. F W Moore of Second Baptist Church opened with prayer. The oration was delivered by Woods N Carr a prominent lawyer of Uniontown Pa.
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Petersburg
Eagels
Aerie of Eagles
Academy of Music
F. W. Moore
Second Baptist Church
Woods N. Carr
Uniontown
Farmers Replant Peanuts in Petersburg Area
In several counties, farmers replant peanuts after wet weather rotted seeds. The recent fair weather allowed replanting to proceed efficiently in the Petersburg region.
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Petersburg
Lynchburg Church Calls Pastor Dr Carter Helm Jones
The First Baptist Church of Lynchburg unanimously calls Dr Carter Helm Jones, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Louisville Kentucky. It is understood he will accept the call.
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Lynchburg
First Baptist Church
Carter Helm Jones
First Baptist Church of
Louisville
Jones
Judge Eppes Stricken With Paralysis Amid Campaign
Petersburg special reports J Eppes Commonwealth attorney for Dinwiddie County suffers second paralysis attack. An arm and leg affected. Longtime county court judge and re-election candidate for Dinwiddie to be decided at the August 1 primary.
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Petersburg
Udge B&b
Norton desertion case ends with six months jail term
Richmond special report says the trial of W. S. Norton, charged with desertion and nonsupport, concluded in Hastings Court with a jury verdict of six months in jail. Attorneys moved to overturn the verdict on the law and evidence.
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Richmond
Norton
Bi Wits
Hastings Court
Wits
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