Mystery Envelope Shooting Affray in Richmond
In Richmond and Norfolk papers the Meakin case unfolds with Captain Meakin shot in his room at 106 East Clay. Mrs. Lawler and detectives report conflicting statements and a linked diamond affair involving Valentine and a Police investigation. Mrs Lawler describes Meakin as an Army veteran and stock dealer, while investigators seek the shooter amid possible self defense or accident.
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Ohmond
Lawler
George F. Meakin
Ater
East Clay
M. J. Ier
Meakin
Ecos
Wiley
Polleé
Richmond Fire Department
Valentine
Spex
Fire Commission
Thomas Wren
Wes
No. 4
Clive Wren
East Ciny SI
Hame
Wier
Captain Weeson Delivers Clothing and Children to Hospital
This morning Captain Weeson retrieved Meakin's clothing and conveyed it to the hospital. He also escorted two of the Lawler children to see Meakin for transfer or care.
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Captain Weeson
Meakin
Lawler
Roanoke Theatres Face Uncertain 1911 Season
Roanoke faces a dim 1911 1912 theatrical outlook as the Wells circuit declines to renew its five year lease. A new sliding license tax may raise annual fees to four or five hundred dollars, prompting concerns that Roanoke will lose access to major shows and lighting contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Academy of Music
Wells
Welle
Wayhouse
Roanoke Railway and Electric Company
Virginia
Thanetburg
Richmond
Portsmouth
Newport News
Bristol
Knoxville
Tenn
Norfolk
E. R. Chick
Chick
Finance Committee
Lynchburg
Bank receiver settles with directors in Norfolk case
In Portsmouth yesterday the receiver of the defunct People's Bank secured authority to accept 57 800 dollars to settle all claims against the directors. The amount was proposed as a compromise. Albert Bolling son of Major Bartlett Bolling announced his candidacy for Commonwealths Attorney of Albemarle County. Walter Hopkins was acquitted of killing Lester Earles in Martinsville Circuit Court.
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Norfolk
Bain
Portamouth
People's Bank
Charlottesville
Albert Bolling
Bartlett Bolling
Commonwealth
Albemarne County
Micajah Woods
Martinsville
Walter Hopkins
Lester Earles
Bassett
Ivy Creek Farmers' Club Formed in Charlottesville Area
In Charlottesville Virginia special report, farmers from Owensville and Hydraulic counties organize the Ivy Creek Farmers' Club with C. M. Garnett as president Don Waddell as vice president and Speck Calhoun as secretary and treasurer. The group aims to coordinate action on common concerns.
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Charlottesville
Owensville
Hydraulic
Ivy Creek
Baptist Orphanage to Build $10,000 Memorial Cottage
Salem Virginia reports an executive board meeting deciding to erect a new cottage at the Baptist Orphanage of Virginia as a $10,000 memorial to the late Mr. Carpenter of Clifton Forge, a generous friend of the institution.
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Salem
The
Baptist Orphanage of Virginia
Carpenter
Clfzon Forge
Taft to address Christian Endeavor in Atlantic City
President Taft will leave Washington this afternoon to address the Christian Endeavor convention in Atlantic City. After the speech he will travel to Philadelphia by train where the yacht Mayer will await to take the Exfyre and ten Senators for a two day cruise, sailing down the Chesapeake and Delaware bays toward Cape Hatters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Atlantic City
Christian Endeavor
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Mayner
Exfyre
Cape Hata Bhesapeake Mors Reach
Swanson Makes Plea for Improved Public Roads
Washington Senate speech argues for federal funding to upgrade roads, linking better highways to rural retention, higher farm land value, and lower transportation costs. He cites census trends, school attendance data, and economic gains from road improvements.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Swanson
Senate
United States Treasury
Office of Public Roads
United States
Agricultural Department
Canada
South America
Africa
Congress
Democrats
House of Representatives
New York
Liverpool
Lockjaw Claims Life of Huntington Boy
Claude Worneldoorf aged eighteen who came from Huntington West Virginia last Mayday died yesterday in Columbus Ohio from lockjaw. The disease followed an injury when a nail pierced his foot weeks ago and he sought medical help.
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Lockjaw
Columbus
Ohio
Claude Worneldoorf
Huntington
W. Va
Lock
Habeas Corpus Likely to Fail in Virginia Case
In Washington DC the District Supreme Court heard that transfers of prisoners to Occoquan must be ratified. Attorney O'Brien argued Congress did not authorize the removals, while Justice Anderson prepared to sign an order allowing a batch on March 25 as the case seeks the law's validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Matthew E. O'Brien
Occoquan
Edgar Fisk
William Alexander
United States Court
Eastern District of Virginia
O'Brien
Act of Congress
Supreme Court of the District
Stephens
Anderson
O' Brien
Occoquan Institution
O’brien
Virginia
Seven Home-Guards Charge Morgan Men in Village Clash
In a brief skirmish seven home-guards charged Morgan men and it ended within minutes. The incident spurred a boy to enlist, though he was rejected for being too young, as described by P. Harvey Middleton in the July Columbian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
Clark
Kentucky
Lord Macanley
Breckinridge
Douglass
John Call
John
Prentiss
Louisville Journal
Marie Henry” Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Call
Morgan
P. Harvey Middleton
Letters Missing In Stokes Trial Probe
In New York the case against chorus girls Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad for allegedly shooting hotelier W. E. D. Stokes hinges on missing letters he wrote from his mansions. Court heard that eight letters vanished from the defendants' apartment, with only ten showing in court, as Stokes seeks the full epistolary trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. E. D. Stokes
Ansonia
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Clark & Jordan
R. M. Moore
Stokes
Mr. Stokes
England backs France in Moroccan crisis stance
A diplomat allied with the government stated that England will support France and uphold treaty obligations against German aggression in the Moroccan crisis. He said war is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
London
England
France
Europe
Veteran Takes Fifth Bride in Belmont Ceremony
Joseph Thomas, Union army veteran and pensioner, wed Mrs. Lacey Haley on Wednesday night in Belmont. Haley had been married twice before and Thomas’s fourth wife died in January. The ceremony was conducted at the bride’s home by Rev. R. P. Lumpkin.
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Charlottesville
Joseph Thomas
Lacey Haley
Belmont
R. P. Lumpkin
Heat Wave Claims Dozens in New York City
New York endures a four day heat wave with 113 deaths nationwide reported by noon. Hospitals report hundreds of prostrations as humidity soars and temperatures rise despite a slight breeze. Weather Bureau forecasts relief with a cold front expected tomorrow across the Mississippi to Atlantic coast.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Atlantic
Concordia
Kansas
Mercury
Heat Close Factories in New England Heat Wave
Record heat wave in New England causes 84 deaths across Greater Boston and surrounding areas. Prostrations rise into the hundreds as factories close and mail delivery slows. Thousands sleep on Boston Common amid the extreme conditions. Buffalo reports five deaths in eighteen hours with temperatures at 85 at 9 AM.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Greater Boston
Boston Commons
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago Heat Wave Claims More Than 150 Lives
Heat wave continues to grip Chicago with 44 new deaths in 24 hours, bringing the total since July 1 to over 150. Rain fell but humidity remained oppressive as residents struggle to sleep and endure extreme conditions. Forecasts promise cooler weather to begin tonight per the Weather Bureau.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Driven to Distraction in Heat Wave Toll
In Baltimore eleven people have died during the present heat wave. Many more have suffered drownings and prostration as residents seek relief from the torrid sun and some have even attempted suicide out of despair.
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Baltimore
Chicago Heat Prostrations Claim Nine Lives
Nine people die in Chicago from heat prostration suffered earlier in the week as humidity remains intense today. The deaths occurred before 10 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Gregory Case in Hastings Court July 24 for Richmond Cashier
Louis Gregory, coast line cashier now jailed in Hastings detention, asked the court to set his case for July 24. He faces grand jury indictment and plans to deny the charged sum, arguing railway responsibility and low pay. He will not appear in Police Court this week, and a large crowd awaited his appearance.
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Richmond
Harry Smith
Louis Gregory
Coast Line
Denver
Jalil
Hastings Court
Gregory
Smith
Robert Talley
Hastings
White Sox Acquire Pitcher Delhi From Los Angeles
Chicago purchases pitcher Delhi from the Los Angeles team after long pursuit by the White Sox and Boston Americans. Details of the deal not disclosed.
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White Sox
Delhi
Chicago
Comiskey
Los Angeles
Boston
Coast recruit Delhi tipped as big-money purchase for Sox
Money has changed hands for a Pacific coast pitcher named Delhi who reportedly matches Ed Walsh in size and surpasses him in speed. A right-hander with a strong road record, Delhi has been a standout in the Pacific coast circuit. The report is a recommendation to Comiskey as the White Sox seek improvement away from home.
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Sox
Delhi
Ed Walsh
Comiskey
New York horse racing near end for year says Evening World
The Evening World reports from Albany that no racing bills will pass this session and no track relief from betting violations will be considered. It states the sport is dead for now and will not resume under current laws. Senator Gittings concedes little chance for his measures.
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New York
Albany
Evening World
Gittings
Want More Pay and Shorter Hours for Machinists and Rail Workers
Richmond reports a three day conference among machinists boilermakers blacksmiths and metal trades leaders and Chesapeake and Ohio officials over wage schedule and hours. Union reps P J Contin J A Franklin and J W Kline push for higher pay and reduced hours across the system. Also notes conductors trainmen and other shop workers voting on a system wide strike.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
P. J. Contin
J. A. Franklin
J. W. Kline
Fredericksburg
Potomac
Washington Southern
Brotherhood of
Messrs
T. A. Gregory
B. Cates
Valentine Fitzpatrick
H. M. Cousins
Journal
Norfolk and Western
Baltimore Sun
Norfolk and Western Alway
Castro Liable to Jail Sentence
In Venezuela ex president Cipriano Castro is said to have slipped into a western port. A motorboat search is under way as authorities watch known Castro adherents. If found he faces arrest for fugitive status and public peace concerns, with possible death or heavy prison terms.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Cipriano Castro
Castro
Salvador revolution sparks arms seizure drive
Reports from New Orleans state revolution has erupted in El Salvador with Dr Alfaro leading rebels. President Aranjo orders mobilization of the army as one rebel arms shipment is seized.
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New Orleans
Salvador
Alfaro
Aranjo
Spencer lineman burned by 2300 volt line fall
Spencer North Carolina worker G. L. Williams was seriously burned after contact with a live 2300 volt telephone line twenty five feet above ground. He was evacuated to a hospital in precarious condition. The accident occurred at the same spot where another employee was severely injured the previous Wednesday.
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Spencer
N. C
G. L. Williams
Williams
Willames
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Buisson
Dumbarton
Syndicate
Councilman
Virginia Briefs
Christian Endeavor Society
Swanson
Harry M. Atwood
Singer
New London
Golden West
Gregory Case
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