Local Advertisements for Scrap Buyers and Education Scholarships
SERAP WANTED-DISPOSE OF at accumulation of old material to the best advantage by first get ting us to quote you the top of the market. We buy anything-scrap rubber of all kinds, brass, copper, lead, zinc, jars, bones, anything that you have and wish to dispose of. Write for prices. L. ROSH & CO, 41 424 Brook Ave., Richmond, Va. WANTED-YOUNG PEOPLE TO know that we have a special intro j ectory rate in effect until September . 1st If purchased prior to above ate, $30 will buy an unlimited (life) scholarship for either the Commercial f Shorthand course. Write for infor mation. HAYNES BUSINESS COLLEGE, Richmond, Va.
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Serap
L. ROSH @& CO
Brook Ave
Richmond
Haynes Business College
L. Rose & CO
Trade and Barber College Ads Promote Quick Training
The notice runs multiple vocational ads for EBECOME A CHAUFFLEUR and barber trade training. It lists National Auto Schools with branches in Richmond Roanoke and Agnesburg offering wages from 12 to 20 dollars weekly, plus learning pay and free booklets. It also promotes Richmond Automobile School offering driving and repair courses with pay from 75 to 90 per month and guaranteed proficiency.
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National Auto Schools Corporation
West Broad Street
Richmond
Worfolk
12Th Street
Agnesburg
Main
Reet
Roanoke
Church Street
Emhmond Barber College
Virginia
Ecome
Cure Ae
Richmond Automobile School
Farm and home loan offers and salvage ads in Richmond area
An OCR fragment advertises mortgage loans at 5 percent simple interest for property purchase or improvements with monthly and yearly payment options. It also promotes scrap metal buys, farm or country home purchases on easy terms, and a Richmond hair emporium turning hair into wigs and switches.
Paris Fashions in Hair Dressing Switches and Bargains
The notice promotes latest Paris fashion in hair dressing with on hand or made to order hair switches. Hughes at 209 North Third Street Richmond Virginia offers switches in various styles with guaranteed satisfaction. Also advertising bargains on ladies hair switches including shades in stock and mail orders promptly attended to on Broad Street in Richmond.
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Richmond
Paris
Hughes
North Third St
Richmond Hair Emporium
Broad St
Richmond, Va
Automobile Exchange advertises used cars in Richmond
Attormobiles bought sold and exchanged at 221 223 West Broad Street Richmond Virginia. Fully guaranteed autos offered by the Automobile Exchange with prompt service and clear titles.
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Automobile Exchange
West Broad Street
Richmond
Dr Freeman Addresses Virginia Tax Reform On Inequities
Dr Douglas Freeman, secretary of the State Tax Commission, speaks at Natural Bridge on tax reform. He outlines unequal assessments across counties for lands, horses, cattle, and personal property, and criticizes the fiduciaries tax system as confiscatory. He cites under valuation and biased treatment of public service corporations as key problems.
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Natural Bridge
Spec
Virginia Press Association
Douglas & FreeMan
State Tax Commission
Virginia
Dr. Freeman
Times- Repatch
Freeman
Orty
Grayson County
Richmond City
Grayson
Loudoun
Henrico
Danville
France
Commissioners of the Revenue
Pebroa
Franklin
Nerses
Commonwealth
the Revenue
Iand
For Sale Peas Recleaned In New Bags
For sale peas recleaned in new bags at two dollars and fifteen cents per bushel. Sixty day varieties advertised. Essex pigs offered by J. E. Coulter of Connelly Springs North Carolina.
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J. E. Coulter
Tidewater Virginia Lands for Sale
Eighty acres on Ware River priced at 3000 dollars and fifteen acres near Newport News listed with unclear price. Eighty eight acres near Hampton offered at 3500 dollars and 545 acres on the James River near Claremont include stock and crops for 20000 dollars. For other bargains send address stamp to Deverell & Co. Virginia.
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Tidewater
Virginia
Ware River
Newport News
Hampton
James River
Claremont
Addressey Stamp
Deverell & CO
It. V
Fair tax on railroads and attracting Virginia capital
A Virginia commission discusses fair ad valorem versus gross earnings taxes on railroads, risks of railroad lobbying against reform, and the need to attract capital. It warns heavy taxes could raise costs for farmers and manufacturers, and stresses balancing revenue with encouraging rail expansion and new investment.
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Virginia
Assembly
Commonwealth
Galveston
U. S&s
Corporation Commission
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
New York
Decorations Wave Narrow Escape In Atlantic City Storm
Atlantic City N J thousands of dollars worth of Elks decorations on buildings faced destruction as a severe thunderstorm raged for two hours. Sails in the inlet had narrow escapes while the wind blew at about thirty miles per hour.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Elks
Thomas McNulty
Baltimore
Rend
Grand Livise
Grand Lode
M Movement
Manns
Narjehal Elka’ Ame
Bor 1
Morroccan Warship Maneuver Report Stirs London
London dispatch reports eight German warships maneuvering in Morroccan waters. No official confirmation yet, but well informed circles predict London and Paris would protest to Berlin if confirmed amid the Northern African crisis.
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London
Cadiz
England
France
South leads on commission government in Virginia and beyond
Richmond hosts National Municipal League meeting as Southern states push for commission form of government. Virginia campaigns under the League of Virginia Municipalities to extend direct democracy to counties and cities, with Alabama adopting city commissions in Birmingham and Montgomery.
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Richmond
National Municipal League
South
Galveston
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
California
Colorado
Oregon
Michigan
Missouri
Oklahoma
Washington
Virginia
League of Virginia Munici- Delities
Birmingham
Montgomery
Athouge Shea
Virginia Woman Identified as Wreck Victim in Bridgeport
The death of Mrs. Virginia W. Palmer, mother of Woodson P. Waddy of Richmond, was confirmed from the Bridgeport wreck. Waddy traveled to the scene, identified the body, and arrangements for burial in Hollywood are planned. Palmer, once a Richmond High School teacher and author of Waddey’s Rhetoric, left Richmond for Saco, Maine, before the summer trip.
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Richmond
Virginia W. Palmer
Woodson P. Waddy
Bridgeport
Conn
Waddy
Suco
Palmer
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Hollywood
Judge Palmer
Salem
Woodson FP. Waddy
Everett Waddey Company
Saco
Maine
Charles Burnett
W. P. Waddey
Journal
W. P. Waddy
Richmond High School
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Mexico and U S Reports
A slight earthquake tremor was felt in Mexico City at 4 am with no damage. Reports say Mount Colima erupted again. In Jalisco the towns Lagos Encarnacion and San Juan Noucia area suffered heavy destruction with forty dead and thousands homeless. Georgetown University seismographs recorded strong shocks between 11:27 pm and 1:08 am, greatest at 12:20 am, suggesting the epicenter lay outside North or South America.
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Mexico City
Mount
Colima
Lagos
Encarnacion
San Juan
Jalisco
Noucia
Washington, D. C
Georgetown University
Georgetown
North
South America
Bill to protect wooden cars faces railroads in 1912
A U S House bill, introduced by Representative Talcott of New York, would ban after January 1, 1912 any railroad from placing a wooden car between steel cars in trains carrying mail, express, or passengers. In Havana the Liberal party vows to resist foreign intervention, pledging sacrifice in a resolution at its convention.
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Washington, D. C
Federati Aoxpress
Lridgeport
Conn
Talcott
New York
Havana
Liberal Party
Gomez
Sauce for the Goose and the Political Game
In the Gordonsville Gazette argument, a hypothetical law forcing a resigning priceholder before challenging another is debated. The piece questions singling out Jones and Glass and notes career moves by Swanson, Martin, and others, highlighting party politics and the ethics of seeking higher office.
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Jones
Glass
Martin and Swanson
Senate
Gordonsville Gazette
Messrs
Jones and
Swanson
House of Representatives
Martin
Senate— Mirabileé Dictu
Norfolk
The Burglar and You
An editorial on burglary types and prevention outlines the frequency of robberies and profiles the safeblower as the most dangerous burglar. It warns readers to understand burglars motives and methods to better protect homes and shops.
Tramp Finders and Porch Climbers in Hoboburglary Tale
Detective William P. Sheridan describes two hobos types— finders who scout houses for thieves and porch climbers who silently scale porches to rifle bedrooms. He contrasts a methodical urban thief with a traveling gang, noting how poverty or crime drives individuals and how they case homes for entry.
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Anders
William P. Sheridan
Woman's World
Roosevelt not seeking but open to another nomination
Sydney Brooks in Harper's Weekly notes that Theodore Roosevelt, while not seeking the presidency, would consider a national emergency call from the country. He has eight years in the White House to his credit, notably the Panama Canal and the world voyage, and would respond only if a broad national mandate appears.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Panama Canal
White House
Roosevelt
Imeltle
Sydney Brooks
Harper's
Kelly
Flying Feats and Ambitious Aeronautic Achievements
Augustus Post notes major aviation milestones including a full day aloft in an airplane, speeds over 100 miles per hour, cross country journeys of hundreds of miles, sustained flights of 265 miles, altitude records near 11 474 feet, carrying a dozen passengers, and seaplane takeoffs and landings. He cites earning one million dollars in prizes.
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Augustus Post
A Sore Return From Luncheon Odd Exchange
A Toledo Blade snippet shows a caller anxious about a missing figure. An office boy reassures with a slangy remark that the man will return soon, joking about not having enough money for a ten minute lunch.
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Yeaum
Toledo Blade
Conversation as a Gift among People
A studious woman says conversation is a gift and Miss Cay eone agrees that if people paid for it there would be less talk. The Washington Star quotes the exchange as light social banter reflecting on communication value.
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Miss Cayeone
Washington Star
Forest fire threat in Michigan peninsula eases
Reports across Michigan today indicate danger from forest fires has lessened with earlier fatality and damage figures found exaggerated. While Sheboygan and Presque Isle counties suffered the heaviest losses, several towns including Millersburg and Tower only partially burned as shifting winds redirected the flames.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan Peninsula
Sheboygan
Presque Isle
Millersburg
Tower
Virginia Carolina Chemical dividend dispute shocks French investors
The New York Journal of Commerce reports French investors built a stake in Virginia Carolina Chemical at a 6 percent level when shares traded 60 to 65. A 3 percent dividend in 1909 and 1910 rose to 6 percent then fell again, causing concerns over stability. Wall Street expected a cut, and the latest move to 3 percent harms American securities amid broader market episodes.
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Sterday
New York Journal of Commerce
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Paris
Arcel
Wall Street
Auto crashes into subway pillar in New York kills chauffeur
One man is dead and another injured when a car plowed into a subway pillar at Broadway and 238th Street. Chauffeur Arthur H. Daley died, passenger Arthur Weisbecker was bruised but not seriously hurt after the driver swerved to avoid a trolley car.
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New York
Broadway
Two Hundred and Thirty-eighth Street
Arthur H. Daley
Arthur Weisbecker
Will Sent to State Prison for Abduction Case
Evelyn Arthur Lee known as revealer of the absolute Life faces an indefinite term of one to ten years in Joliet State Prison after a jury found him guilty of abducting seventeen year old Mildred Bridges. bail is to be raised from 1000 and a motion for a new trial filed by his lawyers. The verdict followed a rapid thirty five minute jury deliberation with a single verdict ordered by the court. Lee showed calm, then smiled at the jury as the decision was announced. No women disciples were present.
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Chicago
Indi
Evelyn Arthur Lee
Joliet State Prison
Mildred Bridges
Lee
Still Hope to Avoid Strike at Chesapeake and Ohio Shops
A report claimed a strike was declared among Chesapeake and Ohio Railway shops, but voting on the company proposal is not yet finished. Workers must vote at all locations, and ballots close only after all have expressed their views. The railroad offered to match Norfolk and Western pay, and similar questions are under review for that line. The outcome remains uncertain as both sides seek a satisfactory adjustment.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Murder Suicide Tragedy Shock Near Exeter Jail
The body of Mrs. Frank W. Durant was found in the sand near the Exeter jail with two bullet wounds in the head. Police suspect William J. Mullen, 55, recently found dead in a spring after a teenage girl reported seeing him. Investigators believe Mullen killed Durant then died by his own hand.
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N. H
Frank W. Durant
William J. Mullen
Bessie Conner
Mullen
Lady Constance Appears as Witness in Inquest
Lady Constance F Pollasbee sister of the Earl of Liverpool who fled on her wedding day appeared at Holton as a witness in an inquest. She refused to discuss her love affair.
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London
Constance F Pollasbee
Earl of Liverpool
Holton
Ans
Sheepshead Bay Club Closes Relic of Racing Era
The Sheepshead Bay Club in New York, once a hub of prosperous racing days, has closed its doors marking the end of an era. The facility, a remnant of Sheepshead Bay’s former glory, transitions away from active operation.
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Sheepshead Bay Club
New York
Sheepshead Bay
Foreclosure sale near Sheepshead Bay fetches $20000
In Brooklyn a house and grounds were sold in foreclosure for 20000 dollars. The property once valued at 100000 dollars. The club near Sheepshead Bay race track had many prominent racing men as members. Only one bidder set the sale price at his own figure.
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Brooklyn
Sheepshead Bay
Rage
New Half Mile Record Set at North Randall Track
Uhlan ran a half mile in 57 2/5 seconds at North Randall track in Cleveland. The mile time was 2:04 2/5, with a 1:06 4/5 half prior to finishing in 67 3/5 seconds the pace from a follower.
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Cleveland
North Randall
Uhlan
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