Protests Against Stage Burlesques Stir District Lodge
Richmond VA report on District Grand Lodge No. 5 B Nai B'Rith session debating whether to protest stage and magazine caricatures of Jews. Delegates clash over strategy with leaders from Charleston, Atlanta, Savannah, and Richmond electing officers and weighing methods, with a final push for a formal protest and targeted action by the propaganda committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Order of B’ Nai B'Rith
Marcus W. Jacobi
Wilmington
Leonard Meas
Atlanta
Joseph T. Levy
Secom
George Solomon
Savannah
II. Sternberger
Greensboro
Julius I. Dreyser
Washington
Grand Lodge No. 5
Order of B’nai B'tith
Jefferson Club
Lfe
Montague Triest
Charleston
Joseph L. Levy
Kathi F. L. Rosenthal
Columbus
Levy
Grand Lodge
Peyser
Triest
Baltimore
Calisch
Memip
Rabbit Meyerburg
Goldsboro
Jena
Dr. Meyerburg
General Committee
Herman Binder
Gate Lodge
Joseph Silverman
New York
Grace Hartenstein Dies After Auto Ride Upset
Grace Hartenstein wife of Long Island Railroad superintendent Frederick Hartenstein killed herself with carbolic acid after an automobile outing. She had been separated from her husband for two years and a divorce suit was pending. The couple had been married thirteen years and she had shown interest in aeronamics and planned publication of related inventions. The bottle bore a druggist label and the poison prescription traced to Dr Henry Hate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grace Hartenstein
Frederick Hartenstein
Long Island Railroad
West
Supreme Court
Mrs. Hartenstein
Mrs. Hagstedt
Edward A. Torbert
Torbert
Walker
West Thirtieth Street
Hartenstein
West End Avenue
Hate
Trea
For Appearance s Sake divorce inquiry echoed in dialogue
A terse exchange from Appearance s Sake depicts a character interrogating a spouse about divorce plans. The line suggests marital strain and impatience, reflecting the play s tension and social expectations.
Whipping Policy at Virginia Penitentiary Defended
Major James B. Wood, supervisor of the Virginia Penitentiary, defends a suasion driven regime, noting no broad changes but promising accountability for punishments. He recounts May 11 prison violence, asserts resignations offered by dissenters, and confirms continued use of whipping and spread-casting as needed, with emphasis on discipline and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
James B. Wood
Virginia Penitentiary
Major Wood
Payne
Skolard of Directors
Twenty Two Hurt In Train Wreck Near Cedar Run Bridge
Twenty two passengers were slightly injured when a special train No. 10 derailed 400 yards from Cedar Run Bridge between Catlett and Calverton Virginia. Injured include Mrs Edwin B H Tower of New York and W Warren Towers of New Orleans with back injuries, Mrs Henry Meckauer of New York, and several others from Baltimore, Seattle, Boston and other cities. Causes cited as misread danger signals. derailment occurred at 5 pm Monday afternoon.
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Cedar Run
Calverton
Warrenton
Washington
Manassas
Cedar Run Bridge
Catlett
Edwin B. H. Tower
New York
W. Warren Towers
New Orleans
Henry Meckauer
Charles Hartman, Jr
B. A. Jenkins
United States Geological Survey
D. Buck
Credit Men's Association
Baltimore
Hardy M. Edwards
Fifto
H. G. Ashley
Mobile
A. I. Shuller
Honesdale
Herbert A. Whiting
Boston
James Clark
Charles F. Smith
Buffalo
S. C. Farnandis
Seattle
Wash
J. P. Dimmick
Montgomery
Ala
M . G. Mellus
BF. Miller
William F. McAvoy
Preached Gospel in the Mountains at Southern Presbyterian Assembly
In Lewisburg West Virginia ministers of the Southern Presbyterian Church spread across the Greenbrier region to preach in homes and churches during the general assembly. Dr J W Bachmen delivered the keynote sermon Loving God With the Mind at the Old Stone Church. The assembly drew preachers into local homes and hotels, sparking a pledge to meet again in future sites while debating marriage and divorce policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisberg
W. VA
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
West Virginia
Greenbrier River
J. W. Bachmin
Old Stone Church
Christ
Ronceverte
White Sulphur Springs
Hot Springs
Lewisburg
Houston
Tex
Chattanooga
Tenn
Louisville
Ity
Morse's Child Knows His Fate in Prison
Former banker Charles W. Morse faces incarceration as his thirteen year old daughter Anna awaits news. Her mother, Mrs. Morse, fights for his release, citing health concerns and seeking presidential pardon with support from Washington contacts and 200 senator and representative signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles W. Morse
Anna
Bath
Taft
Father
Washington
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Sawmill blaze halts Emporia Manufacturing plant
Fire at Emporia Manufacturing Company's sawmill department caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The blaze began in the sawdust house used for storing fuel. Six hundred workers were thrown out of employment due to the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Emporia Manufacturing Company
Heirs Press Washington Estate Claim in Ohio Lands
Heirs of General George Washington pursue a $305000 claim with interest before the House Public Lands committee. Descendants, including Corbin Washington and Lawrence A Washington, seek restitution for land in Ohio deeds tied to military service, with potential shares from $100 to $6000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. Co
Lawrence Washington
Congressional Library
George Washington
Congress
Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
Corbin Washington
John Augustine Washington
United States
G. Freeland Peter
Church of the Epiphany
Arthur Peter
George Washington University
General Washington
William Augustine Washington
Elizabeth Spotswood
Jane Thornton
Ann Ashton
Augustine Washington
Fielding Lewis
George Lewis
Robert Lewis
Howell Lewis
Betty Custis
Betty Lewis
George Augustine Washington
Lawrence A. Washington
Harriet Parks
Thomas Washington
Samuel Washington
Jane Washington
John A. Washington
Mildred Hammond
Frances Ball
Charles Washington
George Fayette Washington
Charles A. Washington
Maria Washington
G. A. Washington
Elizabeth Park Law
Martha Park Peter
Eleanor Park Lewis
Bushrod Washington
Lawrence Lewis
George Washington Park “Ustis
Robert K. Lee, Jr
Ieg
W. H. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Mr. Lee
Ohio
Ohio River
Hamilton
Clermont
America
Virginia
House Committee
Kerr
Nelson W. Evans
Portsmouth
State of
Washington Tract
Ludlow and
Roberts Lines
Record Shocks Hit London Seismograph Report
One of the most violent earthquake shocks ever recorded was registered at Laibach Observatory Monday morning. A message said the center was more than 5,000 miles away and the shocks lasted two hours and twenty four minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Laibach
Laibach Observatory
Maniac Porter Warns of Halley’s Comet End
James Kling a former Pullman porter is jailed in Somerville after five days of fear that Halley’s comet would destroy the world. A policeman saw him run past in fog shouting about being pursued by his mother in law. He later prayed as the officer intervened. Kling, a sober industrious church member, warned fellow African Americans to expect the end on May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
N. J
James Kling
Somerset County
Halley
Main Street
Kline
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Women to Keep Up Fight in Methodist Bishop Appointments
Nearly all of the newly elected bishops created at the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South filled leading pulpits in Asheville and vicinity Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Mouton
Central Methodist Church
J. HM. McCoy
Bethel Methodist Church
W. KR. Lambuth
Bevard Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Collins Denny
KE. G. Waterhouse
Women's Memorial
South
Asheville
N. C
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Theatrical War in Richmond Shows Open Door Debate
In Richmond the dispute over Klaw and Erlanger versus independents led by William A. Brady continues. Jake Wells backs open doors for first class attractions. Greanor Neal favors Leath Circuit ties. Miss Leath has not been contacted by Brady. her interests remain with her Richmond manager.
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Richmond
Klaw & Erlanger
Trust
Independents
William A. Brady
Leath
Brady
Leath Theatrical Company
Nonie Leath
Thomas G. Leath
Journal
Petersburg
Jake Wells
Mr. Wells
Greanor Neal
Neal
Wells
Shuberts
Lobster Fights Cat Dog In City Restaurant Scene
In Fay's restaurant at 255 West 125th Street a lobster escaped from a basket and attacked a cat. The Boston terrier tied to Miss Rose Leland's chair joined the fray, toppling a waiter and triggering chaos as patrons offered odd remedies. The lobster finally released the cat after the manager brandished a club, and Miss Leland was revived by a physician.
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New York
Fay
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Tom
Rose Leland
West One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Street
Boston
Gus
Miss Leland
William Mollin
Mollin
Louis Bernard
Richest Woman Loses First Suit in Court
New York special. Hetty Green, famed as the richest woman, praised jurors after a safe deposit firm sued for 650 dollars. The verdict favored the company, ruling Green must pay 550 dollars plus 19 dollars interest, totaling 569 dollars, for storage of her father Edward Mott Robinson’s books and records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hetty Green
Green
Edward Mott Robinson
Virginia officers to attend week long Richmond camp
Special Seventy six officers from the First and Second Fourth Regiments of Virginia Volunteers and the Blues will attend a one week military instruction camp at Petersburg starting Tuesday. Col C A Dempsey leads details with ten army officers directing. Major Benton Steger Buck and others from multiple Infantry regiments will conduct sessions. hospital staff under Surgeon General Lynch will oversee medical training. Officers will be paid and fed under regular Army regulations and depart June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Sountie
Petersburg
C. A. Dempsey
FF. Lynch
Norfolk
Charles H. Benton
Twelfth Infantry
Henry D. Steger
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Beaumont B. Buck
Hunter B. Nelson
Franklin S. Hutt
Joseph K. Partelio
Robert S&s Knox
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Leonard J. Wrygatt
John B. Barnes
Townsend Whelen
Twenty
Blues
Doxey Aids Jury Selection In Bizarre Poison Trial
Mrs. B. FE. Doxey and Dr. Loren B. Doxey face separate trials over the poisoning of postal clerk William J. Erber. Hypnotism figures heavily as she selects jurors with counsel Lieutenant Governor Johnson assisting. Twenty two of forty seven jurors sit as selection begins amid puzzling circumstances and planned witness testimony.
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ST. Louis
B. FE. Doxey
Loren B. Doxey
Horse
William J. Erber
Johnson
Doxey
Henrico Considers Road Supervising Board Vote
Citizens debate creation of a four member road board to oversee county roads replacing the Board of Supervisors. Four magisterial district appointees, yearly March appointments, salary up to 1600 for a county superintendent, and expanded road oversight powers under the Thr ton road bill. Supporters cite professional supervision. opponents warn of new offices and political risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Henrico
Las
Commonwealth
Board of Road Commissioners
Board of Supervisors
Hal Chase Real Manager of Yankees Says Dame Rumor
New York reports claim Hal Chase, though only captain, acts as real manager of the New York American League club. Allegations say Chase selects pitchers and guides usage, with Stallings under contract as titled manager. Rumor notes Chase’s popularity and harmony he fosters among the Highlanders as potential next manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Hal Chase
Chase
George Stallings
Stallings
Farrell
Billy Murray
Phillies
New York Americans
Harmony
Highlanders
Richmond woman recalls Leath Theatrical Co interest
Miss Nonie Leath of Richmond staying with the Hatcher Seward family on South Sycamore Street Petersburg says she has seen no one regarding the sale of her share in the Leath Theatrical Company and that her business manager in Richmond handles all matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Nonie Leath
Richmond
Hatcher Seward
Sycamore Street
Leath Theatrical Company
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Salabes
Herbert T. Ezekiel
Shakespeare
Shylock
Ezekiel
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Orendins
Propaganda Committee
Jeenl Lo
Lash
R. C. Hill
I. S. Vanlan
A. M. Dumler
Morses
Little Anna
Mr. Morse
Mrs. Morse
Big Emporia
Lobster
Cat
Cole Dempsey
Yankees
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