Telepost favored for automatic telegraph system in DC
The Senate committee reported favorably a bill to admit Telepost automatic telegraph service in the District of Columbia. Ten of twelve members present approved. A $10,000 deposit with the District Commissioner guarantees work completion. If enacted, service would link Washington with Baltimore Wilmington Philadelphia and New York and extend south to Richmond Norfolk and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, PD. C
Senate
District of Columbia
Sellers
Washington
Baltimore
Wilmington
Philadelphia
New York
Virginia
Richmond
Norfolk
Fierce Battle Now Raging at Rama Front in Bluefields
Couriers report three days of fighting as insurgents seize outer government defenses at Rama. Madriz forces, short on ammunition and food, hold a battered line while desperate hand to hand clashes unfold in the trenches. Insurgents suffer unknown losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rama
Madria
Madriz
Diary of a Meat Boycotter and Tea Time Plans
The fragment details a two day dairy inspired menu with meals including celery soup peppered with pies and salads and notes a Rose craving food. It then notes plans to honor Theodore Roosevelt in London with a May 81 reception as England mourns King Edward and lists notable guests. Roosevelt was treated by a threat specialist. his condition remains not serious but annoying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Roosevelt
London
England
Edward
Theodore Roosevelt
Duke of Connaught
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Whitelaw Reid
Flowers and the Love of Them
The Charlotte Evening Chronicle extols flower lovers as kind, peaceful souls. It contrasts roses with Henry VIII, arguing a genuine love of flowers signals gentler nature and absence of malice, while noting flowers bring spring beauty and calm through seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry VIII
England
Henry
Charlotte Evening Chronicle
Sculptor Borglum Files Suit Over Fort Washington Park Plans
Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, has filed a taxpayer's suit in New York Supreme Court seeking a temporary injunction to halt Fort Washington Park and Riverside Drive extensions. He aims to save 300 trees and contest that only the Park Department, with its landscape architect, can authorize park improvements. The suit targets contracts tied to Rogers and Borough President Ahearn, alleging lack of proper authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gutzon Borglum
Supreme Court
John c. Rogers
Fort Washington Park
Riverside Drive
Philbin, Geekman, Menken & Griscom
Parks and Playgrounds’ Association
Borglum
Samual Parsons
Park Department
Borelum
Rogers
Ahearn
Controversy Over Park Tree Plan and Rogers Contract
The text contends that replacing trees with shrubs under the consulting engineer for the Borough president usurps Park Department powers. It notes the Rogers contract could cost about $800,000 and argues the work could be done under the trip Department for under $600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Department
Rogers
Trip Department
Two Lakes Steamer Collisions Sink Ships With 18 Lost
The steamer Frank H. Good was rammed and sunk near Port Huron Michigan as the Goodyear battled to rescue crew members. The larger James B. Wood, built 1906 in West Bay City, remained afloat after assisting, while the Goodyear, Buffalo origin, 3438 tons, sank with few minutes to spare. The disaster ranks among the lakes’ worst in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Frank H. Good
Goodyear
John Mitchell
Cleveland
James B. Wood
Gilchrist Transportation Company
Harry Stewart
Buffalo
Loraine
West Bay City
Jim Jeffries Plans Light Training Week at Rowardennan
Jim Jeffries will ease into a lighter training week at Rowardennan California as he anticipates the arrival of Jim Corbett next week. He, along with Farmer Burns and Roger Cornell, did a ten mile road run to Boulder Creek and back then fished trout streams in the afternoon, returning with a full basket at dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries
Rowardennan
Cal
Jim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Farmer Burns
Roger Cornell
Boulder Creek
Jack
Residence of Dr. Wine burned in Brentwood fire
Manassas Virginia special report says the home of Dr. R. E. Wine at Brentwood was totally destroyed by a Saturday night fire. All household effects and medical instruments were lost in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manassas
R. E. Wine
Brentwood
Dr. Wine
Girl Gives $100000 To Prove France's Love
Los Angeles report: Miss Marietta Swortfiguer deeded her $100000 share of her mother's estate to her brother Thomas to prove her cousin Edward Swortfiguer marries for love. The brother withdrew opposition, and Edward rescued her from habeas corpus custody. She left for her honeymoon with only her clothes.
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Los Angeles
Edward Swortfiguer
Marietta Swortfiguer
Thomas Swortfiguer
Edward
Miss Sworinguer
Women Growing Taller Says Marcel Prevost Prediction
An English note reports that women are growing taller across civilized countries not due to intelligence or power gains but due to a shift in average height. By mid-century the average woman may reach five feet eight or ten, narrowing the height gap with men and altering courtship dynamics, as viewed by Marcel Prevost in the New York American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Steinteen
Marcel Prevost
New York American
Illusions of Happiness and Civic Sanity
Tilusians discuss the nature of pursuits and happiness, noting that most aims fail to improve welfare yet are pursued for destiny. They compare personal visions to sanitary conditions of the spirit, joking that Providence ensures such visions endure without municipal enforcement, as Puck observes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock
Puck
University of Virginia Students Elect Officers
The annual college department election at the University of Virginia named Laurence J. Martin of Charlottesville as president, F. F. Beirne of Richmond as vice president, Andrew H. Christian of Richmond as secretary and treasurer, and Samuel McCue of Charlottesville as historian. Martin leads the track team, Beirne runs on the track squad, and Christian is brother of Archer Christian who died from injuries in the Georgetown Virginia football game last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Laurence J.martin
F. F. Beirne
Richmond
Andrew H. Christian
Samuel ©. McCue
Martin
Beirne
Christian
Archer Christian
40 People Leap From Windows to Nets in Fire Tragedy
New York report says forty occupants escaped by leaping into life nets as a fire raged through a building at 333 East Seventieth Street. Mrs. Mary Miller died in a captain's arms on the roof, while her husband William and an eleven month old baby were among the saved. Sixteen families were trapped as the hall blaze spread rapidly. two children ages seven and three were found unconscious under a bed and rushed to Presbyterian Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Miller
East Seventieth Street
William
Mary E Becvar
Edward Becvar
Presbyterian Hospital
Harry Westacott Dead in Newport News Hotel Operator
Harry F. Westacott former proprietor of the Hotel Central died suddenly in Newport News. He had lived there nineteen years and was a member of both the Elks and Eagles fraternal orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Harry F. Westacott
Hotel Central
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Convention Opens
Cincinnati hosts the fifteenth annual convention as delegates arrive to consider plans in the war on prohibitionists. The event marks a shift to an offensive stance and features discussions on strategy and policy amid ongoing national debate. Local residents and industry participants follow developments closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Postmaster Assistant Charged With Embezzlement
Staunton Va. special thus. R Paxton, assistant postmaster at Cove ington, Va, faced a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Meredith. He is charged with embezzling post office funds. Paxton was bailed $1,000 for September term in Lynchburg. The charge centers on about $500 in money order funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
R. Paxton
Coveington
United States
Meredith
Paxton
Lyncaburg
Squirrel Bark Trick Backfires in Fatal Farm Shooting
Leroy Roberts, a Tennessee farmer, pretended to be a barking squirrel to fool hunting partner Estes Montgomery. Montgomery fired at the sounds, injuring Roberts with birdshot and risking the loss of both eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley, Tenn
Leroy Roberts
Estes Montgomery
Montgomery
Roberts
Lynchburg Shoeminkers announce player cuts and adds
Lynchburg Virginia reports the Shoeminkers released shortstop Be han on Monday to reach the player limit. Sexton from North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical will join on June 1. The next departure will be either Lloyd or Brooks, pitchers obtained in Norfolk and Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
R Behan
Sexton
Agricultural and Mechanical of North Carolina
Shoeminkers
Lloyd
Brooks
Norfolk
Richmond
Fireman killed on Norfolk and Western in Ada West Virginia
Samuel Carner, fireman on the Norfolk and Western, died instantly Monday morning at Ada West Virginia when the crown sheet blew out of the engine. Engineer Stuart McGhee was badly scalded. Carner, age twenty four, resided in Tou Hoke and is survived by his father in Bedford County, two brothers, and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Samuel Carner
Norfolk and Western
Ada
W. Va
Stuart McGhee
Tou Hoke
Bkedford County
Train kills Confederate veteran night watchman in Monroe yard
LYNCHBURG VA Special Robt I L Tyree aged about sixty five a Confederate veteran and night watchman on the Southern yards at Monroe was instantly killed by the Washington and Dominion switcher or train in the Monroe yard authorities investigated the accident and reported the victim died instantly with the specifics of the engine and cause yet to be determined
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Robt. i L. Tyree
Monroe
Washington
Incognito the Stranger in a New York World Poem
A New York World poem recounts a mysterious traveler in Europe and America who never reveals his name. He travels incognito, hiding behind a sash and avoiding recognition as crowds recall his stealthy entrance and quiet, enigmatic demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York World
McDonald Out of A Plage In Washington
Washington D C Special Big Cy Macdonald remains in the capital and will stay home until offered enough money to turn pro. The former Georgetown slugger left Trenton Club over unsatisfactory pay. Richmond and the Virginia League are considered potential suitors, but must beat State league salaries. Macdonald said he will play where he can get the best offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Cy Macdonald
Georgetown
Trenton
Richmond
Macdonald
Vich Cy
Gald
Cy and Rich mond Spar Over Pay in Semi Pro Circuit
The piece follows Cy and Rich mond in a Norfolk area circuit as they clash with local clubs over worth and salaries. Cy dreams of a payday with richmond and faces limited pay caps. Macdonald notes the tougher experience against Trenton’s pitchers versus semi pro foes before securing a fat offer. He won’t quit Trenton until the salary stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Trenton
Macdonald
The Colon Fades From the Temple of Letters
In an opinion piece the New York Post laments the decline of the colon from its proud role in literature. It contrasts the old era of stately punctuation with modern haste to the dash, semicolon, and comma, noting the colon’s near disappearance from contemporary prose.
Poultry Quarantine Tips From Woman's Home Companion
Kate V Saint Maur says rare cases need doctoring but advise preparedness with simple quarantine coops. Use dry sheltered outhouse space, convert dry goods boxes into small patient coops, cover with rotting paper, elevate to avoid dampness, and disinfect before use or after vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate V. Saint- Maur
Old Lem Harkins and the Possum Trot gun tale
Opie Read retells a country judge joke about Lem Harkins of Possum Trot. Lem recalls hearing rifle fire at night, seeing five Hightowes outside his fence, and firing a few bullets in response while reading his Bible. The next morning the five men are gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie Read
Lem Harkins
Lem
Jedge
Chicago News
Fol and His Irish Supporters On Stage Balcony Prank
An anecdote from Cork describes Signor Fol struggling on a balcony during an opera performance. Two assistants held the balcony from below as the audience heard a humorous exchange about lifting the heavy Irish Italian performer while the stage crowd shouted supportive quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Typhoid Sufferer Drowns Himself in Run
Alvin Bloxton of Stafford county, ill with typhoid fever, ran into White Oak Run near his Fredericksburg home on Sunday and drowned while delirious before help could arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Alvin Bloxton
Stafford County
White Oak Run
How Americans Are Governed by Crittenden Marriott
Teacher of Young Americans Crittenden Marriott offers a new book titled How Americans Are Governed to be issued by Harpers early in March. Marriott, author of Uncle Sam's Business, draws on experiences as a Spanish War special correspondent and as a Washington District Government inspector to explain government workings and reduce departmental costs. He presently works with the Geological Survey, a five year assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crittenden Marriott
Harpers
Marriott
Washington
Veoment
The
Geological Survey
Representative Sulzer to Run for Governor
A group of business and professional men met to organize the William Sulzer Campaign Club in New York City to back Sulzer for the Democratic nomination for governor. A letter from Sulzer praised the group and expressed support for his candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Sulzer
Sulger
Baggage Thieves Being Watched in Richmond
Chief Detective Scherer of Chesapeake and Ohio keeps watch on a noted baggage theft ring once rounded up in Virginia. The latest suspect, Marion Jacobson, faced a preliminary New York trial set for yesterday but postponed to Thursday. Detectors await in New York to return Jacobson to Virginia for trial, with plans to keep him until disposition. Harry Allen, convicted in trunk robbery years ago, was to be freed on conditional pardon yesterday but was held by order of the Governor to avoid justice missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Scherer
Chesapeake and Ohio
Maron Jacobson
Virginia
New York
Jacobson
Harry Allen
Governor hints Atlantic City saloon timing change
Governor J Franklin Fort appears to back away from closing Atlantic City Sunday saloons, signaling a shift in policy at a Presbyterian assembly meeting. He avoids detail, saying the local problem lies with the people, while saloon advocates celebrate potential liberalization of Sunday drinking rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
J. Franklin Fort
Presbyterian Assembly
Editorial Snips on Parties and Real Estate Assessments
Edited quotes from Bristol Herald-Courier Staunton Leader and Sussex Gazette critique party positions and railroad assessments. The snippet contrasts Republican protections for manufacturers with workingman pay, calls voters to a moral stance, and notes newspapers’ inconsistent takes on rail road assessments versus real estate values in country districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Bristol Herald-Courier
Boston joins New York in banning rogues gallery
Boston joins New York in prohibiting police from displaying photos of unconvicted individuals in the rogues gallery. The reform protects individuals from pretrial guilt and arbitrary government power, aligning with civil liberty concerns. The change reduces the risk of punishing innocents and shifts toward individual safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Pote
Judge Waddill Ruling Sparks Civil Liberty Debate
Roanoke Times reports Judge Waddill of the United States Court excluded testimony in the Flickinger case, ruling questioning a suspect’s pockets infringed personal liberty. The decision condemns forced self-incrimination and limits officer cross examination in theft cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Times
We Try, Try Again. Democratic resolve endures
A Clinch Valley News reader quotes a reaction to political defeat, urging relentless effort and defending Democratic purity. The piece frames perseverance as a tradition of fighting oppression and delivering justice, invoking Waterloo and Appomattox as enduring symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Waterloo
Appomattox
Democratic Army
Clinch Valley
Consequences as the Immutable Law of Life
A reflective piece arguing that every action carries inevitable consequences, whether immediate or distant, with moral balance guiding life. It cites that wrongdoing like cheating or theft can return in unforeseen harms, sometimes striking personal hopes rather than money, and ends with a quotation about measurement and fate from Ohio State Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Reaif
Ohio State Journal
The Needle's Eye and the Rich in Public Affairs
The passage questions whether the wealth of highly rich men like Pinchot Spreckles Penland Storrew Filene Kent Crane Nelson and others guarantees fairness in social political and economic questions. It notes that many of the wealthiest have shown intelligence in philanthropy and science, yet doubts remain about their influence and motives in public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinechot
Rudolph Spreckles
Jamesd. Phelan
James J. Storrew
Edward A. Filene
William Kent
Charles EK. Crane
J. KR. Nelson
Privilege and wealth shape political principle says Colliere Weekly
Regressiveness and last gifts of wealth are linked to political ideism. The piece argues money fosters conversation and cowardice, yielding a restricted moral union in politics. It cites the Bishop of Durham on privilege as wealth’s special revetment in modern times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efellers
Rockefeller Institute
Durham
Colliere Weekly
Hypocrite Charge Sparks Corridor Tale At Capitol
Speaker Cannon quips he is a hypocrite after recounting a near miss in the House gallery. Rev. Henry N Couden, chaplain, was present as a bystander, while a wary doorkeeper allowed a visitor in to witness prayer. The anecdote ends with a playful jab at public piety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Henry N. Couden
House of Representatives
Speaker
Dr. Couden
Chaplain Couden
Sst
Louis Republic
Divorce matter again defended in Southern Presbyterian assembly
In Lewisburg West Virginia special session of the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly postponed for one year action on church attitude toward marriage and divorce amid factions. A new systematic emphasis committee reshaped church oversight with multi state appointees. debates over women's roles and synodical societies for women were noted with postponement of related amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
W. VA
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
KR. A. Webb
Louisville
W. T. Hall
Columbia
T. R. Sampson
Austin
Tex
J. W. Buchman
Tennessee
W. R. Bobyn
Missouri
R. O. Finn
Georgia
A Hardin
Louisiana
John §. Munce
Virginia
John Stites
Kentucky
G. W. Watts
North
W. S. Sinnott
Alabama
Reform Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Women
P. Davis
Greenville
S. C
Committee On Women’s Societies
Organisation of Synodical Societies For Women
W. E. Boogs
Athinta
Shaft markers to mark Jefferson county Civil War battles
A contract for twenty five granite concrete shafts to designate skirmishes and battles in Jefferson county during the Civil War. Four feet tall, Confederate emblem and flag design on one side, with a book set describing each battle. Confederate groups fund the project, first county to erect such markers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
W. VA
Jefferson County
Surgeons Bar Veterinarians From Southern Railway Circle
Richmond VA special reports the Southern Railway Surgeons refuse admission to a veterinary surgeon, citing a rule that only physicians and surgeons may join. The meeting covered sanitation at railway stations, alcohol use in wound dressing, and amputation cases. Dr Wertenbaker urged improved hygiene, ventilation, and public health cooperation. An honorary member, 80 year old Dr A A Moore, was elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Southern Railway
Nesday
Cc. P. Wertentoner
United States Marine Hospital Service
Weohas
Lucien Lofton
Samuel Spencer
The
W. W. Finney
Southern
H. A. Royster
Raleigh
N. C
C. P. Wertenbaker
Wyman
Wertenbaker
M. M. Charters
Muober
Association
Charter
A. A. Moore
Camden
5. C
H. T
Winston-Salem
S&s. &. Royster
M N. C
Bahnson
J. C. Walton
Imuel Spencer
Lucien Loton
Maporta
W. W. Finley
Lopton
Lucien Lopton
Murphy's Hotel
Woman's Club
Virginia
Westmoreland Club
Jamestown
Polk Miller
Chloroformed in Holy Land Victim Is Harrisonburg Lawyer
George E. Sipe a well known Harrisonburg lawyer and former governor candidate traveled with his wife and three daughters in the Holy Land. Upon landing near Jerusalem his wife was chloroformed by two men attempting robbery. Sipe struck the assailants and they were arrested.
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Harrisonburg
George E. Sipe
Holy Land
Joppa
Jerusalem
Sipe
Risonburg
Gove
Ai ’ Cache
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Denly
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McDonald
Big CY
Winchester
Temple of Letters
Aimiess
New Yost
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Sulzer
Martin Jacobson
Sussex Gazette
Toll
Thomas L. Masson
American Baby Magazine
Pields
Finley
G. E. Sipe
Mr. Sipe
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