Rumor of Seaboard Air Line Presidency Sparks Virginia Debate
In Richmond and the South the talk centers on J C roles Williams of the Erie as possible Seaboard Air Line president. John Skelton Williams is favored by many stockholders, but if unavailable C H Hix, present vice president and general manager, is touted as a strong Southern choice with Virginia roots and ample qualifications. The article traces past leadership and notes regional influence shaping the executive search.
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D— VA
Anxim
Richmond
Hew
Rad Air Line
J. c. Rou
Erie Railroad
John Skelton Williams
Mr. Williams
Seaboard Air Line
Southern Bealh
Southern Capital
Maryiend
South
Seaboard
Cumberland Company
New York
New England
Chicago
West
Hix
John Skelton Wils
C. HH. Hix
Wilms
Ryan
J. I
Alfred Walter
W. A. Garrett
Lancaster Williams
John William Skelton
Meldhum
Barrow to be convicted in Bribery Case Connection
In Los Angeles special prosecutor Barrow faces conviction in a bribery probe tied to the McNamara trial era. Dictograph recordings from Hotel Hayward rooms allegedly captured conversations between Darrow and Harrington. Prosecutor Foster asserts a broader conspiracy to sway jurors, while Ohio Supreme Court rulings affect admissibility as Indianapolis awaits trial.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ce Barrow
Robert J. Roster
Nations
Assoan
Hister
McNamara
Haywardsas
Darrow
John R. Harrington
Harrington
Hotel
Hayward
Foster
Clarence Pasor
Supreme Court of Ohio
Indianapolis
George N. Lockwood
Floyd Allen Testifies for Son in Wytheville Trial
Wytheville dispatch reports Floyd Allen, father of Claude Allen on trial for the murder of Judge Thornton, testifies for his son just before noon Tuesday. The witness, recently convicted of killing Commonwealth's Attorney Foster in the Seville tragedy, faces possible death as his own conviction looms. The shooting left him wounded but seemingly in fair physical condition.
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Wytheville
Pioud Allen
Claude Allen
Thornton Ifie
Cehimonwealth
Atorney Foster
Seville
Massie court shooting trial details at Hillsville
In Hillsville Va the Floyd Allen trial continued with witnesses recounting the courthouse shooting. Claude Allen defense aims to show Westley Edwards was the shooter, while Victor and Sidna Allen face varied testimonies from Noah Haigney Daniel Thomas and others about character and events surrounding Judge Massie’s death.
Captain Davant Relieved in Roanoke Virginia
Captain HL W Davant of Company F Second Virginia Infantry is relieved of duty and replaced by First Lieutenant Figgatt. Authorities refuse to comment but it is said the removal stems from alleged neglect of duty. Davant was among two Roanoke military men sent to Hillsville during the Carroll County Courthouse tragedy.
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Roanoke
HL. W. Davant
Second Virginia Infantry
Figgatt
Davant
Froanoke
Hillsville
Carroll Courthouse
Robert Wicker Takes Own Life in Madison Heights Home
In Lynchburg Virginia special report says Robert Wicker aged thirty six committed death by own action in his Madison Heights residence Tuesday by shooting himself in the mouth with a revolver. Domestic troubles were cited as the cause. A wife and several children survive.
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Lynchburg
Robert Wicker
Madison Heights
Wild Man Captured Near Sleepy Hollow Woods
Sleepy Hollow resident William Hutton captured John Connor, a starving wanderer who had lived in the woods. Connor had previously frightened Hutton’s mother and other local women, prompting the night-time capture and delivery to North Tarrytown police.
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New York
Sleepy Hollow
William Hutton
North Tarrytown
John Connor
Hutton
Mr. Hutton
Wild man terrorizes townsfolk near Rockefeller estate
Earlier in the evening he detained a man and drove him to police headquarters. A week ago he frightened Mrs. Dumond and later two women. The tan man hid in the Rockefeller woods near Hutton’s home. Twent y tors examined Connor yesterday and he was committed to the almshouse.
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N. H. Dumond
Hutton
John D. Rockefeller
Tors
Connor
Quip Filled Roundup Of Tiny Jests And Hints
Snippets from various papers note jokes about Luther Burbank inventions and a stingless bee wish, a peanut eating boy politician, Bryan as dark horse, a Pennsylvania wife’s ten marriages, Roosevelt and Taft swaps, a doctor’s sleep advice, and a verse lament about sugar trusts souring berries in an imagined fair land.
Sixty Miners Saved After Pettibone Mine Blast
A Pettibone mine explosion on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railway line injured four men, Stanley Smith age twenty and Peter Phillips age eighteen are dying. Rescue workers saved sixty miners before deadly gas could take hold.
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Wilkesbarre
Pettibone
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway
Stanley Smith
Peter Phillips
Miss Avis M. Jackson Declines Woollen Trouser Offer
In Chambersburg, PA a woollens firm received a playful letter from Avis M. Jackson of Washington rejecting a trouser offer due to social norms and regulations. She notes the appeal of the bargain yet cannot accept, expressing her desire for plain, careful wardrobe choices and referencing being a true gentleman or woman militant in a humorous tone.
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Chambersburg
Avis M. Jackson
Washington
Arvis M. Jackson
London Strike Strains Dock Unloading and Taxi Service
Police escort continues as nearly 2000 officers guard docks and main routes for food shipments to warehouses and markets. Taxi service crippled by petrol shortage amid lightermen strike. resolution may soon ease impact.
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London
Petrol famine blamed on Thames Haven storage rule
Sir Marcus Samuel, chairman of the Shell Petrol Company, said the petrol shortage stems from a rule forcing all petrol to be stored at Thames Haven. He argued the policy ensures safety, noting fuel is plentiful at Thames Haven but unreachable.
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Marcus Samuel
Shell Petrol Company
Thames Haven
Thames River
Tablet for Archer Christian Unveiled at Virginia
In Charlottesville a Gothic marble tablet honoring Archer Christian, who died from football injuries sustained in the 1909 Virginia Georgetown game, was unveiled at the university chapel. Presented by J Speed Elhot and other alumni, the memorial features art by John Gregory and bears a commemorative inscription.
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Charlottesville
At & O Vlock
Archer Christian
Virginia
John H. Nest
Christian
Alderman
John Gregory
Adoption by Chicago man aims to place two boys yearly
Gordon Strong, a wealthy Chicago real estate operator, has taken two boys Floyd and Kenneth Keefe aged six and two under Dr Lindsay Wynepoops idea that children bring happiness He plans to add one boy each year ensuring they come from good stock The guardianship aims to prepare wards for life in business or professional careers with no girls in the plan and the children will keep their names and may see their birth parents under supervision until self supporting.
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Chicago
Ill
Gordon Strong
Lindsay Wynekoop
Floyd Keefe
Kenneth Keefe
Strong
Bellevue Place
Guardian
Smith
White Star Line
Hughes
West Virginia
Halifax
Rostron
Senator Smith
Captain Lord
Callifornian
Lord
Captain Rostron
Carpathia
American Congress
Titanic Inquiry Finds Captain Did Not Drink
Washington D C Senator William Alden Smith chairing the Titanic disaster investigation reports Captain Smith did not drink at the Widener dinner aboard the ship. He concludes four watertight compartments were opened by the collision and that if only two had been damaged the vessel might have stayed afloat.
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Washington, D. C
William Alden Smith
Senate
Smith
Widener
Senator Smith
Wright Fast Dying
Wilbur Wright, ill with typhoid fever in Dayton, D. was still living but doctors offered no hope for recovery. The item notes the Wrights’ condition amid a clipped obituary style, with related commentary on bank security and depositor protection from the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
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Wright
Dayton
Wilbur Wright
Incubator Found in Winchester Church Basement Prompting Fuss
Virginia Fire Prevention Society inspectors, touring Winchester to check fire risks, reported an incubator in a church basement hatching chicks amid a nearby bottle of coal oil, not gasoline. They recommended its removal as a precaution after confirming premises were otherwise clean.
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Winchester
Virginia Fire Prevention Society
Grace Lutheran Church
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Baseline
Grace Church
Market and
Cork Streets
Centenary Reformed Church
Winchester Star
Mrs Wiley Nurses Famous Physician
Washington D C Special reports Dr Harvey W Wiley still confined to bed with grip but no worse than yesterday Mrs Wiley acts as nurse and no physician has been called in to attend to him
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Washington, D. C
Harvey W. Wiley
Firemen Overcome in Early Pratt Street Warehouse Blaze
Five firemen were overcome by smoke or injured by falls during a stubborn Pratt Street fire in a six story warehouse occupied by T. J. O Connor and Sons harness and saddlery makers. Damage reached $60,000 as nearby firms suffered water damage from fire boat pumps and high pressure lines.
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Baltimore
Pratt Street
T. J. O'Connor & Sons
Major Hemphill to Leave Charlotte Observer for New York Times
News from Raleigh reports Major J. C. Hemphill will resign as editorial manager of the Charlotte Observer to join the New York Times staff. A veteran journalist, his work at the Charleston News and Courier and the Richmond Times-Dispatch earned esteem. North Carolina lured him for a broader field, severing ties with a strong Carolina press.
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Raleigh
J. C. Hemphill
Charlotte Observer
New York Times
Charleston News and Courier
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia
Sterling
North Carolina
Caldwell
Carolina Press
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Atlantic fleet mobilized for Key West drill
Special orders indicate every available battleship of the Atlantic Meet will be mobilized at Key West within a week. The second division of the torpedo fleet under Lieutenant Commander Bennett may take over duties, with all officers’ furloughs canceled and crews at readiness. Utah and Florida at Brooklyn yard also prepared to sail. Delaware Michigan North Dakota Vermont and Idaho would be left as Crest-class ships in the east, then moved south if needed. The program depends on Navy Department orders and could alter target destinations or timelines.
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Washington, D. C
Atlantic
Key West
Navy
Louisiana
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Cape Onry
Bennett
Hampton Roads
Utah
Florida
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Department
Delaware
Michigaw
North Dakota
Vermont
Tdahee
Titanic disaster blamed on lax Board of Trade regulation
Senator William Alden Smith charged the British Board of Trade with responsibility for the Titanic wreck and the loss of more than 1,600 lives. He condemned regulatory laxity and inspection flaws while praising Captain Smith's dauntless, if overconfident, leadership amid warnings and ice.
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Washington, D. C
British Board of Trade
William Aladen Smith
Amucnigan
Senate
Captain Smith
England
Turkish Guns Sweep Sea Front at Salontka
Italian warships prepare bombardment of Salontka Turkey as harbor fortress strengthens. Residents flee while heavy ammunition arrives and the largest guns are trained to sweep the sea in all directions.
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Salontka
Turkey
Long Session at Republican Convention Hinted in Chicago
In Chicago a subcommittee holds sample tickets for the Republican National Convention, signaling a potential long, disputed session in June. Tickets cover June 9 to 12, with the Saturday June 12 ticket valid for all days beyond if the convention continues. The move suggests a possible deadlock at the national committee level.
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Chicago
Ill
National Committee
Captain John Lamb to Speak at Confederate Memorials
Hagerstown Maryland June 24 services will feature Congressman John Lamb of Richmond as the speaker. Lamb will also address Confederate memorial services at Shepherdstown on June 1.
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John Lamb
Hagerstown
Richmond
Lamb
Shepherdstown
Call Out Troops To Scare Negroes In Havana
Special. An order calling out half the troops in Havana for street patrol duty caused excitement today. Government officials stated this was not a threat to the city but an object lesson for the negroes and for drill purposes.
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Havana
Points of Resemblance at the Cossitt Library
A woman asked a loan desk clerk for The Dentist's Infirmary a book her literary club urged. The clerk misheard and, after a moment, realized she meant Dante's Inferno, a tale about devils and angels. The Memphis News-Scimitar notes the humorous exchange.
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Cossitt Library
Dentist's Infirmary
Dentist’s Infirmary
Memphis News-Scimitar
What Lincoln Lacked in His Picturesque Vocabulary
A Washington Star quote highlights a statesman claiming Lincoln shared some ideas but lacked his own vivid Picturesque vocabulary. The remark contrasts Lincoln’s rhetoric with the speaker’s distinctive word choices, framing a reflection on oratory style.
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Lincoln
Washington Star
Old Age Pension Skepticism Cited in Donegal Dialogue
In Donegal a conversation mocks old age pensions, with cautious doubt voiced about receiving support. The exchange questions the value and fate of pensioners, citing grim outcomes as the number of elderly deaths rises yearly.
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Donegal
Don’t you think it is dastardly to send him a machine
A Judge quote framed as dialogue shows Jones questioning the morality of sending an infernal machine. Brown replies casual indifference as the car balks on a hill, suggesting they might target an enemy with such a weapon. The snippet implies a dark, cynical tone with crime or danger hints.
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Jones
Brown
Summer Girl Lone
A playful verse describes a summer girl in a large picture hat borrowed by her father who worries about the cost. She dreams of ice cream treats and wishes to marry soon while gazing at the moon in a fine dress she will wear.
Mere Mention of a Man in The Orange Observer
A whimsical verse describes a summer man with a cane and trim pants, smoking a cigarette with vim. His girlfriend admires him as grand and "beats the band" though the piece hints at shallow charm and a leap year plan for a new will. The hat is noted as nice and snobby, concluding with light satire of a fine cut and candylike allure.
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Orange Observer
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