Wright Set for New Look at Death Row in Virginia
In Buckingham county, W Dallas Wright whose conviction for murder stands on death row has won a writ of error from the Virginia Court of Appeals. The ruling delays execution as the Supreme Court likely reviews the case. The tale links a double murder of Confederate veterans T C Stuart and W J Stuart to a 1909 blaze and a web of alleged coerced testimonies and mob actions involving several Black suspects. Wrights fate now hinges on further appellate scrutiny before any electric chair decision.
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Richmond
W. Dallas Wright
Buckingham County
Virginia Court of Appeals
Wright
Supreme Court
G. &. Gorton
Stuart Brothers
Boltom
Bolton
Richard Perkins
Ed. Carter
Moorman Carter
Perkins
Dallas Wright
Ed. Jones
Johnson
Jackson
Jones
Woman in Richmond Tries to End Her Life Three Times
Mrs. A T Coffey of 1429 North Twenty-ninth Street attempted suicide at home between 11 and 12 in three ways. A Bicycle Policeman stopped a gunshot and a lamp dash. she later swallowed laudanum. She was found semi conscious with a vial nearby and revived by city ambulance. The officer was recalled after the laudanum to ensure her safety.
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Richmond
A. T. Coffey
North Twenty-ninth Street
Bryant
Supreme Lodge Shield of Honor Chooses Atlantic City Meeting Site
The Supreme Lodge Shield of Honor selects Atlantic City as the next session location. The group has been in session in the city since Tuesday morning and focused on naming a meeting site and electing officers. The article notes thanks to supporters and mentions the ongoing morning business.
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Richmond
Atlantic City
Supreme Lodge
Shield of Honor
Rhyme of Ye Fisherman ends with a cautionary moral
An archaic verse by John Kendrick Bangs recounts a bold fisherman who braves ocean perils yet remains unsuccessful until he pretends to have luck. The tale satirically mocks fishers with talking creatures and a final moral that all fish tales share truth and folly in equal measure.
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Ae Lebermaan
Roke
Jigamaree
John Kendrick Bangs
John Cornwall Adjudged Insane in Henrico County
John Cornwall of Henrico county was declared insane by a lunacy commission led by Magistrate Lewis Coroner W A Deas and Dr W T Harris. He will be taken to a northern private sanatorium by his brother Karl Cornwall. The case followed a failed attempt to obtain a marriage license with Mrs. Austin, ruled invalid due to Cornwall's mental state. The marriage may be annulled. witnesses testified to prior insanity and threats during warrant service. Cornwall was placed in a northern sanitarium. further action to dissolve the marriage is anticipated.
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Richmond
Henrico County
Lewis
W. A. Deas
W. T. Harris
Karl Cornwall
John Cornwall
Austin
Cornwall
Henrlco
Richmond Court
Judson Cunningham
Samuels
Cunningham
Chesterfield County
Cyclone” Samuels
Conway Sands
John
Foreign Laundry Marks Across Countries
The Albany Journal notes varied methods for identifying laundry in Europe. France uses full name and address with a geometric owner mark, Bavaria stamps a large number on linen, Bulgaria employs multiple engraved stamps, and Russia uses threadwork marks. Odessa authorities issue annual books of marks to laundries, restricting to those marks for linen identification.
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France
Bavaria
Bulgaria
Russia
Odessa
Albany Journal
Staunton Plagiarist Found Guilty in Federal Court
Frank H. Sweet of near Staunton was found guilty in Harrisonburg federal court on a plagiarism charge. He was fined 50 dollars for selling Bosci stories to Short Story Publishing Company as his own work.
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Staunton
Frank H. Sweet
Near Staunton
Harrisonburg
Short Story Publishing Company
Bosci
Secretary Nagel to Address Bankers in Virginia Meeting
Old Point Comfort Va special The seventeenth annual convention of the Virginia State Bankers Association opened with a large attendance President H A Walker of Staunton presiding Reports showed membership near four hundred The meeting featured remarks by B D Pooe of New York and Labor Nagel among speakers on Friday
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Old Point Comfort
Virginia State Bankers’ Association
H. A. Walker
Staunton
New York
BD. P. Ee
Labor Nagel
Association
Glen Allen Man Robbed of Roll in Raleigh Hotel Scam
Clarence Davis of Glen Allen Va reported being robbed of 458 in his Raleigh Hotel room by three strangers. Detectives Verillion and Barbee aim to arrest the men today. Davis, in Washington since Wednesday, was approached by two men posing as job promoters who lured him to a bar and later to his room where Hopkins disappeared with his money after a setup involving a supposed matchmaking and a card game. Lawrence and Smith accompanied Davis, then left the room with Hopkins returning later vanished. Davis notified police, description of suspects on file.
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Washington
D. C
Washington Polce
Clarence Davis
Glen Allen
Raleigh
Vermillion
Barbee
Central Office
Davis
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Virginia
New York
New York City
Lawrence
Smith
Hopkins
Police Headquarters
Inspector Boardman
One Man Killed In Auto Wreck In Woonsocket
Four men injured at speed in a drag race on Providence Road. One man, L. S. Bachland of Woonsocket, died at Woonsocket Hospital. Driver George Stove and others sustained cuts and bruises. A. P. Dauray owned the auto. Jules Scheipfer and Ferdinand Schneider were treated for injuries.
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Woonsocket
R. L— Special
Providence Road
A. P. Dauray
L. S. Bachland
Jules Scheipfer
Ferdinand Schneider
George Stove
Rockfish Valley Railway Plans Move Forward in Virginia
An official announcement from Lynchburg notes the Rockfish Valley Railway will run up the Rockfish River Valley from a point on the Southern Railway near North Garden. The initial twenty mile line may extend into Nelson County, unlocking timber-rich territory and supporting an immense extract plant. Coleman Easley and Coleman of Lynchburg serve as attorneys for the projectors.
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Lynchburg
Rockfish Valley
Rockfish River
Southern Railway
North Garden
Nelson County
Coleman, Easley and Coleman
Battle over body of Miss Drummond in New York morgue
In New York a dispute over the possession of Miss Katherine Drummond’s body, died June 3 in Roosevelt Hospital from a suspected poison, pits her brother Thomas Drummond against Mrs. Ira Jordan. Coroner Feinberg withholds a burial permit as courts weigh cremation versus burial. The will names Mrs. Jordan executrix and favors cremation, while Drummond objects on religious grounds. Legal filings proceed with Justice Erlanger told to decide.
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New York
Katherine L. Drummond
Roosevelt Hospital
Nes
Miss Drummond
Thomas Drummond
Prospect Place
Brooklyn
Ira Jordan
West Sixtieth Street
Feinberg
Mrs. Jordan
Jordan
Stephen Merritt Burial Company
Atkinson Death Claim Frontier Shrouded by Board Debate
The Firemen's Relief Association Board debated paying a $1,000 death claim for Captain Charles S. Atkinson. Captain J H Redwood said funds are in the bank and will be paid on receipt of the death certificate. He opposed paying without the certificate and noted attorney John Lamb absent from the city. The issue arose amid tense discussions in the chief’s office.
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Richmond
Firemen’s Relief Association
Charles S. Atkinson
Board of Control
J. H. Redwood
Redwood
Cassie Atkinson
John Lamb
Lamb
Miss Drexel Weds Count Maidstone in London Society
Miss Margaretta A Drexel married Vis count Maidstone in a grand London ceremony attended by royalty and elites. A 2000 invitation reception at the Drexel home followed the wedding, with lavish gifts including a touring car and pearls. Gifts from the Drexel and Gould families featured diamonds, pearls, and tiara presents.
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Drexel
London
Margaretta A. Drexel
Viscount
Mosby Sues Railway for False Arrest in Virginia Case
In Richmond Virginia Special a jury awarded Joseph L Mosby 36000 against Southern Railway for false arrest and imprisonment. Mosby a former railroad clerk was arrested in 1908 for alleged theft of 85 cigarettes shipped by the line. Ernest Morris testified and was later pardoned. The railroad defense sought a new trial, with appeals to follow.
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Richmond
Law and Equity Court
Joseph L. Mosby
Southern Railway
Mosby
L. O. Wendenburg
Gilbert K. Pollick
Hunton and Williams
Ernest Morris
Morris
Hastings
Messrs. Hunton and
Williams
Ingram
Gace
May Police Monthly Report Summary
The May police report records 899 arrests, 837 for misdemeanors and 62 for felonies. Of those arrested, 346 were white and 552 colored. There were 161 ordinance violations in May.
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Richmond
Henry Stuart on Ground for Fight
Henry Co. Stuart reached Bristol at noon on Wednesday and, an hour later, issued a sharp interview about the New York customs house incident used against him in the Ninth District race for Congress. He rebutted W. H. Horton’s Wise county Republican convention remarks, calling the insinuations false and citing a Loeb interview regarding tenure to New York officials.
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Bristol
Tenn
Henry Co. Stuart
Customs House
New York
Ninth
Congress
W. H. Horton
Wise County
William Loeb, Jr
Tha
Car Plunges Over Embankment in North Carolina Endurance Run
A White Special car in the North Carolina endurance run went over a thirty-five foot embankment near Panacea Springs three miles from Littleton. Allen Potts Coleman Cutchins R. B. Allport and W. B. Nelson of Richmond were thrown out and injured. Potts recovered consciousness, while Allport Nelson and Cutchins sustained serious injuries. They were transported to Littleton and Panacea Springs for treatment. Allport will return to Richmond with Gresham and others.
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Richmond
H. M. Allport
R. B. Allport
Little, N. C
North Carolina
Thomas Gresham
Cellaetens
Littleton
Panacea Springs
N. C
B. A. Blenner
Seaboard Air Line
Allen Potts
Coleman Cutchina
W. B. Nelson
W.B. Nelson
Coleman Cutchins
Mr. Cutchins
Cutchins
Mr. Potts
Mr. Allport
Mr. Nelson
H. C. Irwin
B. A. Hord
R. A. Nichols
J. Fulmer Bright
Nelson
Allport
Potts
Bright
Accident in Capitol Square Leaves Two Hurt
A serious crash in Capitol Square involved Botha Eacho and James Peay riding a buggy at City Hall. Both were badly bruised while their horse was lightly cut and the buggy wrecked. Spectators described a chaotic scene as bystanders rushed to assist.
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Richmond
Eacho
James Peay
City Hall
Tan Monae
Gatton Square
Runaway horse near City Hall disrupts sightseers at Mansion
Near the Executive Mansion a runaway horse caused a buggy crash after pursuers on Eleventh Street near City Hall frightened it. The riders were deposited on the sidewalk by Ford's Hotel. the horse grazed the McGuire Monument, damaged a wheel, and finally returned to the governor’s stables with only minor injuries.
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Executive Mansion
Mowre
Eacho
Peay
Eleventh Street
City Hall
Ford
Negro Held on Arson Charge in Amelia County
Willard Thompson, a negro farm hand, is jailed in Amelia county on arson charges for burning Mr. W. A. Ford’s barn and contents at Mannboro. Held for the grand jury without bail, Thompson’s arrest followed investigations by Department of Insurance agents who linked threats and chain of events to the crime. The case centers on a disputed horse trade and threats, with investigators noting potential further offenses. Preliminary hearing occurred, with the court denying bail as evidence was presented.
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Richmond
Willard Thompson
Amelia County
W. A. Ford
Mannboro
Cos
Thompson
Department of Insurance
Ford
Coe
Commonwealth
Grand Jury
English Statue to Be Unveiled at University of Virginia
The Ezekiel monument to Thomas Jefferson will be unveiled on June 15 after degree ceremonies in the UVA rotunda square. Sir Moses Ezekiel donors, alumni and friends funded about $8,000 for shipment and placement. Major contributors span Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page in Washington and many New York and Richmond benefactors with totals reaching 626.
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Charlottesville
Ezekiel
of Jefferson
University of Virginia
United States
Martin
Virginia Military Institute
Moses Ezekiel
Sir Moses
Rome
Thomas Nelson Page
Washington, D. C
George C. Thomas
Philadelphia
Mortimer Schiff
Isador Straus
M. Taylor Payne
Frank L. Chambers
New York
George W. Perkins
C. N. Bliss
Jefferson Seligman
Isaac Seligman
James T. Woodward
Francis L. Hine
DeLaney Nicoll
Jacob Schiff
W. C. McAdoo
H. A. Dupont
Washington
Theodore Marburg
Baltimore
Graham K. Harris
Chicago
W. K. Kirby
St. Louis
John S. Williams
Benton
Miss
J. P. Blair
New Orleans
Martin A. Ryerson
E. N. Calisch
Richmond
R. L. Harrison
Thomas Jefferson Coolridge
Boston
Gratz Cohen
Invent New Baseball Game at University St Louis
University of Missouri students invent a compact baseball game with three players, pitcher catcher and batter. The pitcher tosses a tennis ball toward the batter and a head shot outs the batter if it’s hit. Grounders advance bases, and when loaded, a score is counted.
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ST. Louis
University of Missouri
Barndell
Fire protection plan for Washington Ward debated
The Board of Fire Commissioners sent its Washington Ward protection estimate to the Common Council and Finance Committee. It calls for a 14 000 engine house, 12 300 for an auto engine, and a 5 000 cost for fire alarm boxes. It also requests 5 225 for underground cable to City Hall and 8 936 payroll plus 1 500 and 500 for expenses. An ordinance proposes 5 750 to buy three fire department motor cars for the chief and assistants.
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Richmond
Board of Fire Commissioners
Common Council
Washington Ward
Finance Committee
Automobile Company
South Richmond
Fire Department
Auto Tax Law Shows 25000 Annual Revenue Expected
Legislators estimate the new auto tax law, effective June 15, 1910, will raise at least 25000 for the state. Fees: registration license and plate for vehicles with internal power vary by horsepower 5 10 or 20 with manufacturer rating used. Motor cycles 2. Notices offer a booklet copy of the law and an option to cash up before June 15.
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Richmond
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Plans for a Westhampton Episcopal Church
Architects will draft plans for a new Episcopal church in Westhampton to serve about 200 worshippers, with construction around $10,000. Richmond Episcopalians including Habbston Powers Williams Ball Hobson support the project. Services may begin in homes before a rector is chosen.
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Richmond
Westhampton
Charles K. Bryant
W. M. Habbston
Frank Powers
Samuel C. Williams
James M. Ball
Frank Hobson
War Department to Loan Cots for Virginia Gettysburg Encampment
The War Department will supply 1900 cots for Virginia troops attending the Gettysburg encampment and maneuvers from July 1 to 10. Afterward the cots become state property for company use. About 2000 militia men participate, with travel and subsistence paid by the government and soldiers paid by the Commonwealth, funded from federal allocations.
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Richmond
War Department
C. A. Dempsey
Adjutant General
Virginia
Gettysburg
Sam
Commonwealth
Boy of Six Fires Own Mother in Oswego Incident
A six year old boy in Oswego grabbed a loaded revolver and shot his mother in what authorities describe as a playful act that misfired. The weapon was reportedly unloaded prior to the incident and no further details are available.
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Oswego
William Sills
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