Roosevelt Sails for New York from Southampton
Theodore Roosevelt, after a strenuous trip through England, boards the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria for New York. He is greeted by Mrs Roosevelt and friends, with a royal style departure amid crowds and American officials in London and Southampton.
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Southampton
Theodore Roosevelt
New
Grey
England
Solent
New York City
Arthur Lee
Roosevelt
Count Wengensky
Mrs. Roosevelt
Ielt
Mr. Roosevelt
New Forest
Sharp
America
Hamburg-American Line
Naples
Europe
Sir Edward Grey
Great Britain
London
Roosevelts
Ambassador Reid
Mrs. Reid
William Phillipps
Cleman
Edward Simpson
Ogden Reid
Major Sharp
Wickham
Roosevelt Party Greeted Aboard Augs Victoria On Voyage
The Roosevelt entourage aboard the Auguste Victoria includes Frank Kellogg Baron Henry Speck Von Sternberg and prominent Americans such as Mrs George W Vanderbilt Josiah C Thaw and Mrs Thaw. The Roosevelts occupy an imperial suite with five rooms while other officials and guests mingle in the ship’s lounges and press area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
Kellowe
Baron Henry Speck von Sternberg
Germany
Joseph C. Grew
Berlin
George W. Vanderbilt
Josiah C. Thaw
Pittsburg
Mary H. Thaw
Thaw
P. B. Bates
Indianapolis
Frank T. Heffelf
Velt
Nicholas Longworth
Ethel
Kermit. Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Governor Refuses Pardon for Bailey in 1902 Train Wreck Case
Richmond VA Gov Mann refused clemency for James W M Bailey, an Augusta county man serving eighteen years for complicity in the December 1902 Norfolk and Western passenger train wreck near Greenville. Bailey, then sixteen, was alleged to be under influence, while conspirator John Kennedy led the plot. Kennedy escaped before his hanging and Bailey's mother was also involved.
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Richmond
Mann
James W. M. Bailey
Norfolk and Western
Greenville
Augusta County
W. G. Baldwin
Norfolk and Western Detective Agency
L. L. Scherer
Chesapeake and Ohio
John Kennedy
Bailey
Kennedy
Governor undecided about murderers in Alexandria case
Governor Friday stated he has not reached a conclusion on the Alexandria murder case. He notes testimony by Smith is unreliable as a perjurer and former convict, and says he will review records again before deciding whether to spare or condemn the four men, amid four juries all convicting.
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Richmond
Alexandria
Man
Smith
Mad Mullah finally killed in Africa dispatch says
A foreign office dispatch reports Mohammed Abdullah the Mad Mullah has been captured and shot by natives friendly to whites. He was said to have been killed in a fight at Hardega. His followers disbanded and flee, pursued by their foes.
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Rome
Foreign Office
Mohammed Abdullah
Africa
Italy
England
Hardega
Monument to Confederate Dead Dedicated at Johnson's Island
A Confederate dead monument was dedicated Wednesday at Johnson's Island wartime prison in Sandusky Bay. Mrs. Mary Patton Hudson unveiled the monument, erected by the Robert Patton Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy of Cincinnati.
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Toledo
Johnson's Island
Sandusky Bay
Mary Patton Hudson
Robert Patton
The
Daughters of the Confederacy of Cincinnati
Navy yard blocks prize fight in sail loft
Captain Parker of the Norfolk navy yard forbids a prize boxing match between Jimmy Hill and Bob Bracewell scheduled at the yard. He also halts plans for Ed Phillips versus Szarmanitz while notes say navy rules aim to prevent dangerous, brutal exhibitions. Bluejackets may appeal, but officials view the action as within rights to ban fighting on base.
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Norfolk
Parker
Norfolk Navy Yard
Jimmy Hill
St. Helena Naval Training Station
Bob Bracewell
Virginia
Navy
Navy Yard
Ed. Phillips
Szarmanitz
Admiral Marshall
Department
Washington
Hampton Roads
Navy Department
Informer Parr To Receive 100000 Reward
Washington Special. Richard Parr, a New York custom house official who uncovered fraud at the American Sugar Refining Co, will receive a government reward nearing 100000. The case, stalled for months, prompted a Treasury review by Secretary MacVeagh and an eventual referral to Attorney General Wickersham who is preparing a decision.
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Washington
Richard Parr
New York Custom House
American Sugar Refining Company
Parr
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Eeen Parr
acVeagh
Wickersham
Boycott on Cleveland Ball Club Called Off
The boycott against the Cleveland baseball club ends after negotiations between President Ron Johnson and local labor leaders. Terms require AL parks to hire and sell union goods, and Cleveland to host a charity benefit game organized by unions. Non union labor in the new grandstand construction prompted the initial dispute.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Baseball Club
Ron Johnson
American League
Cleveland Club
Crash Through Gate In Automobile At Viaduct
Fred R. Blee plowed through the gate of the Superior Avenue Viaduct at sixty mph and fell seventy five feet to rocks, dying. Guard John VanStall was trapped in wreckage with both legs broken and rushed to German Hospital. the other driver fled and disappearance remains unsolved.
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Cleveland
Superior Avenue
Fred R. Blee
John van- Stall
Blee
Four Die as Ships Collide Off Malta
A Lloyds telegram from Malta reports four sailors drowned when the German steamer Laetsz collided with the Italian schooner San Francesco Di Paoli. The casualties were members of the schooner’s crew.
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London
Charters Issued by State Corporation Commission
State Corporation Commission issued charters for several firms including City Building Co. Inc of Petersburg with capital up to 25 000 forming a building and contracting business and Caswell Building Corporation of Danville with 10 000 to 50 000 capital, both led by Petersburg and Danville incorporators. Other incorporations cover Walker Construction Co. Inc of Norfolk, Princess Anne Amusement Co. Inc of Virginia Beach, The American Account System Inc of Alexandria, The John Bunte Co. Inc of Portsmouth, and Blackstone Agricultural and Educational Fair Association Inc of Blackstone with various officers and capital ranges.
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State Corporation Commission
City Building Co., Inc
Petersborg
Joseph Seay
C. T. Williamson
Co. B. Thrift
Petersburg
Caswell Building Corporation
Danville
R. L. Dibrell
L. Herman
W. W. Williamson
Capital
Walker Construction Co., Inc
Norfolk
R. K. Ives
F. B. Walker
C. E. Dawley
Princess Anne Amusement Co., Inc
Virginia Beach
A. J. Ackiss
T B. Ogle
W. H. Sterling
The
American Account System, Inc
Alexandria
J. E. Wildman
CC. H. Duffy
A. C. Dill
Washington
D. C
John Bunte Co., Inc
Portsmouth
John Bunte
W. A. R. Bell
C. V. Mayhew
C. V. Mayhew, Secretary—All of
Blackstone Agricultural and Educational Fair Association, Inc
Blackstone
Incorporatora
J. D. Crawley
H. C. Ww
Kidneys Guard You and Cure with Dean's Pills
Uric acid poisons the blood and burdens the kidneys causing headaches nervous spells back aches and discolored urine. Dean's Kidney Pills quicken kidney function and cure led by Mrs. Lottie Rosson of Culpeper Virginia who reports complete relief since treatment in 1907. Available at dealers or via mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Lottie Rosson
East Street
Culpeper
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Tillman Will Not Return to Senate From South Carolina
A Washington dispatch in the Times reports Senator Tillman of South Carolina will not seek re election in two years due to lingering ill health from a paralysis episode. Though his doctors say his current illness is unrelated, his vitality has not recovered and he may attend sessions only sporadically without active participation.
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New York
Washington
The
Times
Tillman
South Carolina
South
Senate
Stalin
Strange Defense for Bribery in Illinois Senate
The Illinois case discusses a novel defense that a state cannot criminalize bribery in selecting a U.S. Senator since the election is conducted by joint legislative bodies under federal processes. The piece condemns the argument as immoral and warns it would enable bribery nationwide, while urging decisive action to curb this abuse and set a public precedent.
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Illinois
Iness
United States
Senate
Christian Herald
Woman and grandchild found dead in Quincy quarry
Irene Erickson, sixteen months, carried by Maria Junti, fifty, were found dead in an abandoned water filled quarry in Quincy. The Finnish arrivals had come to Boston and then to Felix Erickson's home where he refused to shelter Junti. Police believe grief drove them to kill themselves. Erickson cited fear for the child’s safety and the mother’s mental condition.
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Boston
Irene Erickson
Maria Junti
Quincy
Finland
Eithem
Erickson
Junti
Dixie Storm Ravages Dixie Region In Severe Weather
A powerful late storm swept through Dixie snapping roofs, flooding areas, and washing away rail bridges. Reports from Arkansas, Mississippi, and Western Tennessee indicate widespread damage with losses estimated at least 500000 dollars. The storm crossed the Mississippi River from St. Louis, uprooting a packet boat and causing extensive disruption. Continued unsettled weather and no near relief forecast by the Weather Bureau.
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ST. Louis
Dixie
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Pollock and Wise report reviewed by City Council
The Common Council discussed the Wise Pollock Investigation Committee report on Friday night and adopted a H R Pollard resolution labeling the lawyer-councilmen unwise and indiscreet, then dismissed the matter. The $500 Winston stenographic bill was referred to the Finance Committee along with other city business and amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Common Council
Wise-Pollock
H. R. Pollard
John G. Winston
Finance Committee
Pollock
Time
James H. Dooley
William Byrd Park
Pollard
Bolling
Washington Ward
New Free Bridge
Workman
Hastings Court
Umlauf
North Tenth Street
R. M. Bolling
Firemen Relief Trustees Withhold Charles Atkinson Death Claim
In Richmond Virginia the Firemen’s Relief Association trustees did not authorize payment of Captain Charles Atkinson’s death claim to his beneficiary Miss Cassie Atkinson. Trustee J H Redwood refuses signature until a certificate is received. the bank may require all trustees. Attorney Lamb holds the certificate for a fee. Miss Atkinson may accept $1,000 in full instead.
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Richmond
Firemen's Relief Association
Charles Atkinson
Cassie Atkinson
J. H. Redwood
John A. Lamb
Northwestern opens vast new Evanston gymnasium with indoor field
The Northwestern University gymnasium in Evanston Illinois is described as the largest and most complete in the world. It features a two thirds indoor playing field and track enclosing a 215 by 130 foot area with a mixed loam floor. The indoor track is ten laps to the mile and the space can host four basketball games or a full collegiate track meet.
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Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Chicago
Gillespie
Girl Finds New Home and a New Moover on Ellis Island
A fourteen year old orphan, Emilia Verentini, of New York, gains admission to an asylum for Italian teacher orphans after Mrs. Emilia Cenci, wife of a 32 Great Jones Street marble-cutter, identifies her from an Italian newspaper list. The Board of Special Inquiry approves her placement on Ellis Island.
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New York
Ellis Island
Emilia Verentini
Pietro
Emilia Cenci
Jones Street
Emilia Vecentini
Mrs Cenci Adopts Orphan Girl From Italy in New York
The heart of Mrs Cenci reaches to Emilia an orphan from Moricona Italy. Mrs Cenci arranges passage funds and clothes. Her husband’s good standing with immigration helps legal foster care of Emilia aboard the Austro American liner Alice. The child arrives as steerage passenger and is soon placed with her foster mother. Emilia wears a white frock pink sash and new hat with neat boots and jewelry. She appears of medium height and notably intelligent.
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Citl
Marhleewutter
Moricona
Italy
Cenci
Paswece
Cenel
Emilia
Alice
No Candidate for Office in Woodstock Virginia
Woodstock voters face an unusual municipal election with no contenders for city office. Incumbents refuse reelection, leaving the field blank and prompting the possibility that residents may vote for any candidate or forgo a ticket entirely at the last moment.
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Woodstock
Pardon Denied for Gilbert Lonas in Shenandoah Case
The clemency petition for Gilbert Lonas, convict of betrayal in Shenandoah County, was denied by Governor Mann. Lonas must serve a two year penitentiary term. The victim was Ida V. Foltz. Lonas’s father, a disabled Confederate veteran, appealed for mercy but the facts did not merit clemency.
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Richmond
Gilbert Lonas
Shenandoah County
Mann
Lonas
Ida V. Foltz
Cardus touted in Arkansas plea for women’s health
An Alma reader praises Cardal medicine as life saving for five years of irregularities and urges other women to try Cardas. The note targets nervous weakness from social duties, touts Cardus as a safe tonic, and invites readers to contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for treatment guidance and a female health booklet.
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Alma, Ark
Cardal
Hilliard
Cardas
United States
Cardus
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Woman’s Department Polishes Shoes To Prevent Wear
Advice column urges proper care of new spring footwear with oil paste polish and shoe trees. Recommends polishing weekly, adding metal heel circles for hard floors, cleaning with damp cloth, and using sweet oil on dull leather. Also includes a rhubarb recipe with simple bake method and optional orange juice.
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Sears
Grace
Emergency French styled blouse gains quick appeal
The English send an emergency blouse likely of French origin, closely resembling Paris fashion. It uses a simple one piece pattern with minimal shaping, suited for American shoppers. The design features a slouchy line, a front back and short sleeves in one piece, with a sheer guimpe and undersleeves to complete the look.
Summer Baby Carriage Cover from White Cotton Net
A practical summer baby cover for a carriage shields a child from flies and mosquitoes. Use white cotton net two yards wide, cut square or two yards by two and a half, bind edges with four inch white ribbon, neat miters, machine or French seam binding. Add narrow ribbon loops with buttons to fasten around the wheel spokes and small corner weights to keep netting down.
Shirtwaist Fastenings with Scalloped Front Detail
Description of a French pique shirt waist featuring three large scallops along the front fastening. Scallops edged with sheer linen or lawn, braided in parallel rows with white star braid, and fastened by tailor’s buttonholes with linen covered buttons braided in circular lines.
Sashes Revive as Summer Fashion Accessory
Sashes are back in style with soft knots and long hems as gowns in light summer textures gain ornament. Wide floral ribbons in pompadour patterns and delicate plaids in white tones appear in demand for both children and adults, with silk belts and sashes popular for all ages.
The Tree and Woman Attire Contrast Praised
The essay compares trees and women in summer attire, noting both are clothed but trees need only one trunk despite abundant foliage, while women’s clothing is implied to be plentiful. It uses playful parallelism to reflect on appearance and nature.
American Captured in Nicaragua Is Treated Well
Washington reports Pittman, an American captured days ago by Madriz forces while mining under trade directions, is well and treated with consideration. Consul Moffat telegraphs from Bluefields that he visits Pittman and that U S warship members in the harbor call on him regularly. no complaint about his treatment.
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Washington, D.C
Wiliam
Pittman
Madriz
Nicaragua
Consul Moffat
State Department
Bluefields
United States
Murine Eye book offers guidance on eye care and products
An advertisement proclaims Murine Eye BookWrite all about Your Eye and they will advise on applications for special cases Murine believes eyes strengthen weak eyes soothe eye pain and sells for sale Try it in your eyes and in baby s eyes to seal eyelids and granulation
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Fem Co
Chita
Illustra
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Wise
Council
Dooley
Atkinson
Arkansas Lady Saved
Weeman
Tomie
Woman’s Department
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Xanthine CO
Nichmend
Wwe
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Price Hat
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Kip
SM Ali
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