Richmond Police Sought in Missing Husband Case
Mrs. Meyers of New York seeks her husband Julien Meyers in Richmond after a sudden desertion a few years ago. A warrant for non support was sworn, with Captain McMahon and Detective Bureau investigating. Julien is said to be traveling with his stepfather, Dan Whitlock, as authorities pursue him.
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Richmond
Julien
New York
Meyers
Benedict
Virginia
Dan Whitlock
Whitlock
Whit Jock
Mevers
Gilbert Pollock
CaptainMahon
Captain McMahon
STUNNING DOUBLE SHOOTING IN STAUNTON ON ST CLAIR ST
In Staunton Virginia a man identified as David Kincaid shot his wife Mrs. Kincaid then killed himself with a self acting .38 revolver at 1 30 this morning in a crowded residential area on St Clair Street. Mrs. Kincaid and the man had come from Buffalo Gap to reconcile their marriage. Witnesses Mrs Getty Rhodes and a Kincaid nephew watched nearby. Kincaid operated a small Buffalo Gap store.
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Staunton
St. Clair
David Kincaid
Getty Rhodes
Kincaid
Buffalo Gap
Train Hero Laid To Rest After Frenzied Leap
Petersburg special reports T E Bryant of this city witnessed a section man and two negroes leap from a hand car on a trestle to escape a fast mail train near Grandy Brunswick county. The hero negro was killed in the collision, the others escaped serious injury, and the train halted briefly before continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
T. E. Bryant
Seaboard Air Line
Grandy
Brunswick County
Bryant
Cochran
Mr. Bryant
Brunswick
Mrs. Scott Named President of Coal Mining Co
Mrs Matthew T Scott, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, was elected president of a coal mining company here today, succeeding former vice president Adlai Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloc III
Matthew T. Scott
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Adlai Stevenson
Warships Gathering Off New England Coast
Destroyers Reid Preston Smith and Lamson arrive at Provincetown harbor. The Flusser moves to Bath for boiler tube repairs. Battleships Virginia and Nebraska are maneuvering in the bay.
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New England
Provincetown
Mass
Reid
Preston
Smith
Lamson
Bath
Virginia
Nebraska
Bomb Explodes Near Spain's Royal Palace in Madrid
A bomb shattered the grand entrance of the Cathedral in Plaza Oriente beside the Royal Palace causing damage to adjacent buildings but no serious injuries were reported.
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Spain
Madrid
Plaza Oriente
Royal Palace
Smuggling Scandal In San Diego.Mexican Women Held
In San Diego fifty five Mexican women were arrested for attempting to smuggle loot from the Tia Juana insurgent camp into the city to be sold. Large amounts of plunder were found on the detainees. In El Paso, Colonel Viljoen moves to raise and arm insurrecto forces, under orders from Madero, for a campaign into Lower California with strong artillery.
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San Diego
Cal
Tia Juana
California
EL Paso
Tex
Ricardo Magon
Los Angeles
B. J. Viljoen
Viljoen
Madero
Baptists Propose Nationwide Campaign to Curb Vice
A Social Service Commission report outlined a national Baptist effort to reduce vice in cities big and small. Led by Rev. Dr. J. Whitcomb Borughner, the plan urges church members to act locally, press for censorship of plays and cinemas, and expand playgrounds and parks in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Social Service Commission
J. Whitcomb Borugher
Los Angeles
Cal
Z. C. Batten
Des Moines
Venezuela Tired of Revolution Says Servian Prince
Prince Laz arovitch Pretelinovitch of Servia arrived from Venezuela aboard the Caracas and stated that former President Cipriano Castro is discredited at home. He said Venezuelans are tired of civil war and aim to improve their material condition under President Fomex who enjoys popular confidence. The prince said he studied the country during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prince Lazarovitch Pretelinovitch
Servia
Venezuela
Caracas
Cipriano Castro
Fomex
Portsmouth chosen for next Eagles convention
Newport News Virginia dispatch reports at Hampton the State Aerue of Eagles selected Portsmouth as host for next year’s convention with the second Tuesday in June set as the date. Officers and trustees were elected including Grand Worthy President John B. Graves of Clifton Forge and Secretary Charles Stangen of Phoebus.
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Newport News
Eagles
Hampton
Portsmouth
John B. Graves
Clifton Forge
C. J. Johnson
Joel F. Brown
Petersburg
E. V. Peache
Staunton
J. J. Cherry
J. M. Asher
Norfolk
John T. Flood
Charles Stangten
Phoebus
J. W. Moore
Richmond
Andrew Bell
Charlottesville
J. Glenn
Bread Trust Expands In Boston Bread Market
Boston report notes the General Baking Company forms a $20,000,000 group with J G Fergusson and George G Fox, adding two large Boston bakeries to its chain. Twenty one bakeries in seventeen cities already under its control. Local independents resist but faces a coming conflict as overtures seek more Boston bakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Bread Trust
J. G. & GB. S&s. Fergusson Company
George G. Fox Baking Company
General Baking Company
Trust
Marine Eye Salve Tubes and Liquids Listed Prices
Advertises Marine Eye Salve tubes at 25 cents and Marine Eye Liquid at 26 to 50 cents. Mentions eye books in each pig. Includes references to Tubes New Size and infection prevention.
Hemphill declines Randolph-Macon address in Ashland
Major J C Hemphill editor of the Times-Dispatch will not speak at Randolph-Macon College Ashland today or tonight despite an invitation from President R E Blackwell. The decision follows controversy over a Methodist conference editorial he wrote and the ensuing criticism of Dr James Cannon Jr. The college finals proceed this week with ministers trustees and patrons on campus as discussions about the invitation and potential resolutions unfold.
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Richmond
J. C. Hemphill
The
Times-Dispatch
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Hemphill
R. E. Blackwell
Blackwell
Methodist Church
James Cannon
Cannon
Major Hemphill
Dr. Blackwell
Randolph- Macon
Randolph-Macon
Randolp-Mancon
Aoen
Randolph Macone
Capturer of Eddie Fay Married in Winchester
Miss Katherine Varnan Haddox daughter of George W Haddox was married yesterday at her parents home in Winchester Virginia to a Capitalist. The ceremony joined the Haddox family with the groom whose name appears partial in the report.
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Eddie Fay
Winchester
Katherine Varnan Haddox
George W. Haddox
Winchester inspector Koons helps nab Eddie Fay in raid
John Cornelius Koons, a Winchester post office inspector, captured the noted cracksman Eddie Fay and a partner during a raid. The ceremony was attended by Rev. Dr. T. J. Lamrt.
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John Cornelius Koons
Winchester Post Office
Eddie Fay
T. J. Lamrt
Robbers hold up New York hotel in dramatic eight-man raid
At the Hotel Boy on West Thirty-fifth Street eight men raided the night desk of Charles Simons and took more than 160 dollars. Albert Wrener faced a threat but was spared. Simons fired a shot as the band fled toward Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Police held two suspects Joe Rose and Louis Baumann after a gunfight with officers. A blood trail suggested a wounded member may be hospitalized.
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New York
West Thirty-fifth Street
Charles Simons
Simons
Albert Wrener
Simone
Broadway
Seventh Avenue
Twain
Joe Rose
Louis Baumann
Fast Eighteenth Street
Simon
Typhoid Outbreak Tied to Polluted Spring in Lee County
Dr. Allen W. Freeman reports a Lee County typhoid epidemic linked to a polluted spring used for church and school water. He warns neglect of precautions spreads infection, urges protection of springs and wells, and notes state guidance to prevent waterborne epidemics.
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Richmond
Lee County
Allen W. Freeman
Freeman
Tennessee
Health Department
Two Men Wounded in Drunken Fight Near Landgraff
In Bluefield West Virginia two men were shot during a drunken brawl near Landgraff. Jerry Walker shot Elmore Moore and James Brown, wounding Moore probably fatally. Walker escaped. All involved are Black men.
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Bluefield
W. VA
Jerry Walker
Elmore Moore
James Brown
Landgraff
Walker
Bank cashier commits death by own action in North Carolina
Luther V. Hart cashier of the Bank of Tarboro committed suicide by shooting himself in Rocky Mount. Assistant cashier BE. B. Hussey is jailed on $15,000 bond for shortages said to extend seven years. State Bank Examiner J. K. Cought on reported discrepancies and the bank faces heavy losses. Hart left his books with the examiner before the act. He was thirty eight, survived by wife and two sons, with several siblings. Bank capital 25000, surplus 25000, deposits 174918, resources 250000.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Luther V. Hart
Bank of Tarboro
BE. B. Hussey
J. K. Coughton
Hart
Raleigh Estates
Coughton
State Corporation Commission
Hussey
Doughton
Melvin Nesh
Greensboro
Benjamin Williford
John Tyree
Virginia
Edgar Hart
Wilmington
Richard Hart
Heartsene
Steamer John L Lowry Destroyed by Fire on Ohio River
The John L Lowry carrying fifty passengers burned to the water’s edge off Hamlettsburg Illinois with no deaths. Captain and engineer actions saved all aboard as the vessel grounded on the Illinois bank and burned to a total loss. The ship serviced the Evansville Indiana route.
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Smithland
John L. Lowry
Hamlettsburg
Ill
Cneath
Ohio
Lowry
Illinois
Pemenaers
Evanaville
Ind
Submarines Start Underwater Voyage to Gloucester
The Grayline flagship signals the start of seven submarines from the third division on a historic underwater voyage to Gloucester. Boats Bonita Narwhal Salmon Snapper Stingray and Tarpoon will travel submerged except for surface recharges, with tender Severn staying in Newport until Saturday.
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Newport
R. I
Grayline
Gloucester
Severn
Ten Years for Girl's Assailant in Norfolk Case
Norfolk Virginia report states T. C. Cates, tried three times for attacking five year old Mary Pease in Portsmouth, will serve ten years in jail. The Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of error. Cates has spent two years in jail after two prior verdicts being set aside.
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Norfolk
T. C. Cates
Mary Pease
Portsmouth
Supreme Court
Cates
Mexico City Shaken by Massive Quake Panics Residents
Special earthquake panic swept Mexico City as four shocks struck between nine and eleven last night. Buildings rocked, walls and chimneys collapsed, but police reported no fatalities. Residents fled foreign districts and many sought open fields awaiting Tacubya Observatory readings. Officials warned heavier quakes may follow.
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Mexico City
Colima
Acapulco
Tacubya Observatory
More Victims of Former Earthquake Found
Mexico City reports three more bodies recovered from the San Cosme barracks ruins and another found last night. Additionally three victims were recovered from Lake Xochimilco with many believed still trapped beneath vegetation.
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Mexico City
San Cosme
Xochimilco
New Jersey Man Asks Taft to Perform Wedding at White House
A New Jersey man whose name is not released sent a letter to President Taft requesting he preside over his marriage at the White House, prompting amusement in Washington. The note dated today asks for a ceremony to take place soon.
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Washington, D. C
New Jersey
White House
Taft
Taft Sliver Wed Celebration Planned for Next Monday
The writer says his marriage license is ready and he and the woman he plans to wed will attend next Monday if the President approves the nuptials.
Convicts Die in Dynamite Blast at Mine No 2
Two black convicts were killed in a dynamite explosion outside Belle Ellen Mine No 2 in Birmingham County. Investigators found a fuse and cap lighted after a convict filled a victim's lamp with dynamite. The mine sustained no damage.
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Birmingham
Ula
Belle Ellen
Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land Company
Coast Seamen May Also Strike
Twenty thousand coastwise seamen threaten to strike at this port unless demands for higher wages better food and living conditions are met They gave their ultimatum with a deadline tomorrow Vice President H P Griffin of the International Seamen's Union said the decision rests with the companies The Atlantic coastwise action follows a general strike by seamen at foreign ports and delays are expected for several liners including the Hamburg American and North German Lloyd It is reported the American Line will pay the scale and medical examinations may be settled quickly
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New York
H. P. Griffin
International Seamen's Union, of America
Atlantic
Matthew Tearle
America
National Seamen's and Firemen's Union of
Great Britain
Lloyd
J. Havelock Wilson
National Seamen's and Firemen's Union
Seamen's Union
White Star Line
Engagement of Crews for Major Shipping Lines
London announces at Elder-Dempster Lamport Holt and Anchor line offices that crews have been signed for all vessels. The services will not be hampered by the seamen's strike according to officials.
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London
Elder-Dempster
Lamport
Holt
Corsican sails on schedule from Liverpool with full crew
There was no sign of a seamen strike at Liverpool docks today and preparations continued as usual. The Allan liner Corsican departed on schedule with a full crew aboard.
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Liverpool
Villareal and sisters aid revolution. brother freed
Antonius I Villareal, Mexican Liberal leader, has finished a Leavenworth sentence for neutrality law violations. His sisters Teresa and Andrea wrote for newspapers to raise funds and hire lawyers to secure a commutation, but failed. He returns to Mexico as revolutionaries prevail without his aid.
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Gates
Antonius I. Villareal
Senorita Teresa
Senorita Ardrea
Mexico
Leavenworth
Kaw
Northwestern University grants 496 diplomas at Evanston commencement
Special edition report notes 496 graduates received diplomas at Northwestern University Evanston during the annual commencement held today.
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Northwestern University
Chicago
Ill
Evanston
Hampden-Sidney College Finals Honor List and Awards
Hampden-Sydney College closed its one hundred thirty fifth commencement with degrees announced by President H. T. Graham. Rev. David J. Woods received the honorary Doctor of Divinity. F. Moylan Fitts led the collegiate department and earned MA and BA, with other honors awarded to Henry Lew Painter, John Blake Campbell, B. McNew, Watt G. Dunnington, T. H. Dunnington, Shelby M. Jett, George L. Rex, Frank J. Brooke, Merriman S. Smith, Goodrich A. Wilson, and Hubert G. Clarke. Alumni address by Rev. Asa D. Watkins. graduates addressed by Rev. W. C. Campbell. Final ball at Club, society addresses by Col. R. EB. Lee Jr. Baccalaureate by Rev. James D. Paxton. Halsey debate trophy to W. G. Dunnington and A. M. B. Coulling. Hawes tennis prize to W. B. McKwan e. McAllister athletic prize to sophomore class. George W. Bagby prize to J. M. Crockett. Alumni officers elected. department changes include Dr. Stevenson H. Smith resigning and a new chair of modern languages with J. A. Clarke as head. Brock to Greek chair. Whiting to Latin. Fitts with Elizabeth Richardson led the final german.
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Hampden-Sidney
Hampden-Sidney College
H. T. Graham
David J. Woods
Blacksburg
F. Moylan Fitts
Richmond
Henry Lew Painter
Yancey Mills
John Blake Campbell
Roanoke
B. McNew
Virginia
Watt G. Dunnington
Farmville
T. H. Dunnington
Shelby M. Jett
Kentucky
George L. Rex
Frank J. Brooke
West Virginia
Merriman S. Smith
Goodrich A. Wilson
Prince Edward County
Hubert G. Clarke
Asa D. Watkins
Bristol
W. C. Campbell
Comity Club
R. EB. Lee, Jr
Fairfax
James D. Paxton
D. D
Lynchburg
College Young Men's Christian Association
Charles R. Stribling
Petersburg
W. G. Dunnington
M. B. Coulling
Union Literary Spoan
Halsey
W. B. McKwaine
Hawes
McAllister
R. W. Carrington
J. M. Crockett
George W. Bagby
General Alumni Association
Charles D. McKinney
Atlanta, Ga
N F P. Halsey
Tulane Atkinson
Brock
Whiting
Elizabeth Richardson
Olympic sails from Southampton biggest ship in world
The White Star liner Olympic, largest ship on the seas, departed Southampton for New York amid a strike question. White Star paid the wage increase, prompting jubilation from union leaders and prompts for Cunard to follow. The vessel features include a golf deck, palm court, glass sun parlor, boulevard cafe, pool and more.
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Southampton
Eng
White Star
Olympic
New York
J. Havelock Wilson
International Seamen's Union
White Sur
St Paul
White Star Line
White Star Company
Cunard
Leviathan
Pasengers
Metropolitan Tower
New York City
Bunker Air Monument
Boston
Washington and Lee Grants Honorary Degrees at Commencement
Washington and Lee University held graduation exercises in Lexington Virginia. President Denny announced honorary degrees including LL D for Charles A Graves and J R Lamar, LL B for John Stewart Bryan, and D for Merle D Aubigne Harry B Lee and Jonathan W Backman. Senator Robert L Owen addressed the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Denny
Board of Trustees
Charles A. Graves
University of Virginia
J. R. Lamar
Washington, D. C
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond
Merle D
Jonathan W Backman
Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert L. Owen
Daughter Dies Trying to Save Mother in Kitchen Fire
In Chicago last night Mrs. Mary Bracket died and her daughter Mrs. Evelyn Beachy an artist was dying after a kitchen fire. Mrs. Bracket’s dress ignited when she came near a gas range and Beachy rushed to her aid. Neighbors saw the flames from the locked house and could not reach them.
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Chicago
Ill
Mary Bracket
Evelyn Beachy
Eighbors
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