Virginia British Honor Monarchs at Norfolk Banquet
In Norfolk the Virginia British Honor Monarchs paid tribute to King George V with a banquet at the Lynnhaven Hotel. The event featured speeches by Barton Myers and others, a Norfolk choir performance, and readings tying British and American ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Sons and Daughters of
Britain
British and Colonial Society of
Virginia
George V
England
Lynnhaven
Republic of the
United States
George
Frederick Bridge
London
Barton Myers
Great Britain
ER. J. Rudyard Wige
Society
Myers
Mary
Mr. Myers
Navy
Queen Victoria
Edward
George C. Cabell
Theodore
Garnett
Riddick
Walter E. Rowe
Fifteen Indictments Against Lumbermen Expected
Chicago special report notes a grand jury expected to name fifteen lumbermen in indictments, among them Hines tied to Sorimer fame. The item outlines the broad scope of criminal actions against lumber interests, signaling legal actions pending against multiple individuals in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hines
Sorimer
Chicago, Ill
Lumber Trust Indictments Expected After Grand Jury Probe
Federal grand jury completed its inquiry Wednesday and is said to have indicted Edward Hines, the millionaire linked to the Lorimer bribery fund. Reports place alleged members of the Lumber Trust awaiting late today developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumber Trust
Federal Grand Jury
Edward Hines
Lorimer
Young lawyer elopes to wed in Charlottesville
J. Harry May youngest Staunton Virginia lawyer elopes with Louisville Kentucky Miss Mattie Beale Jones. They married in Charlottesville and came to Washington for a brief honeymoon. The romance caused a social earthquake as May, a famed bachelor, faced keen Staunton interest and a flurry of visitors at Shoreham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
J. Harry May
Staunton
Mattie Beale Jones
Louisville
Charlottesville
Washington
Mr. May
Alleghany Inn
Goshen
Miss Jones
Faith and superstition contrasted in a troubled tale
The piece argues transcendent faith yields hope and action while superstition breeds fear and inaction. It recounts Anna, a middle aged reader with English and German skills, trapped in an abusive arranged marriage by a manipulative suitor aided by a deceptive blackberry cordial, illustrating how belief shapes fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aly
Ovs
Anna
Harper’s Weekly
Amendments to Pure Food Act Target Label Claims
Taft proposes amendments to strengthen the pure food act by prohibiting manufacturers from promising cures on patent medicine labels when cures are impossible. The plan aims to close a Supreme Court gap by expanding misbranding coverage beyond ingredients to include misleading cure claims. Senators tout progress on initiative and referendum adoption and direct popular elections in several states, listing Oregon, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Kansas, California, and others.
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New York
Taft
New Haven
Conn
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Washington
D. C
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
National Progressive Republican League
Oregon
Oklahoma
Nevada
Missouri
Montana
South Dakota
Colorado
Arkansas
Maine
Utah
Ohio
Kansas
Malifornia
Crewton
Nebraska
New Jersey
North Dakota
Wisconsin
King George thanks Taft as coronation pageantry unfolds in London
King George V and Queen Mary ride in the royal procession amid crowds and brilliant military display through central London. Sir Wilfrid Laurier and General Botha lead the colonial division. Weather improves from morning showers as the city witnesses ceremonial addresses, sword exchanges, and cheering crowds.
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London
George V
George
Queen Mary
Wilfred Laurier
Dominion of Canada
Botha
England
United South Africa
Sir Wilfred
General Botha
Scotland Yard
Buckingham Palace
Order of the Garter
Mary
Temple Bar
Magor Strong
New Bridge Street
Trafalgar Square
Waterloo Place
Westminster
Duke of Fife
Evelyn Wood
Lord Roberts
Bob
Grenville
War Office
Lost Dog Shep Seized Over License Charge in RileuH
A missing dog named Shep feared in North Park Street area leads to police action. Detective Krengle reportedly detains the canine for lack of license tax, with potential removal to the dog pound if fines remain unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Park Street
Reklice Vortentay
Shep
Krengle
Son of Colored Preacher Killed by Escaping Gas
Norfolk Va special report: J G Clements a seventeen year old colored boy from Branchville Va, son of a respected local preacher, was asphyxiated after failing to turn off or extinguish gas before sleep. His body was found in bed this morning as gas escaped from a room jet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Queen Street
J. G. Clements
Branchville
Shot Girl Who Refused Him Leads to Double Tragedy
In New York a rejected suitor, Gregoria Lendro of 317 East 121st Street, shot Elisabeth Micelo of 140 Prospect Avenue Bronx in a market owned by Micelo’s father. After firing a second time he killed himself and died at Fordham Hospital. Micelo, a clerk, had been dismissed for unwelcome advances and had sent threats to her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gregoria Lendro
East One Hundred and Twenty-first Street
Elisabeth Micelo
Prospect Avenue
Bronx
Fordham Hospital
Lome Dho
Londre
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Tidewater Wir
Ceme
Lawson & Newton Lith
William Arve
Pine Beach
Tc. E. Mumford
Pres
J. P. Nottingham
Mathews , H
C. D. Clinton
Dixondale, Va
M. S. Foster
Sibley Bros
Matheist
C. H
Leslie C. Garnett
Mathews, VA
Mathews
Middlesex
Gloucester
OLD Dominion Steamship CO
Mobjack
Norfolk, Mathews and
O. D
Portsmouth
North St
Bay Line
Old Point
Stotate
Philpot’s
East River
Williams
Fast River
Hick's
Diggs
Roane
Ware River
Bailey
Hockley
Auburn
North River
Dixondale
Severn Wharf
Severn River
Government Wharf
Severn
Co. A. Earnest
W. H. Landon
James River
Night Line
Richmond
Berkley
Brandon
MAIN
Main Street
Atlantic Hotel
B. L. Bugg
Clark Sash & Door Corporation
Frank T. Clark
Cock of
Hat of
Rome
Trade Mart
Macnair
W. H. Macnair Chicken Powder Co
Tarboro
N. C
Norfolk, Va
Dr. A. M. Marchant
Old Virginia
Wright
Reliable House
Wendy
GEO. W. WRIGHT @ SON Wholesale Liquor
Light St
Timos
King
King George
Hig
United States of America
Park Street
Et Eero Fund
Wr Co., Inc
Chesapeake Line
New Queens
Chesapeake
Baltimore
Old Point Comfort
Pier 19
York River Line
York River Landings
West Point
Points Beyond
Baltimore St
South
Cooper Marble Works
Bank St
Norfolk Va
Norfolk Building Supplies Corp
Brooke Ave
Tazewell ST
C. A. Mitchell
Mc Vicker
Brooke Aw
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