Roosevelt Homecoming Amid Enthusiastic Reception in New York
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt returns to the United States to a massive welcome in New York. A naval flotilla, marching bands, and thousands line the streets as Mayor Gaynor greets him at the Battery. Roosevelt expresses readiness to aid in solving national problems and honors the duty of public service.
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New York
Theo
New
Nts
Congress
Roosevelt
Gaynor
United States
Roosevelt Attends Grand Water Parade in New York
Ex President Roosevelt, in a frock coat and silk hat, watched the massive water parade from the Androscoggin as more than eighty ships led by the revenue cutter Androscoggin, with 200 vessels overall, showcased the marine pageant. Newsmen surrounded him, passing tags and signal codes guided the fleet’s maneuvers, while the crowd cheered the flotilla and Roosevelt’s evident enthusiasm.
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New York
Roosevelt
Androscoggin
John R. Gilkinson
Seneca
Manhattan
Fifty-ninth Street
Mr. Roosevelt
Revenue Cuttery
Leutze
United States Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Revenue Cutters
O. C. Hamlet
Revenue Cutter Service
Po Nee
Frederick Mott
Revenue Cutter Patrol
Calumet
Hudson
Owlet
Navy
United States
Dolphin
South Carolina
Smith
Reid
Flusser
Lamson
Preston
Theodore Roosevelt
Citizens’ Reception Committee
Mohawk
Dalzell
Dalzelline
Albany
Republican Club of
Commodore
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Nassau
August Hechscher
Army
Wade Cheney
Immigrants Cheer Roosevelt Return at New York Harbor
Immigrants crowd the grandstands as ships pass Ellis Island and Theodore Roosevelt returns home. Sightseers rush to glimpse the former president, creating a buzz among spectators and recalling his European tour.
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Manhattan
Ellis Island
Theodore Roosevelt
Virginia to Have an Oil Portrait of Davis
Governor Mann ordered an oil portrait of President Jefferson Davis to join Virginia’s state collection. The best of several local portraits will be sent to Artist Shepperd for a Virginia-made copy, with placement to be decided between the library or Capitol. The project honors Lee Camp Confederate Veterans and aims to protect the works in a public building.
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Richmond
Virginia
Jefferson Davis
State Library
Davis
Mann
Confederate Museum
Jefferson Davis Hayes
Westmoreland Club
Shepperd
Capitol
Lee Camp
Battle Abbey
Confederacy
Lee Camp Hall
Ble
Sheriff Mercer Seeks Private Sale for Extra Limbs
Sheriff Herbert Mercer says he holds more legs than he wants as he becomes administrator of A. L Peters estate, a dealer in artificial limbs. He plans a private sale of stock rather than a public auction, stating he is willing to dispose of legs at less than cost.
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Richmond
Herbert Mercer
Mr. Mercer
A. L Peters
Governor Mann on Temperance in Virginia Pardons
Governor Mann's early tenure sees a flood of pardon applications from prisoners at the State Penitentiary. He notes most claims stem from family pleas, not merit, while data show that crimes occurred before age twenty three and that most applicants allege intoxication at the time. The governor cites discrepancies between records and pleas, calling many cases pitiful yet unpersuasive.
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Richmond
State Penitentiary
Mann
John
Ben Owen
Hywer
Prize Fights Near Richmond Highlight Local Scene
Two knockout bouts near Richmond drew about 200 spectators on Forbes Lane near Seven Pines. Jack Sharp of Richmond lost to Alex Wilson of Norfolk by a knockdown in the fourth round at 145 pounds, and Jack Chandler of Richmond defeated Mile Stokes of Petersburg in a 138-pound match with a fifth round solar plexus blow. Promoter Joe Bozella is a known figure in Richmond boxing circles, with craps and cigars noted as side attractions at the event.
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Richmond
Jeffries-Johnson
Nevada
Forbes Lane
Seven Pines
Jack Sharp
Alex Wilson
Norfolk
Sharp
Wilson
Jack Chandler
Mile Stokes
Petersburg
Chandler
Joe Bozella
George Herbert
Redmond's Island
Westhampton
Labor Commissioner Receiving 1909 Reports
Labor Commissioner Doherty reports that 1909 statistics are arriving from New York establishments. Early findings indicate overall improvement over 1908 and notably better iron business conditions, with several sectors showing stronger activity than in 1905. He aims to publish the full report soon.
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Richmond
Doherty
O'Neill Struck by Train and Killed Near Roach's Run
Raymond G. O'Neill an eighteen year old chainman in the Southern Railway surveying party was killed instantly by a Florida Express train at Roach's Run Virginia while standing on the tracks with two companions. He slipped when his foot tangled in a frog and could not escape before the engine passed over him. Authorities will hold a inquest.
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Washington, D. C
Raymond G. O'Neill
Springmans
Lorton
Southern Railway
Roach’s Run
Highway Bridge
Virginia
Neill
Florida Express
Union Station
O'Neill
Harvard Biplane Wrecked During Soldiers Field Trial
Harvard biplane wrecked during a tryout on Soldiers Field in Cambridge Massachusetts. J B Martin piloted the craft during brake tests when it suddenly stopped and toppled. The forward wheels were crushed but Martin escaped injury.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Soldiers’ Field
J. B. Martin
Martin
Mark Twain’s Hidden Philosophy in What Is Man
The piece notes Mark Twain as a sad fatalist and pessimist and explains his anonymously published book What Is Man dated February 1905. It highlights Twain’s irony and private sharing with intimate friends to convey his meaning clearly.
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Mark Twain
Man
Report in favor of J. M. Parsons
Washington D C Special House Committee on Elections No 2 reports Edward W Saunders not elected from Virginia Fifth in November 2005 and Joho MM Paracus elected A minority report was filed The majority cites illegality of Virginia Legislature removing Floyd County to Fifth District and redistricting again The case will not be heard this session and the report seems aimed at aiding Parsons campaign against Judge Snonders
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On
Edward W. Saunders
Congress
Virginia
Joho MM. Paracus
Contentio
House
Parsons
Snonders
Curtiss Proposes New York Boston Flight for 320000
Glenn Curtiss plans a 250 mile Albany to New York and Boston to New York round trip funded by Boston Chamber of Commerce to fly over Long Island Sound near shore. Proponents say the plan would require raising 320000 as the two Curtiss representatives present the proposal through official channels. Secretary McKibbon noted the Stated route and intent.
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Boston
Glenn HH. Curtiss
Albany
New York
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Mods
McKibbon
Chamber of Commerce
Curtiss
Two Gifts Beyond Wealth in Woman's Home Companion
Quote by William Patterson White presented as a reflection on valued traits in June issue of Woman's Home Companion. It highlights The Eye that Sees and The Heart that Understands as gifts greater than wealth.
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William Patterson White
Roosevelt to Be a Busy Man This Summer
New York special: Theodore Roosevelt plans to stay out of public politics for months while inviting Republican leaders to Oyster Bay for private consultations. Insurgent and regular factions view his hands-off stance as favorable, seeing Roosevelt as the potential national arbiter who will soon align with the insurgent cause and influence the Hughes reactionary clash in New York.
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New York
Oyster Bay
Beverly
Mass
National Republican
Roosevelt
Taft
Jim Sherman
Mr. Roosevelt
Hughes
Silener
Roosevelt Not Going to Sleep After Homecoming
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and Secretary Meyer visited the White House to report on Roosevelt’s homecoming. He said Colonel Roosevelt looks fine and branded the celebration as a noisy New York style event. When asked about politics, Wilson said no political message was discussed and implied Roosevelt will stay active.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Meyer
Navy
Taft
Roosevelt
White House
New York
Virginia Tech graduates list names by degree and hometown
The Blacksburg graduation roster at Virginia Polytechnic Institute lists Bachelors of Science recipients including Elias Scarr Alexander of Charlotte NC and many others from Roanoke Montgomery Norfolk and beyond. Masters, Mechanical Civil and Electrical Engineers as well as Electrical and Civil degree holders are named with their home locations and some foreign origins.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Elias Scarr Alexander
Charlotte
N. C
Arthur Donald Austin
Roanoke
Vivian Eastwood Ayre
Loudoun
Oakley Maurice Bishop
Montgomery
Archie Clinton Bruce
Grover Cleveland Brooking
Orange
Frederick Page Coleman
Halifax
William Slater Cowart
Northumberland
Mason Wayne Frankenfield
Pageton
W. Va
David Warner Fry
Madison
John Donald Hamilton
Warwick
Herman Bruce Hawkins
Norfolk
Emory Riddling Sedgeon
Alexandria
John Leyburn Hughes
Edgar Joseph Waldemar Hultman
King William
Louis Charles Isaac
Jacob Henry Kerlin
Frank Klepper
Herbert M McGowan King
Henrico
Frank Beverly Lamb
James Burleigh Lucas
Kenneth Walker Mackall
Baltimore
Caesar Pancratius Massel
Wallace McVeigh Montgomery
Augusta
William Dallas Moss
Powhatan
Harry Plaine Musser
Heath Campbell Painter
Pulaski
David Marlon Pitts
Goochland
Karl Emil Eduard Quantz
Hildeshein
Germany
Warren Carpenter Ratheil
Wye Millis
Heath Montgomery Robinson
Russell Moore Robinson
Caroline
Frank Edwards Saunders
Randolph Shackelford
Charleston
D. C
Hal Kelley Stone
Fauquier
Louis Valvelle Sutton
Dinwiddie
James Steedman Thorp
Prince William
Howard Irving Tuck
York
Walter Augustus Vaught
Gilles
James Eliott Vawter
Gilbert Guy Vin
Louis Ernest Walker
Arthur Hill
Warden
Washington
Ellison Adger Williams
William Thomas Wood
Henry Archer Woomack
Jacksonville
Fla
Davidson Chariton Wysor
Henry Harris Hill
Walter Langdon Mallory
Horatio Seymour Slahi
Raymond Arthur Calvert
North Bloomfield
Henry Hoge Hutchinson
James Steedman Thorps
Thomas Paret Filens
Joseph Talmage Luttrell
Fairfax
Walter Augs Ussluss Vaught
Giles
Alexander Norman Crowder
William Ives
William Summers McGraw
Alvan Grayson Walker
Bedford
Family Bible Delays Brooklyn Heiress Inheritance
Walter B. Shaffer of 636 States Avenue Brooklyn sues to receive a fortune from Emanuel Shaffer. The court uses the Shaffer family Bible to challenge his claimed 40th birthday stating he is actually 39 born May 28 1871. Surrogate Ketcham urges him to wait another year.
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New York
Walter EB. Shaffer
States Avenue
Brooklyn
Shaffer
Emanuel Shaffer
Walter
Brooklyn Trust Commany
Walter KK
Brooklyn Trust Company
Suil
Ketcham
Winifred G. Shaffer
Ketchem
Sermon Links City Decay to Pleasure Seekers in Richmond
The Rev George W McDaniel pastor of First Baptist Church delivered a forceful sermon blaming city demoralization on lovers of pleasure. He cited Broad Street scenes with vice, moving pictures, and automobiles as signs of moral decline and urged action by citizens and Christians.
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Richmond
George W. McDaniel
First Baptist Church
McDaniel
Broad Street
Dr. McDaniel
Moving Pictures
MebDaniel
Maro
East Ranklin
MipPert
Stump Declares Shot Accidental in Richmond Case
Ernest Stump told Southside Police Court that the Saturday night shooting of his wife was accidental saying he aimed to stop two men she conspired with. He claimed sober intent and that stray shot struck his wife as she talked with a man in their rooming house. He was remanded to jail without bail until the next hearing.
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Harry M. Smith
Stump
A. A. Atkina
Wayimek
Thomas Jones
Waymack
Houston J. Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Miss Nettie Hamilton
Miss Hamilton
Ada Hamilton
Emma
Alvin
Tinks
Marie
Lynchburg
Southside
Cowarin Avenue
Semmes Street
Richmond
Ernest Stump
Evening Journal
Hall
North Carolina
Fine Point in Local Testimony
The judge presses a witness in a Wintersville case about a trip to Chicago with Snyder. The witness admits being on the same train but claims not to have gone to Chicago, instead backing away from Wintersville as the opposing passenger faced the engine. The remark appears in Littah Met Wilson's June Woman's Home Companion column.
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Chicago
Huntersville
Snyder
Wintersville
Littah
Wilson
June
Otto Wells Leases the Norfolk Academy
Otto Wells general manager of Wells Amusement Company has closed a ten year lease of the Academy of Music in Norfolk with W Grandy. The building plus four stores and offices will be operated as an open house per Jake Wells policies and will host independent attractions as well as those supplied by Klaw & Erlanger. The theater may be subleased to Leath Company under Wells management. Klaw & Erlanger had bidders for the property recently acquired by Grandy at auction.
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Norfolk
Otto Wells
Wells Amusement Company
W. Grandy
Academy of Music
Jake Wells
Klaw & Erlwanger
Leath Company
Grandy
Klaw & Erlanger
Imbecile York Family in Police Court
Richmond police court confronts John and Mary York and their two imbecile children as absentee parents face charges of vagrancy. Justice Crutchfield and local charity leaders spar over placement while the family, described as unclean and lacking care, faces possible almshouse confinement.
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Richmond
John . Crutchiekt
Eadie
Joseph
Jake
Mary York
Bjornson and America in a Birthday Banquet Tale
Bjornson lectured in America in 1900 and remained a beloved figure there. The 70th birthday banquet for Bjornson in Christiania featured Nansen among two long tables as guests. Stahl’s account recalls Bjornson’s humor, wit, and warmth, while noting his praise for American opportunities and his wary view of America as a rich, dangerous stepmother to youth.
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Bjornson
America
Stahl
York
Bjorn Bjjernsen
New National Theater
Nansen
Norway
Tipping for the Traveler Abroad
Esther Brooke advises travelers to tip broadly in Europe, starting on board with about ten percent of the ticket. Tip table staff, stewardesses, deck stewards, and porters, favoring those who serve most often. Carry small copper to cover baggage tips and avoid being short.
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Europe
Esther Brooke
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