Redistricting proposal outlines new Virginia Senate map
The House endorses a county based redraw altering nearly all senatorial districts except the Seventh and Thirteenth. A Senate bill keeps current lines, risking a heated conference or stalemate. The plan lists district compositions by counties and cities, from First District Les to Thirty-ninth District Caroline Hanover King William, with current senators listed for Present Districts.
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Oliver
Idrasanieatins
House
Senate
Les
Scott
Wise
Hall
Buchanan
Dickenton
Russell
Tazewell
Washington
Smyth
Bristol
Coones
Giles
Bland
Pulaski
Wythe
Carroll, Grayson
Patrick
Roanoke
Montry
Radford
Craig
Botetourt
Allexhany
Bath
Cites Forge
Cunties
Augusta
Highland
Staunton
Bockingham
Shenandoah
Frederick, Clarke
Warren
Winchester
Fauquier
Loudoun
Rappahennock
Fairfax
Alexandria
Prince William
Spotsylvania
Loufon
Stafford
Fredericksburg
Culpeper
Madison
Page
Orange
Albemarle and
Greene
Charlottesville
Amherst
Nelson
Bedford
Rockbridge
Buena Vista
Franklin and
Henry
Pittsylvania
Danville
Campbell
Lynchburg
Halifax
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Brunswick
Nottoway
Amelia
Lunenburg
Prince Edward
Appomattox
Buckingham
Cumberland
Fluvanna
Powhatan
Richmond
Norfolk
T.e
Princess Anne
Portsmouth
Accomac
Northhampton
Elizabeth City
Warwick
York
Newport News
Hampton
Goochland
Henrico
New Kent
Charles City
James City
Williamsburg
King and Queen
Middlesex
Essex
Gloucester
Mathews
King George
Westmoreland
Atheaster
Shumberland
Caroline
Hanover
King Williliam
Grayson
Edmund Parr
Allethany
Clifton Forge
W. A. Rinehart
Rockingham
John Paul
Edward Echols
Bhenandoah
Frederick
F. S. Tavenner
Panquier
George la Fletcher
Ee & Page
Warren—R
Kburn Smith
Stafford, Louisa
Sfanney Co
I. Mon
Dria
Fairerty
R. EF
Per
Rappahannock
T. Bowers
Chesterfield
Manchester
J. B. Wat- Green
City of Char
B. Early, Jr
Sands Gayle
Boland
Delegate Curtis Challenges Maclachlan to Face Him
In Richmond Virginia Captain John A. Curtis a veteran House of Delegates member challenged Rev Dr H D C Maclachlan pastor of Seventh Street Christian Church to answer charges he attacked him from the pulpit Curtis demanded the pastor drop his robes and face him personally to defend his remarks about a Richmond delegate and the liquor question
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Richmond
John A. Curtis
House of Delegates
H. D. C. Maclachlan
Seventh Street
Captain Curtis
Dr. Maclachlan
Sully portrait of child found in Richmond worth thousands
In Richmond, Mrs. John Skelton Williams bought a life size Sully portrait of a one year old baby for $8. Experts clean and examine the canvas, which could fetch about $5,000, while connections to Patrick Henry’s Sully portrait are discussed by art lovers and local dealers. The back bears 1851 and painter’s initials T. B. The piece evokes Reynolds style and appeals to children art enthusiasts.
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Richmond
Sully
John Skelton Williams
Franck
Louis Franck
Joshua Reynolds
Sally
T. B
London
E. v. Valentine
Thos, Sully
Virginia
Charleston
D. C
Philadelphia
Patrick Henry
Henry
William Wirt
Clifton Forge Buys City Water Plant for 180000
Clifton Forge Virginia city officials approved the purchase of the Clifton Forge Light and Water Company pipelines riparian rights and rights of way for 180000 The seller had initially asked 400000 then 278500 before accepting 180000 for the water plant and assets.
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City Boys Water
Clifton Forge
Clifton Forge Light and Water Company
House Smashes Previous Records in Session Push
At the afternoon session the House of Delegates broke records by passing at least seventy-nine bills. Sixty-two were House bills, twelve Senate bills, and five amended bills agreed by the Senate. Most were local, but some held wider interest. Uncontested, the move clears the calendar and brightens the outlook for the remainder of the session. If the pace continues, major issues may receive full consideration before adjournment.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
House
Senate
Treating Bill Gets Setback In Virginia Senate
Richmond Virginia Special. Delegate William Bullitt Fitzhugh will not recognize his anti treating bill when it emerges from the Committee on General Laws in the Senate. The committee extended the time after brief consideration. Stephenson of Bath urged removing provisions touching mineral water resorts. Lesner noted saloon interests in Norfolk wanted hotel provisions struck, so guests could not buy drinks for others. Hotels and saloons were eliminated. bill remains largely as introduced.
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Richmonda VA
William Bullitt Fitzhugh
Committee On General Laws
Senate
Stephenson
Bath
Hot Springs
Lesner
Norfolk
Long Island coast swept by severe gale and storms
Special news from Newport Rhode Island reports a severe gale along the Long Island coast after a fierce electrical storm. Shipping was paralyzed except for the largest steamers which could ply routes while others sought anchorages. A cloud burst hail storm and thunder preceded the gale and the Fall River steamer Providence arrived four hours late from New York.
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Newport
R.il
Long Island
Providence
New York
Governor Urges Immediate Action In Virginia Legislature
Governor Mann calls General Assembly to fast action with only eleven days left and calendars loaded with 37 Senate and 85 House bill pages. He highlights key measures including enabling act, primary election, fee and tax commissions, specific appropriations, and bills to advance agriculture and state finances. He notes monthly settlements for treasurers and clerks of courts under current law.
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Richmond
Mann
General Assembly
General Assembly of
Virginia
Senate
House
Tax Commission
United Agricultural
State treasurer rule contention and legislative action urged
The speaker notes there is no legal obligation for treasurers to settle after December until June 15, leaving the treasury potentially empty while State funds sit with officers. He calls for legislative action and recommends no rule to block debate on important measures, stressing public interest in the referred bills and others that may arise.
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General Assembly
Riot and clashes flare in Lawrence textile strike
Rioting resumed as strikebreakers on Chandler Street faced harassment from a crowd of women. Shots fired high were not believed to injure anyone, while police of ficer patrolman Wadlin arrested a man after a violent melee. Cadet units were sent in to reinforce law and order as officials seek legal guidance on child removal concerns.
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Akobehak
Harry Friedman
Pepper
John J. Sullivan
Swift
Lawrence
First Corps of Cadets
Joh
Sweetner
Thompson
New Bedford
Chandler Street
New Clerk Cather Sets Record in House Roll Calls
Spectators in the House gallery watched as H L Cather, a new clerk from Clearbrook Frederick county, placed a swift roll call of 100 names in under a minute. He called with precision, aiding rapid passage of about seventy five bills in a two hour session.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Harry B. Owen
Mr. Owen
H. L. Cather
Clearbrook
Frederick County
Speaker Byrd
Cather
France Leads Peace Negotiations To End Turko Italian War
Paris reports France has taken leadership of a new international mediation effort to end the Turko Italian conflict. A semi official note says France is ready to work with any power to achieve peace through mediation. Beirutta shelling is linked to the latest peace move.
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Paris
France
Budget Exceeds Last Year in Richmond Budget
Richmond’s 1912 appropriation ordinance, reported by the Finance Committee, calls for a total outlay of 3,360,281.93, the largest in city history, up 268,494.26 from 1911. The council tabled it for Monday, with key items including armory funding, park expansion, street paving, and a full-time fire department plan.
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Richmond
Common Council
Committee On Finance
First Virginia
Rathskellar
William Byrd Park
Roseneath Road
Quarter Branch
Broad Street
Tenth Street
New Lester Street
Harrison
Bryan Park
Roseneath
W. S. Forbes
Warren
Finance Committee
George 8. Crenshaw
H. R. Pollard, Jr
Pollard
Richmond Dock
Bellevue School
Fire Department
Death of Rev Wilbur F Dayia 73 in Westmoreland County
Fredericksville Virginia special obituary reports the passing of Reverend Wilbur F Dayia a retired Methodist minister of the Virginia Conference at age seventy three in Westmoreland County He is remembered by the line a person who is master of himself is a noble and a rare telag
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Fredericksburg
Wilbur F. Dayia
Virginia
Westmoreland County
Cowboys War on Mexicans and Frontier Skirmishes
A sweeping report details Mexican insurrectos seizing Juarez across the Rio Grande with U S forces massed at the river. In Marfa Texas, cowboys rally to aid the Morris ranch besieged by Mexicans, with armed bands, a fatal blacksmith, and a relief effort mapping through Sierra Blanca and El Paso.
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Marfa
Texas
Nelson Morris Ranch
Sierra Blanca
Mexico
Rio Grande
Morris Ranch
Brown Pascal
Curivo
Coswoy
el Paso
El Paso militia guard attacked by Mexican insurrectos
A detachments of Company K Texas State militia guarding the El Paso electric light plant was fired upon at dawn by assailants believed to be Mexican insurrectos who hid behind box cars. No shots were heard as the attackers used Maxim rifles and fired over twenty bullets, one striking a guardman in the arm.
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EL Paso
Tex
Texas
el Paso Electric
Three Armies Waiting
Morning broke with three armies in the field on the international border line awaiting the first move. In Juarez Mexican troops guard against rebels near the city. On the American side Fourth Cavalry and Eighteenth Infantry units, Texas Rangers, militia, and 500 El Paso citizens stand ready. United States troops ordered to enter Juarez if El Paso is endangered, a situation described as delicate. Rebels declare determination to take the town.
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EL Paso
Texas
Jaurez
Rio Grande
Steever
International Bridge
Juarez
Campar
Wilins
Chihuahua City
Jaures
Tex
Fourth Cavalry
Eighteenth Infantry
Texas Rangers
Paso
Twenty-second Infantry
San Antonio
E. Z. Steever
United States
Washington
Pastor Stirs Up Hornets Nest in Virginia Debate
In Richmond the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee opened a long session on the Jordan enabling act and the Walker-Mapp West-Sanders bill. Rev J J Wicker of Leigh Street Baptist Church sparked anger with sharp remarks provoking calls of hypocrisy, drawing clashes with Chamber of Commerce advocates.
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Richmond
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
James Cannon
J. J. Wicker
Leigh Street Baptist Church
Chamber of Commerce
John B. Purcell
Cam
Negro Saves Train From Wreck Near Staunton
Staunton Virginia special Chesapeake and Ohio east bound No 141 passenger train faced a near wreck last night when a heavy railway support was placed on the tracks above a steep embankment near a trestle. A local resident identified as Boston Brown alerted officials after the attempted sabotage as police and a C and O detective investigate.
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Staunton
Chesapeake and Ohio
Charlottesvill
Boston Brown
McDonnell Bought by Petersburg Club in Richmond Sale
Frank McDonnell, second baseman of last year’s Shoemakers, has been sold by President Wilkinson to the Petersburg team. The deal was completed in Richmond Saturday and announced today. Purchase price not disclosed.
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McDonnell
Petersburg
Lynchburg
Frank McDonnell
Wilkinson
Richmond
Bert Franklin Confesses Bribery in McNama Case
Los Angeles report states Bert Franklin, charged with bribery in the McNama case, confessed today during the special filing.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bert Franklin
McNama
Mexican insurgents fire on Eagle Pass Texas
A message from the Postal Tel office in St Louis reports Mexican insurgents shooting up Eagle Pass Texas. The dispatch notes gunfire and unrest in the border town, with no further details on casualties or defense actions at hand.
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ST. Louis
Eagle Pass
Texas
Ice Cream Labeling Bill Passes in Virginia
Richmond special report notes that the House and Senate approved the Oliver bill requiring ice cream makers to label condensed milk or malted milk use. Farmers argued labeling suffices while manufacturers warned of higher milk costs and reliance on dairymen. Public input included visits and petitions.
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Richmond
House
Oliver
Senate
Charles Marvel Remains Funeral Details Noted
The remains of Charles Marvel formerly of Weahington who died recently were brought here yesterday. The notice records his passing and funeral arrangements are pending.
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Charles Marvel
Weahington
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