Knox party sails for sea voyage on Washington
Special Secretary Sinox arrived at Port Simon, Costa Rica, aboard the cruiser Washington for a second state visit to strengthen ties between the United States and Costa Rica. The Costa Rican delegation greeted the party with cordial exchanges as they begin their voyage, with all members reported well and enjoying the trip.
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Port Simon
Sta Rica
Sesnstary Sinox
Washington
United States
Peepanto Goss
Cartage
Ben J0ee
Peete Arenas
Train wreck in Oxford leaves several dead or seriously hurt
One person was killed, two fatally injured and five seriously hurt when a Southern Railway passenger train hit a switch engine near Oxford. Victims include Cora Roseman of Anniston and James M. Jones of Alabama, with H C Hammett of Bristol, Virginia listed among the fatally injured.
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Anniston
Ala
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Birmingham
Oxford
Cora Roseman
Negress
James M. Jones
Taage Land
H. C. Hammett
Transitor
Bristol
Chinese Mutiny Looms As Pekin Rioting Spreads
A large body of Manchu soldiers mutinies in northeast Pekin this evening. They pillage houses while loyal forces retreat from the flames, forcing a march against the unrest.
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Pekin
Pamibay
Mutiny Spreads as Foreigners Seek British Protection
Mutiny erupts among northern Chinese troops with heavy firing near the city. Somerset Infantry from Pekin held by mutineers. fate unknown. Train service cut and telegraph lines severed. looting occurs as loyal troops are shot. Rail line security by foreign and Japanese personnel. U.S. troops from the Philippines part of the guard.
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Feng Tai
Pekin-to-the-Coast
Pekin
Philippine Islands
Martial law in Pekin as fires rage and loot erupts
Special dispatch reports Pekin under martial law with a dozen fires across districts. Foreigners housed in legations, the American legation crowded, and orders to stay secluded. Loyal troops and noncombatants killed as 2000 mutineers looted an estimated $2,000,000 in goods and $5,000,000 in fire damage. Yuan shifted troops to outskirts to prevent a rocket attack on the capital. No foreigners injured by noon. Tang Shao Yi and delegation unhurt. Willard D Straight, Morgan official, effectively captive with his wife in the U S legation. Revolt traced to pay cuts for soldiers amid lax imperial authority. Fire reported in the Tartar City. interior and war offices gutted.
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Pekin
Yuan
Tang Shao Yi
Hanking
Willard D. Straight
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States
China
Tartar
Mutiny at Legation District Sparks Looting and Urban Battle
Deserters plunder nearby buildings despite foreign troops guarding the legation quarter as heavy fighting erupts in the southern city. A three inch shell lands in the American compound without exploding while looters join coolies in bombardment. The Straight residence is looted, jewelry lost, pagodas become fortresses, and US troops defend the area with machine guns. Empress Dowager and Pu Yi remain in the Forbidden City amid clashes.
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Builldines
Bomba
Mr. Straight
Emperor
Pu Yi
Forbidden City
House Excludes All Visitors Amid Floor Disorder
Richmond Virginia special report: the House voted by a large margin to ban all visitors except senators, state officers and newspaper men during the general appropriation debate. The move follows repeated interruptions and calls by Speaker and sergeant at arms to restore order as lobbyists faced sharp opposition.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
John W. Stephenson
Bath
Walter Oliver
Fairfax
Stephenson
Children to march to Washington over Lawrence strike
Thirteen children lead a protest from Lawrence to Washington to urge a congressional inquiry into the Lawrence strike. At North Station Boston they declared their plan to meet the President, with Carmela Yeoll and Carmelia Teoll among the youth, wearing blue buttons reading Dont be a scab as they head to New York.
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Carmela Yeoll
Boston
Mass
Lawrence
Carmelia Teoll
North Station
New York
Washington
Josephine Liss
Shore Line
United States Worsted Co Grants 6 Percent Wage Increase
Lawrence Massachusetts special reports the United States Worsted Company with 300 workers granting a 6 percent wage increase to mill employees, following the Arlington Mills lead.
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Wrence
Mass
United States
Lawrence
Arlington Mills
Culpeper Businessman Kills Man After Alleged Attempted Assault
Culpeper Virginia. Au brey Bowie a prominent local businessman fatally wounded Adam Howard near Elkwood after Howard allegedly made improper approaches to Bowie’s eleven year old granddaughter who was visiting her maternal grandparents on the Springfellow estate. Howard, a farm hand employed there, allegedly attacked the girl Wednesday evening. The grandfather confronted him, Bowie fired and Howard died. Bowie surrendered and was released on a 3000 bond.
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Aubrey Bowie
Adam Howard
Elkwood
Springfellow Estate
Howard
Bowie
Atkinson Dies at Ringside in Philadelphia Boxing Ring
Andrew Atkinson longtime Philadelphia sports figure and official timekeeper of the American Athletic Club collapsed at the Broadway Athletic Club ringside during a boxing bout. Death attributed to a hemorrhage. Atkinson was a warm friend of prominent local sportsmen and a well known figure in city athletics.
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Andrew Atkinson
American Athletic Club
Broadway Athletic Club
A Atkinson
Rey -eeRee
World faces coal strike as miners plan action
Delegates representing 125000 bituminous miners will meet in Chicago on Tuesday to decide their future course of action. John P White, president of the United Mine Workers, warns that a coordinated strike could paralyze world industry. Businessman Thomas Ray predicts the greatest strike America ever had as anthracite, bituminous, and western miners threaten to walk out. Strike-breaker Karry Kulp says he has contracts with major coal firms to supply workers after April if a strike is called.
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Ind
New York
America
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Thomas Ray
Karry Kulp
Wiles-Barre
One Million Men Involved In Coal Strike
London special describes a national coal strike with a government minimum wage ultimatum in place. About 1,000,000 miners are affected as 10,000 still work in Warwickshire while others prepare to strike, with Asquith facing pressure to push compulsory legislation.
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Er Ae Valley
Wales
Federated Miners’ Union
Asquith
Warwickshire
War Office
Tie Pall Mall Gazette
Subject of Sully portrait still lives in Richmond
A long detective tale reveals the Sully painted 1851 portrait of a child is of Mrs. Bolling, formerly Miss Barksdale, sister in law to City Engineer Charles Beling. The canvas, once stored then sold for a dollar, was recovered by Mrs. John Skelton Williams for eight dollars. Framed as a rediscovered treasure, experts value it at about five thousand dollars.
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Sully
Thomas Sully
Bolling
Miss Barksdale
City Engineer's Department
Charles B. Belling
Belling
Barksdale
Virginia
Bollings
Lynchburg
Main Street
Second
Third
Hill City
John Skelton Williams
Franck Brothers
Revival of Sully paintings spurs public interest in Bully works
The Journal reported a Sully canvas owned by K and B Howle of South Richmond. State Pension Clerk E L C Scott says his family also has a Sully portrait in perfect condition, a likeness of his mother Caroline Baird, daughter of Captain Thomas Baird U S Navy, painted in Philadelphia in 1842. Mrs Scott recalls Sully and his drapery style, and the painting remains a treasured family possession with a fire safety order to protect it. Separately, the body of C N Yates, 45, of 926 N 26th St, found at the city dock, with questions about cause of death and possible misidentification, coroner notified. A previous mayoral reward for Yates’ recovery has kept the river sweep ongoing.
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Sully
K& B
Scott
Philadelphia
Caroline Baird
C. N. Yates
Eid
North Twenty-sixth
Beret
Seventeenth Street
Yates
Taylor
J. Tucker
Hanover County
Richardson
Chicago to Host Democratic Conference Leaders
Special Attorney Norman E. Mack of the Democratic National Committee arrives in Chicago for a conference with national committeeman Roger Sullivan from Illinois. The conference subject has not been announced.
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Nortman Ei. Mack
Atreses
Democratic National Committee
Roger Sullivan
Illinoia
Byrd tax bill blocked again in House of Delegates
In Richmond Virginia the Byrd tax reform bill faced another setback as the House of Delegates rejected it over a required 51 vote threshold. Only 47 votes were cast for passage, with 37 opposed, after motions to reconsider and pass failed. An amendment by Judge Martin Williams would bar removal actions against local officers, effectively wrecking the measure if adopted.
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House of Delegates
Edwin P. Cox
Ays
Walter Oliver
Fairfax
Cox
Houges
Oliver
Byrd
House
Martin Williams
Giles
Increase tax on Express Co and related measures in House
The House of Delegates increased the Express Co tax from $6 to $7 per mile. Senate not yet concurred but expected, as part of broader revenue plans for schools and state expenses. Also passed bonding company disclosure for bond cancellations and a Byrd measure banning night work for under fourteen. Walton school trustees bill delayed. another quick consideration likely. Rumor suggests a revival of old fashion bustle with telegraph energy, hobble skirts may dodge trend.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Senate
Byrd
Noted Physician Links Baldness to Teeth Trouble
A physician announces baldness stems from dental issues, provoking questions about bald men with few or no teeth and whether tooth health explains baldness across different cases. The remark suggests a dental theory of hair loss.
Asquith Fails To Settle Strike In Commons
Premier Asquith announced a complete failure of coal strike peace negotiations in the House of Commons. He blamed the miners while stating most mine owners in England and North Wales had agreed to accept the government proposals. He signaled another statement possible on Monday.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
England
North Wales
Fragmented political miscellany echoes across papers
A collage of quips and digests from multiple papers comments on U S politics, foreign affairs, and personalities. It notes rivalry in the Republican party, Mexican tension, Bryan and Roosevelt remarks, and assorted humorous lines about leaders and events from Najt papers.
Mills Concede To Strikers Requests In Lawrence Mills
Lawrence Mass Special. The American Woolen Company led by William M. Wood agreed to meet strikers at the Lawrence textile mills. A pay raise was promised, signaling progress in the bargaining at the woolen mills known as the woolen trust.
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American Woolen Company
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Striking Weavers Get Wage Boost Proposals Across Mills
Directors of the American Weeks Company announce wage increases of five percent for most operatives and ten percent for the lower paid workers. Similar offers follow actions at Arlington Mill and the United States Worsted Company. Pacific Mills, employing about 9,604 workers, are expected to grant concessions to end the strike. Other mills named include American Woolen, Mine & Lasreece, Washington, Aver and Prespest, with about 1,000 workers affected.
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Bestes
Arlingtom Mille
Lawrenee
United States
Msade
Pacific
Amerima
Washington, Aver
Prespest
Senate alters bill on appropriations with added Capitol work
The general appropriations bill moved to concurrence in the Senate after committee approval. The Farmville Female Normal School received 1350 dollars and 6006 dollars were allotted for exterior Capitol painting and new carpets at House and Senate doors. Contractors will perform the work under the Governor, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and the Land Office registrar supervision.
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Heuss
Senate
Farmville
Joshua Raines Pleads Insanity at Trial
Fragmentary report from Geerts Senmoke county notes Joshua Raines pleads insanity as trial begins. The unclear text mentions timing and a suspect’s condition, with references to 1918 era context and a pending court proceeding.
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Cirenft
Geerts
Senmoke
Market Reports LIV POULTRY and Miscellany
Market reports list varied poultry categories with prices for chickens by size and condition, calves, sheep, cattle prime, hams and shoulders smoked, green stock, beeswax, and miscellaneous items. Prices shown include onions, potatoes Irish, and apples, with several damaged entries and partial line fragments in the catalog.
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