Richmond Man Repeatedly Attempts Suicide in City Jail
Clarence E. Moses twenty six of 111 West Thirteenth Street Southside is held after five self harm attempts in less than a week. He leapt from Cowardin Avenue Bridge and was saved by motorman and passengers. In police station he tried hanging and choking himself with a blanket strip and a board splinter. He vows to end his life again when released and is sentenced to ninety days in jail.
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Canal
T Southside
Free Bridge
Richmond
Clarence E. Moses
West Thirteenth Street
Southside
Altho
Moses
Decatur Street
Quincy Hart
Cowardin Avenue
Virginia Railway and Power Company
Seventh
Perry Street
Tinsley
Molea
VW. A. Maurice
Baron Rothschild Visits Richmond Unannounced
Baron Edmond Rothschild and his wife arrived in Richmond Virginia on a special car from the South. They checked into one of the finest suites at the Jefferson Hotel after a surprise reception by clerks and staff.
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Richmond
Edmond Rothschild
Great Financial House
Jefferson Hotel
International Croesus
Treoes
Taron
Rothschild
Paris
Arything
Baron Rothschilds Tour Quietly After Boat Rescue
The Rothschild baron and baroness travel with an attendant through Jefferson lodging and plan a quiet day sightseeing. Their yacht Atmah was wrecked off Cape San Antonio, Cuba last Sunday. Captain Williams and crew received $50,000 in jewelry and 33,000 Ingold purses as reward. One party member, a traveling native of the paper, is said to be over seventy and under a physician's care.
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Jefferson
Atmah
Cuba
Gulfport
Miss
Baron Rothschild
Cape San Antonio
Captain Williams
Silver Wings
Paria
Anxious to Go to Penitentiary in Cocaine Case
James Nicholas, a Rion alley resident, was held for the grand jury in Richmond Virginia after being arrested by Officers Gentry and Griffin. Nicholas defended himself and claimed police exchanged a powder for cocaine, offering to accept a one year sentence without trial. he faces a possible one to five year term if convicted.
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Richmond
James Nicholas
Justice Crutchfield
Nicholas
Gentry
Grffin
Commonwealth
Samuel Witt
Hastings Court
Election Judges Indicted in Norfolk Precincts
Norfolk county grand jury indicted election judges at Halls Corner and Zion Church precincts in the Democratic primary. No evidence supported charges of gambling violations at Ocean View.
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Norfolk
Norfolk County
Halls Corner
Zion Church
Ocean View
Senate ends third session in turbulent close
The Sixty first Congress wraps after a volatile session with the Senate adjourning at 11 55 and the House at 11 41. Senator Bailey resigns amid turmoil as Republicans lose control, and preparations for an April 4 opening of the Sixty second Congress begin.
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Washington
D. C
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Taft
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Taft Seeks Virginian Senators in Washington Visit
President Taft summoned Senators Martin and Swanson to the White House for a private conference. While no comments were offered, speculation ranged from reciprocity treaty matters to discussions of bestowing a political honor to a Virginian. The latter guess is considered more likely by observers.
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Richmond
Washington
Taft
Martin
Swanson
White House
Mr. Swans
Messrs Ewanson
Danville Tobacco Market Shows Quality Up but Yield Down
In Danville Virginia the tobacco market reports higher quality though output fell by several thousand pounds week over week. Total sales ranged around thirteen to fourteen hundred thousand pounds with an average price near one cent per pound. Bright tobaccos rise in price and farmers seem more satisfied.
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Danville. VA
Danville
Tobacco sales rise as season progresses
Large corporations continue to buy heavily of bright grades while darker grades hold steady. Estimated sales total eight or nine million pounds by season end, with current sales up more than three million pounds versus the same period last season.
Tariff Commission Bill Passes Senate in Taft Era
The tariff commission measure Taft has pressed passes the Senate 56 to 22 and goes to the House where leaders plan a rule to force action without conference. The bill creates a permanent nonpartisan board of experts to investigate tariff rates and regulate them.
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Washington, D. C
Tariff Commission
Taft
Congress
Senate
House
Filibuster Follows Tariff Bill in House
Representative Fitzgerald of Ohio triggers a filibuster over a tariff commission bill as Democrats walk out to block quorum. Speaker Cannon sustains rulings while Fitzgerald and Dalsell clash, attempts to adjourn, and a roll call ends with a demand for a vote.
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Washington
D. C
House
Fitzgerald
Ohio
Dalsell
Cannon
Mr. Fitzgerald
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Jan earnings rise 12 percent
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced January earnings of 2 835 113 dollars, up 12 percent from the previous year. Freight revenue totaled 2 335 529 dollars and passenger revenue reached 386 170 dollars, with incidental receipts completing the total.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Assenger
Operating expenses rise 1910 to 1911
Operating expenses increased from 1 610 317 dollars in 1910 to 1 912 520 dollars in 1911, about a 27 percent rise. The larger costs reduced the surplus to 922 192 dollars, a loss of about 1 percent from January 1910 revenue.
Virginian Pastor Accepts New Post
Rev. Richard S. Owens pastor of Maryland Avenue Baptist Church will resign and leave April 1 to take charge of Waynesboro Virginia Baptist Church. He cites failing health as reason for move. Owens, among the youngest Baptist clergymen in Washington, doubled congregation size in three and a half years.
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Washington, D. C
Richard S. Owens
Maryland Avenue
Waynesboro
Owens
Washington
Baked Cauliflower With Drawn Butter Sauce
A whole head of cauliflower is boiled until tender then drained and placed in a dish. It is topped with a drawn butter sauce, sprinkled with grated cheese, basted with melted butter, browned, and served.
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L. E. Munford
Pres
J. P. Nottingham
V.pres
Cashier
Gloucester-Mathews
C. D. Clinton
Dixondale, Va
M. S. Foster
Sibley Bros
C. H
Lesie C. Garnett
Attorney-at-Law
Mathews, VA
Mathews
Middlesex
Gloucester
OLD Dominion Steamship CO
O. D
Portsmouth
North St
Baytime Wharf
Old Point
Philpot
East River
Williams
Hick’s
Diggs
Roane’s
Ware River
Smith's Wharf
Horkley
Auburn
North River
Severn Wharf
Severn River
Government Wharf
Dixondale
James River
Berkley
Brandon
Leavy Norfolk
Perea
MAIN
New York
FAAF
Main Street
Atlantic Hotel
B. L. Bugg
Norfolk Building Supplies
Frank T. Clarke C., Ltd
Cooke, Clarke CO. & Lither Sheldon
Norfolk Building Supplies Cor
Norfolk Building Supplies Corporation
Brooke Avenue
Tazewell ST
Clark Sash & Door Corporation
Frank T. Clark
Tie
Dr. A. M. Marchant
Wright's
Saan Ba
GEO. Y. Wright
SON Wholesale Ligner
Light St
Chesapeake Steamship
Columbia
Augusta
Old Point Comfort
Baltimore
West Point
Gloucester Point Cement
Clay Bank
Allmond’s
Tielke Omees
Baltimore Street
Arthur W. Robson
J. Chism
Pasa
N. Chapman
Tariff Committee
New Mexico
Owen
Oklahoma
Arizona
Bakey
Joe Cannon
Martin and Swanson
Speaker
Nash
Noah Remedy Co., Inc
Mc Vicker
Planters National Bank
Best of the Strong
New Orleans
Ghmond
James N. Boyd
J. J. Montague
W. J. Westwood
Wm. Pemberton, Morton B. Rosenbaum
Richard H. Smith
Capital Surplus Planters National Bank
Richmond, VA
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