Chamber Endorses Doswell to Wicomico Rail Route Plan
The Cheraber Chamber of Commerce votes to raise 150000 dollars for a railroad from Doswell to the Wicomico River, with stock issued upon completion to the Rappahannock and Wicomico routes. Subscriptions may be held by trustees, and representatives may join the railroad board until 100000 dollars in Richmond stock is raised. Construction to start within twelve months and finish in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doswellico River
Vice Press
M. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Doswell
Wicomico River
Rappahannock River
Richmond
Empirer
Wood
Asl
J. F. Ryland
J. G. Corley
Samuel Cohen
Gordon Wallace
John C. Freeman
T. M. Carrington
John M. Miller, Jr
D. A. Moncure
C. C. Reed
Spottswood J. Allen
Mr. Ward
W. PD. Duke
Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac
First National Bank Building Corporation
William T. Dabney
J. D. Crump
Southern Commercial Congress
Atlinta
A. A. Adkina
News of Horses and Horsemen
In Virginia and West Virginia circles General C. Watts is noted as a breeder and owner of light harness horses. His racing legacy includes Dainty Dolly and a Dan Patch line, with speed records cited and proposals toward stallion records. Sunlit notes cover Watts career and a stable at Culpeper with young horses by Potentate and offspring such as Cashin and Shreve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Carter
Albemarle
Virginia
C. Watts
West Virginia
Cleveland
General Watts
Jim Wilkes
Russia
Dan Patch
Twinkle
Twinkling Dan
Ampions
Aly
Genera Fatts
Orld
Axworth
Faet
Dainty
William T. Townes
Aftongreen Stud
Culpeper
Potentate
Peter
Cutty Sark
Youngetera Ty Cashin
Bonnie Limie
Owens
Bill Wilbay
Counter
Botus
Shreve
Yankee
Ellersile stallion and related runners shine in Florida meets
The Ellersile stallion remains a top selector with offspring winning at Florida meets. The Mark and Peakin, both early contenders, raced at Jacksonville while Merry Pelle and Milly Hibbs led Tampa breadwinners. Dr Charles W W Epps runners Bitty Hibbs Jack Gaker Ortega and Jilly Hibbs show strong form. Jack Baker won three first and third money in two weeks. Ortega progresses toward a win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Mark
Eliza Russell
Peakin
Watita
Jacksonville
Merry Pelle
Merry Maid
Milly Hibbs
Aurine
Tampa
Bitty Hibbs
Jack Gaker
Ortesa
Charles WW. Epps
J. T. Temple
Yampa
Jack Baker Hee
Jilly Hibbs
Ortega
Sidney Lucas
Virginia Couples Wed in Washington DC
Marriage licenses issued in Washington DC list Virginia couples including Joseph J. Hall and Myrtle E. Shelton both of Richmond. Harry P. Beans and Edwena Payne of Hillsboro. Charles E. Pontier and Elien B. Fullerton. Vioxinious W. Pex and Dora E F Woody of Mauquiain. Arthur K. Jenkins and Pearl Gladys Patram. George L. Walls and Nellie F. Wallis. Robert Hayes and Annie E. Roach. Bruce Perry and Emma Parker of various Virginia counties. Reverend Hunnicutt and Reverend Little officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DB
D. C
Virginia
Joseph J. Hall
Myrtle E. Shelton
Richmond
G. J. S&s. Hunnicutt
Harry P. Beans
Edwena Payne
Hillsboro
James M. Little
Charles E. Pontier
Elien B. Fullerton
Jams IF. Mackin
Vioxinious
W. Pex
Dora EF. Woody
Mauqiain
G J. S&s. Hunniecutt
Arthur K. Jenkins
Pearl Gladys Patram
Chesterfield County
G. J. S. Hunnicutt
George L. Walls
Nellie F. Wallis
New Kent County
G. J.S. Hunnicutt
Robert Hayes
Annie E. Roach
J. M. Little
Bruce Perry
Emma Parker
Culpeper County
Chapel P. Irby
Machinist Dies at His Machine in Government Printing Office
Lewis H. Whitman aged 45 of West Ballston Virginia collapsed at work in the Government Printing Office from heart disease. Whitman had about five years service at the office and was a member of Columbia Typographical Union No. 161.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Government Printing Office
Lewis H. Whitman
West Ballston
Columbia Typographical Union
Deserted Wife Ends Her Life in Mercury Poisoning
Mrs Lelia Turnbull of Venable Street Richmond took 30 to 35 grains of bichloride of mercury yesterday afternoon before 3 o clock and died moments later. Coroner Taylor reports the death appears intentional in a personal crisis, though family says accidental. She was 26 and to be buried tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Lelia A. Ternbull
I the Venable
Turnbull
Taylor
Turnbulla
Ppartney
Trestle Collapses as Train Falls Into Creek
A wooden trestle on the Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company narrow gauge line from Liberty furnaces to Edinburg collapsed yesterday during a crossing at Columbia furnace. Engineer James Saul was killed instantly and fireman Thomas Foltz mortally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company
Liberty
Danville Police Chief a Criminal in Georgia Pardon Fight
Danville Virginia reformer R E Morris known as Thomas Edgar Stripling faces extradition to Georgia after escaping a Harris county jail term for the 1897 murder of W J Cornett. Detectives arrived in Atlanta with a requisition, Stripling claims innocence, and a Georgia Pardon Board hearing looms next week as his supporters seek clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Harris County
Board of Prison Commissioners
Falgar Stripling
R. K E. Morris
Danville
Stripling
J. W. W. Smith
Carrollton
Hlewes
Georgia Penitentiary
Edgar Stripling
R. E. Morris
Virginia City
Secret Service
J. W. Smith
Terrell Huff
W. J. Cornett
Huff
Fragmentary reflection on prison life and fear
The text contemplates memory and fear, describing how an overburdened mind may speak to cope with the sight of a known face. It contrasts life in a prison, with its reduced fears, to life outside where fear and dread persist.
Science of Spirit World Lecture in Richmond
Professor Herman S Herring of Concord New Hampshire spoke on Christian Science before a large Academy of Music audience in Richmond. He argued Christian Science differs from hypnotism suggestion and psychology and aligns with spiritual idealism while transcending it. He praised Mrs Eddy and her church while noting outsiders’ misconceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Herman S Herring
Concord
N. H
Christian Science Board
Entitsessip
First Church of Christ Scientist
Boston
Mass
Academy of Music
First Church of Scientists
Lame Ducks Bid President Adieu at White House
The lame ducks of the House gathered at the White House to bid farewell to President Taft. Several expressed eagerness to attend to private affairs, while Representative Boutelieu of Pinols, a lame duck, was praised for his appointment as minister to Portugal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lame Ducks
Adieu
Washington
BD. C
White House
Taft
Boutelieu
Pilnols
Jack Contheent
Wpe Hs
Portugal
Express Drivers Strike Recalls Citywide Walkout
The Adams Express and Wells-Fargo express drivers walk out in Jersey City with 500 workers leaving, tying up 226 wagons. The strike spreads across the river to 555 West Twenty third Street and downtown branches as union men allege discrimination and vow renewal before day’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Adams
Wells-Fargo
Gaynor
Jersey City
Adams Express Company
West Twentythird Street
Train Wreck at Wingina Hits Depot in Bucking ham County
An eastbound Chesapeake and Ohio freight car derailed near Wingina Virginia thirty miles east of Lynchburg. Sixteen coal cars telescoped damaging the depot roof and tipping the building with five people inside including two women and two boys. One woman minor injured. agent sheltered under desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Chesapeake and Ohio
Wingina
Buckingham County
Here
Freddy Simpson and the family discipline tale
Freddy Simpson grows defiant after a morning of tricks and mischief. His mother disapproves of punishment while Freddy recalls beatings from his father and peers. The narrator weighs causes and consequences, recounting Freddy’s refusal to change.
Walling Defends Breach of Promise Suit in Supreme Court
The case of Walling versus Mins Anna Berthe Gru is heard as he testifies on his own behalf in the $100,000 breach of promise to marry suit. Gru recounts their European trip and letters while Walling seeks to portray her as unreliable. His wife Anna Strunsky sits nearby, prompting him and aiding his defense as cross examination looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mins
Anna Berthe Gru
Supreme Court
Justice Glegerich
Anna Strunsky
Wall
Miss Grupspan
Walling
Europe
Public favors pardon for chief Morris in Danville case
Richmond report on public sentiment after the Danville chief of police, Morris, was arrested and returned to Georgia as an escaped convict. Citizens urge clemency, noting his ten years of rehabilitation, support his family, and appeal to the Governor to grant a pardon and allow him to resume life with his wife and daughters. Comments from local friends and the public show broad sympathy and criticism of punitive moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detective Smith
Richmond
Stripling
Manon
Charles Morris
R. E. Morris
Smith
Danville
W. W. Boisseau
Cornett
Georg
Huff
John Destine
Poller
Trans
Harris
Ike Eugene Aram
Nero
Georgia
North Carolina
Ant
Georgian
Morris
Senate Ends Night Session After Bitter Debate
A near eight hour Senate night session ended at 4 am with acrimony over post office appropriation and tariff board bills. A clash between Vice President Sherman and Senator Stone over veracity marked the hours, while only the tariff board bill was set to一个vote for 8:30 am tomorrow. Four big appropriations earlier in the day totaled about 164 million, contrasting with the stalled post office and naval bills overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Post Office
Sherman
Stone
Missouri
Senate
Tariff Board
Naval Bill
Senate Ends Session After Prolonged Debates on Tariff and Navy
The Senate, in a late night session, debated the tariff commission and naval appropriation bills with votes leaning to adjourn without finalizing most business except Canadian reciprocity. Senator Simmons led talks as insurgents pressed for action, while a Sherman-Stone clash preceded adjournment at 4 o'clock with Kean chairing and Stone and Sherman later reconciling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sihat Heas
Tariff Board
Senate
Commission
Simmons
Senator Btone
Jak Roomen
Arme
Hale
Tariff Commission
North Carolina
Capitol
Messare
Senator Stone
Sherman
Senator Kean
Governor Refuses Date For Hanging O Malley In St Paul
Governor Eberhart declines to set a date for the execution of Martin O Malley, an elderly veteran convicted in two deaths. He awaits legislative action on an anti capital punishment bill and supports abolishing the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Leasueur County
A. ©. Eberhart
Martin O'Malley
House
Eberhart
Senate
McKenzie
O'Malley
State Penitentiary
Life
Eminent surgeons trade secrets over six hundred dollars
In a sharp exchange, two surgeons recount a case with humor about paying six hundred dollars for an operation. The bald physician asks what was done, the other clarifies the patient bore the strain, and the first jokes about cutting him loose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Philadelphia Times
Fears in death by own action Finds a Bather
In Boston a Somerville resident heard a doorbell after finishing chores and found an uninvited visitor soaking in her bathtub. The woman explained she lived in Melrose Highlands and hoped to bathe, insisting the bath was needed. The visitor left smiling and invited a future visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
James Hroche
Somerville
Mrs. Brochie
Mra. Brochle
Preacher Chains Lightning and Thunder in Sermon
A colored minister officiates at a church visit by a bishop. The preacher extols Salvation with loud rhetoric and asks for the bishop's opinion. The bishop suggests the sermon lacked lightning, to which the preacher replies he makes up for it with thunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Echo of Gunness Case in Brooklyn Supreme Court
Mrs Cora Heeren of Indianapolis seeks 30000 damages from New York Central Railroad claiming violations of passenger rights after detectives detained her and her mother Laura Berton aboard a train in May 1908. Defense says detectives acted with authority and railroad bears no fault. Trial will feature lengthy testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Belle Gunness
LaPorte
Ind
Cora Heeren
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
New York Central
Laura Berton
Gunness
Utica
Syracuse
Death Car Excerpt Reflects a Child's Final Struggle
A stark, fragmentary passage portrays a child facing death with haunting phrases about escaping life and a vacant home. The lines evoke sorrow and spectral judgment, emphasizing innocence lost and the burden of earthly strife.
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Rayner
Police
BR. FE
Thomas Edgar
Thomas Edgar Stripling
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Mrt
Boutelle
Freddy
Freddy Simpson
Walter Perkins
Oscar Jones
Rufus
Bob
Frelay Simapeon
D. B
Harper's Maga
Guglieno Terrero
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