City Engineer Bolts Self to Death in Richmond Home
Jackson Bolton First Assistant City Engineer was found dead near a gas stove at his home 11 North 3d Street Richmond shortly after 7 a.m. The coroner ruled death self inflicted with asphyxiation amid public criticism of his work. Family discovered him. doctors failed to revive him. City officials and Bolton’s colleagues mourned his conscientious service spanning decades.
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Richmond
Jackson Bolton
3D Street
Armistead Gills
Mr. Bolton
J. B. Trevilian
Herbert Mann
Turman
Taylor
Bolton
Cty
LB Golling
Frank 7. Bates
FP. B. Taliaferro
Taliaferro
Atout
Lynch
Muante Fs
Aspia
Keegan
Virginia Avenue
Bolton Jo
Otter
West Street
Council Committee
Marx Guenst
M. Miller
A. L. Vonderlehr
G. Burton
West End
Smith
John BH Crenshaw
Charles Dimmock
Howard Bates
Mere, Cutshaw
Bolling
Susie Taliaferro
Susie
Minnie Bolton
James Felton
Richardson
McCarthy
Eix
City Engineers Office
Jones and Todd
Wil Weed
Mutiny at Yildiz Kiosk Amid Turkish Dispatch to Yemen
Constantinople report says the Yildiz Kiosk garrison mutinied when ordered to Yemen to quell a native revolt. Loyal troops besieged the palace barracks with artillery, and a fight was expected. Fears grow that the mutiny could spread through the Turkish army.
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Vienna
Constantinople
Yildiz
Yemen
Arabia
Blizzard deadly storm links Caspian Sea tragedy
A Caucasus Caspian Sea blizzard cost many lives as derelict barges drifted away. A vessel named Astrakhan was found with casualties reported amid the storm. Rescue efforts continue as weather worsens. Fiscal and maritime authorities begin investigations.
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Caspian Sea
Caucasus
Astrakhan
Labor Leader Hugh McGregor Dies in Washington
Hugh McGregor aged seventy a leading labor figure and former Meuten of Garibaldi dies at his home 1315 B Street Northeast He helped organize the American Federation of Labor and founded its organ the Federationist
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Washington, D. C
Hugh McGregor
United States
Garibaldi
B Street
Northeast
McGregor
Americano Federation of Labor
Federationist
Exploding Cannons and Quiet Destruction Across a Warlered Land
A reflective verse on explosive warfare comparing old cannon fire to modern industry and politics. It notes unreliable reporting on battleship losses and questions whether force serves a just cause. The speaker laments how noise and explosions harm friends as well as enemies, citing incidents in Illinois and legislative tension.
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Illinois
Robbers Loot Clover Hill Bank in Halifax County
Five white men robbed the Bank of Clover in Clover Hill near Staunton River at about 1 am. They used nitroglycerin to blast the safe, taking between 3500 and 41000 dollars. Shots were fired at residents from the hotel front, but no one was harmed. Police and National Surety Company agents pursue the gang. the bank faces minimal loss due to pledged coverage.
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Clover
Halifax County
Bank of Clover
Bank
W. J. Finch
E. B Daniels
Ness
EE. J. Gibson
Richmond
Launchhure
Danville
Mige Nakaber
Randolph
Over
Bond
Norfolk
Petersburg
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Boston
National Surety Company
New York
Iar Nee Ee
Houston
Bimeeci
Lover
Southern Railway
Staunton River
W. E. Morton
National Surety Seeman of
Morton
Company Agents Mobilize at Robbery Scene
Company agents rush to the scene to investigate the robbery and question all parties who may know any details of the robbers' description.
Banker Robin on Trial in New York Larceny Case
Joseph G. Robin, whose rise and fall tied to three New York banks, faced trial for larceny of 27 dollars from the Washington Savings Bank. The session opened with protest as he appeared before Justice Seabury. an insanity defense was rejected.
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New York
Joseph G. Robin
New York City
Justice Seabury
Supreme Court
Washington Savings Bank
Robin
Jerome
Former Maryland Governor John Lee Carroll Dies at 93
John Lee Carroll, former Maryland governor, died at his home. Funeral services will be in Baltimore at the Catholic Cathedral with Cardinal Gibbons leading. The story notes a moment where a Massachusetts case sparks discussion of leniency toward a man in trouble.
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Massachusetts
Foss
John Lee Carroll
Washington, D. C
John Lee Carrot
Maryland
Baltimore
Catholic Cathedral
Cardinal Gibbons
NO MORE TIP ees ON PALACE CAR BRISTOL VA Special
Pullman porters run through this section. Hay in bloom 80c per 100. Potatoes Norton Beauty Irish Cobbler seed potatoes for sale. Berkshire pigs pure bred. White Marsh Stock Farm Roanes Va.
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Bristol
D. Richardson
Norton Beauty
Berkshire Piers
White Marsh
Roanes
Auction Sale At Mathews C H On March 11
Public auction to be held Saturday March 11 at 3 30 p m at Mathews C H to sell a cable piano owned by V E Davis Anc r.
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Mathews C. H
Cable
V. E. Davis
Anc'r
Diphtheria Closures Hit Hebrew Hospital Wards
A diphtheria scare led to the closure of public wards at Hebrew Hospital on Monument Street opposite Johns Hopkins Hospital. Doctors stated there were no cases in the institution yet, but restricted entry to prevent disease from outside or incoming patients. The Hebrew Hospital remains a leading city medical facility.
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Mint
Hebrew Hospital
Monument Street
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Bank of Clover Robbery Settled As Suspects Sought
Clover Virginia bank loss totaling 3606.52 was settled by the Insurance company with the Bank resuming normal operations. A $500 reward was offered for arrest of the robbers who fired at several citizens and fled toward Randolph after the early morning crime. Five men were seen by a colored man between Clover and Randolph, suspected of the robbery.
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Clover
Bank of Clover
W. E. Morton
Insurance Company
Randolph
Mysterious Typhus Ties Spokane Family Deaths
Spokane investigators probe a suspected murder plot after William Preston Oliver, wealthy bridge builder, dies from a baffling illness. The disease has claimed two Oliver family deaths and left six others in danger, with doctors baffled by its typhus like symptoms.
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Spokane
Wash
William Preston Oliver
Oliver
Doctor's Auto Kills a Boy in Richmond
Nine year old Walter Coleman, son of Mrs. Maude Coleman, was struck by Dr. Broaddus's car at Monroe and B streets in Richmond. The boy, unconscious, was taken to Memorial Hospital where skull injuries were treated. police await a warrant as they review the incident and the driver's account.
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Richmond
Little Walter Coleman
Maude Coleman
Pastor Street
BK Broaddu
Glen Allen
Monroes
B Streets
Memorial Hospital
Broaddus
Howver
Senate Kills Electoral Bill Amid Senate Vote Split
The Senate rejected a constitutional amendment for direct election of U.S. Senators by 54 to 35, failing to reach the needed two thirds. Democrats Martin Swanson among those voting yes. 33 Republicans and 21 Democrats supported the measure.
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Martin and
Swanson
Washington
D. C
Old Guard
Senate
United States
Fnty
BD. C
Bailey
Beveridge Herod
Bourne
Bradley
Briggs
Brian Ot
Drewn
Burkett
Burton
Carter
Hamberlin
Clapp
Clark
Wyoming
Ark
Arkansas
Culberson
Cullom
Commins
Curtis
Davie
Dixon
Mive
Imble
Gore
Gronna
Guegenheim
Yes
la Follette
McCumber
Martin Verkins
Rayner
Simmons
Smith
Michigan
Stevenson
Sutherland
Nelson
Newlands
Nixon
Overman
Owen
Paynter
Piles
Shively
Moorsland
South Carolina
Stone
Warren
Wetmore
Gallinger
Swanson Named United States Senator From Virginia
Governor Mann appoints Claude A. Swanson as U.S. Senator for a term starting March 4, 1911 and ending thirty days after the next General Assembly meets. Swanson will likely receive the commission soon as a committee travels to Washington with the sealed document. The action follows forecasts and Swanson’s earlier selection to fill the unexpired term of the late John W. Daniel.
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Richmond
Mann
Claude A. Swanson
United States
Virginia
Swanson
John W. Daniel
Washington
W. W. Baker
J. S. Brenaman
Ben I.owen
Douglas Routhall Hreeman
Plague 18 Killing 2000 Every Day St Petersburg
A cryptic notice reports a plague in St Petersburg causing about 2000 deaths daily. Officials offer limited details and urge caution as health authorities investigate.
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St, Petersburg
Pal
Plague Ravages Regions as Authorities Strain
Reports describe a plague spreading fifty miles north of Ka and the Tata area with Harb slanchea and Hed a hoe in the path of destruction. Foreign consuls flee affected towns while bread riots erupt. Troops refuse to enter plague zones and martial law is declared. Manchurian authorities face reprimand from the Chinese emperor for lax response.
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Farbin
Andrea
Ieee
Shad Catch Seen As Record Norfolk Season Forecast
Norfolk Virginia Special report quotes Virginia Fish Commission Chair W McDonald Lee predicting the largest shad season in state history. He notes 3,000 pound nets along Chesapeake Bay representing a 1.5 million dollar investment and early shad runs prompting nets to be set before the March equinox. Federal regulation delays appear resolved for now to let Virginia laws operate.
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Norfolk
W. McDonald Lee
Virginia Fish Commission
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
Lee
Sam
Hilles to become Taft's secretary after Norton retires
Charles D. Hilles, formerly a Dobbs Ferry schoolmaster and now Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, will succeed D. Norton as secretary to President Taft after Congress adjourns on March 4. Hilles had planned to leave government service for business in New York but delayed at the President's urging.
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Charles D. Hilles
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Treasury
Taft
D. Norton
Congress
Hillis
New York
Pleads Guilty Murder Case Shocks Hastings Court
James Nicholson pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Richmond Virginia. Judge Witt sentenced him to twelve years in the penitentiary after a first degree charge was reduced. The quick trial followed a June 28, 1909 shooting of Edward Evens, with Nicholson captured weeks earlier in West Virginia where he used the alias James Cabell.
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Richmond
James Nicholson
Hastings Court
West Virginia
James Cabell
History Uproar At Roanoke College Over Debasing Photographs
Controversy erupts as Roanoke College patrons and Confederate veterans protest a new US history text by H. W. Elson. The volume includes photographs of alleged slave era debasement and paragraphs seen as vilifying Robert E. Lee. Judge Moffitt and Professor H. J. Thorstenburg are involved, with parental pressure to pull children from classes.
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Roanoke
Roanoke College
United States
Robert G. Lee
H. W. Elson
Elson
H. J. Thorstenburg
Judge Moffitt
Salem
Thorstenburg
Poet Recovers Health and Seeks Telepathic Aid
In San Francisco a special report notes a poet hopeful to regain health and repay his daughter with telepathic treatment. The brief mentions his belief in the daughter's abilities and the broader context of personal recovery.
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San Francisco
Cal
Wild tale of telepathy aids aged poet and Miller muse
An old poet, weakened by illness, speaks of telepathic aid from a woman named Juanita Monica M known in New York for literary work. He credits improvement to her influence via ether and notes doctors acknowledge his condition improved since Mise Miller arrived. The scene centers on a supportive girl standing by him as he speaks.
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Juanita Monica M
New York
Mise Miller
France to Name New Premier to Counter Socialists
President Fallieres plans a new premier to oppose the growing Socialist influence after Briand's fall. Vice President Monis of the Senate and former Minister of Justice is the leading candidate, with strong political pressure to adopt a campaign against the Socialists.
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Paris
France
Briand
Fallieres
Fallleres
Monis
Senate
Justice
Mount Vernon Artist Cleared After Burglary Report
Detective Joseph Fane of New Rochelle details say George Evison stepped from a Mount Vernon trolley with bulging pockets containing a patchwork of items. Police found needles, thread, packing, a mirror, a watch, a chili of costume items, tools, drawings, and a half used cake of powder. Evison claimed he was an artist sketching across Westchester and was released by Judge Samuel Swinburnie.
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New York
Joseph Fane
New Rochelle
George Evison
Mount Vernon
Evison
Shield County
Bolezos Mausags
Senator Jem Kavin Tours Theaters In Five Cent Visits
Senator Jem Kavin of Arkansas toured five theaters along Pennsylvania Avenue and the White Way in a test of Mayor Gaynor’s claim about life in the capital after dark. He said nothing troubled him and that the only expenditure worth noting was five cents per theater he visited.
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Jef Davis
Washington
Jem Kavin
Arkansas
Pennsylvania Avenue
Davie
Gaynor
New York
Economics of Infant Care Shows Reduced Deaths in Slum Families
In 1907 three nurses aided relief families of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. First year deaths among 135 infants fell from 22 to 9 after mother coaching and hygiene instruction. A second-year study with 789 cases confirms lower mortality when aid began before birth. overall first-year deaths drop to about 4.7 percent in early-intervention groups.
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George H. F. Schrader
New York Association
New York City
Robert W. Bruere
Harper’s Mazine
Marchel
Mockeries from a Departed Life
Poem laments a man who toiled in silence and found praise useless after death. The speaker condemns hollow words that would have cheered him in life and mourns the unheeded struggle that defined his duty and faith.
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