Suffragette Riots Rampage Through London Police Reinforce
Militant suffragettes staged a wave of attacks smashing plate glass in Knightsbridge Kensington and the West End. Dozens arrested as crowds clashed with police. leaders including Lizzie McKenzie jailed. Extra guards posted at Hyde Park Harrods and government offices feared further violence.
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J. Arthur Winn
Eucalis Chen
St. Sand Bewn
Pecal
St Paul
Ights Bridge
Kensington
Lizzie McKennie
Suffragettes
Bow Street
Miss McKenzie
London
St. James’ Palace
Knights Bride
Buckingham Palace
George
Hyde Park
Marquis of Crewe
J. A. Pease
Board of Education
House of Lords
West End
Harrod
Harrod’s
High Street
March 17 Seat Fight at St Pauls Unclear Account
Fragmentary report describes a disturbance aboard a crowd where a man and a woman clashed over seats during a March event. Witnesses recall he shoved forward and she used a hatpin, with injuries claimed and denials offered about the confrontation.
Richmond lawmakers clash over city treasurer reports bill
In Virginia a heated House debate defeated Senate bill 236 requiring city and county treasurers to file quarterly statements with the State Auditor. Delegates argued over accountability and costs, noting a large Chesterfield shortfall and calling for amendments while preserving core aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Edwin P. Cox
W. W. Baker
Chesterfield
Aubrey Weaver
Warren
Speesard
Baker
Baker de
Ita
Senate
House Committee On Finance
Walter Oliver
Fairfax
Cox
Tusher
House
Oliver
N. E. Spesgard
Craig
Etes Williams
Giles
Gillam
Org
Lunsford
Botetourt
Adrift for 50 Hours Off North Carolina Coast
Captain B F Bates of the Bandard Oil tank steamer reports drifting in open boats for over fifty hours after the ship mined and sunk by a mine. He and nineteen crew members survived, indicating peril and a long sea ordeal off the North Carolina coast near Frying? miles of Frying. The crew endured exposure and danger before rescue. Local authorities and the Navy likely seeking details and response.
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Ngton
N. C
B. F. Bates
Bandard
City
Bates
Miles of
Frying
Pritchett Former U S Attorney Dies in Bed Shock
Omaha Neb. Special George E. Pritchett a leader of the Nebraska bar is dead today after falling from his bed. Doctors say the shock of the accident caused his death though his arm and shoulder bones were broken.
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Omaha
Neb
George E. Pritchett
United States District Attorney
Nebraska
Assassination attempt on I W W leader in Lawrence
Three men attacked James P. Thompson general organizer of the Industrial Workers of the World in his Lowell Street room, striking him and firing a shot. Thompson escaped in night clothes as attackers fled. Police detained two rioters, one with a razor and another with pepper filled pockets. Strikers return to mills surged despite pepper plan.
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Lawrence
Mass
James P. Thompson
Industrial Workers of the World
Lowell Street
Thompson
Washington
Congressional Committee
Victor L. Berger
Wisconsin
Hotel
Needham
Annie Welzenbach
American Federation of Lathe
Politician quotes and legislative notes from Virginia papers
A collection of editorial quips and legislative outlooks from Staunton, Roanoke, and other Virginia papers. Observations include remarks on Roosevelt Taft political dynamics, woman suffrage, primary laws, bribery penalties, property taxation, and the Virginia General Assembly’s stalled or pending measures.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Union
Rockbridge County News
Lawrence strike hearing sparks warnings and testimony
Chairman Henry cautioned the audience at the Lawrence strikers hearing against applause and disruptive commentary. Rep Wilson submitted a letter defending police actions, while Lipson disclosed his non citizen status and child support costs. Representatives of the American Woolen Company attended as Berger faced procedural limits and calls to hear injured workers.
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Henry
Committee On Rules
Lawrence
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Daley Holman
Foss
Massachusetts
Berger
Samuel Lipson
United States
Paul
North Carolina
Frank A. Sherman
Austin Wade
E. M. Cross
Womn
Campaign taunt and quip collage from multiple papers
A compilation of light political quips and editorials from various newspapers. The items reference Roosevelt Taft speeches and campaign attitudes, plus lines about public policy, secrecy in voting, and a note on New York coal and Atlanta visitors.
Fortune Seeker Seeks a Wife in Charleston Gossip
A wealth-accumulating Alaskan traveler heads toward Charleston claiming he always wanted a good wife and knows where to find one. His judgment is sound, but his wife may prove better. The item joins a parade of varied quips from national papers on politics, weather, and public life.
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Alaska
Charleston
Exchange squabbles and votes in the Legislature
The Virginia Citizen editorial criticizes ongoing redistricting disputes and the Jordan bill vote as signs that exchanges play games with votes. It recalls a era when a governor’s coercive influence forced compliance across the Legislature, school boards and superintendents alike, warning against renewed manipulation.
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Virginia Citizen
Primary bills amended weaken clean elections say critics
The Charlottesville Progress argues that the amended primary bills make elections impure and that advocates of clean elections should force through a stronger measure. It contends legislators who favor both sides must answer to constituents and urges defeating the bill or pushing a tougher reform as demanded by the states.
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Virginia General Assembly
Union
Roanoke Evening World
Charlottesville
False reports wreck banks in New York area
Rioting was feared and police were on duty before Moritz and Max Rosett private banks at 114 Liberty Street and 197 Stanton Street after news of their closing. About 500 angry depositors gathered at each bank as false reports circulated by a former employee caused a run that spread to the Perth Amboy bank and led to further bank closures.
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New York
Moritz
Max Rosett
Liberty Street
Stanton Street
Rosetts
Youngstown
Wilken-Barre
Jersey City
Perth Amboy
N. J
Harvard Professor A Reisner to dig Sphinx head mystery
Cambridge Harvard scientist George Andrew Reisner to operate on the Sphinx head to seek a hidden chamber or message. He found a hole ten feet deep in the top of the statue during prior Egyptian work and plans further excavation to uncover secrets believed to dwell within.
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Cambridge, Mass
George Andrew Rielsaner
Harvard
Reisner
Egypt
Cephren
Harvard Savant
Suicide by Mme Josefa Middecke in New York Apartment
In New York a famed concert singer from a prior generation, Mme Josefa Middecke, killed herself in her apartment today. Distressed nerves led her to fire her husband’s revolver through the heart, a weapon she had secreted for that purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Josefa Middecke
Lynchhere Pastor Resigns from Madison Heights Church
The Rev. T. R. Morris resigns after four years as pastor of Madison Heights Baptist Church in Lynchburg to take effect April 1, and accepts a call to Ronceverte, West Virginia.
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Lynchburg
T. R. Morris
Madison Heights Baptist Church
Ronceverte
W. Va
Governor to Visit Clarence Richeson in Boston
Governor Foss will visit Clarence V. T. Richeson on Tuesday at Charles Street fall and personally interview him. The news of the visit was conveyed to Sheriff Quinn today as Richeson explains why he anticipates executive clemency.
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Boston
Mass
Foss
Charles Street
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Quinn
Richexon
Strikers Attack Doherty in Lawrence Amid House Fire
In Lawrence Massachusetts three men assaulted Thomas Doherty 21 Springfield Street as he walked home from work at the Broadway Theater. He was beaten after a request for a match. Police suspect an incendiary fire destroyed Officer Dana Shirley’s home. motives unclear. Sixty children were approved to be sent to Philadelphia with no fixed date.
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Doherty
Robert M. Birmingham
Shirley
Philadelphia
Were Caught Beneath Auto Near Richmond Turnpike
Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Crawford and C. W. Gregory of Woodland Heights narrowly escaped death when their automobile overturned on the Midlothian Turnpike. The car slid on snow, toppled into an embankment, and trapped the four occupants beneath the wreck with gasoline pouring over them. All escaped with minor injuries, driver’s cut cheek the only serious wound.
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Richmond
W. M. Crawford
C. W. Gregory
Woodland Heights
Midlothian Turnpike
Mrs. Crawford
Mr. Gregory
Pike
Official visit ends Knox mission in Costa Rica
Secretary of State Knox concluded his tour of Italian Seria republics with a Costa Rica call. He and his party departed from San Jose aboard the armored cruiser Maryland for Corinto, Nicaragua, heading toward Managua by train. Knox left Costa Rica in good spirits, praising public friendliness and noting discussions of reforms and financial projects pleasing to the United States.
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Punta Arenas
Costa Rica
Knox
San Jose
United States
Maryland
Corinto
Nicaragua
Rom Corinto
Managua
Jiminex
More Delegates Added for Taft in Late Week
National Taft bureau reports hundreds of congratulatory telegrams and letters from business groups and individuals boosting Taft. Over 30 delegates joined Taft in the past week, bringing his total to 74 with several from the Third Missouri district and Tulsa. Tulsa endorsed Roosevelt, but Taft holds a majority there. Key New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and other Eastern delegations support Taft. Senator Root and New York Republicans remain loyal. Lodge in Massachusetts stays neutral. Gardner and Frothingham back Taft.
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Washington, D. C
National
Taft Bureau
Roosevelt
Columbus
Taft
Missouri
Tulsa
Oklo
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Mr. Taft
Chicago
Senator Root
President Taft
Lodge
Gardner
Frothingham
Borah
Martin
Burke
South Dakota
Humphrey
Washington
Jones
N. J. Bachelder
New Hampshire
National Grange
Orange
Taft Delegates Dominate Across States in Convention Votes
Taft backers win broad delegate support nationwide with Taft delegations affirmed in Washington state and multiple counties. New York Kings County and Dutchess County commit to Taft while Iowa, Virginia, Tennessee, and Massachusetts also send solid Taft slates. Polls show strong Taft sentiment and most state conventions favor renomination.
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Ohio
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
West Virginia
Connecticut
Michigan
Washington
Taft
North Carolina
New York
Kings County
Chicago
Jefferson County
Dutchess
Surrey
Rockingham
Danville
Iowa
Appanoose
Adams
Kentucky
Anderson
Oconee
Pickeng
S. C
Tennessee
Millbury
Mass
McCall
Missouri
Hadley
Minnesota
Congressional Presse
Roosevelt
London suffragettes punished as riot leaders jailed
London police crack down after a riot where suffragette leaders received two months hard labor sentences. Public mood shifts against the movement due to property destruction. About 15 women in jail, a spectator chained to a tree forced police to uproot it, and hundreds of extra police are on duty across the city.
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London
Bow Street
White Hall
Home Office
Easton Fire Destroys Half a Dozen Buildings in District
A major Easton blaze in the business district destroyed more than half a dozen structures including the Bijou theater and Magee liquor store. Fire officials rushed equipment from New Jersey as dynamite was prepared as a last resort to halt the flames. Western Union telegraph lines and nearby communication links were cut, with several local offices and stores severely damaged.
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Easton
N. J
Western Weten Telegraph Company
Bijou Moving Picture Theater
Magee Wholesale Liquor
Green’a
Snyder Oeestore
The
Masona, the of Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Aston
Northeneen
Man Hanged in Harrisburg After Refusing Reprieve
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania Joseph Stott of Syracuse New York was hanged at 10 16 a m after declining a possible stay as his case did not go before the State Pardon Board for the murder of his former sweetheart Bianca Taylor. He shot her over money saved in the bank and her marriage to another man.
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Harrisburg
State
Joseph Stott
Syracuse
N. Y
Bianche
Aan Taylor
Railway Engineer Slashes Throat After Family Night Out
Norman P Southern Railway engineer attempted suicide after sending wife and child to church. He slashed his throat with a razor, nearly bleeding to death. He was in a smash-up and suspended. his melancholy fears of losing his job cloud his recovery prospects.
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Woodstock
Norman P
Southern Railway
Cooper
Runaway Engine Crashes into Train No 6 in Norton VA
A freight engine broke loose in Norton Virginia yesterday and crashed into passenger train No 6. A boy is suspected of opening the throttle. The tender of the locomotive was smashed but there were no injuries.
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Smash-ep
Norton
Yearly Weather Rhyme Recounted by Cleveland Plain Dealer
A playful calendar of months links each to seasonal weather tasks and woes. From January’s bills to December Christmas shopping, the limerick captures common climate quirks and chores across the year in a lighthearted regional note from Cleveland.
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Cleveland Plain
Rotten Row Roaded in London Fashion History
This fashionably titled drive in London preserves a nod to French as the language of the court. The name survives from route du Roi or the route of the King, reflecting regal origins in court life and street fashion culture.
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London
Jury of California women watches witness intently
A captioned scene shows Mrs Reed noting a jury of California women observing a woman witness in court. Mr Reed questions what she is wearing, while the judge comments, capturing a moment of courtroom texture and interaction.
Pu Yi Doll Breaks Tears and Babble
Brief fragment shows Pu Yi told not to cry after a doll breaks. The text includes garbled phrases suggesting a minor incident and possible dialogue with Pema and a citation to an Enquirer.
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Che Enquirer
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