Dismissal of Contempt Charges in Richmond Court
In Chancery Court Richmond Judge Grinnan dismissed contempt charges against L. O. Wendenburg George Tenney and William Pannill brought by William L. Royall after testimony by Wendenburg. The judge stated there was nothing to sustain the charges and ordered no argument. Royall planned a motion for funds related to his wife’s divorce case and other procedural steps followed.
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L. O. Wendenburg
George ©. Tenney
William Dd. Pannill
William L. Royall
Grinman
Chancery Court
Mr. Wendenburg
Fulton
John G. Tyler
Baltimore
Pannul
Tyler
Mrs. Tenney
Tenney
Frida
Mr. Royall
George O. Tenney
Royall
John G Tyler
The Sound Bay Trestle Delay on Summer Ride
On a sunny afternoon in Bayview a suburban trolley stalls on the Sound Bay trestle after a fire powers outage. Lucy and Tom, recently broken engagement, face a five hour delay with no immediate rescue. they consider walking the waterward ties as the conductor and motorman await repair crews and a boat.
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Tom
Lucy
Mother
Price
Bayview
Sound Bay
Lacy
Judge Williams fined after Welch assault verdict
In Bluefield West Virginia special report a McDowell county jury found Judge Samuel W Williams guilty of simple assault and battery against Judge Joseph M Saunders ex president of the West Virginia Supreme Court in Welch last fall. A $100 fine plus costs was imposed. The incident began when Saunders called Williams a liar over remarks in a trial and an inkstand was hurled, drawing a scuffle until friends separated. The jury accepted the provocation defense and acquitted on felonious assault. The case drew broad interest in the region with many friends of both men traveling by trains to witness the outcome.
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Bluefield
W. VA
McDowell County Criminal Court
Welch
Samuel W. Williams
Virginia
Joseph M. Saunders
Supreme Court of West Virginia
General Williams
Sanders
Williams
West Virginia
French Strother
Man Who Robbed Exmore Station Agent Sentenced
Cape Charles Va special Albert Coalbourn aged twenty three was arrested in Franktown after holding up Edward White the Exmore railroad agent at the station with a revolver He got around fifty dollars and fled but was captured taken to Eastville and given six months in the county jail The money was restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Charles
Albert Coalbourn
Franktown
Edward White
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
Exmore
Coalbourn
White
Eastville
Judge Patterson Dead In Tennessee
Judge N A Patterson of Vineland Tennessee died this morning at age sixty three. He was regarded as an authority on Tennessee history and contributed articles to the Southern press. He is survived by his wife one son and one daughter.
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Wood
Richmond
Mann
J. Morris
Blackstone
F. Gerald Stratton
Petersburg
Namng
Albert Wolter Sentenced to Death in Sing Sing
New York special reports Albert Wolter, convicted of murdering Ruth Wheeler, 15, at his East Twenty fifth Street room, was sentenced by Judge Warren W. Foster to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing. The March killing and attempted body burning were deemed an atrocity. Wolter showed no visible emotion as the sentence was read and will appeal to the court of appeals.
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New York
Albert Wolter
Ruth Wheeler
Sing Sing
Warren W. Foster
Court of General Sessions
Walter
East Senty-fifth Street
Foster
Wallace D. Stott
Court of Appeals
Kate Mueller
Frank Moss
Rogues’ Gallery
Grand Central Station
Tombs
Murderers Row
Roosevelt quits Paris amid cheers in Brussels
Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Brussels at noon Thursday to a royal reception and a large crowd from Europe and America. The ex-President was welcomed amid applause as he visited the exposition now greeting him.
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Brussels
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
America
Roosevelt Said Farewell to Paris With Grand Military Honors
Paris gave Theodore Roosevelt a royal style sendoff at Gare Du Nord as crowds packed streets and platforms to cheer. A Garde Republicaine squadron escorted the former president while a girl tossed him a rose and cried au revoir. Kermit and Ethel Roosevelt enjoyed a Wright aeroplane flight over Vincennes field before departing toward Brussels under tight security from French secret service and police.
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Paris
Theodore Roosevelt
Gare du Nord
Brussels
Garde Republicaine
Mr. Roosevelt
Kermit Rosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Vincennes Field
Kermit
France
Secret Service
Prefect Lepine
College janitor convicted of robbing Richmond students
Charles Johnson, a 22 year old colored janitor at Richmond College, was found guilty on eleven counts of petty larceny for stealing jewelry and clothing from students over the past year. He received four months on each count and a total sentence of three years and eight months hard labor on the roads. Officers found evidence in his rooms after a search warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond College
Smith
John
Johnson
A. RB. Stringfellow
Henry Powell
A. W. Vowell
J. H. Beasley
R. R. Bannon
G. B. McManaway
C. E. Smith
Justice Crutchfield
Justice John
Wrenn
Wiltshire
Richmond
Charles Johnson
A. B. Smith
Convict Whip to be Discontinued in Virginia Penitentiary
Richmond special reports Superintendent B. Wood of the Virginia penitentiary will curb flogging and expand humane discipline. Isolation and detention cells replace corporal punishment as reform aims progress, with sabbath unrest easing and staff praised for humane methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
S B. Wood
Virginia Penitentiary
Wood
Evan F. Morgan
Paulhan Wins London to Manchester Flight for $50,000 Prize
Louis Paulhan, the French aviator, completed a 186 mile London to Manchester flight with one stop, securing the $50,000 prize. Graham White, England’s entrant, made a bold attempt, halting briefly near Roade, then pressing on in darkness to chase Paulhan, delivering a historic, high speed duel that captivated Britain.
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White
England
Paulhan
Roade
Manchester
Rugby
Brincklow
London
Paulhyn
Flight Across Atlantic Possible Says Wright
Wilbur Wright stated that Louis Paulhan’s London to Manchester flight proves an Atlantic trip is feasible if enough gasoline is carried. He praised Paulhan as probably the world’s most skillful aviator after the English aerial derby where Paulhan won Lord Northcliffe’s $50,000 prize.
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Dayton, CO
Louis Paulhan
Manchester
Atlantic
Wilbur Wright
England
Lord Northcliffe
Paulhan
Louis Paulhan Returns From Historic Air Race
Manchester crowds cheer Louis Paulhan as he departs for London after winning the celebrated air race. His plane, dismantled for shipment, showed heavy strain from the 186 mile flight but Paulhan says it remains fit for further trips. Auto parties head to meet Graham White, who despite defeat remains a hero in English public.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Paulhan
Henry Farman
England
Louis Blerlot
Hubert Latham
White
Wormwood Scrubs
Manchester
Eng
Louis Paulhan
London
Graham White
Marine Eye Remedies Ad Promises Eye Health
Free to Our Readers. Write Marine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago for 48 page illustrated Eye Book. They advise proper home of Marine Eye Remedies in your special case. Claims that Marine Eyesore remedies strengthen weak eyes relieve pain and soothe irritation. Recommends use in adult and baby eyes for scaly eyelids and granulation.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicao
Reo
Aog
Bride by dancing earns 600 dollars on wedding night
Madison Illinois report details Mrs Joseph Barry a bride who earned 600 dollars by dancing Thursday night to celebrate her marriage to Joseph Barry twenty six. In Venice Illinois the couple wed and returned to East Madison where Polish custom required guests to dance with the bride and throw silver dollars at a china plate. The bride kept the money, with daylight tallies totaling 600 dollars after plates broke, implying many dances.
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Madison
Ill
Joseph Barry
Mise Antonia Ropezsak
Venice
East Madison
Orphanage Plans $130,000 Expansion in Charlotte
Charlotte announces a $130,000 project for Thompson Episcopal Orphanage. The Board of Directors and Associated Guilds will build a $100,000 new plant and a $30,000 administration building to replace the inadequate current facility. The move aims to meet growing needs in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
N. C
Board of Directors
Associated Guilds of the
Thompson Episcopal Orphanage
Byrd Accepts Fees Over Salary As Special Counsel
Richmond Virginia Special. Speaker Richard E Byrd says he will not take a fixed salary for his post as special counsel to the state. He will be paid only for services rendered, with a cap of four thousand dollars for two years, and the total available appropriation set at five thousand dollars. He notes this arrangement safeguards the state from large attorney fees.
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Richmond
Richard E. Byrd
Mann
Byrd
Times- Disputch
Hammerstein Quits Grand Opera After Four-Decade Battle
Oscar Hammerstein ends four years of struggles in grand opera citing heavy deficits and health costs. Samuel Untermeyer releases notice that Edward T. Stotesbury and associates will acquire Philadelphia Opera House property, while Hammerstein retires from opera in New York, Philadelphia, and elsewhere. The Manhattan Opera House will be used for other purposes.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Metropolitan Opera
Oscar
Samuel Untermeyer
Edward T. Stotesbury
Philadelphia
Stotesbury
Philadelphia Opera House
Mr. Hammerstein
Night sighting of Halley’s Comet by Richmond College
Thomas, a Richmond College laboratory instructor, and astronomer Charles Winston reported discovering Halley’s Comet at 4 14 on Wednesday with the naked eye. The object appeared half the moon’s diameter with a tail about one moon’s diameter long, aligned near Venus at about 13 degrees left. The rapidly moving tail limited telescope viewing, but with clear skies observers with good eyes may glimpse the comet before it fades from the field.
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Richmond
Thomas
Richmond College
Charles H. Winston
Venus
Venua
Mr. Thomas
Wife of Alleged Murderer II
Mrs Florence B Hyde wife of Dr B Clark Hyde who faces a murder charge in the Swope case is described as grieving and cared for by physicians as her husband’s trial continues. She collapsed after the judge ordered bond denial and her presence at court is noted amid family scorn and public attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Florence B. Hyde
B. Clark Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Dr. Hyde
Hard on the Undertakers R Brumback family ages
The R Brumback family of Luray totals 68 years across nine members. The youngest is sixty six and the oldest eighty five. There has never been a death in the family and there is very little sickness. Harrisonburg News.
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R. Brumback
Luray
Harrisonburg
Kling pays $700 fine in Cincinnati chapter
National Baseball Commission secretary Bruce received a $700 check from John Kling in Cincinnati this morning. The Chicago National League club catcher is said to be in good standing again.
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Cincinnati
Bruce
National Baseball Commission
John Kling
Frankfort Wire Threatens City Business Center
Fire threat endangers Frankfort’s downtown blocks as emergency crews seek aid from neighboring cities. A man, identified as Rank Stare, leaped from an upper window of the Thresher department store and is believed to be fatally injured.
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Frankfort
Ind
Rank Stare
Thresher Department
Washington Ward Primary Debate Sparks Civic Tension
Washington Ward in Richmond faces a heated dispute over holding a primary for representatives to the city council and board of aldermen. Local figures clash over timing and feasibility with party lines and ward officials split, while a June election looms and current incumbents may serve until September.
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Richmond
Washington Ward
Richmond Council
Board of Aldermen
Southside
Ward
Willis C. Pulliam
J. A. Barker
R. P. Chiflett
Hastings Court
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Richmond, VA
By Carl Williams
Saunders
Welsh, W. Va
New York Court
Roosevelt
Au Revoir
Reade
Northampton
Polesworth
Wright
Charlotte, N. C
Hammerstein
Grand Opera
Impressario
Prof. Winston
Mrs. Hyde
Johnny Kling
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