Legislator Baker Robbed at Richmond Depot
W. W. Baker a Chesterfield delegate from Hallsboro was robbed of a pocketbook containing two five dollar notes three ones and a railway ticket to Halfshoro at the Southern Railway depot foot of Fourteenth Street Richmond. Thomas F Hanley jailed after identification by Baker. four possible accomplices fled.
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Richmond
W. W. Baker
Hallsboro
House of Delegates
Chesterfield County
Fourteenth Street
Keysville
James FP. Baker
Wder
Baker
Mr. Baker
Thomas F. Hanley
Lexington Hotel
Hanley
New York
Philadelphia
London
James A. Britt
Washington, D. Cc
G. W. Thompson
Southern Railway
Thompson
Gilbert K. Pollock
Halfshoro
Duggins
Crutchfield
JL. Foster
Ern
The Reformers Confrontation With Compassion and Facts
The piece critiques reformers who cloak patronizing zeal in compassionate rhetoric and flood listeners with statistics. It cites examples like heart disease from tea, migrant children with uninspected teeth, and Oklahoma farm baths, arguing such data overwhelm rather than persuade and insult listeners who fail to share the reformers’ zeal.
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Duke of Wellington
Milton
Mary Antony
Bessarabia
Oklahoma
May Scribner
New Dreadnought Floats After Water Entry
The battleship Florida slid into water at 11 25 A M on Thursday amid cheers from spectators along the Brooklyn yard and Jersey shore. Miss Elizabeth Legere Menning christened the ship with a ceremonial bow blast while tugs rushed to secure lines as the leviathan moved from the ways into the Passaic river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sperial
Jesse
Serta Navy
Florida
Elizabeth Legere Menning
Brorna
United States Navy
Brooklyn
Jersey Shore
Ines
The Comet Again Aims To Dread Washington Herald
The Washington Herald laments the overhyped terror of the feared comet, noting the familiar selfsame doom foretold by ancients and satirizing the manufactured scare. The speaker doubts the celestial threat offers any real fright and questions the public fuss.
Comet Excites Great Interest in France Observations
French astronomers report Halley's comet tail lengthening from five to ten degrees in three days Maurice Hamy of Paris Observatory notes the change Professor Deslandres sees cyanogen reappearing in spectra warning the gas could affect Earth Camille Flammarion argues the tail is an optical ether phenomenon Marchand notes notable orbital variations, predicting surprises.
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Paris
Asctronomers
France
Halley
Maurice Hamy
Paris Observatory
Deslandres
University of Dijon
Camille Flammarion
Marchand
Halley's Comet Rumors Sweep Georgia and Jerusalem Legend
London report cites E C Cromme Hinl claiming Halley’s comet was the sword depicted over Jerusalem. In Newnan Georgia fear spreads as workers abandon labor, with widespread praying and singing amid belief the end of the world approaches as Halley’s comet passes on the 18th.
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London
Greenwhich
E. C. D. Cromme- Hinl
Josephus Eild
Jerusalem
Halley
Newnan
Georgia
Beveridge Surging Amid Senate Fight Over Statehood
Washington, D. C. Special. Senate leaders push to use the statehood bill to compel Senator Beveridge to back the railroad measure. Beveridge seeks swift statehood action, hoping two new states boost his reelection bid. The conflict risks delaying both statehood for Arizona and New Mexico and the President’s pledge.
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Washington, D. c
Senate
Beveridge
Indiana
Beveridee
Arizona
New Mexico
They Starve for Seventeen Days in Garden City
Three Garden City women Mrs. H. Keith Trask Miss Marian MacKellar and Miss Anne Townsend vow to eat only milk for the next seventeen days beginning Thursday They deny being reformers and explain the challenge stems from physical debilitation and a desire to endure hardship They plan to milk hourly and refuse meals while friends watch and mock their vow, drawing on Upton Sinclair's magazine article as inspiration
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New York
Stonewall J
Garden City
H. Keith Trask
Marian MacKellar
Anne Townsend
St. Mary's Academy
First Street
Trask
Frederick Sawyer
MacKellar
Miss Townsend
Miss MacKellar
Miss Maude Wood
Trig
Upton Sinclair
Nippon
Natives and Foreigners Attacked in Hunan China
In Hunan Province violence against native Christians and foreigners escalates with telegraph lines cut and fears for missionaries in Yuen Chow and surrounding Yuen River area. Rebels, led by agitators from Chang Sha, threaten mission stations and disrupt communications across Shin Chow to Choang Celau regions.
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Hankow
China
Hunan
Yuen Chow
Yuen River
Shin Chow
Chang Sha
Choang Celau
New Chow
Norfolk Academy of Music Sold for 190000 in Norfolk
Norfolk VA Special sale of Tech Academy of Music fronting 110 feet on Main Street and 200 feet on Martin's Lane. Initially knocked down at 240000 to Harry Morris B B Mann and Arthur J Morris before formality prevented the transfer. Second bid awarded to C W Grandy 190000. The Wells Theatrical Company expected to lease the house.
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Norfolk
Tech Academy of Music
Main Street
Martin's Lane
C. W. Grandy
Harry Morris
B. B. Mann
Arthur J. Morris
Wells Theatrical Company
Chicago Cab Horse Causes Mayhem After Drinking Wine
A drunk cab horse named Barney blocked traffic on North Clark Street and disturbed pedestrians until police arrived. The horse, drawn to a spilled cask of wine, drank from the gutter and grew increasingly unruly before being led to a livery stable.
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Specis
Barney
Clark Street
Baltimore Welcomes Baptist Convention Arrival of Delegates
Baltimore hosts the Southern Baptist Convention with 6000 delegates and visitors. Joshua Levering calls the meeting to order at 3 PM. Rev. W L Pickard of Georgia preaches the sermon. Florida Texas Alabama delegates report rough travel. Theologial Seminary funds urged by Rev Dr Mullins. Woman's Missionary Union session underway with over 1600 participants.
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Baltimore
Southern Baptist Convention
South
Joshua Levering
W. L. Pickard
Georgia
Florida
Texas
Alabama
Dr. Mullins
Louisville
Theological Seminary
Baptists’ Convention
Woman's Baptist Missionary Union
Seventh Street Baptist Church
Aday
Brownsville Soldiers Granted Reenlistment Prospects
The War Department moves to reenlist the fourteen Twenty-fifth Infantry men cleared in the Brownsville 1906 riot inquiry. Six have signaled interest. others will be examined for physical and moral suitability before potential reinstatement under the Foraker act.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Hter
Brownsville
Twenty-fifth Infantry
The Helpless Guest Dining Scene at New York Sun
A fragment from the New York Sun portrays a hotel guest criticizing a steak as tough while a hostess offers tea or coffee. The guest mentions Charley asking after Jen earlier, and confirms choosing coffee, in a terse, stage-like dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretty Walter
Charley
Jen
New York Sun
Booker Washington Not At Peilue Gap Farm Lynchburg
Special dispatch states Booker T. Washington was not in consultation with Mrs. Howard Gould at Kine Gap Farm. The nesto there being McNiel from Washington. The information is credited.
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Booker Washington
Peilue Gap Farm
Lynchburg
Booker T. Washington
Howard Gould
Kine Gap Farm
Nesto
McNiel
Washington
Repair Permit Issued for North Twenty-Seventh Street Building
The R Building Inspector issued a permit today to T. L. West to repair a building at 700 North Twenty-seventh Street with a cost of 206 dollars.
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T. L. West
North Twenty-seventh Street
Dog survival after thirteen day well depths long fast
Highland Lad, a Scottish terrier owned by Mrs W Butler luincan of Hempstead L I, was found alive after thirteen days in a dry well. Reward offered, dog valued at 1000 dollars, patient was revived with food and regained strength after rescue by a Duncan place employee and a girl helper.
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New York
Mre
W. Butler Luincan
Hempstead
L. I
Benely
Duncan Place
Roosevelt Accepts Taft Ambassadorship to Edward VII Funeral
Washington May 10 1910 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is named special ambassador to attend King Edward VII’s funeral in London May 20 Taft issues the appointment and Roosevelt replies with the single word Accept The exchange marks the first direct communication between Taft and Roosevelt since Taft’s inauguration The note from Berlin confirms Roosevelt’s act and the expected funeral date in London
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Washington
D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
United States
King Edward
London
Roosevelt
Winston Lectures On The Comet In Richmond College
In Richmond VA Professor Charles H Winston gave a richly illustrated lecture on Halley's comet to a full chapel audience. He described comets as dense heads with light tails, noted 800 known comets and 400 computed orbits, and explained tail behavior and orbital periods. Winston also recounted Halley’s life, birth in 1656 and death in 1742, and his link to Newton and gravity.
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Richmond
Halley
Richmond College Chapel
Charles H. Winston
Sir Isaac Newton
Page Escapes Grave Charge In Richmond Court
In Richmond Virginia special counsel Harry M Smith Jr secured a dismissal of a charge of attempted criminal assault against 28 year old Leshie Page. The court cleared the room as testimony from four young witnesses proved inconsistent and the defense showed the alleged crime occurred elsewhere that day. Justice Crutchfield granted dismissal after the defense presented credible witnesses who contradicted the girls tale and exposed fabrication.
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Richmond
Leshie Page
White
Page
Harry M. Smith, Jr
Idlewood Park
Rivesview
Roundsthorst
Forest Till
Balloonists in wild flight in Kentucky disaster
A. Yates and A. Holland Forbes survived a balloon crash near Tilford Boston, though Yates is near death and Forbes, though seriously hurt, is recovering. Forbes described the fall from about a hundred feet at speed as the silk bag and rigging lay torn. The two men, unconscious much of the time, suspect gas leakage caused the loss of control. Attending aeronaut Tr. Mace voiced cautious optimism regarding Forbes’s recovery.
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A. Tk Yates
A. Holland Forbes
Viking
Forbes
Til-ford
Boston
Tila
Tr. Mace
Aeronaut
Hoth
Police Trap for Stork in Flatbush
In Flatbush New York the Snyder Avenue Police Station captain announced a plan to reward the first baby born to married officers. He cited funds from veteran officers to buy a gold shield or club for a newborn, with remaining money saved for twenty one years.
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New York
Snyder Avenue
Flatbush
Creamer
Joe Moran
Edward P. Brennan
Cord J. Havkhorst
Lewis Walters
William Welsh
Myles Cunningham
Too Much. NAE Questioned Life and Bridge Learning
A fragmentary remark questions living life and learning bridge, implying reluctance to engage in an activity or commitment. The brief appears as a social or opinion snippet with minimal context and no clear event or named sources.
Miss Chang Daughters Convert to Fudge Rumor
Daughters of the new Chinese Minister are described as turning to fudge during visits from their governess. The article notes a daily fabled scent from the envoy’s residence and cites the girls breaking English lessons to bake fudge, an activity described with playful derision.
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Sai Ston
Swea Ree
Chang
Giren
Pather of thirty two celebrates 77th birthday
Cape Charles Va Special John W Guy of Melfa Va father of thirty two children has just celebrated his seventy seventh birthday. At the anniversary twenty three of his children twenty three grandchildren and three great grandchildren were present. He is a prosperous farmer living near Melfa station on the NYPN railroad and remains vigorous. He escorts four children to the schoolhouse daily.
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Cape Charles
John W. Guy
Melfa
Guy
Melfa Station
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Porto Hires Governor's Son Fights for Mother
Etheridge Colton son of Governor of Porto Rico attacked T. KB. Vogt of Long Beach after a disturbance at the Vogt residence. Vogt alleged assault led to a warrant and Colton’s arrest on a charge of assault following a heated confrontation and a claimed push.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Etheridge Colton
George S. Colton
Porto Rico
T. KB. Voet
Lone Beach
Vogt
Mrs. Colton
Colton
Policeman Arrests His Wife And Daughter In Queens
New York special report: Patrolman Philip Oppenheim arrested his wife and his wife's daughter after a street quarrel, taking them to the Newtown station in a patrol wagon. The wife, a 45 year old and the second wife, and Annie Johnson, 25, daughter by the first wife, were bailed by Cornelius Burke and Michela Quinn. The incident ends with a forthcoming court appearance at Flushing Police Court.
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New York
Philip Oppenheim
Oppenmein
Cornelius J. Burke
Grand Avenue
Newtown
Oppenheim
Michela Quinn
Birth of tiger cubs upsets bostock's arena crowd
In Coney Island's Bostock arena Rajah the Bengal tigress gave birth to two cubs unexpectedly. Trainer Falkendorph and Captain Bonavita fought to separate the animals as Mogul and Mahdi attacked. The cubs, valued at $800 each, were to be placed in an infant incubator.
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New York
Coney Island
Rajah
Bonavita
Heinrich Palkenderph
Falkenderph
Mons
Mahdi
Mahd
Falkendorph
Bass
On the Moor and Gypsy Love Dream in May Scribner
A lyrical meditation on longing for a gypsy love on moorland, with imagery of heather, blue sea, and campfire scenes. The speaker laments separation from a dark-eyed girl and the eight-foot maiden, recalling playful dreams and a departed romance carried by the gypsy caravan.
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Gorse
Madison Cavein
Scribner
Pearys Proofs of Pole Discovery
New York Hampton’s Magazine will publish Peary actual proofs of reaching the Pole. He describes the Arctic dangers of leads and ice, his carefully planned Peary system, and the essential factors for success including logistics, dog teams, sledges, Eskimo aid, and meticulous daily measurements during the ascent from Cape Columbia to the polar region.
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New York
Peary
Pole
Hampton's Magazine
Arctic
Polar Ocean
Dr. Cook
North Pole
En Kimo
Finger prints their only clew in Hindu murder ring case
Blood prints on a linen rag guide police toward the Hindu Panchaya Society as the likely culprits in the murder of William Benam and housekeeper Miss Mary Meehner at Dr. Mett D. Cannon’s home. Benam, a Calcutta fugitive named Danukalharile, fled fearfully from Panchaya emissaries, and the theft of $200 is viewed as a possible blind.
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New York
Hindu Panchaya Society
William Benam
Mett D. Cannon
Mary Meehner
Benam
Benars
Miss Meehner
Benari
Panchaya Society
Danukalharile
Calcutta
Trinidad
W. S
Aes
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Justice Crutchfield
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Miss Fleming
Lis
Mahomet
Washington Herald
Norfolk Academy OF Music
Chicago Cab Horse
Baptist Convention
Berlin
Wash Sz
Winston
Arte
Holland Forbes
J C. Yates
STORK
MR. Chang
Furge
Pather OF Thirty-Two
Porto
Tiger Ccuuns
Bostock
Call of the
Stara
Hampton
Carey
Eno
Een- Peary
God
Cape Columbia
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