Wanted young men for automobile training school in Richmond
Advertising blurb seeks young men for a complete driving and repair course at Richmond Automobile School offering proficiency in weeks, guaranteed instruction, and job pay from 75 to 100 per month. Includes contact address 18 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, with promises of references from satisfied pupils.
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Richmond Barber College
Richmond
Virginia
Richmond Automobile School
West Broad Street
Scribbles From a Nation of Snappy Snips
A compilation of quips and brief jabs from various papers remarks about politics style and social scenes. Items reference politicians like Tafts cabinet member Jacob M Dickinson and a range of local anecdotes from crises to social gaffes.
Crime and railroads in regional papers caution
Russell crime rises across coalfields as Lebanon News calls for punishment. Newport News Press jokes on nonsensical love letters. Times-Dispatch notes a woman with thirteen children on one Western train, urging railroads to boost population with incentives for big families.
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Russell
Lebanon News
Newport News Press
The
Times-Dispatch
Radford
Virginia Specialty Co offers limited public shares in Richmond
The Virginia Specialty Co Inc of Richmond Virginia advertises a limited public issue of shares at seven fifty per share par ten. Investors may buy any number from one share and pay a dollar fifty monthly for five months before certificate issuance. The firm promises a profitable, safe investment by trusted managers and invites readers to request full information.
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Virginia Specialis Co., Inc
Richmond
Virginia Specialty Co., Inc
East Cary Street
P.O
Debates and Tax News Highlight State Figures
Editorials note Bryan’s Nebraska 1908 loss while praising his national role. A joint debate challenge follows Mr Jones and Senator Martin’s records are scrutinized. Winchester Council strengthens tax income reporting with a startling rise in revenue, signaling broader enforcement effects.
West Virginia debt dispute and party fault in Roanoke Times
Roanoke Times argues both major parties in West Virginia have neglected moral obligations over the old Virginia debt. The paper calls for bipartisan compromise to restore credit and honor, warning repudiation harms the state and economy.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Roanoke Times
Films to Show Fly Disease Link At July Conference
At the National Conference Of Charities and Corrections in Boston next month films will be shown daily to demonstrate the house fly as a disease carrier. The effort aims to educate the public on tuberculosis and impure milk and heralds a shift toward pictorial teaching in schools and broader use of motion pictures in education.
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National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Boston
Charlottesville
Mayor Gaynor and Beards
New Haven Register notes Mayor William F. Gaynor of New York enjoys leisure reading classic authors and even discusses beards. He cites a Syrian Greek pastor’s complaint over his beard, responds on scriptural grounds, and suggests defending oneself if attacked, highlighting the mayor’s versatility and press proximity in Washington.
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William F. Gaynor
New York
Epictetus
Treverend
Wareshington
New Haven Register
Marine Eye Remedy Promises Sore Eyes Relief
An old advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy as a cure for sore and weak eyes, claiming it does not smart, soothes, and strengthens sight for babies and general use. The text presents a medicinal booster claim typical of period patent medicines.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Rumors Fly as Mexico City Braces for Unrest
Reports say crowds gathered before dawn and besieged newspaper offices after news of General Figueroa's advance toward the capital. Fear grows that Madero may be assassinated amid rumors of a possible dictatorship and volatile factional plots.
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Mexico City
Madero
Ding
Fisueroa
Reyes
Havana
Insurrecto
Mexico
Diaz
Chamber of Deputies
Marching on Capital in Mexico Rebels Advance
Reports from Mexico City say the Figueroa army moves toward the capital as revolts flare across the south. Tehuacan Acambra suffer anarchy while fighting rages at Acapulco Manzanillo Irapuato and Dolores Hidalgo where 1810 independence is noted. Rebels seize Coxalo Sinaloa and push toward Culiacan.
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Mexico City
Figueroa
Tehuacan
Acambra
Guadalarra
Acapulco
Manzanillo
Irapuato
Dolores Hidalgo
Coxalo
Sinaloa
Culiacan
Madero Diaz Row Over Mexico City Adviser Plan
In Juarez May 20 protests flare as Provisional President Madero and Judge Carpajal clash over Diaz era plans. Madero spikes Mexico City trip amid assassination rumors while advisers push cabinet work. Bernardo Reyes’s movements fuel unease among insurrectos.
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Madero-Ocarbajal
Juarez
Mex
Madero
Carbajal
Diaz
Mexico City
Francisco de la Barra
Bernardo Reyes
Reyes
Capital Reported Quiet in Mexico City
Ambassador Wilson telegraphs the State Department from Mexico City that the Mexican capital in tranquil. Foreigners are now not in any danger, per the envoy.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
State Department
Mexico City
Madero Award Retirement From Defense Plans
Advices from Washington report General Madero will not return to Mexico City until President Diaz resigns. The revolutionary leader's movements were updated amid ongoing political changes in Mexico.
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Madero
Washington, D C
Mavero
Mexico City
Diaz
Rebels Mistakenly Fired On by Rebel Garrison
Colonel OConner in Pengins Arizona reports to the War Department that 700 rebels marching into Naco Sonora at dusk mistook federals for rebels and fired killing and wounding many.
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Washington, D. C
O'Conner
Pengins
Arizona
War Department
Naco
Sonora
Fred
U.S. Holds Soldiers Prisoners
The Department of Justice countermanded release orders for thirty five federal and insurrect prisoners held at San Diego California who escaped to lower California last month and were captured by United States troops. They will be held and probably tried for violation of the neutrality laws because they came into California armed.
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U.S
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
San Diego
Cal
California
Wool Duties Keep Wool From Free List Today
In Washington special report the wool crown farmers win protection under the Democratic tariff bill. Speaker Clark and Chairman Underwood prevail in the Ways and Means fight for a five cent per pound duty on raw wool. Democrats vow to carry the issue into the party caucus.
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Washington
BD. C
United States
Howse Committee On
Clark
Underwood
Policeman Ends Nesro's Mad Career
John Cain, a middle aged negro, lay in Harlem Hospital after a spree that left two dead and several wounded. He roamed four blocks from the One Hundred and Fourth Street Station of the Ninth Avenue L road, killing John Hall and Saxon Sureff and fatally wounding Chauncey McGraff, a policeman, before being subdued.
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New York
John Cain
Harlem
John Hall
Saxon Sureff
One Hundred and Fourth Street
Ninth Avenue L Road
Chauncey McGraff
Lindblow
Joseph Ken
Cain Runs Amok on Harlem L Train Murder Spree
A Black man released from Sing Sing after nine years for murder wounded multiple people on an L line attack in Harlem. Police officers responded with force ending the chase when Cain was shot in the back by Officer William H. Eyron at One Hundred and Tenth Street. The mob threatened violence as Cain lay mortally wounded and officers evacuated him to a police station with doctors saying his survival was doubtful. Mary Donohue eight, among the wounded, is listed by authorities.
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Europe
Roanoke Times
Harlem
Cain
Sing Sing
Mary Donohue
John Carlson
John A. Cunningham
Leo Hickey
Louis Griscull
John T. Lawler
William H. Eynon
One Hundred and Tenth Street
Manhattan Avenue
U S May Clash With Russia Hearings on Treaties
Representative Sulzer of New York, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced hearings on existing treaties with Russia and on compelling Russia to recognize passports issued by the United States to its citizens.
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Washington, D. C
Sulzer
New York
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Russia
Hypnotist Demonstrates Cure for Paralysis in New York
In St. Mark's Hospital a hypnotic session made Melchios Luysterborgh rise from a chair and walk. Doctors report that after the spell the patient retained substantial leg movement and may be cured, with months of expected improvement ahead. Luysterborgh, a Hoboken steamboat hand, became paralyzed after a cold bath three years ago and had been treated at various institutions without success. Dr. Alfred Fox supervised the demonstration attended by over twenty medical staff.
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New York
St. Mark's Hospital
Melchios Luysterborgh
Hoboken
Alfred Fox
Luysterborgh
Fax
Papers Criticise Action Of Frange In Arbitration Pact
Berlin papers criticise the Anglo American arbitration treaty draft for the suppression of war. The Berlin press questions submitting national honor to a tribunal with a hostile state, while the Post labels the pact an offensive defensive alliance and the Tageslaft urges understanding with the United States based on the proposal.
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Berlin
Scermany
Theerman Press
Peance
The
Post
Four Houses Burn at Glade Springs
Fire destroyed four residences in Glade Springs Virginia yesterday afternoon with losses totaling 8000 dollars. Three buildings belonged to Dr. A. F. Herne and were insured. The uninsured fourth home belonged to Mrs. Lucy Cunningham.
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Glade Springs
A. F. Herne
Lucy Cunningham
Norris Eyes Steel Trust Inquiry Post in House
Special Representative Norris of Nebraska may join the House Committee to probe the steel industry. Quiet moves are under way to secure from Minority Leader Mann the post left vacant by the withdrawal of Representative Himstead of Pennsylvania. Freight engine collision injures six on Chicago street car at 69th Street crossing.
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Washington, RD. C
Norris
Nebraska
House
Mann
Himstead
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Ill
Baltimore and Ohio
Tart Against Changes Is Reciprocity Bill
Washington D C Special President Tart did not back Senator Root's amendment to the Canadian reciprocity agreement aimed at limiting free importation of wood pulp and print paper to Canadian provinces without export restrictions. Taft stated he does not favor any amendment to the reciprocity agreement.
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Washington, D. C
Tart
Root
Taft
Germ of Hydrophobia Found by Pittsburgh Doctor
Dr. Frederick Proescher of Allegheny General Hospital reports discovery and photography of the microbe that causes hydrophobia. He identified it in nervous system tissues from cats horses and rabbits inoculated with the virus after microscopic study and chemical isolation of brain material.
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Pittsburg
Frederick Proescher
Allegheny General Hospital
Proescher
Atomse
Memorial Day across North and South proposed
The Kansas City Journal notes the fiftieth anniversary observances of Civil War events and suggests a unified Memorial Day on May 30. It welcomes a Southern born proposal to honor Blue and Gray together, hoping a personal divide fades as garlands are laid on shared tombs.
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North
South
Jefferson Davis
Missouri
Mason and Dixon Line
Kansas City Journal
German King and Queen View London Separately
Emperor William toured the London zoo for an hour while the Empress visited the children's ward at the German Hospital. The Kaiser then attended a luncheon hosted by Lord Haldane with guests including Metternich Kitchener and J S Sargent. He dictated about fifty letters in the morning.
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London
Emperor William
Empress
Zoological Gardens
Kaiser
Lord Haldane
Metternich
Lord Kitchener
J. S. Sargent
Royal Academy
Traction Engine Falls Through Bridge in Culpeper
A 17 ton traction engine led by W. Carr fell through the cover bridge over Mountain Run in Culpeper Virginia yesterday afternoon. The engine sustained no damage and Carr received only bruises. Traffic will be suspended for twenty four hours.
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Culpeper
W. Carr
Ccoverou
Mountain Run
Carr
Tangier Flash News: British Consul Carlton Reported Killed
A messenger arrives with word that British Consul Carlton at Alcazar may have been killed in an attack by rebel tribesmen. The fighter situation was ongoing when the messenger departed, leaving the city’s fate uncertain.
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Tangier
Carlton
Alcazar
Virginia Bee Keepers Offer Goods at Local Market
Car of Roots goods now in. Eight frame hives from $1.60 up. Buy your goods near home and support Virginia beekeepers.
Death After Insult Sparks Fatal Quarrel in Geneva
Geneva, last night an elderly cabinetmaker M Borini died after an argument with a customer in Eaux-Vives quarter. The man reportedly exclaimed You are a thief, provoking Borini to stagger and collapse. He died in his bedroom several hours later.
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M. Borini
Eaux-Vives
Geneva
Monsieur
The
London Express
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