Ellyson and Towers Set 145 Mile Flight Record
Naval aviators Ellyson and Towers completed a 145 mile flight from Annapolis to Buckroe Beach and back, landing at Old Point and Chesapeake Bay shore, reporting average speeds around sixty mph and strong westerly winds. The voyage aimed to test controllability and observe machinery under wartime conditions, with plans to return to Annapolis.
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Vyport News
Annapolis
Ellyeve
Towers 9
Old Point
Washington
Pas
Buckroe Peach
Chamberlin Hotel
Ellyson
Chesapeake Bay
Quarantine Rules Upheld as Virginia Health Dept Probes Violations
The Virginia State Health Department launches a campaign to enforce quarantine rules for diphtheria. Local boards and Commonwealth's Attorney will prosecute violators after a Norfolk county test case upheld the regulations. Health Commissioner Williams says few complaints exist and the department will act vigorously to protect public health.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Health Department
Board of Health
Boards of Health and
Commonwealth
Norfolk County
Bureau of Inspections of Health Department
Williams
Beulah Binford Case Attracts Richmond Detectives Move
Two Richmond detectives Wren and Wiltshire will travel to Durham North Carolina to testify about Beulah Binford. A film about the Binford girl faces legal challenge as Durham authorities and a theater dispute the mayor's closing order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Binford
Te.chmond
Richmond
Durham
N. C
Moving Picture Theater
Binford
Wren
Wiltshire
Aids Plan for Movable Farmers School in Virginia
Virginia workshops aim to spread modern farming science through movable schools. In 1916 sixteen sessions ran statewide with community cooperation, averaging 123 pupils per session. Polytechnic Institute to offer general farming and dairying instruction in November December and January.
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Acksburg
Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Tate
Virginia Polytechnic Isa
Astrology and Religion in Babylon Faces of Ancient Power
Professor Cumont outlines how Babylonian astrology arose from temple astronomy and divination, its influence on religion, and how Copernican shifts ended magical star omen belief. He traces early empirical astronomy to 8th century BC, noting tablet records, Greek-Ilk theory, and the integration of star worship into a cosmic religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz‘umont
Brussels
Royal Academy
Museum of Antiquities
Lowell Institute
Boston
Babylon
Cumont
Dupuis
Napoleon
Nite
Euphrates
Nabonassar
Ptolemy
Ashurbanipal- Sardanapalus
Greece
Grona
Earth
Jastrow
B.C
Still Unable To Secure Jury In McNamara Murder Trial
In Los Angeles jurors for the James B. McNamara murder trial faced delays after three weeks of voir dire. Of 125 examined, only six remained. health and peremptory challenges threaten jury selection. First venire member Seahern Manning likely to be excused. Robert Bain and George Kee to face removal. E T Esstey reportedly may fail over conscientious scruples. A new panel will be summoned after venire exhaustion.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James B. McNamara
Times
Seahern H. Manning
Robert E. Bain
George W. McKee
Bain
Green
E. T. Esstey
Ejiselen
Ducks Gold Find Stirs Californians
A gold nugget as large as a pea was found by Mrs. John Tibbet of Redwood City in a duck’s gullet. The gravel came from San Carlos Creek on Colonel N J Brittan’s San Francisco estate. During drought summer months the stream is bare and gravel is dredged.
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San Francisco
San Mateo
John Tibbet
Redwood City
San Carlos Creek
N. J. Brittan
Chinese ruler ready 10 flee
Reports say vast Imperial Manchu court arrangements are under way from Pekin to Mukden in Manchuria under Japanese protection. News confirms Japan has sent about 10 000 troops to Mukden and a secret pact with Japan may shield the court during retreat, countering Russia's moves.
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Shanghai
Pekin
Mukden
Manchuria
Reperia
Russa
China
Japan
Rebels threaten Canton attack in China uprising
Canton learns of a planned general revolutionary uprising on Monday October 20 aimed at Feng Sen’s assassination. Brigand Luk Lan Ching backs the revolt and vows to open the gates if the garrison does not surrender. Two arrests follow the General Peng Sen bombing. the bomber is severely wounded.
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Canton
China
Feng Sen
Luk-Lan-Ching
Peng Sen
Crushing Defeat Reported Near Han kow
Reports from official quarters indicate General Chang Piao's Imperial Chinese Army suffered a crushing defeat north of Hankow with heavy casualties and complete loss of supplies. The fate of the force remains unsettled amid conflicting dispatches.
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Chang- Piao
Hankow
Charges Against Nadero Spark Mexican Crisis
Frenzied reports claim President-elect Francisco J. Madero incited the Zapata uprising to seize power. A petition to Porfirio Diaz seeks his return to reclaim the presidency as General Zapata’s forces attack Xochimilco and press the federal army.
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Mexico City
Francisco J. Madero, Jr
Zepata
Porfirio Diaz
Xochimilco
Mexican capital braces for Zapata assault amid cabinet crisis
Trios tile to Madero Mexico City. General Zapata leads 9,000 insurgents near the capital as fires glow on mountain walls to the south. Madero may lead a field show as 2,500 federal troops under Zilas retreat to Xochimilco after Zapata outmaneuvers them.
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Triostile
Madero
Mexico City
Zepati
Insurrectos
Gener
Francisco J. Madero, Jr
Nurpber
Xochimiteo
Zepata
Senor Zilas
Virginia Feeble minded Marriage Law Reform Debate
The State Board of Charities and Corrections seeks to limit marriages by those deemed feeble minded with clerks allowed to deny licenses. A Virginia Medical Society resolution urges segregation and institutional care for the feeble minded, arguing current neglect endangers communities and families. Dr. Drewry expects legislative passage with medical support backing the reform.
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State Board of Charities and Corrections
Virginia
Commonwealth
Mastin
William F. Drewry
Central State Hospital
Petersburg
Medical Society of Virginia
Medical Society of
Drewry
Tug Overpowers Battleship Parade In New York Harbor
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhans sails flagship Connecticut with Michigan and 13 other ships toward berths in the Hudson. A stubborn tugboat captain interrupts the planned quiet approach near Governor's Island and the Statue of Liberty.
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New York
Hugo Osterhans
Connecticut
Michigan
Hudson
Governor's Island
Statue of Liberty
Tug Skipper Defies Fleet as Scow Plows Through Traffic
An Old scow tows behind a Brooklyn-bound craft toward Jersey. The tug refuses to yield, prompting the Connecticut and accompanying fleet to execute evasive maneuvers. The tug presses on toward dumping grounds, undeterred by the warship’s signals.
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Brooklyn
Jersey
Connecticut
Leaf
Pastor's Murder Case Goes to Jury in Boston
A special Suffolk county grand jury convened at Pemberton Square to hear the murder case of Avis Linnell, allegedly poisoned by Rev. Clarence V. Richeson. Witnesses testified under oath as the mother of the victim, Mrs. Linnell, traveled from Hyannis to attend, with a crowd gathered outside and inside the courthouse.
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Boston
Mass
Suffolk County Gram Jury
Avis Linnell
Clarence V.T. Richbeson
Janee
Pemberton Square
Kalgar Linnell
Wormen
Sanderson
Wilson AL. Eimerson
Patrick G. Joy
Charles Gane
John DB. Clifford
Pelletier
Defense Plans for Rev. Richeson in Linnell Murder Case
Special grand jury hears the clergy man Rev Clarence V T Richeson faces murder charges in the Avis Linnell case. Defense outlines include an alibi over the poisoning timeline and a claim the cyanide was bought for a dog. Family members express confidence in his innocence as witnesses are summoned.
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Boston
Mass
Pemberton Square
Avis Linnell
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Philip Kh. Dentaer
Thomas Varland Richeson
M. Gre Edmands
Violet Eirdmands
Richeson
Malin
M. Grant Edmands
Charles Street
Mal
Leary
Vitteen
Linnell
Hyannis
Toston
Old Bill Miner Still On the Run Across North America
The Southern Express Company signs a $300 bounty as Old Bill Miner, 69, slim with chestnut hair and several tattoos, faces capture after train robberies from Georgia to Canada. Officials warn the public while Miner boasts of never staying in one jail, challenging pursuers.
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Atlanta
Bill Miner
Milledgeville
Canadian
Mexico
Canada
Bill
Georgia
Southern
Gainesville
Canadian Pacific Railroad
New Westminister
G. C
Bil Miner
Fair Land
Lill
Sill Miner
America
Southern Express Company
Miner
Old Bill
Newton County
J. B. Hockaday
Atlanta, Ga
Wanamaker Forgets Wallet On Suburban Streetcar
John Wanamaker, famed New York and Philadelphia merchant, finds no fare and borrows a quarter from a local druggist. He promises to repay and leaves his card, but the pharmacist ends up gifting him a dollar instead.
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John Wanamaker
New York
Philadelphia
Hegan
Mr. Wanamaker
Pointed Paragraphs and Quick Wits in Daily Sayings
A collection of quips on breakage versus repair and social judgments. The lines contrast wisdom with folly and hint at patience as a path to reward, while noting playful horseplay in racing drama and sentiments about men and women.
Rebels Capture Canton En Route to Pekin
Bulletin reports rebels seized Canton after a brutal slaughter and plan to march on Pekin immediately.
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Shanghat
Canton
Pekin
Do You Use Eye Salves Apply only from Aseptic nee to Prevent Infection
Marine Eye Salve in new size. Myrine Eye Ling and 25e-50e. Books in each package.
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United Agricultural Board
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Agricultural Department
Blacksburg
Farmer's School
Virginia Polytechinic Institute
Orient
Frederick W. Lehmann
Department of Justice
United State
George W. Wickersham
Charles Nagel
Secreary of Commerce and Labor
United States Supreme Court
Justice Harlan
Nagel
Lehmann
St. Louis
Redwood
Chamber of Deputies
Madere
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Nadero
Sam
Diaz
Richmond, VA
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