May arrest the negro bankers
Richmond special reports questions over the insolvency of the Savings Bank of the True Reformers after State Bank Examiner Barksdale warned its officials. Deposits continued briefly, funds may be needed for return to depositors, and a court decision will settle disposition. The order’s license in DC was revoked, and locals plan a private police force to guard properties.
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Richmond
Savings Bank
C. C. Barksdale
Sam W. Bigger
Corporation Commission
Barksdale
William A. Moncure
Commonwealth
Folkes
True Reformers
Daniel Curry
Washington
Virginia Bureau
District of Columbia
Riverdale Rich Polk to Hire Own Police
Disgusted by police failure to guard Riverdale homes Miss Giulia Morosini George W Perkins George B Coertelyou William Glegerich and other wealthy residents organize a special police force to guard properties around the clock. Within ten days thieves steal thousands in money jewelry and silverware with no recoveries or extra officers sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Giulia Morosini
George W. Perkins
George B. Coertelyou
William C
Glegerich
Supreme Court
Riverdale
N. Y
Mayor Gaynor Calls Hackmen to Account at City Hearing
In New York Special Mayor Gaynor denounced hack drivers for overcharging and urged adherence to ordinance rates while noting the public’s prejudice. Alderman Dowling questioned auto speed rules, Gaynor suggested the state limit of thirty miles per hour, arguing enforcement and safety over rigid local rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gaynor
Europe
Dowling
Mr. Gaynor
Lady Injured In Runaway Car In Richmond
Mrs. George E. Crawford suffered facial and neck wounds when a runabout horse carriage spooked after a jack broke, throwing her over the dashboard. A friend took her home for medical care as doctors assess internal injuries, hoping for only bed rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
George EF. Crawford
Seventeen Saved From Wrecked Mastorea Ship
Seventeen sailors from the Norwegian vessel Mastorea were rescued near Jamaica after a hurricane. River Platte picked them up in Baltimore amid seas and danger as the Mastorea sunk, crew recounting a harrowing ordeal and a perilous transfer to the rescue ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Jamaica
Iain T. T. Anderson
J. Gundersen
S. Christiansen
Olsen
Larsdal
J. Johansen
M. Johansen
G. Gundersen
H. Edmund
A. Rudensen
A. Dal
Christiansen
Nils Andersen
W. Reinans
M. R. Johnsen
River Platte
Andersen
Gulfport
Buenos Ayres
T. Lucia
River
Twelve year old Madeline Kenney speaks on courage
In New York Special a Brooklyn girl Madeline Kenney aged twelve at 239 Bond Street declares she will not cower or apologize when she knows she is right. Her bold stance highlights a fearless belief in standing up for truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madeline Kenney
Bond Street
Brooklyn
Truant Case Highlights School Stand On Apology
Madeline, a Brooklyn pupil at Im Madeline's school near Warren Street, says she refused to apologize for accidentally making classmates laugh during a paper figure cutting. Suspended and kept from school, she faces a truant hearing next Friday as her mother fights the district superintendent’s demand for an apology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline
Warren Street
Smith
Brooklyn
Butler Street
Celia T. Caren
Clara C. Calkins
Port of Richmond Sets October Customs Record
The Port of Richmond posted total customs receipts of 26445.65 for October 1910, a record for a single month. A year earlier the amount was 13423.63. Former peak was 31039.00 in March 1907. Collector Benjamin B Arnold attributed the rise to growing port importance and Christmas imports. He noted monthly gains since the fiscal year began and predicted the year’s total would top all prior port records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Benjamin B. Arnold
Anold
Private Lussier Sentenced For Attempted Discharge
Atlanta special report says Private Eugene Lussier of Company I Seventeenth Infantry shot off part of his right index finger to avoid service. He is sentenced to one year at Fort Leavenworth, plus a dishonorable discharge from the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Special
Eugene Lussier
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Was Cold Day for Grap Shootings In Richmond
A Richmond police court session disposed of thirty cases and $145 in fines as captains Wright and Waymack raided venues for “seven come eleven” games. Twenty nine players were arrested Saturday and Sunday, with others later rounded up. Nine participants in a “skin” game were fined five dollars plus costs. a list names Ed Randolph and others, all described as colored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmonda VA
Maurice
Captain Wright
Waymack
Omcer Waymack
Ed Randolph
Bill Bailey
Algin Hughes
Charles Hardy
Alfred White
Archer Parker
Jeff Wallace
Douglas Hopson
Campbell Wilson
Dick Woolridge
Jeffree Frith
Robert Williams
William Jones
Elijah Davis
Willie Cole
Jennis Frith
Louis Brahem
R. F. Fountain
Russell Winston
Kelley Fortune
Dock Woolridge
Edward Randolph
Benjamin Bailey
Benjamin Armistead
David Cole
Virginia school funding shifts but keeps teacher pay steady
The state reduces gross school tax funds by 12 cents per year, about 13,000 dollars overall, yet per child funding falls from 1.79 to 1.67 dollars. The program remains intact with no changes to teacher pay or school terms. A county by county roster shows gains and losses in pupil counts across Virginia divisions, including large shifts in cities like Danville and Richmond. There are 397,090 white and 217,700 colored school children statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Speciau
Accomac
Albemarne
Alexandria City
Lee County
Alleghany
Amelia
Amherst
Gain
Appomattox
Augusta
Bath
Bedford
Bland
Botetourt
Bristol
Brunswick
Buchanan
Gneckingham
Buena Vista
Campbell
Caroline
Carroll
Charles City
Charlotte
Chesterfield
Clarke
Clifton Forge
Craig
Culpeper
Cumberland
Danville
Dickenson
Dinwiddle
Elizabeth City
Essex
Fairfax
Fauquier
Floyd
Fluvanna
Franklin
Frederick
Fredericksburg
Giles
Gloucester
Goochland
Grayson
Greene
Greenesville
Halifax
Hanover
Henrico
Henry
Highland
Isle of Wight
James City
King and Queen
King George
King William
Lancaster
Lee
Loudoun
Louisa
Lunenburg
Lynchburg
Maison
Mathews
Middlesex
Montgomery
Nansemond
Nelson
New Kent
Newport News
Norfolk City
Norfolk County
Northampton
Northumberland
Nottoway
Orange
Page
Patrick
Petersburg
Pittsylvania
Artsmouth
Powhatan
Prince Edward
Loss
Prince George
Princess Anne
Prince William
Pulaski
Radford
Rappahannock
Richmond City
Richmond County
Roanoke City
Roanoke County
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Surrey
Sussex
Tazewell
Warren
Warwick
Washington
Westmoreland
Williamsburg
Winchester
Wise
Wythe
York
Sleeping tramp electrocuted at 13 200 volts in plant
In Portsmouth New Hampshire Michael O Nell from Nashua gained entry to a Rockingham County Light and Power Company plant seeking warmth. A plant worker found his body in the equipment room and officials say the 2 200 volts passing through him killed him as he slept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Spe
Michael O'Nell
Nashua
Rockingham County Light and Over Company
O'Nell
Bugs Bar
Clifford Pike
Ianes
Accidental Reveal of a Female Farmhand in New York
In Middleport New York Olive Meeker, a disguised female who had been working as a farm hand for B. M. Bell of Alabama, admitted she lived as a boy since May. She left Syracuse with her sister and worked at the Cha taudau assembly grounds and later as a waiter, then as a hired hand for Bell. The physician uncovered her secret after an accident when she fell from an apple tree, ending her masquerade and prompting Bell to offer to take her in. The tale excites local gossip as the community learns the truth behind Handsome Jimmy’s charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Deas
B. M. Bell
Alabama
Deam
Olive Meeker
Syracuse
Chatauqua
Bell
Jimmy
Aubure
Miss Meeker
Mrs. Bell
Emai
Sim Meeker
Jima
Wedshem Stepson First Sweetheart Weds Him
Mrs Moir Reed-Reered, widow of Judge Joseph Reed of Topeka, marries his son Bam Stipeon in Chicago after two weddings and years apart. She had been linked to both the judge and his son since school days, their marriage following Judge Reed’s death and she becoming mother to a son aged eighteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Moir Reed-Rered
Bam Stipeon
Joseph New, Jr
Joe
Topeka
Reed
Eust
Sept Wife in a Mote Lost in Chicago Hotel Ruse
Freeport man Thomas Falkenberg enters Ion Street Police Station claiming his wife is missing in Chicago after a hotel visit for ham sandwiches. He describes a coat and necktie missing, asks officers to locate hotel and wife, as authorities comb the city for the lost pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Spe
Thoma Falkenberg
Freeport
Counterfeiter Caught in Danville Va
James D. Johnson Allen a confessed professional counterfeiter is held in Danville awaiting a hearing before United States Commissioner Stewart. He was arrested for drunkenness and identified by a secret service agent as a counterfeit maker with prior prison terms in other states. He confessed after recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
James D. Johnson Allen
United States
Stewarl
Johnson
Secret Service
Geent
The Twin Peters on the Algaroba voyage
The narrator joins the schooner Algaroba at San Francisco’s wharf and sails toward Honolulu under Captain Finn. He meets the twins Peter the boy and Peter the monkey, the Twin Peters, whose antics define the voyage and dynamic aboard the ship.
The Algoroba Saga on a Sunlit Diverged Sea
John Fleming Wilson recalls a perilous voyage aboard the schooner Algaroba with Captain Finn, mate, and the monkey Peter. The crew battles a gale, sails too heavy, and a near shipwreck as the twin Peters clings to the wheel and the ship sinks toward the sea.
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Hackett
Acc
Borhood
Rich Polk
W. A. Campbell
King
Ofcer
Port OF Richmond
Frison
Officer Waymack
Ville
Meee Meekker
Wedshem
Sweethear
the Twin
Powell Street
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco
Sausalito
Honolulu
Peter
Finn
Twin Peters
Lazarette
Matt
John Fleming Wilson
Huhne
Monkey
Pion
Nate
Tropics
Koko Head
Fic
Ceahene
Mate
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