Beattie appeal argues seventeen grounds of error in death case
Richmond judge's efforts in the Walter A. Watson trial are challenged as the Beattie case heads to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Attorneys Smith and Carter reduced seventeen alleged errors from fifty plus, including the controversial Wendenburg remark. Juror qualification and Mrs. Owen testimony also face scrutiny as the court weighs the record, with execution set for November 9 after fifteen days’ confinement.
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Rignmond
Meary Gilly Beattie, Jr
Vira Supreme Court of Appeals
Walter A. Watson
Harry M. Smith
Hill Carter
Beattie
Louis Wendenburg
Commonwealth
Gregory
Wendenburg
Jeter Phillips
Thomas J. Cluverius
Samuel McCue
Mr. Wendenburg
Carter
Walton
Megers
Smith
Wgatter
Supreme Court
Veniramen
Benepeper
Watson
Owen
Messrs. Smith and Carter
Watses
McCue
George W. Morris
Beattie Case Delayed by State Officials Over Writ
Governor Menn says he will act only after the Supreme Court rules on a writ of error. Superintendent Wood has not received official notification of Beattie’s conviction and will not seek him until informed. Clerk Cogbill defers action to the last possible moment to spare Beattie from the death chamber, while the Court may request a respite or delay via writ of error.
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Menn
Supreme Court
Wood
Penitentiary
Beattiie
Cogbill
Chesterfield Circuit Court
Beattie
Dough Day in the Metropolis Seen in New York Campaign
The campaign closed as the grand jury prepared to return more than 100 indictments for fraudulent registration. Tammany and Republican headquarters planned large cash disbursements for tomorrow, with 700 to 1,000 witnesses subpoenaed. Tammany leader Murphy declined to give figures, predicting a Democratic victory by a large margin.
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New York
Special
Tammany
Republican
Stryker
DeFord
Deming
Murphy
Uket
Foss predicts big Democratic win in Massachusetts
Governor Foss wrapped up his re election campaign with a whirlwind stumping tour and forecast a statewide Democratic sweep. He claimed a 55,009 majority for the Foss ticket, while Democratic State Committee Chair McDonald projected about 50,100 for Foss against the Republican slate led by Lieutenant Governor Frothingham.
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Boston
Mass
Foss
McDonald
Democratic State Committee
Frothingham
German elections won by Socialists in Berlin
Special an overwhelming victory for the Socialists in Berlin’s municipal election today. Returns from seventeen districts show sixteen elected officials on the Socialist ticket and only one on the Liberal ticket.
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Berlin
Madero's Inauguration Parade Through Mexico City
Francisco I. Madero took the oath as President of Mexico in a simple ceremony at the Chamber of Deputies and then rode in an open victoria through crowds in the capital. Police handed the task to Rurales and Federal troops as gun salutes and bells signaled the formal inauguration and widespread celebration.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero
Chamber of Deputies
National Palace
Madero
Silver Bella
Manuel Levi
Francisco J. Madero
Cotton mills complain to ICC over rail rates on re woven bagging
The Riverside Cotton Mills of Augusta Georgia filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission protesting trunk line rates on re woven bagging cotton waste and factory sweepings between Ohio and cotton growing belts. The mills ask the commission to establish a maximum rate for these shipments between the named points.
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Washington, D. C
Riverside Cotton Mills
Augusta
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Mad Dog Scave at Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Virginia special report on a dog shot after biting several dogs and men. Bureau of Animal Industry exam confirms rabies in the head of the dog. Mayor orders all dogs muzzled or tied for two weeks and all dogs bitten by the mad animal to be killed.
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Fredericksburg
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Watson to resign bench to run for Congress in Fourth District
Judge Watson announces resignation from the bench after pending cases are cleared to seek Congress from the Fourth District. He cites national politics and public service, notes his Nottoway roots, time spent in Chesterfield, and a forthcoming primary challenge to Representative Turnbull.
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Robert Turnbull
Arueswick
Watson
Nottoway County
Chesterfield
Congress
Turnbull
Dows
General Assembly
Chesterfield County
Representative Turnbull
Capital of China Reported Fallen by Chinese Rebels
Special dispatches from the Chinese daily paper report the capital of China captured by Chinese rebels. The dispatch says the capital would fall the next day after sharp fighting.
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China
San Francisco
Pekin
Nexterdday
Knee Breeches and Silk Hose Predicted in Fashion
Paris sartorial expert Louis Bourque arrived in Los Angeles and predicted men's fashion will swing to knee breeches silk hose and lace shirts within ten years. He said modern trousers have narrowed and will echo styles from earlier eras, claiming the moon and form of the Creator favor more ornate dress.
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Los Angeles
Louis Bourque
Paris
Louis
France
United States
No. 1 obsession keeps men away, Saunton Leader notes
A Saunton Leader column argues that some men fail to return due to ceaseless pursuit of No. 1 status, warning of misplaced priorities and constant striving over personal ties.
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Saunton
Mediation Eases War But Tripoli Peace Doubtful
London reports that European powers move toward concerted action to end the Turco Italian war. Turkey agrees to mediation if Italy renounces political rights in Tripoli, but Italy has pledged annexation, suggesting no immediate peace. Turkey offers economic privileges for Tripoli development.
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London
Turkey
Tripoli
Italy
Italians Lose Water Supply at Boumellana Wells
Special Turkish and Arab forces today captured the Boumellana Wells near Tripoli via Malta, severing the water supply of the beleaguered Italian army. Turks also recaptured the last outer fort after dawn assaults, lifting their losses against the combined force.
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Tripoli
Malta
Boumellana
Attacks on Tripoli Repulsed as Cholera Rages
Arabs and Turks attacking Italian fortifications at dawn were repulsed with heavy losses. Cholera devastates besieging Turks and Arabs and Italian defenders, with 300+ Italian deaths and uncertain Arab-Turkish toll. Naples mobilizes 15,000 troops for relief and possible advance toward Tobruk, Cyrenaica, Benghazi.
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Tripoli
Malta
Naples
Fruzoni
Tobruk
Cyrenaca
Benghalia
Turkey
Edna Goodrich Replies To Nat Goodwin In Oklahoma City
Edna Goodrich, recently separated from Nat Goodwin, launches a sharp charge in an Oklahoma City interview. She claims Maxine Elliott was a fair actress while asserting Goodwin’s ex-wife was the worst. details reflect a volatile estrangement and public quarrel.
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New York
Nat Goodwin
Edna Goodrich
Miss Goodrich
Mar
Virginia Educators Meet in Norfolk
Norfolk hosts the sixth annual Virginia Educational Conference Live Program with divisions for superintendents teachers and trustees. Expected attendance around two thousand with speakers including J D Eggleston Samuel W Williams G C Creelman Jessie Fields and A C Monahan among others discussing education topics and rural school reforms.
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Norfolk
Virginia Educational Conference
Virginia
State Teachers’ Association
Cooperative Education Association
School Trustees’ Association
Taft
J. D. Eggleston
Samuel W. Williams
G. C. Creelman
Ontario Agricultural College
Jessie Fields
Norfolk hosts statewide educational conference opening
The Virginia conference gathers delegates from kindergarten to university to discuss public instruction and reform in the elementary curriculum. Special railroad and steamship rates accompany hospitality, excursions, and receptions across the state as local teachers associations and school improvement leagues meet. Many delegates, including nondelegates, have been elected amid a bright outlook for a large, fruitful meeting.
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Faustrial School
Norfolk
de Egates
Virginia
Willio
Ulbrich Acquitted After Assault Trial Of Booker T. Washington
Henry A Ulbrich was discharged after trial in the Court of Special Sessions, with one justice dissenting, in the assault case involving educator Booker T Washington. Washington testified he was beaten in the hallway of an apartment on West 63rd Street after Ulbrich accused him of peeping and breaking into his house. Police and detective testimony preceded Washingtons testimony detailing the injuries and escape toward Central Park.
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New York
Henry A. Ulbrich
Gooker T. Washington
Court of Special Sessions
Neafet
Ulrich
Washington
Ullrich
James J. Moore
Tuskegee Institution
West Sixty-third Street
Nexr
Flower Hospital
Chester A. Hagan
Tierney
Hagan
Henry Ulrich
Jin
Aseoult
Central Park
West
Cupid Scores Goal Not At Papas Game
Mayor New ton B Smalley of North Plainfield N J and his wife attended the Princeton Harvard football game. Their daughter Helen aged twenty did not attend. She planned to meet Ralph Taylor twenty two in West Point but telegrams showed she and Taylor married in New York. Both families displeased by the hasty match but friends expect forgiveness. Taylor works in Wall Street district.
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New York
Newton B. Smalley
North Plainfield
N. J
Somerset County
Princeton
Helen
West Point
Ralph Taylor
James A. Taylor
Plainfeld
Broadway
Bronx
Young Taylor
Wall Street
Champ Clark Speech Sparks British Concern
In London the Foreign Office questioned the remarks of American House Speaker Champ Clark on Canadian annexation. The Under-Secretary said the speech was likely not intended seriously and that Ambassador Pryce would report if the issue seemed important. Clark claimed nine tenths of Americans favor annexation and joked about running for president on an annexation platform.
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London
House of Commons
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Pryce
Nebraska
Clark
United States
Carmén
Tufte
Union
Prom Engine Pilot Fatality in Local Yard Chases
Parkersburg West Virginia special report. Dan Jones one of four young men riding a Baltimore and Ohio engine was struck when the pilot collided with a guard rail in the yards yesterday afternoon. He died at St. Joseph’s hospital at 4 o clock. The other victims Hassell Blaney Clorence Williamson and WW Day may recover.
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Parkersburg
W. VA
Dan Jones
Baltimore and Ohio
St. Joseph's Hiezpital
Hassell Blaney
Clorence Williamson
Schooner Cartagena Arrives After Gulf Storm Buffeting
The schooner Cartagena from Ruatana Honduras with a cocoanut cargo for Philadelphia arrived in Mobile Alabama badly buffeted by a storm encountered in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday.
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Mobile
Ala
Cartegena
Ruatana
Honduras
Philadelphia
Gulf of Mexico
Cruiser Rescues Sinking Steamer Clyde Near Little Bay
Special dispatch from North Sydney reports the Real Newfoundland Company's steamer Clyde pounding on rocks at Little Bay entrance in Nova Scotia. Fifty crewmen aboard unable to be saved unless the British cruiser Brilliant reaches the scene in time to aid before the vessel breaks apart.
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Halifax
N. S
New Foundland Company
Clyde
Little Bay
New Foun
North Sydney
Brilliant
Herald
Lee 10 Remain in Richeson Case
Lincoln, a Lynchburg special report says John Le Lee Wie was drawn from the defense in the Boston murder case, but the statement is false. He asserts no basis for claims he is involved. his statements relate only to the prisoner and his father, with Amherst County ties, awaiting return to Boston when personal engagements permit.
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Lynchburg
Johnn le Lee Wie
Boston
Lee Cave
Eadhmands
Famlis Ile
Esa
Tichesea
Amherst County
Lee
Chinese Navy Joins Rebels Amid Turmoil in Shanghai
Special dispatch notes the Chinese navy sided with the rebels as three imperial gunboats flew the rebel flag. Fierce fighting raged at Harg how, captured by rebels yesterday after a brutal battle with Imperial forces. Rebels also seized Ning-Po’s Tartre quarter, a key port about 100 miles east of Hang Chow in Che Klang province. Rebels claim a growing war chest with funds and merchandise pouring in from Chinese supporters worldwide.
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Shanghai
Admiral Suh
Harg ‘How
Ning-Po
Hang Chow
Che Klang Province
Shanghad
Revolutionary War Chest
Ignese
Wu Ting Fang Joins Chinese Rebel Cabinet Post
Dr Wu Ting Fang, former Chinese Minister to the United States, accepted the post of Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the new cabinet, boosting the revolutionary cause with his statecraft. Weai Yao, a prominent Chinese figure, joined the rebel side, stunning observers in Pekin and abroad.
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Wu Ting Fang
Pekin
United States
Weai Yao
Teehet Leader Rejects Pease Terms in Peikin Special
Leader Li Yuum Yang, a rebel commander, rejects peace terms offered by General Yang Shi Kat, who the government appointed to restore peace in China. The situation highlights ongoing resistance and a rift between rebel factions and official peace efforts.
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Teehet
Li Yuum Yang
Cou Mander-lho
Yang Shi Kat
British Troops Ready for Shanghai Move
Hong Kong dispatch reports the Unite warsip Minotaur sailed for S tociy with a full complement of marines. A battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment is kept there for removal to Shanghai. Two companies of British soldiers left yesterday for that city.
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Hong Kong
Special
Unite Warsip Minotaur
Stociy
Yorkshire Regiment
Shanghai
Soldregg
Mission Hospital Safe After Hankow Fire Claims
A cablegram from China reports all missionaries pupils and patients at Hankow Mission Hospital are safe after rumors of the hospital’s destruction during a fire. The message was received by the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London as inquiries followed.
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Mission Hospital
London
Hankow
Wesleyan Missionary Society
China
Rebels Fire Viceroy’s Yames in Canton Report
Private advices say rebels attacked Canton today, firing on the viceroy’s party and causing unconfirmed casualties. The clash underscores unrest in the region as authorities scramble for control.
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Hongkong
Canton
Lynchburg Prisoners Confess Robberies
In Lynchburg Virginia three White men named John Biddle Mike Henry and Albert Swanson claiming Washington origins were arrested after police said they admitted to highway robberies in Washington Swanson confessed to robbing George Hardy of 704 Lo Street Northwest and taking 2 dollars Swiddle and Henry admitted robbing a police officer’s son of 8 dollars last Thursday night The men were arrested as suspicious characters and then confessed they were wanted in Washington.
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Lynchburg
John Biddle
Mike Henry
Albert Swanson
Washington
Swanson
George Hardy
Lo Street
Biddle
Hears
Pollestines
Bem
Aviator Could Cross Atlantic Atop Six Mile Sky Flight
Willis Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau, says an airship might cross the Atlantic if flown six miles up to avoid storms and currents. Vaniman plans an oceanic flight and seeks a warning of an opportune moment. Moore notes the six mile altitude is necessary for crossing.
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Atlantic
Washington, D. C
Willis Moore
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Ocean
Vaniman
Vaniman Asked To Be Warned of Say Opportune Time For His Alert. Professor Moore
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