Nuns Take Oath for American Citizenship in Court
In Washington the Congregation ofje potual Adoration nuns from Holland Italy and Sicily took the oath of allegiance in Justice Barnard's chambers after applying for naturalization. The three sisters Marie Kamp Severina De Giovanni and Bache ing Maresca appeared with intent to continue cloistered lives and faced a routine scrutiny by the court.
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Washington
Congregation of Jepotual Adoration
United States
District Supreme Court
Marie Kamp
Holland
Bache Ing Maresca
Italy
Severina de Giovanni
Sicily
Barnard
Probable successor to Chauncey Depew eyed in New York
With a safe Democratic majority in the next State Legislature set to choose a United States Senator, political prophets name four New York City figures William F. Sheehan Judge Alton B Parker Edward M. Shepard and John F. Stanchfield as frontrunners. Upstate claims are anticipated though no upstate Democrat names have been disclosed.
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New York
United States
Chauncey M. Depew
New York City
William F. Sheehan
Alton BR. Parker
Edward M. Shepard
John F. Stanchfield
Thousands In Suit Against R F P Railroad In Virginia Supreme Court
The Commonwealth of Virginia seeks a 1 percent franchise tax on gross receipts from the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. If won, the state would gain over twenty thousand dollars annually plus back arrears dating to the Constitution's adoption. The railroad argues its 1832 charter shields it, but the state contends the exemption was lost by the road's consolidation under the 1902 statute.
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Richmond
Commonwealth of Vrginia
Supreme Court of the State
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Anderson
Lawsuit Over $1,000 Swindle In Broadway Theater Case
In New York, Mrs. Gertrude Vroom sues Mrs. Litt and executors of Jacob Litt for allegedly forcing her to hand over $1,000 under threats that her husband would be arrested. The Supreme Court trial featured Vroom as the sole witness. Judge Penton halted the jury verdict to await briefs. The Vroom marriage, Edward Vroom a playwright actor, involved rights to bring plays from Drury Lane to America and a stalled Broadway production due to an alleged theatrical trust.
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New York
Jacob Jit
Gertrude Vroom
Litt
A. W. Dingwall
Solomon Litt
Supreme Court
Jacob Litt
Chicago
Vroom
Drury Lane Theater
Jeffries Claims He Was Doped Before Johnson Fight
The article reports James J. Jeffries accusing doping before the July 4 1908 Reno bout with Jack Johnson and challenging John L Sullivan to prove frames. It cites Den ver Kansas City and Moana Springs references, with supporting statements from Jeffries brother and spokesman.
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Los
Jack Johnson
Reno
Jas
Jeffries
Johnson
Abie Attell
Kansas City
John L. Sullivan
Denver
Orth Kanert
Ness Ca
Eas City
New York
Meno
John L. Suliian
Moana Springs
Jack
Jack Kipper
Jeffries-Johnson
Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Pittsburg Baseball Star Byrne Battling Blood Poisoning
Pittsburg owners fear for third baseman Bobby Byrne who is bedridden with blood poisoning in St Louis. He reportedly had surgery after a Philadelphia slide injury and now faces a slow recovery, with doctors unsure when he can walk again. Byrne continued to play through late season and barnstorming dates before illness.
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Pittsburg
Bobby Byrne
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Byrne
Pirates
Beny
Fi Byrne
Virginia Hall of Exhibits Timber and Mineral Display
E. A. Schubert in charge of the Norfolk and Western Railway arranged timber and mineral exhibits in the Library annex. He announces the display will be ready for the public by early January with a claim that Virginia has a more complete exhibit than anywhere else. Schubert notes railroads and major corporations contributed valuable additions after months of effort.
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Richmond
E. A. Schubert
Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia Hae
Slum romance wedding linked to Wellesley student
Miss Helen Hood, a Wellesley College student, will marry Harry Blake Taplin, a leading Boston settlement worker. The couple met at Hale House in East Boston where Taplin has served as head resident since 1962 after Amherst College. Hood, a sociology student with musical talents, moved from Mount Holyoke to Wellesley.
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Miss Hood
Mount Holyoke College
Welesey
Ex- Portsmouth Executive Seeks Seaboard Appeal
Portsmouth official Reed denounces the State Corporation Commission’s low Seaboard trackage assessment of twenty thousand dollars per mile, compares it to Chesapeake and Ohio at one hundred thousand, plans to ask Bland and Hopper to appeal in Richmond Circuit Court within thirty days.
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Portsmouth
Reed
State Corporation Commission
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Newport News
Seaboard
Commonweath
Bland
Hopper
Circuit Court of
Richmond
Corporation Commission
Badly Beaten and Left for Dead on Broad Street
John B. Davis of 507 South Belvidere Street was set upon by four men in front of a pool room on Broad Street between Seventh and Eighth. He was unconscious for nearly two hours after the assault and was treated by a city ambulance surgeon before being taken home. No arrests had been made by noon today. Reports indicate Davis had been attacked previously according to witnesses.
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Richmond
John B. Davis
Belvidere Street
Broad Street
Davis
Harshbarger
Victim Found At Richmond Lime Kiln In Deadly Tragedy
A charred unidentified white man, about thirty, was found near the lime kiln in Richmond. Coroner Taylor will not hold an inquest. The body was turned over to an undertaker for identification efforts as authorities warn of the kiln's deadly warmth and fumes.
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Richmond
Canal Dock
Toose
Ita
Yaylér
Taylor
Aamp
Billups
Wellesley Girl Performs Daring Auto Speed Stunt
Wellesley Mass Special Miss Stella Ream a sophomore and licensed professional chauffeur impressed at the athletic field day by racing into Boston to buy 300 balloons for the parade. Nearly 100 balloons broke away during the quick trip as she returned to the campus for the event.
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Wellesley
Mass
Athletic Association
Wellesley College
Stella Ream
Boston
Floods Ravage Northern Wales Driving Hundreds From Homes
Flood waters from the Dee Severn Conway and Clyde rivers sweep across northern Wales. Thousands of acres of farmland are submerged and many Welch towns report severe damage. The valley at Llangollen, famed for its ruins, is partially underwater as residents flee in hardship.
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Llangollen
Wales
Dee
Severn
Conway
Clyde
Welch
Tripolitans Riot Against French Set Toll of Dead and Wounded
A dispatch from Constantinople reports a serious anti French outbreak in Tripoli. Tripolitans resent French interference with Turkish rule and attack garrisons. About 200 French soldiers are killed or wounded.
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London
Constantinople
Tripoli
Search for Crippen Wife Prompts Mysterious Leads
Chicago police pursue Belle Kilmore in Grand Crippen case with a hanging planned for November 23. Leads include a note at the Virginia Hotel, a puzzling telephone case, and a Hammond Indiana woman resembling Belle Elmore, driving intensified searches near Hammons.
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Chicago
Ill
Belle Kilmore
Harvey Hawley Crippen
Hammons
Ind
Pote
Virginia
Hammond
Belle Elmore
Preacher Husband Accused of Cruel Lovemaking In Georgia
Mrs. Julia Hl Malley files for divorce from Rev J J Bailey a well known Methodist minister alleging violent lovemaking cruelty including grabbing biting and threats to her life She feared bringing disgrace upon the family and is afraid to continue living with him while he continues his ministry in Georgia.
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Atlanta
Julia Hl. Malley
J. J. Bailey
Bailey
Clark's Mule Ride Prompts White House Speculation
Washington debates whether Representative Champlark of Missouri will bear the new speakership burdens by a mule team along Pennsylvanian Avenue as Mr Clark jokes about democratic transport. He previously opposed autos for Speaker Cannon and questioned the motor car funding.
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Clark
Washington
Champlark
Missouri
Pennsylvanian
Cannon
Harmon and Wilson Ticket Urges 1912 Victory
Editorials from The Editors Harmon and Wilson argue Roosevelt’s defeat rejects high tariffs and cost of living. They promote Judson Harmon for President and Woodrow Wilson for Vice President as the Democratic ticket for 1912. In Virginia, a governor and attorney general face damages and a campaign rent dispute, provoking satire of public litigation.
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Harmon
Wilson
Roosevelt
Hving
Taft
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Waynesboro Valley
Virginian
Kenton Foster Murray Retires From The Landmak
Kenton Foster Murray ends a fifteen year association with The Landmak. He led the editorial columns for years and earned a strong scholarly reputation in state and national journalism. His retirement is welcomed as a period of rest with future plans to be announced.
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Kenton Foster Murray
The
Landmak
Norfolk
Cold feet or divorce suit in Indiana
Mrs. Robert Owens of Logansport Indiana sued her husband Robert for divorce claiming he unmanly refused to allow her to warm her feet in the small of his back.
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Robert Owens
Logansport
Ind
Robert
Cold feet and marriage vows spark sharp commentary
In a Newport News Times-Herald letter, the writer mocks a judge’s ruling on marital disputes and the phrase cold feet. The piece argues the decision hints at retroactive judgments and vows to remind nonmarried men to reconsider marital responsibilities, ending with a warning of consequences next winter.
Sousa III Faints Again. Bandmaster Confined in New Haven
Philip Sousa the bandmaster was admitted to New Haven Hospital with what doctors call malaria. He fainted earlier this week in Danbury during a concert and was kept at his hotel for two days. Doctors report his condition is not serious but he will stay in isolation for at least a week.
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New Haven
Conn
Philip Sousa
H Iaven
Sousa
Danbury
Murderer Executed at Virginia State Penitentiary
John Eccles colored was electrocuted at the Virginia State Penitentiary for参与 in the killing of Sidney Woods on a excursion train in Henry County. Thomas Bailey and James Hairston, also sentenced to die, have been respited while governor reviews their cases.
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Richmond VA
Biate
John Eccles
Sidney Woods
Henry Country
Thomas Bailey
James Hairston
Hickles
Bailey
Hairston
Rats at New York Warehouse Bring Low Bid Exterminator
A New York warehouse bid to clear rats drew attention as German American Exterminating Company offered 3 dollars to keep the Appraisers’ Warehouse free from rats and mice until June 1. The exchange notes various rat colors and methods, while Costermaler Company bid much higher for a year’s removal.
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New York
Washington and
Christopher Streets
Lawlor
Custom House
Amsterdam Avenue
Loeb
Costermaler Company
Loch
Vote or Vote Again in a Civic Ballad
A short verse urges citizens to vote with caution warning that initial confidence may mislead. It emphasizes that partisan pride can blur judgment and that the ultimately correct choice may differ from first impressions, urging thoughtful casting of ballots.
Strike situation grows more serious in New York
New York reports a deepening strike with the Fifth Avenue Stage Company seeking protection as automobile drivers threaten sympathy walkouts. Express wagon drivers and helpers join in, while department stores request police presence on wagons to curb trouble. Adams Express Company stations forty wagons at its eighth Street and Marion depot amid slogans.
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New York
Express
Fifth Avenue Stage Company
Poe
Automobilex
Adams Express
Eighth Street
Marlon
Fire destroys stable and drug stores in Richmond
Fire last night destroyed frame buildings at Second and Canal in Richmond used as a stable by Undertaaas and a Virginia Rug Co store. Damages estimated at 2500 to 3000 dollars. two horses and two carriages lost by Mr Phaup. King and Saunders suffered stock losses. cause linked to a stove overturn in the stable. Police and fire crews faced alarm confusion over box signals and misheard alarms.
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Richmond
White
Second and
Canal
Undertaaas Dwin
Pauling
Virginia Rug Company
King
Phaup
G. W. Saunders
Truckpany No. 1
Taylor
W. H. Thompson
Joynes
Aassistant Raffo
Wise
Fifteenth
Cary Streets
Second
Canal Streets
Jaynes
Philup
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