Arrington Death Sentence Commuted in Virginia Case
Governor Mann commuting the death sentence of Fred Arrington, Halifax man, to life imprisonment after medical reports described him as a lunatic. Arrington had been condemned for murder in 1908 and faced the electric chair, with his fate now altered following state hospital observations. A concurrent commutation spared Jack Sanderlin, a Nansemond County black man, to life after inquiries found no premeditation, aided by testimony from E. E. Holland and local officials.
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Richmond
Fred Arrington
Halifax
Thy State Penitentiary
Marion
Alain
Arrington
Mann
Sanderlin
E. E. Holland
Slower Trains to Chicago for Winter Safety
The Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads will lengthen winter running times to twenty hours for their Chicago trains to reduce wreck risk on frost affected rails. The Broadway Limited on the Pennsylvania will depart New York at 2 45 PM and reach Chicago at 9 45 AM the next day. Other Pittsburgh and New York routes to Chicago remain unchanged.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Chicago
C. F. Daly
Mr. Daly
Pennsylvania Road
St. Louis
Federation Praises Supreme Court Injunction Rules
The American Federation of Labor lauds the Supreme Court for revising equity rule practice, restricting preliminary injunctions and restraining orders without notice. AFL notes the change reflects years of labor dispute concerns, though it questions certain aspects of the new rules.
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Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
United States Supreme Part
White
Supreme Court of Thenited
Courts of Equity
United States
United States Supreme Court
Johnson compares himself to Napoleon in fight for freedom
Chicago, special. Jack Johnson, jailed federal prisoner, seeks freedom by appealing to the U S Supreme Court after a habeas corpus writ was denied in federal court. His attorney argues the Mann Act is unconstitutional and Johnson promises to marry Lucille Cameron while condemning Judge Landis for the high bond as proof of persecution.
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Chicago
Ill
Jack Johnson
United States District Court
Benjamin Bachrach
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Johnson
Lucille Cameron
Landis
Robbers Escape With 2500 From Ochelata Bank Vault
Robbers blew open the vault at the Ochelata State Bank and took 2500 dollars. A clash with residents followed the raid as the gang cut telephone wires and fled in an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELA
Ochelata State
Dr Wiley Converted Plans Suffragist Carnegie Hall Address
Dr Harvey W. Wiley pure foods expert declares himself a suffragist and will speak to suffragists at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Wiley
New York
Harvey W. Wiley
Carnegie Hall
Rector Resigns Over Salary in Grace Church
Rev. Gilbert A. Shaw, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, has resigned claiming he cannot live on his $1,000 salary. The resignation was announced in Rover Head, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rover Head
N. Y
Gilbert A. Shaw
Grace Episcopal Church
Boy Posing as Ex-Governor's Son Traveled Rhode Island
A fourteen year old boy posed as the son of former Ohio Governor Bushnell and stayed a week at the Narragansett Hotel before being discovered as a fraud.
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Providence
R. J
Bushnell
Ohio
Narragansett Hotel
Senator Rayner Is Much Improved in Illness
Senator Isidor Rayner of Maryland, long ill at his Washington home with neuritis and complications, shows marked improvement today. His son William B. Rayner reports better condition and doctors hope for early recovery.
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Washington, D. c
Isidor Rayner
Maryland
William BB. Rayner
Wilson travels from Princeton to Trenton in auto record
President elect Wilson left his Princeton home to go to the State House in Trenton by automobile. He recalled the recent auto accident and warned the chauffeur, then faced a busy schedule with committee meetings and meetings with visitors at the state capital. He joked he has spent about two years waiting on the Pennsylvania Railroad junction platform for trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Wilson
Trenton
Pennsylvania Railroad
British Ambassador Bryce resigns. Spring-Rice to succeed
Britain announces Janes Bryce resigns as ambassador to the United States. Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, British minister to Sweden, named his successor. Spring-Rice is 62, with a long diplomatic career including service in Washington, Tehran, and Persia before posting to Sweden since 1908. The move follows Balkan crisis coverage and doubts about canal dispute fallout.
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London
Speems
Janes Bryce
United States
Cecil Arthur Spring-Wice
Sweden
Bryce
Washington
Panama Canal
Sir Cecil
Stockholm
Brussels
Tokio
Tie
Teheran
Persia
Bryan Addresses U. D. C. Convention at Arlington
Colonel William Jennings Bryan spoke at the corner stone laying for a Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, urging federal action and unity. The Arlington ceremony featured Southern melodies by the Fifteenth U S Cavalry Band and remarks by Bishop Robert A. Gibson and others.
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Washington
D. C
William Jennings Bryan
Arlington National Cemetery
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Ile
Bryan
Ryan
United States
Arlington
Robert A. Gibson
Virduia
Scout Movement Mention in London Telegraph Quip
A London Telegraph joke notes a father asking his son to scout ahead to see if their mother is waiting up for him. The quip reflects playful wordplay on scouting and family routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Movement
London Telegraph
Mexico's Porfirio Diaz Escapes From Vera Cruz Prison
A letter from Oaxaca reports former Mexican president Porfirio Diaz, sentenced to death by court martial for leading a revolt, escaped from Vera Cruz prison by bribing guards. Diaz allegedly boarded a ship at Vera Cruz and fled along the coast as of November 8.
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Kentucky
Mexico
Mecxican
Louis Thias
Felix
Dephewo
Porfirio Diaz
Madero
Vera Cruz
Kirwan
Dickerson
Oaxaca
Mex
Rooster Tries to Jump Back After Rescue in Reservoir
In Lynchburg Virginia a large red rooster was hauled from the Clay Street reservoir and, upon release, appeared to attempt suicide by leaping back. A nearby Negro rescuer linked the incident to a local church meeting nearby and notified police.
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Lynchburg
Clay Street
Methodist Church
Court Street
Hole Shot in Boat Drowns Three in Danville
Five youths rode a Dan River boat near Danville Virginia to shoot birds. A gun discharged when the boat took on water, holeing the hull and sinking the craft. Three drowned while two others were rescued by nearby boatmen.
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Hole
Danville
Dan River
Taft Recovers From Gout Attacks In Cabinet Session
President Taft, nearly recovered from a gout attack, presided over a regular Cabinet session today. All presidential advisers attended for the first time since Congress adjourned.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Obituary for Gustav H Schwab of Odrichs & Co
Gustav H Schwab senior partner of Odrichs and Co and longtime general agent for the North German Lloyd steamship line in the United States died at his home in Litchfield Connecticut after years of ill health He was born in New York City in 1851
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New York
Gustav H. Schwab
Odrichs & Co
North German Lloyd Steamship Line
United States
Litchfield
Conn
Resignation Accepted of Dr W B Evans at Church of the Advent
In Birmingham Alabama the Church of the Advent formally accepts the resignation of Dr W B Evans rector after years of service. Ill health forces his retirement to his Virginia farm Eastwood near Doswell. effective February 1 1913, no successor yet named. Wardens Robert Jemison Sr and E M Tutwiler express regret.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. E. Evans
Church of the Advent
Dr. Evans
Richmond
Rector Evans Seeks Immediate Replacement to Avoid Vacancy
A church letter from Rector W. E. Evans states that securing a suitable replacement promptly will prevent an interval of vacancy and ensure uninterrupted church work. He thanks the congregation for their courtesy and kindness and notes this is a business matter to be addressed soon.
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W. E. Evans
Training bare for a life of health
A Minnesota newspaper feature profiles two year old Margaret Hud son Grant, daughter of Richard Grant, director of track athletics at the University of Minnesota. The piece details her early, father supervised training regime, noting exceptional physical development and milestones such as walking at eight months and swimming at age eight.
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Minneapolis
Menn
Margareterry Hudson Grant
Richard
University of Minnesota
Yale
Minnesota
Margaret
Grant
Englishman Held on Flimflam Charge in Richmond
Jack King a young Englishman faced Police Court in Richmond charged with flimflamming M. Carlton out of 7.44 dollars. Bond set at 100 dollars for sixty days. Carlton says King sought to cancel a telegram and reclaim the money after a telegraph office confrontation. King acted as his own counsel and claimed Carlton offered the funds. A second charge of film jamming involving Professor R E Loving of Richmond College will be pursued later.
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Richmonda VA
Jack King
Diimlam
M. Carlton
King
Carlton
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Telegraph Company
Phc
Peter C. Belton
R. E. Loving
Richmond College
Loving
Devanney
Callahan
West Forty-ninth Street
Seleon
Fitzgerald
Joseph McCauley
Tenth Avenue
Oweney Madden
McCauley
Dousherty
Madden
Oweney
William Hennesey
Thirty-seventh Street
Hriers
Volue
Mott and Enmore Streets
Sander Mertz
Jack Frocco
Mertz
Mott Street
Patrick Lupo
Nice
Herbert
Tombs
Lupo
Missing Balloonists Safe in Russia
Kansas City Aero Club president George M. Myers reported a cable from John Watts, pilot of the balloon Dunssel dorf, saying he and aide Aberholt landed near Pskov, Russia, and are well. Myers fears Watts and his wife may be prisoners and notes the word free suggests captivity. A Washington man was arrested for cursing and is tagged as a Republican.
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Kansas City
George M. Myers
Kansas City Aero Club
John Watts
Dunsseldorf
Stuttgart
Germany
Pskov
Russia
St. Petersburg
Watts
Aberholt
Myers
Arthur Aberholt
Baltic Sea
Gopher gang shoots two at Arbor Dance Hall in New York
Early Wednesday gunfire wounds J Oweny Madden and bar keep Fitzgerald near Arbor Dance Hall on South Avenue and Fifty second Street. Detective reports link fighting to Seventh Avenue gang rivals. arrests and gunman identification unfold as police track motives and gunfire in the city.
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New York
J Oweny Madden
Gopher Gang
Arbor Dance Hall
South Avenue
Fifty-second Street
Gang
Slient
Bert" Fitegerald
Mary Polfoks
Oweny
Madden
Gophers
Fitzgerald
Bert
Central Office
Waldo
West Forty-seventh Street
Detective Bureau of
Virginia farms double in value and expand across state
The Virginia Department of Agriculture report to the Governor claims farm property value has risen to 630 million dollars with 184000 farms, up 16000 in ten years. It notes smaller farm sizes, extensive cultivation, and rising crop areas including corn wheat hay potatoes tobacco oats.
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Richmond
Virginia
Fculture Koiner
Department of Agriculture
Virginis
Thener
East
Farmers’ Institutes
Virginia State Articultural Society
Tifa
Berkley D. Adams
State Board of Agriculture
Kolner
Women Adopt Pockets to Emphasize Practical Fashion
The National Association of Ladies' Tailors of America issues a decree stressing pockets in women’s wear, marking a shift toward functional design. The edict calls for pockets to be visible features in feminine garments, signaling a gendered style change.
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Pittsburg
National Association of Ladies’ Tailors of America
Dr Harry Lane's Senate Bid Cost $35 in Travel
Special from Portland reports that Dr. Harry Lane Democrat spent exactly $35 to be elected US Senator from Oregon. Traveling expenses covered ninety days at just under five dollars daily, with other costs exempt from accounting under the law.
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Portland, Obe
Harry Lane
United States
Oregon
Brooklyn Child Begs for Coal Aid After Stealing Out
Special ten year old Sophie Kelsch of 655 Covert Avenue Brooklyn begged at the corner of Broadway and Lexington Avenue saying her nine person family needed coal and food. She admitted sneaking out for funds, later turning over $3 to her mother. A Brooklyn Children’s Society agent visited the family and relief is expected.
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New York
Sophie Kelsch
Covert
Brooklyn
Bray
Lexington Avenue
Papa
Mamma
Apa
Bose
Sophie
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