Suspect identified in Mathews County assault case in Richmond
In Richmond a swarthy tramp named Joe Priddy, allegedly involved in the Elia Miller attack, was arrested on Eleventh Street by Officer J. Harris. He wore a pink scarf, denied the crime, and faced Mathews authorities as the case was postponed to October 7 for identification.
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Richmond
Elia Miller
Mathews County
Joe Priddy
Spartanburg
Eleventh Street
J. Vs. Harris
Mathews
Toorpow
Priddy
Justice Crutchfield
Harris
Hanover County
8. C
South Carolina
Southside
Tile
West Point
Southern Railway
Church
Ergo
Gloucester County
Thews County
Strike Looms for 35000 Illinois Central Shopmen
Chicago special reports that about thirty five thousand shopmen on the Illinois Central and other Harriman lines are ordered to strike at midnight unless railroad officials meet the demands of the new federation of shop unions. Details show a deadlock between unions and company, with Julius Kruttschnitt of Union Pacific acting as intermediary in the ultimatum sent from Chicago headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Illinois Central
Harrimah
Federation of Shop Unions
Julius Kruttschnitt
Union Pacific
Sis
Davenport
Sant
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Broadway
New York
O Connell Reply From New York Severs Chicago Meeting
James O Connell Davenport responds by telegram from New York City dated September 27 1911 stating he cannot meet in Chicago Thursday noon due to his presence elsewhere. He argues Union Pacific shopmen have received high wages and pension benefits yet still threaten to strike and disrupt public service despite negotiations. Signed by J Kruttschnnitt VP Union Pacific Railroad and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
James O'Connell
Ee Eeevenport
Chicago
Governor Likely To Seek Troops In Pettit Murder Case
In Lynchburg Virginia Governor Mann may be asked to provide troops to guard Ben Hubard, accused of killing Dr. J A Pettit, as the case returns to Lovingston for October 6 hearings. Local sentiment in Nelson County is volatile with threats of lynching without adequate protection.
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Lynchburg
Mann
Ben Hubard
J. A. Pettit
Lovingston
John L. Lee
Nelson County
Dr. Pettit
Lee
Editorials and Remarks Scattered Across Southern Papers
Selection of satirical and reflective excerpts from Southern press. Quotes touch murder openness, banking costs, potential new states, drought theories, temperance progress, education funding, and foreign affairs with pointed editorials and opinions. Notable voice from News and Courier and Montgomery Advertiser among others.
Annie Crawford admits poisoning family in New Orleans case
A frail New Orleans girl Annie Crawford, jailed on charges of poisoning her mother father and two sisters to gain insurance money, admits to a partial confession. Prosecutors say she is an addict of morphia and opium. More arrests expected as police press the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Annie Crawford
St. Clair Adama
Elsie
Adams
Soup incident lands man in Night Court in New York
In a New York diner Bernard Quinn of 643 First Avenue was charged with disorderly conduct after a confrontation with Mrs Amanda Richter over soup etiquette. Magistrate House fined him ten dollars or ten days, judging him guilty for insulting the restaurant staff, leading to a ten day stay in the workhouse as he could not pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amanda Richter
Eighth Avenue
Miss Richter
Mrs
Dondero
Bernard Quinn
Flrst Avenue
House of Quinn
Quinn
Petersburg Index
Richmond County
Jones
C. C. Carlin
Carlin
Alexandria Gazette
Miss Gwendolyn Burden to Wed David Dows in New York
Mrs. I Townsend Burden of New York and Newport announced the engagement of her daughter Gwendolyn to David Dows of New York. The couple plan a New York wedding in the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport, R. I
I. Townsend Burden
New York
Newport
Gwendolyn
David Dows
Missouri Sues to Eject International Harvester Under Common Law
The state maintains its ouster suit relies on common law rather than statute to address alleged monopoly and restraint of trade by International Harvester. The stance aligns with jurists like Judge Alton B. Parker who urge enforcing existing laws to meet modern industrial conditions. The piece also references district redistricting debates and political headlines from regional papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
International Harvester Company
Alton B. Parker
Norfolk
Fire kills man and devastates Wichita warehouse district
In Wichita Kansas Special fire sweeps through the F G Smith broom corn storehouse killing one man and burying five under debris. Losses reach $500000 with flames spreading to adjacent structures including the G W Ball Commission Company storehouse O A Boyle Commission Company premises and Hovuser Garrison Wholesale Dry Goods building. Firemen battle to prevent further spread toward the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
F. G. Smith
G. W. Ball Commission Company
O. A. Boyle Commission Company
Hovuser-Garrison Wholesale Dry Goods Company
Gasolene Fumes Kill Sleepers at Sheepshead Bay
On Sunday evening the forty five foot auxiliary sloop Sibyl docked at Moraon's pier Emmons Street Emmons Street Sheepshead Bay. An onboard emergency called for an ambulance after several men collapsed from gas. Fire and medical responders arrived but one man was already dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sibyl
Moraon
Emmons Street
Sheepshead Bay
Paira
Coney Island Hospital
Milford Boy Killed Chasing Football on Railroad
James Carry twelve years old was fatally struck by a New Haven freight train on the railroad track while chasing a football. The accident occurred in Milford Massachusetts on a Friday. Authorities investigate the event and notify the boy’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Mass
James Carry
New Haven
Gasoline fumes kill two aboard Sibyl fishing trip
On a trip from Sheepshead Bay the Sibyl's crew found William R. O Connell and William Hopkins unconscious in a cabin after gas odor was detected. Captain Thomas Snedeker rushed the vessel to Morsons Pier where hospital physicians treated the men, with police investigating possible gasoline tank leaks aboard the Sibyl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. O'Connell
West One Hundred
First Street
Manhattan
William Hopkins
Wrycekoft Street
Brooklyn
de Sibyl
Thomas Snedeker
Sheepshead Bay
Neversinkom
Red
O'Connell
Hopkins
William Fisher
Dean Street
Fisher
Snedeker
Morson
Sybil
Murdered Old Woman for 120 Dollars in Granville
In Granville West, Mrs. Mary Umnensky, 65, was beaten and robbed to death. Her body lay in a well on her son's farm with $120 missing. Coroner Jenks of Westfield was summoned for an inquest. The clothes were torn and the face badly cut, suggesting a violent struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
Mass
Mary Umnensky
West Granville
Jenks
Westfield
Wants Son 10 Be An American
Mrs William B Leeds widow of the Tin Plate King plans to raise her eight year old son William Bateman Leeds to foster American citizenship and manage his 25 million dollar estate. She returns from London after a social tour and rejecting marriage offers from Prince Murat and other high rank figures while hosting London society at Grosvenor Street residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William B. Leeds
Tin Plate King
Rock Island
Hellen
London
Prince Murat
Ritz
Paris
Leeda
George Keppel
Grosvenor Street
Pawset
Pauran Stevens
Sarah Wilson
Duke of Marlborough
Ascot
Duchess of Marlborough
Earl of
Thynne
Marquis
Bath
Abe Bailey
Afriyggens Leeds
Evene
Lucien Murat
Prince
Naples
Ponte Corvo
Miss Fraser
Baltimore
Mrs. Leeds
Anthony J. Drexel
Cowes
King Edward
Switzerland
Leeds Fends Off Murat Marriage Offer in Newport Society
Mrs. Leeds rejects Prince Murat of Naples after a season of pursuit involving yacht meetings in Cowes and travels from London to Paris. She cites love as essential despite social prestige and wealth, preferring companionship with James De Wolf Cutting over a union lacking affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutting
Mrs. Leeds
London
May Open Another Tobacco Factory in South Boston
Rumor in South Boston links Hancock Brothers, Lynchburg tobacco makers, to seeking a site here for a branch factory. British-American Tobacco Company has leased a Star Warehouse rear building for seasonal storage until a dedicated plant is ready. Independent buyers include George L. Corbin of Danville and W. Willingham of South Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Hancock Brothers
Lynchburg
British-American Tobacco Company
Star Warehouse
George L. Corbin
Danville
W. Willingham
More Clerks to Leave as Strikebreakers Arrive in Memphis
Illinois Central strikebreakers reach Memphis as clerks and machinists vow walkout across Frisco system within forty eight hours unless demands are met. Over 150 strikebreakers were brought in last night and began work in the freight house and yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Illinois Central
Memphis
Frisco
Ilinois Central
Mlinois Central
Bristol Plans Confederate Shaft Monument
At a mass meeting in Bristol Virginia an association was formed to raise about $2,000 for a monument to Confederate dead in the local cemetery. The shaft will honor veterans and serve as a civic memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Bristol VA
Three contenders vie for Virginia Auditor post
Richmown Va Special reports a heated race for Auditor of Public Accounts ahead of the General Assembly. C Lee Moore Paul Garrett from Loudoun and Harry J Darnall of Roanoke are openly running with supporters active. Captain J M Harris of Blackstone may enter. the job pays about 4000 dollars annually for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmown D
General Assembly
C. Lee Moore
Paul Garrett
Loudoun
Harry J. Darnall
Roanoke
J. M. Harris
Blackstone
Annie Crawford Charged In Opium Fatalities Case
Annie Crawford twenty five is charged with murdering her mother father and two sisters to gain life insurance. Elsie Crawford twenty three died last Saturday and post mortem shows large opium amounts. Annie reportedly told police her sister’s death and insurer that she poisoned the family to secure benefits. Exhumations of other bodies planned as authorities pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Annie Crawford
Elsie Crawford
Annie
Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes for Eye Dis
New eye salve in aseptic tubes marketed for all eye diseases aims to prevent infection. Druggists urged to stock the new size 25e. Also advertised valuable Eye Book in Bach package for readers seeking eye health guidance.
Thirteen Election Officials Arrested in Baltimore
Thirteen of thirty indicted election officials in Baltimore were arrested after grand jury presentments. Bail arrangements occur in Criminal Court with suspects taken to station houses and then to the sheriff's office. Arrests involve both Democratic and Republican clerks and judges charged with fraud in the recent primary vote count.
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Baltimore
Criminal Court
Sheriffs Office
Twenty Miles In Twenty Minutes Flight Report
Special reports from Monrovia and Salamanca describe Carl Moorfield, a 20 year old near Monrovia, building a plane and flying twenty miles in twenty minutes. Calbraith Polger resumes coast to coast attempt with a biplane and the $50,000 prize, planning rapid progress and no fixed landing point while fuel lasts. Rodgers and assistants prepare a field near Ridgepedes for takeoff as the date begins at 10:20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monror
Carl Moorfield
Rodgers
Salamanca
Calbraith Polgers
Ridgepedes
Fowler Delayed as Wind Halts Elevator Flight
A heavy morning wind trapped Fowler in a narrow gorge delaying the flight. After a three hour wait conditions worsened, postponing the start for another day. Reports place Rodgers passing multiple towns in Pennsylvania and New York as he speeds toward Salamanca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
Virginia seeks swift final decree in West Virginia debt case
Attorney General Williams files a motion in Washington to Supreme Court asking for immediate action in the Virginia versus West Virginia debt dispute. The 25 page document includes correspondence and asks the court to refer the case to a special master to determine interest on the principal and to expedite a final decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Williams
Washington
D. C
United States Supreme Court
West Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia
Abolish Public Drinking Cup Warns Philadelphia Health Chief
Philadelphia health bulletin warns of dangers from the public drinking cup quoting Dr. Joseph S. Neff. It notes germ transmission and disease risk, citing statistics that one in sixty users may have consumption and one in thirty a specific disease. The piece says education has reduced use in schools stations and theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Department of Health and Charities
Joseph S. Neff
Common drinking cups expose theatergoers to germs
The article warns against sharing tumblers in theaters and explains how germs transfer from glass rims to water. It urges educating the public on the danger of the common cup and recommends avoiding shared drinking vessels altogether.
Sixty Foundlings Start for the West
A fussy band of sixty foundlings aged two to four depart from the New York Foundling Asylum for adoption in Nebraska and Colorado. Sisters and investigators prepare the children, who carry envelopes for prospective parents, as they board the 6 o clock Grand Central departure.
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New York
New York Foundling Asylum
West
Grand Central Station
Nebraska
Colorado
Therese
Harry Larkin
Therese Vincent
Lexington Avenue
Anna
Immaculata
Man with matches in wooden leg attempts self harm in jail
Charles Harrison, known to police, hid matches in a crack of his wooden leg and tried to set his clothes on fire in a Richmond police cell. After initial flames were quenched, a second search found more matches in the leg. He claimed weariness with trouble and was released after vowing not to repeat the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Charles Harrison
Harrison
Schooner Oliver Mitchell Sinks After Collision Near Plum Island
The steamship Millinocket bound Boston to New York collided with the schooner Oliver Mitchell east of Plum Island at 10 45 last night. The schooner was abandoned and six crewmen were rescued aboard the Millinocket after the crash.
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New London
Con
Sammon
Boston
New York
Oliver Mitchell
Plum Island
East Hanover Presbytery Holds Busy Session in Blackstone
Special report from Blackstone Virginia notes East Hanover Presbytery speeding through business items at a busy session. D H Rolston of Petersburg delivered a strong sermon from Ezekiel while Rev Russell Gecil D D was elected moderator of the presbytery and also serves as moderator for four church bodies in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
East Hanover Presbytery
General Assembly
D. H. Rolston
Petersburg
Garman
Russell Gecil
Second Presbyterian Church
Richmond
East Hanover
Synod of Virginia
General Assembly of Virginia
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Dlo
Miller
J. W. Kleine
F. Ryan
J. A. Franklin
M. O'Sullivan
J. Kruttschnitt
Union Pacific Railroad
Frank J. Gould
Edyth Kelly
Gould
Gould Brothers
St. Lo
Southwestern Railroad
Edwin
Hyde
News and Courier
Anderson Mail
South
Charlotte Observer
Montgomery Advertiger
Florida Times-Union
Maine
Durham Sun
Charleston Post
Toronto
Montgomery Advertiser
Ameri
Miss Burden
Salmanca
Red House
N. Y
Potsers
Saegertown
Meadeville, PA
Kennedy, N. Y
Specs Rodgers
Cambridge Springs
Meadeville,pat Special
Here
L. 8. Supreme Court
Neff
Foundlings
Himelf
Hanover
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