West Point Cadets Expelled Over Drink Report Fails
Four cadets Ralph I. Sasse Tatnall D Simkins Elliot H Freeland and James Dearing Christian were dismissed after a War Department review. Contrary to newspaper claims they were not intoxicated. records show Sasse Simkins Freeland drank blackberry wine and returned sober, while Christian had an unopened whiskey bottle not his. Christian is son of Judge Frank Christian of West Point.
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West Point
Ca- Waa
Taft
Washington
Ralph I. Sasse
Delaware
Tatnall D. Simkins
Georgia
Eliot H. Freeland
South Carolina
James Dearing Christian
Virginia
War Department
Young Christian
India
Young Christan
Frank Christian
Farmers to Represent Nelson and Amherst in General Assembly
In Amherst and Nelson, both counties will be represented by farmers in the upcoming General Assembly session, a shift from a long pattern of lawyers and doctors holding seats. Bland Massie will join the Senate, with James T. Horsey in the House, and Walter P. Massie in Amherst.
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Myndus
Bland Massie
Richmond
Nelson James T. Horsey
Amherst
Walter P. Massie
Bland Maggie
Senate
J.thompson Brown
Aubrey E. Strode
Brown
Taylor Berry
Hon. Co. T. Smith
Nelson
Thomas P. Fitzpatrick
Massie
Welson
William L. Wil
A. B. Fitzpautx
John C. Everett
J. Thompson Brown
Jeman
H. Tate Harris
W. Whitehead
A. Paul
Bland Masale
H. Goodwin
R. A. Coghill
Morrison
C. J
R. B. Ware
Ben Moott
H. 8. Myers
War Threatens Wider European Involvement
London reports discuss possible expansion of the war to engulf all Europe. Advises from Constantinople say Turkey pauses expulsion of Italian sub in abeyance while awaiting Italy's peace terms. if Turkey can't secure continental backing, expulsion could trigger a 100 percent tariff on run goods and a broader European war scenario.
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London
Italy
Turkey
Constantinople
Turey
Mimues
Boy Climbs Wire and Dies in Pelham Accident
Ten year old Frank hl jr son of Mr and Mrs Frank lew Rochelle died near the New York New Haven Hartford railroad tracks in Pelham when he climbed a transformer standard. His companions dared him to reach the top and he fell or was electrocuted. Police reported the tragedy occurred yesterday as the party walked along the tracks.
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New Rochellas
N. Y
Pelham
New York
New 5
Hartford
Yestern Rock
Frank Hl, Jr
Franklew Rochelle
Tragic Accident After Contact With High Wire
A man reached toward a heavily charged wire and died after a flash sent him and another person crashing to the ground. Investigators described an accidental contact and fatal injuries.
Ministers On Leave From Berne To Berlin Conference
Henry H Boutell the United States minister to Switzerland received leave of absence last week and departed Berne for Berlin where a cablegram reports he held talks with Baron von Bernstorff the German ambassador to the United States who is on leave from Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Henry
Boutell
Switzerland
Berne
Berlin
Baron von Bernstorff
United States
Washington
Believed Abduction Shocks New York Family
Fourteen year old May Lewis vanished on her way to school from 269 East Ninety third Street. Police investigate as detectives seek clues. Her mother Anna B Lewis widow since ten years ago recalls a prior disappearance of her husband, a suspected rejected suitor may be involved.
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New York
May Lewis
East Ninetythird Street
Anna B. Lewis
Italians Open Land Campaign in Tripoli
Special dispatch reports Italian forces in Tripoli opening a land campaign against Turkish forces five miles from the city after surrounding a Turkish unit. A native corps is being recruited to serve as scouts alongside the Italian force amid desert operations with thousands of Arabs seeking enlistment. Italy proclaims occupation and promises civil liberties under King Victor Emmanuel, stationing garrisons and preparing proclamations of guaranteed faith and protection. Desultory firing prompts Italian outposts to shift operations away from the city.
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Rome
Tripoli
D’olmo
Italy
Bulgaria Protest Over Turkish War Preparations
London dispatches from Sofia report Bulgaria's vigorous protest to the powers against Turkey mobilizing troops on the Servian frontier and other Balkan war preparations. Intense unrest runs along the border as Turkey's threats loom large.
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London
Turkey
Balkans
The
Times Today
Sofia
Bulgaria
Italians Enthusiastic as Ships Depart for Tripoli
Naples crowds erupt in enthusiasm as transports with Italian troops set sail for Tripoli guarded by battleships. King Victor Emmanuel’s arrival coincides with a surge in martial ardor among the populace.
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Naples
Tripoli
Victor Emmanuel
Cretan Assembly backs constitution over Turkish rule
CANEA CRETE Special The Cretan Assembly widened Greece Turkey enmity while pledging friendship to ward Greece. It convened yesterday and will record support for a Greek constitution rather than return to Turkish rule. Turkey aims to annex Crete to indemnify losses from Tripoli.
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Canea
Crete
Greece
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Italy
Tripoli
Supreme Court Antitrust Case Opens On Coal Output
Washington D C Special. Argument begins in the United States Supreme Court today in the anthracite coal cases. The government charges the Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, Reading and Central of New Jersey and other roads with violating the Sherman law by controlling anthracite mine output. Assistant Attorney General J McReynolds opens for the government.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Lehigh Valley
Reading
Central of New Jersey
J. ©. McReynolds
V P I Students Resent Charges At Blacksburg
Virginia Tech Cadet corps issues resolutions denying immoral conditions and criticizing charges against the honor system as untruthful slander. They defend president administration and urge support for reform with a new commandant pending transfer by the War Department.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Corps of Cadets
D. D. Howe
L. H. Anstow
E. C. Hechman
C. H. McKnight
G. G. Garrison
G. Lefebvre
Bruce Williams
B. A. Livesay
H. B. Hughes
Organize Sons of "Fighting Fifth" in Virginia Cavalry
In Richmond last night Captain T J Davis was elected president of the Virginia Cavalry Association to replace Captain Peter J Whitt amid protests. A new group named Sons of the Fifth Virginia Cavalry was formed to honor the famed unit with H Kerns named president and Harry Tabb secretary.
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Richmond
T. J. Davis
State
Goochland
Virginia Cavalry Association
Peter J. Whitt
Sam C. Shelld
Murphy's Hotel
Sons of the Fifth Virginia Cavalry
Fifth
Grand Lodge of Masons
H. ©. Kerns
Halifax
Harry Tabb
Gloucester
W. W. Ware
James City
Baltimore
Samuel D. Pointer
Gloucester County
John N. Tabb
Dr. W. F. Jones
A. S. Hughes
F. H. Walthall
Dinwiddie County
W. O. Brown
L. B. Quarles
Henrico County
Sam C
Twelve jurors chosen in McNamara trial in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles twelve prospective jurors for the James B. McNamara murder trial are secured and in custody as court adjourns for a holiday. Attorneys plan rigorous juror screening with G Hay Horton leading state examinations, Burns Agency conducting background checks, and 20 legal minds and detectives weighing each juror's qualifications before acceptance. Defense lawyers Clarence Darrow Le Compte Davis and Joseph Scott will also review candidates.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James B. McNamara
California
Tatesmen
G. Hay Horton
Horton
Fredericks
Burns Detective Agency
Clarence Darrow
le Compte Davis
Joseph Scott
Pickpocket Day opens in Richmond Police Court
Justice Crutchfield presides as several pickpocket cases move to next Wednesday for more evidence. A suspect known as Thomas Cherry claims wealth and ties to Norfolk while others, including Joe Duarant, are detained after robberies. Mountville and concessionaire Alpert face charges. Alpert refuses to prosecute and bench warrants are issued.
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Richmond
Crutchfield
John
Wren
Wiltshire
Ball Park
Wiley
J. W. Carson
Henry Mountville
Charles Alpert
State Fair
Mountville
Biba
Alpert
Justice Crutchfield
Taft Addresses Salem on Tariff Policy and Oregon Support
President Taft visited Salem and Portland to defend administration tariff policy based on Tariff Board findings expected this winter. He noted Oregon’s inclination toward insurgency and reported Senator Bourne’s push for a La Follette delegation to the next convention.
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Salem, Obe
Taft
Tariff Board
Portland
Oregon
Jonathan Bourne
la Follette
Blizzard Buries Southwest Cutting Off Salt Lake City
A first winter blizzard paralyzed the Southwest isolating Salt Lake City for 36 hours. Oregon Short Line linemen report damaged telegraph and telephone lines. Telegraph poles and wires blown down threaten stock and halt trains in the Utah region.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Speela
Anc
Oregon Short Line
Acre
Short Wine
Traveling Man Falls From Hotel Window to Death
A Lynchburg drummer 35, H. Dillard, fell from a Lexington Hotel third floor window while raising a fly screen with a companion in Clinton, Georgia. He died from a fractured skull and neck injuries. No inquest. Body to be sent to Lynchburg after notification of family.
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Richmond
Lexington
H. Dilard
Lynchburg
L. C. Dotson
Clinton, Ga
Dillard
D. H., Pitts & Co
Richmond Man Kills Farmer in Farmhouse Fight
Frederick Springmann a 68 year old former Washington express founder and Prince George County farmer was killed in a barn yesterday during a fight with Maine native Harry W. Philbrooks who had worked on the farm two weeks. Constable Sanderson jailed Philbrooks and an inquest directed he be held for the grand jury. The coroner’s physician said death was by strangulation amid claims of threats and a pear picking dispute. Philbrooks, a former sailor from Newport Maine, admitted the fight and said he struck in self defense after Springmann struck him with a club.
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Springmann
Nous
George W. Springmann
Philbrooks
Edward Mauder
Agruder
M. Hampton Magruder
Prince George County
Schoonover
Scipemans
Washington, D. C
Frederick Springmann
Washington
Old Springmann’s Express Company
Harry W. Philbrooks
Maine
Benjamin W. Sanderson
Capitol Heights
Richmond
Forbes Packing Company
Richmond Cedar Works
Manchester Milling Company
Newport
James
George
Paris
Bansor
Ty Rees
Emann
Assault on 19 year old Bay Ridge girl shocks New York
Miss Agnes Waugh of 483 Wighty-third Street Bay Ridge was attacked on her way home from work. She sustained a fractured skull and remained unconscious. Police and Fort Hamilton troops searched Long Island Bay Ridge area for a foreign looking assailant who fled after the brutal assault and bending lightless streets amid a cautious nightlong hunt.
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New York
United States
Fort Hamilton
Long Island
Bay Ridge
Agnes Waugh
George Waugh
Wighty-third Street
Waugh
Miss Waugh
Brooklyn
New Record Set by Hydro Plane Overwater Flight
Washington D C Special. Lt Theodore G Ellyson and John H Towers U S N attempted cross water flight from Annapolis Md to Fort Monroe Va 140 miles down Chesapeake Bay aboard the hydro aeroplane Triad They landed at Smiths Point Va sixty three miles from Annapolis setting a new record for distance flown over water before reaching Smiths Point The flight continued into the night with spectators watching the crafts water takeoff and landing skills Their destination was not reached but the record distance stands for cross water flight prior to this attempt The pilots are Curtiss school alumni and have tested hydroplanes on the Severn River
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Washington, D. C
Theodore G. Ellyson
John H. Towers
Triad
Annapolis
Ellyson
Navy Department
Bagley
Towers
Thomas Point
Smith's Point
Glenn M. Curtis
San Diego
Del
Lieutenant Towers
Curtiss School
Severn River
H. Theodore Ellyson
Richmond
A Round Peg in a Square Hole
A few weeks after marrying Doctor Harvey W. Wiley a pure food expert he was asked to comment on whether kissing transmits germs. He examined a morning paper and noted the forecast mentioning violent thunderstorms as a likely strike.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Watch grabbed from Harris on Broad Street in Richmond
Baldwin Harris of Beaver Dam reports a woman with a scar on her cheek grabbed his watch last night near Thirteenth and Broad. She spoke softly and claimed to be selling chop suey, then fled. He provided the watch number and a three dollar gold piece on the chain. Police warn farmers and travelers to keep valuables hidden and be vigilant.
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Richmond
Specia
Baldwin Harris
Beaver Dam
Ver County
Broad Street
Thirteenth
Broad Streets
Harris
Oscar
Chester's Wife Gets Divorce In New York City
The famous writer George Randolph Chester is divorced from Elizabeth M. Chester in New York. Lillian Deremo named co respondent after Chester and Deremo allegedly lived together at the Gainsborough Apartments. Interlocutory decree signed by Justice Delaney. Mrs. Chester to receive 1600 dollars annually in alimony and 2400 dollars for the couple’s two children. The Chesters wed sixteen years ago in Davenport and later lived at the Van Cortlandt Hotel before separating last July.
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New York
George Randolph Chester
Wallingford
Elizabeth M. Cheater
Chester
Lillian Deremo
Delaney
Chesters
Davenport
Ill
van Cortlandt Hotel
Van Wyck Questions Water Access Under New Law
In a New York Supreme Court session, former Justice Augustus Van Wyck questioned the new law’s water access provisions during a reading of a long letter in Justice Platzek's court. The exchange touched on mandatory drinking etiquette, with Platzek praising the law for public welfare while Van Wyck quipped about farm habits and authority. The moment concluded as reading began.
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New York
Augustus van Wyck
Justice Platzek
Supreme Court
Mr. van Wyck
van Wyck
Crushed to Death by Auto Truck in Richmond
Edward Turner of 111 West Clay Street was killed when a Purity Ice Cream Co truck ran him down near the grandstand at the fairgrounds. Chauffeur W M Stewart, of 206 South Belvidere Street, is jailed on charges of killing. witnesses and an inquest are noted with officials summoning. The truck aimed to deliver cream to fair booths. Turner’s body, found with chest crushed, prompts coroner J Fulmer Bright to hold an adjourned inquest until Monday. the case rises in Henrico Tuesday before Magistrate T J Puryear. Stewart posted $1500 bail.
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Richmond
Edward Turner
West Clay Street
Purity Ice Cream Corporation
Fair Grounds
W. M. Stewart
Belvidere Street
Burgess Ramos
Floyd Avenue
James Allman
Beverly Street
R. B. Jordan
W. L. Krug
Jack Kimber
William Titus
J. C. Hurlburt
Grove Avenue
J. Fulmer Bright
Henrico
T. J. Puryear
Commercial heads meet in Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky the American Association of Commercial Executives opened its convention this morning with many notable attendees. Charles Nagel secretary of Commerce and Labor Willis L Moore head of the Weather Bureau and other distinguished figures were listed on the program.
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Louisville
American Association of Commercial Executives
Charles Nagel
Etary
Commeras and Labor
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
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Indian Head
Washington, D. C., Navy Yard
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Bordwell
Talesman Nelson
McNamara
Slick Creoks
Presibert
East
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Walton
Wise
Department of Justice
Morris Cohen
Cohen
Lena
Jennie Loretta
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