Taylor acquitted in mail robbery case in Richmond
The jury cleared George E. Taylor, former stamp clerk at the main post office, of taking government money amid questions about a possible plot. Post Office Inspectors testified supervision allowed cash payment of marked funds. Supporters vow to seek reinstatement with aid from Congressman Lam.
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Richmond
Robert H. Talley
Ted States
George E. Taylor
A Post
Wes
Ealing
E. D. Foilkes
F. W. Schieck
Schieck
Taylor
Efforte
Mr. Taylor
Congressman Lam
Saffel and Martins
Scheick
Folkes
Seven Pines
Hig Ea
Apples and the explosive orchard tale at the fair
Walter Levor Church writes on apples as healers and symbols, quoting sage advice from ancient and modern sources. He notes a Virginia State Fair display of 14 varieties from a 87 acre fruit garden with 3,900 trees expected to yield 16,000 barrels. The piece ends with a dental-like tale of dynamite experiments on orchards by Dupont, provoking caution about risk and curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupont Powder Company
Virginia
James Craig
Rose Cliff
Lupton
Winchester
London News
Rose Cliff Farm
Sydnor
Walter Levoir Church
Eve
Eden
Juno
Paria
Priam
Troy
Minerva
Venus
Earth
E. C. Myers
Rowse Chm
Wiley
Myers
C. B. Sydnor
Raleigh
Columbia
Macon
Susie
Taye
Barder
Memorial Tower for Grover Cleveland at Princeton
Ex Senator John F Dryden leads drive to erect a memorial tower within Princeton University grounds New Jersey to honor Grover Cleveland A public subscription has raised 10717543 dollars for the project The planned tower will be forty feet square and 170 feet tall in decorated Gothic style using New Jersey native materials with Indiana limestone trim The design compares with Oxford University s famed memorial tower and aims to surpass it in beauty
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
University of Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
John F. Dryden
America
Oxford
New Jersey
Editorials Scope Illegal Primary Bill And Canada Fleet View
A selection of editorials argues the Virginia General Assembly will pass a legalized primary bill, praising the direct primary and urging legal definitions. Other excerpts dismiss militia rumors in Nelson county tied to a Pettit slaying and defend fair trials. The Free Lance comments on Canadian annexation, British fleet security, and American limits, while Charlottesville Progress critiques benevolent assimilation in the Philippines.
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Danville Register
General Assembly of
Virginia
General Assembly
Fredericksburg Star
Dr. Pettit
Nelson County
Earl Gray
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Earl
Philippines
Charlottesville
Women avoid punishment for murder in juries view
In recent days a woman poisoned her sister and another shot a young man in the back. The Fredericksburg Star notes that juries in this country often absolve women from guilt in murder cases, predicting neither offender will be punished.
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Fredericksburg
Premature gubernatorial nominating talk from Roanoke Times
The Blackstone Courier criticizes the Roanoke Times for pressing a 1913 governor nominating plan for Henry Stuart of Russell county while urging delaying any State ticket discussion until after the upcoming national elections. It states no preference for Governor Mann's successor during the federal campaign.
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Blackstone Courier
Roanoke Times
Henry Stuart
Russell County
Times
Stuart
Virginia
Mann
Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
The Long Roll Author Mary Johnston Attracts Attention
Local readers note Miss Mary Johnston credited with The Long Roll while Rev James Power Smith appears inclined to call to North Folk Ledger Dispatch highlighting literary interest and upcoming notices in the parish.
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Mary Johnston
James Power Smith
t—Norfolk Ledger
Dispatch
Army mule to be replaced by motor truck in progress
Peteraburg Progress notes the army mule will likely be superseded by motor trucks. It suggests using the change to train mule drivers in operating the newer machinery, even if the equipment balks occasionally.
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Peteraburg
Reciprocity failures blamed on vote count and politics
The Petersburg Progress notes that reciprocity failed mainly due to insufficient votes. The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch recalls Hitchcock's repeated rises in the air. The Commercial Appeal urges Taft to persist in Washington. The Norfolk Virginian Pilot praises his ongoing mission, while the Fredericksburg Journal questions Doc Wiley’s support ahead of the 1912 election.
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Commercial Appeal
Memphis
Taft
Washington
Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
Russell County campaign tale stirs voter warning
The Lebanon News notes a recurring rumor pattern on election day in Russell County. Republicans spread claims that eastern candidates swapped rivals and, simultaneously, western residents hear the opposite about their east end counterparts. The paper labels it a GOP trick and urges vigilance.
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Russell
East End
West End
Lebanon
Massie Viewed As Best Qualified For State Auditor
The Winchester Star says following Donohoe’s decline, Colonel Eugene C. Massie of Richmond is the best qualified candidate for State Auditor. It describes Massie as of highest character, courageous and able, likely to run the office on non political and business lines if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donohoe
Eugene C. Massie
Richmond
Massie
Winchester Star
Rumor of Stuart for Governor Nomination Gains Ground
The State rumor says Henry C. Stuart may win Democratic nomination for governor next year. It also notes Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor Ellyson is expected to enter the race and questions whether the party house will remain united.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Stuart
Stuart
J. Taylor Ellyson
Newport News
Society women’s swift glance sweeps domesticity noted
In quotes from Stann on Leades, Norfolk Ledger Dispatch questions how long is the penitentiary board n. Senator La Follette denies preferring right over the presidency as the Bristol Herald-Courier notes a widely held belief that man cannot be both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penitentiary Board
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch
la Follette
Bristol Herald-Courter
Comet Business Faces Public Loss of Confidence
Roanoke Times notes two new comets are said to be visible but the public has lost faith in the comet business after the lackluster Halley’s comet last year. The event hardly pleased anyone, produced little joy, and coincided with a late coke spring and stock market decline.
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Mr. Halley
Russell County Lebanon News Cattle Tops Market
Russell cattle lead regional market gains as buyers show strong demand. Norfolk Ledger Dispatch notes robust activity with traders citing steady prices and steady movement across districts. Local buyers in Russell County-Lebanon report confident turnout and ongoing interest in beef cattle.
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Russell Cattle
Russell County
Lebanon
Spinal Meningitis Curable and the Flexner Work
Walter Prichard Eaton writes in Munsey's October issue about the Rockefeller Institute and Dr. Flexner’s search for a serum to cure epidemic spinal meningitis. He notes the lifesaving impact of the anti-serum, the extensive animal testing, and the ethical debate over vivisection, stressing early diagnosis and prompt injection.
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Rockefeller Institute
Flexner
Walter Prichard Eaton
Munsey’s
Reflections of a Bachelor in New York Press Quote
The New York Press notes how repeated engagements affect a girl’s view of romance and contrasts a man’s interest in government with his aim to win a living and a wife. A summer romance returns as a man seeks a husband through steady efforts.
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New York Press
Bruen and Companion Believed Drowned in Potomac
In Cumberland Maryland a Sunday search for Rev. E. R. Bruen and Miss Sallie Shannon, who boarded together in Romney West Virginia, failed to locate them or their vehicle by late Sunday night. A buggy seat cushion, a drowned horse, and a wrecked buggy prompted belief they had been in the vehicle, suggesting a possible elopement and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Potomac River
BR. Bruen
Sallie Shannon
Bruen
Miss Shannon
Romney
W. Va
Mr. Bruen
Mutton Bires Slain By Millions
Stewart Island hosts annual migration of the sooty petrel or mutton bird. Maoris drive thousands of juvenile birds to slaughter for market in Australia and New Zealand while birds nest on island holes and return each year. The piece contrasts ancient brutalities with modern Maori practices.
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Stewart Island
South Pacific
New Zealand
Australia
Benson
Great Southern Pacific
Death plunge of New York driver kills wife and newborn
In New York City a baby girl born five days earlier to Mrs. Patrick Barvill prompted her husband to enter their five story building by riskily dropping from a cornice onto a balcony. He fell five stories to the courtyard and died instantly, as terrified tenants alerted patrolman Dunn and spread panic in the house. The widow faced the shocking loss with other residents and medical responders.
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New York
Patrick Barvill
East One Hundred and Nineteenth Street
Carvill
Dunn
East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street
Lorimer to Take Stand in Senate Seat Inquiry
Senator William Lorimer is expected to testify in his own defense as the inquiry into his right to retain the U S Senate seat opens. A previously unnamed witness, said to be a 1909 Illinois Assembly member, is reported as having been summoned by the prosecution amid ongoing investigations led by John H Marble.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Lorimer
Esimony
Pew
Illinois Assembly
John H. Marble
Davis v. State: Demurrer Overruled in Indictment Case
In Hastings Court Judge Mullen overruled Charles Hall Davis’s demurrer and motion to quash the indictment charging him with a state corporation matter tied to the old Appomattox Trust Company. A trial is set for November after defense seeks a writ of habeas corpus to discharge the defendant, citing four terms since indictment.
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Ste Ssone
Adge Mullen
Astings
Charles Hall Davis
State Corporation Commission
Appomattox Trust Company
Court of Appeals
Mullen
Davis
Girl With Nerve Shot as Burglar Entered Home
In Charlotte early Sunday a negro burglar forced entry into W. W. Horn’s Monroe home. The pistol pointed at the bed. a quiet girl nearby obeyed and was shot but to recover. A hysterical companion girl escaped unharmed as the intruder fled after being fired at by a man in the house.
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Charlotte
N. C
W. W. Horn
Monroe
King George Receives American Officers at Buckingham Palace
King George returned to Buckingham Palace and today received United States Ambassador Reed, amid cordial exchanges. The brief audience underscored Anglo American ties as leaders discussed allied aims and wartime coordination.
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King George
London
Kings George
Buckingham Palace
Scotland
Reld
Officers Introduced to King During Inspection Tour
A group of American Army officers on a tour of military inspection were presented to the King. The party included Gaverale Carlington and Witherspoon, Major Lassiter, and Captain Hanna.
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Gaverale Carlington and
Witherspoon
Lassiter
Hanna
Ruse Didn't Work Lanes in Prison
New York report details Herman Fieber a 27 year old with two wives who faked death to evade arrest for diamond ring theft and other charges. After a two year chase across oceans he was captured in Paterson New Jersey with Bertha Neumann as a witness.
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New York
Herman Fieber
Fieber
Clifton Avenue
Paterson
Willam Coughlan
Aquacknonk
Bertha Neumann
Germany
Edward Sally
Jersey City
England
Katherine Morgan
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
John Deen
Hall of
Recorda
New York City
Surf Avenue
Weet Twenty-third Street
Coney
Canarsie
Jamaica Bay
Lincoln
Fatherland
Berlin
Pur
Bertin
Scotland Yard
London
America
Virginia Odd Fellows Home Elects Officers for Year
The Virginia Odd Fellows Home board in Lynchburg elected Hill Montague as president and W. T. Baldwin as vice president. Philip Bradshaw was named secretary and C. H. Lamsen treasurer. They accepted a plan with the Rebekahs to build a new school and chapel, with plans to be secured immediately.
Illusionment exchange on stamps echoed in Lippincott's
A dialogue style quote speaks of hearing from afar as one traveler notes collecting foreign stamps. The fragment hints at a traveler's urge to document places and exchange letters, with literary flair typical of Lippincott's.
Italian Army Lands in Tripoli Amid Nervous Calm
Italian expeditionary force lands in Tripoli after bombardment campaigns begun October 7. Battleships Wis Emmanuelle Akina Ler and Roma head for Naples to convoy transports. Italian flag flies over Marsa Cyrene Tobruk and Diersa as 2,500 Marines fortify the town and a new governor assumes control from the former Turkish administration.
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Tripoli
Italy
Wis Emmanuelle
Akina
Ler
Roma
Naples
Nage
Victor Em
Marsa
Cyrene
Tobruk
Diersa
Aubrey
North African
Benedetis Grin
D’'Oimo
Bensim Bey
Regeneration of Tripoli Under Provisional Government
Reports from Tripoli indicate the provisional military government has begun reestablishment efforts though Italy has not yet moved its main expeditionary force. Admiral D Olmo reportedly issued a proclamation freeing all slaves in Tripoli and abolishing slavery across the province as soon as possible amid protests by Britain and France against the traffic.
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Rome
Tripoli
Italy
Admiral D'Olmo
Turkey
Great Britain
France
Naval clash near Italian coast rumors arise
ROMB reports a naval battle between Italian warships and a Turkish fleet in the Adriatic off Comacchio. The sighting is unconfirmed though telegraphic reports from Comacchio say heavy cannonading was heard at sea near the Eastern Italian coast.
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Anvother
Comacchio
Comaschio
Sherman’s Famous March Recalled at Old Guard Monument
Atlanta hosts the Old Guard Peace Monument unveiling with about five thousand veterans and regiments from Hartford Boston Baltimore Philadelphia among others attending. North and East veterans mingle with locals as misty showers drench the city in a period tone of reconciliation.
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Atlanta
Sherman
United States
Old Guards
Putnam Phasant
Hartford
Conn
Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Boston
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
Fenciblee
Philadelphia
Man to Claim New Jaw From His Own Rib at New York Hospital
John J. Moynahan of Chicopee Massachusetts is to undergo a pioneering operation at St Vincent’s Hospital New York. A rib will be removed and shaped into a jawbone to replace his jaw lost in a recent surgery. Moynahan expects to eat turkey on Thanksgiving. The surgeon warns two months of hospital confinement after the procedure.
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Springfield
Mass
Adam
Eve
New York
John J. Moynahan
Chicopee
Moynahan
BL Vincent's Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
Insurrectos Seize Three Mexican States In Revolt
Report from Mexico City says insurrectos under General Zapata control Morelos Puebla and Oaxaca and part of Guerrero with Cuernavaca as base. Rebels loot burn railways cut telegraph lines and kill or terrorize civilians as fighting intensifies. President-elect Francisco I Madero may oppose Zapata.
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Mexico City
Zapaca
Cuernavaca
Francisco I Madero
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Pripot
Petersburg
Hitchcock
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Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Doc" Wiley
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