Court Clerk Shoots Self in Virginia Court Clerk’s Tragic Act
Alexan W. May, clerk of Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals, shot himself in the temple at home in Nton. He survived with total blindness, having no clear motive beyond likely alcohol. May, a popular Elks member, was found by his sister-in-law, died soon after in Ava Gusta Sanatorium.
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Nton
Alexan W. May
Supreme of Appeals of
Virginia
Himeself
Ss . May
Spiri
the Elks
Mr. May
Stneer
Nettie Bagby
Dr. Vaas
Harrisonburg
Eakleton
May
Ava Gusta
Ava Gusta Sanatorium
Court of Appeals
Death of Mrs Lettie M Page in Fairfax shock to community
Mrs Lettie M Page, wife of Rev Frank Page D D of Fairfax, died suddenly yesterday about 12 30 PM after a congestive chill earlier. She was about 51, survived by three children, with her remains taken to Charlottesville for burial. The Page family recently moved from Fairfax to their new Fairfax rectory, and the community expresses deep sympathy.
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Richmond
Lettie M. Page
Frank Page
D. D
Fairfax
Page
Lettie Page
Helen Moore
Edward W. Morris
Matilda Be, Coleman
Clay's Marsh
Hanover County
Micajah Woods
Charlottesville
Whitehead
John Whitehead
North Carolina
Truro Parish
Rosewell Page
Hanover
R W Watkins Passes Away in Houston Virginia
R W Watkins aged sixty four died at his home in Houston after a three month illness. He was a Halifax county native with long business and legal ties to the area and served as director of Planters and Merchants National Bank South Boston and president of the People s Bank Houston elected 18389. A Houston bar member with forty years practice he married Fannie M Melvin in 1875 and is survived by his wife and children Mrs Ben Roseboro of Richmond Mrs W P Degaussure of New York H E M Watkins and Katherine Watkins of Houston. Funeral at St John s Episcopal Church tomorrow at 4 p m with burial in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Friday.
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Houston
R.W. Watkins
Peace in Portugal message from Lisbon reports order restored
London dispatch notes a Lisbon message stating complete order prevails throughout Portugal. The embassy confirms political stability after recent events.
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Portugal
London
Lisbon
Italian Fleet Bombards Tripoli Seizing City In Victory
Rome reports from the Mediterranean describe Admiral Aubrey’s fleet bombarding Tripoli until Turkish fortifications collapse and the garrison surrenders. Italian ships advance to take formal possession as news sparks crowds in Rome. London reports Turkish transports captured near Prevesa with troops and horses aboard.
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Rome
Tripoli
Suttehuereu
Aubrey
Bessing Bey Wiley
Italy
Guiseppe Garibalti
Turkey
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Governor General
Varez
Francesco Ferruccio
London
Special
Ftatian
Prevesa
Italian ships seize British steamship Sheffield
Taranto dispatch reports Italian warships captured the British steamship Sheffield with Turkish officers and war munitions aboard. The Turkish officers were taken prisoner and the three were transferred to Italian vessels before the Sheffield was released.
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Rome
Special
Taranto
Sheffield
German Ambassador in Constantinople Advises Turkish Peace Basis
The German Ambassador Baron Marschall von Bieberstein conferred with Grand Vizier Said Pasha in Constantinople. A semi official paper claimed he advised making Italy's ultimatum the basis of peace talks to spare the Turkish navy and treasury. He condemned Italy's action as brigandage of the dark ages.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Marschall von MS Bieberstein
Peace Troops Mass on Greco Albanian Frontier
Constantinople reports indicate Turkey plans to concentrate around 50 000 troops with artillery on the Greco Albanian border in European Turkey. Frontiers garrisons are strengthened as moves into Albania begin and foreign powers express alarm. The Italian fleet reportedly demonstrated off Prevesa with unclear bombardment details.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Aegean Sea
Prevesa
Austria Threatens Trouble Over Italian War Meet
Berlin dispatches report the Italian war meet under Duke of Abruzzi has bombarded Prevesa, aiming at Turkish fortifications. Austria warned Italy she would resent aggression against Turkey’s European dominions, raising fears of a battleship fleet deployment and wider international crisis.
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Austria
Berlin
Duke of the
Italy Sinks British Coaster in Aerial War Claims
A report to the British consulate today alleges that Italian warships sank a small coastwise boat off Hodeldah during wartime actions. If verified, the incident could worsen tensions between Great Britain and Italy and trigger further complications.
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Italy
Constantinople
Hodeldah
Great Britain
Turkish to Dismiss Italian Railway Workers
CONSTANTINOPLE Special reports the Turkish government plans to dismiss all Italians employed on the Turkish railroads. A local business has been demoralized by the boycott on Italians trading in Turkey.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Pargled Man Again in Pen in Powhatan Case
Jackson Quarles, a previously jailed offender, was returned to prison by Judge Scott for parole violation after threatening to blow up Mount Calvary Church in Powhatan County on July 29. He had been paroled in 1919 but fell into drinking and, with a pistol, menaced the church during a meeting. He will serve the remainder of his term until May 1912.
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Richmond
Mount Calvary Church
Powhatan County
Jackson Quarles
Dinwiddie County
Scott
Charles
Mt. Calvary Church
Ele
Irish Railroads End Great Strike Victory Declared
In Dublin a long running labor standoff on Irish railroads ends with a sweeping victory for the companies. The dispute centered on refusals to haul lumber for firms employing non union workers and was called several weeks ago.
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Dublin
Special
Murine Eye in Aseptic Tubes New Size Be
Murine Eye Comfort announces a new aseptic tube size with enhanced handling. The product line aims to improve ease of use and reliability for ophthalmology applications.
Rockefeller on wealth and health in Tarrytown visit
In Tarrytown New York special John D Rockefeller arrives from Cleveland with his private car. He and Mrs Rockefeller stay at Kent House on the Pocantico Hills estate while his home is rebuilt. He counsels to stay with one pursuit, work hard, and you can succeed.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Jno
D. Rockefeller
New York Central
Cleveland
WIFE, CHILDREN, TRUNKS GONE IN RICHMOND
H Gundersen, a Murphy's Hotel employee, reported his wife three children and two trunks missing from 602 B Moaby Street after a 9 30 p m Saturday quarrel. He traced the trunks to a local transfer company and believes his wife may have left town. He gave a description of his wife as about 37, five feet, 135 pounds, light hair and eyes.
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Richmond
Moaby Street
H. Gundersen
Murphy's Hotel
Gundersen
Mrs Roosevelt falls from horse in Oyster Bay mishap
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt was unconscious for hours after a riding accident and remained out of danger with a slow recovery ahead. She was thrown from her mount while driving and shaken up, with the event described as severe but not life threatening. Also reported is Daniel Bond of Atlantic City who killed a hydrolyzed dog attacking schoolchildren, risking bites but saving the children.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Merry Makers Kill Watchman In Baltimore Night Crash
In Baltimore a speeding automobile carried merrymakers crashed into George W. Gordon, a United Railways watchman, at 4 AM in front of 2336 Edmonson Avenue. Gordon died six hours later from a skull fracture and multiple injuries. a milk wagon driver witnessed the scene and reported two license tags but could not identify the vehicle. He fled the scene as rain fell and headlights were absent. Gordon, age 57, left a wife and three grown children.
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Baltimore
George W. Gordon
United Railways
Edmonson Avenue
Gordon
Warren Jackson
Dying man rushed to hospital after patrol wagon arrives
The revised fragment describes a patrol wagon hurrying to a spot where a man was wounded and later taken to a hospital in a critical condition. No further names or places are provided in the readable text.
Widow fulfills husbands last wishes with white attire and flowers
Mrs. Charles Buhland stood beside her husband’s coffin in Indianapolis and, dressed in white, sang hymns and read his requests. He wished no crepe or sombre dress, no black mourning, and wanted flowers and joy instead. The cremation followed immediately after the service.
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Indianapolis
Special
Charles Buhland
Unland
Buhland
Mrs. Bulland
Mrs. Buhland
Lynchburg Wins Next Virginia Christian Convention
The Virginia State convention of the Christian Churches selected Lynchburg as the site for the 1912 annual meeting and the week of September was set. Rev. H. P. Atkins was named president of the state board, with Rev. H. C. Combs as secretary and R. M. Kent treasurer. Delegates were invited to visit the shipyard this afternoon. The First Presbyterian Church hosts tonight's session.
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Newport News
Christan Churches
Virginia
LynChburg
H. P. Atkins
Richmond
H. C. Combs
R. M. Kent
First Presbyterian Church
Convention Snapshots Highlight Virginia C W E M Event
The convention remembered two surviving charter members Mrs Robert Tyler of Richmond and Mrs Alex Bagby of Tappahannock with Miss Florence Miller of Louisville delivering the principal address as secretary of the National C W E M work. Her talk covered last year’s jubilee meetings in sixty large U S cities and shared experiences. The C W E M reports show 117 auxiliaries with 2050 members and 169 in young ladies circles. Fifteen new auxiliaries were organized, net gain 147. Treasurer’s report totals 4938 47 for the year across funds. Hundreds of delegates arrive as the Tidewater district banner goes to Appomattox Church Mission Band. Over seven years women have spent 3 000 000 in missionary work.
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Newport News
Christian Woman's Hoard of Missions
Disciples of Christ
Virginia
Georges W. Oliver
Lynchburg
Florence Miller
Louisville
Gillie Cary
Richmond
F. 8. Young
L. W. Cave
Mattle Burch
J.T. Johnson
FL. W. Long
South
Kate Ete Wise
Ellen Kent
Louisa
Hi. P. Atkins
Lite Pearce
State Development Fund
Isibel Hill
F. F. Bullard
D. W
Robert Tyler
Alex. Bagby
Tappahannock
Feld
United States
Appahannock Church
Tidewater
Si Geven
MRS HOOD BIES FROM AP PLEXY IN NC
Special Information from Danville reports the sudden death of Mrs J H Hood at her home near Pelham North Carolina. Her husband and linemen discussed Cutting shade trees for a telephone line prior to her collapse. Mrs Hood died in her husband’s arms from apoplexy. She was the daughter of Rev W T Anderson and widow who married Hood eighteen months ago.
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Danville
J.H. Hood
Pelham
N. C
Hood
Rioting Wounds Six as Railroad Strike Clashes in Jackson
Special inquiry at a Jackson hospital today found six men dangerously wounded in the railroad strike. An elderly man named Haines suffered a fractured skull and is expected to die. General Superintendent Clift asked Governor Noel for soldiers as 1,300 strikers were kept apart by troops. Public sentiment in McComb City resents the troop presence and demands withdrawal.
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Jackson
Miss
Haines
Clift
Illinois Central
Mae
Noel
McComb
Striking railroad workers face clashes in Mississippi and Texas
Reports say a pitched battle in McComb Mississippi left three dead. Troops guarded railroad property as unions and railroads fear further disorders. Strikes affect Illinois Central shops with some outbreaks noted while others remain quiet. At noon the return-to-work deadline nears and Illinois Central halts strike-breaker hiring.
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Chicago
Harriman
Mississippi
McComb
Miss
Houston
Texas
Illinois Central
Union
Southern Pacific
McComb City Enforces Martial Law After Night of Riots
In McComb Mississippi a night of clashes between strikers and strike breakers escalated to near martial law as troops patrol streets with loaded rifles. A striker Lee Haley is dead and several others are injured, some likely to die, after a special train carrying strike breakers was attacked shortly after midnight.
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McComb City
Regrets From Minnesota Congressmen For Taft Meeting
Representatives Lindbergh Volstead and Anderson regret special invitations to the Young Men's Republican Club Taft gathering on October 24. No word from Senator Clapp andRepresentative Davis. All favor La Follette for President. Anderson expects to see the President at Mankato but cannot attend Minneapolis. Secretary Hal C. Paris says fewer than fifteen regret letters were received.
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Minneapolis
Minn.peda
Lindbergh Volstead
Anderson
Young Men's Republican Club
Taft
Clapp
Davis
Senator la Follette
Mankato
Hal C. Paris
Republican Club
Bishop Schremb Installed As Toledo Diocese Leader
In Toledo Ohio the Right Rev Joseph B Schremb of Grand Rapids was installed this morning at St Francis De Sales Cathedral as the first bishop of the new Toledo Diocese. The pomp filled ceremony drew nearly 50 bishops and other clergy from across the country. The service began at St John's College, symbolizing the city gates, and was greeted by Rev Dr O Connell, pastor of the mother cathedral.
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Toledo, O
Joseph B. Schremb
Grand Rapids
Mich
St. Francis de Sales
Toledo
Coun
St. John's College
Schremb
Dr. O'Connell
Patient sues hospital over scalding bed bags burn
E L Major of 2112 West Main Street, a recent Retreat for the Sick patient, files a $5,000 suit in City Circuit Court alleging nurses heated bed bags with hot water and left them in his bed, causing severe burns while he was unconscious during an appendectomy stay. The hospital has not answered.
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Richmond
E. L. Major
West Main Street
Major
Mr. Major
Negro Left A Large Fortune In Virginia Suit
In Richmond the chancery case Williams versus Hewlett and others uncovers a tale of a late African American huckster who built a modest stall business at the Second Market and amassed about 30000 dollars in cash and real estate. Three heir groups contest the estate while one claimant is imprisoned. John B. Lightfoot represents the will claimants.
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Richmond
William B. Williams
Margaret Hewlett
Chancery Court
Williams
Jackson Ward
William
State Penitentiary
Durance Vile
John B. Lightfoot
Fix Blame for Wrecked Town
Survivors of Austin flood and fire demand punishment for those responsible. Governor Tener, visiting from Harrisburg, orders state investigation with Health Officer Dixon. Arre sts and civil suits contemplated if warranted. Forty bodies found. relief efforts urge clothing blankets food. Vigilant state Constabulary deter looting. possible legislative safety precau tions for workers.
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Austin
Tener
Harrisburg
Samuel G. Dixon
Bee
Pennsylvania
Dixon
State Constabulary
Federals Rout Mexican Rebels in Oaxaca and Guerrero
In Mexico, federal forces under General Candido Aguilar clashed with Zapatista rebels at Juanacatepec and Textepsec. Reported casualties include 29 killed and 100 wounded in one battle, seven rebel officers captured and three machine guns lost, with rebels fleeing toward Oaxaca to join General Zapata. A Monday clash on the Oaxaca Guerrero boundary yielded 60 more dead.
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Mexico City
Zapatist
Refugio Torres
Oaxaca
Juanacatepec
Morelos
Candido Aguilar
Insurrectos
Zapata
Federals
Textepsec
Guerrera
Auto race practice leaves two men badly hurt in Philadelphia
Harvey Ringler and his mechanician Tom Bowen were seriously injured while practicing for a 200 mile race in Philadelphia. Their car veered off the track at high speed and plunged over a high embankment.
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Philadelphia
Harvey Ringler
Tom Bowen
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