Stray Man Found Dead in Richmond Street
A white male, about 30, found dead in front of 21 North SeVENTEENTH Street, Richmond. Carbolic acid in a vial near his body and extensive facial burns indicate suicide. Police and Coroner William H. Taylor pursue identity. inquest expected to confirm cause and circumstances. Undertaker Woody prepared remains for burial. no identification yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Po-Lce
William H. Taylor
North Seventeenth Street
Harsher
City Ambulance Corps
Urgeon
Taylor
Woody
John F. Wiley
Commission Vacates Suspension on Railroad Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission vacated its order suspending rates on certain commodities from Eastern to Pacific Coast points to allow railroads to file supplemental tariffs reflecting later advances. It also suspended joint lumber rates filed by St. Louis and Southwestern and 125 other railroads in the Southern territory connected with trunk lines in Louisiana Texas and Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern
Pacific Coast
St. Louis and Southwestern
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
State Revenue to Rise by 1.5 Million, Says Commission
State Corporation Commission officials in CHM Own D VA report next year’s state revenue from taxes could total between 1.0 million and 1.5 million, signaling stronger treasury returns. Last year the commission delivered 1.165 million to the treasury and new tax sources from heat, light, power, water, gas, and minerals are expected to boost receipts. An agent has surveyed mineral lands to adjust tax assessments, promising further income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHM
State Corporation Commission
Commission
Treasury
Minml
State revenue outlook and debt payments begin at once
The article notes four hundred million for nine years from improved business, with State debt payments starting immediately. Officials expect several millions to be due soon, and quicker settlement will ease the burden and bring the prospect of tax reductions to the people.
Youthful Hero Receives Bravery Medal for Drowning Rescue
Fourteen year old Earl Hampton Nicholas was awarded a gold bravery medal by Mayor D C Richardson in Virginia Conclave lodge rooms for saving Meyer Cohen from drowning when Cohen tried to help his two sons near the James River at Twelfth Street on June 26 last year. Cohen, a member of Virginia Conclave, was in imminent danger as his children vanished in the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Earl Hampton Nicholas
G W. Nicholas
Summit Avenue
Barton Heights
D. C Richardson
Meyer Cohen
James River
Twelfth Street
Virginia
Lee Camp Hall
Heptasophs
Cohen
Virginia Traction Lines Consolidate and Plan Merger
Washington officials from the Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon, the Washington Arlington and Falls Church, and the newly chartered Washington Virginia electric railways met at Mount Vernon Rosslyn and Falls Church to consider merging the three lines. A unified organization with offices in Washington is planned, with bond details and administration decisions pending. The Gould interests are seen as future partners as surveys ponder routes into Washington via Occoquan or Manassas, and plans include expanding car shops and doubling track to Falls Church and Fairfax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Mount Vernon
Rosslyn
Falls Church
Washington, Alexandria
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
Washington- Virginia Electric Railways
Co. PB
Brst
Gould Interests
Richmond
Washington
Ashland
Goulds
Occoquan
Alexandria
Manassas
Washington, Arlington
Balls Church
Alexandria Road
Virginia
Gould
Potomac
Occoquan Tiversey
Fredericksburge
Falla Church
Fairfax
Granite for Richmond post office purchased
Petersburg Virginia October 13 A C Uedford of Richmond bought granite from Renale Futterworth of Din county for the new post office building. The stone came from Futterworth quarry and cost about 190000 dollars. Officials say the government is pleased with the quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Richmond
A. C. Uedford
Renale Futterworth
Din County
Experts to Examine Health of Oysters in Tidewater Virginia
At the request of Tidewater oyster tongers and peckers, two State Health Department experts traveled to the oyster grounds near Norfolk for a sanitary survey of the oyster rocks. A similar survey two years ago found excellent sanitary condition, and current expectations are high for equally favorable results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidewater
Virginia
State Health Department
Norfolk
Crippen and Miss Le Neve Indicted in Murder Case
The grand jury at the Bailey court returned an indictment charging Mrs Ethel Le Neve as an accessory after the fact in the murder of Mrs Belle Elmore Crippen. Dr H H Crippen, indicted yesterday for first degree murder of his wife, was formally handed down today. It is likely Crippen and Miss Le Neve will be tried jointly.
Indictment Reported Against Conners in Buffalo Probe
Erie County grand jury votes to indict William J. Conners, proprietor of the Buffalo Courier and Enquirer and former Democratic State chairman, on libel charges after Postmaster Fred Greiner's complaint regarding an Enquirer article. The matter stems from a notorious affair tied to the Roosevelt era in a county battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Grand Jury
Erie County
William J. Conners
Buffalo Courier
Buffalo Enquirer
Fred Greiner
Republcan
Roosevelt
Greiner
Enquirer
Regard
Grime Costs Less Last Year in Virginia Courts
Richmond dispatch notes Virginia criminal court expenses fell from 403000 in 1909 to 387600 this year, a saving of about 16000. Officials say early appropriations were raised to a sum sufficient as costs rose, with strict accounting trimming bills, especially on prisoner feeding, clothing, and medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Murder at Tip Top Hotel in Roanoke
David Franklin Marshall, a painter with a wife and four children, was killed in the Tip Top Hotel Roanoke by a unknown assailant who struck him after following Angell into his room. The attacker fled and Marshall died shortly after the assault following drinks with Angell in a nearby saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
David Franklin Marshall
Tip Top
Marshall- Angell
Angell
Marshall
Crecker's Cascade Hint Leads Past Plaid Overalls
An old man offers a meandering guide to Crecker's Cascade. He directs the traveler along a rough rast to a fork, then left, to Abe Sorrell's house, noting Sorrell's distinctive green and blue plaid overalls. The hint ends with a boast that the cascade will seem tame after seeing the overalls.
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Crecker
Abe Sorrell
Sailors to Run Railway Trains in France Strike
Paris reports Premier Briand mobilizes 1500 naval stokers and mechanics to support railways amid a nationwide strike. Arras notes soldiers sympathizing with strikers and desertions reported. Strike leaders gather in Paris for a decisive monster meeting as Humanite calls workers to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Briand
Arras
Pas-De-Calais
Humanite
French Strikers Face Bomb Plot Amid Paris Turmoil
Paris grapples with a second bomb as authorities intensify the anti anarchist crusade. Prefect Lepine vows quick custody. Premier Briand guarded. over 100 arrests tied to labor strike and broader unrest threaten to derail the movement despite calls for workers to return to lines within forty eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
No. 6
Rue de Berri
Prefect Lepine
Briand
Strikes Cause Night Disorder Across Paria City
Demands for higher pay and pension law changes met. Paria endured blackout and unrest as Apaches exploited darkness to damage property and threaten pedestrians. A 6 Rue De Berri explosion registered at 6:30 AM amid tight Briand leadership. Railways operated on limited service despite strikers’ threats. Metropolitan Underground Railway employers held a fiery, stormy meeting.
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Paria
Rue de Berri
Briand
France
Orleans
Gare Street Lazare
Metropolitan Underground Railway
Signet Ring His Only Garment Seventy Years Ago NYman Disrobes
George Bronkhurst a young married man living at 1248 Prospect Place Brooklyn staged a progressive disrobing night wandering the streets after 7 pm and finally standing naked with a signet ring on the lawn near Kings County Hospital and Long Island Hospital for the Insane. Neighbors found his hat coat waistcoat and shoes at successive blocks as he fled and hid in bushes. Hospital staff chased him four times before catching him. he was blue with cold and said family trouble forced his exit. Dr Mosely held him for observation.
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New York
George Bronkhurst
Prospect Place
Brooklyn
Kings County Hospital
Albany Avenue
Clarkson Street
Flatbush
Long Island Hospital
Salome Negligee
Thomas McCarthy
McCarthy
Bronkhurst
Virginia Supreme Court denies damages in teen's fall case
In Richmond Virginia the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals refused a writ of error in Ernest Anderson's suit through his next friend against Old Dominion Development Company. A 16 year old worker fell from a 90 foot roof while tarring and was badly hurt. The ruling ends further damages hopes after mixed lower court verdicts and contributory negligence defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Ernest Anderson
Old Dominion Development Company
Circuit Court of
Henrico
Anderson
Necktie and Clothing Strikers swell to 45000
In New York the strike leaders say 35,000 workers will be boosted to nearly 45,000 within twelve hours. The motion centers on necktie and clothing makers demanding higher pay and better sanitary conditions. About 15,000 strikers are necktie makers and 20,000 are extiras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Extiras
Prisoner Aids Family Amid Starvation Fears in Boston
Theophile Palisu chek, detained on a charge of stealing 6,300 roubles from Russian malls, allegedly sent daily meals to his wife and five children. Guards found a bundle of eatables he planned to deliver, sacrificing his own sustenance to sustain them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Theophile Palisuchek
Charles Street
Jalil
Russia
Wile
Bryant Must Serve Full Term in Pen
Ric htown Virginia January nears as Charles Bryant completes seventeen years of a twenty year sentence for alleged assault. Governor Mann refused to interfere or pardon, despite hundreds petitioning for clemency. Bryant, a white man from Nansemond County, has many friends urging release.
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Richtown
Charles Bryant
Mann
Bryant
Nansemond County
Mannilion
Voters vow to skip district primary amid strict pledge
In Norfolk and Portsmouth voters in the Second District resist the bold faced pledge required on ballots for the Suffolk nominating convention. Many rural voters say they will stay home rather than sign the pledge, seen as favoring one of two old candidates Maynard or Young. Maynard denies backing the pledge while urging concern over alleged past frauds. Local party leaders vow to purge bad actors in the primary and prepare for the August 23 ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Second
Suffolk
Portsmouth
Maynard
Young
Frank
Congress
Seard
Mrs M'Kim May Marry Ray Baker
San Francisco report states Mrs Margaret Emerson McKim, recently divorced in Reno, is engaged to Ray Baker, a San Francisco mining engineer. Baker, who traveled with her from Reno, has shown attentiveness since her divorce. Friends say engagement is believed though not officially announced.
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San Francisco
Cal
Margaret Emerson McKim
Japan
Reno
Dr. Smith Hollis McKim
St. Francis
Ray Baker
Oakland
Nevada
Baker
Mrs. McKim
McKim
Vancouver
Alfred Vanderbilt
Cummins Speaks for Beveridge on Indiana Campaign Tour
Des Moines Iowa special: Senator Cummins begins a campaign tour with at least a dozen speeches in Indiana backing Senator Beveridge who runs on an insurgent platform. He will spend ten days there before returning to continue his own reelection bid at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins
Indiana
Beveridge
Railroad Classification Case Heard by Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington D C special. Presidents of major Western railroads and shipping attorneys testified on official railroad classification territory as the ICC weighs new rate rules. James McCrea of the Pennsylvania Railroad argued that rates east of Pittsburgh have not matched mining or manufacturing returns due to wages and debt service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Potomac River
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Charges He Kept Gems She Gave Him To Pawn
New York city optician Abraham Alexander age twenty eight of 105 East 114th Street was arrested at 6 o clock Wednesday night in his brother store at 16 East 125th Street by Detectives Dale and Sussillo of police headquarters charged with grand larceny. The warrant issued by Justice of the Peace George W Decker of South End, B County, N Y, on August 18. Read fragmentary lines indicate gem items and pawn action mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abraham Alexander
East One Hundred and Fourteenth Street
East One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Dale and
Sussillo
Po Nce
Justice of the
George W. Decker
South End
B County
N. Y
Smythe
Jewelry theft case links to New York police report
Detective notes connect Mrs. Smythe to jewelry lost in a taxi incident with Alexander who allegedly pawned the pieces for 360 dollars and used tickets as security with a lawyer. The jewelry valued at 360 plus individual items includes diamond earrings, rings, a watch, and a pearl stickpin identified by Mrs. Smythe. The August 23 police report placed the scene amid the Provident Loan Company office investigation.
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Alexander
Core
Bme
Dale
New York
Smythe
Provident Loan Company
Hold Grand Prix Rage in Savannah
Savannah, Ga Special The grand prix automobile course work began as convicts and gravel moved to surface the roads after the Automobile Club of America approved the Savannah club to conduct the race. The race is set for November 12 with prizes of 4000, 2000 and 1000 dollars and a 5000 dollar gold cup to the winner for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
New York
Automobile Club of America
Savannah Automobile Club
Unusual Letter to Washington Tax Collector Causes Stir
A letter addressed to District Collector of Taxes Charles C. Rogers in Washington, D. C. arrives, claiming to be from a City Collector of Bad Bills and detailing a $50 medical account for visits to a person named James. The note asks Rogers to set a policy and payment plan, highlighting overtax and municipal billing issues.
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Washington, D. C
Charles C. Rogers
Bedford City
Rogers
United Stat Agriculture
James
Department of Ten
D. Cc
Twins Die In Columbus Day Auto Tragedy
Two nine year old twin brothers Antonio and Carlo Remagnoli were crossing Sixth Avenue at Twenty-fifth Street when a Browning, King & Co. auto truck driven by Patrick Scanlon struck them. Antonio died from chest injuries. Carlo survived in grief as authorities prepared charges and bail was set. The brothers were students at West Twentieth Street Public School and well known in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jon
Nicolo Remagnoli
West Twenty-fifth Street
Antonio Remagnoli
Antonio
Carlo
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-fifth Street
Browning, King & Co
Patrick Scanlon
Scanlon
New York Hospital
West Twentieth Street
West Sixty-first Street
Feinberg
Bandit Gives Up Stage to Become Real Robber
J C Mc Laughlin, a young robber who was shot during a hold up in Houston, died in a Dallas hospital. He confessed to robberies of a Houston restaurant and Galveston street car conductors and claimed to have acted as a Wild West show bandit before turning to crime.
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Dallas
Tex
J. C. McLaughlin
Max Hermann
Houston
McLaughlin
Galveston
Beaumont
Synod of Virginia at Charlottesville gathers
Charlottesville Va Special reports the Synod of Virginia in Charlottesville with West Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia represented by First Presbyterian Church Richmond Dr Russell Cecil elected moderator Gilkeson Moorefield W Va and Rev Hugh H Hudson Gordo Va named temporary clerk opening sermon by Rev Dr W Moore at the Theological Seminary site
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
First Presbyterian Church
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Russell Cecil
Richmond
Gilkeson
Moorefield
W. Va
Hugh H. Hudson
Gordo Va
W. Moore
Daten Theological
Mrs McKim Returns to Reno in America Drama
Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim daughter of Colonel Emerson of Baltimore travels to Reno with Ray Baker after a long Orient trip. Colonel Emerson stays in San Francisco. Speculation grows about a marriage between McKim and Baker, though she denies plans. She aims to visit her mother in New York before returning to Reno and vows Reno remains her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Margaret Emerson McKim
Colonel Emerson
Baltimor
Orient
Ray Baker
Hasen
Francisco
Vancouver
San Francisco
Baker
Tragic suicide of Martha Chatfield in Hartford room
Martha Chatfield twenty four daughter of Henry B. Chatfield of New Haven died after swallowing carbolic acid in a House Men's Christian Association room in Hartford. Police cite unrequited love as motive. Miss Helen Smith, present at the scene, refused to answer inquiries.(Chatfield had lived in Hartford nearly a year and left work abruptly before disappearing)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Martha Chatfield
Henry B. Chatfield
Cc Street
New Haven
Helen Smith
House Men's Christian Association
Miss Smith
Exa Winer
Miss Chatfield
Association
Aetna Wife Insurance Compan
Six Die in Freight Train Crash at Portland Indiana
Six men were killed and several injured when a Grand Rapids and Indiana freight train collided with a work train at Portland Indiana. The crash occurred today and authorities investigated the cause as rescue efforts continued assist crews and witnesses reported the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Grand Rapids and Indiana
Portland
Demand Surrender of Honduran Fort San Salvador
The US cruiser Princeton demanded the surrender of Governor General Jose Maria Valladaras and Honduran fort commandant at Amapalo. The fort commandant vowed to fight to the death. Reports said marines might land to seize Valladaras and some radical anti foreign followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
United States
Princeton
Jose Maria Valladaras
Amapalo
Honduras
Valladaras
Woman in Subway Panic Seeks Missing Husband
New York report describes a distraught woman identified as Katharina Gorud who frantically searched for something lost on the subway line after being separated from her husband in the Fourteenth Street rush. Police took her to the 35th Street station while officers searched for her spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thirty-third Street
Hughes
Mast Thirty-fifth Street
Thad Polish
Katharina Gorud
Spuyten Duyvil
Fourteenth Street
Two Girls Misread Gymnasium Admission Card
In New York, two overdressed girls queued for YMCA gymnasium admission after passing a women physician exam. A clerk then informed them they could join the gym tomorrow. They revealed they meant the sewing class, not gymnasium, causing amused confusion among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Young Omen’s Christian Association
Stor
Detk
Women protest Halloween costumes in public streets
Pittsburg women allied with the W C T U pressed Mayor Magee to issue orders arresting any girl or woman who dares appear in boys clothes on Halloween streets. L McCullough, PF chair, stated that girls entering places in men’s clothes undermine propriety and lead to improper conduct, including visits to saloons and cafes, prompting the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitvpsburg
Pittsburg
Magee
Hallowe
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Virginia Traction Lines
Virginia Granite
P. C
Crippen
Girl Roth
Indictment Reported
Conners
Fallieres
Brinul
Signet
Noirfolk
Samuel T. Montague
Democratic Executive Committee
Keeper Hill
Angreas
M’kim
Smith Hollins
Kim
Ommerce Commission
Mimic Bandit
Synod OF Virginia
Honduran
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