Chaloner Threatens Duel Over Prince Dolgorouki Feud
Richmond report notes John Armstrong Chaloner, Albemarle estate owner and brother of the late Mrs. Chanler, vows to defend the family name against Prince Dolgorouki. He claims to have made Dolgorouki the laughing stock of Europe and insists any reply will be met in the proper manner. Chaloner, famed swordsman and pistol expert, says he will not seek a duel but will resist if Dolgorouki desires.
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Richmond
John Armstrong Chaloner
Merrie Mills
Albemarle County
Bob” Chanler
Mme
Lina Cavalieri
Looney Mon
Prince Dolgorouki
Mr. Chaloner
Virginia
Chanier
Chaloner
Bloomingdale Asylum
New York
Dolxorouki
Rome
Chanters
Amell
France
Dolgorouki
Europe
Prince Dolgoerouki
Merwie Millis
Prince Dolgerouki
America
Quarantine Board Ends Foreign Vessel Inspections
Norfolk Virginia special report states the quarantine board of the Elisabeth River district ended all remaining state inspection of foreign vessels except those from ports with known contagion. The measure expands prior action by removing inspections of Southern domestic and direct foreign port arrivals to aid commerce and align with Newport News policy.
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Norfolk
Elisabeth River District
Virginia
Newport News
Cavalieri Interview Sparks New York Spouse Talk
The New York World prints a copyrighted Paris interview with Mme Lina Cavalieri. She refuses to rule out reconciliation with Robert Chanler, saying it depends on his actions. She notes no word from him since he left Paris and hints at possible others who might pursue her.
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New York
New York World
Mme
Lina Cavalieri
Paris
Mme. Cavalier
Chantier
Cavalier
Robert Winthrop Chanter
Mr. Chanler
Rumor and Recovery Surface in European Social Notes
The article recounts whispered verbiage about marriage settlements and gifts, noting a quarrel over a supposedly equal exchange. Mme Cavalier comments on rumors of a New York disguise, joking about a beard image while she recovers from illness and defends her silence under a doctor’s orders to avoid fatigue.
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Mme
Cavalier
New York
Supreme Court opens fall term with Hughes oath
After a four month recess and under Acting Chief Justice Harlan, the Supreme Court convened in Washington for the fall term. In a brief session the court administered the oath to former New York Governor Charles E Hughes, appointed to fill the Brewer vacancy following the death of an associate justice.
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Washington
D. C
Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Fuller
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Brewer
Bricklayers Strike in Norfolk Over Wages and Holidays
Two hundred bricklayers in Norfolk began a strike on Tuesday after contractors refused to raise the wage scale to five dollars and fifty cents per day with a half holiday at full pay on Saturdays. The current rate is five dollars per day with no half holiday on Saturdays. Both sides say they will hold out.
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Norfolk
Has Nige House But No Wife Suitors Offer A Home
A Michigan farmer, wealthy from a Chesterfield farm purchase, seeks a wife in Virginia. He plans to marry that night and bring her home, saying he wants a practical partner not a romantic ideal. The auction style plea targets spinster readers while noting his readiness and lack of sentiment.
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Richmond
Lochinvar
Chesterfield
West
Michigan
Virginia
Laura Jean Libby
Woman Charges Son With Robbery In Richmond
Mrs Motier S Adams of 301 East Ninth Street reports she was robbed of 3200 in gold and 500 in currency. Her son Raleigh S Adams, who was recently released on bond at his mother’s request, vanished at the same time as the theft. Police issued a warrant for him and continue to search.
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Richmond
Motier S Adams
East Ninth Street
Southside
Raleigh S Adams
Lipscomb
Many
Adams
Duty of Liquor Roanoke Virginia Case Review
Virginia Supreme Court hears Max Goldberg appeal from Roanoke conviction for selling liquor to a minor under the Byrd law. Court upholds lower court ruling, confirms fine and conviction despite Goldberg's evidence that the buyer claimed to be twenty one.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Virginia Supreme Court
Max Goldberg
Berkely
Corporation Court
Court of Last
Goldberg
Newspapers condemn St. Louis methods in baseball debate
Five local sporting writers accuse Browns players of aiding Napoleon Lajoie to reach hits in Sundays AL game between Cleveland and St. Louis. Lajoie and others deny foul play, saying only cleverness and misjudgment caused several bloop hits and misplays.
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ST. Louis
Cleveland
Browns
Napoleon Lajoie
Lajoie
Corriden
Wallace
Corridon
Police Catch Diamond Thieves In Wallet of Howell Heist
Detectives Wiltshire and Wiley arrested Charles Christian and Frank Branch on Monday night for robbing Mrs. Howell at 1 West Grace Street of more than $1,000 in diamonds. Arraigned Tuesday, the pair face further hearings to probe similar local robberies. Charles Stein warned by a newspaper report and later bought the stones, returning them after reporting the transaction to Captain McMahon. Mr. Morell identified the gems. The owner sent Stein a $55 check for the diamonds.
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Richmond
Charles Christian
Frank Branch
Wiltshire
Wiley
Paul D. Howell
West Grace Street
C. F. Stein
Po- Nce
Christhan
Branch
Detective Headquarters
McMahon
Christian
Stein
Nexroes
Morell
Mr. Stein
Theft of Jewelry From Unlocked Apartment
The article describes a robbery where a jewelry collection was stolen from an apartment room. Jewelry included several diamond rings totaling multiple karats, a nine-diamond cluster around an amethyst, a small jewelry case, and a beaded pocket book with about $1.50. The valuables were left in a room piece of furniture. no other items were disturbed. Entry appeared nonviolent with no marks of forced entry, door possibly unlocked or opened with skeleton keys. The time of the crime is unknown and the thief or crew is not identified.
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Ehow
Ted
Howell
Evangelist Attacks Church Practices at Venable Street Church
In Richmond a large crowd heard Evangelist M. L. Ham condemn parental negligence and modern social faults. He urged pure home life as key to national safety, warned against dancing, card playing, and liquor, and critiqued women’s clubs and society fads while praising character over politics. He conducts nightly services this week with a strong, rapid-fire delivery.
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Richmond
M. L. Ham
Venable Street Baptist Church
Weil
Professor Schofield
Ham
Venable Street
W. M. Bickers
Wife With Lasso Saves His Life
New York report says Jim Fortier of Tottenville pretended to drown as a joke. His wife, skilled with a lariat, threw a rope, dragged him from the water, and he was treated by a doctor after being pulled unconscious to the beach. Fortier works as a ticket agent for the New Jersey Steamboat Company near Staten Island Sound.
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New York
Jim Fortier
Tottenville
Fortier
New Jersey Steamboat Company
Jim
Portugal Revolution Shocks Europe As King Manuel Flees
Loyalists flee with Manuel and mother Queen Amelie as republicans seize Lisbon. Royalist districts resist in the north while the Vatican warns on church seizures. Admiral Reis is killed amid arrests. state funeral planned for Reis and Bombardo as new regime consolidates power in Portugal.
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Paris
Manuel
Amelie
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Portuguese Republic
Composito
Graca
Portugal
Vatican
Spain
Oporto
Madrid
Admiral Reis
Senhor Barreto
Bombardo
Tagus
Vraneco
Senhor Prance
Look About You Belle Oh If The Lord Had Only Made Me A Man
Dialogue fragments suggest a humorous exchange between Belle and Nelle about gender roles. The line implies a social or theatrical mood, with regional phrasing and playful banter. No clear event or identifiable persons beyond fictional speakers.
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Belle
Nelle
Leveland
Daniel is Not Exceeded in Senate by Any Virginia Orator
A Charlottesville Progress memorial notes Major Daniel’s supremacy among Virginia’s national senators, arguing his equal oratorical prowess to rival figures like Tucker and Garnett. It recalls his growth from cautious student to forceful debater, especially in court, and laments several Senate vacancies signaling a changing era.
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Daniel
Virginia
Benjamin Watkins Leigh
House
National Congress
Major Daniel
William C. Rives
R. M. T. Hunter
Senate
Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett
John Randolph Tucker
Tucker
Robert E. Lee
Lexington
the United States
Pettus
Missippi
Morgan
Alabama
Serceant Ath
National Senate
Charlottesville
City Officials Books Under Thorough Audit in Bristol Tennessee
H B Bouchar of Richmond is auditing all Bristol Tennessee city department books, covering years from 1907 and possibly earlier. The review will include the Bristol Goodson Water Works purchase and water system work, with a plan to implement regular audits and a citywide bookkeeping system.
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Bristol
Tenn
Tennessee
H. B. Bouchar
Richmond
Boudhar
Finance Committee
Bristol- Goodson
Boudar
Virginian Commissioner Button Elected National Insurance Leaders
Colonel Joseph Button Virginia Insurance Commissioner receives presidency of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners at its recent meeting. The Roanoke World notes the honor reflects merit, not political reward, citing Button's energetic faithful service and efforts to safeguard the public from unsafe, dishonest insurance schemes in the state.
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Button
Joseph Button
Virginia
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Roanoke World
Police Arrest Murder Suspects in Brooklyn Case
Police in New York arrest two suspects in connection with the murder of Mam I Rice on August 1. A man identified as Pietro Tomasello and a woman named Josephine Fruscione face charges and were held on $6,000 and $1,000 bail respectively for examination Monday.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Ohio City
Chorus Girls Seize Diner During Chicago Restaging
A Chicago special reports thirty five chorus girls from New York seized control of a Lake Shore dining car aboard a special train. They ousted the negro cook Jackson in a staged insurrection and took over the kitchen with an operatic troupe and Italian orchestra backing. Jackson fled, the train arrived at LaSalle Station with the Amazon insurgents in possession.
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Chicago
Ill
Lake Shore
Jackson
Cho
Ballet
New York
Bill” Jackson
LaSalle Station
The Press Agent's Prescription for a Doctor’s Fortune
A sensational tale from Harper’s Weekly recounts Dr. Dwingginton’s rise after a publicity push. An artist decorates the reception room with vivid devilish murals, a mysterious visitor prompts police notes, and reports flood in as publicity drives patients to the doctor’s practice.
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Dr. Dwingginton
Dr. Dwigginton
Arctic Ocean
Mephistopheles
West Forty-seventh Street
West Side
Aebulon Magadorn
Harper's
Farmers in Secret Session in Lynchburg
In Lynchburg Virginia the district union of the Farmers' Co Operative and Educational Union held a secret meeting with about 200 delegates from Amherst Nelson Appomattox Bedford Campbell Charlotte Halifax and Prince Edward counties. No details were released for publication though officials believe discussion centered on fixing the sale of the dark tobacco crop. The session was to continue through the evening.
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Lynchburg
The
Farmers’ Co- Operative and Educational Union
Amherst
Nelson
Appomattox
Bedford
Campbell
Charlotte
Halifax
Prince Edward County
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Cavalieri
Bonghird
Hou
United States Supreme Court
Raleigh Adams
Lasso
Petersburg
Herriman
Toor
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