My Lady and Perkins The Count Love Story
An elderly, wealthy widow in Nice falls for Count DuBois, with her loyal maid Perkins acting as chaperon and guardian of both her heart and her fortune. Perkins debates and ultimately resists, but the widow declares she is in love and intends to marry the fashionable French count.
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Perkins
Arden
M'M
Treasury
Nice
Count DuBois
My Lady
Europe
Portieres
The Count Plans Yacht Trip With My Lady
A staged engagement unfolds as a yachting party of a dozen travels. Perkins secretively guards My Lady’s room while the count and captain await aboard. Perkins manipulates events to end future flirtations, warning that she may not be there to control the wine or replace her.
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Perkins
Nice
Perking
Hfe
Five Earthquake Shocks Reported In Cleveland Area
Two tremors were recorded at St Ignatius College early today. The first lasted 34 minutes from 2:13 to 2:47 AM, the second from 4:57 to 5:21 AM. In Italy, three severe quakes hit Chiavari and Torrigna in Liguria with panics but no damage.
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Cleveland
St. Ignatus College
Italy
Rome
Chiavari
Torrigna
Liguria
Guilty Soldiers Make Confession at Richmond Police Brief
Richmond Virginia authorities report a clash between military and civil powers after First Virginia Regiment soldiers fired a pistol from a streetcar window on Broad Street. Police, backed by Mayor C Richardson, cite disciplinary action and court martial for Privates Scruggs Campbell Lenhart Meredith with three confessions obtained and one denial.
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Richmond
D. C. Richardson
First Virginia Regiment
State Fair Grounds
Broad Street
Belvidere
Seventh Street
Henth
Broad Streets
Thurman
Duffy
Omoer Thurman
Judent
Aes Nee
Louis Werner
Lawrence T. Price
First Regiment Infantry
Virginia Volunteers
Virginia State Fair Association
Virginia
C. Richardson
Frank Scruggs
George Campbell
Elmer Lenhart
F Company
Harry Meredith
Granville W. Thurman
Meredith
Scruggs
Campell
Lenhart
Company F
Armory
J. H. Stone
Supreme Court in Session Staunton VA Special
The September term opened with cases submitted on briefs and argued matters. Listed are Commonwealth vs Gleason, Davidson vs Watts, Yost vs Critcher, Wickham vs Northern Receivers, Greensburg National Bank vs Syer & Co, and several other petitions for rehearing involving railways and receivers, administrators, and syndicates.
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Staunton
Commonwealth
Gleason
Davidson
Watts
Yost Vn
Critcher
Wickham
Northern
C. H. Green
Greensburg National Bank
Syer & Co
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company
Walters
Norfolk and Western
Invites Virginia Firemen to Meet in Newport News
Newport News officials pass a resolution by seven to five inviting the Virginia State Firemen's Association to hold its 1921 meeting in the city. Chairman Harris defended the move noting reports claimed local opposition, while the majority reportedly favored hosting the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Newport News
Common Council
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Harris
Negro Accused of Brutal Murders in Heathsville VA
John Wilson, a colored man from Lottsburg, is held for the grand jury on murder charges in the deaths of three small children. A 7 year old boy was tied to a stake in a river during an electric storm and left to die, while a four year old was beaten and burned, and a baby scalded in a box. The allegations emerged after a girl victim, visiting Garner Brothers store, identified injuries and told a magistrate.
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Heathsville
John Wilson
Lottsburg
Northampton County
Henrietta Bailey
Lottsbore
Bailey
Wilson
Garner & Brothers
Lewisette
Garner
Capt Crate Endorses Doans Kidney Pills In Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia capt Crate adt Wm Watts Camp UCV says he used Doans Kidney Pills after kidney troubles gravel pain and a stone passed. He claims lasting relief and weight gain from 170 to about 225 pounds. Two years later he confirms the cure remains permanent, urging purchase of Doans Kidney Pills 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.
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Crate
Roanoke
5S. L. Crate
Dean
Doan
Crute
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Alleged Murders and Fear Suppressed Exposure
In a few days. Besides these alleged murders, the negro, it is alleged, amused himself by frequently shutting the family up for days at a time without food or water. Fear on the part of the negroes of the community probably prevented an earlier exposure.
Mrs Torrence Figures In Court Scene Again
In Richmond Virginia Special ex policeman W A Coleman and Mrs Goldie Torrence widow of Ern est Torrence were fined ten dollars and costs for a street fight. Coleman must also post 100 security for six months. Mabel Wright a third participant was fined the same. all fines paid. Sergeant C A Sherry arrested them on Mayo Street. Coleman reportedly admired Mrs Torrence whose affections affected the dispute.
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Richmond
W. A. Coleman
Goldie Torrence
Ernest Torrence
James Conway
Coleman
Mabel Wright
C. A. Sherry
Mayo Street
Swami Abhedananda inquiry stirs Vedanta Society links
Mrs Christina G Kelley secretary of the Vedanta Society reports after a two day conference with Swami Abhedananda at a summer retreat in West Cornwall Connecticut that she will make an official statement about the charges. She says the course of action is mapped but not perfected. No attack on the society. Kelley is wife of Augustus W Kelley of Union Trust. Friends and Mrs William Beauley back her. Mrs Beatles undecided about revealing her story.
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New York
Swami Abhedananda
Vedanta Society
United States
West Cornwall
Mrs. Kelley
Kelley
Augustus W. Kelley
Union Trust Company
Broadway
William J. Beauley
West End Avenue
Swami
Beatles
Widow Reveals Scandalous Details About Swami and Cult
Dr. Anna de la Motte recalls a turbulent stay at the Vedanta Society Ashrama in July. She cites clashes among female aides and followers, detailing a powerful woman’s grip on the Swami and his controversial influence.
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Denis
Judas
Swami
Adam
Anna de la Motte
South Tenth Street
Williamsburg
Vedanta Society
Dr. de la Motte
West Cornwall
Socialist Mayor Snubs Roosevelt in Milwaukee Visit
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrives by special train to Milwaukee to find 300 people at the depot but no mayor. Socialist Mayor Emil Seidel refuses to participate, calling Roosevelt a falsifier, while Roosevelt’s schedule includes Marquette University and a public health association address. He hints at La Follette’s Wisconsin primary victory and urges GOP support for the La Follette ticket. The city greets him with lively cheers throughout a busy day.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Theodore Roosevelt
Emil Seidel
Roosevelt
Seidel
Milwaukee Press Club
Wisconsin
la Follette
Pfeister
Marquette University
American Public Health Association
Chamber of Commerce
Teacher comments on daughters singing at Catholic News
The speaker asks about the teacher's remarks on the singing of two daughters. The teacher said Mamie had a dull voice, but Maude's singing was better. The brief note reflects a local church context.
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Mamie
Cod
Maude
Fashion and morals clash as youth seeks joy over dress
A column urges women to stop equating fashion with happiness praising youth’s right to enjoy social events despite outfits. It criticizes slumming, links fashion vanity to parental blame, and notes society’s harsh focus on mothers amid public moral scrutiny. Also includes home tips on bread dust and kerosene uses.
Rutherford's Proof of Element Transformation and Radioactivity
A historical overview credits Ernest Rutherford with proving that elements transform into other elements. It describes how radium and radioactivity reshaped science, noting contributions by Becquerel, J. J. Thomson, and the shift from old chemistry to modern physics, culminating in Rutherford’s decisive experiments demonstrating transmutation.
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Ernest Rutherford
Rutherford
Becquerel
J. J. Thomson
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