Commission Hears Impacts Of City Property Assessments
In Elizabeth City county Judge Montague reviews objections to Newport News and Old Dominion Electric Company assessments and to Dominion Steamship Luray valuation. Luray's $3,600 assessment may rise to $50,000–$70,000 with cost pressures cited. electric company increase of $15,000 approved. commission to reconvene with updated evidence.
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Newport News
Old Point Raiway and Electric Company
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Old Dominion Company
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Commission On
Vawter Named Republican Candidate in Richmond Convention
In Richmond the Third District Republican convention nominated W. R. Vawter of Henrico over Melvin Flegenheimer amid lively debate. A question to Vawter about prior remarks sparked an uproar, and delegates urged an answer. The platform endorsed Taft, praised Royal E. Cabell, and opposed John Lamb as a mere figurehead.
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Richmond
W. R. Vawter
Heamrico County
Melvin Flegenheimer
John Luce
Congress
Luce
Vawter
Edgar Alvna, Jr
Allum
Southward
Henrico
J. W. Sargent
John G. Lice
Ridgeway Moore
Gb. B. Arnold
J. C. Darlington
Williamsburg
Thomas H. Smith
M. J. Enright
M. M. Stoddard
J. W. Moore
M. W. Manuell
B. B. Arnold
John Hall
John McMillan
J. W. Nunnally
C. L. Harrison
Virginia
William Howard Tuaft
Royal E. Cabell
Internal Revenue
Third
John Lamb
Seltise Gar
M. M
Boy Dies From Lightning While Shelter Fire Ravages Shed
Scott con was killed by lightning on Saturday while three boys sought shelter in a building that caught fire and burned. The blaze consumed hay stored inside. The other two boys escaped, and with the help of Salyer’s companions, the body of their companion was recovered from the flames.
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Scott Con
Salyer
Patten Brothers’ Market Exit To Save Brother’s Life
Special Chicago report details James A. Patten’s voluntary retirement from the Chicago board of trade to protect his brother George W. Patten, who is described as a nervous wreck facing incipient tuberculosis. George, a longtime member of Patten’s household, has lived with the bachelor and brother for years. The elder Patten insisted retirement from active dealing would shield George from further stress, with both men stepping away July 1 amid a flurry of past deals and future uncertainty.
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Chicago
George
James A. Patten
Chicago Board of Trade
George W. Patten
Jim
Evanston
Mr. Patten
Board of Trade
Pattens
Deserted Husband or Son Sparks Norfolk Court Duel
Marewnaret DeHart faced Thomas DeHart in a Norfolk Police Court over non support. She chose her son over her husband saying she would work to death before deserting her boy. The husband was dismissed as the case ended.
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Norfolk
Marewnaret DeHart
Thomas DeHart
Mra. DeHart
de Hart
Policeman’s Panom Saves Two From Death
New York special report describes Patrolman Daniel J. O’Leary leaping into the river at Pier No 14 to rescue George Brown and himself from drowning after Brown slipped into the water while sleeping on a stringpiece. Both men were brought to St Gregory’s Hospital in stable condition.
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New York
Boat River
George Brown
Avenue A
Daniel J. O'Leary
John Street
Orla
Brown
O'Leary
Deigel
Furrey
O'Connor
St. Gregory’s Hospital
Probe Fraud in Second District
After Norfolk events the State Democratic Committee is expected to push for a full investigation of the recent Second District primary that defeated Congressman Harry L. Maynard by W. A. Young. The dispute exposes tensions within the party, with insiders noting outside factions care little which candidate prevails.
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State Democratic Committee
Harry L. Maynard
W. A. Young
Maynard
Young
State Committee
Martin
Robbers dynamite Plainfield post office safe
Robbers dynamited the Plainfield Illinois post office safe early today, taking about 600 dollars in stamps and money. The blast damaged the building and sheriff Williams with a posse hunted the culprits across the county.
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Plainfield, Ill
Plainfield
Postoffice
Williams
New England State Tariff Prohibition Setback in Maine
Maine returns show Democrats gaining many offices as Plaisted wins Governor’s race and a Senate seat appears likely. First District tight with Pennell contest. others like Congress districts two and four swing to Democrats, while prohibition and tariff issues dominate.
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New England
Portland
Frederick W. Plaisted
Hale
Plaisted
Bert M. Fernahi
Asher
Pennell
Maine
Enna
United States Senate
Eugene Hale
Frederick W. Pilaisted
Augusta
Bert M. Fernald
Plainted
Willliam M. Pennell
Brunswick
Asher C. Hinds
Congress
Thomas Brackett Reed
Hinds
Washington
Daniel J. McGillicuddy
Lewiston
John P. Swasey
Charles E. Littlefield
Samuel W. Could
Burleigh
Alwayes
United States
George M. Hanson
Frank Guernsey
Lamont A. Stevens
Charles P. Hateh
Ballinger Pinchot Controversy Reopens in Congress Hotel
In Chicago at the Congress Hotel the Ballinger-Pinchot dispute resurfaces as the Senate’s Knute Nelson led committee faces a potential report choice. In St Paul four Democrats and one Republican backed a report but found no quorum, and future moves aim to counter minority actions on Ballinger Glavis and Pinchot charges and possible dismissal recommendations.
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Chicago
Ill
Ballinger-Pinchot
Congress Hotel
Knute Nelson
Nelson
St. Paul Minn
Madison
Glavyis
Maine Fight Won on National Issue
Governor-elect F. W. Plaisted declared the Democratic victory in Maine was won on national issues. He said local conditions were not reliable and that the people voted on issues, prices, and the Republican party's conduct affected the outcome.
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Portland
Mews
F. W. Plaisted
Maine
Plaisted becomes Maine's first Democrat governor since 1853
The article notes Colonel Plaisted as the first Democrat elected Governor of Maine since 1853, in a historical sweep of party fortunes. It recalls 1853 Whig defeat, the odd link to the governor's father turning the 1830 fusion victory, and Plaisted's prior Senate attempts in 1883 and 1889.
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Fernald
Cobbepainany
Colonel Plaisted
Maine
Harris M. Plaisted
Bangor
Daniel Davin
Plalsted
State House
United State Senate
Ten Chicago meat packers face federal indictment in landmark case
The ten Chicago packers including J Ogden Armour Louis F Swift and Morris & Co were indicted for restraint of trade and monopoly in fresh meat. The defendants risk prison or fines, with one year and $5000 per count. Pack leaders known as the big four plan a massive legal battle as the grand jury resumes.
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Ill
Beef Trust
United States
Jtall
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Louis F. Swift
Oe & Co
Ward H. Morris
Morris & Co
Tilden
National Packing Company
Arthur Meek
Landis
St. Beroms
Taft
Chiaco
Kenyon
Oliver E. Pagan
Department of Justice
Crippen Inquest Resumes as Crowd Gathers
London. The Belle Elmore inquest into Dr Hawley Crippen’s wife resumed with neither Crippen nor his typist Ethel Le Neve present. Coroner Schroeder, after the late coroner Thomas, heard Miss May testify Belle Elmore spoke of a night strangling sensation and asking Crippen to call a doctor, not the police, per Newton.
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Belle Elmore
Hawley H. Crippen
Islington
Crippen
Los Angeles
Young Crippen
San Francisco
Newton
Miss May
North Dakota Damage Estimated Lower After Oil Explosion
It is reported that damage to the battleship North Dakota from Thursday s oil explosion and ensuing fire may be less severe than initially feared as the ship heads for southern drill grounds with the fleet. Three men were killed in the incident.
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Newport News
North Dakota
Southern Drill Grounds
Professor Pfeifer Dead In Danville Musical Instructor
Professor Robert Smith Phifer, a Charlotte native and long-time Danville music educator, died Monday at age 58. Son of William Phifer, great-grandson of Colonel Martin Phifer of the Revolutionary Army, he married Isa bella McGehee in 1874 and taught at Roanoke Female College for 18 years after studying at the Leipzig Conservatory. He leaves two sons and three daughters.
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Danville
Robert Smith Phifer
Charlotte
N. CL
William PF. Phifer
Martin Phifer
Society of the Cincinnati
Phifer
Isabella McGehee
Person County
N. C
Roanoke Female College
Leipsic Conservatory
Gipsey Massey Pardoned in Virginia
Staunton special reports that William Massey who shot his wife in 1903 and was sentenced to eighteen years in state prison has been pardoned. The pardon includes a stipulation that if Jess Massey drinks he will be returned to prison. Local explanation for the pardon is lacking.
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Gipsey Massey
Staunton
William Massey
Jess Massey
Lina Cavalieri ties up Chanler bank accounts in fight over ante nuptial contract
New York report says Lina Cavalieri has frozen husband Robert Winthrop Chanler’s bank accounts to enforce a pre nuptial settlement signed before their marriage. The case, involving the Chanler and Cavalieri families plus Astor interests, centers on wealth details and where court action will occur in France and the United States. Oreste Cavalieri claims to defend his sister’s rights as she faces a potentially lengthy legal battle over the contract and its annual income provisions.
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Lina Cavalieri
Robert Winthrop Chanler
Cavalieri
Chapler
Paris
Chanler
Astors
France
America
Chanter
Amerca
King & Osborne
Broadway
Oreste Cavalieri
Lina
William R. Osborne
Chaniler
Mme. Cavalieri- Chanler
Fifth Avenue
Savoy Hotel
Bob
Oreste
New York City
John Armstrong Chaloner
Chaloner
Chanler-Cavaliers
Upton Sinclair Proposes Endowment to Save Young Authors
In a historical note, Upton Sinclair recalls his vow to shield young writers from "What the Public Wants." He argues literature thrives when genius is free from market control and proposes a Nobel‑like endowment funded by philanthropists to support two to three year scholarships or prizes for promising authors, as discussed in Current Literature.
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Upton Sinclair
Arthur Stirling
Ws. Sinclair
Sinclair
Purple
United States
Nobel Fund
Execution of Insured for Crime in McCue v Northwestern Life
Supreme Court aligned Wisconsin contract with federal rulings on life insurance and crime. The case involved an insured man executed for murder after a premium was accepted post-imprisonment. It contrasts Burt v Union Central Life with findings that life policies do not cover legal execution for crime.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
McCue
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Federal Reporter
Wisconsin
United States Supreme Court
Burt
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Wisconsin Law Conflicts With Burt Case Rulings
The text asserts Wisconsin statutes and state court rulings contradicted the Burt decision, and that existing laws and decisions should govern. The summary notes this conflict as the controlling framework for the legal issue discussed.
Beaten and Cut Up at Rockbridge Power Plant
George Huffman, an employee at the Rockbridge Power Company plant four miles below Buena Vista, severely beaten and cut by Frank Harris and George Harris on Sunday afternoon. John Harris, dismissed for incompetency, joined the motive for revenge with his father. Huffman required several stitches from a doctor. Harris and his father have been arrested.
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Buena Vista
George Huffman
Rockbridge Power Company
Frank Harris
George Harris
John Harris
Huffman
Harris
Baiting the Umpire in Harper's Weekly Seethes Over Baseball
George Jean Nathan rails in Harper's Weekly September 10 issue against umpire baiting calling it big tent entertainment. He dubs the umpire the target of a lynch law in stands and mocks the crowd's violent rhetoric as sensational spectacle.
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George Jean Nathan
Harper's Weekly
County Option and a Lynching in Newark Ohio
Harper's Weekly notes Gov Harmon's actions after Etherington a seventeen year old anti saloon boy detective was lynched in Newark July 8. Mayor and Sheriff suspended and replaced, police chiefs removed, county options debated as Newark stays dry against local sentiment. The editorial calls the lynching unnecessary and the county option record worsened by the event.
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Newark
Ohio
Etherington
Atherton
Ankele
Lingke
Licking County
Harper's Weekly
Slashes Ruffians With Knife in Staunton Assault
Lacey Ramsey and James Bowman were fined 45.70 dollars after an assault on Basil Henderson Saturday night. Henderson slashed Ramsey in the face with a knife during the altercation.
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Staunton
Lacey Ramsey
James Bowman
Basil Henderson
Young Henderson
Ramsey
A Bad Mix Up in Tennessee
Tennessee politics reel after Governor Patterson withdraws from the gubernatorial race. Independent and regular committees plan meetings amid factional realignments as Cooper hints independents may honor anti Patterson alignments. party leaders anticipate shifts with uncertain outcomes for the governor’s race.
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Tennessee
Pinchot Friends Refuse Meeting With Ballinger Report
Senator Sutherland and Commissioners sought talks with the five members who issued the report condemning Secretary Ballinger. Denby denounced the minority for adopting a resolution that Ballinger is unfit for office, calling their move indefensible and of no value.
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Senator Sutherland
Utah
Ballinger
Public Service
Batlinger-Pinchot Investigation Committee
Edwin Denby
S. W. McCall
Massachusetts
George Sutherland
Denby
Michigan
Ballinger-Pinchot
Police Dismiss Captain Stack After Peace Talks
Richmond Va Special Captain William A Stack commander of Company BL First Virginia Regiment was dismissed in Police Court after admitting fault in interfering with Detective Sergeant John F Wiley and Officers John M Duffy and Grandison W Thurman while they attempted to arrest Private Meredith. The militiaman apologized and authorities agreed to drop the case. Civil authority supremacy was emphasized as the police and militia prepare to clarify jurisdiction.
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William A. Stack
First Virginia Regiment
Walker Light Guards
John F. Wiley
John M. Duffy
Grandison W. Thurman
Werner
Wiley
Duffy
Thurman
Justice Crutchfield
Stack
Charles J. Anderson
Price
Meredith
Fair Grounds
Captain Stack
Board of Police Commissioners
Crutchfield
Lawrence T. Price
Virginia Infantry
Kinderwater
Tony Miller
Anderson
Journal
It the National Plan Shaper Claims the Spotlight
A boastful speaker proclaims to be the only one fit to shape the nation s plan. He boasts of crafting a President Taft and claims to teach the people through every speech. He vows to conquer any topic and to outshine Napoleon and Shakespeare, promising to reveal his plan to Congress but refusing to detail it.
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Congo
Napoleon Bonaparte
Shakespeare
Pole
Quick
Hans Wagner
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