Justice Crutchfield of Richmond Longevity and Popularity
Justice Crutchfield, the long serving Richmond Police Justice born September 20, 1844, is celebrated for his iron will and soft heart. He has presided since 1888, earns wide respect from reporters and citizens, and is headed for re election. The article notes his influence on public order, his popularity with officials and the press, and his planned re nomination.
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John Jeter
John
Pacific
Rio Grande
Richmond
Court of Justice
John Es
SuMice Crutchfield
Charles E. Blaney
Cecil Spooner
Justice Crutchfield
Blaney
David Turner
Second Market
Monroe Ward
A. B. Guigan
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Crutchfield
Andi
Water Works Licenses Dismissed in Newport News
Justice Brown in Police Court ruled public service corporations are exempt from municipal license taxes under a 1910 act and dismissed charges against local light and water companies for operating without a license The city may appeal to a higher court and the ruling surprised the defendants attorneys.
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Newport News
Brown
Light and Water
Justice of the Peace Convicted in False Marriage Case
M Mullins of Freeling Virginia presided at a marriage later ruled false. Howell and Es convicted him of officiating. He received thirty days in the county jail and a $250 fine. Miss Luella Mullins, participant in the marriage, believed it to be real.
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Icem M. Mullins
Howell
Luella Mullins
Diminutive Girl Pulls 310-Pound Man From Water
Miss Peggy Fuller of Pawtucket, an athletic woman about twenty, saved Special-Dr. J. K. Irwin from drowning when a canoe on the Allegheny River capsized. He weighed 310 pounds and struggled in the water before she swam to his aid and pulled him to safety.
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Pittsburg
J. K. Irwin
Peggy Fuller
Pawtucket
R. T
Miss Fuller
Dr. Irwin
Allegheny River
Irwin
Special Steam Company hearing in Richmond
Walter Taylor of Norfolk, counsel for the Old Dominion Steam Company, appears before the State Corporation Commission in Richmond Virginia for a small assessment proceeding. The appearance signals a routine review of regulatory matters affecting the steam firm’s operations and rates.
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Richmond
Walter Taylor
Norfolk
Old Dominion Steam Company
State Corporation Commission
Witch Doctors of Central A Wake Transformation in Youth
A Wide World Magazine excerpt notes the crucial transition from youth to adulthood among Africans, describing witch doctors as hideous figures who ritually scar or dress in animal skins to induce fear. The piece portrays the boy or girl as becoming submissive, losing playfulness and will under intense spiritual rites.
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Central
Wide World Magazine
Rabbiting In Australia Tales From Bulloo War Against Rabbits
A Wide World Magazine writer recalls his night patrols near the Bulloo flood area during rabbit control. He describes poison tests in an excavated tank, rabbits lured by bait, sudden agonized squeals, and a frightening kangaroo entangled in netting breaking free amid netting and gidgee roots.
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Australia
Bulloo
Wide World
Baggage thief case postponed in Richmond trial set
Special Agents J W King and J L Pettus returned to Richmond after taking Martin Jacobsky alias Martin Jackson alias William Martin of Charlottesville to stand trial on a baggage theft indictment against the Chesapeake and Ohio line. Trial postponed to October 18 due to illness of counsel L O Wendenburg. Authorities allege the gang stole baggage with forged checks, costing the railroad over 150000. several members are jailed.
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Richmond
J. W. King
J. L. Pettus
Chesapeake and Ohio
Martin Jacobsky
Martin Jackson
William Martin
Charlottesville
Chesapeake and Ohio Road
Jacobsky
L. O. Wendenburg
State
Dinner guest break dish at Bronx Park Zoo
New York Sept 23 The public dinner of two chimpanzees and three Missen Orangoutang at Bronx Park Zoo ended in disorder as Miss Sister Orangoutang threw bread, Keeper Reilly spanked her, Babe Orangoutang pushed her dish off the table and fled amid hysterics. About fifteen keepers chased the runaway for hours to regain order.
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New York
Miss Babe Orangoutang
Miss Babe
Derrick Topples on New York Central Worksite
A massive steel derrick at Lexington Avenue and Forty-sixth Street collapsed into the Grand Central cut, narrowly missing a passenger train. Frank Haggerty and George Wilson escaped as the boom toppled, blocking four tracks and triggering emergency responses from police and Flower Hospital.
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New York
Frank Haggerty
George Wilson
New York Central
Lexington Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Grand Central Terminal
East Fiftyfirst Street
Flower Hospital
Terry & Tench
Resignation of Lorimer Accepted by Hamilton Club
Special Directors of the Hamilton Club in Chicago accept United States Senator Lorimer's resignation tendered after Theodore Roosevelt refused to dine with him. Lorimer's guest status at Roosevelt's banquet sparked anger, with Roosevelt condemning graft and bribery claims tied to Lorimer's seat. The club quickly revoked Lorimer's invitation.
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Chicago
Ili
Hamilton Club
United States
Lorimer
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Senate
Buckeye Leads Balloon Championship In Mystery
Buckeye is reported to have won the American championship race with official confirmation await ed by the Aero Club of America. Balloons Miss Sophia and New York reportedly landed in West Virginia and Ohio respectively while Captain Baldwin arrived in New York with the New York balloon, after reports of near loss and gunfire over Noble county.
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Buckeye
The
Aero Club of America
New York
Showalter
Floyd County
Sophia
Midvale
W. Va
Thomas S. Baldwin
Clifford B. Harmon
Portsmouth
Allen P. Hawley
Indianapolis
Noble County
Augustus Post
Charleston
Pomeroy
Millionaire Colony to Run Own Grocery
Evanston millionaires form a cooperative department store to supply groceries with 170 pledging support. D H Burnham James A Patten and Charles G Dawes back the venture, aiming to keep profits in consumers pockets and eventually expand beyond the retail start. Management will be by a board with a Chicago grocer hired to lead operations.
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Chicago
D. H. Burnham
James A. Patten
Charles G. Dawes
Evanston
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
North Shore
Admit Burning of Church Shocks Virginia Town
William Lee confessed to burning the Falling Water Church near Christiansburg on a February night with another youth named George Akers. Akers was arrested by Pulaski County Sheriff and is jailed there. Lee waived hearing to the grand jury after pleading guilty before Justice Flagg, with others possibly to be implicated later due to a grudge against the pastor.
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Christiansburg
William Lee
George Akers
Falling Water
Here
Akers
Graham
Pulaski
Flagg
Roosevelt and Taft Confer Over Primary Endorsement
President Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt met in New Haven. Experts say the talks left the national scene unchanged with Taft endorsing the progressives Cobb direct primary idea and Roosevelt receiving tacit Taft support on party principles. Taft vowed not to meddle in State factions while aiding party choices.
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New York
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
New Haven
Roosevelt
Saratoga
Republican Party
New York State
Taft Roosevelt Rift Deepens Over Convention Pick
Delegates in the Republican dispute play up rival claims as Roosevelt’s hurried New Haven trip triggers charges of weakness. Barnes Wadruf-Wadsworth camp accuses spectacular tactics to win delegates. Progressives insist Taft stands with reformers against machine rule and rejects state convention endorsements awaiting delegate sentiment at the national convention.
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Velt
Old Guard
Roosevelt
New Haven
Barnes-Woodruf-Wadsworth
Taft
Republican Party
Richmond man charged with obtaining money by false pretenses
A. Jeffries, a colored resident of Richmond, was charged in Police Court with obtaining money under false pretenses. He claimed to be secretary of a non existent Sixth Mount Zion Society and used false claims about John Mitchell as president to scam elderly widows and indigents, taking funds for home repairs and disappearing. He is an ex convict.
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Jeffries
John Mitchell
Mitchell
O. K. Jeffries
Planters Demand State Protection Over Oyster Grounds
A September 15 1910 letter from James River oyster planters appeals to Governor Mann and Commissioner Lee for urgent state action to guard boundary stakes and prevent unlawful removal. They warn of potential clashes and seek indemnity for losses under lease contracts, naming J F Bonewell H B Bonewell James River Oyster Corp and leaders E R Vaughn T A Sinclair and others.
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Commonwealth of Virginia
William Hodges Mann
Richmond
W. McDonald Lee
Irvington
James River
Commonwealth
Soldiers Held at Norfolk Disbanded but Ready
Norfolk Virginia dispatch reports that local troops assembled at American Hall were disbanded after receiving orders to stand by for action. Some remained at the armory, but officials expect no order to move and it is unclear when authorities will issue any further instructions.
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Norfolk
Northing
Richmond
James River Oyster Rangers
State Associates
Chesapeake and Ohio Earnings Report for September Week Two
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway earnings for the second week in September totaled 669,716 dollars with an increase of 56,989. From July 1, earnings reached 6,874,122 dollars, up 621,818.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Oystermen Controversy Sparks Tidewater Tensions in Virginia
Governor Mann hears no formal request for military aid over oyster stake disputes near Norfolk James River. Commissioner Lee on scene to assess stakes and boundaries. planters blame rangers and rocks. Army mobilization could deploy within six to twelve hours if needed, with hundreds of troops available nearby.
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Richmond
Tidewater
Virginia
Mann
Commissioner Lee
Mr. Lee
Lee
Vernor
Norfolk
Coast Artillery
James River
Controversy Over Election Unsettled in Norfolk
A Norfolk special report describes a subcommittee guarding ballot boxes and poll books at the Monticello Hotel as they review Second District materials. Maynard seeks irregularities to claim his congressional nomination over Young, with Portsmouth and Norfolk records awaited by both sides amid tense public interest.
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Norfolk
Monticello
Second
Virginia
Marynard
Young
Major McIntyre
Echols
Ainsworth
Norfolk City
Norfolk County
Suffolk
Nansemond County
Maynard
Big Counsel
Congress
Mr. Young
Portsmouth
Mr. Maynard
Hall's Corner
Examination of Port Portsmouth books and election law accusations
They depend largely on the Portamouth books to counter charges of wrong practices and will also examine books in other district areas. The Barksdale election law violation claim is pursued as money misuse in the primary. Citizens' counsel Mr Biisely pointed to suspicion of law violation and will pursue that phase. Other groups focus on irregularities and fraud at the polls on election day.
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Wro
Barksdale
Biisely
Citizens’ Counsel
How Big League Stars Got Start
An early catcher recounts his path from Fresno and Sullivan to USC and a high school tournament that drew scouts. Career shifting advice follows on the grind, risks, and sacrifices of pro baseball, including the switch to first base that defined his success.
Gideon Savings Bank Closes After Assignment in Norfolk
Norfolk Va Special. Directors failed state commission requirements prompting Gideon Savings Bank at 612 Church Street to assign assets to M Lankford trustee and close doors. Deposits total 13 000 with 15 000 assets including real estate cash notes and furniture. Liabilities estimated 15 000 but depositors to be paid in full. Capital stock 7 000, operation five years.
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Norfolk
State Corporation Commission
State Bank Examiner
Gideon Savings Bank, Inc
Church Street
M. Lankford
Corporation Commission
Folk's presidential boom eyed before Missouri Dem convention
East St Louis special reports Joseph Folk of Missouri aims to rally support ahead of the state Democratic convention meeting tomorrow. Folk is the second Missourian named for President with Champ Clark as the other possibility. Roger Sullivan of Chicago plans to oppose any boom and will try to deter delegates from endorsing a candidate.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
Joseph Folk
Missouri
Folk
Champ Clark
House
Roger Sullivan
Chicago
Boas
Millionaire 93 Years Old Weds Young Nurse
New York. John 8. Lyle, a financier valued up to 50 million dollars, married Julia G. Hannon a trained nurse at his Tenafly home. The 93 year old groom and his 63 year younger bride met two years ago through hospital service and wed in Yonkers after an unannounced auto trip.
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New York
John 8
Lyle
Tenafly
Julia G. Hannon
Presbyterian Hospital
Yonkers
Magistrate halts death sentence after plea over aged pacer
New York Sept 23 Magistrate Hylan spares three lives after Joseph Allen, 65, pleads that shooting his 35 year old pacer would kill his aging father and mother. An SPCA agent had charged cruelty to the horse, but the magistrate relented to save the family from heartbreak.
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New York
Hylan
Joseph Allen
Old Mill
Jamaica Bay
Allen
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Ylan
Quick Thinking Wins It On Dark Polo Grounds
Jimmy Ryan of the Chicago club is credited with a bold play at the Polo Grounds where New York and Chicago battled to a 6 6 tie. Charley Farrell singled and stole second before Amos Rosie hit a tremendous line drive that vanished in the growing dusk. Ryan raced toward the bus and seemed to have caught the ball, prompting an umpire ruling of the game, though he later admitted he never saw the ball.
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Jimmy Ryan
Chicago
New York
Polo Grounds
Amos
Charley Farrell
Amos Rosie
Amie
Rosie
Farrell
Russ
Ryan
Wife's Release Angers Him In Suffolk
In Suffolk Virginia Special-accused of threatening to kill Councilman Joseph B Holliday on sight Robert Cherry a negro was tried and acquitted Mayor Norfleet ordered him to leave the town. Holliday a attorney had helped gain his wife’s pardon from prison and this allegedly angered the husband.
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Suffolk
Josem B. Holliday
Robert Cherry
Norfleet
Holliday
Cherry
Stuart Solid in Ninth District
Dr H L Clark of Kyle West Virginia praises Henry C Stuart for Congress in Virginia Ninth District. Clark says Democrats fully back Stuart, noting his honesty, statewide appeal and broad support across parties. He predicts Stuart will unseat Standpat Slemp after the November election.
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Richmond
Lam
Virginia
West Virginia
H. L. Clark
Kyle
W. Va
Johnston-Willis Hospital
Stuart
Henry C. Stuart
Standpat Slemp
Boss Cannon
Making Inspection of Public Laundries in City
Dr. E C Levy, Chief Health Officer, orders sanitary inspections of all laundries under last legislature, with two weeks before completion. Steam laundries likely meet rules. nine Chinese laundries face stricter scrutiny. Prohibits employment of infectious cases, ban on sleeping in laundries, mandates ventilated and drained wash rooms, and cement floors if required.
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Ricmond
E. C. Levy
Board of Health
Suffolk Mayor Hears From Long Lost Brother
Suffolk Virginia special report says Mayor John B. Norfleet has learned of his brother Hamlin L. Norfleet, missing for 44 years and long mourned dead. Hamlin, now 73, located in Brazil after marrying a Portuguese woman of rank. News came via General Joseph Anderson of the Virginia Military Institute Alumni Association, who collects data on former students.
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Suffolk
John B. Norfleet
Hamlin L. Norfleet
Brazil
Joseph Anderson
Virginia Military Institute Alumni Association
Stuents
Freight Cars Piled Up Near Clifton Forge
A C&O Railroad wreck near Clifton Forge Virginia halted tracks for six hours this morning causing several thousand dollars in losses. Two freight trains met about a mile from Low Moor when an empty coal car jumped the track and struck the other train. Seventeen loaded and empty coal cars piled up, tracks torn up for a distance. No injuries are reported.
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Clifton Forge
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Lowmoor
Fort Worth Leads U S Census Gains in Decade
Fort Worth Texas posted a record census gain with a 174.4 percent rise to 73312 residents, from 26688 a decade earlier. Dallas ranked second at 136 percent, while San Antonio grew 81.2 percent to 96614 and Galveston fell 2.1 percent to 37789.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Washington
D. C
Dallas
Galveston
San Antoni
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W. D. Folk
Armstrong Bros
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E. R. Vaughn
T. A. Sinclair
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