Murderer as Narrow Escape in Buckingham Case
Richmond official notes tense delay as Ed Jones the Buckingham convict on death row may avoid execution after a writ of error and supersedeas. Three men, including Jones, Wright and Perkins, faced death for the Stuart brothers murder. all have writs of error which could delay or derail the sentences.
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Richmond
H. Stewart Jones
Vic Supreme Court
Ed. Jones
Buckingham
T. C
W. J. Stuart
Jones
Buck Ingham
Staunton
Clerk Jones
Buckingham County
Commonwealth
Stuart Brothers
W. Dallas Wright
Richard Perkins
Wright
Perkins
B. T. Gordon
Gordon
Twenty-ninth
Fifth Judicial Circuit
George J. Handley
Supreme Court
G. E. Bolton
Assassina
Dallas Wright
Bolton
Short Stories From Ballfield Umpire Memoir
Umpire recalls officiating a Millville vs Saundersville mill league game in Massachusetts. Millville, financially strapped and unpaid, fights hard but clashes with the umpire over calls. In a tense moment the umpire exposes a meal ticket from a player’s pocket and warns of harsher penalties for further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saundersville
Millville
Massachusetts
Bie
Cashier Overby Released From Prison
Earwin W. Overbey former cashier of the wrecked Bank of Mecklenburg was sentenced to three years but was released by the Penitentiary Board in spring after serving part of the term. Governor Swanson denied clemency.
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Richmond
Earwin W. Overbey
Bank of Mecklenburg
Vernor Swanson
Penitentiary Board
Overbey
Gridiron Work Begun at V. P. I.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute begins preliminary football practice with Coach Bocock directing. Key returnees include Hodgson and Hughes, with several veterans and new prep players expected to join. The schedule features Hampden-Sydney, Davidson, Navy, North Carolina University, George Washington, and Norfolk contests this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Bocock
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Hampden-Sidney
E. R. Hodgson
Sally Miles
Hodgson
W. B. Hodgson
A. N. Hodgson
Ber Davis
Jones
Hughes
Barnard
Princeton
Navy
Techs
Hampdes-Sidney
Davidson
Einstern
West Maryland
Annapolis
Pe Ngeney and Lees
Blacky
North Carolina University
George Washington
Lynchburg
M. of
North Carolina
Norfolk
Arrest Expected After East River Attempted Suicide
Mrs. Max Henrici, of Spartanburg South Carolina, shot herself Monday afternoon in Spartanburg after attempting death by jumping into the East River in New York. Her husband, formerly a New York Herald employee and now city editor of the Spartanburg Herald, reported her condition as extremely critical. A .88 caliber ball entered between the sixth and seventh ribs, penetrating the right lung and liver, with its path still undetermined. She was taken to a private hospital where X ray photos were taken but did not reveal the ball’s location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
8. C
Max Henrici
New York
East River
New York Herald
Spartanburg Herald
Max Henric
At the Age of Thee His Hair Turned Gray Bowling Green KY
Walter Hunter Covington aged seven son of James C Covington a farmer near Bowling Green has hair whiter than many men of fifty His hair began to turn gray before age four and has grown whiter yearly The family reports no serious trouble and none of the child’s relatives are gray The boy notes he avoids mixing with others except relatives due to his hair color
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Bowling Green
Walter Hunter Covington
James C. Covington
Covington
Ray
Silk Hose and Lingerie Not Platonic Gifts in Divorce Trial
Judge Bloodworth voiced skepticism about platonic friendship between married spouses as BB Dodgen sues for divorce. Testimony showed Early Parks, a businessman, gave Mrs Dodgen silk stockings and costly lingerie. The court ruled in favor of the husband.
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Atlanta
Bloodworth
BB. Dodgen
Parks
States Prepare To Wage Battle Over Prewar Debt
Virginia and West Virginia lawyers held a conference in New York to discuss the long running debt dispute. Chief issues: whether West Virginia owes any prewar debt to Virginia, and Virginia’s action as trustee for creditors. Key figures include Attorney General W. G. Conley ex-Governor W. M. O. Dawson and former Senator John C. Spooner. The case has been before the Supreme Court since 1906 and could shape the final debt distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Unia Court
Virgnia-Westirginia
Ounsel
Mountain State
Old Dominion
Virginia
West Virginia
Waldorferia
New York City
West Irginia
John G. Carlisle
the Treasury
New York
W. G. Conley
W. M. O. Dawson
George W. McClintic
Charles W. Hogg
Law School
The
University of Westerns
John C. Spooner
United States
Supreme Court
Scetiet
Charles A. Littlefiel
Onley
West
Littlefield
Standard Oil
Jonathan Holt mosquito proof vessel arrives Liverpool for West Africa service
The Jonathan Holt, the first mosquito proof ship built for the RNCan trade, reached Liverpool on July 6 and will soon begin regular service with John Holt & Co. It features mosquito proof gauze coverings on all doors, ports, windows, skylights, ventilators, and passages. The 26 foot length ship employs adjustable fittings and follows a plan by malaria expert Professor Ronald Ross for safe tropical travel.
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Rncan
Jonathan Holt
Liverpool
John Holt & Co
Ronald Ross, C. B
Tropics
Negro agitator defies officers in Virginia clash
In Charlottesville area a Georgia born African American evangelist calling himself an Abyssinian preacher has eluded arrest amid armed followers and a boundary patrol. Warrants issued in Albemarle and Louisa counties seek to curb his influence as white residents and local leaders brace for possible arrest or confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Calvary
Georgia
Albemarle
Louisa
Haid
Sandy Point
East Albemarle
Robbers Break Into Showcases in Richmond
Two show cases in front of stores in Richmond were opened Monday night and rifled. Police were alerted to Samuel Bachrach at 815 East Broad Street as the first case found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Samuel Bachrach
East Broad Street
Theft at East Main Street: multiple items taken
A theft at an unspecified address involved forcing an entry with a screwdriver. The thief took several items including four coats and four hats from L. Burch at 1517 East Main Street. The total loss is estimated around $40 with other valuable articles missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecrew
L. Burch
East Main Street
Delegates Named to Southern Commercial Congress
Governor Mann appointed delegates to attend the Southern Commercial Congress in Atlanta on October 7. Named were Harry M. Dixon of Norfolk W G Copeland of Newport News H G Seward of Petersburg E C Laird of Richmond John W Craddock of Lynchburg C E Michaels of Roanoke B E Snead of Clifton Forge T A Southgate of Norfolk J W Hough of Norfolk L Morris of Richmond Dr Douglas S Freeman of Richmond John C Freeman of Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mann
Southern Commercial Congress
Atlanta
Harry M. Dixon
Norfolk
W. G. Copeland
Newport News
H. G. Seward
Petersburg
E. C. Laird
John W. Craddock
Lynchburg
C. E. Michaels
Roanoke
BE. A. Snead
Clifton Forge
T. & Southgate
J. W. Hough
L. Morris
Douglas S. Freeman
John C. Freeman
Harvard Commences Drill on Soldiers Field Today
Harvard began official football drill at Soldiers Field in Cambridge Massachusetts with thirty of sixty candidates taking part. The group returned from Oceanville where practice was overseen by Dr H Blodgett whose two sons are among the hopefuls. Coaches Haughton Blagden Leary Daley Burr Waterbury Brown praised the readiness on the eve of official work.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Oceanville
H. &. Blodgett
Percy D. Haughton
Crawford Blagden
Leo Leary
Charlies Daley
Francis Burr
George Waterbury
Reggele Brown
Cavalieri 10 Get Only One Farm
New York news describes the Chanler Cavalieri case with details of an antenuptial contract and a dispute over Chanler’s Red Hook farm worth about 7600 dollars with a 6000 dollar mortgage. Judge Delehanty to hear whether the contract binds Chanler’s property or creditors take precedence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chanter-Cavalieri
Paris
Mme
Lina Cavalieri
Robert W. Chanler
Chanler
Leehanty
Fifth Avenue
Delehanty
Cavalieri
Chaniler
Julia Chamberlain Chanler
Chanler No
Red Hook
Albemarle Hunt Club Sets Prize Show At Tiverton
The Albemarle County Hunt plans its first horse show on Saturday October 1 at Tiverton the country home of Dr F D Owsley near Greenwood. Entries close September 20 with prizes including two silver cups two English saddles and two English bridles. Three classes will be devoted to A Pretty Freak of Nature. A rare plant bloom reported in an English garden features foxglove and Canterbury bell on one stem noted as a freak of nature by a local technical institute botanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Albemarle
Roosevelt Talks On Politics in Open Fight for 1912 Nomination
Theodore Roosevelt spent Monday preparing for battle with the Old Guard within the Republican party ahead of the Saratoga convention. He invited progressive leaders from across New York to Sagamore Hill or New York for conferences and plans to avoid caucuses, promising an open fight he predicts will be his most desperate political battle. He indicated opposition to endorsing Taft for 1912, with aides saying he deems it too early. allies note his Africa trip as evidence of his bid. He spent the day answering political letters as he girds for battles beyond New York State.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Saratoga
Sagamore Hill
New York
Roosevelt
Taft
1912
Africa
New York State
Terrible End At Sawmill Disaster In Virginia
Five workers at the Camp Manufacturing Company sawmill near Emporia Virginia were catastrophically injured when a blacksmithing accident caused a great circular saw to slice through the platform. One man was beheaded and another crushed to a pulp as colleagues watched in horror. Medical aid rushed to the scene and the village faced intense excitement as survivors were moved away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Campufacturing Company
Arrignal
Shoofly Squad Sharpens NY Police Patrols
In Manhattan ten new detectives under Commissioner Baker lead a secret shoofly squad patrolling streets to ensure full duty. Sergeants Vissars, Deyo, Grady, Koenig, Walsh, Murphy, Menegay, Tunney, Auer, and Quirk report delinquent officers. The program aims at promotion incentives and revived enforcement after past relaxations.
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New York
Manhattan
Baker
Ist
John Co. Vissars
Rufus J. Deyo
Michael J.grady
William A. J. Koenig
James Walsh
David J. Murphy
George RB. Menegay
Thomas J. Tunney
Philip W. Auer
John B. Quirk
Faker
McAdoo
Bingham
McClellan
Alleged Trunk Thief on Trial in Virginia
Martin Jacobsky known as Martin Jackson and Wm. Martin was taken to Charlottesville to stand trial for stealing trunks from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. He faces indictments in Richmond and Orange Courthouse and is tied to a New York gang that used bogus checks, causing over 150000 dollars in losses. His wife campaigns for his freedom while George W. Thomas awaits trial in Henrico jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Martin Jacobsky
Martin Jackson
Wm. Martin
Charlottesville
J. W. King
J. L. Pettus
Chesapeake and Ohio Force
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Jacobsky
Richmond and Orange
Bank of New York
Chesapeake and Ohio
Old Point Comfort
New York
London
State Penitentiary
George W. Thomas
Henrico
Epileptic Colony Opens March 1 in Virginia
Richmond news reports the State Epileptic Colony will open March 1 to receive eighty to one hundred patients. The Drewry Gilliam Building, named for supporters Dr William F Drewry and Robert Gilliam, will house many of the mentally ill now in almshouses jails and state hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
A. S. Priddy
Drewry-Gilliam
William F. Drewry
Robert Gilliam
Petersburg
Priddy
Duke Franz Josef Trains Two Step at San Francisco Resort
In San Francisco at an Ocean Beach resort Duke Franz Josef of Bavaria learned the two step under gaslight with a ragtime singer guiding his moves. The Bavarian prince struggled to shed ballroom grace as judges including Peter Martin and Templeton Crocker praised his performance after a supper at the St. Francis Hotel hosted by the Martins, attended by twenty guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Franz Josef
Bavaria
Peter Martin
Templeton Crocker
Clair Payne
Franz Josefa
St. Francis Hotel
Peter Martins
Walter Martin
Jennie Crocker
Claire Payne
John Lawson
Edward M. Greenway
Harry Scott
Too Much Act One Scientist Argues About Buttermilk Health
A Toledo Blade quote contrasts views on buttermilk with scientists split on its health effects. The piece hints at a future where personal choice and belief replace strict dietary guidance as people learn to trust Providence for their nourishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Toledo Blade
John W Avery dies in hospital after yearlong illness
John Wesley Avery, a well known newspaper man who formerly worked in this city, died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was 41, survived by wife Mary Howard Walthall and daughter Elnore Walthall who died in Nashville last year. funeral arrangements set for Alexandria. Avery had worked for the New York Journal and Nashville American and Bristol Herald Courier, leaving a legacy as a vivacious writer and genial companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
John Wesley Avery
Memorial Hospital
Avery
Nashville
Alexandria
Mr. Avery
Richard W. Avery
Pickett
Otis T. Mason
Washington
Mary Howard Walthall
H. M. Walthall
Elnore Walthall
Richmond College
Washington and Lee University
Atlanta
New York Journal
The
Herald
Richmond News
Dispatch
Bristol
Va.Tenn
Herald-Courier
Nashville American
Methodist Conference to Meet Here in November
The Virginia Methodist Conference will convene in this city in November. A reception committee of one member from each local church has been appointed to welcome the ministerial delegates, listing members from Centenary, Broad Street, S&S E. Bishop, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Methodist Conference
Methodist Conference
Centenary
John C. Freeman
Broad Street
S&s
E. Bishop
Clay Street
W. L. Wingfield
Highland Park
F. E. Anderson
Asbury Place
Edmund Magsle
Laurel Street
John Boltz
Trinity
John Frisch_ Korn
Union Station
Frank T. Bates
Fairmount Avenue
C. W. Pollard
Branch Memorial
A. Hobson
Denny Street
E. M. Bell
St. James
CH. Cole
Decatur Street
Curtis Bailey
Asbury
J. S. Renner
Central
E. M. Redford
Park Place
B. B. Rowles
Barton Heights
B. J. Gregory
West End
T. P. Pettygrew
Epworth
L. E. Busser
Hasker Memorial
E. E. Woodworth
Snake In Matl Pouch Triggers Post Office Scare
A three foot snake hidden in a sack tossed from a train prompted Miss Winifred Turk postmistress at Hillards and her assistant to flee. Post office Inspector George W. Craig led the inquiry in Butler County as federal investigators traced the reptile’s origin. Railway clerks are being questioned but deny guilt, saying the snake likely slithered into the bag on the platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Postoffice
George W. Craighead
Pittsburg
Winifred Turk
Hillards
Ship Thirty Three Carloads of Fruit From Luray
The North Shenandoah Fruit Growers Association of Shenandoah county has loaded sixteen cars of peaches and seventeen cars of apples at a Southern Railroad station. The crop ships mainly to Western cities Dayton Cleveland Toledo and Cincinnati with the finest fruit sent to Old World markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luray
North
Hat Costs Him a Foot
Albert Anderson, 40, of Morristown, fell under a trolley in Dover while trying to retrieve a missing hat. One foot was crushed and amputated after wheels passed over it. He was taken to Morristown by a special trolley car with his wife and four children nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. J
Albert Anderson
Morris Street
Morristown
Anderson
Sussex Street
Yorktown Anniversary Observance Planned by Historical Society
Yorktown Virginia prepares for the 129th anniversary of Cornwallis surrender on October 19 1781 as the Yorktown Historical Society organizes a yearly celebration Troops from Fort Monroe naval vessels and a military parade are expected The War Department permits literary exercises in the park with Governor Mann presiding and a possible address by the French Ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Yorktown Historical Society
United States
Lord Cornwallis
General Washington
H Lical Society
Henry Reed Hatfield
Philadelphia
Oswald Tilghman
Easton
George Washington Dane
Baltimore
Fort Monroe
Navy Department
War Department
Mann
Virginia
Richmond Man Dies in Texas Hotel Sanatorium
Carter Sydnor Turpin, son of the late Dr T Turpin and Mary Gar land Royall of Powhatan county, a former Manchester resident, died Monday at 2 PM in the Hotel Dion Sanatorium El Paso Texas. He leaves three sisters Mrs W G Hartwell Newport News E C Wilkinson Amelia Courthouse Sallie E Turpin Southside and three brothers Thomas J Turpin Jr Emmett Turpin and A Royall Turpin all of the Southside. He was a nephew of Augustine Royall Southside. He left Manchester about two years ago for health reasons and had been at the Sanatorium seven months. He formerly worked in insurance in the South side. The funeral will be held at 2:30 PM today in El Paso with interment in the El Paso Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Texas
Carter Sydnor Turpin
Dr. T. Turpin
Mary Garland Royall
Powhatan County
Manchester
Hotel Dion Sanatorium
el Paso
W. G. Hartwell
Newport News
E. C. Wilkinson
Amelia Courthouse
Sallie E. Turp
Southside
Fatal Freight Accident In Rocky Mount
Burwell Ingram a deaf Black man aged about 75 to 80 was fatally struck by a southbound freight train Monday morning in Rocky Mount. He suffered the loss of an arm and a leg with a severe head injury in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
Burwell Ingram
Republicans Issue Call for Insurgents
The Standout Regulars of the Republican party in the Fifth Congressional District plan revolt. A Martinsville convention is set for September 18 to name a candidate against State Senator John M. Parson, signed by fourteen district figures. The call supports insurgent and Roosevelt factions opposing Cannon Aldrich and Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth
John M. Parson
Martinsville
Cannon
Aldrich
Parsons
Roosevelt
Virginia
Repubcan
James Anglin
J. B. Anglin
Willie Anglin
W. A. Taylor
G. H. Martin
John Egsleston
J. T. Critz
R. H. Smith
W. D. Critz
John D. Shelton
M. Pope
J. P. Anglin
C. Brown
H. D. Anglin
Women and babies used as shields in oyster wars
In the James River near Newport News Virginia private tongers raised the stakes by placing twenty women and babies before the guns to halt naval operations. Officers fear escalating violence as the dispute over public and private oyster beds continues. Commissioner McDonald Lee urged lawful conduct to avert further clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Virginia Oyster Navy
James River
Newport News
McDona Lee
Odd Fellows Parade Opens in Atlanta Plaza
Odd Fellows from four corners of the nation, twenty five thousand strong, gathered in Atlanta to celebrate the Sovereign Grand Lodge opening in the state capitol building. Governor Jos M Brown and Mayor Robert F Maddox welcomed attendees, with Grand Sire W L Kuykendall of Wyoming delivering the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Falulows
Atlanta
Odd Fellows
Sovereign Grand Lodge
State Capitol
Jos. M. Brown
Robert F. Maddox
Secret Order
Georgia
Grand Sire
W. L. Luykendall
Wyoming
Everyday Gamble in Dallas News Snippet
A terse fragment from the Dallas News hints at domestic tension with a housekeeper fearing shifts between cook and employer. The note suggests uncertainty over how long each will stay, implying anxiety about job security and household dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
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Colored Baptists’ Association of Preachers
Sawmill
Anny Man
Toottesville
John W. Avery
Cornwallis
Parson
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