Grand Gala Week at Va State Fair Opens in Richmond
The Virginia State Fair opens Monday in Richmond for six days of exhibits and events. The 1910 fair features $50,000 in premiums, record livestock and poultry shows, expanded festival space, and an aviation program by Ralph Johnstone with real flights and pay per flight. Farmers Day on Oct 6 and nightly fireworks cap a packed program with reduced railroad rates promised to visitors.
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Orient
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Oystermen Hold Meeting Amid James River Dispute
A conference at the Governor's office involving oyster planters, the Fish Commission, the Attorney General and others yielded a temporary halt to oyster harvesting on contested grounds. The parties agreed to defer operations and seek a rapid Baylor survey while lines are rechecked, with threats of constitutional change and possible armed action from tongers. Several officials, including W MacDonald Lee, Wilson Matthews, and M C Armstrong, prepared to rerun lines. the state may deploy infantry if needed to maintain order.
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Armstrong Brothers
Hampton
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Wilkins Matthews
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Lee
Newport News
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Warwick
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Frederick Ruediger
Norfolk Battalion
Infantry
Bitter legal battle over Chanler fortune begins
Lina Cavalieri fights to gain sole control of the Astor Chanler wealth prior to divorce. The first Mrs Chanler seeks injunctions and a receiver to block Cavalieri from disposing of property while the ante nuptial contract validity is tested in New York courts.
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Cavalieri
New York
Robert Winthrop Chanler
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Songbird
Astor-Chanler
Soneehird
Mme
Cavalieri-Chanler
King & Osborn
Ger
Chanter
Splendid Earnings of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Richmond Va Special The thirty second annual report of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company shows year ending June 30 1910 operating revenue of 21237169 30 up 4606541 52 or 17 29 percent over last year. Net operating revenue reached 12300470 28 up 2036590 45 or 19 84 percent. Dividends totaling 2688617 50 were paid including three 1 percent and one 1 1/2 percent increases. Passenger numbers fell 2 5 percent though revenue from passengers rose 11 6 percent and freight tonnage grew 23 7 percent.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
Unique Wedding in Roanoke at Thurmah and Boone Window
A novel marriage was held today in the show window of Thurmah and Boone, furniture dealers, as Miss Mamie Sowder and Carl Beckner of Floyd County united by Rev. P. S. Miller. Thousands watched from the street as Thurman and Boone gave a handsome range and covered all wedding expenses including admission to the fair, minister’s fee, hotel bills, and a theater box. Both bride and groom come from prominent Floyd families.
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Mamie Sowder
Carl Beckner
Floyd County
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Brethren Church
Thurman & Boone
Floyd
Vanderbilt May Marry Mrs McKim in Rumor of Engagement
Special reports from New York say Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Mrs Smith Hollins McKim are widely believed to be preparing an engagement announcement. Vanderbilt, a divorced man, has leased a Mansions and hinted at a second marriage while McKim, recently divorced, has given cautious responses to questions about a possible marriage.
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Vanderbilts
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Smith Hollins McKim
Vanderbilt
Elsie French Vanderbilt
Ernesto G. Fabri
Isaac Emerson
Baltimore
Newport
Tawney voter split blamed for renomination loss in Minnesota
Winona Minnesota Special report says Congressman Tawney blamed Democratic voters for bolting their ticket to support challenger Anderson. He cited seven of ten counties in the district where the Democratic contest did not exist, accusing party voters of causing his defeat.
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Minn
Tawney
Anderson
Primary Law Sparks Cross Party Voting Claim
The speaker notes that a single vote could have elected any candidate and claims Democrats opposed them in the primaries. They say the issue was unavoidable under a law permitting a Democrat to vote for a Republican nomination and vice versa, citing cross party voting as a factor.
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Mob Threatens Lynching at Swinton A Trial
In Louisville Mississippi a heavily armed mob surrounding the courthouse tried to seize the prisoner Swinton A. Deputies and a sworn posse defended him as he was moved in a guarded vehicle. New deputies were sworn in to prevent lynching as threats persisted.
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Forty two dead as interurban collision in Indiana
Fort Wayne and Bluffton crowds faced tragedy after a Kingsland Indiana wreck on the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley line. A northbound local struck an extra southbound empty car on a sharp curve, killing six at hospitals overnight and morning and leaving forty two dead with seven more gravely injured. Dr. A E Spiller heroically freed under wreckage as relief trains arrived and coroner's inquest opened to determine blame amid company officials’ refusal to assign fault.
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Wabash Valley
Kingsland
Bluffton
Allen County
A. E. Spiller
Oes
Japan Fire Brigades Parade and Duty Amid Flames
From the Wide World Magazine October issue, a glimpse into Japan’s fire brigades organized into companies. Drum majors and banners march with strange signs as leaders stand amid smoke and water hoses. Thrilling tales tell of devout firefighters trapped by collapsing roofs in Casa Blancas.
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Wide World Magazine
Market Reported By Wallerstein Produce Poultry
Corrected weekly by Wallerstein Produce Company. Description references poultry quality with notes about red free and well smoked varieties. Mentions EB Say sake in context and product attributes. The fragment implies pricing or freshness markers and a brief catalog style entry.
Prices on varied farm goods and groceries listing items
A fragmented price list shows dried hides, flaxseed, tallow, beeswax, nuts, eggs, apples, lemons, peas, beans, cabbage, seeds, buckwheat and dried fruits with per unit and per bushel prices. Included are vague references to animals and garden produce, indicating a late 19th or early 20th century wholesale catalog format.
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