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Newspaper

Petersburg Daily Progress

Location

Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1916

Page

7

Amusements recruit Gifford for Princess Sylvia role

Across the country Amusements will cast Miss Gifford as Princess Sylvia with a sixty member company including principals chorus and orchestra. The text notes her charming personality and vocal equipment as ideal for the role. Prosecutors charged McDaniel with killing his wife. he was indicted and later defeated in the November 7 election. The state tried to convict using testimony about neighborhood screams linked to the McDaniel home and a suspected fake telephone call.

Sylvia Miss Gifford McDaniel

Daniel Acquitted in Murder Trial at St Joseph Mo

Oscar D McDaniel, Buchanan County prosecutor, was acquitted by a jury in the Criminal Court of murdering his wife Harriet Moss McDaniel in their St Joseph home. The defendant testified a fake call drew him uptown and he fought an unknown assailant outside, returning to find his wife dying from blunt force trauma. Enemies tied to his professional life were noted.

St. Joseph Oscar D. McDaniel Buchanan County Crimina Court Harriet Moss McDaniel

Civil Service League backs Wilson plan on postmaster reform

The National Civil Service Reform League, in its thirty first annual meeting in Flaven Conn, adopted a resolution approving President Wilson's stance to remove postmasters from politics. Richard A Dana of Cambridge Mass was elected president. Taft and Roosevelt named as vice presidents. The league announced a policy shift toward merit based direct appointments and Senate confirmation for key postings.

Sen Flaven Conn National Civil Service Reforms League Athanon Wilson Tir. i Amd Richard A. Dana Canbridge Mays Taft Trousevelt Senate

Fragmented timetable notes with partial times and names

Daily Accept lists Sunday schedule with time of arrival and departure and notes no connection guarantees. Names C D Smith U T A L Be Cooper T A.

Train Schedule From Dunlop Street and Market Street Stations

Trains depart Dunlop Street for northbound through and local services at 6:00 AM 3:42 AM 4:36 PM 5:34 PM and 11:48 PM with connections to Richmond Atlanta Birmingham and Florida Points. Southbound times include 12:40 AM 9:57 AM 7:14 PM and 11:29 PM from Dunlop Street and 7:19 PM from Market Street with local and through services.

Petersburg Pullman Norfolk Pillman Pethersburg Lynchburg Chicago Cincinnati Columbus Bristol Roanoke Farmville Lynizhburg Bedford Rosnoke Fetarsburg City Point Branch Laava Petersburg Hopewell Toity Point Dominion Point New York Berwich Pateraburg Norfolk and Western Peteraburg Old Dominion Ijporta James River Richmond Noralk City Newport News Claremont Toc. VA. Navigation Company Old Point Scotland Jamestown Ames River Laremont Emporia Wadesday A. &Mall Pocahontas Cigalge Hestorig Preight James Hiver Landing Arport News Norfolk and Western Depot City Point Eturn Patereburg James M. Gallagher Agantead B. Walaker Pres A. Ti Atlanta Biham Florida aAtlanta Birmingham Market Street

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Petersburg Savings and Insurance Co Oo. W. Branch S. Sycamore Street Julia Gifford Victor Herbert Academy of Music Mdaniel Rodgers, Plummer & A. Inc C. L. Seyler Cor Halifax Gill Sts Tooobacco Petersburg Laundry Sycamore St J. S. Walthall Hi. C. Southall, JR Leigh A. Gellman & Co Pawnbrokens and Clothiers Sycamore Street Opp Bolingbrook L. C. Nunnally Transportation Lines B. Perkins City Pass Patersburg W. C. Saunders B. Bevill Pasa Traffe Ic Coast Ltd Abroad Depot Iy Appo Way Rich South Bouth Fae Caudh Seaboard Air Line North Bound Dunlop Street Station Conner’s Crossing J. A. Baird Virginia National Bank
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