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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
1
Cloudy and much colder tonight with improving conditions Saturday. Interior forecast mentions wind? Note: Lavenstein Bros. ad appears on Ath page.
The Board of Directors of the Southside Virginia Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit will meet tonight for organization and the election of officers including president, secretary, and treasurer. The board comprises Petersburg’s prominent citizens who expect success for the great fair planned for next fall. Reduction on our Imported Jap Ware. Kent's China Shop, next to Kent's big store.
The Virginian shows a week of record attendance with a pleasing photo play lineup. Tonight features A Child's Strats agem, Spain's Loyalty, and Thanhouser Value Beyond Price plus So Run the Ways by Reliance. Admission remains 5 cents. Yesterday drew crowds amid high ticket price appeal and holiday mood under the mistletoe.
The Petersburg Trunk and Bag Company held a banquet at the Stratford Hotel for traveling representatives and office staff. Joseph L. Friedberg of New York presided as master of ceremonies as guests from across the country attended and speeches were delivered.
Suffolk Virginia December 29 Just before the ten day limit the Wet party filed notices to contest the December 19 option election that made the city dry by a 55 vote. Grounds include intimidation of voters lack of voting booths illegal registration and secrecy of the ballot. Seventy six alleged illegal registrants are named and the case may rise to the state supreme court due to constitutional questions.
Dee and Oliver Platt, wealthy bachelor brothers, were killed and burned in their home in Portsmouth yesterday. Investigators found fifteen shots in one skull and smaller projectiles in the other, with a bloody knife, blood on a ruined doorway, and empty shells as key evidence. Authorities expect two arrests within 24 hours.
A Petersburg wholesale dry goods firm plans winding up between now and May and moving to Richmond to consolidate with Cohen Dry Goods. The shift would mean a significant local loss after a year of about $500,000 in business. Prompted talk of forming a new regional wholesale house, with E Sydnor and John R Jolly among the notable potential departures.
The Richmond leader reports Henry Goode, a suspect in a Richmond robbery, was arrested in Petersburg on a larceny charge and handed to Richmond police by Chief Ragland. Detectives Wren and Bailey identified him, while Petersburg officers acted first. The piece notes repeated police credit misallocation between cities.
Washington Council No 17 Tribe of Ul US Medalist details officers elected for term by Washington Council Juniors. Officers include C J P Harrell VY C E J Nunnally R S Thomas B Ivey AR W E Talbott Jr F DM Collier T L Magee Con W W Elder W J C Harrell S 5 K G Clanton O B Jasper Blick Trustee John Wood. Installation set for next Thursday night by Deputy State Councilor Chas Morriga.
A meeting of creditors representing 75 percent of Mr Charles Hall Davis indebtedness convened at Davis & Davis offices. Oliver Sands of Richmond chaired the session with Von Schelling as secretary. A motion urged Appomattox Trust Company to delay for 30 days the sale of collateral bonds and stocks, aiding disposal at better value. A five member committee was formed to report a plan for maximizing Davis assets within 30 days. Table note: values 5c to 75c Kent's China Shop.
Dr. Robert A. Martin health officer reports seventeen Petersburgers died of pulmonary tuberculosis during October 26 to December 26. The Birdville Sanatorium for indigent consumptives will open January 1 for patient reception. If not a League member, donate $1 to treasurer W. E. Armstrong and enroll for one year. The Membership Committee has added about 700 new members.
The Petersburg Grays, Company G, Second Virginia, will get $480 from a state fund for all military companies. Each man receives $10, with two officers and 46 men present at inspection. Distribution is handled by the Adjutant-General's office and apportionment was made earlier.
Justice Plummer presiding orders fines for Chas Wheelhouse assault twenty dollars and costs. Early Promise fined two dollars for city ordinance violation. Peter Crowder fined two dollars fifty cents for ordinance violation and ten dollars plus costs for resisting police. A Spain fined two dollars fifty cents for ordinance violation. Andrew Meredith fined five dollars for ordinance violation. Harry Bodow discharged as suspected deserter.
Chas Wheelhouse a young white man faced the Police Court this morning charged with assaulting his father in law John Pinch. He was fined $20 and costs in the ruling.
Watch night services will be held tomorrow night at 10 o clock at the First Baptist church colored in Ramsdell's Block Harrison St. The public is invited to participate in the experience meeting.
Bradstreet's notes year end trading quiet with inventory cleanups and factory shut downs. Most sectors show uneven performance but optimism grows for 1911, with gains in hardware, grocers, tobacco, distilleries, and Southern prospects. Collections improve as year closes. banks report ready funds, while high prices constrain some profits. Local druggists and paints trades report strong activity amid price pressures.
A refined Petersburg social page reports a return of festive gatherings at the home of Prof. and Mrs. Arthur Kyle Davis on South Sycamore Street honoring their daughter Miss Lucy Mellwaine Davis. Red and green Christmas colors decorated rooms with Mrs Dr H G Leigh hosting the Five Hundred Club and Mr and Mrs William Mahone entertaining guests on the same street.
Naomi Lodge No 80 Knights of Pythias elected officers for the ensuing term at last night’s meeting. Officers include Chancellor Commander W J Beary, Vice Chancellor A J Saunders, Prelate I V Norton, Master of Arms W T Slaughter, Master of Finance Jas T Ellis, Master of Exchequer J R W Smith, Keeper of Records J T Crowder, Inside Guard C E Marks, Outside Guard C B Williams, Deputy Guard C L Atkins, Representative to Grand Lodge J T Ellis, Alternate W A Baxter, Trustees W A Baxter W I Wheary EB H Titmus.
Information is received of the death of Mr. Wm. E. Godsey formerly of Petersburg at his sister’s home in Henrico county. He leaves a widow and one child. The body will be brought to Petersburg for burial tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock. Fraser-Binford Co. advertises millinery at and below cost.
William A. Vaden known as Skid Vaden died Wednesday in the Virginia Hospital in Richmond. A Petersburg native and noted printer, he had lived in Richmond since leaving Petersburg years ago. He was 53, survived by a widow and two brothers. funeral conducted yesterday from Bennett's parlors.
William D. Turner deputy keeper at the New Jersey State prison was stabbed today by Dominick Magano serving a long term for murder. Turner in hospital in very serious condition with two abdominal wounds. No motive appears for the attack.
Gov Charles N Haskell signed the capitol location bill in Guthrie Oklahoma while seated on a stool in a railroad eating house. The measure, approved after a special legislative session, designates Oklahoma City as the state capital.
An earthquake struck Elis province causing heavy damage to buildings. Government dispatches aid and assesses impacts as authorities work to reach affected communities. Local authorities report structural damage and outline emergency response measures.
In Cockade city notes Dr A W Talley shows signs of recovery after illness. Mrs S C Hatcher and children from Richmond visit friends, Mrs Elizabeth Cook of Norfolk returns home after a week with relatives. Revs J T Bossman return from Christmas with kin in Norfolk. Mrs A M Hall improves after illness on Harris Street. Miss Ethel McGee of Lynchburg visits Mrs Rahily on Guarantee Street. Miss Jean Greenway Trigg returns from Christmas with mother in Abingdon. Mamie Maher hosts St Josephs Sewing Circle at Mrs M A Finn’s on S Sycamore. Home Beneficial Association staff dine with Supt R E L Hargrave at his Halifax Street home. J W Ayers visits sister in Charlottesville. Grace and Madeline Burke travel to Norfolk for Laura Lee Stanley’s reception at Warren Crescent in Ghent. Peters burg banks publish no change to hours, despite Richmond plans. Moses Anderson, elderly man, injured after fall from a street car on Washington Street and taken to hospital. W B Spiers improves at Peters burg Hospital. Dr and Mrs John Dunn of Richmond attend Kyle Davis debut reception for daughter Lucy Mellwaine. Mrs A L Mason travels to New Rochelle to visit her mother. Samuel Mason, student, visits his father during holidays.
Mrs. Lillie Gillem wife of Capt. Alvin Gillem U S Army died suddenly early this morning on an east bound Erie Railroad express as the train reached Port Jervis. She was returning to her home at Oglethorpe Ga with her husband from upper New York State aged 43. The body was brought to Jersey City.
Laurens County reports a farmer, E. A. Hamilton, found dead at home with his head severed and an axe nearby. His wife, recently returned from an asylum, is in custody denying involvement. She had earlier hallucinated about killing him.
Salem Moosha manufacturers offer Wook line suits with tail satin lining priced from 15 dollars to 18 dollars. Limited stock aims for quick sale as retailer pushes a fast-moving clearance.
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