Notice of Chancery Inquiries in Benson Estate Case
Commissioner GriLiAm in Petersburg announces a January 8 1909 hearing to take accounts of the debts and assets of L C Benson under a Hastings Court decree. Receivers Burgess Lassiter & Drewry are named in the citation and must attend with all pertinent records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Burgess
Charles T. Lassiter
L. O. Benson
P. HH. Drewry
Stratton & Bragg Company
Wm. Northrop
H. T. Wickham
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
L.O. Benson
Hastings Court
Petersburg
Burgess Et Als. v. L. C. Benson Et Als
L.C. Benson
RO. Gilliam
Lassiter & Drewry
F. c. del
Girl Sheds Her Skin In Rare Fishskin Disease
Geneva Reynolds, a 10 year-old girl near Middletown, Winchester, Va, is afflicted with ichthyosis or fishskin disease. Over six weeks her skin has shed six times, scales filling her bed daily, hair loss, and ongoing severe illness. Doctors say the condition mirrors leprosy but is worse, with little hope of recovery.
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Winchester
Geneva Reynolds
Middletown
Senate proposes raises for federal judges salaries
Senator Clarke of Wyoming introduced an amendment to the Legislative Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill seeking higher pay for federal judges. Chief Justice would earn 18500, associate justices 17500, Supreme Court marshal 3500, circuit judges 10000, and district judges 9000. committee expected to report favorably.
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Washington
Clarke
Wyoming
Committee On the Judiciary
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Committee On Appropriations
Sviatoslav Collides Near Novorossisk Sinks After Brief Encounter
The Russian steamer Sviatoslav with 38 crew members collided with the Greek steamer Poseidon near Novorossisk. The Sviatoslav sank in about three minutes. A separate local notice from Petersburg records the death of Chester A. Shephard, longtime School Board member, with a call to memorial actions and funeral attendance.
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Odessa
Novorossisk
Poseidon
Chester A. Shepherd
Petersburg
Murther
Steward Family Notice at 666 Commerce St
At the home of James and Louisa Steward 666 Commerce Street Thursday morning June ith at 2 o'clock funeral services for Novella Augusta Steward will be announced later by the family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steward
James and
Louisa Steward
Commerce St
Augusta Steward
Petersburg Home Building Corporation
Chamber of Commerce Hall
W. A. Worth
Couriers Across Samara Route From Niger to Mediterranean
Report outlines a new 1000 mile desert courier route linking Gao on the Niger to the Mediterranean. French posts span across the Sahara with telegraph and wireless plans, utilizing horses and camels to connect Algeria with French West Africa. The service aims to improve rapid military communication and may foster trade with Tuareg and other Berber tribes.
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Niger
Mediterranean
Babara
Hoe
Morocco
Algeria
French West Africa
Dakar
Gao
Sud Oranasis
Agades
Ahaggar
Sahara
France
Senegal
Dahomey
Parisian Chickenweed Sellers in the City
A citywide note on Parisian vendors of thickweed in the capital. Estimates from Bulletin des Halles place about a hundred thousand canaries there with daily thickweed consumption around two thousand dollars, equating to two cents per bird. Also mentions land between Suresnes and Courbevale used for week cultivation and a prophecy about college education for women.
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Paris
Bulletin Des Halles
Suresnes
Courbevale
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R. D. Budd
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Appomattox Trust Company
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Jackson Coal and Coke Go
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Samuel E. Rork
Tom Waters
Nott
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Spain
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Samuel Brown
Touth’s. Companion
United States
M. Carey Thomuay
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Williom
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Panamia
Kersey
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NEW York Skirt & Waist CO. Inc
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High St
Harding St
Apollo St
W. W. Donnan
Tia
Morrison
Colorado
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Arizona
E. H. Titmus
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Brussels
Popham
Williams Mfg
Cleveland
W. E. Armstrong & Co
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Virginia Hams Park Hams
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Kent Furn. Co
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