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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
3
Splendid Shaft at Fort Mahone Monument Unveiling Planned
The Battlefield Commission of the Third Division 9th Army Corps Pennsylvania oversees a 60 foot Barrie Vermont granite shaft monument at Fort Mahone Petersburg to honor Union soldiers. An unveiling is slated for April or May with Major Isaac B Brown as orator and Major A Heindekoper as chief marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battlefield Commission
9Th Army Corps
Pennsylvania
Fort Mahone
Prince George County
Barrie Vermont
Isaac B. Brown
Secretary of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania
A. ©. Heindekoper
Hartranft’s
Stratford Hotel
Messrs
Isaael, Brown
Corry
G. W. Aughenbaugh
York, Pa
M. EB. Embick
Boiling Spring
Rev. H. Whitaker
Mt. Carmel
J. W. Frederick
Loch Haven
Sesbold
Annville
A. P. Hill
Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Taft
Anch
Virginia
Petersburg
Messrs. Jones and Harris
Fort Steadman
M. E. Embick
Gettysburg
N. Y. State Monument
Embick
Q Commission
Attbe
Progress Advertising Rates For Petersburg Paper
Advertising rates listed include lunch at fifty cents for one day, one line in meat for fifteen cents, five inch space seven year seven dollars per month, ten inch space twelve dollars per month, and one column twenty inches for twenty dollars per month. Larger spaces available on application. Circulation notes more than two hundred subscribers in Petersburg, the paper with the largest reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Personal Mention and Brief Notes of Interest
Mrs J W Phillips of Norfolk visits the city. Charles F Shortt of Ettrick returns from New York. Dspt 5 B Alley’s condition improves with friends glad. John Wm Rittenberg of Chesterfield county and Alice Josephine Weaver of Florence Ala married in the city January 2. Elizabeth Cook of Norfolk returns home after holidays with relatives. Kings Daughters meet next Thursday. Olaka at Crowder Bros half price. Rosenstock’s 20 percent sale on blankets and curtains. Continuous department promotions cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Phillips
Norfolk
Charles F. Shortt
Ettrick
New York
B. Alley
John Wm. Rittenberg
Chesterfield ‘County
Alice Josephine Weaver
Florence
Ala
Elizabeth Cook
Anna Totty
Rockefeller Lacks Freight Credit At Tarrytown Depot
John D. Rockefeller had no credit at the local freight station in Tarrytown New York on January 6. His superintendent sent an expressman to pay freight charges but the money was not sent. The clerk informed him Rockefeller’s name carried no weight with New York Central, forcing a 5 mile return to Pocantico Hills for funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Free Sample Offers For Stomach And Liver Remedies
Free to all subscribers this paper offers readers with stomach or liver trouble a free sample of Rydale's Stomach Tablets or Rydale's Liver Tablets or both if needed by writing to Rydale Remedy Co Newport News Va. These remedies are not cure alls one treats stomach troubles the other liver and bowel troubles Guaranteed by Lum Bros W H Frey R N Partin Petersburg J A Branck Co Ettrick W E Armstrong Co Petersburg Wholesale Distributors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rydale
Rydale Remedy Co
Newport News
Lum Bros
W.H. Frey
R. N. Partin
Petersburg
J. A. Branck & Co
Funeral This Morning for Chester Shepherd
The funeral for the late Chester Shepherd was held at 11 o clock from Market Street M E Church. Officiants were Rev J T Bosman assisted by Presiding Elder Reed and Rev J Ki Jolliff. A large crowd attended with many local organizations and Masonic bodies represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Shepherd
Market Street
M. B Church
J. T. Bosman
Reed
J. Ki. Jolliff
High Street Church
A.P. Hill Camp of
Confederate Veterans
Appomattox
Blandford Lodge
Petersburg Union
Sale Closure Notice By New York Skirt and Waist Co
The New York Skirt and Waist Co. will be closed Friday in observance of marking down goods for Saturday’s sale. This temporary interruption affects operations while staff prepare discounted items and organize displays for the weekend event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y. Skirt & Waist Co
January Hustings Court Criminal Docket Listed
The January term of the Hustings Court convenes Thursday with cases including Baldy Hatchett and Montgomery Davis charged with selling cocaine. Eli Tartt appealing a six month jail term for inciting riot. Joseph White appealing two cases of assault with jail terms and fines. W. E. Elder charged with burglary and receiving stolen goods. James M. Lambert charged with bigamy. Willie Hamlin charged with non support. Garfield Winn appealing 30 days for larceny. Samuel Brown and Joseph Gross charged with highway robbery. George W. Dillard and Walter Postch charged with non support of wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldy Hatchett
Montgomery Davis
Eli Tartt
Joseph White
H. Elder
Thos. Y. Sydnor
Chesterfield County
James M. Lambert
Willie Hamlin
Garfield Winn
Samuel Brown
Joseph Gross
George W. Dillard
Walter Postch
White
Bradstreet's Trade Report for Petersburg and Richmond
Bradstreet's Trade Report notes quiet post holiday and inventory season in Richmond and vicinity. Shoes and dry goods travel and orders are fair. machinery and supplies show renewed activity. Tobacco exports reopen with demand for better grades. produce quiet as winter wheat benefits from snow cover and seasonable weather. Local holiday trade measures near average. collections lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Richmond
Petersburg
Blankets and Comforts at Special Values
Rosenstook's advertises blankets and comforts with marked down prices. Highlights include 11-4 White and Gray at 1.54, 19-4 White at 1.60, 12-4 White and Gray very heavy at 2.78, and 12-4 White Wool regular price 5 now 0.75. Entire stock at 20 percent of regular price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenstoox's
Brooklyn son stabs mother eight times then confesses
Police found Mrs Mary Fine dying from 18 stab wounds in a Brooklyn kitchen after her 28 year old son Paul Finn confessed. He had locked the doors, wandered the streets for hours, then surrendered at Ralph Avenue station claiming he lost his head in a rage. He said his mother had always been kind and he could not explain the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Barriman Street
Brooklyn
Mary Fine
Paul
Ralph Avenue
Finn
Bonner
Remels
Liberty Street
Coming Thro' the Rye at the Academy
The famous musical comedy Coming Thro' the Rye heads a 60‑member company led by Tom Waters for a Tuesday performance at the Academy. The production, praised nationwide for its scenery, costumes, and Broadway‑quality effects, features music by A Baldwin Sloane and a humorist book by George W Hobart. Advance seats go on sale Saturday at Morrison’s Drug Store with special seating for colored patrons at Reagan’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Academy
Tom Waters
United States
Itt
New York
George W. Hobart
A. Baldwin Sloane
Morrison’s Drug Store
Reagan’s
Fine programmes at the Motion Picture Theatres
Miss Andrews debuts as Lyric soloist singing two numbers per show and earning an encore during a three week engagement. She is aided by Miss Mabelle Keener as vaudeville evolves, with new films and illustrated songs promised. The Colonial reopens under Roy Holstein with fresh pictures and music by Mrs McIntogh and Mr Tench, while Cockade and Virginian continue strong offerings with Willie Bass performing illustrated songs and Al Wilson’s The Chimney Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Andrews
The
Lyric
Mabelle Keener
Colonial” Theatre
Roy Holstein
Cockade
Holstein
McIntogh
Tench
Willie Bass
Wilson
Funeral This Afternoon Of Late Walter Winfree
The funeral of the late Walter M. Winfree was held this afternoon at 8 oclock from Market Street M. E. Church with Rev. J. T. Bosman and Rev. J. E. K. Jolliff officiating. The Tippecanoe Tribe of Red Men, of which the deceased was a member, attended in a body. Pallbearers included Honorary members Geo Cameron Jr and W N Jones along with several others. Active pallbearers listed were C O Brown E A Bain R E H Gill and R T Matteson with others mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter | M. Winfree
Market Street
M. H. Church
J. T. Bosman
J. EK. Jolliff
High Street Church
Tippe‘canoe Tribe of Red Men
Messrs
Geo.Cameron, Jr
W. N. Jones
Ro. Caballiss
Hugh R. Smith, Sr
A. Wright
W. E. Armstrong
H. F. W. Southern
Richmond
Dr. Rennie
Meessrs
C. O. Brown
E. A. Bain
R. E H. Gill
R. T. Matteson
H. P. Harrison
O. Br, Butler
W.H. Talley
O.f.munt
Rugs Reduced at Rosenstock’s Extra Specials
All wool Smyrna rugs 86 by 72 inches priced at 2.79 with room size tapestries and velvet Brussels rugs heavily discounted. Axminster rugs listed at 27.50 for 18.75. Store offers 20 percent off an entire line at Rosenstoors Rug Department on the 3rd Floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Brussels
Axminster
Rosenstoor
Maine to Open Session Seeks Liquor Law Repeal
Augusta Jan 6 Proposed amendments to the liquor law will dominate the seventy fourth Maine legislature opening today The main measure likely to be considered is the repeal of the Sturgis prohibitory law in this session in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Police Court Fines and Jail for Disorderly Conduct and Pistol Carry
Justice Plummer presided a police court case listing John Leonard and W J King as white arrangers fined 20 dollars and costs each for disorderly conduct. Dick Nugent fined six dollars for violating city ordinance. Simon Walker, colored, charged with carrying a pistol received 80 days in jail and a 60 dollar fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leonard
W. J. King
Dick Nugent
Simon Walker
Typographical Union Guilty Report From Montana Court
In Helena Montana yesterday Oliver T Crane master in chancery announced that the Anaconda Typographical Union and the Montana Federation of Labor were found guilty of violating the anti trust law and conspiring to restrain trade in a suit brought by the Butterick Publishing Company of New York. The master recommended dismissing suits against other unions and making permanent the injunctions against those named in this action.
Standard Oil trial set again in Chicago
District Attorney Sims and aides, under Washington orders, move to retry Standard Oil within days after Judge Landis imposed a 29 240 000 fine. Attorney John S. Miller says no postponement. Landis may defer and consult Judge Bethea. Judge Lethea and Judge Anderson discuss, leaving the matter in suspense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sims
Washington
Standard Oil Company
Landis
United States Circuit Court of Appeale
Federal Supreme Court
John S. Miller
Department of Justice
Miller
Bethea
Tariff Revision Their Aim Move to Richmond for Meeting
The American Cotton Manufacturers' Association executive committee met in Charlotte to reschedule its annual gathering from New York to Richmond Virginia and shift the May session from the third Wednesday to the fourth Tuesday. They also authorized the president to join calls for a mid February Indianapolis meeting with other groups to discuss tariff revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Richmond
New York
Indianapolis
Indicted for Holt Murder in Durham Court
Grand jury returns a true bill against Reuben Barbee of Durham for the assassination of Engineer J. A. Holt near Durham on December 3. Barbee, a wealthy citizen, was in the courtroom when the bill was reported and is to be tried in May. He had been previously arrested and released for lack of credible witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N.C
Reuben Barbee
J. A. Holt
Spencer
Barbee
Newspapers to double price in Trenton February fifteenth
Trenton papers announce a 1 cent to 2 cent price increase on February 15 due to higher white paper costs and production expenses. No expected drop in circulation, with new features planned to accompany the hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Ladies' Tailor Made Suits Sold Regardless of Cost
An ad urges the sale of remaining ladies tailors made suits with bold claim that stock must be cleared regardless of cost. The message emphasizes urgency and limited availability in a terse, period newspaper style.
Ladies' Coats at a Great Sacrifice
Auction announces three lots of ladies coats offered at a great sacrifice. Assorted styles and sizes available with prices reduced for quick sale. Located at the auction house, prospective buyers urged to attend for bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coats
Prices in Early Lore Items Spark Seasonal Deals
The listing shows prices of 75 cents 3 dollars 75 cents and 4 dollars 75 cents with a seven eighty value being the first season offer. It notes many other items priced at 10 and 12 dollars indicating broad value and promotion patterns.
Sale of Furs at Great Sacrifice in Muffts Scarfs Ties
The notice advertises a fur sale offering remaining stock including muffts scarfs and ties at a significant discount. It states items available are furs left in stock and urges customers to attend the sale for large reductions.
Prices for all grades of underwear across groups
An old newspaper classified style list details prices for children and adults. It enumerates children's underwear in cents and dollars, women’s underwear with varied prices, and men’s underwear ranging from a few cents to near two dollars, likely from a department or general store ad.
The Kings Pardon Romantic Cavalier Tale
A Victorian era romance follows two brothers separated in youth. One becomes a seafarer, the other rises in a London merchant’s service. A false murder accusation tests loyalty, as a dying culprit clears the innocent brother and a race to deliver the King’s pardon unfolds with fate guiding a shared reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Aad
Samaritan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weather Report
Crowder Bros
Fort Marone
Pennsyl
Vanian Union Veterans
Rosenstock
Rockefeller
Bollingbrook St
M. Moore
PHONE
Petersburg and
Motion Picture
Walter Winfree
Rosenatocks
Police Court
Plummer
Typographical Union
Lathea
Holt
Salem Maasha
Lyric Theatre
Castoria
Alunge
Berg
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