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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
1
A compact Virginia weather note reports afternoon and tonight showers with Saturday partly cloudy skies. A later line mentions a sale on bed sizes and a local brand Laventtein Gros, but details are unclear.
Mr BE H McGurrman, under treatment for a week or two, died at Petersburg Hospital this morning. The body will be shipped to Surry Courthouse for interment. Deceased was in serious condition for some time and was hopeless when admitted.
A note references Underskirte 394 at Leon's on 216 Sycamore Street detailing a sale or listing. The fragmentary item lists a location and address without further context or dates. Entities include Leon's and 216 Sycamore Street.
The usual Saturday afternoon hop will take place from 5 thirty to 8 PM at the Riverside Club. The reception committee includes Meadames BR HL Patterson, W A Bragg, T F Heath, R D Conly, H Stratton, Wm Budd, John Mann, Delia Bryan, Mary Boothe, Jennie Tanner, Mary Bunting, Mary Cole, Lucy Friend, Annie Gill, and Olera Hayes. Also promoting SACRIFICE TAN SHOE SALE with stock to be sold during the week. early bird urged.
In Newport Kentucky on June 3 burglars armed with nitroglycerin blasted two post office sites. Residents looked out but returned to bed amid the blasts. The bandits fled after being seen. Cash totaling $50,000 was left undisturbed behind a thin steel partition in one safe.
In Mexico City on January 3, Martin Fonts a Spaniard says he was drugged for five months and forced to sign away rights and securities valued at eight million dollars. He has filed charges against the manager of a large tobacco factory in the district in an extraordinary civil and criminal proceeding.
Eighty five in the shade was registered yesterday and today by the thermometer. The humidity was oppressive today. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Wharton, eight months old daughter of Robi M and Sarah W Wharton, died at 210 West Street at 6 this morning. Collections from markets last month totaled 293 dollars per Clerk Pulley’s report. The Stratford Hotel dance tonight by Bachelors Cotillon Club is expected to be a fine affair. The moon was in eclipse last night but clouded out. Ladies Memorial Association to meet at 5 this afternoon to plan Memorial Day. Petersburg delegates to the Confederate reunion to Memphis leave Saturday night. Mary Gertrude Tudor, one year old daughter of J W and B E Tudor, died at 641 Commerce Street last night. funeral tomorrow at 3 from the residence. Battlefield Committees will be appointed only after Board of Aldermen concurrence. A P Hill Camp Confederate Veterans met last night and will join Memorial Day exercises on June 9.
The State Corporation Commission yesterday granted a charter to the Prince George Fishing Club with capital between 1000 and 10000 dollars. Officers listed include President Geo. W. Harrison, Vice President W. L. McGill, and Secretary Treasurer Obas H. Marshall. The club aims to catch fish when they bite. Special advertising notes mention Leon's at 216 Sycamore Bt offering ladies wash suits.
Tom Harris colored charged with larceny remains continued as D A Bingham cites city ordinance violation discharged. J B Price larceny continued. Frank Croas colored larceny continued. Waverly Clary charged with city ordinance violation noted. Cannon Cloth sale advertised as special for Saturday and Monday at 34 cents.
Mr Wm I Johnson, a popular young man, is appointed cashier of the People's Savings Bank replacing J Atthne Johnston who resigns to accept the assistant postmastership at the Petersburg post office.
A local ad promotes discounted tan shoes at sacrifice sale prices. The message includes a bold call to action and references James as a contact, though details are sparse and inconsistent.
Bristol Herald-Courier reports Randall Kent twenty two years old and a Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad time keeper at Camp No 2 near Lost Cove drowned Tuesday evening. Large search by river men continued through Wednesday. his hat found downstream. Kent, loved by camp workers, is survived by parents and two sisters in Max Meadows Virginia. Relatives include Judge Harrison and John Skelton Williams.
Mr. Robt. LeRoy Smith died at the Soldiers' Home in Richmond yesterday afternoon. His body will be brought to Petersburg for burial. He was in the 71st year of age and formerly a well known Petersburg resident who worked for years as a printer in various printing offices.
New York reports the first shipment of wheat from the city back to the western states for consumption. Inquiries come from Texas for New York red wheat as two boat loads head to Buffalo with four more on the way and some rail shipments underway. Prices noted include 1212 cents value for 40 inch Lawn and 88.4 cents for Saturday and Monday. Lavateio Bros.
New York reports that Joseph Benson Foraker of Ohio may be nominated for governor a year from next fall. An informed Republican says Foraker might oppose Harmon if nominated, while Harmon is expected to be renominated by Democrats. A Foraker run could stir national attention amid concerns about his corporate ties.
All kinds of useful and ornamental items available in Pickard China now on sale at Art China and Furn. Shop.
A wood house at Police Sergeant Stevens residence on Madison Street near the gas house caught fire shortly after noon. The alarm was raised and the damage was small.
The National Wholesale Grocers Association voted 58 opposed to a government food inspection rule requiring guarantor names on food packages. The association will push for amendments to preserve the serial number system or to get the department to adopt invoice or blanket guaranty by January 1. 100 Chesterfield Brand Shirts, Special for Sat. and Mon. 69. Lavenstein Bros.
Norfolk Va June 8 The Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company announced the closing of a contract with the Southern Pacific Company for four passenger and freight steamers to run between New York and Gulf ports. The contracts total $3,000,000. The steamers will be 450 feet long and attain a speed of 15 1 4 knots.
A local sale advertises skirts priced from 260 dollars to four dollars, closing out at 1.30, at Leon's located on 216 Sycamore Street.
Earthquake shocks continue daily in the Ribatejo district near Lisbon with subterranean tumblings. No casualties reported though many walls have collapsed.
James Hardy a longtime Petersburg resident and Confederate veteran died yesterday at his son in law M Kilmartins residence in Waverly He was brought back to Petersburg for burial in Blandford cemetery where A P Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans conducted services He served with Co K Thirteenth Virginia Mahones brigade through the Civil War and is survived by his wife Mia Kilmartin and two sisters
A rain reduced audience led to a repeat showing of Parting Before the Battle at the Cockade Theatre last night. Lavenstein Bros. announce Special Bargain Days on Saturday and Monday.
Frankfort authorities report a Black man named Maxey and another unnamed Black man were taken from the jail and lynched under walls near the statehouse after a night shooting of Bowers who lies in critical condition. Public figure Guy Wilson said he learned of the lynching hours after it occurred.
Night Superintendent John Snyder of South Pittsburg Tennessee drowned at lock 15 in the Warrior River near Tuscaloosa Alabama this afternoon Rasberry Jones his black fireman narrowly escaped when floodwaters swept a locomotive and two men away He saved himself by clinging to a crib
A U S grand jury in Mobile Alabama indicted nine Monroe County residents including two county officers on peonage and conspiracy charges. Bonds totaling 14000 were posted. The case alleges enslaving Black workers through a plantation officers’ conspiracy. Also ad: Dorset 16¢ at Leon's 216 Sycamore St.
France's vital statistics for 1908 show 46,441 more births than deaths, reversing 1907's pessimistic outlook. Deaths decreased by 48,266 while births rose by 18,067. Also noted is a local ad for Boys' Wash shirts at 25 cents, from Lavenstein Bros.
J D Rockefeller and wife with party leave Hot Springs Virginia after ten weeks stay for New York city in their private car Mrs Rockefeller fully recovered from illness and they plan to go to Pocantico Hills New York their summer home on the Hudson River shores.
Concord addresses Princeton leader warns modern life demands change in higher education. He advocates balance with athletics but argues youth should focus on intellectual growth, while wealth and parental influence shape future education. Garfield supports gradual reform and predicts broader change within eight generations. Includes ad for Leon's shopping week.
Brigadier General Allen, head of the signal corps, has prepared plans for a nationwide aerial defense. If Congress funds it, three fixed points along the Atlantic coast Washington New York and Philadelphia would host a large balloon and possibly an aeroplane at each location. The initial cost would exceed 500000 dollars, with total implementation near 5000000 dollars based on a broader map of border and interior stations.
Two structural ironworkers Joseph N. Long and John Manning fell 150 feet from a scaffold under the span of the new Manhattan bridge into the East River in New York. Both were rescued by fellow workers and taken to hospital where Long had a slight skull fracture and Manning showed shock but expected to resume work soon.
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