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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
2
The OCR fragment lists loans and discounts, overdrafts, securities, real estate, and cash items, with figures such as 2,767 and 188,767 for assets. Liabilities include capital stock, undivided profits, and deposits with figures like 42,403 and 124,096, reflecting a bank statement snapshot.
The Clerk's Office of the Hastings Court of the City of Petersburg issues a public notice in vacation dated May 20 1909 by W S Abernathy's Trustee as plaintiff seeking legal action.
President Taft departed at 10 45 tonight over the Pennsylvania railroad for Pittsburg. He traveled with Capt Archibald Bots as military aid and Assistant Secretary Mischler. Mrs Taft remained behind due to a recent nervous breakdown and is slowly recuperating.
In Winchester Virginia on May 28 Reginald Jenkinsson seven and Alvin Jenkinsson five found an old gun while unsupervised. Alvin threatened to shoot if Reggie did not obey. Alvin fired, hitting Reggie in the intestines. he died two hours later. They were sons of Mr and Mrs W I Jenkins of Reliance, this county.
London May 28 The cruiser battleship Invincible completed an eight hour speed trial maintaining 28 knots and reaching 29 knots briefly. It is claimed to be a world record for a ship of her size or type.
A fragmentary piece blends a rustic scene in the Tennessee mountains with odd vignettes. It includes a barefoot Cindy by a fading hearth, a warning from a father, and a mix of diary like field notes and quips about surgery, three eyed jokes, and a baby’s resemblance to its father’s college, all in a rough, humorous tone.
A teacher asked her scholars for long sentences and a pupil replied with a concise but dramatic line. The student wrote Imprisonment for life as an example of a very long sentence and the moment was noted as a clever classroom quip.
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