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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1906
Page
1
The Supreme Court dismissed Rev. L. J. Pepps of Raleigh's mandamus case this afternoon, preventing the city aldermen from being forced to grant a prohibition election.
Bluefield West Virginia October 9. Halsey Bailey fatally shot James Chambers near Panther about noon yesterday. The killing stems from an old feud. Chambers had killed six or seven men and earlier took the life of a brother of Halsey Bailey in 1900.
A historical excerpt describes the minting test for silver dollars, detailing sampling, weighing, and rolling process to ensure fineness. It then shifts to curiosities about glass properties, noting elasticity, brittleness, air effects, and impact resistance with examples of hollow spheres and vessel tests.
Under a 1906 Dinwiddie chancery decree, four tracts totaling about 130 acres with school buildings will be auctioned at the courthouse front door on Monday October 15 1906 at 12 noon. Terms: one third cash, balance in six and twelve months, with deed to be ordered by the court. Special Commissioner Richard J. Gilliam. Clerk T A M Orgain certifies bond.
The piece recalls early ballooning from 1783 France with Montgolfier brothers and Stepien, noting hydrogen origins by Cavendish and Black, and their safety challenges. It mentions Professor Charles’s balloon ascent, Green’s coal gas inflation, and Glaisher Coxwell’s 1862 seven mile record with extreme cold and a valve opening to descend safely.
Reports from Paris describe a new street contrivance resembling a post box that will hold a medicine chest folding stretcher and be connected to an ambulance station. The device aims to speed access to wounded for rapid medical aid in urban areas.
Table linens are offered at prices lower than a year ago with damask cloths in various widths from 40¢ to 74¢ and higher. Ladies wraps include Prince Chap Jackets and covert jackets with wool, full lining and high value, plus heavy coats in multiple colors. Tailored suits are all wool and hand tailored with prices from 10 to 30 dollars.
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