Beattie to Face Cross-Examination in Virginia Trial
The Beattie murder case moves to Monday with Henry Clay Beattie Jr. set to take the stand as cross-examination extends over hours. Prosecution, led by Louis Wendenberg, seeks to disprove Beattie’s bearded highwayman claim while witnesses discuss Beattie and his wife Beulah Binford amid denials and character testimony.
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Chesterfield Court House
Beattie
Henry Clay Beattie Jr
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Louis Wendenberg
William Sampson
Tres Kastleburg
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Young Beattie
Henry Clay
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Henrietta Pittman
Beulah Binford
Sampson
Norfolk
Beulah
Henrietta
Watson
Richmond City
Beattie to Face Monday Day of Cross Examination
The girl denied making remarks for publication. Expect Henry Beattie to be on direct and cross examination on the witness stand all day Monday as state attorneys present the Binford girl in rebuttal as their star witness.
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Henry Beattie
Binford
Police Make Busy Night With Broad Arrest Roll
Between 10 and 12 last night about forty people were arrested by the local police. Disturbances occurred citywide and officers were kept busy until midnight. Most offenses were drunkenness, with others for fighting or breaking the peace and vagrancy. Three white women were jailed after a saloon raid on Obraje street. Six黑人 criminals were taken into custody for shooting craps on Austin street. The report notes the number of arrests exceeded recent totals.
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Obraje Street
Austin Street
Sugar Prices Surge as European Beet Shortage Hits U S Market
The article traces a sharp rise in raw and refined sugar prices across the United States driven by a European beet crop shortage. It notes high local costs in Colorado and predicts relief from upcoming Cuban, Colorado supplies in October and November. It cites receipts by port and regional production, with Colorado and Cuba expected to stabilize prices amid ongoing demand.
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California
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West Indies
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British India
Burial Permits Recorded For Several Local Residents
Burial permits issued for Lawrence Pfeiffer 13 died August 31 at 219 South Mesquite street P I Watson 50 died September 2 at 123 Poplar street Jesse I Heard 48 died September 1 at Bexar County Hospital Jesus Soto 65 died September 1 at 518 Broad Avenue Charles Piegsa 33 died September 1 at 303 Durango street Flores 78 died September 1 rear 1100 South Laredo street Ollie KE Dickson 18 died August 31 at 319 Crosby street
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Lawrence Pfeiffer
South Mesquite Street
P. I. Watson
Poplar Street
Jesse I. Heard
Bexar County Hospital
Jesus Soto
Broad Avenue
Charles Piegsa
Durango Street
I, Flores
South Laredo Street
Ollie KE. Dickson
Crosby Street
Births Reported for Bowen Rodgers Knodle Rodriguez
To Mr and Mrs C A Bowen a girl born August 23 at 904 Baytor street. To Mr and Mrs Alonzo Rodgers a girl born August 30 at 306 Baytor street. To Mr and Mrs Ernst Knodle a girl born August 24 at 386 Stace street. To Mr and Mrs Juan Rodriguez a boy born August 29 at Buena Vista street.
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C. A. Bowen
Baytor Street
Alonzo Rodgers
Ernst Knodle
Stace Street
Juan Rodriguez
Buena Vista Street
Lens blamed for
A Paris area fire burned part of a notary's house in Crespières after a photographic lens left near a window concentrated sunlight on a desk. Investigators cited the lens as the ignition source amid various theories. The report also notes agrarian science saying soil life rests in its phosphorus content and must be renewed.
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Dens
Paris
Crespieres
Banderas Declares Sinaloa May Secede
Hermosillo Sept 2 Juan M Banderas provisional governor of Sinaloa declares the state will secede from Mexico after accusing Madero of unkept promises and says the federal government has no right to intervene in Sinaloa affairs his followers will fight for their rights. Thirty five revolutionists are reported killed in skirmishes between Zapatists and Maderistas across Guerros and Yucatan.
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Juan M. Banderas
Sinaloa
Madero-De la
Zapatists
Maderistas
Guerros
Yucatan
Affinity Earle's New Wife Is Real Thing
Special to The Light reports the first photographs from Italy of Dorothea Elbert Stewart Earle, new wife of Ferdi nand Pinney Earle. The couple’s honeymoon continued, with the bride identified and the English architect father noted. They wed by special license in late June and traveled through Holland Germany Switzerland and Italy.
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New York
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Italy
Earle
Dorothea Elbert Stewart
Wokingham
Berkshire
England
Surrey
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Mona Lisa may be returned by Louvre thief rumors
Paris rumors claim the Mona Lisa stolen from the Louvre may be returned to the government by the thief. An editor tied to the government published an advertisement reading Mona Lisa shall wait and a government official described it as a payoff for immunity from prosecution and a $30,000 ransom.
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Paris
Leonardo da Vinci
Louvre
Secrecy of Divorces Denounced by New York Justice
In New York, Justice Goff condemned secret divorces as harmful to public interest while upholding Alfred P. Leighton’s absolute divorce from Marian L. Leighton. He rejected sealing papers to suppress testimony and warned secrecy sabotages public morals and transparency in divorce actions.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Frank J. Gould
Supreme Court
Justice Goff
Alfred P. Leighton
Marian
Leighton
William Allen
W. H. Hubbell
Warrenton
Goff
Mexico Crisis Ahead as Fiesta Sparks Foreign Threats
A traveler reports Mexico faces violent unrest on the eve of independence day celebrations. Foreigners fear attacks in Torreon and other cities as rebels under Zapata resist disarmament, while Madero’s election prospects trigger calls for martial law and potential delays.
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Mexico
Torreon
Madero
Reyes
Porfirio
Diag
Five Hundred Oil Field Workers Quit Mexico Over Wage Cut
L B Patterson reports that about five hundred drillers in Tuxpam Mexico resigned after Lord Cowdray's oil holdings cut wages by eight dollars a day. Derrick men earned six dollars. contracts were near expiry. Replacements arrived and no production disruption occurred.
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Marriage Licenses Reported for Several Couples
Leopold Coy and Nellie Osborne, Projects Villareal and Elvira ere. Charles W. Stock and Lula M. Mune. Leland A. Prowse and Zana A. Drake. James Cooney and Leara Kyles.
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Leopold Coy
Nellie Osborne
Villareal
Elvira
Charles W. Stock
Lula M. Mune
Leland A. Prowse
Zana A. Drake
James Cooney
Leara Kyles
Building Permits List For Local Homes And Sheds
Building permits issued for several properties include a 7 room house and barn on Alamosa Street by W A Baity, a 6 room house on Hunstock Avenue, a 4 room dwelling on Palmetto Street by G F Stenzel, a 4 room house on South Pine Street by Mrs E Zizelman, a four room plus barn on San Luis Street by Leroy Eckhardt, a 1 room house on Essex Street by Mrs R Lazos, a 2 room house on Rural Avenue by J B Crawther, and an open shed on Camarons Street by T W Campbell with costs listed.
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Alamosa Street
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Nny Seneulee
Hunstock
G. F. Stenzel
Palmetto Street
E. Zizelman
Pine Street
Leroy. Eckhardt
San Luis Street
R. Lazos
Essex Street
J. B. Crawther
Rural Avenue
T. W. Campbell
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