Rural Life Conference Sees Roads Boost Farm Output
At the University of Virginia rural life session Gov Mann urged better roads and modern farming to lift Virginia agriculture. He cited road bonds, bridge funds, and planned agricultural experimentation stations as keys to expanding crops, livestock, and economic revenue across the state.
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Washington Post
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
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Scribes Continue Cruise from Norfolk to Tangler Island
Norfolk Virginia July 17 Continuing their excursion through Tidewater the Virginia State Press association left Ocean View for Willoughby Spat and Tangler Island in Chesapeake Bay then to the Eastern Shore. They will return to Norfolk and adjourn.
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Virginia State Pressesc Jaton
Ocean View
Willoughby Spat
Chesapeake Bay
Vrane? Koon
Tonto
Comorton
Richmond Power Corp chartered to supply Virginia cities
Special to The Washington Post Richmond, Va July 15 The Richmond Power Corporation was granted a charter with capitalization of 580000 The electric power house will be built at the Maidiothian mines Chesterfield county and power supplied to Richmond Norfolk Petersburg and other Virginia towns Incorporators include S Dabney Crenshaw Levin Joynes FW Meulen St John Clark Henry B Twombley of New York The report also notes various regional items from West Virginia and Maryland in this multi-item column.
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Washington Postichmond
Richmond Power Corporation
Maidiothian Mines
Chesterfield County
Richmond
Norfolk
Petersburg
Dabney Crenshaw
Levin Joynes
FW. Meulen
St John Clark
Ilenry B. Twombley
New
Utilities Board To Probe Train Wreck In Baltimore Yard
Special to The Warnhingtioean reports the public utilities board will investigate a Baltimore and Ohio fast freight wreck in South Baltimore near Ridgely street. Ten horses died and several people were injured as nine cars left the tracks of train No 513 carrying 58 horses. wounded riders and workers were treated at Maryland University Hospital. Engine 2105 was led by Charles F Keenan with conductor Rutter.
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Public Utilities Board
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
South Baltimore
Ridgely Street
William A Christie
New Rochelle
Maryland University Hospital
Joseph S Basford
Jessup
Charles F. Keenan
Rutter
Judge Overrules Hummelshine Plea to Oust City Commissioner
In Hagerstown Maryland on July 15 Judge Henderson overruled Theodore A Hummelshine s amended answer to a mandamus petition to oust him as city commissioner The ruling requires candidate taxes to be paid by election day morning Hummelshine said he tried to pay taxes but could not locate the tax collector The court dismissed his spirit claim related to public morals and noted a similar case against Roderic Clary may be appealed.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Henderson
Theodore A . Hummelshine
Hummelshine
Roderic Clary
Finance
M'Kay Elected President of Virginia Pharmaceutical Assn
Norfolk Virginia July elects M K ay of Luray as president of the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association succeeding George A Van Lear of Roanoke other officers include W L Lyle Bedford City C D Fox Roanoke C G Fleet Lynchburg Henry S Eley Suffolk reelected treasurer local secretary James W Burdette Culpeper Roanoke chosen as 1911 meeting place and date set for the second Tuesday in July.
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N A Mckay
Luray
Virginia Pharmaceutical Associaton
George A van Lear
Roanoke
W L Lyle
Bedford City
C D Fox
C. G Fleet
Lynchburg
Henry 8. Eley
Suffolk
James W Burdette
Culpeper
Court of Appeals session notes Missouri? Washington DC event
United States Court of Appeals reconvened with judges present for case No 929 Wrsong & Wiles Company versus Dalley Jansen and Norton St Upson from Parkersburg, opinion by Judge Pritchard, affirmed with costs. In Hagerstown, July 15 two deaths noted: Miss Mary Knisely drowned at Friends Cove after a fall. Mrs Effie Jane Gouff, wife of Silas W Gouff of Philadelphia, dies at daughter’s home in Chambersburg.
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Nerth
Flintstone
Effie Jane Gouff
Washington Post
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Washington County
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Philadelphia
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Chambersburg
Richmond Veteran Detective Charles A. Gibson Dies at 81
Charles A. Gibson veteran Richmond police detective died at his home after months of illness He had served with the department since 1881 A Mason he was survived by his wife a sister and two brothers Lindburg July 16 Col August Bersberg dies at 79 born in Sweden He helped design the Capitol in Columbia S Cr later served as colonel of the Forty second Virginia Infantry He married widow Mrs Gaston Otev in 1865 and leaves two daughters
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Charles A. Gibson
Richmond Police Force
Richmond Blues
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Lindburg
August Bersberg
Sweden
Columbia
Capitol
Forty-second Regiment
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Simple Method Cuts Weight With Apple and Crackers
A Southern woman describes a cheap 20 minute daily routine combining simple stretching with an apple and cracker diet. She reports losing 25 pounds in one month, dropping three inches from the waist, improved complexion, and eventual eating freedom, noting the method also benefited her husband.
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Mystery Death of Police Lieutenant Found in Pittsburg Hotel
Police Lieutenant John Hollands, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was found dead in a downtown Pittsburg hotel. Officials cited heart disease, while morgue notes list probable death by own action. Last seen at 8:30 AM. two hours later a bellboy was summoned to room 28 by a caller.
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John
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Lightning kills four farm workers in Alabama shed blaze
Florence Alabama July 16 four men were instantly killed and three others seriously hurt when lightning struck a shed full of wheat during a storm. The victims were William Haldrick two Whitten brothers and a man named Scott, all farm hands employed by F M Perry.
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Whitten
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Samuel Gompers Joins Bastille Day Celebration in Paris Note
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, led a Bastille Day event hosted by Count Jean Marie Perreard. He penned greetings to President Fallieres of France, which were flashed across the ocean. The evening featured a grand repast, the singing of The Marseillaise, and speeches praising liberty and historical despotism’s downfall.
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Bastille
Teuton
O'Donoghue
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Missionary Attempts Suicide from Oil Derrick
Special to The Washington Post Bristol Virginia July 16 Reverend Joseph Leonard Baptist missionary aged 60 attempted death by suicide at his Wolf Run home by climbing an oil derrick and leaping seventy two feet His two legs were broken and doctors fear he may die His wife and children pleaded with him as witnesses say his mind suddenly became unbalanced.
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Bristol
Joseph Leonard
Baptist Missionary
Wolf Run
Hoe
Maryland Weddings in Hagerstown and Salt Lake City
Edward J Burns chief clerk to the Oregon Short Line in Salt Lake City married Maude Ford Snow at St Pauls Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City. Also in Hagerstown Miss Eben E Hackenburger and Daniel G Berry of Harrisburg married at St Johns Lutheran Church.
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Edward J. Burns
Oregon Short Line Railway
Salt Lake City
Edward W Burns
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Maude Ford Snow
St Paul's Episcopal Church
That City
Charles Perkins
Eben E. Hackenburger
Daniel G. Berry
Harrisburg
St John’s Lutheran Church
5. W. Owen
Virginia Briefs Report Clergy Move and Local Fire
The Rev J R Dean of Henderson North Carolina former Petersburg has accepted a call to the Baptist Church at South Boston and will begin duties in September. In Front Royal a fire destroyed stock at J R Huffman Son store causing a stubborn blaze for about an hour with building loss around 1000 dollars. Mountain Lake Park Md elected officers for the Mountain Lake Park Association including Lel Carr president, Rev J Sumner Stone secretary, Thomas H Cuppett street commissioner, Adam Long chief of police, and R G Richardson treasurer.
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Henderson N. C
Petersburg
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Front Royal
J.R. Huffman & Son
Amiss Black
Mountain Lake Park
Lel Carr
Fairmont
J. Sumner Stone
New York
Thomas H. Cuppett
Adam Long
R. G. Richardson
Piedmont
Movement of Ocean Steamers and Schedules
A listing of multiple ocean steamers and routes with departures from New York Naples Havre Queenstown Cherbourg and Hamburg to destinations including Tiv Tavs erpdo R Rotterdam Ryndam Oceania and Cretic plus arrivals to Plymouth and St Louis noted. Ships named include Queenstown Caroline Lincoln Auguste Victoria and Lziami with some destinations and times indicated.
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la Lorraine
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Caronta
Tavserpdo
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la Boulogue Oenoa
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Cherbourg
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Southampton
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St Louis
Pymouth
Plymouth
Whist Congress Ends in Minneapolis Trophy Match
The American whist congress concluded play with the Knickerbocker Whist Club defeating the Whist Club of New York to win the Minneapolis trophy. Officers elected: President E J Phelps Minneapolis, vice president Dr EB Elliott Jr New York, treasurer E G Comstock Milwaukee, recording secretary J C Beardstee Cleveland, corresponding secretary H C Wallace Scranton Pa. Earl Grey sails for Canada to resume governor general duties aboard Empress of Britain.
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Knickerbocker
New York
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EB. Elliott, Jr
E. G. Comstock
Milwaukee
J. C. Beardstee
Cleveland
H.C Wallace
Scranton
Earl Grey
Canada
London
Harl Grey
Duke of Connaught
Planet Beyond Neptune in Flammarion Letter Claims Transneptunian World
The article discusses Camille Flammarion and G Forbes arguing for one or more unknown planets beyond Neptune. It describes suggestions of worlds at 8 to 15 billion kilometers from the Sun, with long orbital periods, and notes debates over photographic discovery and the distant, scarcely imagined companion to our solar system.
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New York
Neptune
Shooting Stars
Solar System
G. Forbes
Forbes
Earth
Ferdinand the snake dies of a broken heart tale
A red eyed reptile dealer mourns Ferdinand the snake who died after attempts to feed him with whisky, claiming the creature died of a broken heart after a dramatic love scene with a pale Alice Blue mate. The tale is framed as a curious anecdote alongside a mechanical note on fuel carburetor pressure and oil supply issues in cars with single pressure systems.
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Ferdie
Masa
Ferdle
Ferdis
Doughton Nominated in N C Congressional Race
The Democratic convention for the Eighth district in Statesville nominated R L Doughton of Alleghany county to oppose Republican Charles He Cowles of Wilkes. In Frederick Maryland a new charter movement was launched by the board of trade with James H Gambrill Jr Capt D John Markey and George S Rodock named to select a charter commission.
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Congress
Statesville
N.C
Alleghany County
Charles He Cowles
Wilkes
Frederick
Board of Trade
James H Gambrill, Jr
D. John Markey
George 5. Rodock
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