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Newspaper

Mathews Journal

Location

Mathews, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1910

Page

7

Ministers Debate Temperance Report In Richmond

A Richmond ministers meeting drew a small attendance as debates over a temperance report grew heated. Rev Cridlin chastised the group for lack of Christian spirit, while others urged delaying action or sending the report to church bodies for independent votes.

Grace Ministerial Union Cridlin Presbyterian Committee Manchester Barton Heights W. &. Cridlin B. F. Lipscomb W. Asbury Christian Christian R. M. Chandler Richmond Richd. Mae

Ministers Debate Action on Temperance Report in City Meeting

City ministers discussed sending a temperance report to the Ministerial Union amid disagreements on pursuing a low option in Richmond. Absentees drew questions as governors warned against suppressing proceedings while others urged newspapers print the facts to fight the saloon.

Tilden Scherer Christian Chandler Ministerial Union B. PF. Lipscomb Richmond Dr. Lipscomb Grace Inchair

Etna Whirlwinds Endanger Refugees and Scientists

Mt Etna eruptions intensify danger as whirlwinds flood devastated districts. Lava flow slows but threatens a major blast that could tear the mountain apart. Scientists Frank Perret and Professor Ricco stay near the craters amid calls to evacuate. Harsh weather worsens refugee hardship with freezing rain and snow.

Catanta Sicily Mt. Etna Frank Perret Brooklyn Ricco Etna Observatory

Mount Vesuvius Erupt threat spurs religious rites and fissure view

Naples reports urgent services to seek divine aid against possible eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Tourists ascend to view five new fissures around the main crater as steam issues. Professor Matteuceli leads observatory work while American Frank Perret travels to Rome. Scientists inspect craters and fissures for activity.

Naples

Fortification of Cape Henry Advances in Congress

Prominent Virginia Maryland leaders at Cape Henry Fortification Congress in Washington pledge support for Chesapeake Bay entrances fortification. Senators Maynard Jones Pearce Small and others vow to back funding and real estate purchases. Mayor Mahool and General Leary urge project. Tawney Smith promise full consideration of Maynard bill for 150000 pounds.

Washington, D. C Cape Henry New Willard Hotel Virginia Maryland Chesapeake Bay Martin Maynard and Jones Pearce Small North Carolina Mahool Baltimore Peter Leary Representative Tawney Smith Tawney Maynard

Must Accept S50 000

Special Supreme Court Justice Crane in Rye ruled that unless Mrs Acues M Hendrick agrees to accept 50000 damages in her suit for 100000 against Laura Birear the defendant and patress he will set aside the 75000 verdict awarded to Mrs Hendrick. The judge noted the Wallace case and indicated he would deny a new trial if the reduction is accepted.

New York Supreme Court Crane Rye Mra Acues M. Hendrick Laura Birear Charles C. Hendrick Hendrick

Doan's Kidney Pills Cure Culpeper Woman

A Culpeper Virginia woman Mrs Lottie Rosson used Doan's Kidney Pills in 1903 for back pain sleeplessness and headaches and reported a complete cure four years later stating she had no kidney trouble since. The ad notes the pills cost 60 cents a box and could be mailed from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.

Doan Lottie Rosson East Street Culpeper Dean Foster- Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y

Civil Service to Hold Exam in Richmond April 16

The Civil Service Commission will hold an examination in Richmond on April 16 to fill the vacancy of Deputy Collector and Inspector of Customs at West Point Virginia. Application blanks and full information from the registry division of the post office.

Civil Service Commission of the United States Richmond West Point Registry Division The Post Office

Mount Etna Still Active Rages Over Catania Sicily

Mount Etna erupts with thirty craters erupting lava and ash covering streets six inches deep. Fear grips Catania as residents flee to hills while lava rivers advance toward the city and tourists depart. Authorities report intensified activity and renewed lava flows threatening surrounding areas.

Mount Pina Crtania

General Thomas L Rosser Dead in Charlottesville Virginia

General Thomas Lafayette Rosser postmaster of Charlottesville died after a long illness. Born 1836 in Campbell county Virginia he served in the Confederate Army rising to brigadier general and led cavalry at Gettysburg and Cedar Creek. He later held railroad and engineering posts before serving a second term as postmaster. His wife Bettie B. Winston and three children were present at his death. Funeral set for Friday.

Charlottesville Thomas Lafayette Hroseer Bettie B. Winston Hanover Campbell Cochran Big Stone Gap Thomas L. Rosser, Jr Denver Virginia Rosser Elliott Thomas Lafayette Rosser Campbell County Texas Rosser West Point Lincoln Montgomery New Orleans Yorktown Mechanicsville Fifth Virginia Cavalry Groveton Jackson Sharpsburg Fitzhugh Lee Getvsburg Northern Pacifc Canadian Pacific Ker Minnesota Ohio Pennsylvania

Market Reports Corrected Each Week by Wallerstein Produce

A short market note indicating weekly corrections to produce price listings by the Wallerstein Produce Company. It notes that updates are issued regularly to ensure accurate pricing and availability across suppliers and markets. The item reads as a routine business notice from the era.

Wallerstein Produce Company

Richmond Grain Market Peanuts Hold Firm In Virginia Rates

Richmond and Petersburg market notes show peanuts steady at 1.37 and 4.4 cents per bushel for fancy stock. Virginia machine picked stock quotes around 34 to 41 cents, with ellipsis indicating fragmentation in listing.

Petersburg Virginias Eliigg

Poe Memorial chief resigns. Poe Hall of Fame urged

In Paris a notice reports Captain Joseph E. Willard resigning as president of the Poe Memorial Association citing his wife’s health. He remains committed to the organization and will cooperate. A Paris New York Herald clip proposes Edgar Allan Poe’s election to the American Hall of Fame.

Richmond Paris Marcher Corporation Zenith Joseph E. Willard Poe Memorial Association Paris New York Herald Edgar Allan Poe American Hall of Fame

Poe Likely Added to Hall of Fame as Civic Boosters Pushed

The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences aims to honor Poe posthumously with more endorsers, led by Arthur Lamb of NYU and Dr Griffen of the Botanical Gardens. Poe’s February 11 stanza vote failed with 42 ballots, needing 50, while 26 vacancies remain. Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frances Willard are favored for election amid Virginian James Madison’s prior inductee status.

Poe Richard Watson Gilder Grover Cleveland Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences Arthur EB. Lamb New York University Griffen Botanical Gardens Harriet Beecher Stowe Frances Willard James Madison Hall of Fame

Secret Guard Tightens Around Roosevelt Tour Incognito

Cairo special reports Theodore Roosevelt remains under tight guard after a university address denouncing Nationalists. A secret radical meeting followed, while Roosevelt plans an incognito bazaar tour. Police closely watch his hotel rooms as preparations continue for departure to Alexandria and then Naples.

Cairo Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Leone Attaan Owever Alexandria Naples

Railway Mail Clerk Arrested in Staunton Theft Case

Preston Smith a railway mail clerk from Gordonsville was arrested by Postal Inspector Marles for stealing four registered letters or packages missed when a pouch opened at Staunton post office after Chesapeake and Ohio train No 19. He was arraigned and released on $1000 bail to appear at the June federal court term in Harrisonburg with his mother in law Mrs Mary Bruce as surety.

Staunton Preston Smith Gordonsville Marles Chesapeake and Ohio Smith United States Meredith Federal Court Harrisonburg Mary Bruce

Eight Men Killed on Cruiser Charleston

Navy lists the eight sailors killed in the Charleston explosion during target practice near Manila. Names and hometowns include Walter Anstedt Trenton Wisconsin Maxey Barnard Cave-in-Rock Illinois Ralph Barkman Mackinney Indiana Mary Reeves Graden Clws ter Pa Mary Almond Heater Smithland Wy Philip John McKee Nanticoke Pa Leo Remele Omaha Neb Edward Albert Molin Rockford Illinois The comman der in chief at Manila reports the ship has resumed target practice near Muniln Huy.

Washington, D. C Navy Department Charleston Manila Walter Anstedt Trenton Wil Maxey Barnard Cave-in-Rock Ralph Barkman MacKinney Ind Reeves Graden Clwster Almond Heater Smithland Philip John McKee Nanticoke Pac Leo Remele Omaha Neb Edward Albert Molin Rockford Munniln Huy

Ptomaine Poison Claims Two Victims in Glen Lyon

Two are dead and three dying from ptomaine poisoning in Glen Lyon Pennsylvania. Anthony Marian, the second to die, passed away today. His wife, brother and sister-in-law are not expected to recover.

Glen Lyon Anthony Marian

Mrs Waldorf Astor Visits Sister in Boston on Lusitania Voyage

Mrs. Waldorf Astor formerly Nannie Langhorne arrived in New York aboard the Lusitania on a record Atlantic crossing. She plans to visit her sister Mrs Reginald Brooks in Boston and said she comes to see her native land yearly.

New York Waldorf Astor Nannie Langhorne Queenstown Astor Newport Society Reginald Brooks Boston

Paint Lick Woman Praises Cardal For Female Troubles

Mary Freeman of Paint Lick Kentucky writes that Cardal relieved her weakness from female trouble after taking three bottles. She claims it is the best medicine for weak tired women and urges others to try it, noting its mild herbal formula and lack of bad after-effects. Consumers are invited to contact Chattanooga Medicine Co Ladies Department for instructions and a 64 page home treatment book.

Paint Lick, Ky Mary Freeman Cardal Cardus N. B Chattanooga Medicine Co Chattanooga

Shackleton Compared to Peary On Polar Quests

The article notes Shackleton's travels surpass Peary by about 600 miles yet he still did not reach his goal. A reader asks about an Antarctic journey and a woman answers with reluctance to discuss politics, focusing instead on improving working conditions for young women.

Ernest Shackleton Peary North Pole Antarctic

Falls Twelve Inches Paralyzes Man In Brooklyn

Philip Ulrich of Clarkson Street near Albany Avenue Brooklyn slipped from a twelve inch curb at Kings County Hospital and landed hard paralyzing from the head down. Doctors rushed him to surgery to relieve pressure on the cervical spine and he was removed from the operating room promptly for possible recovery.

New York Philip Ulrich Clarkson Street Albany Avenue Brooklyn Ulrich Kings County Hospital Nith

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