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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
1
Notable Early 20th Century News Snippets From Across America
Summary of diverse items including social reform plans by Mrs. Shaw in Boston with Prof Zueblin in charge, Founders Day speakers for Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, expulsions from New Orleans Cotton Exchange, a fatal collision in Buffalo involving Park Foster, Toledo bank closure due to a run, Rear Admiral Evans visiting Cal, Standard Steel Car Company layoffs, Indiana GOP backing Fairbanks, battleships at Magdalena Bay, railroad control deadlock over Little Kanawha, Methodist Conference charges against Chancellor Day, two Ackerknecht children die after soothing syrup, Vanderbilt divorce suit, Madame Gould ill, Duke Chaulnes remark by Shonts, opera breach suit against Dalmores, Mrs. Clark’s cross-continental chase, 250,000 coal miners on wage strike, Miss Emma Kasey bequeathal to Bible Society, NYSE seat offer, Evans sails from Magdalena Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Adams Shaw
Boston
Charles Zueblin
University of Chicago
Charles E. Hughes
New York
James Bryce
England
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Ernesto Gussoni
Luigi Castello
Gussoni & Co
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
J. W. Isbister
Chicago
Park Foster
New York Central
Buffalo
Broadway Savings Bank
Toledo
Evans
Paso Robles
Hot Springs
Cal
Standard Steel Car Company
Hammond
Ind
Indiana
Republican State Convention
Fairbanks
Magdalena Bay
California
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt
Little Kanawha
New York Methodist Episcopal Conference
Chancellor Day
Roosevelt
Cc. H. Ackerknecht
St. Paul
Minn
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Anna Gould
Admiral Evans
Connecticut
San Diego
Europe and world notes in brief political scene
Foreign figures refuse to confirm letters from Munich on naval matters. Venezuela answers Roots note. Copenhagen meeting with McCracken praised peace efforts. Prussian diet debate grows over Kaiser's civil list. Seoul locals protest French condolence stance. Rome clashes leave rioters dead and wounded. Cabinet shakeup possible if Campbell-Bannerman steps down. Amnesty bill passes French winegrowers revolt. US crewman acquitted in Puerto Rico murder case. French minister warns of possible attack on Port au Prince. McCracken lectures at Copenhagen. Rosebery named Glasgow University chancellor. Fallieres plans visit to Nicholas. Frau von Arnim dies in Berlin at 81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Frederick
Copenhagen
McCracken
New York University
Roosevelt
Seoul
Korea
D. W. Stevens
Rome
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
H. H. Asquith
Alexander Dickson
United States
Aberanda
San Juan
Omcer
Walter Weichert
Port Au Prince
Legation
University of New York
University of Copenhagen
Lord Roseberry
Glasgow University
Lord Kelvin
Fallieres
Nicholas
Frau Malvine von Arnim
Bismarck
Berlin
Randson
Menelik
Awakening US diplomacy shapes Manchuria crisis
Peking reports a new American influence in Manchuria as the United States backs consular actions in Harbin and Mukden. Russia and Japan fear US intervention highlights China’s diplomatic leverage, with Beijing welcoming what it calls American engagement in the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
United States
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Fred D. Fisher
Harbin
Chailar
Mukden
China
Fisher
Washington
Chark
Far East
America
Russia weighs Shanghai Manchuria sovereignty offer
St. Petersburg officials contemplate issuing a formal statement recognizing China’s sovereignty in Manchuria to align with Russia’s administrative rights in the railroad zone. The move aims to resolve the Harbin issue after American consul Fisher refused to recognize Russian administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hate
China
Russia
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Harbin
San
Fred Db. Fisher
Norfolk planter Royster robbed of luggage in San Francisco
F B Royster a Norfolk Virginia planter and Orient traveler aboard the Mongolia was robbed after landing at the Pacific Mail wharf of six thousand Bank of England notes his railroad ticket and one hundred fifty dollars in gold. A number of suspects have been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Royster
Norfolk
Mongolia
Pacific Mail
Bank of England
Fire destroys home. Henrietta Robson dies in Raleigh
Raleigh dispatch reports Miss Henrietta Robson burned to death as her residence burned. She and her sister helped make the Confederate flag later seized by the Fourth Rhode Island and returned to North Carolina at a 1906 Raleigh celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Henrietta Robson
Robeson
North Carolina
Rhode Island
House backs Confederate flag return to original owners
The House passed the Senate joint resolution to return Southern flags captured during the Civil War. Return to be made under the Governor's direction to the organizations from which they were taken, in Trenton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
House
Senate
Admiral Evans Completes Two Hour Drive in California
Paso Robles special report notes Admiral Evans rode a two hour drive with Lieutenant Evans and Colonel Torney of the Army. He stood the trip well and returned fresh and gay. He can now walk with crutches and is rapidly regaining strength. The rheumatism has disappeared and he is greatly gratified by the support from Californians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso Robles
Cal
Admiral Evans
Evans
Torney
Army
Californ
Three Die In Tenement Fire In New York
A five story Hester Street fire killed Berel Weinstein his wife Anna and their one year old son. Police officers alerted 16 sleeping families. Many residents leaped from windows and stairways as flames blocked exits. Firefighters rescued panicked tenants while several victims suffered serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hester Street
Berel Weinstein
Anna
David Miller
Rosie Gallmann
Fannie Berzon
Byman Mettlemann
Morrison Death by His Own Hand At His Home
El Reno Oklahoma special report says Jesse Morrison known as Jimmie Morrison who served as a government scout in the Southwest under Sheridan and Miles shot himself at his home. Once wealthy, his wealth dwindled before his death. Born in Orange County New York in 1843.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Reno
Jesse Morrison
Jimmie Morrison
Southwest Service
Sheridan
Miles
Morrison
Orange County
N. Y
Grover Cleveland Improves During Lakewood Stay
Former President Grover Cleveland, staying in Lakewood New Jersey, continues to show health improvement. He takes short walks and drives daily and is often seen around the hotel. His friend and physician Dr W S Bryant of New York visited for social reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
W. S. Bryant
New York
Postmaster Warren Charges Dismissed
Washington special report says postmaster E A Warren of Bristol Tennessee had charges of using the post office for political purposes and intoxication dismissed by the Postmaster General after investigators reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
E. A. Warren
Bristol, Tenn
Washington Sparks Congressional Actions and Naval Commissioning
Congressional actions include resos directing investigation of the Paper Trust and a postal savings bank bill by Senator Carter. The Agricultural Appropriation Bill passes at 11.5 million dollars. Battleship Idaho placed in commission at League Island. Troops ordered to Treadwell Alaska amid mining strikes and threats of dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
House
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
Williams
Postal Savings Bank
Carter
Senate Committee On
Post Offices
Lafollette
Senate
Committee On Education and Labor
David Jayne Hill
Germany
House Committee On the Judiciary
Wilfley
House Committee On
Banking and Currency
Aldrich
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Idaho
League Island Navy Yard
Warner
Foraker
Brownsville
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Arthur M. Beaupre
Illinois
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Spencer F. Eddy
Argentine Republic
War Department
Treadwell
Alaska
Minera
Fie
Fo Es Feraets
Carnegie Expands Gift To National University Appeal
A rapid reply from Mr. Carnegie to the National Association of State Universities follows an appeal for 5 million dollars. He increases his donation with successive gifts totaling 2.5 million 1.5 million and 750 thousand as the letter is received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
National Association of State Universities
Carnegie Foundation to Extend Pensions to State University Professors
Andrew Carnegie pledged 5 million dollars in 5 per cent bonds to extend the pension system of the Carnegie Foundation to eligible state university professors. The fund, created in 1905 with a 10 million dollar endowment, already supports pensions for US, Canadian, and Newfoundland teachers retired after 25 years or 15 years post age 65, excluding state or sectarian institutions. The plan requires state legislature and governor approval, with annual disbursements aimed at 750,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie
National Association of State Universities
Henry S. Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Canada
Newfoundland
Steeplejack’s Narrow Escape From 200-Foot Jersey City Chimney
Joseph Bailey, a steeplejack, clung to a rope after his chair swirled away in a wind high above Jersey City’s 200 foot chimney. The fall was arrested by his hand over hand climb to the top, with a crowd gawking at the peril and Bailey finally crawling over the edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Bailey
Jersey City
Bailey
Plans for 36 story Manhattan skyscraper announced
New York reports plans for a 36 story building on the lower Manhattan waterfront facing West and Washington Streets. The central tower will be 95 feet square with side wings, 30 elevators, and a total height of 447 feet. Century Investment Company to erect the $4.6 million structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan Island
Washington Streets
Century Investment Company
Senator Davis Fined for Disturbing the Peace in Little Rock
United States Senator Jefferson Davis was fined $25 in police court for disturbing the peace after obtaining a pistol and appearing on a street where he had been attacked and beaten a few minutes earlier by Thomas Helm deputy prosecuting attorney. Davis allegedly wielded the revolver during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
United States
Jefferson Davis
Thomas Helm
Davis
Mada
Tragedy in Goochland as Baltimore Kills Father-in-Law then self
John L. Baltimore shot Byron Waldrop at the Waldrop home in Goochland County in a jealous rage after taking his wife and child from Richmond. He wounded Waldrop and killed himself in the yard. Mrs Baltimore then armed with a shotgun searched for her husband. Waldrop a prominent Goochland farmer and former public official. Baltimore’s brother aided in the attempted reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Waldrop
Asence
Baltimore
Goochland
Cardwell
Orville
Sheas
de- Hares
Wif Waldorp
Newport News Tragedy In Room at Hampton Home
Miss Louis Clarke twenty five daughter of an Ironton Ohio broker hanged herself with a stocking knotting it about her neck from a transom in her Hampton room. Sybilla Morris cited as cause health and temporary insanity. Clarke had come to Hampton seven weeks ago to visit Miss Morrison for recovery. Her mother Mrs Cambridge Clarke arrived to be with her. The mother and friends saw no sign of intent before her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Louis Clarke
Ironton
Ohio
Sybilla Morris
Hampton
Miss Clarke
Robbery and Murder Kill Richmond Citizen After Assault
Richmond Special report states Bigie Brooks of Louisa County was robbed and assaulted by three Black men who dragged him to the railroad sidings and cast him into a cinder pit. He lay in drizzle overnight, police later treating head and back injuries while spine damage proved most serious. Thieves stole fifteen dollars and a gold watch. suspects at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Bigeu Brooks
Louisa Cou Fa
Brooks
Staunton Elects Richmond Contractor City Business Manager
At a common council meeting alderman Charles E. Ashby a railroad contractor from Richmond was chosen as city business manager at a 2000 dollar salary. The council adopted a Galveston Houston style reform to oversee purchases and department tasks, with staff and office force to be assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Charles E. Ashby
Richmond
Galveston- Houston
Byrd Denies Virginia Campaign Aims in Roanoke
Richmond Special reports Richard Eve Iyn Byrd of Winchester denies seeking public office in Virginia. He has been mentioned as a possible candidate for governor lieutenant governor and attorney general and is expected to chair the State Democratic convention in Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Richard Eve Iyn Byrd
Winchester
Goegke
House
Enied
Virginia
Byrd
Roanoke
Store Burns At Richland Tazewell Special
Fire at Richlands in Tazewell County destroyed the Hu and Wart store and a stock of general merchandise. Loss about 5000 dollars. Insurance covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Tazewell
Richlands
Hu & Wart
Jose
Obituary notices from Virginia and Luray region
Fredericksburg report lists Miss Susan Virginia Smith aged 62 of Ford County who died while visiting her sister Miss Mary Smith. In Luray Alson Pierce a Tompkins County native and longtime resident died after a brief illness, last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Susan Vicinia Smith
Offord County
Mary Smith
Luray
Alson Pierce
Tompkins County
Ifty
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