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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
1
American soldiers in Cuba express eagerness to deploy to Venezuela amid tense regional tensions. Officers note morale rising as training continues and detachments await orders.
Two well dressed men forced Cashier C. C. Walterhouse and merchant Dal Easley into the vault at the Citizens' State Bank in Chautauqua Kansas. They looted the till then fled into Oklahoma’s Osage Hills with a granny sack. Four posses pursue as roads are muddy and a quick capture is hoped. The raid, one of the boldest in the area, followed by alarms from nearby towns.
A Baltimore based notice details the Chesapeake Line with elegant steamers Columbia Augusta and Atlanta serving Old Point Comfort Norfolk West Point and Richmond. Through tickets baggage check and state rooms are available at city offices and the general Baltimore offices.
Rev. George W. Towson of First Presbyterian Church Woodbury New Jersey reportedly killed himself after becoming engaged to a wealthy widow. Other items note bankrupt petition against Crutchfield Co New York a gang attack on tobacco wagons in Kentucky a dying child from a gun injury and various 1900s events.
French forces in Algeria fend off Berbers and Arabs with heavy losses on both sides. Russia pushes for Balkan reforms via a Douma address and vows action against industrial trusts at home. Iran Persia dispatches troops to assist Russian efforts against Kurdish bands on the frontier. A Russian army inquiry targets graft in army contracts amid retirements of generals tied to Port Arthur.
London reports that the court refused to issue the injunction sought by Prince Victor of Thurn and Taxis to prevent Josephine Moffitt from claiming they are married and that he fled to avoid creditors. The judge held Moffitt not responsible for a defamatory London paper reprinting an American article.
The Senate Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads approved a favorable report on a postal saving bank bill drafted by a subcommittee chaired by Senator Carter. An amendment renamed the institutions to postal depositaries, addressing bankers objections while preserving the bill’s purpose to provide convenient depositaries.
Washington special reports the Bureau of Navigation orders resuming Navy recruiting to fill a 6000 man pool with 3000 to be enlisted before July 1. The department aims to capitalize on current youth willingness to enlist as Congress may approve the proposition.
Manhattan High School principal W W Hutton was attacked by three men in the Union Pacific yards. He was beaten into unconsciousness and robbed, and a leg was severed before rescue. The robbers fled and no arrests are reported.
The New Jersey bill makes publication of any article advocating another's death a misdemeanor. It targets a Paterson newspaper barred from mail by the Post Office in Washington. The paper is described as anarchistic in its teachings.
The Prussian government moves to end the ministerial ban on cremation after 26 years of debate in which conservatives resisted. Elsewhere in Washington a report cites a possible bubonic plague at Laguayra, with doctors withholding details and deaths mounting.
Frank S. Chick of Boston surprised guests at Virginia Hot Springs by serving an eleven pie banquet with one pie two feet wide. John Philip Sousa and his wife attended as the principal guests at the odd feast.
John Philips was found guilty in Loudoun County Circuit Court for the December murder of Charles Ambers near Lucketts. Philips testified the fatal shot came during a scuffle and was accidental. Ambers died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Roanoke special report notes Charlottesville selected as the site for the Virginia State Sunday School Association annual meeting. Officers elected for the coming year include President H. C. Marchant of Charlottesville and vice presidents A. L. Phillips Richmond E T Taylor Roanoke J W Manning Norfolk and others. Executive committee chair T DeWitt Crane Newport News.
Roanoke officials and investors tied to the Virginia Railway and Henry H. Rogers assess a project to pipe natural gas to Roanoke from Clay County West Virginia. The plan would follow the Virginia railroad line and reach major towns toward Norfolk along the route.
Norfolk special report notes the Virginia Oyster Packers and Planters Association organized with a large membership. F W Darling of Hampton was elected president, William Hemmingway of Norfolk vice president, and S S Keeling of Norfolk secretary and treasurer. A fifteen member board is to be chosen. The aim is to create a larger demand for Virginias bivalves.
The Virginia Christian College board plans a Thursday meeting to begin erecting a new college building and dormitory costing 50 000 funded by Andrew Carnegie 20000 and the college 30000. The expansion aims to serve over 300 students next session.
KE R Taylor a 25 year old Washington bookkeeper shot himself at his home after a telephone message to a rival suitor caused a jealous dispute. A witness said Taylor spoke passionately before hanging up and firing a pistol. The piece notes other items about a local suppression bid by the WCTU and anti military sentiment affecting politics in Japan.
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