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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
1
New York report notes beef and pork prices climb due to corn and wheat scarcity. Sulzberger & Co. says farmers seek higher prices as corn near shortage drives up costs. heat deters livestock shipping, raising risk of losses during transit.
The Virginia Bar Association elected officers for the next year. Captain Joshua F. Bullitt of Big Stone Gap was named president with five regional vice presidents: A. R. Long, Lynchburg. J. S. Harnsberger, Harrisonburg. E. Chambers Goode, Mecklenburg. A. S. Higginbotham, Tazewell. and Hugh W. Davis, Norfolk. George Bryan and Jordan J. Leake were named to the executive committee, with several members chosen to attend the American Bar Association. Judge A. W. Wallace of Fredericksburg delivered a lively address on The Trial of Queen Catherine alongside other remarks.
Lynn Mass Special Joseph W Pinkham wealthy bachelor elopes with and marries Anna Peterson a domestic in his father Dr Joseph G Pinkham medical examiner of the Lynn district The couple wed in Kennebunkport Me and planned a honeymoon cruise to Stockholm leaving the doctor reportedly untroubled by the union.
In Richmond court Judge Crutchfield presides as Harry M. Smith defends a young man accused of passing a bad check. The judge laments the youth's hard drinking, cites his late mother, and ultimately finds the defendant not guilty due to compassionate respect for the mother.
A humorous poem recaps a Wisconsin Jewelers Association banquet speech praising Richmond Virginia mint juleps. It lampoons industry tensions between manufacturers and jewelers, imagining a drink that fixes pricing, cooperation, and professional harmony while a narrator calls for more rounds and better behavior.
A brief coastal item notes a woman slipping into a crevice on the shore as bystanders react to a wave of hipless craze talk among local girls. TJ comments on the trend while authorities assess the scene.
A fragment discusses a sunny tempered woman valued above merely temperate traits and notes that good looks influence desires. It contrasts the ideal of a woman as a cross between an angel and a tiger with unclear context and names.
A special gathering of 300 evangelists in Northfield Massachusetts agreed to a nationwide revival plan titled convert America. Leaders Fred B. Smith of New York and R A Terry of Chicago predicted a historic religious awakening with meetings this fall in seventy six cities to engage men in religion.
A Louisville Herald plant on Market Street between Fourth and Fifth was completely destroyed by fire on Friday morning. Several neighboring buildings suffered damage and the estimated loss runs to 150000 dollars. It marks the fourth major fire in three days.
Tony Romano Italian grocer at 5115 Wilson Ave and two unknown dead after a bomb destroyed his store and apartments. Mortally wounded Santo Sardello, and several others injured. Police note two threatening blackhand letters recently received by Romano who fled Brooklyn months earlier. The explosion occurred with no warning as fifteen slept above the shop.
The Henry Ericsson Construction Company files suit for 6000 against Senator Lorimer over work on his summer cottage at Pistakee Bay Illinois. The action follows Ericsson's failed attempt to collect a portion of the money for the project and adds to mounting troubles for the senator.
The State Corporation Commission fixes September 5 for steam railroads and Pullman Company assessments. A week later electric railways heat light and water firms are heard, September 13 telegraph telephone and express lines. Public input through affected regions will be allowed.
Attorney Harry M. Smith representing Henry Beattie Jr writes Judge Walter Watson alleging jailer Garnett at Henrico county jail limits visitors, blocks detectives, and acts as a diktat over prisoners and witnesses. Sheriff Kemp is praised for courtesy. Garnett reportedly bars access, with rare exceptions, amid ongoing Beattie case probes.
A mob of women in Topeka led by Elizabeth Barr vows to obstruct the sentence of Mrs Ella Reese who was ordered to work on the rock pile. They threaten to stop the execution with their blood if needed and plan to capture the judge if violence is required.
At Staunton Virginia special committee members from Lancaster and Richmond report on legislation for the Virginia Farmers Institute. Discussions cover lime use for sour lands, soil humus rotation, and uniform dairy inspection rules amid inspector limits.
Miss Laura Smith of Hubbard's Hill in Stamford with her bull terrier believed to be mad. She drove the dog in her car to C. G. Palmer's veterinary establishment, three quarters of a mile away, the dog snapped and yelped during the trip and was later shot by the police after escaping.
Special-Willie F. Weed a young broker living at 238 West Seventy-third Street faced a charge of driving intoxicated. Police testified he smelled of highballs and had four drinks before arrest, but his lawyer argued the case and the judge discharged him after an adjournment offer.
A brief dialogue fragment features He and She debating love and gender roles. She notes possible affection if circumstances change while he questions learning to love. The exchange hints at social norms and personal attraction in a clipped stage style.
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