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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
8
Police classify the death as murder and robbery after James Garrizon, a prominent real estate man, was found dead on plots he was selling in Bell Vernon. A substantial sum of money was missing from his person.
An excursion boat sank near Kafrelzayat Egypt killing thirty six people and leaving nearly a score missing. The craft was crowded with merrymakers and capsized yesterday. news reached Alexandria today with thirty six bodies recovered.
Special Washington report notes proposed freight rate increases by western railroads on transportation companies and sheep would have taken effect today but are suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission until November 18 1911.
Richmond observers weigh the Beattie murder case with indictments looming, noting defense readiness for postponement, reliance on circumstantial evidence, and the risk of a hung jury as public opinion shifts between guilt and innocence. Beattie’s trial date and strategy remain uncertain ahead of pending court actions.
Dr. L F Dunlap testified on March 28 that Secretary Wilson relied on him to file a formal memorandum on the Busby case involving Dr. Wiley. He said Wiley was in Chattanooga and argued that McCabe, not Wiley, would decide chemical matters on the inspection board.
Mrs Bata Sautch of Hebbing Minnesota killed her six year old son and herself with gas in the Stevens House after three attempted gas outs. A chambermaid found them in the bed with gas in an open jet. The pair had planned to sail on the Adriatic to visit her husband in Austria for mental treatment.
The Saturday Evening Post argues that farmers gained more from prosperity over a decade, with farm product values rising 65 percent and acre value up 73 percent, while metals and manufacturing lagged. It notes farmers earned more buying power yet faced harsh conditions like price drops and continued toil, including burning corn for fuel.
In Lynn Massachusetts workers at the Thompson Crocker Shoe Company plant walk out over factory differences. The strike lacked union authorization and an executive board meeting is planned to settle the dispute.
West Point citizens held a meeting to push a river bridge across the Mattapon River and a railroad to Urbanna via West Point. Richmond Chamber of Commerce leaders T M Carrington and W T Dabney spoke promising support, with Col J R Saunders chairing and J M Hudspeth of Southern Railway contributing. A twenty-member committee was formed to organize a company and proceed, with a subsequent Urbanna gathering planned.
Constantinople reports Turkish officials probe claims that Anglo American archaeologists looted the Mosque of Omar and plundered sacred relics from Mount Moriah. The expedition led by Captain Parker sailed from Palestine on April 19 aboard a yacht, pursuing the Ark of the Covenant and the Seven Branched Candlestick with backing from Chicago’s Armour family.
Beattie case cited as insanity plea example by Nelson county Commonwealth's Attorney B. Whitehead. Association votes 7 to 3 for a statute curbing expert witnesses and having courts provide experts at state expense. Committee to study clerks fees proposes salaried clerks to cut costs and aid poor litigants. Delegates elected to the American Bar Association amid calls for broader law reform.
Westmoreland Davis of the Farmers Institute says corporate lobbyists steer General Assembly bills, blocking laws that aid the people. He criticizes Department of Agriculture cooperation, the Southern Railway, and urges popular election of Corporation Commission members. Governor Mann backs lime bill for farmers and campaign finance limits to curb spending.
Addresses were delivered by Dr. S. W. Fletcher director of the Virginia Experiment Station Blacksburg Dr. Bradford Knapp chief of demonstration work United States Department of Agriculture T C Sandy State demonstrator of farm work Joseph H Turner of Roanoke County Vice President Lewis of Mecklenburg County and Professor Herbert W Munford of the University of Illinois J F Jackson editor of the Southern Planter said that at a cost of 30000 to the state politicians allied with a certain board had amused themselves conducting a so called experiment station at Saxe Va which had failed from the start but had recently been transferred to Fletcher's supervision.
United States postal inspectors launched an investigation into the kidnapping of five year old Angelo Moreno who was taken last Saturday. Three ransom letters were mailed to the boy's father.
Michael Kelly of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company is dying at Braddock General Hospital from two bullet wounds inflicted by Antonio Martinetto, who is in custody. Kelly was shot while defending his sister Rose Kelly of Wilkinsburg. Crowds gathered and threats of lynching followed the early morning shooting in Pittsburgh area.
In Brisbane Australia Bill Lang defeated Bill Squires by knockout in the fifth round to claim the heavyweight championship. Lang weighed 150 pounds while Squires weighed 176. The betting favored Lang at 4 to 1.
France and England signed a peace pact with the United States. The ceremony showed wobble in signatures as each nation kept one eye on Germany during the signing.
Colonel John Jacob Astor and Miss Madeline Talmage Moore plan a quiet wedding after Episcopal critics deny a US ceremony. The couple, 18 years apart in age, will wed abroad with a honeymoon aboard Colonel Astor's yacht Noma and then tour Europe.
George W. Perkins of United States Steel told the steel trust inquiry he favors government control of corporations. He defended himself from contempt charges as Bartlett questioned the 1907 panic and Gardner pressed about a steel plate pool from 1900 to 1904. Perkins said he could not keep up with details of branch concerns.
President Taft sent a congratulatory letter to Captain N R Asher commander of the battleship Michigan after the ship was named most efficient in the Atlantic fleet maneuvers. Commander Palmer will deliver the letter personally at Provincetown.
Richmond Virginia report states Speaker Richard E. Byrd has been engaged by A. W. Holmes grand worthy master of the United Order of True Reformers to defend him when Holmes’ case is called for trial. It is noted Holmes was briefly head of the order before a crash, and it is unclear who will represent the other men indicted with him.
A humorous exchange between a lady and a tramp reveals a man tied a poodle to a pole while cleaning windows. The tramp explains he found the dog attached to the pole and was tasked to locate its owner.
In New York Special Bessie the eighteen year old camel at Central Park died after an incident involving her keeper Homes and Paul the mate. Officials blamed overfeeding and excess water intake leading to Bessie's sudden death.
Richmond traders advertise a buy period as prices reach new lows, urging customers to act now before markets rebound. Local merchants highlight bargains on assorted goods and promise limited stock.
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