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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
8
Listings announce scrap material buyers hair fashion services and muscle liniment with a general help wanted note for families with teens at Rocky Mount Mills Virginia North Carolina area. Prices and availability implied, no dates provided.
In Raleigh a new electric roller coaster proved fatal to none and fatal to sleep for one watchman. He rode the circular, single-seat car for nine hours from 1 a.m. until 10 a.m., traveling over 100 miles and earning the title of world champion roller coaster rider after the park keeper stopped the ride.
At Sea Girt New Jersey Governor Wilson welcomed a growing crowd on Jersey Day. Chairman Grosscup and Colonel Birch removed a rope that had kept attendees back while the Governor walked the veranda to greet each arriving delegate. No formal program was set beyond an impromptu speech beneath elm trees.
A Jam- town man identified as Warren faced a fatal or serious shooting in Tinsville Virginia amid suspected connections to Wasco. Police investigation ongoing with few concrete details released.
Warren, a married painter and brother-in-law of Samuel Garrett, was wounded at Garrett's home six miles from here after Warren demanded Garrett drink with him. Garrett fired through a closed door, then Warren fired more shots. Garrett shot Warren twice in the arm and once in the side. Warren remained alive but not recovered.
In Clarksburg West Virginia Joseph Devoona a bartender attacked James Devine and Michael Janes killing both over a union demand. Devona escaped as police and deputies pursued him. Friends of the dead threatened Devonna while the victims, Devine and Janes, attempted to defend themselves but had no weapons.
Joshua Anthony died at Memorial Hospital after a shotgun wound. Re W Barnes, son of J W Barnes of Henrico County, was arrested on a murder charge and bailed $1,000 by his father. The shooting occurred at the Barnes property last Wednesday and was initially deemed accidental. Police and officials reported the shooting as inadvertent, with the murder charge acting as a procedural form.
In East End on Friday night a Black man, Conway alias Fleming Conway, broke into Mrs H Joseph's home at 926 North Twenty-ninth Street. She screamed, the man fled. He was arrested and charged as a suspicious character and with attempted criminal assault. Justice Crutchfield sent the case to the grand jury. Mrs Joseph is Syrian.
Sidney Edwards Friday accepted the compromise offered him and was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. His mother attended in the Roanoke courtroom and showed no emotion. Prisoners will be transported tonight by Baldwin’s men. The trial of Victor Allen is set for September 4.
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train derailed at Robins Station near McKeesport Pennsylvania. Five killed and eight seriously injured as details emerge from the wreck site and emergency crews rush to aid victims.
A California resident from La Junta has written to Secretary of the Interior Fisher offering services as a presidential candidate. He states he can begin training immediately.
Five mountaineers were killed in an avalanche in Kashimilone. The news reached Bombay today via courier. Further details and identities were not immediately confirmed.
Seventy five year old artist and watchmaker John Christopher Gillet and seventy two year old neighbor Mrs Rachel Kendall sought a marriage license at City Mall on Wednesday. They claimed they would wed Friday while neighbors doubted the couple’s plans as stories of prior marriages and a year already married circulated. The pair, described as kindly and well regarded, denied any real engagement and indicated a jokey mix up led to the license application.
A seven story loft building at 27 29 and St Bleecker Street caught fire in New York. Three firefighters were overcome by smoke, two severely, with one possibly facing death. The blaze endangered a nearby tenement housing twenty five women and nine children. Firemen Finnegan Maynes and Captain Biggar were taken to hospital after smoke exposure, while other crew members were rescued by reserves from Mercer and Mulberry Street stations. Firefighter Ring and Stone of Engine Company 20 led the dangerous search through thick smoke to reach the fallen men.
A fire at the Badenoch and Company grain elevator on West 127th Street caused about 500000 in damage. Fire spread to nearby frame houses as residents fled. Fifteen engine companies fought the blaze, workers were trapped when the wall fell, one person seriously injured.
The Wheeler mansion in Orange Massachusetts valued at about 590000 with widow occupant and newly wed G Tabor Thompson has begun plowing the lawn for potatoes. Local residents plan to plant garden crops on front lawns to ease living costs, drawing curious spectators as workers dug the first plants amid the fenced grounds.
Richmond Virginia special report describes G M Nicholas a wealthy Rockingham County farmer poisoned by coffee. Coroner J M Biedler and William Taylor of Harrisonburg pursue evidence to prove arsenic caused death. Only other resident inside his 15 room Shenandoah River mansion was longtime housekeeper Jane Hopkins, who may also be implicated.
An elderly resident on a Virginia Maryland border farm lived frugally and feared bank failure. He avoided checks, used questionable papers, and left a barren, rot damaged house with seed corn rot, a dusty floor, a wooden leg from war injuries, and no will. He never married and four brothers survive.
Washington report on the House Investigating Committee’s findings details misuses of the emergency fund in the State Department. It cites purchasing a Day portrait for 850 dollars, improper vouchers, and untraceable spends. The panel urges Congress to require detailed reporting of secret fund expenditures and seeks dismissals of key officials.
The Czar laments renaming rank to marry governess Xenia Ivanova, a plebeian governess older than Grand Duke Gabriel Constantinovitch. He notes a string of morganatic unions among Grand Dukes, including Paul’s elopement and Michael’s long marriage, while Gabriel’s pursuit of Xenia provokes a family council and possible insanity fears.
In Newburgh New York, Irene Van Duzer of Cornwall met William J. McLauchlin at Washington Headquarters last Friday. They married the same day after obtaining a license in Cornwall. On Monday she learned McLauchlin was already married and had died in a bath from gas. Coroner Buss ruled accidental death.
In a domestic scene a mistress catches Mandy, a young colored girl, with a stranger in a kitchen. The mistress reproves Mandy for propriety as she cautions her to send the man away. The encounter reveals tensions over behavior and propriety within the household.
Reports from Managua say rebels hold the city with a more advantageous position, firing within a hundred yards of the American legation. American sharpshooters guard the legation as Marines protect the ministerial residence. hundreds flee south as the city becomes deserted and wires to the interior are cut. The Denver arrives with 300 blue-staters, boosting foreign forces to counter the rebels. Matter and Leon remain strongest for the rebels.
Washington special reports President Taft awarded the battle efficiency pennant to Captain John Hood and the crew of the battleship Delaware for highest combined merits in gunnery and engineering for the year ending June 30. The President praised the ship’s zealous and efficient performance and discipline leading to the top standard in battle efficiency.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended joint coal rate advances from the Stony Fork branch of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to stations in the Southeast and suspended petroleum rate hikes from Wellsville New York over the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern along with eight other railroads to Ohio. The pause lasts until February 28.
Washington special reports Colonel C J Townsley of the Coast Artillery Corps was appointed superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point by Secretary Stimson, pending Senate approval. He will succeed Major General Thomas A Barry.
Fire at Cyphers Incubator factory corner Fourth and Court Streets practically leveled the plant appraised at 500000 dollars. Firemen redirected efforts to the adjacent Montgomery Door and Box Company plant to prevent spread.
Former Governor Andrew Jackson Montague defeats Captain John Lamb in the Third District race. Montague carries nearly all city precincts and several counties, with old soldiers at the Soldiers' Home and oil workers largely supporting him as returns show a decisive majority.
Philadelphia report states Dorothy Bowman a prominent debutante and society leader died in Jeffers Hospital from blood poisoning after a compound leg fracture suffered when injured by a pet cow. The incident occurred earlier this week as she engaged in city social events.
Miss Bowman, daughter of coal operator B Frank Bowman, died after being charged by a cow while showing friends an estate calf. She suffered a compound fracture and internal injuries, then blood poisoning and unconsciousness before dying Wednesday at age under twenty. She was active in Cub and other organizations.
A selection of editorials discusses President Wilson and Taft hopes for tax cuts, praise for Virginia Governor Mann, and praise for Mayor Richardson in Richmond. It critiques public service reform, comments on criminal justice shifts at Sing Sing, and mocks economic fallacies about crop wealth, ending with stance on the Panama Canal bill and arbitration.
In Danville Virginia Mrs Ben Cobler was instantly killed at 6 PM when a freight train hit the three pedestrians on the north track near the Dry Bridge at the South ern Railroad crossing. Her sister Mrs Lucille Wells was injured and Ben Cobler severely injured. all were cotton mill workers.
Colonel Roosevelt arrives in Henlon at 10 AM after leaving Providence to address New England opposition to the third party. He plans a noon luncheon at Dr William Migelow’s home, a bandstand address, a 6 PM progressive banquet, and an afternoon session expected to draw 25 000.
In Washington BC a special report notes that over 3,000 cats have been killed within a month with authorities continuing to kill about fifty cats per day. The piece highlights a drastic animal control effort and raises questions about the procedure and scale of the killings.
Special report from Odgensburg New York describes farmer John Mekwen uncovering coins buried at least a century ago while plowing near his farm. The discovery occurred in a field locally known for rich soil and past activity. Authorities began cataloging the coins and assessing their origin and value.
In Cetinje Montenegro a general uprising of Christians against Mohammedans in the Berana district of Albania is feared after a massacre of over 300 Christians by Turks. Hundreds of young girls were carried into captivity as Mohammedan tribesmen aided by Turkish soldiers fled into Montenegro with captives.
Fire at the Hotel Marden in Rye Beach New Hampshire drives 100 guests from their rooms and feeds them in bed. Damage estimated at fifty thousand dollars. The blaze erupted early today causing extensive damage to the hotel structure and belongings.
Wholesale quotations from the Richmond Virginia exchange are listed in market reports dated the period. The item notes bid and ask figures circulating among traders and merchants in the Richmond market.
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