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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
1
The London Globe reports a new foghorn signal at Needles Lighthouse using reed trumpets fed by compressed air. Under favorable conditions the blast can be heard up to ten miles away, replacing the old fog bell with iron components.
The new Railroad Rate law applies to interstate railroads and went into effect at midnight. The Interstate Commerce Commission enforces it, requiring full cost breakdowns in tariffs and a single consolidated charge, with preparations to file by deadline and possible extensions for compliance.
Chicago special report says Annie Kempler buried two men from the lake along with her husband and collected $2000 life insurance. She now says he lives in Allegan Michigan and asks police to arrest him for abandonment.
Mrs. Douglas Robinson aged 83 of New York dies at her summer home in the county. Her son is married to Corinne Roosevelt sister to the President.
In Warsaw a stranger wounded Count Fermor colonel of gendarmes. A soldier patrol returned fire killing two bystanders in the ensuing exchange.
A death in Berlin appears due to cholera with authorities launching an investigation. Officials say an outbreak is unlikely and continue to monitor the situation.
In New York four thieves in an automobile robbed the Westbury post office of stamps after exchanging shots with residents. Charles Rowland a hotel employee was wounded in the arm by a bullet. The suspects used dynamite in their operation and fled.
Federal grand jury indicts Standard Oil and New York Central for Interstate Commerce violations. Georgia gubernatorial candidate J B Osbourne arrested for speech without permit. Milwaukee Bank depositors overrun by crowd. one drowned, seven rescued in Atlantic City storm. Chicago telephone strike blocks main entrance. 200 operators demand alley-elevator route. Senate debates state platform framing. Ohio Senator Dick opposes resolutions committee. Rail and steamship leaders pledge compliance with new rate law south of Potomac and Ohio. Elmwood Cemetery flood washes 100 200 corpses from graves. Peonage and cruelty charges filed against South and Western Railway Construction Co of NC. Reginald Vanderbilt operated on for illness at Sandy Point RI. doctors report success but full recovery may take a month. Mount Gretna PA military camp storm destroys tents and floods streets. Lake Conewago boathouse rescue by soldiers. Insurance officials in St Paul draft uniform code for state legislatures adoption. Norris Brown nominated for US Senator from Nebraska on sixth ballot. Beveridge says Roosevelt key issue in campaign. Harrisburg Pa resident refuses to hand over 2000 to ransomers. Porto Rican laborers hired by Louisiana sugar planters. Chicago deposit tax proposal contemplates 600 million in deposits. Alice Roosevelt Longworth to unveil McKinley statue in Columbus Ohio. Irish MP Healy arrives in New York. Jay Morse related to Hanna dies. A McAneny dies by own hand. Illinois Democratic Convention votes to table Bryan resignation and endorses Bryan for 1998, Sullivan victorious.
Colonel Valle reports Guzman forces clash with insurgents near Cienfuegos resulting in 17 rebels killed and government losses of one man. President Palma issues amnesty for insurgents amid criticism from Americans in Havana. Insurgent leaders Mendieta and Aranda jailed along with two Manzanillo editors. ex-congressman Guer ra vows continued fight.
Reports indicate a looming break in Britain’s Liberal Cabinet with War Minister Haldane’s possible retirement amid army reform opposition. Rockefeller allegedly offered Count Witte $100 million for a Baltic Black Sea Canal concession. The Viceroy of Canton faces American pressure to curb a boycott harming U.S. commerce. A $25 million imperial famine relief loan was signed by the Czar. Walter Wellman’s Arctic balloon expedition faces delays. Russia’s Finance Minister touts ample funds for the year. Chile allocates $4 million for relief, Valparaiso cemeteries are destroyed complicating burials. Bilbao residents fear riots tied to a major strike. A Unionist party forms in San Salvador to push a Central American Republic. Russia commits to land distribution under the Agraria plan regardless of Parliament.
Washington special reports the Government Printing Office cleared of charges of undue delay in delivering final prints of the General Deficiency Appropriation and Public Building bills. Senate Printing Committee inquiry found handling time not unreasonable and noted output exceeded prior sessions despite a smaller bill force.
Otto Radeck, a Hamburg, Germany native living in St. Louis, took carbolic acid during a personal crisis and, with his wife and two children nearby, watched his face pale and then collapsed dead beside a mirror. He denied taking poison to his wife.
Reports of three house break ins in Manassas with intruders frightened away by a freight crew after a strong odor of chloroform. Also notes on deaths in Winchester Fredericksburg Richmond and Radford, a highway survey for Jamestown Exposition boulevard, and storm damage near Luray and New Market.
The report notes elevator men in New York forming a union, garment workers strike in Utica, and miners at Abertillery in Wales striking over non union labor. It also mentions a building trades temple in San Francisco, mass labor organization efforts in England and Manitoba, wage increases for cotton mill operatives, and the Boston Newsboys AFL affiliated union sending a member to Harvard.
The bodies of two young women drowned during boating at Gale New Jersey were recovered from Lake Massawepic. Miss Margaret McDonald of Boston and Miss Bella Plummer of Worcester Massachusetts were identified. Dynamite was used in an attempt to float the bodies to the surface.
In brief items, Navy chaplains press for increased pay while observers note global events. Blindness incidence stands at one in twelve hundred. Spain enjoys a business boom. New York registers over 32 000 autos. Persia moves toward a constitution and parliament. Japan pursues a large mercantile navy as Russian forces face demoralization. Labrador fishing failures hint at a fish famine. Root advocates hemispheric unity in the Americas. Oyster Bay tax assessments rise by one million dollars. Hobben suggests Japan could seize the Philippines. Gold specie moves from England to America. Workmans summit a 23 000 foot Indian peak. fire insurers repudiate San Francisco obligations. water finds in German Southwest Africa documented.
The text references public figures and social topics including Lady Doyle, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and Mrs. Russell Sage. It mentions Japan's portrait restrictions for bathers, private audiences for Alexandra and Mrs. Longworth, and Mrs. Roosevelt backing Audubon Society efforts to protect egret plumes. It also notes Mrs. Semple, daughter of President Tyler, aging and blind yet active, and May Sutton of California in tennis, reflecting a broad portrait of prominent women and social issues of the time.
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