19 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
1
Washington insiders study Britain's protest noting questions on US subsidy rights and canal use. Officials prepare unofficial briefings for senators and representatives while exploring arbitration as a possible path, amid slim Senate approval prospects.
The article discusses Mr. Bryan's stance on currency and government roles. He opposes expanding national bank privileges while allowing emergency currency to be government issued. He favors appointments by the President elect and criticizes partisan civil service extensions.
Washington special reports indicate DNC Chairman McCombs will not name an inaugural committee chair until Governor Wilson returns from Bermuda. Eldridge E. Jordan leads the race with Cox and Harper in hold positions. Jordan denies oil-group pressure and says he will support whomever McCombs picks, seeking a friendly contest.
A coastal research effort investigates how clams respond to pet geckos in an enclosed habitat. Scientists log interactions, noting behavior shifts and potential impacts on microecosystems over varied exposure periods.
In Salem Massachusetts Superior Court today Mrs. aadhae-Gloucester filed suit as executors of Mrs. Wants estate to recover $300 claimed due to expenses for feeding a dog over eighty five weeks. The case centers on the dog care arranged at the request of Mrs Ward, now deceased.
Gracie Willis obituary linked assets and a void will filed December 15, 1903. Mrs. Constance Gracie seeks letters of administration to settle the estate as intestate. Justice Anderson grants letters to Gracie with a $15 000 bond. Edith Temple Gracie waives claim.
Special report from Philadelphia details Mrs. Frieda Trost testifying about her husband’s murder. She claimed she bought poison to kill cats and admitted her affair with Guen Kel, while insisting her love for her husband. The trial focused on motive and relationships as prosecutors press the case.
J A Dowsine reputed head of the Gondorf gang of wire tappers was arrested in Nevans per a telegram to police headquarters. Albert Carter, another member, reportedly arrested in St Augustine. Carter is wanted for a heaping fraud against X. Jones of Pittsburg involving twenty thousand dollars. The Gondorrothers are under arrest here for swindling Sidbury and Dr A C Powell of Imington NC.
Special John Cook clerk of the Corporation Court said he intends to claim the 600 reward offered jointly by the Tiinois Surety Company and the Commonwealth for the arrest of William S Paylor the ab sconding treasurer. He learned of Paylors whereabouts about six weeks after he fled and notified Mr on who directed attention to the fact.
B E Peterson court appraiser in Washington District Supreme Court probate branch valued the Hutchins estate at about 646 958.60 in stocks bonds 184 240 household effects 176 462.75 books 1 43 authorities 1 200 and paintings including Corot and Turner among the items.
Civil suit filed by the Department of Justice targets the Advertising and Confectionery Association and involved parties accused of conspiring to undercut competition. The report notes a raid, injuries, and legal actions tied to a Philadelphia area operation and related individuals.
A New York syndicate including Andrew Henry Frick and J P Morgan plan a 6000 acre tract southwest of Los Angeles into a gated, exclusive colony. It features fifty palatial mansions a high fence guarded entry golf links and own police and utilities with a self governed system modeled after elite East Coast suburbs.
A New York clerk reports a clever pickpocket maneuver on a Third Avenue car. The thief unbuttons the victim’s trousers, pockets out $19, and buttons the overcoat, all without being felt. The incident was alleged at the East Fifty-first Street police station.
Los Angeles Calif a special grand jury will be empaneled to hear new evidence against Clarence Darrow the attorney accused of bribing jurors in the McNamara trial District Attorney John Fredericks requests the panel Cleveland Dam a Sananelasco attorney will be a witness. He is expected to be questioned about a $10000 check Darrow allegedly gave Olaf Trelimos the man on trial at Indianapolis Minute conspiracy trial.
In Philadelphia on a campaign day the Housekeepers League sold 1,3500 dozen eggs at 24 cents to protest high costs, with retailers generally keeping prior prices. Stores, settlements, and even private homes hosted the selling stations as leaders vow continued action until retailers cut prices to a fair level. Wholesale egg prices were 19 to 21 cents a dozen, and the league reportedly moved seven carloads of eggs to support the effort.
Mrs. Wilkins of Now 36 Purser Yonkers was attacked in her home at 4 AM Tuesday by a large powerful man who choked her into unconsciousness after entering from the hallway. Neighbors heard the disturbance as officers found two suits of clothing and about $10 missing. The assailant fled, leaving a tin and a block of 90 behind. Mrs. Wilkins was revived by Dr. H. T. Wolff after a perilous recovery.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a report of a starving child found near a street corner on Avenue near Thirty Fourth Street. Witnesses recall a girl with rumors of a woman and a man nearby. authorities question a Miss Emme from North Ninth Street about the child’s guardians and home, amid scant details.
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