07 Feb 1907
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1907
Page
1
A school tale describes Mr. Frisbie repeating a story of a Roman swimmer who supposedly crosses the Tiber three times each morning. Willie Barnes mutters that the joke lies not in the feat but in why the athlete did not make it four trips to return to his clothes.
In Rockville Maryland the Open Championship hosts a humorous scene as a tall raw-boned horse and a stubborn rider square off with a fiery starter. A youthful Irishman explains the horse is behaving like a cab and won’t pass the line, delaying the field.
Four well known volunteer firefighters from White Plains, all prominent local business men, died when a cornice collapsed during a fire at the Mead Building on Westchester Street. Injuries left a number hospitalized as authorities described the deadly accident and its heavy brick debris.
Caleb Powers charged with complicity in the assassination of Governor William Goebel in Frankfort seven years ago. In Georgetown Circuit Court the trial was continued by agreement and a special term will likely be held in early summer. This is Powers fourth trial after two prior penitentiary sentences and one death penalty.
Seismologist Professor He lar reports from Laibach that a 90 minute quake 4687 miles away reached maximum intensity at 9 26 P M. He confirms the January 2 disturbance matches earlier records now identified as the Tonga Islands event.
The Cincinnati Congregation of Zion votes 60 to 6 to break away from the parent Zion City church. A letter notifying Overseer Volviva was mailed. Elder W. H. Cossum stated the action is final with no chance to revert allegiance.
The California Bankers Association is searching for O. T. Mott accused of a new method to drain country banks. Several institutions lent funds using stock certificates from Fort Kent Trust Company and Aroostook County School bonds, certificates of which are not recognized by Fort Kent officials and are assumed forged.
Rev. Seymour A. Baker, early Republican founder, pro slavery agitator, Presbyterian minister, and noted editor, died at his Kansas City home of pneumonia. Born in Arlington Vermont, he was 91.
Various officials faced removals and investigations in New York and Ohio. New York Life inspectors Kinkead and Marks resigned but were dismissed, while Richard O Brien and James Johnston were dismissed amid building and public works probes. A Harrisburg fire caused 250000 dollars in losses.
Across Hunan and Kiangsi rebels hold all mountain strongholds thwarting imperial troops. Other notes report smallpox fears in Central China famine camps and relief sent to Bareges after an avalanche buried 20 houses near Lourdes.
Admiral George Dewey denounces timidity among leaders and argues that if war with Japan occurs the United States could quickly mobilize the navy to seize the Philippines and possibly Hawaii. He calls for preemptive action while Japan is exhausted and dismisses fears of seizing a Pacific port, insisting coast defenses remain essential but unnecessary today.
Tokio reports public sentiment favors a solution based on Japan's treaty rights rather than a mutual immigration pact. While a Washington proposal to exclude laborers is deemed unlikely, observers expect a settlement that preserves Japanese honor and prestige without concessions.
David Peck Rhoades founder of the New York Tribune and associate of Horace Greeley died at his Stratford home aged 84. He later formed the New York News Company and ran it until selling to the American News Company and retiring. Death followed a shock from a fall a week earlier outside Stratford Social Club.
Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth wife of Representative Longworth of Ohio and daughter of the President is ill at her Washington home with a slight attack of grip The President and Mrs Roosevelt visited the Longworth residence and were told the attending physician reported her temperature at 102 degrees.
A freight train on the Seaboard Air Line crashed into a piledriver on the Roanoke River bridge near Norlina North Carolina. The wreck killed the fireman and injured several others while five or six cars derailed. Rail service diverted to the Atlantic Coast Line from Weldon to Richmond.
The article discusses historic estimates of atmospheric height based on pressure and density, then notes a shift after meteor observations and angle measurements suggesting air extends beyond one hundred miles. It cites T J J Lee claiming height up to about 130 miles using sunset timing and blue sky disappearance with nitrogen and oxygen scattering.
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