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Mathews Journal

Location

Mathews, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1912

Page

8

Frayser Liniment Promises Quick Pain Relief for Man and Beast

Local advertisement touts Frayser's Great Nerve and Bone Liniment as the solution to muscle and joint stiffness and pain. 25 cent bottles sold at druggists, manufactured by J. W. Frayser Co. Richmond. Also notes Timberville Poultry Co. breeding Barred Plymouth Rocks and other fowl. Eggs and baby chicks available. free price circulars offered by manager F. Bull. Include mention of the paper.

Frayser Ruggists J. W. Frayser € Co Richmond Timberville Poultry Co S.C F. Bull Timberville

Eaton System Households Ad Offers Free Catalog

An offer seeking agents to sell an up to date line of household specialties. Full particulars and samples provided. Catalog free. Mail to Desk A, Richmond Virginia.

Eaton System Desk A Richmond

Federal Judge William M Lanning Dies at Home

Trenton New Jersey special bulletin reportsFederal Judge William M Lanning died suddenly at his home in Trenton at age three The jurist served on cases including the Government suit seeking dissolution of the Steel Trust and was among the judges assigned to that trial

Trenton N. J William M. Lanning

Minor Point Misadventure on the Train

An English traveler reads about personal magnetism in an American handbook and prides himself on focusing on one point. He alights as his train departs, forgetting his sample bag after a desperate platform shout. The Boston Transcript notes the humorous error as a minor point.

Aoston

The Lord Makes Right, Man Proves It Wrong

A pithy reflection on divine order vs human intellect as the world’s balance teeters between faith and critique. It notes how people spend much effort demonstrating error rather than upholding virtue.

Chesterfield Citizens Press for Inquiry into State Education

Chesterfield county citizens told the Senate Committee on Public Institutions that changes in Department of Public Instruction records occurred and funds were mismanaged. They urged investigation, alleging altered reports, late district filings, and favoritism toward Bermuda District, while Eggleston defended the department and its accounting practices.

Richmond Chesterfield Citiens Senate Committee On Public Institutions State Department of Education Eggleston Chesterfeld Senate House of Delegates W. W. Baker Chesterfield Chesterfield County Department of Public Instruction Joseph D. Eggleston, Jr Beaumur C. Stearnes Charles Lassiter Petersburg Bermuda G. W. Lambert Closmar State Department Eveleston Charles Hazen Hazen Bermuil Mir Lassited Department of Education Dr. Hazen L. L. Kipps Stearnes

Disputed Chesterfield School Corrections Examined by Board

The Chesterfield inquiry exposed that slips in records were corrected without written reasons, and officials could not confirm how often schools were inspected in recent years. Tensions rose between Secretary Stearnes and Lambert during a heated session as critics pressed for proper procedures and lawfulness.

Mr. Stearnes Chesterfield Stearnes Kippa Eggleston George Robertson Chesterfield Grand Jury Page University of Wirginia Charlottesville Hazen Lambert Mr. Davie A. W. Hensley Department of Public Instruction Davie Mr. Eggleston Megleston Beasley

Disputed Palmyra Island Route Sailed By West Virginia

The US cruiser West Virginia departed Honolulu for Palmyra Island in the Pacific, a territorial claim contested by Britain and the United States. Palmyra lies about fifty miles southwest of the Hawaiian Islands, and the ship had recently been in the vicinity of Chinese waters.

Disputed Island London United States West Virginia Honolulu Palmyra Pacific Britain Palmyra Island

Death by Own Action Takes a Smoke First

A man believed to be E. L. or M. L. Shennon from Fredonia Pennsylvania shot himself in a Washington saloon after lighting a cigarette. He was transported to a hospital with doubtful hopes of recovery. A letter from Lyons McCullough lumber merchants Elgin Pa was found on his person. Ghost As Co-respondent figures in divorce cases as George W Mann claims his wife is haunted by her former husband’s shade and separation led to a divorce decree.

Washington, D. C E. L M. L. Shennon Fredonia Fourteenth Street Penn‘ania Avenue Lyons Lyons & McCullough Elgin George W Mann Mann Moncure State Senate Senate Fredericksburg

Inherit Estate in England Reaching American Heirs

Special news from Winston-Salem North Carolina reports farmer Peter Grown of Stokes County and his two sisters have inherited a 100000 estate after the death of their grandmother in England.

Inngland Winston-Salem N. C Peter Grown Stokes County England

200 Children Sent to New York and Barre

Lawrence Massachusetts reports two hundred children, victims of a mill strike, leaving for New York and Barre Vermont. The procession includes many very young children. Representative Martin Hayes plans to insist in Boston that no more so called bargain sales occur, and textile leader John Golden condemns the outrage.

Lawrence Mass Pecal New York Barre Martin Hayes Brighton State House Boston Hayes Massachusetts John Golden

Train Leaps Thirty Foot Embankment at Chittenango Falls

A Lehigh Valley Cortland branch passenger train with fourteen aboard, including a mall baggage car smoker and day coach, plunged over a thirty foot embankment at Chittenango Falls near Syracuse. Three people were seriously hurt as the mail car overturned and the others lay on their sides. The wreck was blamed on a broken rail.

Syracuse N. Y Cortland Branch Lehigh Valley Chittenango Falls

Indications of Confessions in Dynamite Plot Case

Indiana special report says government lawyers expect several indicted dynamiters in the fifty four bridge and iron workers case will confess to aid the prosecution. Defense plans, venue issues, and AFL involvement are noted, with bonds and arraignments ahead and no list of named suspects.

Indianapolis Ind W. Newton Harding Federal Miller International Iron Workers Harding Albert B. Anderson Indianapolia American Federation of Labor Gombers Iron Workers Biorta

Boston men waived arraignment in dynamite plot case

Michael Young and Frank J Higgins, indicted for complicity in a national dynamite plot, waived arraignment today and were bound over for the Federal court at Indianapolis. Young posted 10000 dollars bail and Higgins 2690 dollars.

Boston Mass Michael Young Frank J. Higgins Indianapolis Young

Political chatter and editorials mix in early election talk

A collage of editorials and humorous asides from various papers comments on Taft, La Follette, and Hearst, noting campaign proximity and party dynamics. It surveys trust headlines, sugar and butter reform chatter, and prevailing opinions on leadership, journalism, and suffrage politics, with cautious divisions about capital punishment.

Tie Up Mines in Great Britain

Final strike notices will tie up the mining industry in England Scotland and Wales on March 1 affecting about 1 000 000 people 900 000 of them miners and workers near mines. Government steps to keep order include troops in coal fields as fuel prices rise and coal shortages worsen cold weather causes suffering. Robert Bacon former US ambassador presented the Collom gold medal to Dr Jean Charcot in Paris in a ceremony at the American embassy.

Lawrence Maas Republican Party Staunton Dispatch London England Scotland Wales Federaton Paris Robert Bacon United States France Jean Charcot Collom Wathering

Bold Hold Up At Railway Station In Rochester

A desperado entered the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Station at Danville just after midnight and held the operator with a receiver while another man looted the safe and money drawers. No trace of the outlaws has been found.

Rochester Danville

Misread Orders Cause Head On Train Wreck

A Baltimore and Ohio train collision near Johnstown Rockwood left 24 injured, three seriously. Freight engineer Hingmeer Bengen misread orders at West Creek Junction after orders for another train were annulled. Passengers Stella Livingsgood Sharon? No, Stella Livingsgood and Mrs. Robert Gibson of Rockwood Pa. plus Lee Souger postal clerk Johns?ton were among those injured. Locomotives destroyed. passenger coaches stayed on track.

Noroni Ae Somerset and Cambria Baltimore and Ohio Johnstown Rockwood Hingmeer Bengen Stella Livingsgood Robert Gibson

Inquest Over Sears Autopsy Ordered in Boston

Medical Examiner McGrath ordered an autopsy on Brigadier General Clinton R. Sears who died suddenly in an electric car. Sears, A. and A., retired since 1906, formerly led the Mississippi River Commission and served on the deep waterway board. He contributed to major engineering projects over nearly 46 years of service.

Boston Mass McGrath Clinton Sears Mississippi River Commission Semmor Deep Waterway Board

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