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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
6
A garbled OCR text cites various names and places, including Harahabaxw Kawlistill and Renoxds Gong, with scattered phrases about committees, notices, and events. The fragment mentions a potential public sale or meeting, but details are unclear and multiple inconsistent terms appear.
A Chicago trial probes the Beef Trust amid antitrust charges against the Swift and Company pact, tracing immunity claims and pool arrangements. Lawyers clash over witness testimony and legal immunity as the court weighs corporate alliances and cross state packing interests.
In a Sunday accident, a roof collapse at a building in Lynchburg injured five people, with four workers and a supervisor hospitalized. An investigation is launched as authorities search for missing details about the workers and the cause of the failure.
A damaged OCR passage describes a justice department case and the Monessen inquiry. Names and details are garbled, mentioning a George and a janitor, with references to juries and an interstate shipment under investigation.
The brave boy known as Smiling Joe, once cured of spinal tuberculosis after four years strapped to a board, has relapsed and is again bedridden at Roosevelt Hospital. His prior Sunny smile helped raise over 250000 for Sea Breeze Home on Coney Island, as doctors hope to arrest the disease once more.
Special District Attorney Pelletier outlined a wholesale crime system in Boston as Dr. John D. Ferguson and four women faced arraignment over the death of Miss Mary Bolduc of Manchester New Hampshire. Bail set at 6000 dollars for two defendants and 3000 dollars for three others as investigators link multiple deaths to Mrs Reed and her Tremont Street facility.
In Monn Hefore Virginia a girl once at the Rescue Mission disappears before dawn Sunday. Mrs Belle Ryne reports the girl resembled Dorothy Arnold the missing New York heiress and left a note signed Catherine Daly. Detective S J Scott heads to Norfolk to identify the girl and Ida Cannett, her guardian, also leaves with her.
Vance in Staunton Leader warns readers to consider the bills after the holidays as shoppers face rising costs. The note contrasts holiday cheer with financial awakening and the pressure of expenses. A New York Prem line jokes about judging a pupil's brilliance amid personal spite.
London Special report states at the Russian embassy that if any Persians were killed at Resht they were likely slain in battle or during treachery against Russian Cossacks.
The Baltimore section of the National Council of Jewish Women voted 450 to 8 to withdraw from the national body. The move criticized national officers over alleged extravagance and the suppression of a protest letter sent to the Philadelphia convention.
In Buffalo, Paul Lutz 65 fatally assaulted Ida Schultz 55 then caused a gas explosion as police cornered him. He hanged himself from a shed rafter after fleeing, leaving Officer burned and a widespread search ongoing.
Durum wheat, once priced about twenty five percent below other wheat, now tracks No 2 Northern in the Northwest markets. Millers say current prices still fail to meet demand. USDA introduced durum about nine years ago from Asia to the dry western belt, aiming to replace cactus and sage with higher yielding grain. Annual production rose to about 60 million bushels, but millers have long discriminated against it.
The gathering see Gilfers stumble through a toast to “The Ladies” as he admits all he has is owed to his wife. She counters with a witty remark about putting property in her name and him speaking too soon, prompting amused remarks.
Eight large turkeys prepared for Christmas dinner at the Presbyterian Orphanage near Lynchburg Virginia were stolen. Police pursue leads as authorities warn residents.
A collage of editorial quips from several papers lampooning politics war ambitions railway whistles eggs and pensions. Notable lines reference Congress the governor Virginians and fusion politics while poking fun at steam age reforms and distant scandals across states from Norfolk to Charlotte.
An unidentified vessel was found ashore today on Pea Island fifty miles down the North Carolina coast near Norfolk Virginia. Local authorities began inquiries into the vessel origin and ownership as salvage teams assessed the hull and any potential hazards to navigation.
Demonstrations break out in Shanghai and other cities after Premier Yuan Shi Kai telegram via Tang Sha Yi accepts convening a national convention to decide China's future government. Rebels, led by Wu Ting Fang and Sun Yat Sen, press for civic liberty while negotiations over an armistice and delegates’ selection proceed amid foreign interest.
A Richmond case reports the death of Oliver Jones found under the Mar shall Street viaduct at 6 13. Police note odd 13 related details including his address 13 Hague Street 14 street numbers. 13 pennies in his pocket. delivery to the undertaker at 10 13. No foul play suspected. natural causes listed.
Five thousand scientists from thirty one affiliated AAAS organizations gather in Washington for a three day program. The council convened today as the first general meeting of the affiliated groups is set for tonight.
The Department of Justice refutes claims that New York banker Charles W. Morse was placed in a dungeon or fed bread and water after an imprisonment offense. Superintendent Dow said Morse was punished for giving a fellow prisoner money, considered contraband, by isolation for three days with usual penitentiary conveniences.
One person died instantly and six were injured, two fatally, when a tank containing hundreds of gallons of gasoline exploded at the Royal Cleaning Company's plant in Phroria. Fire crews battled the blaze as investigators began clearing the scene.
Special dispatch reports Senator Robert M. La Follette arrives in Youngstown to announce his presidential bid in 2012. He will address crowds and likely deliver the Cleveland keynote as Senator Clapp tours smaller Ohio cities. A separate Petersburg hearing covers Myron T. Perdue, a Salvation Army member, facing court action with charges tied to larceny and alleged theft.
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