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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1911
Page
6
The Prince William County Circuit Court on December 22 entered a final decree against J. B. Herrett, county treasurer, in a suit by the Board of Supervisors. It finds failure to account for taxes, excess commissions, sale of delinquent land, improper posting of delinquent voters, and improper settlements. He is given months to appeal.
The fragmentary OCR recalls a 1364 era draft or muster event with Colonel Marye assessing if a lieutenant could be promoted. The garbled text mentions an invalid corps, a supervising regiment, and a lieutenant named A Herbert, implying a set of wartime promotions or confirmations amid a disrupted record.
Richmond dispatch reports Sheriff Sydnor of Henrico County acquitted after a deputy shot Otis Taylor alias Dave Johnson on December 20 1910 amid an arrest at Parish Brick Yards Providence Forge. Witnesses said Taylor drew a pistol. Sydnor fired three times wounding him. Jury found self defense.
A large explosion at the Nelson Morris and Co packing plant on Loomis Street killed Fire Chief James Horan, Assistant Chief Burroughs, and several firemen. Ammonia storage threatened additional deaths as crews battled flames for hours, with dozens injured and many missing.
Firefighters race to reach survivors as wreckage traps dozens beneath a collapsed bridge. Rescuers, facing heat and chaos, labor to count missing and free those still buried while more than a hundred men tear apart rubble to save comrades and the chief.
Cecil Grace begins the longest night endurance contest from Dover aiming to cross the Channel for a $20,000 prize. Forty one aviators compete as Grace flies toward Paris at about 400 feet amid cheering crowds before weather forces a turn back near Calais due to motor trouble.
Washington D C special. Congress has adjourned for the holidays and most of Virginia’s representatives have gone home for Christmas. Senator Marin will remain in Washington a day or two to attend to department matters and reach home Saturday. Senator and Mrs Swanson stay in Washington for the festivities. The session was short with limited achievements while Democrats prepared for reconvening January sixth. Champ Clark is expected to become speaker with a plan for a committee on committees or a delegation to Ways and Means. Virginia gains influence in the next House with Hay to chair Military Affairs Flood to chair Foreign Affairs Jones to chair Insular Affairs Carlin to chair Privileges and Elections No 3 Glass to chair Expenditures in the Post Office Lamb of Richmond to lead Agriculture.
The piece outlines Korean beliefs in invisible spirits guiding daily life. It notes the serpent revered as a sacred pet, arrangeable nuptials by parents, a live goose betrothal gift, and strong filial piety. It mentions sacrifices to the heavens for rain, good weather, and protection from misfortune.
A head on crash near Millstone Jersey City to Philadelphia injures and kills multiple crew. Flagman Minehan died signaling oncoming trains while engine driver Lowenberg suffered severe scalding. passenger No 101 blocked by wreckage as emergency units respond from Trenton Somerville and Wells Memorial Hospital.
The body of a white man found on the beach near the Naval Hospital is identified as T. &. "juirer" of Richmond, about 22. Letters bearing a presumed wife's signature aided the identification. Death remains a mystery. foul play is suspected.
The Winchester Star echoes Richmond Journal and Times-Dispatch in hoping Champ Clark avoids a foolish stunt such as driving a pair of mules to the Capitol when assuming the Speakership. It warns public figures should not court ridicule or become a joke for jokesmiths.
The retirement of Dick Johnson, chief clerk of the road-building department of the State government, is lamented for reasons beyond ill health. He has built Virginia’s road-building force to a notably admired level, earning widespread expert praise. The state hopes his health returns to allow resuming duties satisfactorily. Petersburg Index Appeal.
The piece notes broad support for the Bell bill in the last General Assembly to extend local option liquor elections to four years from two. Press and editorials debated election frequency, with several papers correcting claims that four-year intervals were never possible, showing near unanimity for the four-year interval proposal.
A passage from A Prehistoric Zoo explains how fossil mats trapped in soft mud become solid rock and preserve animal remains. Geologists deduce the approximate age from the rock layer, noting crustal folding exposes older strata and indicates when creatures flourished.
Special attorney George T. Buckingham, representing John R. Walsh of Chicago, seeks to expedite Walsh’s pardon in Washington. Several applications exist, with Buckingham telling Attorney General Wickersham Walsh is in precarious health and warrants immediate consideration. A new health report from prison authorities has been requested.
Vernon Lee critiques Pragmatism in The Two Pragmatisms, arguing that Will-to-Believe and untested ideas influence conduct and ethics. She contends modern psychology and ethics partly rehabilitate nontrue elements, while Pragmatists hide the dangerous value of error and deception guiding human decisions.
From the January Wide World the piece notes that hungry husky dogs roam Labrador coastal areas and Eskimo camps during winter, pulling sledges and isolating settlements. In summer they starve, sometimes attacking people and livestock, posing danger to humans and animals alike.
A fragmented dialogue shows a patient telling the doctor the medicine lacks effect. The doctor references a druggist and pre screens, while a third party blames someone, with remarks about a laundry check and responsibility in question.
Harper's Weekly reports on Portugal's monarchy fall as King Manuel loses support amid corruption and extravagance.Republicans seize control while British ships stand ready at Gibraltar for citizen protection. The article draws parallels to former rulers and blames Manuel for court waste and lavish Parisian entanglements.
Roanoke Virginia special report describes a rear end collision near Arthur on the Norfolk and Western line twenty six miles west of Roanoke. Conductor J A Snyder and Brakeman HH H Rowzee both of Roanoke and married men were killed. Bodies burned, one lay across the other. They were on an eastbound train struck by a double heater. Woodwork burst into flames as crew watched the tragedy.
Marion L. Williams of Linden Virginia reported to Central Office Detectives Howlett and Pratt that two gold watches and a purse with 65 dollars were taken by a man posing as his guide. John A. Garrison a painter of 215 John Marshall Place was arrested and charged with grand larceny after a watch was found on him. He denied taking the watch and claimed he only played craps with the farmer. Williams says he was drugged or robbed while asleep after a gambling game.
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