09 Jan 1908
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
1
A report on Professor Elmer Gates of the Laboratory of Psychology at Washington asserting that focused thinking can enlarge and strengthen body parts. He allegedly demonstrated thought induced bodily changes and distinct chemical outputs in perspiration and breath tied to different mental states.
A quotation from the Japan Times reflects on a traditional saying about women describing fluctuating moods and outcomes, concluding that the best approach is to show love. The remark comments on gender perceptions and the complexity of managing relationships in cultural context.
The report lists diverse events from Prof McCoy proposing elemental transmutation to Mrs Whitmore's murder linked to her husband, public disorder in San Francisco and Muncie, deaths of Charles Young and Curtis Guild Jr, shipwreck survivors, a banker murder in Oklahoma, and fires and dynamite incidents. Also noted are legal and crime events including the Thaw trial, a tenement blast, and vice secretary Comstock’s expected testimony.
Berlin editor Harden appeals from the verdict in the Ibel case arising from his published attacks on General Count Cuno Von Moltke and other Knights of the Round Table. A French parliamentary commission will investigate charges of scandal and graft tied to liquidation of religious orders' property. King Gustave of Sweden ends the ceremonial opening of parliament. The will of Baroness Adolphe de Rothschild leaves over 1.6 million dollars to charities. President Castro of Venezuela appears recovered from illness. Many Japanese are being arrested at Vancouver for carrying arms and law violations. Countess of Yarmouth begins nullity proceedings. European powers may resort to a joint naval demonstration against Turkey over Macedonia reforms. A Canadian Pacific wreck near Chapleau kills a woman and injures many. Mrs Von Schoenbeck of Prussia has gone insane. Rioting in Vancouver's Japanese quarter raises Canadian tensions. The Goeben and Schoenbeck affair shocks German army circles. Count Quadt is named German minister to Persia. Cuban customs receipts for 1907 reach a record, totaling 18,611,296 dollars.
The Thaw murder trial proceeds with amended plea requests and orderly proceedings. Judge rules on Jerome proving Thaw’s sanity amid testimony. Night sessions resume to advance the case as prosecutors press for decisive findings.
Thaw's plea of not guilty is amended to claim insanity at the time of the Stanford White shooting. Mrs. Thaw appeared in court lively and dressed in a blue dress with a wide-brimmed hat as Harry K. Thaw maintains his calm, pale demeanor and continues to speak at length.
New York special reports the second Thaw trial for Stanford White murder moves into jury selection. Nine of sixty seven prospective jurors were chosen with peremptory challenges and no oaths until full panel agreed. Insanity defense announced, with court sessions to proceed daily and uncertainty on duration amid ongoing voir dire.
The Isthmus Canal Commission, by unanimous decision, will urge the Secretary of War to keep the locks at 100 feet wide, ample for future commerce. If the Navy and President deem it necessary, widening to 110 feet may be done at reasonable cost without risking structural weakness, to meet future naval vessel beam needs.
New Orleans special report says Mrs Mary Louise Morgan Whitney aged 75 died at her home after a brief illness. She was reputed the wealthiest woman in the South and widow of Charles A Whitney, closely involved with Morgan’s Louisiana and Texas Railroad, a precursor to the Southern Pacific.
A Parkersburg youth confessed after his arrest on his father’s complaint for stealing his clothes and selling them to the ragman Willie Mc Donough. The incident led to his commitment to the State Reform School.
Rhuan Tharp, aged 107, died at the home of her son-in-law Samuel Starner in Nashville. A Virginia-born resident, she had lived through all U.S. administrations except Washington's era.
Otto C. Schneider president of the Board of Education will introduce a resolution at the next board meeting to prohibit fraternities and societies in city high schools and make membership a ground for expulsion. Prof. B. E. Cooley, superintendent, supports abolition as tending to vice.
A bomb exploded in the basement of the First National Bank building at Tenth and Baltimore in Kansas City. Fire Insurance Patrol head John F Pelletier and bank president E F Swinney blamed an unknown bomber, amid a crowd of up to 250 panic-stricken customers and staff. The marble three story structure, finished last year at nearly one million dollars, housed bank operations on the main floor with real estate and law offices above.
Chicago special report notes John D Rockefeller’s 1930 New Year donation to the University of Chicago bringing his total gifts to 23 million. Robertson’s letter cites an extra 2 million in securities for the university, generating 580 thousand in annual income. Additional 155 thousand covers 1907 deficit and 26 thousand goes to a miscellaneous fund.
Mrs Henry Cummings of Parkersburg West Virginia was mending her son trousers when a dynamite cap she had found in his pocket exploded in her left hand. She tried to open it with a needle and the blast shattered the hand, revealing the dangerous object the boy had picked up.
A 19 year old trooper Roy Howard of the Second Cavalry U S A was convict ed of murdering Miss Martha Picray. He was sentenced to eight years in the Anamosa Penitentiary. Howard tried to shoot a jealous rival but killed Miss Picray and pleaded accident.
Knoxville Tenn Special report Patrolmen Mike Wrenn and O L Jarnagin were shot and killed while attempting to arrest Ernest Wells Wells surrendered to a citizen Wells said he preferred hanging to going to the work house Wells is about 23 years old.
A Senate Aldrich bill proposes emergency currency issued by a three member Treasury board. The Supreme Court voided the Employers Liability Act of 1900. The Interstate Commerce Commission notes gains from the Railroad Rate Law. Standard Oil won a rebating case at the high court. Roosevelt approves Taft tafted isthmian duties order. Bonaparte defends prosecutions against Ripley critique. Thunder Buttes 5S. D. cavalry kept for peace with Utes. Goldfield report reaches Roosevelt via a special commission. Metcalf signs new Belier hospital ship Stokes commander order. Roosevelt to attend Gridiron Club dinner Jan 25. Root Metcalf meet president on Japanese exclusion. Magleson resigns as surveyor general of Idaho. Roosevelt hosts a dinner for KErnothers friends.
A visitor notes how a family atmosphere shaped by envy of prosperity harms children. The mother’s bitterness toward wealth taints the children, teaching that virtue equals poverty and that rich people are dishonest. It urges hopeful, balanced parenting and honoring those who strive to improve their lot, citing mothers in humble circumstances who guide ambition. From the Country Gentleman.
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