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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
8
Advertisement from Dixie M. Davidson of 326 West Main Street Richmond Virginia seeking to buy a farm or country home with a loan at five percent interest only terms.
Washington special reports Democrats arriving by the hour for the National Democratic Committee sessions set to convene Tuesday. Leaders expect quick handling of contests in Tennessee and Pennsylvania, plus decisions on the presidential primary and convention. Delegations from St Louis Baltimore and New York are in the city with headquarters opened for supporters. In another item a school teacher in Williamson West Virginia was sentenced to a year in the penitentiary for beating a student.
Washington mourns Admiral Robley Evans with a full Arlington Cemetery ceremony attended by President Taft, Admiral Dewey, Cabinet members, and vast naval officers. The service at All Souls Church featured the dying bell and a procession to the cemetery, where Evans was laid to rest wrapped in his flag.
Former President Roosevelt in the Outlook urges that major state supreme court rulings not be final without a voter affirming or overturning them. He defends past criticisms of courts, likens himself to Lincoln, and denies ultra radical aims, arguing the will of the people should be ultimate over judicial supremacy.
A Gibbs machinery plant explosion in Columbia S C started the fire that swept one block on Gervais Street near the Seaboard Air Line depot. By 11 o clock the blaze spread rapidly with high winds threatening more damage. Loss is estimated at about half a million dollars as fire was checked by 11 45 with only one block remaining to burn.
Boston mass January 1912 the Rev Clarence V T Richeson has confessed to killing Avis Linnell Hyannis Choir singer with cyanide poisoning He writes a penitent confession to the district attorney and judge asserting he seeks atonement and mercy The confession was prepared in jail with his attorney present and public reaction follows as the trial set for January 15th.
In Wickliffe Kentucky John Clay a wealthy citizen was shot at his home by Frank Turner who killed him after Clay had given Turner and his destitute wife an order for a pair of shoes.
Senator Jeff Davis urged a measure to shield dry states from liquor shipments and asked that it go to the temperance committee. Vice President Sherman blushed, saying no temperance panel exists, prompting Davis to request referral to the Judiciary Committee after mourning the bill’s fate.
Roanoke Va special wire reports prominent businessman and former justice of the peace R. W. Stanger was shot twice yesterday and taken to Roanoke Hospital in serious condition. M Johnson was arrested and jailed in Christiansburg on the shooting charge after a confrontation involving another man.
Stanger faced removal from his home when, according to the report, he allegedly fired shots after being ordered to depart. Police are investigating the incident as a possible domestic disturbance turned violent.
Special. The formal certificate and returns of New Mexico's first election as a prospective state were taken to the White House by a delegation. President Taft, eager to add another star to the American flag, will forward the papers to Secretary Knox to draft the proclamation of admission and plans to issue it at ten tomorrow.
Manila dispatch reports the Fifteenth Regiment of U S Infantry poised for action awaiting orders from the War Department. The transport Thomas has departed and can sail at once once Washington approves. Army officials in Washington and Manila brace for possible U S intervention to honor treaties and secure private interests in the region amid China news.
President Taft appointed Rupert Blue to be surgeon general of the Pacific Health and Marine Hospital Service, succeeding the late Surgeon General Wyman, announced in Washington D. C.
In Huntington West Virginia Chester McChone shot and killed Warry Milim during a hunting trip after a quarrel over a firearm. McChone surrendered to police without incident.
Seventeen year old Barrett Leavis shot Nina Lawrence in the throat outside the First Presbyterian Church of Waverly on New Year’s Eve and then killed himself. The girl, shot four times, remains in serious but hopeful condition as doctors search for a bullet. Leavis, an only son from Detroit, died later that night at his grandmother’s home.
Captain John Cussons, a renowned Confederate veteran and longtime Richmond figure, died at his Glen Allen home Forest Lodge after an extended illness and pneumonia. He founded Cussons May & Co., was famed for hosting lavish hospitality, and authored notable works including A Glance at Current History. He leaves a niece Lizzie Fletcher and nephews John F. Fletcher and Thomas Fletcher. Burial is likely Hollywood Cemetery with services planned for Sunday.
A fragmented record shows tobacco trade figures with multiple price points and lot counts 7150 and 900 10 50 16 60 13 60 13 00 15 00. No clear entities beyond numbers.
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