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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
1
The text notes clever cigar rollers in Seville facing rivals in the insect world. It mentions the weevil using any feet to roll seven cylindrical shapes as part of a curious comparison.
The Brazilian turret ship Aquidaban sank near Rio de Janeiro after a powder magazine explosion. Four rear admirals perished, 212 killed, 3 injured, 98 saved. The Barroso cruiser carried the Brazilian Minister of Marine and staff inspecting arsenal sites.
burglars enter George O'Donnell home on Lorillard Place Bronx and steal jewelry and silverware valued at nearly 41000. Most items were wedding presents from months of marriage. About 200 pieces of silverware taken after dining room window was pried open.
A three inch steel splinter was removed from John Nail of Winston N C at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia after magnet extraction failed to pull the shard free. Surgeons then performed an operation to extract the embedded steel piece.
Remarks by Colonel Meldrin during a trial in Savannah drew a court rebuke from Judge Speer who ordered the attorney to his seat and scolded him from the bench. The rest of the item lists various legal actions and inquiries across cities.
Reports describe the Warsaw anniversary of Red Sunday with factory strikes and clashes between revolutionists and the military. Cossack patrols in St. Petersburg form a loose bomb formation while Britain and the United States near ratifying extraditable offenses. Chinese troops invade Tonquin with heavy casualties in a battle with a French force. Finland faces labor party extremism and rising bomb threats as Baltic troops suppress revolts.
Washington authorities assure France it will not violate the Monroe Doctrine as Paris advances its plan to obtain diplomatic terms for its Caracas envoy. M Taigny, the retiring charge, may visit New York and Washington for briefing while French ships' movements remain undisclosed and under cipher guard.
Pittsburg Special notes the fourth annual report of the Carnegie Relief Fund covering Carnegie Steel Company and its subsidiaries. Beneficiaries totaled 633 with disbursements of $266,290.15 including accident benefits $95,187.80 death benefits $123,249 and pension allowances $46,853.35. Disbursements for 1905 rose over $20,000.
Jacob A. Riis, close ally of the President, suggests Roosevelt may run again. He predicts a long battle against privileged interests, lasting years and reshaping parties, with first signs in the 1907 Congressional elections.
In 72 degree January heat, five workers on the Terminal Association road were injured removing a heat expanded steel rail. The foreman suffered both leg fractures, and two other workers sustained leg fractures as the rail snapped upward.
Word arrived of the death of Robert Neilson Stephens of Philadelphia a noted short story writer turned theatrical agent and dramatist. In 1893 he moved to New York to write plays including the Steve Brodie melodrama On the Bowery and later An Enemy to the King and The Ragged Regiment staged at Herald Square Theatre.
A 1904 Bureau of Statistics report shows the US with 211,074 miles of rail, far ahead of Europe and Asia. It traces rapid US railway expansion since 1835, growing freight and passenger transport while freight rates fall and American tonnage dominates coastwise shipping.
At the annual executive council meeting the National Congress of Mothers recommended holding the next International Congress of Mothers in Washington. The Los Angeles conference May 7 to 10 will feature speakers including Mrs W S Hefferan of Chicago and Judge Lindsay of Denver Juvenile Court. A monthly magazine devoted to the organization will begin publication in February.
Chairman Hamilton and Representative Lloyd exchanged angry words over Hamiltons former Statehood position. Former Governor Murphy of Arizona declared it useless to appear before the committee, denouncing corruption charges against Arizona opponents of joint Statehood as false, while the verdict was described as signed and sealed against them.
The House united in tribute to the Constitution. A chaplain’s prayer eulogized the old ship and a petition was presented. Mr McCall of Massachusetts and Mr Sultzer of New York spoke as a resolution directs the Rules Committee to ask Naval Affairs for the annual cost of proper care for the frigate.
The President sent nominations to the Senate including James B. Scott as Solicitor for the State Department and George R. Walker as Indian Territory attorney. Medical Inspector Pressley M. Rixey named Surgeon General. Taft notes Philippine Commission members avoided investments. Porto Rico jitters cited by Mayor Todd. Panama Canal witnesses Benson and Rosen discussed canal issues. War Secretary Tait backs Cooper bill for governor General control. Canal source disclosure questioned. Famine hits 2,700,000 in three Northern Japan provinces. Secretary Root criticizes veteran naval clerical appointments. Roosevelt faces European Armenia peace petition. Cuban minister protests deportations of striking cigarmakers from Key West.
Dispatches report Luke E Wright appointed to the Tokyo embassy as the United States reshapes its Philippine policy. The move follows talks about Japan seeking the Philippines or exchanging islands, with Wright expected to negotiate diplomats channels and report to Congress. Compensation changes accompany the post, reflecting broader shifts in the American diplomatic apparatus.
Chicago reports say John van der Dowie has been permanently removed from financial control of City industries. A triumvirate will govern, with creditors claiming Dowie’s access cloaked by Zion City procedure. Creditor says Dowie squandered funds, including world trip expenses.
By mistaking him for his brother whom he had not seen for 60 years Dr. James E. Morrison has been reunited with surviving family members. The brothers, who left Buffalo New York at age eight, had pursued each other for decades but failed until a remarkable likeness brought them together.
Reports indicate a fire threat near Altoona prompted local firefighters to request assistance after flames broke out and spread, challenging containment efforts. Authorities describe erratic winds and difficult access hampering suppression.
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