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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
6
A proposed Virginia measure would bar marriages to anyone under forty five or with certain conditions including drunkenness epilepsy feeble mindedness insanity addiction contagious diseases or hereditary issues. Clerks and officers would verify applicants via affidavits and violations carry fines up to one thousand dollars or a year in jail.
Lawrenceburg Indiana report states nineteen year old hunter Kremmer died during surgery after doctors found a loaded cartridge in his appendix. The cartridge measured eleven inches and he reportedly held a cartridge in his mouth to reload his rifle.
Five people including Miss Margaret Tindall and Donald Reed die when a Lester touring car skids on icy highway near Breckville and plunges into a canal. Chester A. Van Cleef and Miss Annie Hazel also perish. Frederick Foster survives after escaping the icy water.
After a man collapsed at the inn proprietor Louis Schmidt notified police. A coroner and ambulance rushed to the scene and a dawn search for the bodies began.
Richmond VA Special. Virginia lawmakers consider a Kansas style act to halt stock watering and fraudulent securities. Delegates Old and Speaker Byrd back tighter rules requiring certificates of legitimacy and full disclosure for issuing firms. The move aims to curb investor losses and save millions per year.
The New art News and Old Point Railway and Electric Company and its subsidiaries on the lower peninsula were sold yesterday from William J. Payne of Richmond to a syndicate of New York bankers and electric railway men led by C Loomis Allen of Syracuse and Edward F Pick of Schenectady. Allen becomes president with Pick as vice president and a board including E Howell Griswold John Opper Charles J Dickey and James May Duane.
Des Moines officials pass an ordinance placing public dance halls under police control. Censors hired by the police will attend dances to remove immoral dancing such as the Grizzly Bear Turkey Trot and Moonlight Waltz. Censors funded by a trust and dance hall owners license tax.
STAUNTON VA Special One man driver to death after leaping from a railroad trestle on his way home. Two other men rendered insensible by drink were found half buried in snow. The temperature dropped to two degrees below zero as passersby timely found the victims.
In Mason City Iowa passengers recalled a brutal cold in a derailment near Britt where a locomotive rollover severed steam heat. Outside was 33 degrees below zero and inside the cars fell to 25 below as riders ran the aisles to stay warm through a long, sleepless night.
In Ambridge Pennsylvania a kerosene lamp exploded at the Kovall home killing two children aged six and three and fatally burning the mother and another child. Six other inmates suffered serious burns and injuries.
In New York Special the body of Battalion Chief William Walsh was recovered this afternoon from the Cedar Street site between the third and fourth floors of the Equitable building. Rescue crews had searched since the structure collapsed and Walsh died after ordering others to safety.
In Lynchburg Virginia special session at Rustburg Oscar Davis and John Foster who held up two farmers east of the city ten days ago were sentenced to twelve years in the penitentiary. The jury first voted eight to eighteen years, the verdict a compromise on time.
Henry Labouchere, the noted English statesman and editor, died in Florence Italy. The report from Florence confirms his death and notes his prominent political and journalistic career.
Funeral for Battalion Chief William Walsh drew every city fire company to St Catherine of Alexandria church as Timothy Manning, Walsh’s driver, driven insane by shock, fled into a frozen night. Firefighters battled ice slick streets and a frozen hydrant while a coroner called the death regular.
Ernest Stewart, 50, a well known Berkeley County farmer and member of a prominent family, was struck and killed by a passenger train on the Cumberland Valley Railroad while walking on the tracks near his Darkesville home. He was deaf and did not hear the approaching train.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended new freight transport rates set to begin January 21 for Birmingham Southern and Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroads. The delay extends until July 22, halting the planned rate increase.
Nashville officials face legal confusion after an error in the death warrant delays the execution of W. G. Rose, condemned for murder in McMinn County. Rose was slated to die January 17. lawyers say the current warrant cannot stand and further action is uncertain.
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans to materially reduce express charges across the United States. The recommendation follows hearings held by Commissioner Lane in New York and other locations.
A 65 year old colored woman Wade died when her bed clothes ignited near a stove in a single room home in Richmond. Neighbors saw smoke, firemen arrived as flames engulfed the house, which was destroyed. FireAgent efforts found the woman dead in the blaze.
Frank Lyon for the Interstate Commerce Commission will oppose higher rates on coke and coal from Pocahontas WV to the lakes over Norfolk and Western. The case shows Pocahontas rates are the world’s lowest for similar distances, while New York Central lines earn about 25 percent profit. The dispute pits steel interests against independent coal dealers in Western Pennsylvania, with a decision expected soon.
The Minnesota rate cases reach the U.S. Supreme Court as the state seeks to defend intrastate commerce against federal interference. Minnesota Attorney General argues the court misapplied the Fourteenth Amendment and questioned the process in setting reasonable rates. The suit, joined by seven other states, will be heard before a full bench next month.
Italian cruisers and destroyers in the Red Sea destroyed seven Turkish gunboats and an armed yacht in a brief battle off a Bay of Kunside near Aden. The Italians reported no losses while pursuing vessels aiding Turkish forces in Arabia. The Fauvette, the lone Turkish yacht, escaped destruction and was escorted to Rome.
In 12 below zero weather thousands of strikers gather on Canal and Union Streets as 14 000 are called out. Police and fire units stand by with clubs revolvers and rifles while mill gates open and some workers return. Leaders Joseph Ettor and Geldo Mazzarelda direct IWW affiliated operatives in a planned general strike to paralyze the wool and cotton industry.
Colonel Bullard of the Army War College denounced the proposed bill before the military committee calling it a harbinger of gloom. He cited enlistment extension department consolidation and staff cuts as causing reduced efficiency and warned the army would suffer, noting past transfers during the Spanish American War.
Representing more than 3,000,000 Americans, 300 delegates meet at the New Raleigh Hotel to decide a plan for national highway improvements and present it to Congress. Thirty five highway bills are pending, each proposing a different method. One calls for a 100000 dollar program.
The American Automobile Association plans to unite thirty five bills into one or select the best, claiming over 3 million supporters. Sixty thousand delegates from 315 local clubs 42 state clubs and 20 chambers of commerce attend along with Farmers Union and National Grange members. Governors from 25 states appoint delegates and 50 Congressmen will speak as three sessions per day span three days. President Robert P. Hoover opened the event.
The American Meat Packers Association opened its session in Washington with a complaint that unclear interpretation of federal laws, especially the Sherman act, harms the industry. Commissioner Rudolph welcomed the visitors while President Allerdice praised government meat inspections. The legislative committee calls retrenchment of capital and stunted development a consequence of the prosecutions of ten Chicago packers.
Roxbury Virginia special reports on Pat a blue Kelton setter once famed for temperance who after Christmas spirits returns to field work. The aged dog now aids hunters despite old age while showing loyalty restraint and surprising kindness by feeding starving partridges.
In Richmond a bill by R L Brewer of Nansemond County moves to require cremation of all dead animals and fowls, replacing dumping on hills. Failure to cremate any animal found dead could lead to a $20 fine per offense, sparing charitable institutions from waste.
In Louisville the case of Mrs. Josephine Hubbard v Miss Nettie Bryant Ott seeks $50,000 as alienation of affection damages. Hubbard, a turfman, claims Ott formed a relationship with him after hiring him to exhibit her blooded horses. Ott is 21 years old and granddaughter of Sam Bryant.
Berlin report states in court circles that Princess Victoria Louise daughter of Emperor William is betrothed to Archduke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg the news circulated amid royal circles though not officially confirmed.
Fire ravaged Osaka on Honshu, burning 1300 houses and leaving over 30 000 homeless. Soldiers attempted to halt the blaze but could not. panic rose as fires threatened arsenals and feared explosions. Local authorities estimated losses over 5 000 000 dollars and ordered martial law to control the disaster.
A selection of editorial snippets notes themed concerns from Democratic conventions in Baltimore to public taxation and the press. The Bristol Herald Courier asks if people want justice, while Virginia and Roanoke papers mock license taxes and suggest paying dirt for mud pictures near the gas office.
San Francisco reports T B Kruttschnitt says wealth blocks ambitious youths. As a Tucson division assistant superintendent and son of Julius Kruttchnitt, he recalls starting as an engine wiper during a shopmen strike and outlines how peers doubt the rich man’s serious commitment. He avoids official roles with his father to escape bias.
Paris reports at noon today that M Del Casse would be foreign minister but the post was offered to and accepted by M. Leon Burgos. The announcement confirms Burgos as new foreign minister in the Poincare ministry.
A Kentucky mother Mrs. Namcy Allen Fuzzy was found unconscious beside her three children who had frozen to death after a week snowbound without food or fuel. Mrs. Allen is expected to die.
The first session of the forty second annual National Board of Trade meeting in Washington D C heard reports from President Frank B La Laune the secretary and the executive committee. About one hundred delegates from financial commercial and industrial interests across the United States attended.
Special Dr Gom Yat Sen telegraphs that he will resign as President of the Republic of China if Premier Yuan Shi Kai persuades Emperor Pu Yi to abdicate. The move targets forming a republican government and ending Manchu rule, with Yuan reportedly wavering in loyalty.
Special Judge F S Tavenner of Shenandoah is drafting a bill to vest juries with discretion in cases where the death penalty may be imposed. The bill aims to allow juries to recommend life imprisonment when the evidence shows guilt but mercy or mental state affects justice. The timing of presentation is not yet known.
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