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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
2
A column argues public schools fail to prepare students for life, urging vocational guidance and real life relevance. It cites Dr. Patten, Huxley, and Mayor Gaynor, advocates tying learning to work and income, and calls for early career planning and practical training over uniform curricula.
Investigators report a man left no items missing after an attempted home invasion at Mrs. Smoha’s residence. A thin peaked face is described by the victim who woke to a hand under her pillow. Detectives link the incident to a prior confrontation with a baker named M Keorkian at 23014 Jefferson Avenue.
Charles B. Cooke president of The Richmond Evening Journal is elected head of the Virginia Press Association. George O. Green named vice president and J. L. Hart secretary for the eighteenth time. Executive committee announced, Roanoke welcomed editors post convention, Blue Ridge Springs hosts next sessions.
In Bristol Virginia a moral movement led by Rev Dr J A Taylor resulted in five women being fined 100 and jailed six months after a red light district raid. Bonds set at 1500 each, appeals likely. Prosecutions target proprietors selling intoxicants as well. Some defendants are noted as financially secure with homes of their own.
In Richmond Virginia a light skinned Negro about twenty one years old and five feet six inches choked Mrs I Smoha in her bed at 925 North Twenty ninth Street before escaping. The incident began when she awoke to noises and saw the man at the window. He advanced toward the bed and seized her neck. She freed herself and the intruder fled through a door into another room.
Mrs. Martin Littleton urged the Senate Library Committee to back a Martine resolution to form a committee for purchasing Monticello the Jefferson home. The committee adopted the measure in executive session noting Monticello's national and international importance and Jefferson's grave neglect.
In Rome the aging pope body shows serious strain during a hot spell. Doctors fear a general breakdown unless relief from the heat arrives as the pontiff grows increasingly nervous and ignores rest advised by physicians.
The Wythe Circuit Court opened the Claude Allen murder trial with an opinion excluding a defense plea about estoppel and conspiracy. Witness testimony covered W. M. Foster’s case, pulse checks, and Floyd Allen’s recollections as the trial proceeds.
Senator Isaac Huffman of Butler county was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for accepting a bribe in the Legislature. Huffman plans to appeal to the Circuit Court on error after his motion for a new trial was overruled. Governor Wilson emphasizes tariff as the campaign’s major issue amid high living costs and trust concerns.
The report from Stockholm notes a close judges decision in Jacksons victory with a disputed second and third place between Norman S. Taber of Brown University John Paul Jones Abel Kiviat of America and Tabor Yard. The pole vault finals saw eight Americans qualify and several international runners in other heats with times around 21.9 seconds in the 200 metre semi finals.
Richard V. Grieb was committed to Matteawan Hospital for the Insane by Judge Rosulski in general sessions. He killed James Boylan in a furnished room at 129th Street with a Winchester rifle, firing eleven shots. Grieb is son of Dr. Henry B. Grieb of Stamford Connecticut. Boylan was a Providence, Rhode Island resident who had just arrived in New York.
About 100 Virginia State Dental Association members met in Old Point with Dr. W. H. Moseley presiding and delivering the annual address. Dr. George H. Keesee spoke on reminiscences of the first president as clinics and addresses drew participation from many noted dentists.
Eleven year old Princess Gertha Cantachusene granddaughter of the late General Frederick Dent Grant arrives from Europe with Mrs. Frederick D. Grant. They stay at the Manhattan Hotel for two weeks, then plan a trip to Newport while the general’s widow remains in deep mourning.
Mrs Nettie Kirby, conductor of the Sons of Temperance, recalled in a Worcester Independence Day address that a moderate drinker's stance is foolish. She argued that the claim to be able to stop proves the danger, while inability to stop signals a problem.
One man seriously burned and about 150000 dollars in damage reported as a blaze swept the George McQueston Lumber Company mill at 170 Border Street East Boston. The fire spread to the Suffolk Coal Company pocket at 178 Border Street as fire boats and part of Boston’s fire force responded from across the water.
Richmond Virginia special report says Chesterfield county officers and residents search woods near Jahnke's pond for a bloodstained garment tied to a murdered woman found near Bon Air last Friday. skirt fragments were found along the road and in the pond vicinity.
Police debated hair type and race of the victim while skirt fragments and a blood stained paper lay near Powhite Creek between Bon Air and Port Richmond. Officials sought blouse and footwear as search tensions rose amid interdepartmental distrust and unexamined evidence. Florence Byers was traced to Norfolk as investigators pursued a missing mulatto woman near Bon Air.
Edward Foster a Henrico county preacher and farmer, accused of immorality with his ward Ada Catharine Meeks, fails to appear after two mistrials. Bond forfeiture granted with condition if he returns by Friday. Foster, over sixty, reportedly last seen in Richmond after visiting attorney Wendenburg. The case centers on a capital crime and age disputes clouding the trial.
Stubbs remarks that Dubleigh has broken down after a change in his constitution. Wigelethorpe notes he began amending it, implying political reform follows decline.
J Ogden Armour defends packer methods at a Chicago luncheon claiming meat is now more wholesome. He cites a farm boy anecdote about a leg of mutton and the sheep's improving.
A London gentleman was invited to a country snipe shoot. They fired for sport, and a solitary snipe rose for the visitor's first barrel. The host sighed that it was the only snipe in the neighborhood, despite six weeks of good sport for others.
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