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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
7
A Washington Herald comment contrasts living versus existing in a claim of twenty nine cents daily. The Petersburg Index Appeal recalls Noah Webster correcting a wife about pronoun use in a joke, noting the lexicographer would say I am surprised.
The Illinois Supreme Court bars Bible study in public schools under a strict Bill of Rights reading. The decision will provoke Parliament to seek compromise, as the piece notes the nation’s Christian sentiment despite constitutional limits on religious curricula.
The New York Assembly member James Wadsworth defeated the combined political force of Taft, Hughes, and Roosevelt in the direct primary battle. The primary bill failed to pass despite an extra session, signaling a notable but not decisive victory for Wadsworth in an Empire State dispute.
The Roanoke Era notes that union votes did not elect Taft and that Bryan’s defeat stemmed from liberal Democrats and city factions. It argues unions advised members and a large cross section of Democrats withheld support, implying party loyalty differed from union leadership.
Lynchburg News portrays Senator Daniel as incorruptible while analyzing a staged corporate lure. It argues how subtle bribery schemes conceal legitimate appearances, corrupting public servants and weakening honest government through refined deceit.
The Pittsylvania Tribune notes Swanson is likely to be appointed to the late Senator Daniel's Senate seat by Governor Mann, praising his qualifications. It recounts a Gettysburg tale relayed by Rev. J Cleaveland Hall about Senator Daniel facing ruin after receiving a $20,000 trust draft, a story marked by inaccuracies.
A Lynchburg News report recounts Captain Featherston’s account of a $10,000 steel company check offered to Major Senator Daniel during a tariff bill debate. Daniel returned the money and refused similar gifts, underscoring his oath to honor and honesty amid financial distress rumors.
In Kansas City July 11 a Potawatomi chief death heirs used thumb prints instead of signatures to sign a deed. A dozen signers pressed right-hand thumbs on ink, aiding a sale requiring 84 heirs. Effort to locate all living heirs spanned 18 months with signatures gathered across Kansas Missouri Texas Oklahoma Indiana.
New York July 11 Two women Mrs Sarah McCoy and her daughter Mrs Mary Moore were arraigned in Adams Street Court Brooklyn on stealing goods valued at 6 98 from a Fulton Street department store. Bail set at 500 each they pleaded their plight. They stayed at Oriental Hotel Manhattan Beach. Detected by store detective Ida Spillane who found two waists and a pair of hose in their possession. A six year old girl Mercedes McCoy was turned over to the Children’s aid.
A nineteen year old Richmond youth, Ely Runyon, severely injured by a submerged rock during a Fourth of July dive, is not expected to survive. He has faced repeated police trouble in Richmond, Savannah, and Washington and may be mentally unreliable. He was in the care of the Young Republic after a Washington arrest for attempted housebreaking.
Sadie Ritter a 16 year old girl was arrested as a fugitive from her parents in North Emporia Virginia. She was arraigned in Police Court on a provisional charge until her father arrives. Miss Ritter left home June 29 with Mrs Amanda Higgins who allegedly persuaded her to leave due to alleged cruelty by her father. The father sent a letter requesting a search and abduction charges against Higgins. He alleges Sadie is obsessed with boys.
Vincent J. Stabile, a College of the City of New York student, was ordered freed by the Appellate Division after an error in General Sessions where the jury was discharged early. He had shot John McGrath on September 25, 2009, claiming self defense against a gang of roughs.
At a trial the jury had deliberated five hours when Judge Crain sent for them. The foreman said they had not agreed. The judge released the jurors. Moses H. Grossman, counsel for the student, presented affidavits showing ten for acquittal and two for manslaughter in the first degree, with no request to discharge.
A Harper's Weekly meditation on the English state funeral of King Edward, praising the solemn majesty of Westminster rites. The piece contrasts London’s grandeur with timeless verse by Tennyson, Macaulay, and Shakespeare while noting imperial reverence across Britain and beyond.
Mrs Abner Mellen of 61 Riverside Drive New York aged sixty eight arrives with daughter Evelyn and two men at Magistrate Breen entry to Jefferson Market Court. Believes she is held for examination but told to await Court of Special Sessions. Noted as a wealthy regular store customer with over 700 in deposits. Bail set at 300 which she would forfeit rather than appear again.
In New York July 11 T Tully was appointed a lookout in Brockton with no pay to monitor weeds and report jams to the Highways Department. Senator Gor man recounts how John W Daniel’s closing speech changed the battle, leading to a Democratic victory and the defeat of the Force Bill.
Harper's Weekly reports the British and Foreign Bible Society published a compact Uganda edition of Scripture. The three inch by three inch volume fits into tin biscuit boxes to resist white ants and insects common in Central Africa, protecting both Bible and prayer book.
Melville W. Fuller seventy seven, longtime chief justice, died of heart failure in Sorrento Maine. He ended his life in the room he shared with his late wife, surrounded by family and a friend. Funeral plans point to Chicago. Washington reports say Taft and the Senate may address a successor soon.
A mob storms a jail and lynches a detective tied to a lingering anti-saloon strike dispute. The event follows raids by the Ohio Anti-Saloon League, with several officers injured and others wounded by gunfire or blows as the crowd torches a coat and drags Etherington into the street. Authorities appeal for order while a sister of the slain man arrives amid the chaos.
David Simmons an ironworker of 100 East One Hundred and Street lost his temper while airing his one year old Mary on Willie Avenue. The perambulator toppled, the baby cut her head, and Simmons chased three men a few blocks away. One attacker struck him with a bat, causing a scalp wound, before police intervened. The baby was taken home to her ill mother. The junkman Mato of 236 East One Hundred Thirteenth Street faced a charge of first degree assault.
A man wrapped in a blazing sheet escaped from Hollander Turkish baths at 168 West One Hundred Twenty-sixth Street. Onlookers watched as the sheet burned while the crowd pursued him through nearby blocks. The fire destroyed the bath area, causing about $5,000 in damage. the incident drew a large crowd and a brisk alarm.
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