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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
1
Effective Monday May 29 the steamer Mobjack will serve the Norfolk Mathews and Gloucester Route with departures at 12 00 12 15 PM 1 00 PM 5 00 PM 6 00 PM and 6 15 PM from the point of origin.
In Danville Virginia Special Inquiry finds Beulah Kinford once Beulah Clay, about 17 or 18 in August 1909 as inmate of Grace Bell's house. She came from Raleigh via Richmond after childbirth, confessed paternity, received 500 to go away, and later appeared in Richmond at a baseball game. She has reportedly lived in the Middle West since, returning east six weeks ago and seen at Broad Street Baseball Park.
In Franklin County mountains two revenue officers raided seven moonshine distilleries amid a long critique of enforcement from the Roanoke paper. The piece argues Appalachian mountaineers justify corn whiskey making, urges law obedience, and notes missions have aided but ignorance persists.
A brief quotation exchange is attributed to Filecende Blatter about recognition and repeated visits. The line implies familiarity with a location or person and hints at a recurring engagement or journey implied by the phrase I’ve been there several times.
The Italian liner Principe di Piemonte from Genoa and Naples reached quarantine this morning for cholera inspection. Since the death of Giusseppe Pettinicchialte, sick immigrants on Swinburne Island remain under care and quarantine continues at Hoffman and Swinburne Islands. Mayor Gaynor visited to review provisions, with state health officials and three cholera experts aiding the effort.
Norfolk special report states State Senator John A. Lesner filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court against Judge Joseph T. Lawless of Norfolk County Circuit Court. The claim asserts debts totaling 4500 dollars with a prior admission of inability to pay on July 5 1911 and asks for adjudication of bankruptcy.
A Caldwell hotel drainage leak pours beer into an open ditch fueling drunken hornets and bumblebees. Residents report attacked by intoxicated insects causing chaos and police record a health board complaint in Caldwell.
A collection of satirical lines critiquing social behavior from marriage jokes to eggshell moralizing. The Chicago News quotes joke meanings about self made men and a Royal Commission note warns that bovine tuberculosis can spread to humans through milk, even when cows show no symptoms.
The Roanoke News notes a shift from steady scientific facts to uncertain theories after 1901. It cites Koch on bovine tubercu losis and mentions Newton, atomic theory, Martian canals, and many theories challenging lay understanding. It frames the era as one of uncertainty and shifting certainty.
Mary Luther Smith, age seventeen, is described as having a “matrimonial career” with Cary Smith. She earlier married Andrew Luther in Greensburg, then again in Indianapolis after a non cleric performed the first ceremony. Luther deserted her and is now in the regular army.
Alfred Me Special Mrs Ole Bull Vaughan daughter of Vie Lull the famous violinist died today at West Lebanon Me on the eve of settling the 350000 estate fight. Opposing counsel planned to present terms to Judge Nathaniel Hobbs at Alfred Me with a June 26 settlement agreed. Vaughan named sole heir trustee and executor. bequest to her brother Joseph G Thorp to be paid. Attorneys argued Mrs Bull's mind was influenced by a sect doctrine making the case highly sensational in Maine court.
During a fierce electrical storm last Thursday, a telegraph pole between Stockton and Everett and Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets split a large oak. Fragments litter the area, and local residents, mainly African American, refuse to touch the debris due to superstitious fear. Nearby a farm apple tree was stripped of fruit by lightning, with the family avoiding contact with the fruit.
Boston report shows ice cream sold by small dealers in large cities contains bacteria. Fifteen samples tested reveal contamination, with the lowest at 1,500,000 per cubic centimeter and one sample at 41,600,000, prompting health concerns and public warnings.
Washington special reports new developments in the Wiley case. The Remsen Board allegedly paid $2,000 yearly salaries beyond legal limits while Benzoate of Soda is deemed harmless in food. Attorney General Wickersham approved the payments before disallowing Wiley’s similar transaction. A House committee on Expenditures will probe alongside Secretary Wilson’s recommendation to President Taft.
New York Special report says Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad pleaded not guilty before Judge Crane in General Sessions to all three true bills charging them in the W. E. D. Stokes shooting. Bail set at 5000 dollars. Lawyers explained the plea allows withdrawal within ten days and possible substitutions. The defendants left the courtroom with Mrs. Singleton, sister of Graham, appearing bored but relieved.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot recalls a weather proclamation for public prayer that preceded a sudden rain shower ending a drought. Critics mock the report’s color while supporters credit the Governor’s influence over the Clerk of the Weather.
A witty exchange questions why extremely wealthy individuals travel to Batyeeseh. The cynical reply argues only they can afford the fuel necessary to sustain the journey, reflecting satire on wealth and access.
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