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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
8
Richmond ad promotes hair styling by Hughes at 209 erth Third St with on hand or custom made hair, switches, pompadours and puffs. Also Frayser's Nerve and Bone Liniment claimed to cure muscle and joint pains, sold by J W Wraysher & Co in Richmond.
In New York a hotel and restaurant strike involving 3 728 workers spreads across 33 establishments. Managers vow to fight sympathetics while bringing in strikebreakers. Leaders threaten a citywide walkout of related trades if unions aren t recognized.
The eightieth session closing at Randolph Macon College in Ashland features Br. John A. Kern of Vanderbilt University delivering the baccalaureate sermon Sunday June 11. Dr Kern, expert in social philosophy, will speak to graduates as the college proceeds with its annual program and associated religious services led by K Jolliff.
Alumni will be delivered at 11 20 o clock followed by the Sutherlin oratorical contest Wednesday night at 8 30 the literary societies joint celebration June 13 Bishop Collins Denny formerly of Vanderbil t will address the graduating class at 11 o clock then diplomas and medals will be presented Thursday night class night exercises close the session with sermons and valedictory friends and alumni are invited to attend the commencement
Boston Mass Special. Councillor Alexander McGregor, crucial to any death sentence commutation for Lena Cusumano, signals possible opposition to commuting the penalty. He cites Massachusetts laws and voter will, saying he has not been told the grounds for mercy. He planned to travel to Boston. he was absent when the council deadlocked four to four last week.
Mrs Alice de Spiridon seeks £50 weekly alimony and $250 counsel fees from Francois de Spiridon, a Forty-fifth Street antique dealer, in a Supreme Court bid to prove she is his wife or former common-law spouse. Her case hinges on letters in French to be translated. Justice Gerard will read them himself at trial.
Richland dispatch portrays Claude Swanson Allen as calm and courteous in Hillsville court, noting his tall erect frame and blue eyes. The piece argues he is educated and disciplined, yet implicated in the shooting, questioning pretrial conspiracy and his motive to defend his father Floyd Allen.
Miss Eleanora Sears returns to Boston to organize a polo team from Boston and Brookline society women wearing trousers like men. She aims to rival New York Meadow Lark Club of Long Island led by Mrs Hitchcock. Eligible riders include Anna Clark Ruth Allen and others as potential members.
In a humorous vignette Bilthera asks Bildad to assess country roads. Bildad replies with a joking description of soft muddy lanes. Slithers notes the rough terrain as the group reaches a verdict described as justifiable homeelde.
Washington D C Special Rep Shackleford Missouri charged President Taft and a former President bore responsibility for Canadian reciprocity sparked a rough House debate. Illinois Rep Prince rebutted that the people would blame Democrats. Roosevelt was praised by Prince as a colossus with Hardwick scolding for late support.
Thirteen members of a Patrick county Virginia family came to Richmond for rabies treatment after one relative died May 23 following a thirteen day illness diagnosed as virulent hydrophobia. Dr. Ferguson administers free anti rabies serum as officials warn of transmission risks though no other infections are confirmed. The group must stay three weeks, receiving twice daily then daily injections as doctors monitor for symptoms.
A speaker warns that rabies could spread widely through dogs in Virginia, noting thousands exist with or without masters. He argues that if dogs were watched or exterminated, hydrophobia could be stamped out in five years.
Historical report describes Floyd Allen, convicted head of the Carroll outlaw group behind Hillsville gunfire, roaring in a small Vytheville jail cell. Guards summon Baldwin-Felts detectives as the violent spree subsides. Doctor notes no surface brain damage while Allen remains under tight surveillance in an iron cage.
New York reports say holidays at home and abroad curb market activity. The approaching party conventions, radicalism rising in the West, and unclear platform details influence sentiment. Market outlook hinges on crops and banking support, with caution advised until political and crop risks fade.
The Norfolk and Western coal traffic in May set a record. A daily average of 1741 cars were dispatched from the Pocahontas Division, up from 1666 cars in February. May shows an increase of 75 cars per day.
Speaker Clark won every city and town in Rhode Island carrying the state by about four to one over Governor Wilson and taking 5712 votes to 1530 for Wilson and 728 for Harmon. Ex mayor George W Green of Woonsocket was elected national committeeman. OShaughnessy led a near riot during a ward room protest as primaries faced corruption charges. It was Rhode Island’s first residential preferential primary though no direct preference law existed.
Washington special report notes the Commerce Court, whose existence risked a Senate strike, was saved when the Appropriations Committee removed the provision. The bill now carries $34,537,594.50, an increase of over $755,000 above the House version.
Willie Hill a seventeen year old from 1909 Littlepage Street, after being dismissed from Juvenile Court, returned home, shot himself in the breast with a 32 caliber revolver. He claimed a friend induced the theft of $356 from his brother and that threats led to the act. He was treated at City Hospital and Memorial Hospital.
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