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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
8
Albany Special Bishop William Creswell Doane urged graduates of St. Agnes School to curb extravagant entertainments and late hours and to use female influence to purify society. He cited the Una and the Lion fable and urged women to resist immorality, protect themselves, and protest intimate liberties to prevent repeat offenses.
Richmond Virginia Special Governor Mann names L Smith of Alexandria General Charles J Anderson Rich Charles E F Tackett of Fredericksburg Colonel Joseph Button of Appomattox Thomas L Tate of Pulaski to four year terms on the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Institute. Existing members W Martin of Lynchburg and Thomas J Nottingham of Norfolk are succeeded by Anderson and Button. Tate and Anderson have long served. Tate is an alumnus.
The Board of Directors of the Southern Building Corporation met yesterday at 13206 New York Avenue Washington D C. Directors present included James E B Howry Sterling Ruffin James I Karrick James M Baker Charlies A Douglas and R H McNeil from Washington and E G Gunn and G W Meek from Richmond with War ner Moore Sr of Richmond absent. Officers were unanimously elected J L Karrick president H McNeill vice president Charlies E B How a vice president and Dr Sterling Ruffin in an executive role.
In Alexandria the governor commuted the death sentences of Eugene Dorsey Calvin Johnson and Richard Pines for the March 1909 murder of Walter Schultz. Henry Smith had confessed and was executed. The governor cited doubts about Smiths credibility and sought full investigation, granting life terms to the three men while preserving potential state appeal avenues.
The Southern Society of Washington held a Thursday night gathering at the Confederate Memorial Home in Vermont Avenue. Secretary of War Jacob McG. Licksin was unanimously elected president, with Major Holmes Conrad and other officers chosen. An executive committee was named to guide the group.
In New Haven Connecticut a Connecticut Company trolley from North Haven burst into flames on Grand Avenue. Five women sustained serious injuries as passengers leaped from the car. Among the injured is Mrs E P Ayer wife of blind pastor Rev E Ayer. He searched the crowd for her and followed to the hospital. Others named include Mrs John Potvin Mrs Thomas Myers Mike Mary Craftien and Miss Ron Villa.
At the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Rat hore a memorial service for the late Dr J R Hiawthorne was held in the Lyric. Dr John Roach Straton seeks $1 000 for a monument in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond VA has $500 raised. He recalled Prohibition battles led by Hawthorne and others, praising Atlanta’s moral victories and listing prominent Baptists in tribute.
Weekly market report corrected by Wallerstein Produce Company listing prices for live poultry eggs hams sides shoulders hides and lard along with crates walnuts peppers apples lemons peas clover timothy orchard grass buckwheat German millet and other farm items in mixed units and price ranges. The document reflects fresh wholesale rates for poultry exports and farm staples, including chicken coops turkey coops and various grain feeds.
David Katz, 33, was instantly killed Tuesday when a soda water tank recharging in his 914 Springwood Avenue store exploded. Israel Rosenkvitz, nearby, escaped with minor neck bruises as flying debris damaged Morris Popek's apartments and shattered the storefront. Katz, who lived in Belmar with his wife and two children, had just taken possession of the business from Popek. Police weighed whether overcharging or negligence caused the blast.
Senator John W. Daniel, confined to sanitarium, shows gradual strength gains and increased nourishment. Friends doubt he will be well enough to resume Washington duties, despite improving condition.
At the Press Club dinner Glenn H Curtiss heard J Bernard Walker announce Edwin H Gould offers 15000 for the first aeroplane that flies with two motors or two propellers. The prize aims for a craft with built in reserve, enabling operation if one motor fails. Curtiss Harmon and Army Lt Humphreys spoke briefly.
Naples reports renewed tremors in Italy's quake zone as King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena tour affected towns. Camps rise around communities, field hospitals open, and rescuers operate under royal direction. Casualty counts show many dead, with officials warning of worse deaths as districts are surveyed.
Reports from the interior indicate the center of disturbance, Mount Vulture, was shaken only moderately compared with distant areas. The tremor’s nature suggests non volcanic earthquakes often occur in a series, a point supported by some scientific backing.
A Sardinia tornado cuts telegraph lines inland and cripples communication. Early estimates peg damage above two million dollars with several deaths. Refugees reach Cagliari confirming widespread destruction of grain fields, orchards, and vineyards as relief parties aid sheep herders in the mountains.
State Department advisories from the Rome embassy say no Americans are harmed. A brief to the department notes destruction with an estimated twenty to fifty deaths and great property loss in the affected zone.
At the North Carolina Press Association opening session a drive was launched to erect a memorial for humorist Bill Nye who died in 1896 and rests unmarked in Henderson County. Advocate James H. Caine supported the proposal after R. W. Vincent introduced it in an essay on journalistic problems.
William Mellin, a blind veteran from the National Soldiers' Home in Hampton, fell from a window in his quarters Monday night. The fall broke his neck and he died instantly, leaving him known to locals as "Blind Bill."
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