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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
6
In Rosslyn a speeding trolley struck a halted auto killing Harry Mitchell 37 of Glencary Va and injuring Kitchens 30 plus others. The wreck trapped Mitchell and Fire followed a fuel explosion before rescue and hospital treatment.
Wise County News asserts Bryan is a persistent lobbyist championing the common people against reformers. It criticizes Democratic allies in Washington and suggests party leaders should align with public interests or face pressure from factional opponents.
The University of Virginia announced it has been placed on the Carnegie Foundation list. Dr Charles Hastings Dodd of Futon Place Baptist Church Baltimore delivered the baccalaureate sermon. Ernest Cosby Richmond organist gave a well received recital as diplomas for the session are listed for multiple graduates.
Washington D C special Monday marked the Senate vote on a constitutional amendment for direct election of U S Senators after weeks of campaigning. Senator Borah of Idaho led the push with confidence of victory though two thirds are needed for success. The Clinton amendment would let the federal government supervise elections, a feared federal intrusion on states rights.
The Newport News Times-Herald pleads for dispensing with the four State examiners and praises reducing bureaucratic load. The Staunton Leader argues that overbuilt administration hinders actual work and urges lighter machinery so the tower can direct effort to the schools.
Mrs. L H Warriner of Ashland Street reports Miss Lillian Wingfield a 26 year old boarder is missing for three days. Wingfield, last seen with a young man from King William County, is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall, about 110 pounds with dark hair and eyes. She moved to Richmond from Hamlet North Carolina last October and returned Friday before disappearing.
Washington D C Special The International Conference on Abiski seats stalemates as talks run ten days. State Department Counsellor Anderson briefed President Tort on the deadlock and the need for new terms with representatives of Ousia Grentrinin and Japan.
Warrants were issued for Robert E. Clodfelter and ff B Wilkinson in Richmond charging violation of the state insurance law. They allegedly acted as agents for Appalachian Indemnity Company without proper registration certificates. Registration costs $1 and penalties range from 10 to 160 dollars. The Bureau of Insurance has identified delinquents in several cities and will present the cases to the Commonwealth’s Attorneys for court action. The Appalachian company is duly incorporated. agents failed to comply. Cases to be called in Police Court tomorrow.
President Taft promised Director General Collier of the San Diego Exposition that he will press the electric button on July 19 to start a force of workmen grounding the Panama Canal exposition in 1915.
Two girls accused of attempted murder in a New York case involving a hotel proprietor were denied bail. Magistrate Frisell set bail at 5000 each, among the highest for similar cases, as police continue to investigate.
A westbound North Avenue streetcar crashed into a northbound Hartford Avenue cart in Baltimore Maryland injuring conductor Jimy Merkle and two passengers. Miller sustained severe crush injuries while Velenosky received minor injuries and declined hospital care. Merkle and Miller were rushed to a hospital.
Violent electrical storms in New York and nearby areas caused about 1 million dollars in damage and six deaths as the heaviest rainfall of the weekend reduced water supply by millions of gallons. A ten year old boy was found in the East River amid flood waters.
In Miner's Mills Andrew Glowah eight was killed by lightning in his home. In Plains eleven year old James Benson died after a bolt struck his home as the storm raged. Many others were injured across the Wilkes-Barre valley.
Terrific electrical storm and rain broke a 48 hour heat wave in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. A farmer was struck by lightning during the storm which dropped temperatures from 98 to 68 degrees. Local reports note intense heat relief and damage from the storm across nearby farmlands.
Lightning killed former scout Pinshing O Joseph Wilson during the storm. The report notes a heat wave sweeping the city with six heat records tied or broken amid the severe weather.
Richmond Health Department reports a late hour smallpox case at 2091-2 South Wherry Street involving J B Halts a 31 year old White man who recently traveled from North Carolina. Health officials warn of exposure risk amid unvaccinated relatives and appeal for immediate vaccination and possible quarantine actions.
Special report from Pittsburg shows three young children playing on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie tracks at McKeesport when a freight train struck them. Joseph Fefket aged four was killed. Katie Doss aged six suffered severe cuts and bruises.
Letters were sent to Savannah by Captain McMahon asking if Dennis McCarthy and Mrs Herman Markden, arrested Sunday night, are wanted by Georgia authorities. McCarthy, living at 1410 East Main Street, fell from a roof while being detained injuring his leg. He claimed he watched his wife from the roof and police later arrested her. she said she was forced into a marriage and that McCarthy is violent and controlling.
A supposed rabid fox hound bit a dog and attacked eight people in Baltimore this morning, with six bitten before the animal was killed by a police officer. The incident prompted a special alert as dog and person injuries were reported.
A special carload of fifty three foundling babies left New York Central at 9 40 this morning bound for homes with foster parents. The children range from four to five years old and many will be placed along the route to Chicago and beyond including Colorado North and South Dakota and other Western states.
Dispatches report Maya Indians led by National Guard defectors attacking Merida and looting. Detachments gather near Progreso with aims to seize the undefended port as natives threaten a separate Yucatan republic and resist the Mexican government under Madero.
Pittsburg will be linked with Buffalo and Cleveland by electric trolley lines. Plans include extending the Pittsburg and Butler line to Erie for Lake Shore connections in Buffalo. Eastern Ohio lines will create a direct electric route from Pitt shore to Cleveland, funded by capitalists.
The Senate Finance Committee has ended its sessions for the extra session of Congress. It reported the reciprocity agreement without recommendation and signaled no further major action this session, likely pigeonholing wool and other INS measures from the House.
Mrs P F Southwick forty died some days ago at Colorado Springs Colorado. Formerly Miss Laura Trehh of Harrisonburg a member of a prominent Valley family. She is related to the Neffs and Yanceys.
A long-standing observation attributed to Colonel E H W R Green ties slow rent payments by wealthy tenants to the active use of debt by the rich. It notes that wealthy landlords with large fortunes may pay late, while poorer tenants settle promptly. The piece suggests that active business continues to require borrowing and turnover, delaying payments to creditors as capital is cycled for profit.
A book agent offered a free set to Vice President Sherman and later demanded payment. Sherman signed a receipt and later paid with a self written endorsement noting the trick but acknowledging the agent’s smooth approach. The tale appears in The Popular Magazine Safemaker vs Safebreaker.
The Women's Trade Union of America reports to President Mrs Ray mond Robbins on June 12 that current labor conditions harm women's health and moral development. It demands remedies and urges labor to press for judge recalls to protect workers, citing New York Court of Appeals and other rulings.
Not less than fifty dozen guinea eggs wanted for hatching. A H Drewry Ware Neck VA. For sale black clay and whip perill peas and soja beans for prompt shipment by The Globe Pea Company Norfolk VA. For sale one second hand top buggy and one horse cart. Mrs Sallie T Dunlavy Hudgina VA. For sale two fine cows one year old Holstein to be fresh in October one Jersey now fresh Apply M Carter Redart VA. Wanted good reliable trustworthy young man for clerk give reference and experience Apply W E Fitchett Fitchetts VA. Wanted active willing boy to learn blacksmith trade reasonable wages while learning Apply Harry Hammons Mathews VA. Buggy and harness for sale good buggy with new arms and 220 harness almost new rob blanket etc complete 30. 00 Enquire at Journal office. For sale four road horses ranging from three to ten years old none afraid of automobiles all good workers and drivers Apply G E Hunt Port Haywood VA.
In Harper's Weekly the note says New York's new public library opened last week and is splendid. The reviewer predicts it will greatly benefit city life and urges readers to visit the library and have courage about the subways.
The third annual Williamsburg Female Institute commencement closed in May with well attended exercises. Rev. J. Y. Fair preached the sermons in Richmond and before the Young Women's Christian Association. Awards honored Miss Pearle Jones, Miss Pollie Beach, Miss Mary S. Jones, Miss Grace Ewan, Miss Josin Arthur, and Miss Josie Arthur for domestic science, roomkeeping, music, scholarship, all around athletics, Bible study, and more.
Hibbs jokes about sending a letter with Please burn this. Dibbs responds he would burn it himself. The dialogue hints at a humorous rule about handling sensitive notes in a casual exchange.
Cynical quip about physics laws and a playful mockery of a baby changing adults into ridiculous behavior. The line contrasts Pedanticus and Cynicus with a humorous exaggeration on cause and effect.
The Virginia Education Commission discussed uniting medical education under a single state university system with a major endowment and centralized standards. A single medical school in a large city, preferably Richmond, was proposed with an independent staff and university alignment, though no action was taken.
Detroit report details Bertha Lothamer, a 60 year old woman, who died in a House fire while attempting to save her dog. The incident occurred at her home and investigators note the blaze may have started from an unknown cause while she acted bravely.
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