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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
8
HALR GOODE offers hairdressing services in Paris style with on hand and made to order options. Frayser's Great Nerve and Bone Liniment promises relief for muscle and joint soreness with 25 cent bottles, manufactured by J. W. Prays er & Co. in Richmond Virginia.
From Santa Clara College Father W. Ricard reports the 200 year prediction of sun spot formation has come true. He notes sun spots now visible coinciding with California storm conditions and asserts the finding supports his view that sun activity influences Earth's weather.
Fire broke out at the Taylor and Pine Streets home of James M. Hughes, 60, Thursday afternoon. He died soon after from heart disease, despite neighbors and water department workers attempting to rescue him. His son Nelson, ten, returned from school to a scene of tragedy as his mother visited Townsend.
A Virginia special report critiques the 60 day General Assembly noting high officeholder influence, scattered leadership, and a persistence of liquor and redistricting fights. It lists key matters like railway, tax, liquor, labor, and appropriation bills with only limited passage. It questions how much could be done in ninety days.
The 1912 Virginia Assembly wrestled with tax reform, insurance bills, and a heated redistricting debate. It passed the robin bill but failed to enact major measures, with Byrd’s primaries and liquor bills slashed and heavy lobbying noted. The session closed amid stalled redistricting and ongoing disputes over Appomattox districting and constitutional timing.
Federal grand jury began investigating Dr Ottoman Zar Adosht Hanish high priest of the Maz daznan cult for sending improper literature across state lines after his Monday arrest. He issued a self referencing statement calling followers and adherents as we or us and noting women write dear salutations. A Toronto based countess uses the salutation my dear baby.
Connor and Co, a firm organized in 1886, faced suspension on the New York Stock Exchange just as trading ended today, signaling a notable market event for investors.
A four story Barnett Hotel at 647 South Clark Street burned in the early morning blaze. By 9 30 seven bodies were recovered and police fear the death toll may exceed twenty as many guests were trapped on the third floor. Firemen and police aided escapes using life nets while rescuers found two suffocated in a rear room. Annie Ansell and her newborn were rescued but in danger. The blaze spread to a Salvation Army lodging house before being controlled. Authorities note lack of front fire escapes left guests trapped and many serious injuries occurred. Journal mentions legal actions against unlicensed practitioners amid the tragedy.
Preparations wrap up for the Virginia State Sunday School Association convention in Harrisonburg April 19 to 21. Inter denomi national gathering draws 18 districts, with 6 965 Sunday schools and about 500000 members statewide. Noted speakers include J Shreve Durham and Rev H C McLachlan with sessions on elementary to home department work and a keynote by Dr Clarence H Woolston.
Richmond VA special report: Dr. R W Martin and Dr J Meek Wolfe issue a statewide warning to the public about so called doctors practicing without proper authority. The notice signals a campaign to expose forty or fifty practitioners and lists illegal healers such as naturopaths mechanotherapists druggists healers mental healers and chiropractors who fail to meet state requirements to obtain credentials.
News from London recounts Captain Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition and the scientific and national prestige Norway gains. It notes the naming of King Haakon's Plateau and Queen Maud's Range, the 1911 dash completed in 45 days, and contrasts Amundsen's voyage with Peary's Arctic trek.
Light men with seven sledges and ninety dogs left camp with four months provisions. A sudden storm drove temperatures to 76 degrees below zero, forcing a retreat to summer conditions. No lives were lost though several dogs died and three men suffered frostbite on the heels. After rest, progress resumed. 34 dogs perished near Devil's Glacier. By December 14 Amundsen reached latitude 59 degrees 65 minutes and the expedition stored 6,000 kilos of seal meat for winter care. The Fram later sailed farther south, earning the ship the title of both farthest south and farthest north.
Harrisonburg council approved 5000 dollars for the Chesapeake Western Line project. W Bite will build a 36000 dollar depot here for his advancement. Construction starts soon and work will finish by November with tracks extending to the new station.
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