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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
1
Telegrams from labor groups prompt Indiana authorities to detail priest labor leader McNamara's arrest. Louisville assembly condemns arrest method and urges fair trial. McNamara and brothers journey to Los Angeles to face charges for the Times building bombing. MecMannigal hints at confessions and prior "jobs" records.
Los Angeles officials announce special arrangements for the trial of John J. McNamara and two co defendants amid secrecy. Prosecutor Fredericks pledges a fair trial and denounces secret justice while labor leaders cancel a bricklayers strike to avoid national disruption.
John R. Cook a former Iron Workers Union bookkeeper says arrests of the McNamara brothers and McManigal averted a far larger dynamite outrage. Burns appears before Marion County grand jury and is not examined as prosecutor Baker declines haste to summon records from the basement.
A hurried exchange in the central life building shows a witness anxious to have men examined, insisting the matter not proceed half cocked. The detective and attorney waited in the grand jury room for a few minutes before they left the building.
New York Special Daniel J Y Reilly the criminal lawyer who defended Harry Thaw and Nan Patterson pleaded not guilty before Justice Davis in the Supreme Court to an indictment charging him with receiving stolen goods connected to the Aaron Bancroft $85 000 stock robbery He is to be tried on May 8 or May 15 in the criminal term of the court.
Andrew Jackson Dalton disputes Captain James and Major Anderson narratives about the Fort Sumter bombardment. Dalton, a Pickett-Buchanan Camp Confederate Veterans leader and former judge, says Pryor was not the sole survivor and recounts firing the first shot from Fort Johnson. He recalls watering the blue rocket signal and witnessing the start of bombardment before serving with the Merrimac in Hampton Roads.
Elk Garden W V A Fourteen bodies recovered from the Ott Mine of the Davis Coke and Coal Company as rescue teams seek the remaining nine miners entombed by yesterday's explosion. Most victims are said to be beyond life, with some identified only by clothing, while state mines officials and Pittsburgh federal officials arrive to lead investigations and assist on scene. The mine site remains blocked by debris as efforts continue to locate the others.
Extract from circular issued by U S Department of ture. The document urges naming the house fly the typhoid fly to reflect its role in spreading disease and to improve public health measures and household sanitation awareness.
The U S Department of Agriculture declares malaria is contracted only through mosquito bites and not swamp-sourced miasma in Farmers' Bulletin No 155. The ad urges one method to keep flies and mosquitoes out of homes.
Reports from El Paso describe continuing preliminaries in negotiations between General Francesco Madero and Ding Government envoys. Skirmishes persist around Torreon and Ojinaga while federal reinforcements move toward Chihuahua to deter an insurgent assault. A dispute over who officially represents the president delays the peace process.
Washington dispatch states Special Agent Edwards told the State Department that Juarez is orderly and peace negotiations proceed smoothly. He notes Americans who joined revolutionary ranks are not likely to be in danger across the border in Texas.
Four men wearing masks and disguises robbed Edward Alberti & Son jewelry store in Chicago. They seized $10,000 in diamonds and $400 cash, beat one owner, and fled in a waiting automobile. The incident, described as highly sensational, occurred at 10:30 a.m. and left Edward Alberti seriously injured.
Chicago special report describes Richard Dorney a so called professor of rat catching receiving an order for twenty live rats from a telephone company at Rockford. Rats are released and guided by string through conduit pipes to pull wire through the telecommunication works.
Atlantic City hosts the twenty-fifth Grand Lodge Reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks from July 10 to 17 with governors ex governors senators and representatives in attendance. Notables William Jennings Bryan Ben Lindsay and Governor Wilson expected to greet delegates and address the conventions of Christian Endeavor Societies. Plans include lodge homes in Honolulu and Atlanta, a potential new National Biks Home site, and efforts to relocate dwindling Wyoming elk herds to Pacific Coast states.
The Elks national contest for grand exalted ruler grows in interest as candidates prepare headquarters at the shore ahead of the convention. Frank B. Kingsley, past exalted ruler of Wyandotte Lodge No. 440 Kansas, has entered the field as a candidate for grand esteemed lecturing knight.
Remains of Rev William Graham founder of Washington Academy in Rockbridge VA are being exhumed from St Johns Church yard in Richmond after 112 years. The bones will be moved to Lexington for burial at Washington and Lee University May 4 with kin and alumni escort. A metal casket will seal the remains per law.
In New York the Secret Service chief William J. Flynn resigns after a distinguished career. His tenure included building a renowned protective and investigative apparatus. The exit marks a significant shift in federal security leadership amid evolving national security needs.
The United States Secret Service Chief for the New York District resigns as second deputy police commissioner of New York. He states that higher up political influences have made conditions in the department unendurable.
Ten workers were buried after a massive explosion at Belmont Mill in Wheeling West Virginia today. The blast caused $100000 in damage and shattered glass up to twenty blocks away. Rescuers dug out the buried men and found none fatally hurt. all injuries reported minor.
Buffalo New York special report states the Buffalo Glass Company plant suffered 250000 dollars in damage after a fire early today. Several men were burned but none seriously injured.
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