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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
3
Special correspondence New York World reports on the vast Camorra indictment and the historic trial of 36 defendants in the Santa Maria Gardi monastery prison in Viterbo. Detected murders, oaths, and ritual killings are linked to the Sicilian Camorra network with Petrosino's memory guiding Italian justice.
A Punch quip laments a nameless genius claiming posthumous revenge on authors Meredith Hardy Kipling and Marie Corelli, asserting a cipher will prove all their writings were his. The remark envisions the work being dug from the Thames to reveal his ownership.
General Chao Ehr-Hsun gazetted as the new Chinese Viceroy of Manchuria. He currently serves as Viceroy of Shechuen and will depart immediately for the post. Officials expect a policy of overfriendly accession.
William Caskey, son of a restaurant owner’s widow, tells police he heard an explosion while walking home. He found W E Curry dead and his mother dying in the Caskey residence. Police planned further investigation into the double death early Saturday.
In Staunton Virginia the Aldermen and Common Council met in joint session and did not accept the general manager's resignation tendered Thursday night. They ordered the Finance Committee to audit the manager's books by an expert accountant and to report at a second joint meeting next Thursday. The resignation was a major topic of discussion, surprising the public though anticipated by the Council.
A campaign debate centers on street repairs and paving plans with mayoral candidates outlining timelines and funding. Constituents seek faster work, while opponents flag cost and disruption. Local officials emphasize project visibility and accountability.
Special report from Chicago describes a long confession said to implicate McManigal and McNamara in a nationwide dynamite plot. Detectives recount how 12 deaths and about 83 million in property damage occurred from Los Angeles to Springfield, with arrests in Detroit cited as preventing further losses.
Pass Kansas City Kansas City Missouri special report describes detectives McNamara McNamara and Ortis McManigal hurried toward California after arrest in the Los Angeles Times dynamiting. The officers were moved with secrecy and passed through here on the Santa Fe Flyer at nine this morning.
Special-Called witnesses refused to answer about women drinking at major Atlanta clubs. Samuel Evins John W Grant A H Van Dyke W G Humphrey and Reuben Aeld challenged the summons calling for testimony to prove club customs. City Attorney ruled women cannot enter clubs unless as members, mirroring male rules.
A brief dialogue frames a seller admitting loss to grant a costly article to a buyer. The buyer retorts that the price is borne by the seller’s honesty, highlighting a sharp exchange on honesty and value. The terse exchange underscores themes of trust and commerce.
An irate father heads a Kensington posse hunting a man who attacked seventeen year old Lucille Sims near her home. The assailant fled after a burst of shots. Neighbors aided by the girl's father and Sime joined the effort. The posse vows to lynch the suspect if captured.
Mrs Mar mirez O'Hara became insane and hurled her three year old son from a third story window at 431 Bart One Hundred and Twenty-third Street. The boy was severely injured and dying in hospital as police arrested the woman amid neighbors' threats.
Strange atmospheric conditions turned day into night in Pittsburg today as the city lights were all turned on. A heavy rain in the morning shifted to snow shortly after noon, creating an unusual weather event in Pitt sburg.
Samuel Gompers denounces the Indianapolis Iron Workers official John McNamara arrest as unlawful kidnapping tied to alleged dynamiting in Los Angeles. He pledges AFL backing, funds, and sympathy, blaming organized labor’s enemies and warning of a vicious plot by powerful financial interests.
Special report from Lexington Junction Missouri describes James W McNamara John J McNamara and Ortie McManigal on a train accused of planning to blow up the Los Angeles Times building. McNamara vows martyrdom to unionism while McManigal remains cheerful and the trio is arrested after arrival.
A Burns agency contact in Springfield reports a man detained in Chicago sent word that an arrested conspirator confessed to the City Hall tower blast attempt. Chief Quilty seeks details from Clube as the case remains unexplained. A telegram cites a Murphy wanted in Springfield for blowing up the municipal group and a reward.
New York report describes Spot the fox terrier chasing a cat from Twenty sixth Street toward the river. A river rescue failed until Spot was found in a sewer pipe and hoisted to safety with Dr. Mark Fleming and Bellevue Hospital staff hailed as heroes.
Senator Norris Brown of Nebraska celebrates the constitutional income tax amendment as it gains approval from thirty states. The measure was sent to the states by two-thirds vote in Congress two years ago and now needs five more states to reach three-fourths of the forty-six. Six states have not acted, sixteen have yet to consider it, and the goal remains within reach.
The Underwood tariff bill moves to the Senate after a 268 to 53 House vote, with Democrats and many Republicans backing it despite middle ground resistance. The Canadian reciprocity pact also clears the House 246 to 9, while fears of lumber and steel industry opposition persist as the measure heads toward enactment.
Baltimore report: Mrs Barbara Lane, 38, stood on South Durham Street and drank car beneach from a two ounce bottle. She died minutes later at St Joseph's Hospital. Family member note said to have prompted her act. She previously attempted suicide by leaping from a high window but was restrained by her son.
In Flushing Francis J. Oakes, once a corporal in the First United States Artillery under Captain Abner Doubleday, recalls sighting a gun at Fort Sumter. He rose to sergeant, reenlisted after 1862, and served through the Civil War as Port Sloulie events unfolded. He led a guard house parley on April 9, 1861.
A veteran recalls the surrender of the fort and firing on Cummings Point. He describes Major Anderson's final reply, Rebels departing at midnight, and the 7 PM reply with three guns under Captain Doubleday. Gun details include James Kearney, Henry Ellerbrook, and others. He claims firing the last shot in Union defense.
Quote notes a man who believes progress comes from minding one’s own affairs yet suspects success lies in meddling with others. The line hints at irony as personal advancement collides with interfering ambition.
An Indian judge newly appointed to his post misinterprets a Hindoo accused of stealing a nilghal. To see the property he orders it produced, though the case is in an upper room. The usher hauls up the downed bull, the judge approves, and the scene ends with the claim that it is best for the judge to inspect the stolen property.
In New York Special report Paul Armstrong visited the Criminal Courts building to help a convict, James Brown, by offering parole from his farm as a reform plan. Judge Hosalsky ordered Brown paroled under Armstrong's custody with indicting as a fourth offender to ensure life imprisonment if he reoffends.
Senator Depew visited a Georgia hotel where he asked the clerk where to sign in the register. He signed Autograph Tt with a smile. A local Georgia man asked for his rye and others laughed. The clerk treated them. Depew later expressed remorse for misusing a language.
Cincinnati Special. Reuben, an educated pig and pride of the John Robinson circus, is dead. Hal Newport recalls teaching him to spell his name with blocks and drink from a bottle. The banquet supper night ends with the shock that Reuben vanished and was mistaken for a white pig with black spots sent from the stockyards.
Mrs Frances Held of Danbury Conn lost 1500 in cash when a stockings toe hid the money on a Santa Fe train near Albuquerque. Conductor Milo Thompson arranged a search. the stockings and cash were recovered at Albuquerque and handed to Mrs Weld in Winslow. The company credited Thompson for the recovery.
Washington reports the Mexican war is practically over with plans for peaceful talks. Madero agrees to suspend hostilities, while several insurgent leaders are yet to be heard. The so called war is believed to be finished.
Confidential agent J Vasquez Gomez reports General Madero has accepted an armistice covering Juarez to negotiate peace. News sent to Mexico City and El Paso junta seeks full instructions for armistice diplomacy with preliminary talks in Washington. Embassy in Mexico City awaits further word on a near-end to fighting.
Secretary of War Dickin announced at the War Department that the armistice between the revolutionists and the Mexican Government has taken effect. This marks a pause in hostilities as diplomatic efforts continue.
Ambassador Zamacona transmitted an early morning report from Minister De Las Parra announcing the armistice in the protracted dispute. The dispatch confirms formal terms and signals a halt to hostilities pending ratification.
Reports from Juarez say renewed peace talks between insurgent leaders and their allies persist as bombardment preparations continue. In Paso and Juarez observers describe fortifications, German and American flags, and a tense stalemate as negotiations loom amid fears of a heavy street battle if hostilities resume.
Washington dispatch confirms a peace approach from General Madero and Senor De La Parra via Dr. Gomez. A joint peace commission will be formed to shape permanent terms, with hostilities paused while negotiations proceed. Juarez remains under Federal control as rebels hold their position. El Paso crowds greet the armistice news with relief as the exchange of terms proceeds.
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