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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
8
Frayser's liniment promises rapid relief from stiffness and soreness in muscles and joints for people and animals. Available in 25 cent bottles from druggists, manufactured by J. W. Wrayshr & Co in Richmond Virginia.
Halifax marked another page in the Titanic disaster as sixty bodies were prepared for interment in city cemeteries. Funeral services began at St Marys Cathedral with a Mass by Rev Dr Folan. Identified remains were buried or interred. others were marked by assigned numbers. Protestant victims had services at Brunswick Church before burial.
Precal Edward M. O'Malley failed to appear for his wedding to Miss Mary E. Wineberg at Haverford Monday. He returned Tuesday morning, learned guests waited, then spoke by phone. He said he had $275 for furniture, talked with a stranger, took a drink, woke in Atlantic City, and ran out of money. Wineberg canceled the wedding.
The annual spring sale by Smyth Brothers McCreary McClellan and H E Kline at Southern Stock Yards opened Tuesday April 23 with fair attendance and improved demand through Friday. Hundreds of business and draft horses ponies and mules were sold with prices generally strong. notable consignments from Falls Mills Virginia and bids from S Walton M Lauber George Harden Alice Merrifield and others were reported. Top prices included Blue Ridge 2 21 ¼ and Gas Alert 2 19 ¼ among several trotters and pacers. Macfeat and Fos ter among bidders.
A catalog of harness horses with ages, color, sire and dam details, owners and sales prices. Notable entries include Red Leo progeny such as Red Planet and Red Bessie, plus pacers Hallie Duke and Anna Virginia. Prices range from 110 to 340 dollars, listing farms in Richmond, Salisbury, Danville, and Tarboro.
Passengers on the Colonial express from Boston to Washington watched Miss Anna Curran and Father O Donnell of Newport travel with a sickly calm. At Metuchen the young woman leaped from the train and perished after medical aid arrived. Father O Donnell said she had been nervous and was sent to Mount Hope Sanitarium with his accompaniment.
Newport special reports Miss Anna Curran, a Newport girl who died by suicide by leaping from an express train in New Jersey Tuesday afternoon, had suffered ill health since last summer. She was treated at Dr Bates sanitarium Jamestown, later sent home as recovery stalled. Dr M H Sullivan Newport advised transfer to Mount Hope Sanitarium and she left with Rev Father O Donnell Tuesday morning for the Maryland institution.
Jere Myer reports from Martinsville Times that Sidna Allen remains elusive in Carroll County mountains while Baldwin's men and pursuing bloodhounds scour the region for the outlaw group, as riders push through rough terrain seeking capture.
In Wytheville Virginia special courtroom accounts say Floyd Allen faces a tense day as witnesses including Judge Bolen, Jamies Early, and W F Nester testified they saw him draw his pistol just before a deadly courtyard shooting. The defense argues witnesses lack clear motive while jurors and judge recounted fear and evasive actions as shots rang out.
The courtroom heard fiery rhetoric as Wyser attacked the Allen clan while defense lawyer R H Wills portrayed them as victims of sensational press. The accused, Od Floyd, sat grim as arguments swirled, with possible court official involvement teased as a trigger for the alleged horror. The scene reflected deep community tension and looming verdict.
The list names numerous witnesses for the Commonwealth in Floyd Allen's trial, including Ayers, Branscombe, Bolt, Dalton, Goad, Mabry, Quesenberry, and many others. Defense witnesses from Carroll, Hillsville, Newbern, and Pulaski are also listed, with multiple individuals named across several counties.
CairoMississippi flood waters from the Mississippi have submerged Birds Point area. In six weeks residents fled the village and nearby farmers were forced to leave their homes. After the flood receded some returned to repair damage but a second inundation drove people away again. Farmers fear crops for the season are ruined by the renewed flood.
Chicago reported a citywide strike by newsboys and wagon drivers aligned with nonunion pressmen and restaurant workers. Morning papers were unavailable downtown as publications printed overnight editions and nonunion pressmen faced picketed restaurants where waitresses refused service.
The court heard the Titanic carried 14 lifeboats and 3,560 life belts with 1,167 seating, 15 watertight compartments, and that Captain Lloyds or crew kept speed at 21 knots despite ice warnings from Caronia and Baltic. Witnesses described the crow's nest signals, lifeboat chaos, and the ship's sinking as the inquiry adjourned for a day.
In New York a hotel dining room scene turns comic when an unseen prankster drops a haircomb onto a snowy linen table setting. Guests, including a reporter, search for the origin as patrons react with surprise and curiosity amid the upscale dinner ambiance.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a tense moment in a diner with a waiter who keeps his toilet bag in a water coat pocket. The scene notes a narrow escape and mentions a service towel and selvage, suggesting a mishap during service. Names, places, and specific details are unclear.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Hartford aboard a train carrying Norwood High School girls. As the train prepared to depart, Ruth Vance attempted to board, slipped toward the wheels, and Roosevelt lunged from the car railing to pull her to safety on the platform amid cheers.
In New York Congo the dwarf elephant at the Bronx Zoo disfigured himself during a protest when kept inside his stall as other elephants enjoyed the yard outside. He broke ivory from both tusks before keepers restrained him. The incident follows recent moodiness noted by zoo staff.
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