11 May 1905
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
1
Mrs. Admington finally gets a household telephone and overhears a private call about a sudden engagement. She interrupts, admonishes the young woman and warns against rushing into marriage, sharing her sharp, humorous critique with the party on the line.
An unused mining tunnel with a sheet iron door near Kennett serves as a branch jail. Constable Limbaugh urged supervisors to fund a proper calaboose but the supervisors could not approve the appropriation.
In McKeesport Pennsylvania masked intruders beat and threatened Mrs Reidler to learn the location of seven hundred dollars in savings. After forcing the disclosure they threw her from a second story window, and she remains critically injured. The home near Coulter Station was ransacked and the full Allegheny county detective force is investigating.
Chief Donohue raises a $200 reward for Pat Crowe wanted on highway robbery linked to the Cudahy kidnapping. Police believe Crowe is near Omaha or Council Bluffs as a nationwide hunt continues after Crowe visited an Omaha paper. No new clue has been found.
Lieut Commander William S Sims of the Bureau of Navigation was aboard the American Line steamer Philadelphia sailing from New York April 29. A May 2 gale threw him to the deck causing a fractured collar bone and other injuries. He will likely remain in hospital about five weeks.
Virginia defeats North Carolina in a dual track meet at the University of Virginia by 69 to 2. Five Southern intercollegiate records were set during the competition in Richmond Virginia.
A fragmentary report from Houston describes a fatal railroad incident where a Galveston Houston and Northern passenger train reportedly burned after a valve failure near a curve. Details are incomplete in the available copy.
John Alexander Dowie unveils a plan to consolidate all Zion industries into Zion Consolidated Annuities. The issuance would fund $7,900,000 in 7 percent gold bonds secured by a lien on Dowie's personal property and the Zion industries.
In Philadelphia Wesleyan and Haverford Colleges competed setting new marks in the half mile two mile hammer throw one mile and 20 yard hurdles Haverford won the meet by 57 24 to 54% points noting several records across events and distances.
Tyrone Pa special report announces the death of Major Charles W. Jones of the Sheridan Troop Tyrone Herald editor and proprietor. He served in the Civil War and led the Sheridan Troop in Porto Rico during the Spanish War.
Albert Mays aged 8 a former pitcher for the New York National League Baseball Club drowned at Blenner Island in the Ohio River. The boat overturned near three feet of water and the boy could not reach shore as his companion Frankes escaped.
A trained ape at a South Bend animal show smoked a cigarette during the performance. A constable served a warrant on the management and the trial will be held in a justice's court marking the strictest enforcement yet of Indiana's new anti cigarette law.
Notes on Professor Molisch of Prague claiming light from phosphorescent germs cultivated in raw potatoes and boiled eggs can expose photographs. A world view touches on savage tribes, unexplored lands, geranium crops in France, and production of plant leaves with value ranges.
A special grand jury in Jackson returns an indictment against citizens on charges related to a case described as eminent domain or housing related. The document names Dr A Ma as a charged party amid broader accusations.
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