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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
1
Montreal Herald recounts how Chopin conceived the Marche Funebre during a macabre Bohemian after dinner. Painter Ziem Ricard Polignac and others staged a skeleton dance beside a piano when Chopin, inspired, improvised the famous Funeral March to the amusement of the revelers.
The French Academy of Medicine gave up its ancient meeting room and workmen uncovered a stacked sequence of carpets. The top worn carpet revealed another, then another, beneath revealing a dusty, crumbling hidden layer as work progressed.
Carl Schurz died Monday at 4:35 AM at his home, 24 East Ninety-first Street, aged 77 after a 10 day illness from a complication of stomach troubles. Family attended. notable visitors, including Carnegie and Clemens, offered sympathy but were not admitted.
Former President Cleveland called Carl Schurz a national affliction and praised his lifelong patriotism, moral courage, and civic leadership. He said Schurz’s example would inspire youth, guide virtuous emulation, and deserve to be kept as a precious legacy.
President Roosevelt sent a condolence message to Carl L. Schurz of New York City expressing profound sympathy at the death of his father. He called Schurz a statesman of Lincoln's generation whose services in peace and war at a great republic crisis will not be forgotten while history lasts.
Reports from Washington state that a new revolutionary movement against President Caceres in Santo Domingo is organized with Porto Rico as base. Former presidents Morales and Jiminez are named leaders. U S Navy to enforce neutrality and prevent filibuster landings by deploying Rear Admiral Dunlap and Commander Waller to cooperate with Puerto Rico authorities.
At 625 PM a near minute long earthquake felt across the Elkhorn Valley from Cody Nebraska with reports of tremors reaching towns within sixty miles no damage reported to date.
Newport News special report states the battleship Rhode Island arrived from York Spit. A board of inquiry led by Rear Admiral Frances Dickins with Capt. A R Couden Capt Edward Taussig and Lt Commander Thomas Snowden will investigate causes of the accident. The ship will remain here before heading to yard docking.
A Chicago umpire J M Shuster was struck with a bat and kicked into insensibility by Left Fielder Clark during a ball game in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania. The onlookers reported the incident as chaotic and shocking to the crowd.
His Highness the Maharajah Gaekwad of Baroda, first in rank among Hindu princes, arrived in New York aboard the Celtic with Maharani and brother. The 43 year old ruler, famed for reforms, education aims, and wealth, seeks to study American life and report back on improving conditions in Baroda.
Chicago Special The rivals Dowie and Voliva reached a court agreement for mutual control of Zion City finances. John A. Lewis was named by Dowie and Alexander Granger by Voliva, with a third member to be chosen. Judge Wright suggested a third appointee but the Dowie faction declined, delaying final setup.
In San Francisco special report, several institutions opened fireproof deposit boxes to the public on Monday. Union Trust Crocker Woolworth Canadian Bank of Commerce and Mercantile Trust boxes were accessed and their contents checked. steel and asbestos performed their duty, with all contents intact.
Paris by Cable. The Castellane case resumes after elections to decide if Countess Boni may reconcile with Count Boni. Proceedings are considered formal as reconciliation is unlikely. After this phase, the papers will be filed and served with expected future movement in the case.
A fog bound collision on Norfolk and Western freight No 92 on Concord Hill near Lynchburg wrecked two engines and crushed cars, blocking the line ten hours. An assault led to Reynolds and Ayers chasing a 275 pound Jackson who shot Robert Parrot. A white youth died beating his way near Coaldale. Knife attacks and robberies hit Staunton and Fredericksburg shops. Smallpox and health notes, tax and voting updates, and local court actions complete the chaotic report.
A miscellaneous clipping notes 30000 Americans in Mexico and 3944950000 dollars British debt, mentions preservation efforts for Boston’s old State House and over 200 million dollars in American capital in Mexican railways. It lists earthquake risk insurance debates, Vesuvius activity, Presbyterian fundraising for San Francisco churches, English carriage makers’ woes from autos, an Washington department clerks census, Martinique aid to San Francisco sufferers, and a political shift in France with Count Boni de Castellane’s defeat. It also cites a Methodist Conference discussing doctrinal reform and cross-conference talks.
The report surveys a broad set of labor and industry items. It notes a general automobile strike in Paris region, $600000 spent in eight hour day conflict, a miners’ three year extension to 1908 terms, and John Mitchell’s stance on soft coal talks. It cites ample SF mechanics, rising Patternmakers’ League membership, a British legal shift on strikes, and new employment focus for older workers in Chicago. It also mentions racing bets, a planned US Steel plant, a Singer factory expansion, and contemporary donations and commemorations.
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