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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
6
Unidentified burglars attempted to blow a one year old bank using nitro glycerine. Two men fired on pursuing pursuit near main street as bloodhounds tracked them toward Lynchburg. Tools and a railway pick were found inside the bank.
Mrs Mat thew Seaman recovers as she tells her six children in Newark that their father, believed dead, is alive in Rahway almshouse. Samuel Scanlon, seventy, had vanished from Cherry Street thirty years prior, prompting years of futile searching before a daughter’s messenger urges a reunion. The elderly man agrees to join his scattered family in Newark for a long awaited gathering.
Governor Mann vows to exhaust every legal expedient to shut down the Jamestown Jockey Club over alleged gambling law violations. He pending quo warranto actions in Norfolk City Circuit Court and hints at further steps if the club loses or appeals. He aims to halt the fall season and the November meet with a determined legal fight.
Byron Neton Berlin High School manual training instructor and Avis Linnell’s former schoolmate says he was in Boston the day Avis Linnell died but did not meet her or dine with her. He admits handling cyanide at work and recalls a vague Boston visit and an erased letter record.
Mrs Dan dridge Spottswood formerly of Petersburg Virginia wed Count Schonbrun of Budapest in Church of St Honore near Paris. Notables present include Admiral and Mrs Swinburne and various American military and naval attaches to the American embassy.
A Western Pennsylvania town applauds a young athletic school marm who publicly thrashed nine belligerent boys. The School Board upholds her actions amid parental protests, calling her a hero for doing her duty and defending order in the school.
A World War era tale notes a ruined Turkish tower at Nish Serbia once displaying 1200 skulls from a 1809 Servian defense. The site, now roofed and treated as a patriotic relic, drew visitors who once took skulls as souvenirs before burial reforms.
George Mc Aneny borough president of Manhattan asks the board of estimate to set aside 6 500 000 to rebuild 200 miles of worn streets. He says patching is wasteful and up to 4 500 000 should be spent immediately with officials allowed to proceed efficiently.
Fannie Williams confessed to stabbing Clarence Button on MecNamees Hill behind Bellevue Street in Cumberland. The coroner's jury charged her with premeditated murder after witnesses recounted years of alleged torment and a shadowed pursuit.
The Richeson case widens with plans to exhume Avis Linnell’s body in Hyannis for toxicology, while Thomas Wayland Richeson travels from Amherst County to Boston to defend his son. Defense cites a love letter as key evidence and questions cyanide handling, while prosecutors seek to prove the minister’s guilt.
Special dispatch reports Dr Frederick A Cook the polar claimant mobbed in Copenhagen. Returning from the United States with his wife to begin a lecture tour, the couple were followed by a large crowd that hooted and kissed Cook. Police guarded them to a hotel after the station exit.
The article reports on claims of a secret ceremony between Avis Linnell and Richeson, spurring questions about motives for her death. Witnesses, including Violet Edmands and Lucille Zeigler, are cited as key to proving Linnell did not commit suicide. Police prepare grand jury testimony amid expected murder indictment proceedings.
The first annual Road Congress of the American Association for Highway Improvement will be held in Richmond November 1–23 with delegates from government, engineering, industry, and agriculture. Prominent speakers include Taft, Mann, Page, DuPont, and Bankhead as well as officials from the US Office of Public Roads and leading railroad and road groups. The event aims to unify road policy, finance, maintenance, and construction across states with a focus on federal state cooperation and road connections.
London reports quote Prime Minister Asquith stating it is unwise to publicly announce Britain’s offer to mediate between Turkey and Daly to end the war. The Moor’s interpellation prompted the remark during autumn session. The era focuses on the working men’s insurance bill drafted by David LloydGeorge.
M J Caples is appointed fourth vice president over the operating and construction departments of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad with headquarters in Richmond, effective November 1, filling the vacancy from C E Doyle’s death. He also takes a similar post with the Hocking Valley with offices in Columbus. Caples, renowned engineer, previously led the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad and directed major construction in the Pocahontas region. his resignation from CC&O was announced in Bristol, Va.
An elderly Soldier's Home veteran arrived at Richmond police headquarters claiming his set of false teeth was taken during a Monday night incident. He lacked breakfast and dinner, asked for the teeth, and learned none were on hand. He planned to get a new set with his name stamped on them.
Washington editors reveal a coordinated anti Taft campaign with major funding from Gifford Pinchot and Chicago financier Charles H Crane. The effort targets over 250000 Republican voters with plans to reach a million before the nominating convention.
Washington Herald reports provoke mixed reactions from Regular Republicans and Democrats. Lawmakers like Roberts Sutherland Campbell Burleson Sharp Chamberlain weigh La Follette bid as split threat to Taft and potential Democratic advantage in next November’s election.
A Wall Street financier signals plans to fund a new translation of classic world literature, reflecting the era's appetite for culture amid financial maneuvering.
Kenry C. Beattie Sr. called the Governor’s office seeking clemency guidance for his son Henry Clay Beattie Jr., sentenced to die November 24. The father did not meet the Governor but got clemency petition steps from Private Secretary Ben Owen.
A white man described as about thirty five caused a scene near Fifteenth and Cary Streets Monday night in Richmond. Officer Goldsby arrested him after a tense confrontation. He claimed to seek the depot and at first gave the name Southall, then Smith. He was found to match a description of J A Southall wanted by Staunton asylum and was held for Staunton authorities. The man’s possessions included a new 32 calibre revolver, a glass cutter, and a screwdriver.
In New York a runaway express wagon sped north on Third Avenue and east on One Hundred Second Street at 6 15 last evening. Policeman William Quain stopped the horse and pursued the burglar to a roof fight. The suspect, Patrick Galvin, 460 East One Hundred Forty seventh Street, was charged with burglary. Quain recovered both horse and burglar within five minutes and returned the horse to Fred Werner of 1178 Washington Avenue.
Washington D C special census bureau report shows 7 740 634 bales of cotton ginned up from 1911 to October 18 compares with 6 423 628 bales in 1910 6 430 967 in 1909 and 6 296 166 in 1908 round bales included this in 58 006 compared with 66 183 for 1909 and Sea Island 40 024 for 1910 36 482 for 1909.
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