07 Nov 1907
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text about rooms and names ends abruptly with unclear references to William the Conker and figures named Guy For Robin Cardinal Wigey.
An American traveler and a Japanese riksha rider clash at a station as she insists on a speedy ride. The exchange reveals cultural friction and the traveler’s self described identity as a gentle American heretic. A different note mentions William Taylor building a mobile fruit cooling machine in Chicago to ship fruit efficiently.
President Roosevelt declines a return visit to the Jamestown Exposition, signaling displeasure over how the exposition board treated Secretary Cortelyou in selecting a successor to James M. Barr as director general. A Washington mission to resolve administration concerns awaits a decision as the government remains the major creditor.
In Christiansburg Virginia a widow and her husband are charged with murder after Merritt Underwood died Sunday at Sowers. Underwood had traveled from West Virginia to his father’s home with his wife and a stranger. After his death the widow wed the WV man, raising suspicions and an autopsy was ordered. The couple were arrested as they were leaving Sowers and jailed in Floyd County.
Norfolk reports a alleged conspiracy by Chesapeake Bay oyster pirates to destroy the Virginia navy. President Lee cites scuttling and arson of the Greyhound and plans to torpedo the Commodore Maury. Pirates fined and driven out of business as raids continue in Virginia waters.
Mississippi Senator-elect Williams addressed the Free School Day event asserting that exclusion of Japanese from California public schools could trigger a holy war. He argued for keeping the United States a white nation and warned against mixed races, declaring the race issue paramount over land.
Miss Virginia Hack from Bartonsville reads a newspaper report claiming her marriage to Cleland McNeill in West Virginia was a real ceremony. She says the event was a mock wedding as part of an entertainment, and she was surprised by the publicity.
Buckley a Washington D C youth was acquitted in Hastings Court of feloniously assaulting and wounding J E Grimstead on June 13 in his store. Grimstead testified strongly while witnesses from Washington testified Buckley was in their saloon that day and month, supporting innocence.
The large aeroplane by Israel Ludlow of New York failed again at Lee parade grounds in Norfolk. Attached to a gun carriage and driven by six horses, the craft rose sixty feet before crashing head first to the ground. Ludlow insists the practicability of his idea has been demonstrated. In Harrisonburg Sam Garrison, 25, was sentenced to three years in prison for shooting Webb Kaylor of Grottoes.
Richmond special report states John K ner, 47, is charged with embezzlement. Details about the arrest and case status are limited in the fragment.
Mrs. Virginia Peyton Howe obtains a divorce from J Wilson Howe of Philadelphia for willful abandonment over three years with costs. Judge John M White sentences the decree in Circuit Court. Virginia Knight Howe, once Virginia Peyton Knight of Lynchburg, is connected to President Woodrow Wilson as a former society figure. Child custody split was six months each for Wilson Howe Jr.
Richmond special report says the Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railroad survey north of Ashland has been halted by Frank Gould chief stockholder citing money market stringency. A large team of engineers paused in Ashland and will await further orders. William Northrop expects the stoppage to be temporary.
W. H. Barnes, respected citizen of Matover, Chesterfield County, is father of an eight month old baby boy named William Edward Barnes who reportedly weighs 110 pounds. The infant’s birth weight was normal but it grew rapidly and now matches its mother in weight.
Mary Bowles an eighty year old colored woman died when her clothes ignited from a coal from her pipe while she slept in a chair in her home. The blaze engulfed her garments as witnesses found her on the floor with severe burns from feet to head.
Miss Myrtle Secrist sixteen year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Secrist of Bedford County drowned in Roanoke River near Hardys Ford while crossing in a boat alone. A woman on the bank witnessed the tragedy.
Postmaster B. B. Carney tells the Norfolk board to alter the color and appearance of street trash receptacles to curb the misaddressed mail and protect valuable mail. The issue stems from a claimed similarity to mail boxes causing mail loss.
Richmond special report Gov Swan son issues writ for December 17 election to fill the unexpired term of Rep Campbell Slemp who died at Big Stone Gap. Candidates must file intent twenty days before and writ issued at least thirty days prior. Republicans may nominate Bascomb Slemp, son of the deceased congressman.
Thanksgiving Day will be Congressional Day at the Jamestown Exposition with many Senators and Representatives expected to attend. Rep Maynard originated the idea to give members a chance to gain firsthand knowledge of Expo affairs in a visit here.
In Highland Springs, Mrs. C. W. Bowers fired a rifle as a rabid dog ripped at a window and entered the parlor area, killing the pet as it lunged toward the window. The animal had begun frothing at the mouth earlier the same day.
Dispatch from Toshes, Danville County, reports Armstead Craft, a Black man, burned to death when his house and contents were destroyed by a fire. Building found in flames around 6 o'clock. only fragments of the body remained.
A. A. reports on a motor vehicle deemed unsafe or faulty in a humorous or satirical piece. The column critiques vehicle design and reliability with a playful tone, reflecting early automotive culture. Readers glimpse public attitudes toward cars and technology of the era.
C H Forbes Lindsay argues Pinchot's public land and forest preservation policy is vital to national prosperity. He notes opposition from coal and land interests, calls for a strong public response, and cites forest output valued at about one billion dollars annually.
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