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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
8
An old newspaper fragment advertises Frayser liniment for joints at 25¢ a bottle by W & CO of Richmond VA. It also lists job ads for motion picture teaching by mail in Chicago, auto trade schools in Charlotte, cabbage plant offerings, and a Virginia nursery promoting seed and plants with mail postpaid options.
Northern buyers seek Southern farms with no commission and direct owner contact. Advertisers ask interested sellers to write SOUTHERN HOMESEEKERS' BUREAU Box 1454 Atlanta Ga. Also lists various short notices about job placements and a Piedmont Business College line ending with Lynchburg.
Representatives of the powers received a note from Osmanli authorities requesting mediation with Bulgaria on terms for peace. Premier Guechiof agreed to present the inquiry to the Balkan cabinets as hopes rise for an armistice. London reports indicate allied forces favor negotiations next week with a generally optimistic outlook across capitals.
Petersburg reports officials expect a conference of the powers after the Turkey Balkan peace declaration. A session may be opened within a fortnight. The envoy who brokered the Russo Japanese peace plan in America is likely to attend.
A disjointed report hints at Austrian and Serbian cooperation while discussing naval movements to Durazzo and San Giovanni di Medua. It notes a maritime disaster with forty four drowned when a boat sank near the Adriatic theatre, leaving only five survivors reported.
Fragmentary dispatch describes Turkish defenses and Allied actions near Alexandry with mentions of Servines and Prientee. Reported movements include retreat or disengagement from the front as a feverish military situation develops.
Special dispatches indicate Turkey sets rejoicing for possible peace as operations ease amid Balkan league weariness. Reports cite armistice negotiations nearing completion and premier discussions on immediate outcomes with allied entities.
Muturas Bey, Turkish minister of posts and telegraphs, travels to Sofia as a special peace envoy. The move signals a Turkish effort to check Bulgarian advances toward Constantinople. Turkish troops retreat from the Chatalja lines, leaving the city to Allied forces.
Turkish defenses on the Chatalja line near Constanza faced a Russian Bulgar ian cannonade. The bombardment silenced many blue bunks and the forts are expected to fall within a few days according to courier reports delayed in transmission.
Special Official information says the Government through Gra Vi zier Kirmil Pacha addressed representations to Over Perdi nand of Bulgaria for an armistice ending peace negotiations. The report arrived today from Constantinople.
Miss Minnie Lavalley nineteen testifies in Norwalk against seven men indicted for tar assault last August. She identifies Ernest Welch as one attacker and describes being seized chained and tarred after leaving West Clarksfield depot. The girl warns that acquittal would ruin her life and that she would die if justice is denied.
The British cruiser Aerolos departed Havana under a sudden order to sail on Friday as tensions rose. Details remain scant, with official sources not clarifying destinations or reasons for the abrupt movement.
In Ricmond Virginia a coroner's inquest reviewed Mrs. Charles Merriman who claims her baby found buried in a coal house was not hers. Police report Merriman faces possible charges after discovery of the child and conflicting testimony from a Virginia Hospital nurse and doctors.
Washington special reports William Jennings Bryan declines to advise on a proposed extra session. He discusses granting former Presidents and former top lawmakers floor privileges for debate without voting, noting the plan would primarily aid Republicans but could be politically broader, and would not discuss timing changes.
At the Bellevue Stratford Hotel a sorrowful family gathering follows a fatal shooting in Greensburg and Salem. Mixa Gladys Elizabeth Myers mourns her mother and is supported by relatives while police release a man who aided after the shot.
Fire sweeps Monette Ark destroying business district and extending into homes. Estimated property loss reaches seventy five thousand dollars as responders battle the blaze. The incident follows an unsettled political scene and concerns about the new president.
Richmond reports a diphtheria trend with more cases but fewer deaths. State Board of Health notes 1912 rural cases at 3,440 with 121 deaths, down from 209 deaths on 2,746 cases previously, amid antitoxin campaigns and quarantine gaps.
Dr. B. Nuckols testified Massie died after torture and said Sidna Allen killed him. Other jurors and court staff sustained bullet wounds as Floyd Allen and Sidna Allen fired in the courthouse in Wytheville, Virginia. Deputy Gillespie placed Sidna as the initial shooter while Floyd’s shots caused multiple wounds.
Joseph Kane, an actor and booking agent, sues Ruben Marquard of the New York Giants for 20000 alleging alienation of his wife's affections. Kane claims Marquard pursued Mrs. Kane Blossom Serley, followed them to Atlantic City, and the pair fled to New York, posing as man and wife during vaudeville performances.
Michael Rosenthal a jewelry salesman was arrested after a car crash on Highland Boulevard. He faces homicide and grand larceny charges for $6000 worth of jewels found in a chamois bag tied to Mrs. Anderson Reid. Magistrate Nash ordered arraignment as police pursue other suspects in the party.
At a Philadelphia board meeting of the Pennsylvania Railroad today President McCrea resigned effective January 1. Vice President Samuel Rena was named to succeed him. The move surprised railroad circles and prompted immediate leadership changes.
In the Waldorf Astoria, Nellie the Irish terrier grabbed a wriggling eel as plumbers shut off water in the baggage room. The scene sent patrons scrambling onto the bar and through Peacock Alley as staff wrestled the eel from Nellie and packed it away. The episode cost the hotel cash from disrupted trade.
Edith L Jarvis twenty five year old daughter of a Virginia merchant visiting her sister Mrs Faber at 431 Riverside Drive was thrown from a horse she was learning to ride. She is believed dying at Washington Weights Hospital from a fractured skull as the horse reared and the mount bolted toward the sidewalk before the riding master could intervene.
Frederick A W Mills unveils a committee report before the American Prison Association delegates in Baltimore endorsing the New York Minnesota State use and State account systems. The text argues against contract labor and urges state directed employment with products sold to state entities and varied prison work for all inmate groups.
Washington, special to the press reports that McClung resigned due to private business ties. President Taft accepted the resignation with regret. Carmii Thompson, secretary to the President, is expected to succeed McClung as treasurer. The White House did not issue an official statement. Billes, chairman of the National Committee, returns to Washington.
In St Petersburgh a decree pardons Private Dachar who was sentenced to life penal servitude for leaving the ranks to deliver a petition to the Czar. The act, tied to gratitude for the Brace of God and the heir’s recovery, relieves the soldier of imprisonment.
Special orders list strictly fresh eggs sold at 72 cents per dozen retail the highest price in the city. Western laid eggs quoted at 62 1 2 cents a dozen under this rate storage eggs scarce at 24 cents. Also note Rivermont avenue deemed unsafe after dark prompting a social well being suggestion for wives to encourage better habits.
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