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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1910
Page
6
Richmond, Va. officials project a new city assessment near 16.0 million dollars, signaling a 25 percent rise over last year and boosting state taxes by about 165,000 dollars. The figure, not official yet, will be delivered to the Virginia Auditor and reflects rapid growth and growing population along with expanding real estate investment.
In Franklin a raid on the Capitol Inn led to ten occupants being taken to the First Police Station. Mrs. V. A. Smith and ten inmates faced fines in Police Court as authorities had surveilled the house for some time. The proprietor’s age and condition reduced penalties. A wall collapse drew police to the scene during prior surveillance.
Richmond Virginia Special reports the fifth annual exposition of the Virginia State Fair Association opened without formal ceremonies. President Henry Fairfax appeared early, praising prospects and exhibits while denying planned speeches. He said the fair began when gates opened and urged public enthusiasm.
Lettice, near a hotel, surveys a small evergreen maze with ten foot walls and a curious opening. She doubts the tourist tales of getting lost, yet plans to reach the center and exit before the coaching party departs in under forty-five minutes.
Suffolk Virginia gains city status as the Town Council passes an ordinance Friday. Judge J L McLemore of the Ctrouse Court will sign the order and appoint officers as recommended by the Council.
Los Angeles police plan rewards exceeding 250000 for arrest of Times building dynamiters after a deadly blast that killed over twenty people. Five bodies recovered, including Reaves and Crane. others unidentified. Investigations tie large powder shipments to the blast and a man named Lassiter surrenders after a mistaken gunfire incident.
Richmond case reports ily Downs a negro of 109 North Seventeenth Street. He faced a charge of selling liquor without license in Police Court. He had agreed yesterday to plead guilty but the case was continued to August 13. Police raided his place and seized about a gallon and a half of whiskey in bottles. He protested innocence when arraigned, shocking officers who asked for witnesses.
Walter Lassiter and Sylvester Johnson, both African American, have devised a new game using pistol bullets aimed to lodge in places where they cause no harm. The venture has seen little initial success but continues.
Tom Jones, manager of Ad Wolgast, reports an X ray from Cadillac, Michigan shows Wolgast’s arm broken in the Fond Du Lac bout with Tommy McFarland. The injury is described as more serious than expected and may end Wolgast’s reign, keeping him from fighting four to five months while he rests at home.
In Richmond Virginia a deaf mute man known as Deafy Fred Cowles faces a charge of stealing a bull pup valued at $25 from Gregory Johnson. The baffling case caused a stir in Justice Crutchfield's court as interpreters were sought, and the matter was continued five days for translation.
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce reports on railroad switching tariffs affecting city shippers. It cites C&O and RF&P as favorable, Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard adjustments, and praises Seaboard for a liberal tariff after recent changes to ease burdens on Richmond’s shipping operations.
A city committee notes the railway tracks serve many merchants and that all efforts to restore liberal switching regulations have failed. The recent Southern Railway upgrade to passenger service offers a glimmer of hope for better switching policies.
Dr. William J. Maybee, head of the Children’s Home Society of Virginia, returned with twenty homeless children ten boys and ten girls from Wise County and nearby areas. The group includes a brother and sister aged three and seven others from almshouses seeking adoption. The society, funded only by donations, needs money clothing and provisions to care for wards and respond to urgent appeals across the state. Contributions may be sent to Robert M. Kent at Capitol Savings Bank.
Special Judge Hanckel instructed Norfolk grand jury to investigate alleged election trends from the Democratic congressional primary while noting no action on Maynard and Young for failure to file Barksdale campaign expense statements. The judge suggested delaying until October term and a local committee presented resolutions urging court action on alleged fraud.
Rebecca Davis died of heart disease after a period of poor health. She left two sons and a daughter. From girlhood she was a prolific writer, first gaining public notice with Life in the Iron Mills in The Atlantic Monthly. She produced fourteen novels and wrote on current topics for magazines. She served on the editorial staff of the New York Tribune and contributed to the Independent and Harper's Weekly.
In Warrrenton North Carolina deputies and possemen tracked a distillery find after Friday searches failed. They destroyed a 50 gallon still and 200 gallons of liquor then waited in the brush. A masked owner appeared and fired a double barreled shotgun scattering pursuit as he fled into the shrubbery. Attempts to identify him continue.
Mrs. Bernard F. Killion of 6809 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia seeks information on her father John Donahue and his brother Peter Donahue. Formerly Miss Mary E. Donahue she spent years in New Orleans before settling in Philadelphia around 1863. She hopes descendants may be seeking her and asks Richmond leading paper to publish inquiry.
Legal battle over a Norfolk Virginia primary centers on alleged contempt and tainted votes in Norfolk city Hall's Corner and Isle of Wight precincts. Young fights for seat while Maynard demands precinct or full primary revote, with Citizens' counsel challenging partial retrial and urging broad recounts amid fraud claims.
The world's baseball series will begin in Philadelphia after a coin toss chose the opening location. Ben Shibe won the toss with heads and picked the opening dates for the Philadelphia start. The article also mentions personal notes about teaching and marriage as a contrasting aside.
Ralph Johnstone arrives in Richmond with his Wright biplane and will perform daily flights at the State Fair Grounds during the fair. Each flight must last at least ten minutes. The premier act occurred Monday afternoon. Next Monday he will fly in St. Louis with Theodore Roosevelt as a passenger. The Colonel reportedly desires an air ride.
An eccentric tale recounts a man who builds an infamous auto and murders fifty men to gain fame and a winner’s cup. His ruthless quest ends when fate intervenes, sparing others from greater horror as his own neck is broken by a doomed plan involving mules, a race, and an axe.
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