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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
8
The ad announces hair dressing services by Hughes at 209 North Street, Richmond, Virginia with on hand or made to order combings converted into switches and puffs. Also promotes Ed-low ground tracts timber by Brinser & Sons of South Richmond, Virginia.
The British royal yacht Victoria and Albert, commanded by Commodore Palmer, left Portsmouth for Gibraltar to escort Manuel of Portugal and Queen Mother Amelie to England. King George ordered the voyage personally, and authorities may be joined by a warship. A guard will shield the young king upon arrival to avert assassination fears. Lisbon reports a tranquil, rapidly stabilizing new government. In a separate note, City Wire Inspector Busard faced a curious taunt while distributing tobacco samples to curious bystanders, explained as an advertising giveaway.
Reports from Thibet detail Chinese forces seizing the Dalai Lama's agent in Lhassa and removing him to a secret hiding place. The 70 year old abbot faced a decapitation warrant later canceled to avoid wider unrest. The arrest marks the final step in stripping Thibet’s Lama government of power.
President Taft endorses a plan by the board of army engineers to raise the battleship Maine using a cofferdam. The wreck would be uncovered and inspected by February 15 with Spain and Cuba invited to observe. Navy and Army engineers will oversee the process, keeping costs under $500.
Lina Cavalieri declares the Chanler marriage was not a love match and outlines what benefits she says arose, after reviewing rumors with her brother Oreste Cavalieri. The statement signals a detailed rebuttal to sensational reports about her ante nuptial agreement.
A fragmentary audit outlines alleged real estate values in New York City and Red Hook, with figures around 60 to 66 thousand dollars tied to a Chanler marriage. It cites a mortgage and personal income estimates, suggesting high wealth and a costly lifestyle as part of a contentious union.
A Brooklyn contractor E J McKeever car at six miles per hour struck a laborer on Pelham Avenue near Southern Boulevard. Passengers including Mrs McKeever and two other women placed the dying man in the tonneau and drove to Fordham Hospital where he died during surgery. Coroner Schwanecke questioned the party. the chauffeur was paroled. The dead man, about 21, carried $15 and a brass O'Brien Contracting Company check. He was conscious briefly and asked for a priest before dying, murmuring Mother Mother.
Richmond Virginia Special reports a license to do business issued in Virginia to Southern Transportation Company a New Jersey corporation. A power of attorney appointed John A Lamb Richmond as statutory agent with maximum charter capital of 260000 and authorized objects to operate barges and perform general towing business.
George Howard, famed balloonist and jumper from Indianapolis, said he will attempt a world record jump from Cincinnati's Traction Building into a three-net setup. He claims to have worked out the precise method for the highest jump yet attempted.
The Virginia National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution elected officers in Bristol. Roanoke regent Mrs Samuel W Jamison J H McCue of Ronoka vice regent secretary Mrs Robert Gray of Bristol treasurer Elizabeth Hamner. They pledged to fund a Thomas Jefferson boat for Continental Memorial Halls in Washington. Delegates toured Natural Tunnel Scott County Va and Judge Joseph J Keily of Bristol spoke on The Bee of Women Yesterday and Tony.
Wiley Dowies, a 50 year old colored man of Richmown, VA, was convicted in Police Court for selling whiskey without a license on Sunday. He received a $100 fine, 60 days in jail, and $500 security for 12 months, defaulting to an additional jail term. The case featured damaging testimony from Bettie Goode and questions over lawfulness of a warrantless raid. The offense occurred October 28 at Dowies’ home on 409 North Seventh Street with minors among customers.
Stanley Ketchel world middleweight champion was shot through the right lung at R P Dickersons ranch near Conway Missouri on a Saturday morning. A special train with doctors was sent from Springfield at 9 20 oclock. Bloodhounds were taken to pursue a man named Hurd said to be the shooter. Ketchel was in dangerous condition and the incident arose from a quarrel.
Walter Wellman and a six man crew launched the airship America from Atlantic City at dawn toward Europe. The giant balloon rose into fog, engines humming, amid one thousand onlookers. Officials called it a serious attempt, not a test, to establish a working transatlantic air route with ample provisions aboard.
The United States airship America, rivaling Count Zeppelin in size, rests near Atlantic City before a planned transatlantic voyage. Details describe its 228 foot hull, 52 foot diameter, 345000 cubic feet volume, twelve ton lifting capacity, a steel 156 foot car, and hydrogen system with Paris components.
Daniel Perry twenty eight year old painter employed by J. H. Morris was killed at the Gresham Apartments on Rowland and Franklin streets. He appears to have leaped for a descending elevator used for hauling building material. Perry left a widow and three children in North Carolina. Coroner Taylor and Dr Harshbarger attended.
Richmond Va Special after a four hour hearing Magistrate Kidwell dismissed the charge against County Officer B F Puryear in the killing of Jesse Williams near the State Fair Grounds on October 5th. Witnesses are to appear before the January grand jury as ordered by Commonwealth's Attorney Julien Gunn.
In Rockingham County Virginia experts hired by the Board of Supervisors examined the books of E W Carpenter treasurer and found a shortage of 35000 at the August 24 1910 settlement. Carpenter has made good the full amount. The report notes prior unpaid tickets and suggests earlier misstatements in the treasurer’s accounts.
Richmond market notes poultry prices for chickens coops and turkeys with egg crates and fruit prices including apples and lemons. Peas season is over. Prices shown reflect current wholesale ranges and perishables data for buyers and sellers.
Claude Grahame-White, the English aviator, drew a large crowd of nearly a hundred army and navy officers in Washington on October 14 as he showcased aircraft and flight demonstrations to spectators including military representatives.
Today a daring exhibition featured a bomb throwing display as a flyer soared over Bennings race track on the outskirts of Washington. He demonstrated speed by racing an automobile to illustrate aeroplane velocity and flew from Bennets pens track to a vacant jet near the White House and State War and Navy Departments building. He landed at 11 20 watched by tens of thousands on roofs and vantage points.
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