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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
7
Three girls plan a romantic two month seaside bungalow with no men to interrupt. A rival young man camps nearby with tent and supplies, and the trio, led by Florence, orders him to leave challenging him on property lines and propriety. The ensuing scene sparks a tense stand at their improvised coastal retreat.
A group of three girls camping by a spring clash with a self assured intruder who claims land rights and later turns out to be Senator Blake’s son. After initial resistance the women soften, Florence narrowly escapes drowning and the intruder saves her, prompting mixed reactions about romance and propriety.
Special John Bisset, a New York policeman, arrived as a first class passenger aboard the North German Lloyd ship Grosser Kurfurst reporting a theft of 400 dollars. He claimed the loss occurred on the voyage from Bremen after a deck stroll or possibly from his room, with a shipboard search finding nothing.
Taft plans to deliver his conservation speech in St Paul after spending the afternoon golfing at Myopia. President Taft keeps the draft for several days and hosts Professor Louis T. Moore, Mrs Taft's brother in law, as a guest.
A dog owned by Jake Fisher on Kensington Avenue was declared rabid after biting Mra Fisher on the hand and Louise Nicholas on the left ankle and scratching her cheek. The dog was shot and decapitated. Pasteur treatment was advised for Miss Nicholas.
New York report quotes Charles S. Gall of Paterson New Jersey detailing the moral requirements for marriage licenses under the new law. He says registrars must judge morals and ensure applicants are not intoxicated. He notes many liquor-influenced applicants are refused and rarely return.
Mrs Nat C Goodwin arrived in New York from Europe aboard the Teutonic and denied rumors of separation from actor Nat Goodwin. She plans to join her husband at Ocean Park California and will appear with him in New York later this season.
A fourteen year old boy Aldo Benedetto Rubbi arrived on the Teutonic with two men, each bearing titles, prompting speculation he could be a young duke of the Italian royal house traveling incognito. The boy offered no comment on his identity as the party plans a short stay before trips to Washington and Chicago.
Seven year old Benjamin Goldman of 323 East 115th Street was fatally struck by a car driven by Basil Verlingieri near Second Avenue and One Hundred Sixteenth Street as he shielded another child crossing the avenue. Verlingieri, a chauffeur, was arrested for homicide. The boy died instantly at Harlem Hospital. coroner later ordered the body moved to his home.
Newark N J Special Two persons were drowned and five narrowly escaped when the Majestic excursion steamer cut in two a naptha launch at the Lehigh Valley Railroad trestle draw bridge in Newark Pay. The dead are Mary Kops aged fifty and David Sunes aged thirty nine. The accident sent 400 aboard into panic as passengers jumped into the water and seven people fell overboard.
F A Davis of Harrisonburg Virginia describes chronic kidney pain and sleepless nights ending after using Dean's Kidney Pills since 1903. He reports lasting relief and no kidney trouble since, noting the product was available at dealers or by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Warrenton Virginia reports the entry list for the upcoming Warrenton Horse Show on August 31 and September 1 closed with over 500 entries. Manager Johnson and Secretary Gaskins describe strong support, with four cups on display and multiple trophies, ribbons, and cash prizes. Prominent exhibitors include E H Weatherbee New York E A Stirn Staten Island M C Hazen Washington Iden Goodwin Annapolis R J Sellman Washington Blenheim Farm Baltimore and Julian Morris Virginia.
A list of entrants includes Clarke A D Benner Harri man Fauquier Mrs Allen Potts Albemarle J K Maddux C J Meetze W S&S Sowers Louis Leith W F Wil bur J S Gaines E W Payne Dr Co & Carter Julian Xeith H W Herring. Prize winning teams Bowles Brothers Buckeyeland Stock Farm Lee Heen inger Washington Mary Kemper Staunton Mrs James Birkett Waverly Farm E L Red man B B Calahan. The harness classes and the horse show ball are planned for the week, with guests already arriving for the event.
Dr Francis March of Lafayette College Easton Pa and Mrs March recently celebrated their golden wedding at home in Fredericksburg They were married August 12 1860 in Fredericksburg Mrs Mildred Stone Conway was his bride They have six sons and two daughters among them Major Peyton Conway March of the U S Army Air Forces.
Manager Griffith asserts inscriptions in pyramids and a tomb tablet prove baseball existed 4 500 years ago and that the Egyptian League championship for B C 2673 was decided by a five game series between Memphis and Cairo. Larry McLean doubts the geography and league alignments as Griffith retreats to the dining room.
John Ennis aged in the seventies arrived in San Francisco after a coast to coast trek from New York, beating Edward Payson Weston’s record by twenty five days. He walked from the ferry building to the Cliff House and bathed in the breakers, saying he never felt better. He plans a three week stay before returning to New York.
The July North American Review reprints Cesare Lombroso on priests adopting women’s dress as a social camouflage. He argues clerical conservatism and aims to curb female influence, noting how dress evolved from earlier garments to aid control.
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