07 Sep 1905
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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1905
Page
1
In a wartime scene a woman works at preserving food while others fight. She kneads and slices, stirs and jars marmalades pickles and jellies. Her deft hands endure heat and toil as she feeds the home front with patient, quiet skill.
A rugged tale follows Tim Price near Elk River who has never dug a well in 23 years. His wife Jinny and daughters endure dry house life while he delays work, parried by a wary moral about collective effort and self-reliance through a fable of The Lark and the Reapers.
In a spring tale from Youth's Companion, Tim Price bands home a stubborn grudge as a lark becomes the symbol of a moral clash. After a storm of threats and pride, Tim digs a well with his wife Jinny and children, proving deeds outlast quarrels and a single bucket of water earns a quiet victory for a stubborn community.
A discussion riffs on writing style in newspapers and college English. Dr. Woodrow Wilson dismisses style as limiting while others praise concise, clear journalism. The piece contrasts Wilson with editors and writers like James, Dunne, Ade, and Lamb, noting different views on what style means.
A discussion notes rising motor car thefts and urges manufacturers to act. It contrasts traditional horse theft with modern car theft and describes how thieves, often ex-employees or discharged workers, can learn to operate cars quickly. A simple locking measure is proposed to deter theft.
Ashland Wisconsin reports a devastating storm on Lake Superior from Friday to Sunday. The steel steamer Sevena broke on Sand Island reef with over seven crew dead, including the captain. the Pretoria sank with five drowned. other vessels such as Olive Jeannette and D R Doty are missing. Total losses exceed half a million dollars.
Special dispatches report about 50 killed and many wounded in Baku Caucasia during weekend fighting. Incendiaries destroyed 151 buildings as Tartars and Armenians clash with troops amid strikes and streetcar unrest. Casualty tallies from Sunday and Monday are not official.
Rumford Falls Maine Special reports diamonds found at Fryeburg in Oxford County fuel belief that diamonds may lie in clay beds across the county. Diamonds were located near Jockey Cap in the Saco Valley. Nearby North Rumford mines yielded a 130 carat tourmaline, and Lorin Merrill of South Paris found a gem worth ten thousand dollars.
Kansas City report says 28 year old David Dregocitch sank while swimming in the Kaw river and his body was recovered with an eight inch watersnake in his mouth. It is believed the snake entered during swimming and caused strangulation and death.
Cable dispatch from Tiflis notes Shusha town ablaze with residents fleeing to the mountains. Troops are being sent to the scene. In Dushet district at Manchrani dynamite destroyed Prince Muchronski property. Nore Eristoff reportedly murdered near 30Fi.
Frank T. Faulkhet, a leading Turner citizen, died while trying to save his woolen blanket mill from a blaze. The heroic action occurred in Tar a0 wc hy somike ang, as fire crews battled the flames and mourners gathered.
Special from Greenville Ohio reports Prof A Baldwin airship exhibitor blown to atoms by six sticks of dynamite in his balloon at 1 500 feet. The crowd of 25 000 watched as fragments and corpse fell. Baldwin 36 from Losantville Indiana had recent county fair exhibitions.
Dr Franklin Clarke of Boston was tried before the Chief Justice in Kingston Jamaica for breaching the official secrets act by photographing Fortifications at Port Royal. Crown argued foreign powers should pay. defense said no criminal intent. Chief Justice summed for the prisoner. jury failed to agree and was discharged.
The Southern Lumber Manufacturers Association reports a general advance of $1 per thousand feet on pine. July statistics show stocks down by 26 million feet and involuntary curtailment of 85 million feet across 140 mills. Demand is brisk and most mills in the territory run double shifts.
Kiler Botts aged 96 traveled from near Gonzales Texas to marry 74 year old Mrs Elizabeth Mobley. Opposed by her family the spry pair eloped to Lockhart and were wed.
Government acts to curb bubonic plague spread in San Jose and calls for distributing top guidance to medical authorities and the public. The Washington and La Veloc steamer were barred from entering Port Limon after docking at Colon.
Warren Prine was found unconscious beside Missouri Pacific tracks near Tipton after being hurled onto a locomotive pilot from an eastbound train. He was carried about 27 miles before discovery and revival near Tipton. Doctors say he may die.
A steamer Lavonia broke in two during a voyage from Allouez to Erie. Five men were among the reporters aboard the vessel. Six crew members remain on the wreck while eleven passengers including four women reached shore after long exposure.
In Tiflis dispatches, Tartars surround Shusha and massacre Armenians as telegraphic links to the town are cut. The siege limit and timing are not provided, but the report warns of ongoing violence and disrupted communications.
The copper weakness spurs talk that Rogers collaborates with Lawson as Ki W Clark & Co seek to buy Portland street railways. Rail shares drop about 4 percent from last week’s high while Morgan leans toward higher prices. Uncertainty remains on the Standard Oil stance as a broker firm claims Nihal house involvement.
After long sessions in Portsmouth, the Russia Japan peace treaty nears completion. The agreement includes Russian withdrawal from Manchuria to Harbin and Japanese retreat to Mukden, with Russian troops along the Eastern Chinese Railway to depart at the earliest practical moment. The plan also limits fortifications on Sakhalin and sets railway guard numbers for Manchuria.
In Portsmouth a simple closing of the peace conference is planned with no spectacle. The Treaty of Portsmouth will be signed at 3 pm in the Naval Stores Building conference room. Attending will the plenipotentiaries with Assistant Secretary Peice, Governor McLane, the Portsmouth mayor, Admiral Mead and Commander Winslow.
Charles Christian a one year old child, son of Lee Christan, was set on fire by another boy named McLain in Union street. McLain drenched the child with gasoline and set a lighted match to his clothes, igniting him from head to foot. The child burned severely, clothing burned away, and he is not expected to survive.
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin a Forest area pit yielded two skeletons over seven feet long with skulls twice normal size and thigh bones nearly six inches longer than those of an average man. Researchers believe they are remnants of a prehistoric race and may be sent to Milwaukee for study.
Pittsburgh special report states ex Captain James Wilson of the Allegheny Police Department was sentenced to a 100 dollar fine and to serve a term in the county workhouse following a criminal case related to an incident in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
A flood of terse items covers forgery suspects in Shenandoah and Chicago, plant regeneration advances, steamer overboard incidents, a consulate case in Aix la Chapelle, train wreck injuries, a Kansas murder, panic at sea, and civic notes from Atlanta to Boston.
A conical bomb hidden in cement exploded during a crowded parade killing one woman and wounding twenty others, with 21 dead and five mortally hurt reported. Witnesses saw a child place the device near a tree. chaos spread as debris and blood stained the scene and a fleeing bystander was nearly lynched.
Lorain Ohio residents faced a terror as Peter Pitt Avon maniac, blamed for arson and attempted attacks, died by suicide after a long chase by Sheriff Salisbury and a large posse. Pitts, armed and driven by fear of capture, killed himself when surrounded near a farmhouse after setting two houses ablaze and menaced occupants.
Special from Augusta Georgia reports a Southern Railway wreck near the city limits injuring seven. City quarantine officer F J Murphy was killed outright after jumping to dodge the overturned first class coach. Flagman George J Lott died at hospital after amputation. Several others suffered minor injuries.
Washington Special reports that Rear Admiral Chester's special-service squadron observed a solar eclipse during a voyage to Spain and the northern coast of Africa. Cable reports from London note adverse weather limited results, while Prof Callendar's group in Castellon de la Plana recorded clear-sky radiation data.
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