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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
6
The Journal notes obituaries of 109 words printed flat for subscribers with over 100 words allowed, five years per line, and forms close Wednesday at 10 a.m. The paper is edited and owned by W. M. Minter and is issued every Thursday with a yearly price of $1.00 in advance.
Sidney Edwards and Friel Allen, both described as handsome and young, are escorted to a penitentiary wagon after appearing in court. The article paints them as boys who may become lifers, noting their calm demeanor and surprising social ease amid guards and crowds.
General Emiliano Zapata, leader of southern insurrectos, threatens to attack Mexico City and orders President Madero and family to leave the country. He warns of reprisals against Americans if U S intervention occurs and describes widespread devastation in Morelos across the region.
The Orozco family will be detained in Texas under Justice Department supervision until the Orozco Zapata revolutions in Mexico end. They may be tried in the United States for neutrality law violations or returned to Mexico for surrender to the Madero government. Brig. Gen. Steever reports no trace of the rebel Pascual Orozco Jr. after searches west of Texas. Rebels have fortified in the Sierra de Sonora, complicating pursuit. The Batopilas Mining Company says rebels captured the town of one and demand 13,000 ene from the company to seal?
Friel Allen and Sidney Edwards, sentenced to fifteen and eighteen years for Car roll county tragedy complicity, were escorted in handcuffs on the Norfolk and Western local from Roanoke toward the Richmond penitentiary, attracting attention as they were recognized by many passengers.
Nogales reported that train service between Nogales and Guayamas on the west coast was resumed today as authorities pledged a complete inquiry into the incident.
Central Virginia was visited by up to nearly an inch of rain early Wednesday ending a months long drought. A heavy shower also fell near Richmond and more rain is forecast by the weather man, likely breaking the drought.
Charlie Gillen, twelve, captain of the Black Diamonds of South Brooklyn, visited Mayor Gaynor at City Hall to seek support for his dream of becoming a Rube Morgan. The Mayor, a former player, chatted baseball, outfitted Charlie with gear, and even let him try the bat, showcasing a playful bond between city leadership and a young fan.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will arrive in Washington at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon October 1 to attend hearings ordered by the campaign expenditures investigation committee chaired by Senator Clapp. A telegram to this effect was received today by Frank J Hogan an officer of the Progressive National committee from the District of Columbia.
A wrestler named Grace is charged with murder of his brother Jack Grace whom he accused of bigamy. The case centers on rival marriages in Fall River and Newburgh with William Grace awaiting a September 27 hearing after arrest.
A J Johnson former public official and mayoral campaign aide threatens libel suit and seeks to testify as graft commission hours before new testimony. Keith affidavit and Becket case swirl. mob awaits gunmen Rosenthal murder hearing as Becker defense nears deposition.
The Hotel St. Regis owner, R. H. Haan, notes women smoke as freely as men in Europe and increasingly in New York. He calls cigarette use a general custom among women of well to do families and says it is hardly stoppable.
Goshen New York District Attorney Rogers and Austrian vice consul Dr Fritz Fisscaur met over two hours. At the end the DA said the Gibson case is complete in every detail and will proceed accordingly.
A sketched dialogue shows Her Needs requesting a gown hat shoes gloves a lace collar and feather boa. The assertive wife mentions a Tuesday lecture titled The Simplicity of Dreas and a judge questions the war. The husband asks about Tripoli war with no films seen.
In Evora Portugal a three hour street battle left nine dead and about 30 injured when townspeople attacked soldiers escorting political conspirators. Soldiers fired volleys and the crowd retorted with revolvers stones and bottles until order was restored.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company tests women conductors on new pay-as-you-enter cars. Two Market Street L ticket sellers were assigned to the role. The conductor acts as cashier in a cage, takes fare, makes change, and records receipts, aided by electric switches. The aim is to reduce labor disputes by removing motormen from routine duties.
After the New York acquittal of Harry Nolan once secretary of the American legation at Panama he may join the diplomatic corps in Washington upon qualifying with the State Department. Meanwhile a separate item reports a baldness cure claim trial involving Charles Akalla 303 West One Hundred and Fiftieth Street. He faced theft charges for brass from a New York transit yard and was remanded for sentence.
In Bayonne New Jersey physicians report a remarkable twin tragedy as Elizabeth Carr dies of summer complaint and five minutes later her twin brother Patrick dies in the same home. The family says the deaths were not expected and the heart failure appeared without clear cause.
One of the two new British military aeroplanes crashed during a trial flight at Farnborough England. The aviator had a narrow escape from death as the aircraft struck the ground abruptly during descent.
A telegraph from Bingham reports about 4000 copper miners striking there. The message was received by a firm with interests in Bingham.
Lloyd Allen and his son Claude face execution for the Hilleville courthouse killings under Virginia law. If appeals fail, they will be brought to the electric chair in Richmond within 15 to 30 days before November 22. Claude was tried twice for separate murders, prompting claims of double jeopardy, while Moyd’s counsel plans to challenge a judge’s instruction to the jury.
New York police and friends investigate the case of Henry Laynes missing since September 6 after drawing 500 from a bank. Miss Maurine Curtis, daughter of Alfred H. Curtis, is linked to Laynes and to Miss Eleanor Purdy, with Curtis opposing the engagement.
New York Special reports three women, all suspected of posing as the mother of the Countess Rosa Menschik Szabo, are shadowed by detectives for the Austro Hungarian consulate. One woman is believed to have worn a gray wig to sign a waiver that unlocked the late countess bank accounts. Bets Her Hosiery on Teddy Roosevelt in Norwalk
A Nutley New Jersey three year old, Charlie Culman, fell thirty feet from a second story window into a bed of flowers. He was unhurt according to Dr Edward Whalen who treated him and said the fall was worse than his simple statement of wanting candy. Mrs Culman thought he was in the nursery when he returned with the gardener. The article notes prevalent summer fashions and viewing more of pretty girls.
Baltimore special reports the death by own action of a leading Maryland figure amid Havre de Grace race track probe and a Harford County grand jury finding a gambling network in its dangerous form. Calls arise to repeal racing laws or convene extra sessions as public alarm over gamblers and political influence grows.
Chester S. Jordan, condemned for the murder of his wife, awoke in Charlestown State prison's death house on his first day on death row and, despite facing the electric chair probably next Tuesday, voiced a concern over breakfast. He has long been noted for a good appetite during his imprisonment at East Cambridge jail and after his transfer last evening.
Thousands filled Hartford streets as the Richmond List Infantry Blues, visiting with the Governor’s Foot Guards, were greeted by Mayor Louis R. Cheney. The reception included an informal luncheon, speeches, and an armory ceremony with blue and white decorations symbolizing the Foot Guards’ 140 year history.
The Foot Guards Band opened the event led by Francis W. Sutherland. A vaudeville show followed with a smoker and seventeen new songs, each a hit. An evening sightseeing tour will precede a banquet for visitors by Governor Simeon F. Baldwin. Open house at the Mines stay. A heephuake at Luna Park precedes a baseball game.
King George visited an army training camp near Hardwick during full maneuvers. He shook hands with Captain Samuel F P Curly, the expatriated American now teaching in the army flying corps, and watched Captain Cody explain parts of an airplane. Cody then performed a five minute exhibition flight while the King expressed desire to fly himself someday.
Death toll from the Liver pool Express wreck on the London and Northwestern Railway near here rose to seventeen, with twenty or more feared dead. Fifty injured include three critical cases. An official inquiry began Wednesday into a suspected rail defect that caused the locomotive to derail on an inclined track after crossing a long Mersey bridge.
New York's Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo recalls past gaps in protection and notes crime would face strong policing today. He cites a humorous anecdote about a man named Smith and a dozen bass turning into a dozen bottles of Bass' ale to illustrate changed times.
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