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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
8
An old classified page promotes Frayser's Great Nerve and Bone Liniment for aches and pains with a promise of quick relief. It also lists job openings and training offers including families with teens, barbers, and agents wanted for sales, with addresses in Virginia and North Carolina.
New York Special. The district attorney will seek a court order to shield witnesses in the Rosenthal murder case against Lieutenant Charles A. Becker after reports of death threats and bribery attempts to silence key testimony. The threats center on Louis Shapiro and Max Mancolies linked to Becker’s operations as head of the strong arm squad.
John E. Hayden, once of Toledo now at the West End Hotel New Jersey, came to 804 West Vine Hundred and Eightieth Street and attacked Dr. Lynn Fulkerson at his office after mistaking him for his wife’s family physician. The fracas ended with police involvement and a correction from the Schroeders.
Night Court Hayden claims a wife abduction scare linked to the Schroeder family physician. Dr Fulkerson testifies he pressed mild charges and later forgives Hayden after learning his wife rode with the doctor. Magistrate O Connor imposes a five dollar fine as the parties reconcile.
Sofia Bulgaria and Serbia have perfected an offensive defensive alliance against Turkey. Secret negotiations ended Friday and war preparations are under way. Officers are recalled to the colors and forces are on a war footing. An overt Turkish act is expected to prompt a declaration of war.
Olga Martin a Brooklyn eighteen year old recalls swallowing a pearl and gold pin two years ago. Doctors at Luther an Hospital East New York removed the pin from her right lung without anaesthetic using a bronchoscope and forceps. The pin was corroded and could have caused blood poisoning if left longer.
Professor H Wiebe of Charlottesville Germany collapsed at the Hotel Netherland during a chemists convention in New York. He died en route to hospital after being attended by Dr W Todd Helmuth and others. A note at the scene linked to F S Wiebe of New Rochelle. he had checked in September 13.
Chester S. Jordan, confined in the Charlestown death house, awoke and ate a hearty breakfast including cantaloupe steak and French fried potatoes. Officials report he remains calm as prosecutors prepare for his scheduled execution next Tuesday.
New York hearing probes the dissolution of Standard Oil as claimed to be in name only. Witnesses say directors resigned and were replaced by minor staff, with no expansion or competition by subsidiaries.
Miss Lillian Broderick, 25 year old daughter of a former Seattle newspaper man, raced from Alaska to the Northwest after learning her fiancé Leon Fenors, a Costa Rica based civil engineer, was fatally injured in Skagway. A wireless later said he was still alive as the ship neared port.
Washington reports the United States will press Mexico for pecuniary recompense and possibly border force if Jacob Meyer and George Beterman were killed by revolutionists or by profiteers. Ambassador Wilson to report whether deaths occurred amid Orozco forces or unaffiliated attackers.
Forty prisoners moved from a prison are believed to have escaped during a covert transfer. A textile workers strike called at dawn swells rebel manpower. Revolutionary tensions mount across the South as battlefronts in Michoacán and Guerrero intensify.
Washington special report notes Comptroller Tracewell Friday refused to honor an 80 laundry bill for shirts and collars sent from Alaska by two Circuit Court judges. He cited that Congress has no provision authorizing payment of jurists' laundry costs.
Mrs D Showman formerly Miss Sarah Dunivin of Harrisonburg marries D M Showman in Cootes Store August 29. Two weeks later his horses run away killing him, and their Birmingham Alabama home burns. Widow plans to move back to Rockingham Virginia.
Arthur Hart fifteen was released on five hundred dollar bond after a rifle shooting wounded playmate Robert Goode. Goode, a year older, is recovering at Grace Hospital. Hart was arrested and surrendered by his father's. Case is expected to be dismissed at the October hearing.
Judge Walter R. Staples of Roanoke is assigned to preside at the trials of Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards in Richmond. The State may seek a venue change to Wytheville. Both face multiple indictments with prevailing expectation that Sidna and perhaps Wesley face the electric chair. Floyd Allen and Claude Allen, relatives, have already begun death terms.
Governor Mass notified Roanoke Virginia that Judge Waller R. Staples will conduct the Commonwealth cases against Sides Allen and Wesley Edwards for participation in the Hilleville courthouse murders. The decedents’ cases will be moved to Hillsville for arrangements, with a strong likelihood of trial in Wytheville by a local jury. Allen prefers to be tried in the court where the crime occurred.
Special report from Mexico City states eleven Mexican soldiers died and ten likely to perish after a troop train on the Mexican Central Railroad derailed when three stubborn mules refused to move off the track as the locomotive approached. Forty seven soldiers were injured.
Johnson of Norfolk and Western returns from Norfolk refusing interview. A managers committee from Chesapeake and Ohio Virginian and Norfolk and Western and a conductors and trainmen committee remain in session in Norfolk. U S Labor Commissioner Charles P Neill mediates under the Erdman act.
About 800 striking miners and 250 armed deputies clash near the Utah Copper Company mines in Bingham Canyon. Miners fortify shafts while deputies plan to move in to end the strike over wage increases. In total around 4,000 workers are idle. The situation remains tense as guards block access routes.
R S Burkholder, a Bedford county farmer living beyond Lynchburg, was struck by lightning in his home late Thursday afternoon and remains unconscious though improving. The blast singed his head and damaged the dwelling. In the same storm W W Puckett, a street car motorman, received a severe shock to his right hand via the air brake apparatus, was knocked down but not seriously injured.
John D. Archbold of Standard Oil is expected to testify first when Senate campaign contributions hearings resume September 30 in Washington. Archbold will precede Theodore Roosevelt and plans to present documents from his private office regarding a alleged 1904 gift of 125000 to aid Roosevelt, per chairman Senator Clapp.
Serious illness of Attorney Edgar A. Bancroft, chief counsel for International Harvester, caused a postponement of the government suit to dissolve the Harvester trust. Special Examiner Taylor adjourned the hearing until afternoon on request by John P. Wilson, with physicians to report Bancroft’s condition. a delay of several days is possible.
Reports reach Raleigh of freshman Wake Forest student Russell Ferrell hospitalized from hazing injuries. Randolph Macon College students vote to end hazing amid fundraising push for a $100000 goal, with president Blackwell backing the move. Richmond College enforces anti hazing with expulsions.
New York report indicates Herbert Lang and James Chapin, explorers from the Museum of Natural History, are safe after two letters from James Chapin reached relatives. One note was dated August 2 and addressed to his mother, Mrs. G. Chapin, while the other went to W. De W.
Letters from June 1909 explorers Chapin and Lang describe travel to central Africa facing fierce tribes and secret poison medicine men. They report good health, successful scientific work, and plans to return home soon, after six months without word. A black helper’s cooking elicits a homesick note about mother’s dishes.
A Farm and Fireside article reports the U S government is studying candy making and will issue recipes. It describes a government candy factory and experiments with sticks lemon drops caramels and marshmallows using pure sugar and various acids. The piece notes an upcoming recipe book for economical candy making for girls.
Mt Airy special reports Miss Maud Iroler and her father Franks meeting at the train. Publicity and rumored reward fuel debate over her role in the capture of Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards. Editorials question loyalties and the moral implications for the Iroler family.
Snobleigh mocks Wiggins claiming he passes himself off as a gentleman. Hick enlooper questions what is meant. Snobleigh argues the issue is in his behavior rather than titles.
Ten thousand protesters clashed with police in Superior Wisconsin as street cars were wrecked and windows shattered. Rioters used stones, a crew fled for shelter, and troops were considered if violence resumed. Damage ran into thousands after a nighttime parade.
A seventeen foot boa constrictor weighing 150 pounds escaped from a traveling Indian show in northern Shenandoah county. Residents armed and frightened, with households barred and townspeople reading up on countering snakes. A searching party, aided by a woman who had not heard of the escape, eventually recaptured the reptile. The serpent, mother of ten young, was corralled again by the tribe after a cooperative effort.
A Hearse of flawed plan unfolds with a man accusing another of deception over an auto purchase. The dialogue implies a misdirected claim of payment and suggests alibi or miscommunication tied to a grocer’s garage. No clear authorities or places are specified.
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