21 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1913
Page
1
Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee issue a minority report denouncing the Democratic ad valorem tariff plan as a delusion and snare. They warn that the radical revision is unnecessary and call for accountability if it becomes law, citing Governor Foss of Massachusetts in their statement.
A report signed by Representatives Payne Fordney Gardner Picnce Green and Anderson criticizes a Democratic revenue reform. It states the measure lacks public demand and argues the party in power made the proposal without broad support.
Secretary Daniels announced that next winter the Atlantic fleet will cruise the Mediterranean for three months. This shift aims to educate enlisted men through firsthand experience of major nations. The voyage replaces Guantanamo maneuvers, includes 21 ships and possible dreadnoughts, with Texas and New York among the ships.
Franklin B. Crosby aged 24 of Providence was killed when his car from Brockton to New Bedford struck a telephone pole and overturned. Passenger John Latting of Providence escaped with slight injuries. Crosby was a salesman.
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan push for a compromise on the California alien land ownership bill while Governor Hiram Johnson opposes it. The move has softened Japanese ire and boosted public optimism about the outcome.
Japanese papers harshly criticize American missionaries for not aiding the bill. After a conference with Count Okuma, the mission sent telegrams to California whose contents are unknown. Okuma reminded missionaries Japan learned foreign humanitarian principles from the United States and now must teach Californians the same. The Vancouver consul C. Yada warned of pending anti Japanese legislation in British Columbia Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Johnson wires Bryan in Washington report says California Assembly will reconvene tomorrow to further discuss proposed alien land legislation. No major administration developments today as Secretary Bryan notes receipt of Governor Johnson telegram without public disclosure.
Mrs Henry B. Warner, wife of the English actor seen on American stages, died after an automobile accident on the Merrick road in Seaford Long Island. Her husband Henry B. Warner was bruised but unharmed. three others in the party escaped unhurt. They had a summer home in Scituate Massachusetts.
A strong wind on Long Island caused a collision when Maurice Campbell swerved to avoid an oncoming car driven by Edwin Baker. The Campbell auto overturned, burying Mrs. Warner and Miss Fay Wheeler. Mrs. Warner died at Babylon Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries.
Charlestown navy yard workers threaten a strike over conditions tied to a card and Taylor system. Unions seek abolition of disputed practices and ask international officers to attend a Wednesday meeting at Owls Hall. Delegates protest to President Wilson and federal secretaries as committee leaders name local officers.
Michael Scannell of Cambridge went to Litchfield's morgue to confirm if a drowned boy was his missing brother Joseph after a night of searching. He identified the body at 8 am, while nearby a reported thief fled after a brief chase as a Chelsea resident sheltered a hungry man, losing $19.
Nine year old John Gillespie son of Bernard Gillespie of 28 Decatur Street Cambridge was struck and fatally injured when he attempted to cross Brookline Street Cambridge in front of an automobile driven by State Auditor John E White of 175 Rawson Road Brookline The auditor transported the boy to Cambridge Relief Hospital after the collision
Roxbury businessman Frank Le Plante married Miss Sarah B Morris at St Patrick's Church Dudley Street Roxbury Rev Father Daniel Carney officiated Mary Dolan attended the bride and Phillip J Green served as best man.
A vintage ad touts Father John's Medicine as a tonic to relieve fatigue and restore strength for those feeling tired and run down. It markets a simple daily dose claiming steady energy and general well being.
Ex King Manuel of Portugal engaged to marry Princess Augustine Victoria daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern. Announcement echoes Munich notice from January. Augustine Victoria, Manuel's cousin, is 22 years old.
Joseph W. Martin, the Memphis cotton broker missing from London on April 8, cannot be located in Vevey Switzerland though telegrams accumulate at the post office. A rumor suggests he may have gone to Geneva.
Jewelry valued at 600 dollars, stolen Wednesday night from Morris Hy men at 154 Humboldt Avenue Roxbury, was recovered yesterday by Special Officer Kerrigan of the Dudley Street police station.
Martin Siebold 22, son of Louis Siebold, a New York newspaper man, accidentally shot himself while examining a pistol at a relative's home. The weapon had been brought out during a false burglar alarm.
Mrs James Cobert of St Jean village was slain by a burglar and an hour later Joseph Powers and his sister Mary were wounded. Ulrich Paro, from Montreal, is held as a suspect after being found hiding near the crime scene and failing to explain his movements to Chief Charles E Wilbur.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts police sweep Central Falls Woonsocket and Pawtucket areas and the Attleboros for the Cobert murder suspect. The gunman also shot Miss Mary Powers and her brother Joseph at their Washington Street home in a related crime, moments after Mrs Cobert was killed.
The record notes time estimates for Portland Gloucester and Newport, celestial events including Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn, a birthday list with Henry W Shaw and Charles Follen Adams, a Texas holiday and the 1898 Spanish American War, plus the Mackay Bennett recovery anniversary of sixty four Titanic bodies found.
Forecasts for Boston and New England call for fair weather Monday with increasing clouds and warmth by Tuesday. Winds shift to moderate westerlies in Boston and moderate north winds in New England as temperatures rise into midweek.
National League games Chicago beat Cincinnati 3 to 2 and Pittsburg defeated St Louis 56 to 4. American League Detroit won 3 to 2 over St Louis in 11 innings while Cleveland edged Chicago 2 to 1. More sports stories on pages 10 and 11.
Washington April 20. How the Supreme Court of the United States or at least one member of it... defines science skepticism and proof. The justice laments anonymous letters accusing corruption and notes fears from the era of socialism and wartime unrest. He envisions civilization enduring and humans reaching cosmic destinies beyond current conflicts.
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