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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
4
In Paterson New Jersey on December 17 the jury for Carlo Tresca leader J W W charged with inciting sick strikers to violence failed to reach a verdict after more than a day and was discharged by Judge Klewert The trial centered on whether the Italian word battell meant hit or beat the police and whether the crowd was urged to strike or conquer authorities.
Mary, fourteen, daughter of tly and Mrs Southad of Colliers Mill near New Egypt, was shot in the shoulder while picking tea berries near her home. The unknown shooter remains at large as mystery surrounds the case. The girl was found unconscious at home after the report, and her condition was described as very serious.
South Orange New Jersey on December 17 marks the ninety third birthday of Joseph Bradbury who shares his rule to avoid worry for nervousness sleep happiness and longevity. He, born in Nottingham England, arrived in America at eighteen and has abstained from alcohol and cigarettes for years.
Worthington treasury official revisits a dozen sites for a New Montelaly post office while John Wishnew suffers facial injuries after an incident at Empire Steel and Tron in Oxford. Thomas Davis, famed as a top police figure, faces trial in Lodi for intoxication. Bayonne plans a 1 million dollar traffic bridge to Newark Bay linking Bayonne and Elizabeth Fifteen Montclaire. Scouts begin Bermuda trip under Frank F. Gray with Mr and Mrs Fox Chase. later a Boy Scout tour to Washington after holidays. Cyrus F. Osgood named to Blaze Blome board for Disabled Soldiers in Vineland. JoJ Collins named to Union County tax board.
Rear Admiral von Paaschwitz will lead Germany’s strongest Atlantic crossing fleet to South America to drum up interest in war vessels. The squadron includes the Kaiser and the Koenig Albert ships of 470 tons and the Kruiser Strasburg at 4100 tons.
A mine disaster near Newcastle Colorado leaves thirty eight dead with fifty men reported for the day shift entombed. Relief trains rush to the Vintenn coal mine as smoke pours from shafts and rescue work proceeds amid great difficulty. Miners from Spring Gulch rush to assist while authorities assess damage and potential survivors in the east entry.
Market notes show light cattle supply and slow demand. Prices range from 8.20 to 8.60 for cattle, beef and veal calves weak, sheep and lambs slow, goats and hogs mixed with varied bids, quality grades uneven.
A nearly unanimous vote by the Republican national committee adopted a reform plan to change party procedure and management by its own action rather than a special convention. The plan, supported by regular leaders, aims to curb southern influence and recognize state primary laws while a canvassing board reviews credentials. Progressives and Cummins argued for a convention to maximize publicity.
Detective Connelly shot Vogt during a struggle on Third Avenue near Twenty third Street. Vogt, wanted for the Agnes Guth murder, was wounded in Bellevue, while Connelly and the police officer Palmer were reported unharmed. Evidence includes a robbed sum from Mrs Guth’s son’s home and later checks drawn against a photo match.
Fire at 368 Amsterdam Avenue near Seventy eighth Street claimed the lives of fireman Thomas J. McManus and his mother Mary McManus and sister Mary McManus, all suffocated and burned. Five others were injured, three of them seriously, as residents and rescuers faced a rapid blaze.
Thousands line the Trans madine route to see Figueroa attempt a Chilean to Argentine crossing from Los Andes to Mendoza. Flying at 6500 feet, a violent wind nearly wrecked the aircraft and forced an immediate descent. he will resume once the wind abates.
In London on December 17 millions of pounds changed hands for a 19 acre freehold block on the Duke of Bedford estate. The property centers on Covent Garden including Drury Lane Strand Lyceum theaters and the old Covent Garden market Bow Street police court. Buyer is Harry Mallaby-Deely MP for Harrow and director of Norwich Union Life.
Yate wood, a dense timber from Australia, is noted as one of the strongest. It averages 24,000 pounds per square inch in tensile strength and reaches a mass as high as 35,000, comparable to cast iron wrought iron in durability.
A temple bell in northern China has sounded without interruption for four centuries, funded by a district tax to pay relays of ringers. The program sustains day and night ringing, preserving a long tradition.
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