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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
9
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Mother Margherita push for electoral reform allowing women to vote. Debate centers on age restrictions and who qualifies, with parliament delaying full enfranchisement as opponents demand time to shape the measure.
Queens Elena and Margherita urged King Emanuel to sign a reform bill on equal suffrage as soon as it was presented, signaling a royal stance supporting women’s voting rights.
A Chicago matron denounces present marriage law calling it a form of domination. A man, Mr. Henpecke, asks why the law isn’t enforced while she reads the newspaper and argues for change.
Washington July 22 A plan to modernize voting in the House by electric signals was discussed by the Rules Committee Representative Walsh of New Jersey urged an electric Hashlight scoreboard allowing members to cast votes by button press. He said it would save time and would guard voting privileges with private operated push buttons.
Reports from Mexico describe a savage train hold up near Bermejillo where rebels looted passengers, a finger severed to obtain a ring, and Americans and English among the victims. Refugees from Sinaloa endured weeks of hardship before rescue as Huerta consolidates power and warns ministers to focus on duties.
London dispatches report South Africa's dry belt yielding rainless wheat. In Transvaal's Lichtenburg a durum wheat crop thrived without rain using moisture saving laws. Locust control via arsenic spray and moisture conservation are hailed as major agricultural breakthroughs.
Albert Hickman unveils the Viper V hydroplane with an inverted V hull design that traps air under the boat to ride on compressed air. It runs up to thirty miles an hour, drawing attention from yachtsmen and the press.
Leroy Kneringer alias Leroy Osborne alias William McKenzie alias Fred Slater was captured at Fort Slo cum by Detective Elrod Minagh on charges of obtaining money under false pretences forgery abduction and bigamy. He planned to be sent to Texas. papers secured to bring him to Freehold for trial. He forged a check in Red Bank and previously married Myrtle Parker who left him in Buffalo. Alleged to have a wife and child in Jersey City.
A car linked to a guest at Mrs. B. A. West home in Pleasure Bay on Atlantic Avenue struck a large bump near Jack Brook and broke the right rear axle in two places. The vehicle was towed to William G. Presley’s garage for repairs.
A fragmentary Victorian note records a servant’s departure after a year and eleven months in the household. It praises frugality and promptness in addressing duties while hinting at government service terms and a modest monetary assessment.
In Jackson Mississippi on July 22 a wooden Oakley convict farm cage housing thirty three Black inmates burned rapidly after a stairway fire trap sealed the escape. Two night watchmen failed to notice the blaze until it was too late. Many bodies were burned beyond recognition and screams were heard for miles. The lower floor stored hay which fueled the fire.
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