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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1913
Page
4
The Navy Department spends about $30,000 yearly on ship libraries. Ship libraries average 300 technical books. crews’ libraries hold about 500 fiction titles. One third of books are replaced annually. A centralized Washington system is proposed to standardize changes, aiming to save $10,000 to $15,000 per year and improve consistency across ships.
Reports from Italian papers flag risks to Pisa Garisenda and Ghirlandina towers. Pisa rises 177 feet and leans about 14 feet from perpendicular, with cracking stonework. Experts warn of voids beneath foundations and increased inclination since 1859, though no immediate danger is declared.
A professor from Iowa visits England and is surprised when the host suggests a colleague from Ohio. The dialogue turns on mistaken geography and a humorous misnaming of states.
Arturo Giovannitti and three others were arrested in Hopedale Massachusetts for leading a parade of strikers wives and children. Giovannitti was found guilty in district court and fined ten dollars, then appealed and released on two hundred dollars bail.
In Schenectady New York on May 5 one thousand marchers carried red flags and scarlet garb in a Socialist May Day parade led by Mayor George R Lunn who bore a red pennant beside a veteran with the American flag. Floats displayed Socialist emblems as Lunn urged unity for labor and self protection.
London May 5 The Duchess of Connaught continues to show little improvement after the second operation for abdominal trouble. She was restless on Sunday and was reported slightly worse today.
In Boston on May 6 three girls and three boys died when a large rowboat capsized in the Charles river basin near West End and Ajlen street. Two other youths, Anthony Miniskey and John Walken of East Cambridge, survived, while police recovered three bodies.
Evelyn Thaw sailed as a passenger aboard the White Star liner Olympic bound for Cherbourg and Paris. She was not on the passenger list and went directly to her stateroom with a child believed to be about three years old. She refused to speak to reporters.
A Washington dispatch notes 41,000 of California’s 1,000,000 farms are held by Japanese and sparks talk of a race based domination concern on the Pacific coast. Leader Underwood says the conflict is a race question and southern sentiment favors white supremacy.
An advertisement argues longevity comes from simple living, exercise, and temperate habits. It cites a claim from Mrs. Michael Bloom of Lewiston Pa that Vinol strengthens the body, improves circulation, and enables longer activity, noting her recovery at age 83 and urging readers to try the tonic with a money back guarantee.
Whco of the Republican leaders urged Democratic members to vote with the tariff bill or face loss of committee assignments and district posts. Senator Johnston of Alabama complained that Republicans in office slow to remedy the issue, while Senator Gallinger questioned when action would occur as laughter echoed through the senate.
National League games in Chicago and Cincinnati include Cather Willis Sallee and McLean. Details show standings led by Philadelphia and New York with Chicago and Pittsburg close. American League results feature St Louis and Chicago clashes with Detroit and Cleveland. standings show St Louis and Chicago near top. International League and New York State League reports list Providence Jersey City Newark Montreal Rochester and Albany with mixed results and club standings.
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