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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
6
Vice President James S Sherman dies at 9 42 PM at his Utica New York home. President Taft and other national leaders plan funeral arrangements likely for Saturday at Forest Hill Cemetery. Mrs Sherman and family mourn deeply, burial and mausoleum rites to follow.
Washington DC residents mourn the death of Vice President James S. Sherman from kidney disease at his Utica home. Known as Sunny Jim for his genial nature the Republican National Committee faces questions on succession. Sherman would be the seventh VP to die in office and a constitutional gap leaves the presidency unsettled until March.
Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman died at his Utica home after weeks of illness. The 9:42 p.m. death followed uremic poisoning with the family beside him. He had suffered kidney disease, arterial hardening and heart muscle softening, with a June Big Moose camp attack and a late August relapse. Mrs Sherman and Dr Peck were present. President Taft sent condolences.
President William H. Taft, seated as guest at a Brooklyn dining event for the launch of the dreadnought New York, nearly burst into tears upon receiving news of Vice President Sherman’s death. The banquet was immediately adjourned.
James Schoolcraft Sherman was born in Utica New York on October 24 1855 to Richard U and Mary Frances Sherman of English descent. He attended Utica public schools and graduated Hamilton College in 1878 then practiced law until 1907. A Republican, he rose to county chairman in 1883 and was mayor of Utica in 1884 at age 29, the youngest ever.
President Taft rushed to Washington to handle duties after Vice President Sicherman’s death. Plans for travel hinge on funeral dates with signals of Newark for the Washington monument unveiling, Utica for Sherman funeral, then Cincinnati before voting Tuesday and return Thursday. Official schedule to follow.
The death of Vice President Sherman raises the issue of succession with no clear law for filling a vacancy. Electors and party guidance will shape the choice of a Vice Presidential candidate if needed, potentially impacting the presidency depending on electoral outcomes and Senate balance. Names discussed include Hadley, Deneen, Borah, Cummins, La Follette, Fairbanks, Root, Lodge, Goldsborough, and others.
New York report states Republican National Committee chairman Henry Hilles called a November 12 meeting in Chicago to nominate a replacement for the late James Sherman as the party’s Vice Presidential candidate. He notes the convention can fill vacancies, and Tuesday’s election votes are for electors, not Presidents or Vice Presidents.
In New York a $1,000 bet at even money on Sulzer's plurality of 650,000 was reported, along with $500 to $200 against Straus winning. Bets also favored Roosevelt not carrying Pennsylvania. Other offers included $500 to $2,600 that Straus trails by 100,000 votes to his nearest rival and $1,000 to $100 Roosevelt fails to carry all states west of the Mississippi.
Arthur W. Greiner a wealthy Chicago broker and speed racer pursued his ex wife Gladys Sykes Greiner who had divorced him in July last year They had married in Crown Point Ind in 1910 and Greiner after a dramatic chase convinced Mrs Greiner to reconcile She forgave him and the couple planned to remarry but kept details quiet
Joseph A Cahalan of Boston facing thirteenth major operation at Presbyterian Hospital in New York. Despite odds and years in and out of hospitals, Cahalan remains optimistic, believing continued surgeries may finally restore his health after gallstone treatment and past athletic strain.
In Boston a wealthy man, Fred W. Whittier, twenty four, dies from cyanide potassium in a capsule at City Hospital. Medical Examiner Leary rules death not by self harm. Suspect Wilford J. Litchfield, tenant of Navarre, questioned. no cyanide found in his possession or apartment. Litchfield, St Lawrence College graduate, denied complicity.
Samuel Vauclain once an $18 a week machine shop worker in Philadelphia later became vice president and general manager of Baldwin Locomotive Works. He bought a $100,000 550 acre Delaware county estate to build two grand homes and showcase top horticultural exhibits. His rise from foreman to high salaried corporate leader highlights rapid career ascent.
Berlin report states five people were killed and twenty eight injured when four trains collided on the Prussian railway. Authorities investigate cause and assess damage as emergency units treat victims at the scene.
NYC report details the 1912 execution sentence of former detective Charles Becker for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. Becker, calm at first, showed strain as Justice Goff imposed death by electric chair with a ten day delay for surrender to Sing Sing. Sheriff Harburger ordered five deputies to accompany him to the prison. Becker requested ten days to wind up affairs, which was denied.
In Mossy Fayette county a clash erupted between armed mine guards and striking coal miners after four guards were kidnapped from the Four States Coal Company mine. About fifty shots were exchanged, several wounded, and Captain Fred W. Lester with a posse recaptured the guards. Miners arm themselves across Kanawha and Fayette counties as labor troubles worsen with militia ready for service and potential martial law.
In Cheyenne a first degree murder conviction cites a dictagraph recording of James Murdock and Toni Aspell discussing the crime that killed John Glachino at a Wyoming hillside location. The stenographer heard admissions in adjacent room, and the evidence was admitted over defense objections, with an appeal planned to the State Supreme Court.
Lynchburg Virginia reports that John Thompson Brown of Pedford County rector of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute will seek the State Commissioner of Agriculture nomination next year. He opposed G W Kolner in the last election and aims to again contend for the office.
The $6 million New York battleship slides into East River waters at the Brooklyn navy yard with 100000 onlookers and President Taft present. Police and secret service guard the ceremony while 3200 marines stand by. The ship mounts ten 14 inch guns and measures 860 feet in length with a 57 foot beam and 24.5 foot draught, promising canal leeway.
Police report Charles D Conway and alleged wife Weatrice Ryall tied to the murder of Sophia Sieger of Baltimore. Conway identified as Charles Newton Kramer, son of James and Mary Kramer of 522 West Elm Lima Ohio. victims include Sophia Sieger, with details of an artificial foot from a Detroit diving accident. The couple vanished from Rochester toward Muncie or Tipton after tracing to Manchester Indiana, with authorities pursuing leads across multiple states.
CHICAGO Special Joe Tinker was arrested and fined $5 by Justice Fiower of Evanston for speeding. The star shortstop drove the automobile given by Chicago fans. Mrs Tinker joked she was sure they were not speeding and they were going so slowly pedestrians on the street beat them. He quipped he would appear again only in a hearse.
Ex President Porfirio Diaz presses friends to intercede with President Madero to spare Felix Diaz from execution by federal troops. Madero insists Felix Diaz must die as ordered by the martial court. Raiders seize five barges on the east coast near Tampico. government dispatches troops to retake the city from insurgents.
Demand for seats to hear Colonel Roosevelt in New York tonight at Madison Square Garden has driven ticket prices high. The Progressive leaders sold boxes and distributed tickets to raise funds for the State campaign. Some reports say up to 100 dollars for a box, purchased by those not in the original distribution.
Two hundred fifty strikebreakers arrive from New York to replace striking Jacksonville streetcar workers. The company refuses to bargain, offering little service as traffic halts and tensions rise amid the dispute.
Gustave Ratz at 70 South Flint Street entered the Armfrid’s timber hold to help unload logs. As logs were hoisted from the hold using snaking hooks, Ratz adjusted the tackle and signaled hoist, lifting by a single finger.
A longshoreman named Ratz was hoisted by hooks over a hatch and sustained severe finger injuries when a gold signet ring was crushed between hook and bone. He hung suspended thirty five feet above the deck while rescuers lowered him. He was taken to Holy Family Hospital in serious but stable condition, with the finger set to be amputated after recovery from shock.
A man leading his three year old daughter Jennie along Duffy's Hill near One Hundred Third Street and Lexington Avenue was struck by a northbound trolley after the child ran onto a sand pile by the tracks. The child died instantly and the father was fatally injured. both were taken to Harlem Hospital where doctors said there was no hope of recovery. Motorman Stephen Miller was not charged.
Philadelphia police arraigned Addison Ellsworth thirty nine on charges tied to embezzlement and a pattern of marriages and children across several states. They alleged he forged a $1600 check and warned the court his many wives and children would fill the room at trial.
A deadly fire at St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum in San Antonio Texas killed six people with more possible. Dozens of children are feared missing as rescuers search the rubble for remains and survivors.
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