06 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1913
Page
1
Militants known as wild women strike across Scotland and England burning racecourse grandstands damaging gardens and shops. Precautions rise around country houses and Tower jewel room closes as authorities fear wider raids. American observer Lilian Scott-Troy criticizes Mrs Emerson's lenient stance amid protests.
Special to The New York Times Washington April 5 suffragists announced they obtained a permit to march to the Capitol Monday to present petitions for nation wide equal suffrage. About 381 delegates planned to wear white if weather allows mass meeting at the Columbia Theatre precedes the march and a Come Tol plaza rally will follow with speakers including Mrs Mary Beard and Mrs Owen Kildare.
Paris reports estimates by metallurgist M. de Launay on total uncut diamond weight at 2825 tons, valuing rocks near 1 billion dollars. India contributed 10,000,000 carats, Brazil 12,000,000 carats, and South Africa dominates current supply, with minor output from New South Wales at 2,205 carats.
After a conference with Attorney General McReynolds, Clarence R. Wilson said he would take no further steps on the complaint alleging a United States Senator committed a criminal assault on a married woman at a hotel near the Capitol. Wilson found no justification for presenting the matter to the Grand Jury.
The barkentine Mary Barry, sailing from Pensacola to Ponce, ran into a February gale north of the Bahamas. Captain Stewart and seven men were lashed to the rail while Antonio Peters lay with a broken leg on deck. Cap Blackadder led volunteers to rescue them. all were saved and brought to Havana after thirty six hours of pumping.
In Trenton New Jersey Miss Ida B Phillips assistant secretary to four governors wed Richard Taylor a former Secret Service bodyguard for President Wilson now a Federal Immigration Bureau investigator. The couple plan a Bermuda honeymoon and residence in Walston after the ceremony.
Police inspector watches tango at Reisenweber's and other eateries as Mayor Gaynor backs tighter controls on afternoon dancing and hotel licenses. Chief Wallace's report details venues, drinks, and patrons, with inspectors briefed to enforce possible license actions.
The New York Times prints its annual Spring Book Number totaling 28 pages. It surveys the principal new books of the current season with brief reviews and notes.
In a sprawling Sunday Times issue readers encounter sections on disaster aftermaths with floods in Dayton and Omaha storm damage, plus social season notes in New York. Other features include Morgan family profiles, editorial pieces on world power and civic service, and literary coverage from book reviews to new poetry and fiction notes.
Governor Sulzer will not change racing or gambling laws during his term, officials say. The Jockey Club discussed reviving racing with Sulzer, but no talks occurred with track owners. The appellate ruling on oral betting and the Court of Appeals decision loom over any plan to reopen. The current Racing Commission may leave office if the Director liability law remains, as tracks closed after its enactment.
In Havana a man named Jerry Johnson Warren was shot in the abdomen after a duel dispute with Hannibal Mesa son of the late Tirso Mesa. Warren had just married Clarissa Prescott in Fairfield Connecticut and faced arrest for bigamy when his fourth wife arrived. Mesa later sailed for New York. authorities consider extradition. Tirso Mesa was killed in 1908 in Cuba in a separate business quarrel.
In Paterson New Jersey on April 5 6000 striking workers cheered as Supreme Court Justice Minturn announced the six month imprisonment of William D Haywood and Otto Lessig for unlawful assembly The judge said there was no intent to commit the act and stated photographs would be shown by the Industrial Workers to fund the Little Bocch strike continuation.
Fire last evening gutted the Brooklyn Press Club quarters on the third and fourth floors of 365 Fulton Street. The blaze started in the card room shortly after 9 o clock. occupants had left by 8, and investigators believe a dropped match or cigarette started the slow blaze. Local crews fought the flames, with substantial damage reported to the club space and furnishings.
E. H. Mc Henry, third Vice President of the New Haven Railway system, announced he will retire on July 1. He has headed engineering, maintenance and operations and directed the electrification of the New York to Stamford line. Previously he was Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific.
Chenonceaux Castle, famed as the only château built entirely across a river, sold at auction for 352000 dollars to an American buyer. Reports say W. K. Vanderbilt may have won the bid, though officials cannot confirm. The building, dating from 1515, was declared a national monument after the sale.
London reports say Mrs. George Cornwallis West has temporarily settled her matrimonial troubles with Sir George Cornwallis West. No official word, but no further legal steps have been taken since the restitution of conjugal rights order a month ago. Speculation grows over why she did not press divorce, since restitution is a usual preliminary.
Edward Courtenay Clark sues his wife Cian Wood Clark for separation. The couple married in 1901. Clark recounts changes after 1907 with his wife allegedly beating him in public. The filing presents his woes and claims of mistreatment.
Salem Mi April reports Senator Davis plans a wedding to Marguerite N. Ga. The notice notes the couple will wed in Salem with details pending and the engagement announced by local press.
Ex-Premier Joseph Caillaux faced a hostile crowd at the Credit Foncier Argentin meeting in Paris. Police provided protection after shareholders protested outside the hall shouting Down with the Financiers and Congo as directors left. He fled the scene by taxi under escort amid continued cries of abuse.
The Observer reports another Velasquez discovery in Sweden. The painting titled The Dying Gladiator is said to arrive in London and be viewed as a companion to Venus. Ownership and attribution remain debated as authorities assess the work’s significance.
A report to Judge Burke by the Special Grand Jury cites a laxity in fire insurance policies and audits. It recommends a central inspection bureau and district inspectors to monitor insured property and track removals after coverage.
Miss Ruth Bookwalter of Kansas City Kansas becomes engaged to Arthur Hummell of Indianapolis after a courtship climaxed by cable. The pair met at Oberlin College Ohio last year before Hummell moved to teach in Kobe Japan. Bookwalter traveled home and the question was asked by cable as she left for a visit to her family.
Women voters held the balance of power in Kansas City Kansas last Tuesday and helped elect W. Green mayor after official returns were released last night. The ballot shows women favored Green and supported other candidates aligned with the same slate.
An explosion at the Homestead Steel Works of United States Steel Corp in Pennsylvania killed three men on impact and fatally injured two others. One of the injured died later, bringing fatalities to four with twenty injured. Fire and rescue crews responded to the blast at the plant.
WASHINGTON April 5. President Wilson and Chairman Underwood prepared a sweeping tariff bill to put sugar on the free list at once despite sugar interests and Louisiana opposition. The House bill would include all schedules and admin features, with potential income tax changes tied to the revenue loss. Sugar growers' conference in New Orleans supported a 1 cent rate or free sugar after three years, but Wilson rejected that, pledging a free sugar line and a formal introduction in the House Monday.
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