16 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1913
Page
1
Rome dispatch reports Pope Pius X worsens after a day of apparent recovery. High fever near 103, heavy coughing, chest and back pain, and renewed bronchial trouble follow a brief revival, while Angelo Sarto arrives from Venice amid cautious Vatican secrecy. The Pope expresses two final wishes before death.
Rome reports a deteriorating Pope Pius X with fever rising to over 102 degrees and left chest congestion. Doctors note possible consolidation and bronchial distress while bacteriological tests are ordered. Angelo Sarto's arrival sparks cautious doubt about prognosis.
Italian engineer Galetti expects to establish wireless communication from Chambéry France to New York within ten days. A cliff top Leschauz station uses two eight meter posts linked by a wire network feeding an operator cabin, tested under French Post Office authority in cooperation with Italy and the United States. Galetti reports successful preliminary trials.
John J. Mitchell Democrat of Marlboro won the Thirteenth District seat in Congress, defeating Republican Alfred H. Cutting by 4 148 votes. Total votes were Mitchell 12 991 Cutting 8 843 Progressive White 5 678. The win signals possible endorsement of President Wilson and his tariff revision plan.
London report from Ambassador James Bryce cites a favorable prospect after talks with President Wilson. The Manchester Guardian notes an imminent presidential statement on the tolls dispute between the United States and Britain.
Washington reports say President Wilson privately favors an interpretation of the Panama Canal treaty that would require U S vessels in coastwise traffic to pay tolls. He opposes subsidies and has not expressed formal views to avoid complicating tariff debates.
Probate of Mrs Mary J Cook estate in Newark on April 4 allocates the property among relatives and one executor. Daughter Adelaide Chambers of Wilcox Ariz receives a small income if she stays outside New Jersey. if she returns payments cease. Largest gift is 5000 to sister Emeline A de Noyelles of Newark.
Shipping update notes the arrival of five vessels at Trieste and New York with cargo and distance details. It mentions a standby of Angostubra physicians for stomach trouble and indicates a due date around the 17th with 200 miles of hook at 10 p.m. References to Marconi and Hamburee appear amid fragmented phrases.
East side banquet for Mayor Gaynor draws 500 guests chaired by Edward Lauterbach. Sheriff Julius Harburger delivers a pointed tribute, praising the mayor yet stung by a sharp exchange as Gaynor punctures his oratory. The event features musical interludes and a tense moment when Gaynor rebukes Harburger.
A remarkable new development announced heightens optimism for a future cancer cure. The Times previews the breakthrough and its potential impact on treatment research and patient outcomes.
Col Theodore Roosevelt toured Public School 95 in New York to inspect two cent lunches run by the National Child Life Committee of the Progressive Service. He paid two cents for a bean soup and egg sandwich and urged laws to empower school boards to offer cost price meals, praising the program’s impact on children and mothers.
Patrolman Reardon leaps onto a speeding car to stop a crowd pursuing a junk dealer’s vehicle that struck Father John B Sacco. Sacco dies from head and leg injuries after being hit near Mount Carmel Church. Others named include Father John Bruno and suspects Tony V. Caggiano, Frank Barbone, and Thomas Amino.
Jersey City votes 11 368 for and 7 078 against the commission form, the largest eastern city to adopt the plan. Bayonne Hoboken and Union Hill vote against, while Joseph P Tumulty travels from Washington to cast his ballot. The change takes effect July 1 with a two spring elections to select five commissioners.
A price fight over a 1 cent lunch unfolds at School 34 near Willett and Broome Streets as rival pushcart operators Kooper and Borossky vie for customers. Kooper deploys a special offer with a lamopede hint, ending noon with excess sausages and Borossky's long standing 1 cent din ner stall challenged.
Denver police trap sixty six IWW members from a trainload fleeing Colorado Springs. The suspects were captured at Military Junction and jailed overnight for trial in police court. The report notes nineteen were released and several others faced charges.
A 25-member committee of Auburn leaders protests the International Harvester company's plan to move the twine mills from Auburn. Governor Sulzer intervened seeking to avert the dismantling amid labor disputes, with appeals to halt the removal and seek amicable settlement.
A blaze at the New York and Brooklyn Paper Company factory on Pearl Street last evening caused ten firemen to faint from illuminating gas leaking from melted piping. Firemen from Engines 31 and 32, led by Captains Crowley and Cavanagh, directed two hoses to fight the third floor blaze and rushed unconscious colleagues to the street where they were revived. The fire started on the third floor about an hour earlier.
In Newark two widows petition the County Clerk, noting a new law granting pensions to young orphans remains ineffective until July 1 after passage by the Legislature and signature by the Governor. The measure targets those under 16 years old, but pensions begin later.
Antonio Ayala, a Havana messenger, confessed to stealing 200000 dollars from a National Bank of Cuba to National Park Bank of New York shipment. He said he hired Manuel Arias, paid one ten thousand bill, and hid the remaining bills with Manuel Llano. A judge and workmen searched vacant lots for missing bills. Ayala said Fernandez Vinags is innocent.
In Las Palmas Canary Islands the dirigible Suchard is being inflated for a trans Atlantic flight by Joseph Brucker formerly of Milwaukee. Captain Brucker says he will start for America tomorrow or Thursday if winds stay favorable. Police hold crowds back to prevent ignition of the gas. Pilot balloons tested wind direction as meteorological reports are sought from stations abroad.
Utica April 15 The Adirondack League Clubhouse at Little Moose Lake burned last night causing an estimated loss of 50 000 to 75 000. The boathouse with 150 canoes and several nearby structures were saved. Origin of the fire is unknown. The club, built twenty years ago, had 1000 members and was headquartered in Broad Street New York.
A census of more than a thousand residents will record how people use New York City recreation facilities. Directed by the Department of Recreation of the People's Institute, districts will tally children in streets and adults at shows, dance halls, pool halls, and bowling alleys to compare seasonal use.
John Evers, a machinist from 108 South Sixth Street Williamsburg, was bitten by a stray bulldog in the park under the Williamsburg Bridge three weeks earlier. He delayed hospital care, developed delirium, and died yesterday. Authorities diagnosed hydrophobia.
A large black horse owned by Louis Singer of 112 Hopkins Street Williamsburg bit four people including the owner. The animal had become aggressive after a stray dog bite two weeks earlier. A bystander released the halter causing further bites and injuries to several men.
In Albany on April 15 the New York Senate voted 28 to 21 to exonerate Senator Stephen J. Stilwell Democrat of attempted extortion. Stilwell spoke for an hour and wept as he defended himself against George H. Kendall head of the New York Bank Note Company. Kendall had accused Stilwell, who denied the charges and labeled Kendall a blackmailer. The case arose from a bill aiding Kendall’s firm in stock certificate engraving, with Gov. Sulzer called in earlier to discuss the allegations.
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