20 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1913
Page
1
Secretary of State telegram to Governor Johnson signals rising alarm over Japan policy. The note emphasizes urgency as tensions grow and urges discreet handling of statements and actions to avert escalation.
The Japanese envoy and Secretary Bryan press California to remove a clause labeling people ineligible for citizenship. President Wilson seeks to prevent discrimination while preserving friendly ties with Japan. Talks involve Governor Johnson, Senatorial bills, and bilateral appeals to reconcile law with the existing treaty.
The San Francisco report notes that Alien Land bills are driven by union labor agitation against Japanese in California. It cites Japanese land ownership of 425 acres used for potatoes and crops, with many Japanese employed in farming and fruit roles. The piece links anti Japanese measures to protests from Washington and appeals from Tokyo during successive sessions.
Havana April 19 Mayor Bara cow reports a prominent Liberal in Oriente is in the United States buying arms for a revolution and arrangements are being made to smuggle them in through Santiago. The government, though skeptical, has begun an investigation.
Mrs Emma Gaffke 54 of 718 Gif ford Street Syracuse New York was seized at the White House and sent to Washington Asylum Hospital for observation She said she came to see the President to seek a large sum of money she believes the Treasury Department withholds She is visiting her daughter Mrs Alfred A Chamberlain in Washington.
Representative Bryan of Washington announces a bill to establish direct election of United States Senators by popular vote until states enact their own method. He notes the constitutional amendment creates uncertainty and Congress should act to provide a uniform statutory approach.
In New Jersey on April 19 nineteen year old George Donnelly rode his bicycle to Jamesburg to obtain his mother’s consent for his marriage to Irene Cottrell. He learned a license required his mother’s approval and found she had left for the ceremony with Meyer. He followed to Jamesburg to pursue the plan.
In Dalton Massachusetts thousands welcomed former Senator W Murray Crane back to private life after sixteen years public service. Special trains and streetcar service ferried crowds to town for a parade of militia fraternal groups citizens and students. A loving cup funded by Western Massachusetts residents and a memorial album accompanied the tribute.
A derailment 100 feet south of Bowling Green stalled traffic for over half an hour on a Broadway express bound for South Ferry. North bound shuttles ran from Wall Street to South Ferry and Borough Halls while crews cleared the first car and moved the rest to Wall Street. Passengers were removed at Wall Street as emergency crews worked and the cause remained unknown.
A letter signed by over a thousand Gainesville Post Office patrons urges President Wilson to reappoint Mrs. Longstreet. Ex Confederate soldier J C Newton forwards the telegram noting postal service improvements under her eight year term, asking for continued leadership to aid city and rural delivery in the county and region.
Isadora Duncan’s two children Dorothea six and Patrick three perish with nurse Annie Sim of Edinburgh when their car drowns in thirty feet of water near Neuilly sur Seine. Chauffeur and crowd attempt rescue as bodies are recovered and taken to the American Hospital in Neuilly. Duncan remains unaware until dinner as news reaches her room and Paris mourns.
A Sunday Times pictorial section previews changing dances and social scenes. It highlights a wide range of topics from costumes and Greek games to a naval armory, street life, and society features reflecting fashionable New York life. The issue notes varied sections including news, magazines, books, theater, and society pages.
Reports from Budapest say Count Lazsie Széchényi and his wife plan to abandon their An drassy Street estate after heavy losses in industrial and transportation ventures. They faced stock exchange setbacks and real estate losses in Upper Hungary. The couple reportedly aims to relocate to London, selling a patented Marconi wireless improvement to finance the move.
Governor Blease honored requisition papers from Governor Sulzer for A. A. Carter and Frank Tarbaux to be sent to New York to face wire tapping charges. A Charleston judge had granted a writ of habeas corpus for Carter and Farbaux, but Blease said the courts could not dictate to him and approved the requisition.
Washington reports that a dispute between Ty Cobb and the Detroit American League club over Cobb's season contract may trigger a congressional inquiry. Rep Hardwick plans a resolution for investigation under Sherman anti trust laws and peonage statutes. Senator Smith and Rep Gallagher signal renewed efforts to probe the baseball system.
Matthews posed as a widower and married Marion Bush Clark at a state institution ceremony. An advertisement tipped off his real wife in Julius town, leading to his arrest as he faced Grand Jury action.
At the American Philosophical Society meeting in Philadelphia Dr Michael I Pupin of Columbia University announced a dynamo assisted method to strengthen and prolong wireless sound waves. The plan uses a secondary coil driven by a rotating dynamo to add energy to the wave, enabling unbroken current transmission to another station. Fifteen new members were elected including Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania Railroad Col George W Goethals Panama Canal chief engineer and Col William C Gargas Canal Zone sanitary officer.
Chicago April 19 A bill to legalize children born out of wedlock will be introduced in the Legislature next week with backing from the House Committee probing maternity homes. The measure would abolish profit driven baby farms and provide that a child born to a man and woman is legitimate, bears the father's name, and is a rightful heir. dissolution of such marriage would require a divorce and the wife would receive alimony and child support.
Major Henry L. Higginson, founder and financial backer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, signaled his intention to will the orchestra $1,000,000. He spoke at a National Federation of Music Schools event in Boston, noting the orchestra’s high standard and ongoing deficits being offset by rising expenses.
Frank Baxter former State Superintendent of Banks arrived at the Court House in Columbus on April 19 and surrendered on an indictment accusing him of converting funds to his own use.
The Morgan estate details large bequests totaling millions to family and charities with residuary bequests. Frances Louisa Tracy Morgan and Julia Hamilton appear among trust provisions. Children John Pierpont Morgan and other relatives are named with substantial sums and annuities. The will sets up trusts and specific gifts including art objects to public use.
Trustees unveil plans to keep Brick Presbyterian Church at Fifth Avenue site for at least twenty years with a $1,000,000 endowment, rejecting a $1,000,000 profit offer that would move the church to Madigan Avenue. The pamphlet to the People of the Brick Church stresses enduring mission and not selling the home amid encroaching trade and changing neighborhood. The committee, led by John E. Parsons, aims to secure long term stability to preserve worship and affiliated churches.
John Pierpont Morgan's will, released by J P Morgan & Co, leaves about 17 million in bequests including 8 million to his son John Pierpont Morgan and 2 million to sons in law. It creates vast trusts and grants executors wide powers over the Morgan partnership and related property including possible control of Equitable Life stock. The will also notes no estate value estimate and is to be filed for probate in New York tomorrow.
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