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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
10
Flying low 5436 knitted silk four in hands and English worsted poplins appear in an advertisement for summer suits. Harris tweeds blue and gray serges with white hairline stripes are listed with prices from 18 to 48 dollars. Stores at Warren Street, 43rd Street, and 34th Street advertise the sale.
United States expands control in the Canal Zone under the 1903 treaty with Panama as overflow from Gatun Lake threatens to submerge 70 square miles. 300 native houses will be removed, and US jurisdiction extends to areas likely to be flooded. Proceeds of 1961 canal bonds have been exhausted.
Government naval authorities and lawmakers discussed proposed bills on ship safety shaping standards for double bottoms continuous wireless service and life saving gear. Rear Admiral Cone and Capt Hibbard urged stronger construction rules noting a tin ship loophole. A general safety bill is expected this session.
Funeral services for Nevada Senator George S Nixon were held in Washington with President Taft and many lawmakers present. After the ceremony, Nixon\u2019s body was sent by train to Reno for further services, accompanied by designated Senate and House members listed among attending officials.
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson will meet in Washington with Secretary Knox to expedite American claims for loss or damage along the Mexico border during the Madero revolution. They will discuss border security, a proposed neutral zone and broader issues from the revolutions, aiming for mutual resolution. A Texas posse pursues Mexican horse thieves near the border amid renewed bandit activity.
Washington June 6 Benedictine order attorneys ask the US Supreme Court to review a ruling by the eighth circuit that a monk’s agreement to convey his property to his order was void and against public policy The case of Father Augustin Wirth a 50 year Benedictine member and priest in Springfield Minnesota is cited as risking disintegration of church orders if upheld The relatives rather than the order would inherit the $5000 in his name at death
Minority members of the House Ways and Means Committee hunted for the dissenting report on the Democratic Cotton Tariff Revision bill as adjournment approached. Rep Payne urged extending the deadline after learning Mr Dalzell, the report holder, had disappeared, delaying the filing of the minority report.
Government seeks friendly settlement with Western Newspaper Union in anti trust probe. Conference among Attorney General Wickersham Fowler and Union reps discussed aligning with Sherman law. Union supplied ready printed boiler plate to country papers. investigation led by W. T. Chantland.
Oscar Wenderoth of Carrere Hastings New York chosen by Secretary MacVeagh as supervising architect of the Treasury Department to replace James Knox Taylor who resigned yesterday Wenderoth previously worked with Elliott Woods on Capitol construction and Senate and House office buildings He will assume duties July 15.
Washington June 6 Senator Lorimer of Illinois plans not to speak in defense of his seat until most other speeches on both sides have been presented. Attempts to induce resignation failed after a careful canvass of the situation. Senator Som mer says he will speak to the Senate and Senator Kern expects to conclude his attack tomorrow.
A bronze statue of Tadeusz Kosciuszko outside St. Casimar's Convent in Yonkers lost its 20 foot sword overnight. Polish groups offer rewards over $1,000 while vigilantes guard the site fearing a ghost. Local lore links the haunting to nearby Copcutt estate history and past curses.
Mrs. Frank M. Davis of Milwaukee, 43, toured New York solo despite her husband’s advice. She visited the Aquarium and Central Park, waited six hours at Fifth Avenue entrance, then sought help from a patrolman. By 6 a.m. the search continued as police aided in reuniting pair at Arsenal station.
A 15th century Latin Bible on vellum, 496 leaves in double columns with gilt initials, sold for 416 dollars to a Bay City, Michigan buyer. Also offered were first editions of John Keats including uncut copies of Poems 1818 and Endymion 1818, achieving 350 and 200 dollars respectively. the sale continues this afternoon.
On Saturday afternoon the lawn of Blackwell's Island hosts an outdoor euchre and bridge event to raise funds for the Chapel of the Sacred Heart at the island tuberculosis camp. Cardinal Farley funded the chapel. a 3 PM band concert opens activities with chapel tours and island visits. Boats depart every fifteen minutes from East 20th Street foot. If rain, events move indoors.
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