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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
2
Senator McCumber of North Dakota argued against federal supervision as a cure for reform and warned it would invite new dangers. He feared primaries would be costly and that the press could be used to manipulate public opinion, enabling political libel and falsehoods to defeat opponents.
In Delaware Ohio on June 12 Miss Merle Henkle lies dying from arsenic poisoning in Jane M Case Hospital. Her stepmother Jessie Way Henkle is held on $2000 bond charged with administering poison with murderous intent. The dying girl and her statements reveal a family feud as motive with the stepmother protesting innocence while the father and stepmother face charges.
A party led by Edwin Hawley and Vanderlip arrived in Spartanburg to confirm reports that the Chesapeake & Ohio and Seaboard Air Line will lease the Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio. The Clinchfield extension to Elkhorn City would connect with C&O, making it a Chicago to Florida route. The line, 243 miles long, would reach Johnson City, Tennessee, a regional hub with coal fields.
In Baker City Oregon Mrs Marjorie Barnes Love arrives with her mother and New York attorney to contest Sydney C Love's divorce case as witnesses gather Referee Murphy is to hear the matter tomorrow Mrs Burnes falls ill at St Elizabeth Hospital Sydney C Love says the arrival of the parties suggests the New York decree is not final and he wants his baby Muriel is not with them but he desires the child as the central issue in the hearing
The Rev G Clement Edson of Noble Street Presbyterian Church Greenpoint says he will marry Miss Gertrude Abbey a church choir member between now and September despite gossip. He did not preach Sunday. Miss Abbey denies absence from services and both parties deny resignation.
Miss Pauline Stuckey of 613 Newark Avenue seeks any information about her brother Edward Stuckey a 40 year old brakeman in the Jersey City yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad who disappeared after leaving home on March 11 after receiving his pay and taking ill in recent months.
Edwin F. Atkins testifies before the Hardwick sugar investigating committee that the modern Sugar Trust is not the same as the old Havemeyer era. He cites new management since 1908, minority beet sugar holdings, and a 42 percent national refinement share in 1910, as a committee probe expands into the Pennsylvania refiner case despite criminal proceedings.
Washington reports Attorney General Wickersham refused to disclose whether criminal actions against American Tobacco officials are being prepared. Representative Burns of Tennessee introduced a concurrent resolution urging immediate action under anti trust law. Wickersham said making the plans public would conflict with public interests.
Testimony by ex-President R. A. Long of the Southern Lumber Manufacturers Association argues the 1904 curtailment aimed to prevent depreciation and unsold yellow pine stock. He says price lists to dealers were merely recommendations with no penalties for deviation, and explains labor costs of seven to eight dollars per thousand feet.
Washington reports subpoenas issued for prominent men to testify in the Lorimer investigation. A Senate sergeant at arms officer travels to serve them as the eight member special committee meets in secrecy. Names include Lee O Neil Browne Edward Hines Edward Tilden and Clarence S Funk. Aldrich says he will testify in Washington within ten days if possible.
In Washington on June 12 Representative Redfield challenged the protective tariff system arguing American labor and plants are driven to export by high costs. Mondell criticized the wool tariff rollback as undermining sheep producers and said Bryan controlled the Democratic caucus on the issue.
Senator Penrose doubts Recorder Ware's candidacy amid feared Vare power surge after mayoral election. Mayor Reyburn hints alliance with the Vares and Ware, while eyeing a potential move to Washington. Reyburn's son may be positioned to reclaim a House seat as he eyes a national role.
Arthur Sable cabbie outside the Park Avenue Hotel found a large white bulldog left in his taxi after a rider vanished at the Hoffman House. Harold Reed later claimed the dog as his, noting a prior encounter when a stranger asked to walk the dog from the Manhattan hotel.
Francis William Rawle, 38, attorney and Williams College graduate, died at his Wel don Bryn Mawr home after ten days of illness from a cerebral blood clot. Earlier the same day his father James Rawle, president of J. G. Brill Car Works, wed Emily Meredith at All Hallows Church Wyco te. The death followed the wedding. the bereaved widow Harriet W. Corning of Albany, N. Y., and two sons survive.
John M. Colt of Brooklyn won the Alton B. Parker debating prize in the Princeton freshman class with Julius Ochs Adler of Chattanooga as the runner up. Adler had prepared at Lawrenceville where he won first prize in debate last year.
In New York the Hotel Martha Washington buzzed as Waldemar Farup and Annie Eleanor Crooke wed at the Church of the Holy Apostles. The couple then returned to the hotel for a wedding supper with ten in attendance, as bells and chatter filled the lobby.
Five men arrested at Woodside car barns for rioting aboard trolley cars were sentenced to thirty days in jail. Arthur Landeer and four others faced Magistrate Matthew J. Smith after involvement in a dollar racket at Queens parks. Some defendants were fined three to five dollars.
A severe storm hit the telegraph and port area causing alarms along the Sandy Hook and Wall Street boats. The Sandy Hook remains under the Commodore during repairs while the Asbury Park steamer undergoes midsummer overhauls in dry dock. Monmouth and pier crews responded to the alert and inspected for damage after a lightning strike earlier.
During a weekend of storms residents report strange lightning tales in Babylon, South Orange, Newton, Denville and Cedar Lake. A steeple clock survived a strike, a bed was blasted, a coffin grave hole was bored, and a fish supposedly cooked by lightning ends a boastful tale.
Citizens using the 157th Street subway station plan to petition the Public Service Commission to compel Interborough to install a flood barrier. They recount storm damage and fear future deluges as water flows down from surrounding streets toward the station.
Washington June 12 The Tafts plan a June 19 silver wedding reception with 4000 invited guests. The event marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage and includes dancing in the East Room and an overflow garden party. Miss Helen Taft will assist, with Aunt Delia Torrey honored among guests. the guest list spans officials, entertainers, clergy, editors, and those who entertained the President on his trips.
A 50 year old woman, believed to be Miss Adeline Dixon of South Orange, NJ, died instantly after a fall at the Nineteenth Street Knudson River tube station. A card and a watch bearing initials linked her to Mrs. J Ralph Evans of New York. Police notified relatives as the body was held at the New West Twentieth Street Station.
The Sunday and Monday storms caused streets to resemble mountain torrents as choked drains flooded near valley bottoms. Water surged over subway entrances and platforms, drenching waiting passengers up to their knees and forcing them to seek benches and railings to stay dry.
A night electrical storm in Philadelphia and nearby towns killed three men, injured several, and caused widespread damage including downed wires and uprooted trees. In Allentown a frame building with corrugated iron lining killed David Gelckenbach and Hannibal J. Dotterer as they exited. John Wagner died rescuing them while Carrie Allender was badly shocked. The Colonial Express faced near wrecks near Magnolia Maryland with trees on the track and a lightning strike injuring a signal operator in Elkton Maryland.
A violent cyclone with wind and hail struck the Virginia peninsula near Newport News causing multiple deaths and widespread destruction. Dozens of vessels were lost or damaged, ships suffered strikes at the shipyard, and the Old Dominion liner James town was rammed. Property losses exceed $100,000 with many fishermen missing or unidentifiable.
A weekend deluge adds about 4 billion gallons to New York City reservoirs, extending supply by roughly twelve to thirteen days. Commissioner Thompson cautions residents to keep water waste controls strict, and launches 30 water waste inspectors to canvass the upper east side, with 150 more teams available if needed.
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