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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1913
Page
3
London discussion on imperial sociability notes England greets American visitors with warmth while ignoring Australian, Canadian, and other colonial guests. Jerningham recalls a coronation letter describing house party dynamics and contrasts Imperial ties with the U S and South Africa versus dominions.
London report from J M Dent publisher after tour of United States and Canada. He cites American and Canadian higher zest for literature with Pennsylvanian faculty of fourteen in literature. He warns wealth concentration in New York and booming real estate drive culture downward. He notes strong female readership and devoted professors to literature and Byron study.
In Bulgaria, renewed quakes hit Grabovia and Tirnova with extensive destruction. Dozens killed and many buildings, churches, and shops damaged. thousands left homeless and destitute as aftershocks continued through the morning.
Havana reports President Gomes and his family sailing for France aboard the Espagne. General Gomes remains in Europe for seven days as part of the travel.
In Constantinople on June 15 a wave of government arrests targeted a network linked to the murder of Chefket Pasha. The plot’s chief leader reportedly escaped on an Italian steamer, while a Kiamil Pasha son was detained for involvement. Foreign warships’ presence calms foreign residents amid tensions.
In Paris on June 15, more than fifty human powered machines competed for The Matin prize of 2000 dollars for a ten yard ground to air leap. All designs failed to rise as the crowd laughed at spectacular crashes until a cyclist finally managed a three yard lift.
French flyer Marcel G Brindejonc des Moulinais continued from Warsaw toward St Petersburg after a 933 mile Paris Warsaw leg at 93 mph. He stopped at Vilna to refuel then moved to Dvinsk where a wheel was broken on a rough landing. repairs could let him finish the flight Monday.
Edmund Perron, the world altitude record holder for solo flight, raised the mark to 15,499 feet with two passengers in the aircraft near Vienna on June 15, while the solo record stands at 16,368 feet.
Vienna reports Count Zeppelin visited the city aboard the airship Sachsen. The Austrian Government has ordered six Zeppelins for delivery after 1914, to be armed with machine guns.
In London on June 15 Harold A. Sanderson the First Vice President becomes President of the International Mercantile Marine Company following the retirement of J. Bruce Ismay. Earlier reports named P F Curry manager of the White Star Line at Southampton as a director succeeding Ismay.
Paris fashion week ends with a verdict against the crumpled silhouette as women embrace erect postures. Embroidery and lace adornments rise in expense with diaphanous bodices and sheer mantles. Notable American attendees include Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Carroll among a list of social figures at Chantilly.
London reports say Sir Rufus Isaacs and David Lloyd George are ready to resign if the Marconi Committee report damages the government. The Prime Minister has scheduled a debate in the House of Commons for Wednesday and Thursday, with party lines tense and expectations high.
The first wireless club in England is formed in Sale near Manchester with seventeen licensed members who receive news from any distance. They meet nightly to tap world news but may not send beyond five miles under Postmaster General regulations. The furthest direct reception noted is Bizerta. Members pledge strict secrecy about messages.
London June 15 Morning Post denies a New York report that William Waldorf Astor bought the paper, stating there is no foundation. Astor already owns The Pall Mall Gazette and The Observer in London.
Milan June 15 King Victor Emmanuel pardons Giuseppe Ferrara the Sicilian brigand chieftain held in Ancona for fifty years. The 70 year old receives a two year ticket of leave and travels to Palermo to join his elder brother. Ferrara plans to write about modern life and new transport. The king aims to release veteran convicts under the new Penal Code.
The State Fire Marshal issues urgent orders to all Thousand Islands hotels to install modern outward opening fire escapes and remodel entrances. Several properties face closure until compliant as past summers saw major fires on the islands. Hotels race to meet deadlines with night work to begin as the season opens.
Robert Fiorrie a 12 year old boy spotted a man push a roll of bills under a seat during a South Avenue elevated train theft. Stephen Kohnatayz reported a wallet containing 460 dollars missing and 120 dollars recovered from a seat. Four men sat accused with two fleeing. Samuel Friedman and Morris Carlo were arrested and held on $2000 bail each for magistrate Butts's Harlem Court examination.
The Women's Suffrage Congress opened in the Academy of Music Budapest with welcome addresses from government officials. Carrie Chapman Catt urged rapid progress, noting that twenty-five nations now favor suffrage and many parliaments have debated bills. She condemned Western exploitation of Eastern women and urged Western aid to Eastern emancipation. Anna Shaw preached in the Protestant Church at Buda.
Bridgeport men led by the Mayor travel to Schaghticoke Reservation for the seventh annual rattlesnake hunt. They return by night with reports of snakes and a ceremonial wreath for Chief Jim Pan, amid speeches, beer, and old‑time legends.
The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage blacklists Rev. Dr. Anna Shaw a suffragist leader. No member will discuss suffrage with her again. Officials say her Senate hearing remarks show mind state and insult, deeming her irresponsible and negligible to the movement.
A large suffragette delegation and thousands of spectators attended the burial of Emily Wilding Davison in St Marys Parish churchyard Morpeth England. Four white clad women guided four black horses pulling the coffin as wreaths and relatives followed. The pall bore a message reading Welcome the Northumberland Hunger Striker.
Belgrade reports Premier Pasitch and his Servian cabinet resign. Greek government also proposes demobilization as a related development surfaces in dispatches from Sofia dated June 15.
In Pennington New Jersey a 13 year old boy from Hamilton Square drowned after cramps in a mill pond. Three companions Russel Hutchinson Earl Slack and James Smith watched and misinterpreted his pleas as a joke, failing to assist as he vanished after a second cry for help.
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