23 Jul 1915
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1915
Page
1
A courtroom narrative recalls Whitman's close ties to Becker and the plea for leniency. Jack Rose testifies Becker was a trusted, well moral officer aided by Whitman yet law and duty drove the later confrontation across opposing sides of justice. The account frames Whitman as protective and Becker as a promising figure.
About 150 workers at the Forest of Dean mines behind Highland Falls walked out in protest after a christening celebration for Alexander Concinal. Guards arrived from the city to maintain order as workers demanded an eight hour day and refused to return until granted.
Detroit July 22 Judge Arthur J. Tuttle ordered the sale of the Pere Marquette Railroad between now and November 1. The upset price is set at 14 million dollars, with bonds and interest pushing the total near 42 million. The railroad has been in receivership since April 12, 1912.
London dispatch notes Paris will sell gowns only to born Americans, barring hyphenated Americans. An American woman, naturalized but born in Austria, was denied a French passport and aid, as France enforces a passport rule aimed at enemy-origin Americans. The consulate cites past passport fraud by Germany as justification for rigidity.
Jurors in the Edward M. Grout perjury case over Union Bank presidency in Brooklyn deliberated past midnight after an hour of jury instruction by County Judge Lewis. The trial featured summations by District Attorney Cropsey and focused on Grout’s role in the bank’s second collapse and his bid as rebuilds.
In San Francisco on July 22, Theodore Roosevelt announced Governor Hiram Johnson as his presidential candidate for 1916. A bystander asked who would lead next year, and Roosevelt pointed to Johnson saying he is the next President.
London reports no British merchant ship or fishing craft sunk in the week ending yesterday. A total of 1320 vessels over 200 tons arrived or departed UK ports, marking the first week without losses since the war began.
Katharine B. Davis, Commissioner of Correction, testified at the State Prison Commission inquiry on Blackwell's Island that Warden Patrick Hayes has applied for a three months leave of absence beginning Monday and is expected to retire. She defended Hayes as honest and capable, though aged seventy, and cited funding and civil service barriers delaying reforms like improved bedding and a probation system.
French aircraft attacked Autry station northeast of Binard in the Argonne with eight 90 millimetre and four 140 millimetre bombs. German aviators attempted to bombard supply rail hubs near Camp Chalons while a dogfight over the Münsterl Valley left three Germans downed after a clash with three enemies.
In three assaults, rioters battled guards at Standard and Tide Water oil yards near Bayonne. Two striking workers were shot and killed. twelve injured as guards used rifles and pistols. No militia dispatched yesterday despite Sheriff Kinkead and Adjutant General Sadler.
Milan reports Greece faces growing crisis as public opinion favors Allied intervention while the King and General Staff lean pro German. Parliament meeting deferred to August 16, troops mass near Athens, and clashes between parliament and army threaten nationalist unrest. Venizelos faction seeks to capitalize on delays to regroup.
Philadelphia July 22 John Wanamaker chairs the Philadelphia branch of the National Security League forming tonight at the Racquet Club. He urges the United States to consider paying up to 100 billion dollars to buy Belgium from Germany to win its freedom and repay later. He suggests a radical tariff to halt war by denying cotton steel and munitions to belligerents and claims the US cannot stop the war but can pressure ceasefire.
The Tribune reports President Wilson warned Germany over American rights at sea after the note reaches Berlin. Officials expect decisive action if American lives are lost again. The note calls such transgressions unfriendly, aims to preserve rights, and hints at possible severance if warranted. Roosevelt’s influence on the wording is noted amid prepper readiness discussions.
London reports Austro German forces pressing Russian defenders of Warsaw with several advances but failing to breach inner lines. Reinforcements reach Ivangorod and Lagow, while Hindenburg and Mackensen efforts stall awaiting a decisive move.
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