09 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1913
Page
1
Investigator Miss Genevieve W Beavers reports that police graft stems from strained finances and life pressures rather than inherent criminality. She cites families earning around 800 dollars against 1000 dollar yearly expenses, detailing how early sav ings shrink after joining the force and how uniforms and gear costs strain new officers.
A morning page reports a consular scandal involving a wife and death threat charges. It notes officials and politicians debating graft and political reform.
A woman claiming to be Ellen Kelly from Philadelphia was detained at the White House after stating she was owed $50,000 and sought President Wilson’s help. She was sent to the Washington Asylum for observation.
Hugh A. Franklin was sentenced in Middlesex Sessions to nine months for setting the top railway carriage alight as a protest against government treatment of suffragettes. He announced plans to begin a hunger strike. Franklin had previously served six weeks in 1910 for assaulting Winston Churchill while Home Secretary. he is nephew of Postmaster General Samuel.
Levi P Morton former Vice President of the United States lies seriously ill at his Fifth Avenue residence for over a week with hardening of the arteries. Doctors warned death could come within hours unless his condition improved and a consultation was held as his family rushed to his bedside.
Monsignor Patricio appeals the Rota Tribunal annulment decision of Count Boni de Castellane and Anna Gould Duchesse de Talleyrand. The case has swung twice, a third hearing is set in two months, with possible further appeals to the Segnatura. A final ruling before July or August seems unlikely.
Telegraph reports a blast from 300 tons of dynamite near Baltimore uncovered a murder case in the Seaford vicinity. A unknown white man, about 40, found dead in the Nanticoke River near Seaford Marine Railway, had been in water weeks. Coroner Russell cites scalp wounds as likely cause. Identity undetermined. robbery suspected.
A Brooklyn driver and collector for Monday Son reported to East 14th Street station that he was robbed of $20 belonging to his employers while watering a horse at 3rd Street and First Avenue in Manhattan. Two men seized him, a third snatched his pocketbook and cut the belt strap, then the trio fled into Sir Gabriel's Park.
Chicago reporters reveal the State Senate Commission hearing on female labor morals prompts two large merchants to raise minimum wages for juveniles and study home conditions. Mandel Brothers raises juvenile pay to 4 a week and vows to hire an investigator. Hillman and Mendel pledge to ensure living wages and assess individual needs. A witness recalls a girl beaten after failing to earn enough. The panel questions morality and wages relation, with limited public witness details.
President Gomez signs the general amnesty bill but asserts it is not in effect until publication in the Official Gazette. The measure would free more than three thousand convicts, including black rebels, drawing strong opposition from the American government. Officials expect an official statement on Monday.
London bakers announce a strike starting next Saturday risking a bread shortage for the city. The move follows prior rail, dock, and coal labor actions, with 19 000 to 12 000 bakers in London and only about 3 000 union members.
Washington reports that the Wilson and Marshall administrations will be a white ribbon affair with no wines or liquors at official entertainments. The move includes the President and Mrs Wilson the Vice President and Mrs Marshall the Secretary of State and Mrs Bryan and most Cabinet members.
In Washington two men organize a free car service to haul financially embarrassed borrowers across the long bridge into Virginia territory to avoid laws. In Massachusetts a sea lion weighing 325 pounds is killed near Revere Beach after a twenty minute battle with Herbert F. Grover and Albert Miner.
Chicago, March. Charles Cramer and Beatrice Ryall Cramer found guilty of murdering Miss Sophia Binger of Baltimore. Charles Cramer sentenced to life imprisonment. Beatrice Cramer to fourteen years in prison.
Berlin doctor Friedrich Friedmann conducted a second demonstration of turtle germ cultures for tuberculosis at Dr. George Mannheimer’s office assisted by Charles de Vidal-Hundt. Seventeen patients were treated in two hours as officials warned tests must stay within legal bounds. medical society officials questioned legality and urged caution.
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