23 Sep 1913
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1913
Page
1
President Cullen leads long opinion sustaining that the prosecution acted legally. The ruling upholds the impeachment against Gulzer with a 51 to 10 vote, mandating that the case proceed to trial.
Albany Sept 22 The High Court of Impeachment votes 31 to 4 that Governor Sulzer was impeached legally with Senator Gottfried H Wende the lone Buffalo vote in his favor The Tribune reports testimony shows Wendes son worked for Sulzer primary campaign while Louis Marshall defends against constitutional limits and Tammany Hall influences as proceedings continue on sixth page.
A fragmented tale of political strife and local incidents dominates the page. Mayor’s journey to a grave, a mayoral defeat, a funeral procession, a land swindle accusation, and a railroad arbitration dispute headline a procession of unsettled civic cases.
About fifteen hundred students from Syracuse high schools walked out during the session and were indefinitely suspended. Girls led the protest against long hours and poor lunch options, with the 1 p.m. close extended to 2 30 p.m. by Superintendent Hughes. Many students paraded the streets.
Morris Metzgar of Rockaway Head, a devoted Gaynor ally, died by hanging in a barn yesterday afternoon. A halter dangled from his neck and a beam collapse ended his leap. He had supported Gaynor since his first campaign and planned for a Gaynor league in Rockaway, while news from the Baltic pressed on. Nearby funeral cortege for Gaynor passed Greenwood Cemetery as Metzgar's body was found.
Last night a runaway automotive truck driven by two boys playing chauffeur struck three year old Herbert Feinburg outside his home at 1050 Lowistreet Bronx. The car jumped a gully near the New Maven tracks and knocked him down, fracturing his skull and breaking his neck. Police seek the two boys and know one name.
Dispatch reports MacMillan, leader of the Croker Land expedition, writing to Rear Admiral Peary from Ktah August 28 about Kaquiman conditions, food, clothing, and plans if the sound Smithy breaks out, including using fifteen dog teams in spring. The piece shifts to internal Democratic district turmoil over Sullivan and Fitzgerald, with meeting maneuvers, leadership struggles, and a near-drowning incident involving Puccini.
Assemblyman Thomas Lane of the 33d District hurried from Albany to Lincoln Hospital to bid farewell to his father Joni Lane who died from a skull fracture after being struck by a falling iron beam at La Vergne Iron Works. The funeral is set for St Roche's Church in Newbury Sewburys. News mentions a separate Hudson River duck incident near Jonabelend with a duck killed and swimmer missing, described in brief.
Pensacola and Huntsville report unusually cool September day with temperature drops to new lows. Weather observers note record lows for the date, with a sharp morning chill and clear skies across Florida and Alabama.
Washington reports President Wilson attends a theater performance in a half-seat near the balcony, accompanied by his brother-in-law Professor Stockton Axsen and Dr. Carey Grayson. Secret Service guards the spectacle as Wilson trades the usual presidential box for a closer view, aided by a nearby friend and an ordinary seat. Angostura Bitters referenced in a casual aside.
Police say a trail of several women led to a man found in the muddy gutter with a large caliber bullet wound through the mouth and neck. Witnesses describe a scene with a woman holding a weapon. investigators believe a jealous victim enticed the killer in a possible white slave case. The tall man wore black clothing, carried a stickpin reading LL, and had business cards for Andrew Loguerto and Moses T. Barrows in his pocket.
William Barnes Jr chairman of the Republican State Committee will not seek to dominate the state convention at Carnegie Hall today. A Union League Club conference smoothed differences over the platform and Haines abandoned plans to feature Assemblyman Hinman as permanent chairman. The convention will openly decide candidates for Chief Judge Cullen and Associate Judge Gray. Werner and Hirackett lead the chief judgeship race, with Himcock and Broderick Crane among leading associate judge candidates. A resolution calls for an extraordinary national convention and reform of representation in national conventions and committee voting.
Rufus Gaynor assisted his mother as the family attended the Trinity Church service for Mayor Gaynor. Ex president Taft and other dignitaries joined Bishop Greer in leading a road service as the procession to Greenwood Cemetery drew thousands onto Broadway. The city paid its last tribute with a 15,000 strong procession, 5,000 police, and a solemn, sunlit final march through city streets.
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