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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1913
Page
6
A collage of quotes and musings on culture science and society. Jokes on gossip boxing fashion and politics mix with notes on currency goats and the wobble of the earth. The piece playfully contrasts modern trends with old adages and features sharp one liners from various angles.
Representatives from twelve powers including America China France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan the Netherlands Portugal Russia Siam and Persia plan to ratify a convention to suppress the international trade in opium cocaine and other habit forming drugs The Hague conference follows earlier meetings and aims to close loopholes allowing nonparticipating states to continue production and traffic
Washington senators agreed to move March 1, 1914 the sugar tariff start and shifted income tax operative date to March 1, 1913 to avoid unconstitutionality. An amendment imposing a stamp tax on cotton sold for future delivery was adopted and action on repealing the 1890 act was declined. Extension aims to ease disposal of sugar under Payne Aldrich rates.
Grady county reports hail lasting five days in select areas of Thomasville Georgia. Hail near the hundred degree mark persisted, with some pieces collected for ice cream making. Crops suffered damage, and livestock and property injuries occurred as chickens died and windows shattered.
Thousands of veterans gather in Gettysburg Pennsylvania for a semi centennial remembrance of the Civil War battle. Blue and gray veterans march into town as the peaceful hills echo with displays of national brotherhood and historic recall.
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst led a party to Downing Street to imprison cabinet ministers. The attempt failed and fighting between police and suffragists left several injured. Pankhurst also spoke at Trafalgar Square in support of free speech.
The Democratic caucus of the Senate approved free sugar and free raw wool as part of the tariff revision after a lengthy debate. Sugar passed 40 to 6, wool 41 to 6, with six Democrats opposing each provision. President Wilson supported the wool and sugar policies, labeling compromises unacceptable and rallying administration leaders.
Hardwick leads opposition as House Democrats reject a proposed budget committee to oversee appropriations. Broussard pushes to abolish the commerce court with hearings on the Sims bill, while Speaker Clark and Rep. Adams on interstate commerce press to end the court this session with protection for ongoing cases. Pigeon Flies From Brazil 4200 Miles. Jeannette, Pa. Local fancier Stephen Krupa reports a homing pigeon flight from Rio de Janeiro to Jeannette lasting 48 days, a possible record for a bird homing from below the equator.
In Belgrade reports a strong Bulgarian force attacked Servian positions at Zletovo and Ratkovatz in Macedonia. Official information says the assault was unprovoked. later dispatches describe Bulgarian artillery in action and heavy losses on both sides. The engagement raises tensions in the city.
Two hundred tons of fuel oil on the Mohawk exploded at anchor off Tompkinsville Staten Island. Five men were killed and six injured with a dozen feared missing. A machinist helper’s action allegedly caused the blast triggering a massive fire and debris column as harbor craft rushed to the scene.
Gettysburg Pennsylvania decorates with blue and gray for a veterans reunion. The anniversary commission says Confederate flags may be displayed by veterans but not in official decorations, while Union and Confederate imagery and martial music fill the town as 50 000 veterans prepare to gather and 5 000 tents are set up.
Sixty Mongolian lamas were burned to death in a pagoda at Kwei Hwacheng on the Shanso border with Mongolia. They had barricaded themselves inside while pursued by Chinese forces. Blalock nomination for Georgia internal revenue collector confirmed in Washington.
Miss Delia Far ley Dana daughter of Richard Henry Dana of Cambridge and granddaughter of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married Robert E. Hutchinson of Philadelphia in Manchester Mass. The ceremony was simple performed by the town clerk due to the couple's interest in Socialism. They left for New Zealand to study state socialism.
The House committee on interstate and foreign commerce examined bills to improve cotton bale packing and sampling methods for interstate shipments, curb unfair tare deductions and country damage charges, and align freight practices. Chairman Adams of Georgia argued Congress can regulate shipping outside the state. farmers complain of a 6 percent tare, while merchants cite 30 pounds of bagging as typical. The discussion also noted Southeastern railroads’ unginned cotton handling and potential tariff effects. A uniform fare bill from last session reappeared, introduced by Burleson of Texas.
In Buffalo the Husted Milling company grain storehouse explosion killed four men and injured about sixty. Officials fear more deaths as hospitals report burns and fractures from the blast driven by accumulated dust. A switch engine engineer John Conroy perished from internal injuries and Henry Vetter died after being blown fifty feet from the blast site. A boy running to the fire was fatally struck by an automobile.
Philadelphia and nationwide veterans are urged not to bring tattered battle flags to the Gettysburg encampment for the fiftieth anniversary. Only the stars and stripes will be allowed to fly to avoid rekindling old animosities among veterans. In Chicago, aldermen push an ordinance to ban deadly drug sales after a spate of poison related deaths including Lizzie Silverman, citing easy access to poisons.
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