Elizabeth Freeman to Lead Washington Pilgrimage
Elizabeth Freeman, a noted suffragist, will pilot a pilgrimage to Washington. The event gathers supporters across states to advocate for voting rights and women's political participation.
01 Feb 1913
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Newspaper
Washington Daily Herald
Location
Washington, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1913
Page
1
Elizabeth Freeman, a noted suffragist, will pilot a pilgrimage to Washington. The event gathers supporters across states to advocate for voting rights and women's political participation.
Rosalie Jones and Colonel Ida Craft lead a group in hooded pilgrim costumes with staves for the march. They carry the banner as Freeman pilots the Washington pilgrimage, with others following in ceremonial dress.
Washington February 1 It becomes clear the suffrage parade planned for the day before Wilson’s inauguration will draw vast attention on a grand scale. An elaborate tableau led by Madame Nordica as Columbia is planned with Liberty Justice Peace Hope Mercy figures and famous dancer Renee Cleming Noyes to impersonate Liberty. A large suffrage meeting is planned at Memorial Hall immediately after the parade.
Rome reports a rock hewn tomb on the Ostia road containing a well preserved skeleton inside a marble sarcophagus over six feet long.
Former Venezuelan president General Cipriano Castro, held at Ellis Island since December, is liberated by Judge Holt on a $500 bail bond to ensure his court reappearance next Friday. Nagel deems him an undesirable alien and seeks deportation, while Castro plans a Northwestern Society dinner guest appearance next week.
Five female mice added to Harvard psychology research under Charles Coburn. A New Yorker drawn by high pitched chatter like canaries discovered them in Coburn's tool chest, expanding the rodent vocalization observations at Cambridge.
Madrid reports the government canceled the punishment of a Protestant soldier who refused to kneel during a mass at Ferriol. The soldier had faced months in prison but will be spared and a regulation redrawn to prevent a repetition of the incident in the future.
In Columbus Ohio on February 1 Governor Cox endorses a plan to shorten sentences for illiterate convicts via education. A state board may permit vasectomy for inmates to curb crime. Senator Bernstein’s measure to empower county election boards to designate ballot names was re committed, while other election reforms pass.
Secretary Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor arrived from Washington to lead the steel workers strike in Rankin and Braddock. The federation plans an aggressive campaign against the steel trust and other industries to unionize workers and improve conditions. Morrison pledged support for the Rankin Braddock strikers and aims to broaden organizing efforts across steel textile rubber and packinghouse sectors.
Chicago Feb 1 A farmer David H Wilson of Oregon Illinois led a frugal life for six decades. He died recently and was found to have securities valued at one million dollars in a Chicago bank safety deposit vault credited to his name. Relatives believed to be in Canada.
Four masked men bound and gagged watchman Michael Roser and escaped with 1260 dollars after the office safe was blown. Three hours later a fire broke out in the store causing about 75000 dollars in damage.
George J. Magly, about 25, secretary of the Teutonia Savings and Loan association, is jailed on a charge of making a false return to the state building and loan department. A $24,000 shortage is alleged, with Magly said to have confessed. State Insurance Superintendent E. H. Moore led the inquiry. The association, four years old, shows $162,000 in deposits and $13,500 paid-in capital. Magly assigned $6,000 of association property to himself. Receiver to be sought.
A lone bandit stopped the Stock yards Special on the Pennsylvania line near Polk Street, robbed the express car safe of 1,000 dollars cash and 8,000 dollars in checks, and fled after a gunfight with conductor Smith. Express messenger Effertz, 26, was at his desk when hijack began. the robber leaped to the ground after wrestling with the conductor.
Washington report notes house Democrats vow to press influence over the new ways and means panel, with radicals seeking stronger representation. They plan to capture the caucus in March to name a committee favorable to tariff revisions backed by Underwood critics.
Topeka Kansas February 1 The house of representatives approved a constitutional amendment enabling recall of all elected city county and state officers including judges upon petition by 25 percent of voters The vote impact and potential candidates for removal were discussed as the measure moves to the senate for consideration.
Tokyo reports the emperor plans a western voyage after his coronation in November aboard a Japanese warship. The imperial desire to undertake a historic trip has long been cherished by His Majesty, per Jiji Shimpo.
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