12 Sep 1913
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Newspaper
Washington Daily Herald
Location
Washington, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1913
Page
1
News reaches New York that Mayor William J. Gaynor died on the steamship Baltic near Ireland due to heart failure. His death follows a prior wound from an assassin and upholds the state of mourning as Colonel Adolph L. Kline vows to continue Gaynor’s policies.
John B. Stanchfield, one of the attorneys chosen to prosecute Governor Suizer, joins the legal team. The selection signals a coordinated effort by state prosecutors in the high profile case.
Thomas L. Gaynor, brother of Mayor William Jay Gaynor, was greatly shocked by word of his brother's death. He was told nothing alarming in letters and will leave to meet the body in New York after it arrives.
The Imperator of the Hamburg American line arrived in New York with 5,000 passengers, breaking all transatlantic passenger records.
Columbus Ohio Sept 12. An administrator is missing from the city for two weeks amid an alleged shortage of over 3350 dollars in the estate of James P Carlisle contractor John W Mays.
Governor Felker said New York seeks Thaw extradition on conspiracy charges. Thaw's lawyers plan a habeas corpus challenge and argue over governor authority while Nathaniel Martin and Moges Grossman arrive to assist.
The town of Gorgona and others in the Panama Canal Zone move away as Lake Gatun fills. Dismantled houses loaded on trucks hide the exodus while Miraflores lock gate leaks are being repaired by divers.
The Interstate Commerce Commission weighs the New York Central merger with Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and possibly other lines. It seeks opinions on whether the financing and consolidation would be unlawful capitalization or violate the law. No official stance has been issued yet.
Amid Gaynor’s death the New York political landscape shifts. Tammany Hall may gain from fusion splits as Metall attracts mayoral support, while McAneny and Prendergast face a reshaped field. Names like Ridder Willcox and McAneny are floated as possible nonfusion candidates.
Minnesota Republican Representative Sydney Anderson in Washington denounced the caucus driven process as a farce and fraud. He submitted his resignation, criticizing Ways and Means framing of the currency bill while Democrats support parts and Republicans condemn provisions on national banks and government notes.
Washington September 12 David Lamar the wolf of Wall Street was arrested there on a federal indictment charging him with impersonating a federal officer. He was arraigned and released on a 2000 dollar bond. Extradition to New York for trial will be contested in D C courts.
President Wilson departed for Cornish New Hampshire the summer capital to visit his family and planned to return to Washington Tuesday morning confirming the trip in a brief dispatch.
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