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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
1
Thirty eight dynamiters arrived at Fort Leavenworth Kansas to begin sentences. They were stripped of belongings and renamed by numbers as the federal prison begins a massive steel heavy construction era.
The emperors brother Grand Duke Michael is relieved of command and given 11 months leave. Colonel Prince Dolgorukoff is named to succeed him with no formal explanation given.
A Chesapeake and Ohio locomotive plunged through a temporary bridge on the Guyandotte river at Guyandotte. Seven men were killed and about six seriously hurt. The loss is estimated at $500,000 with freight traffic halted and passenger service resumed via B&O rails after hours. The hoodoo bridge had seen two prior fatals during double tracking. Officials cite undermined piles from high river levels.
Princeton news confirms President elect Wilson spent New Year’s Day at home with two short walks totaling about three miles, under a sweater, showing he is fully recovered from illness. He noted Governor Sulzer’s Capitol stroll and mused about walking to Washington at the inauguration.
The writer aims for a simple inaugural, noting Washington crowds will hinder walking. He also debunks the myth that Thomas Jefferson rode a horse to his inauguration, stating he walked with fellow citizens.
John D. Rockefeller and partner Elias Johnson lost their match six up to Frederick J. Hall and I. Th. Gebnson in a New Year golf game at Tarrytown N Y. Rockefeller said he is not superstitious and will rebound soon.
In El Paso Texas on January 2 Injury carried 112 pounds and under for J W Fuller scored a handy victory over distance performers at Juarez. Irish Gentleman took second General Marchmont third. Aunt Mamie won the first two year old race with Ida Lavinia second. Balronia surprised by winning the second race at long odds. Nathan on Holabird fell and Dan Norton sustained a cut in a crowded finish under ideal weather.
The forthcoming Massachusetts legislature session will consider a petition from Boston Mayor John F. Fitzgerald seeking state subsidies for the Boston opera house. The move aims to aid the city's cultural venue and public performances.
Washington plans to arrest William Rockefeller of Standard Oil, still evading a Pujo committee subpoena. Sergeant at Arms Riddell would seek a war rant to place Rockefeller in custody and deliver him to the House for contempt. Congress reconvenes and likely acts within 45 hours to authorize force.
Alexander hall the main building of Princeton Theological Seminary caught fire on the fourth floor and burned that level while lower floors suffered water damage. R C Thompson a former all around athlete champion and seminary student led student volunteers before firefighters arrived. Damage about 15000 dollars insured. Alexander hall was the first Presbyterian church seminary building in the United States.
New York January 2. It was stated on good authority that machinery would be set in motion today toward a quick settlement of the strike of 90 000 garment workers in the city. A conference between employer and worker representatives would be held today. Both sides wish to settle without the chamber of commerce peace forum or department of labor.
Jack Dillon defeated Gus Christie in a hard fought bout at the Auditorium Indianapolis. After the fight many fans believed Dillon had little on Christie when it comes to actual fehtine.
At St James Palace the Balkan delegates adjourned after a heated session over Turkeys offer to cede Salonika to Bulgaria rather than Adrianople. Madjaroff stormed out vowing war, others protested the move as dilatory. Talks paused with Turkey given more time to formalize proposals ahead of another meeting.
In Newport Kentucky three drunken men armed with revolvers stormed Corpus Christi Church during the New Year Mass provoking panic among women and children. Two fled while a third refused to surrender prompting a struggle as congregants rushed him, leading to a prolonged disturbance before police detained the captured assailant.
The first lady and governor hosted a New Year reception in Springfield Illinois marking a formal social event at the state capital. Attendees included notable local figures and officials as the year begins.
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