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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1912
Page
8
Congress considers drastic labor regulation with Mr Cox introducing a bill to bar youths under 14 from work. The measure, linked to Jane Addams ideas, targets theatrical productions and multiple industries with penalties for violations. The document cites potential theater reforms and broader protections for minors amid broader social reform efforts.
The bill prohibits the sale of newspapers by children before 6 o'clock in the morning and imposes heavy penalties through the juvenile court. It also sets annual salaries of 1,200 dollars each for the school and medical inspectors and was referred to the District of Columbia committee.
New York April 1 a new 10000 000 steamship larger and more luxurious than the monster George Washington was ordered yesterday by the North German Lloyd to be completed by August 1914 for the London Harig Bremen service. The ship will be the speediest of its class and feature beds instead of berths in every room with tonnage almost double that of the George Washington. The George Washington cost 6 000 000 with 4 000 000 more added to the new ship. The order signals further vessels for the Paris London Bremen route.
Curtiss W Reynolds a Civil War veteran carried a rifle at home to frighten his intoxicated son Charles W Reynolds who returned home and threw a lamp. The gun, claimed unloaded, fired, killing Charles. Curtiss said he did not know it was loaded and used the weapon previously only on Independence Day.
A political map at campaign headquarters uses blue pins for Taft and Wilson delegates and red pins for Champ Clark supporters. White pins imply purity or undecided groups, with pale yellow for certain factions. The secretary explains the symbolism as he surveys delegate alignments ahead of the convention.
Battle Creek Mich April 1 Representative Mortis Sheppard of Texas announced tonight his candidacy for the United States Senate. He said Johnson withdrawal prompted entry and that two months away from politics restored his health as he prepares to pursue the campaign to its conclusion. He will leave for his home in a few days.
Cambridge Md April 12 Postmaster Lywell Mc Moore today mailed his resignation to Postmaster General Hitchroth asking immediate acceptance. He cites his intent to back Col Roosevelt for President in the May 6 presidential primaries after fourteen years in office. The Republican county committee has named William H Medford as his successor.
The St Louis Republic reports a Clark campaign fund in St Louis started to aid Speaker Clark. The move aims to overcome long standing fundraising handicaps as Senator Dubois notes the need for broad public support while avoiding sources Speaker Clark would oppose.
Gov. Harmon spoke in Jamaha Nebr on April 12 defending his tenure as Ohio attorney general and governor. He denied involvement in a past bond sale prior to cabinet service and said the U S Supreme Court upheld his antitrust trial decisions. He praised his administration as economical and capable.
At the Indiana Society of Washington banquet in the New Eppitt Hotel Chief Justice Peele and Senator Shively defend lawyers as bulwarks of liberty and property rights. Speakers praise patriotism, Hoosier achievement, and educational aims while recalling Indiana’s role in national life.
Dr Frances Ede and four suffragettes jailed for window smashing secured release after a hunger strike that endangered their health. Seven inmates began the fast on April 5, with forcible feeding used from April 3. A Hyde Park protest against forcible feeding is planned.
William Burton and his family along with Leon Evans were murdered in their home while asleep. The heads of all victims appear crushed by an ax and knives stuck in the bodies except the children. Police suspect a negro fanatic, linking the crime to recent Louisiana killings connected to a disturbing religious sect.
Special to The Washington Fest reports Democrats in New York weighing Charles F. Murphy's 9 delegates to the Democratic national convention. Murphy will likely announce at Baltimore caucus which he controls. Delegation includes many corporation lawyers and two Tammany district leaders. Woodrow Wilson allies O Gorman and McAdoo have friends here. Two Brooklyn and New York representatives may back Clark or Underwood, but party unity and unit rule loom.
In Cincinnati a man, John P. Ruch, 22, divorces his wife Helen Hoffman Ruch, 24, after discovering they were half-siblings secretly formed by their mother who hid their kinship. The pair wed October 25, 1910, believing the girl to be adopted. The court granted the divorce on neglect and awarded custody of their two children to the father. The parents were absent from the hearing.
Gen Frederick Grant's death opens a vacancy deemed second only to the chief of staff in importance. The post may be filled soon by Maj Gen William Fl Carter, currently assistant chief of staff, who previously commanded the maneuver division in Texas. Possible successors include Brig Gen Frederick Unaton and Brig Gen Clarence Edwards, with Funston's seniority prompting likely promotion to major general. No official plan from the President had been disclosed.
Special to The Washington Post April 12 reports Andrew Saks died recently and his March 22 1811 will assigns executors Jennie Saks Isadore Saks and William A Saks. The residue supports the widow while she remains unmarried with $20 a year after remarriage. After major bequests the will directs quarter shares to each child and $5 000 to charities. Executors may loan up to $250 000 to Saks & Co.
Senator Bailey is ill with fever and unable to participate in Senate tariff deliberations. He warned colleagues his condition worsens, prompting the Democratic minority to defer action and request the committee to prepare a report urging passage of the proposed steel tariff revision.
A banquet at the Columbia Turnverein honors surviving members of the Eighth Battalion of German soldiers who guarded President Lincoln. Representative Bartholdt cites current policy parallels to Civil War tensions, praising German Americans and stressing readiness to defend the nation if needed. Survivors shared stories of the battalion’s Civil War defense of Washington and roles in later conflicts.
In a decisive vote, more than 21 000 of 25 000 engineers on 50 railroads east of Chicago and north of the Norfolk and Western authorize officers to call a strike if pay talks fail. The result, announced by Warren S. Slone, prompts a April 15 meeting of general managers to review the outcome.
Martin H Bray local contractor was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by Justice Anderson after denial of a new trial following a recent conviction for charges brought by Miss Alberta Sadner. Bray and Miss Sudlier have since married. attorneys Ambrose and Gwen urged suspended sentence while Davis and Bailey withdrew. Bray remains free on $2500 bail pending appeal.
The notice lists marriage licenses issued for Maurice Healy aged 22 and Amelia Monaco aged 18 with ministers J A Cowen and Randolph W Lowrie among others. Other couples include Charles W Talbert 20 and Lillian A Mangum, and Wilson F McCrea 28 with Treve C McDonald 22. Additional names mention Joseph F McGee and Elizabeth A McGraw, both linked to other locations.
At Belasco Theater yesterday afternoon Washington performers staged a three part entertainment for Neighborhood House. Highlights included Le Reviacene with Roberta Amies as Emile and Florence Fleming Noyes in On the Love of Echo, plus The Orientals with Nayrb and a cast of many artists. Capt. Dealt directed the production with Henry Wheaton Howard leading the music.
Mrs Jennia M Hichborn mother of Philip S Hichborn Washington lawyer and clubman who died by his own hand on March 2 filed a pe tition for letters of administration on his estate. Heirs include Eleanor M Hichborn wife of decedent absent from city, Philip Hichborn son born September 22 1907, and Martha H Pearsall sister. Estate lists bonds stock and realty valued up to thousands with 1707 N Street Northwest property in trust for sale. Petitioner seeks administration and guardian ad litem for infant.
Police reserves moved to clear Vermont Avenue Baptist Church near A street after anti-organization members seized the building following Rev. James Willis’s pastorate induction. About 700 to 900 attended a church meeting. after adjournment about 100 remained and sang hymns, resisting orders to disperse while police declined to arrest anyone.
Paul Waters secretary treasurer of the Chesapeake Beach Railway says a telegram from President W F Jones in New York offered no confirmation of a sale or railway changes. Rumors that Pennsylvania Railroad bought the system are doubted, with talk of a possible Drum Point line and connection to the Pope Creek branch at Upper Libboro. Also notes on Second Circle Puzzle results and eligibility for the next contest in The Sunday Post.
In April 1942 a provisional regiment drawn from the Fourth Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth United States Infantry will assemble in Dubuque Iowa and march to Sparta Wisconsin to test new equipment outfits and drill regulations. Vehicles and cooking outlets will be tested as battle tactics are practiced.
The Cuban government honored Secretary Knox and his wife as guests of the state in a grand ball at the ministry of state in Havana. Debates raged among Americans over the reception, while Cubans urged formal homage. Knox sails home tomorrow aboard the Washington. Women cannot vote in New Jersey, court rules.
Bertram Seaton a young Washingtonian faces trial after an alleged lunchroom robbery where a revolver was used and a clerk was shot. His attorney seeks lunacy examination, with doctors to report next Friday, as Seaton remains jailed since December 2 now awaiting trial. Also noted are a Newport News real estate sale tied to Virginia State Deposit and Trust liquidation, a mill accident severing fingers, and the Alexandria Hicht School principalship offer to Prof William Anderey Jr.
East Liverpool Ohio reports a boat accident on the Ohio River injuring a boy and killing four others. Henry Brant Earl Brandt Heeh Spro Difford Treward Crozely among the deceased. one ninth-grade boy saved. Vessel movements of ocean steamers noted nearby.
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