30 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
1
Burglary at a Narragansett Pier cottage is suspected to have occurred Saturday night while Mrs E H Harriman’s daughter was away. Valuables were left unguarded on a bureau and an organ grinder was seen in the area. Detectives pursue leads.
A New York report details a $75,000 jewel theft from the Rumsey home at Narragansett Pier led by the Harriman estate. The rope of pearls worth $60,000 and a ruby pendant valued at about $5,000 are among the stolen items. Five servants were present. an organ grinder near the house is a possible lead. Executrix Mary Harriman Rumsey, daughter of the late E H Harriman, manages the estate amid ongoing private detective inquiry. The New York police have not been alerted per officials, and the case remains under investigation with theft believed to involve a familiar interior accomplice.
Two Mount Pleasant Cemetery sextons, George Reese and Joseph Sturz, quit after refusing to wear white gloves when handling caskets as funeral processions pass. They say workers would be made monkeys of if required to change clothes for each procession, despite a cemetery association rule enforcing white gloves for coffin duties.
In Elberton Georgia Mack Guest fired at a burglar in his home at dawn mortally wounding his 17 year old sister Nellie who staggered toward him crying that a bolt of lightning struck her before dying despite aid. The shooting followed Guest arming after a noise in Nellie’s room and firing at a figure near the window.
Senator Weeks a Republican on the Senate banking committee condemns Secretary McAdoo as making an abominable attempt to influence congressional action. Representative Henry calls for McAdoo to be summoned instantly to reveal the facts behind charges that New York banks depress government 2 percent bonds. The House committee plans to insist on public evidence to show the truth behind the controversy.
Senators forecast a decisive result as embargoes are lifted and Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Talks center on Mexico policy with Bryan and Wilson weighing mediation options, possible Huerta resignation, and steps to protect Americans amid shifting U S positions.
A 13 year old girl claims she was forced to convert from Catholic to Protestant while living in a Protestant home in Elkins West Virginia and later in New York. She described abuse and a search for a Catholic church guided by a woman to Father Breslin. Police noted inconsistencies in her account and questioned the missing Wake man School and address.
Report by Col Ortega to American reporters claims 3200 reinforcements under Villa near Juarez, with 1,100 cavalry and several machine guns but no field artillery. Trains from Juarez to Chihuahua City largely halted, a skirmish near Samalayuca minimalized by officials, and Chinese residents warned to evacuate western Chihuahua.
Special dispatch claims Theodore Roosevelt organized four volunteer cavalry regiments from Arizona and western Texas for a possible Mexico invasion. The report alleges Roosevelt directs selection of men for a division with War Department knowledge, with him to command if war comes.
Frederick B Wells, president of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and vice president of a grain company, was found semi conscious and robbed on Greene Street in New York. He was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after attending a theater with his brother and his 12 year old son Thomas. Wells had been spending the summer in Long Island and missing items included his hat coat and $150.
Millionaire Vincent Astor, aboard the Noma off Ferncliffe, was bitten four times on the hands by his pet monkey Focko after the creature escaped its cage. Second Mate Rutherford helped capture it. Astor will quarantine at Newport aboard the Olympic with Mrs. John Astor.
Albany July 29 The Frawley committee plans to reconvene and verify allegations that a 2500 campaign check from Jacob H Schiff was deposited to a Sulzer campaign manager’s account and not disclosed in campaign filings. The probe centers on whether Sulzer’s personal bank balance before nomination and after exceeded reported sums.
A Daily Telegraph Shanghai report notes 100 Japanese officers to join the Canton army of 40,000 as northern troops approach Wusung. clashes erupt at Chapel Shanghai and consulates face renewed danger as warships guard foreign properties. Wu Ying-fang and Sun Yat Sen give mixed signals on peace while reinforcements land and looting rises.
Former Speaker Joseph G Cannons automobile plunged down a steep bank into a small lake at Spring Hill Cemetery tonight. He and his daughter Mrs Fo X Leseure were unharmed as the car teetered on the bank and slid into the water. The chauffeur applied the brake and the vehicle slid into the shallow water where both occupants waded to shore unhurt.
A steel spike and tin strip were found in the cell of Jesse Pomeroy aged 52 at Charlestown prison. He has been a prisoner since 1876 after a murder conviction at age 16. His escape attempts have been frequent, though solitary confinement has stretched intervals between them. In 1892 he begged to join a mass escape but was denied.
Bulgarians, pressed after losing Kresna Pass, retreat under cover of night from Djuma after fierce Sunday battles. Greek forces report heavy Bulgarian losses and capture several coastal ports while warning of possible regrouping if supply routes reopen. Albania’s ruling prince to be named later. ambassadors settle status of new Albania and organize administration with Swedish aid. Investment of Sofia and railway disruptions threaten famine as Serbs cut links and Roumania may permit rail relief.
Senate Republicans insist no rush to tariff action if currency legislation is pressed this session. Senator Gallinger rejects forced action and warns a prolonged hot summer session will not speed tariffs. Senator Lodge calls for caution. Simmons hopes no threats to delay. Debate continues as minor party leaders fault pace and discuss earthenware schedule and duties on pumice stone and fluorspar. German societies protest proposed 16 percent tax on foreign books, saying it harms scientific and literary progress.
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