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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1912
Page
1
Negotiations between Western Pennsylvania coal owners and miners stalled as a compromise offer for a ten percent wage increase and shorter hours was rejected. Government reports and subcommittee talks continued with no agreement by the end of the period, leaving suspension of work as a looming possibility.
Reported tense talks amid threats to suspend operations as miners press for higher wages and shorter hours. Officials discuss potential counter proposals and federal action while the industry faces a looming strike and possible production disruption along the Atlantic coast.
Daniel Ho Moon Yale freshman crew captain married Mary Latourette of New York in Bermuda. The event was recently confirmed by the Yale athletics and campus news circles, adding a notable alliance between university sports and the acting world.
A New York Herald cable reports that despite Mr Whitelaw Reid denying giving an interview comparing England with pre revolutionary France, the matter may be raised in Parliament next Monday in response to a question from a Liberal member.
In Meadowlands near Washington Pennsylvania on March 2 Faul Sintski a miner was restrained and jailed after enraged neighbors alleged he attacked with his infant child. He claimed the infant bit its toe causing the incident. Neighbors attempted lynching but officers intervened.
London reports the governments minimum wage bill to quell the coal strike passing the commons stage as miners demand a daily minimum and share in output. A Monday conference between mine owners and miners may settle the dispute, potentially rendering the bill unnecessary amid strained union funds and widespread relief efforts.
In Annapolis March the State Senate and House debated a liquor local option bill. A grand jury probe found bribery evidence involving Delegate Smallwood and John F O Malley. Montgomery Delegate Cumming led a compromise allowing dry and wet regions to decide locally, hampering a statewide extension.
Twelve men attended a March dinner served by Hartley at a local hotel. Each man wore a glass eye, which were later removed and wrapped in a meat package sent to the hotel proprietor. The proprietor opened the package before a telephone girl, who then fainted.
Mrs Mary McCarthy shot John Gallagher at Calvary Cemetery during a funeral. Gallagher collapsed at the grave edge with a bullet wound in the left breast. McCarthy, arrested, reportedly said Gallagher had made remarks about her.
President Taft and cabinet officers attend a grand Maine memorial procession to Arlington. A U S Birmingham detachment leads the march from the Navy Yard along Pennsylvania Avenue to the State War and Navy Building. Civil and naval escorts, Marine Band, and a long list of dignitaries participate in the solemn ceremonies with burial at Arlington.
Reuters report from Constantinople states Turkey has mobilized along the Russia Turkish border, with eighty infantry battalions, twelve cavalry regiments, and forty two artillery batteries under discussion by Turkish ministers. The dispatch notes this follows tension over the Panemsa and the Ganni Ze ar, as two days travel to Panama via the Southern Railway is mentioned.
The officers including Rear Admirals Gigsher and Wainwright, Pay Director Bay, and Commanders Holden and Bronson had items such as swords epaulets shaving mugs and pipes restored to them. Guests at a dinner hosted by Department Commander Bernhardt Wall included Admiral Sigsbee Chaplain Chenwick and Captain Herrick USA at the New Ebbitt.
The article notes Levi C. Weir’s death and Frank B Keech of Keech, Loew & Gy discovering Weir possessed a large collection of stock certificates used to wallpaper his bath and dressing room. The certificates, valued only for decoration, feature engraver’s art in multiple colors. Keech plans renovations but will keep the certificate-walled room intact.
Reports from Mexico City say 500 federal troops commanded by Gen Tracy Aubert defeated 18 rebels led by Cen Salazar about 2½ miles south of Jiminez after a five hour fight. Open ground allowed cavalry charges aided by machine guns. Rebels fled toward Jiminez. Aubert planned a northward advance with Gen Tollem. Desertion rumors denied. government urged calm amid nationwide demonstrations in support of Madero.
Wellington reports that the Japanese ship Kainan Maru did not reach the South Pole. The crew, led by Lieut Shirage, conducted coastal exploration on King Edward Island and said they saw nothing of Scott's British expedition. The second attempt followed an earlier stormy failure and ice pressure. the schooner was repaired after the first voyage.
In a Bronx confrontation two men exchanged shots near a home as Harry Lavelle and Jackson Lavelle were wounded. A revolver was found near the scene and Jackson Lavelle was identified by police as involved in a dispute with the two men, including broker Benjamin Creed, ready to use force.
Los Angeles prison officials report Charles Dean, alias Hoffman, confessed to involvement in the Bank of Montreal robbery at New Westminister, British Columbia. Dean allegedly offered turnkey Oscar Norrell $2000 to help him escape. Norrell says seven men planned the raid and about $350,000 was stolen and moved toward China.
Telegrams report Paraguayan revolutionaries control Asuncion area with President Pena and many officials taking refuge on Brazilian and Argentine ships or legations. Battles persist as rebels and government forces clash at entrenched points. peace talks fail, Villeta occupation precedes Asuncion push. Brisk river patrols by rebel gunboats disrupt supplies to surroundings. Two crews drowned at Jekyll Island Club incident near Brunswick.
The United States will not block legitimate export of foods clothing dry goods and hardware to Mexico. President Taft and his cabinet ruled such necessities do not fall under the embargo on munitions of war. The question of dynamite and explosives for mining was sent to Attorney General Wickersham. Customs collectors and El Paso merchants questioned if foodstuffs and clothing are included in munitions. Treasury directed no interference with normal shipments of goods. In Mexico the situation worsens with rebel movements and increasing federal garrisons in Puebla and the federal district.
Manuel Calero y Bierca will be transferred to Washington as ambassador. Pedro Bascaurrain takes the foreign relations portfolio effective immediately. Ambassador Gilberte Creapo Martines in Washington will be moved to Vienna as Minister to Austria. Hungary Rav al supply ship Bevern loses propeller near Norfolk and tows to yard. submarine crew retrains at yard. Weather and train notes indicate good weekend travel.
A roundup of sweeping political events and public concerns includes bribery probes and grand jury actions in Maine and Venezuela talks. Reports note train crash casualties in Virginia, and discussions on labor leaders and shipbuilding expansion. Also covered are social events, church activities, and sports briefs tying into broader national affairs.
Elmer Mann was instantly killed and Wille Simmons died an hour later after a Cumberland Valley Railroad train struck their wagon as they returned home to farms near New Kingston Fa Carrile Pa on March 21. Both men were farmers driving home when the fatal accident occurred.
Fortville Indiana March 2 two people killed and many injured when Indiana Union Traction cars collided west of town. Wrecked cars blocked track, flames spread, rescuers searched smoking compartments for victims. Nearby reports say multiple injuries and possible further fatalities.
Emissary of the outlaw clan travels to Roanoke to offer surrender on conditional terms as authorities close in on Allen gang. Sheriff and detectives pursue Allen allies across Carolina counties, arresting two on bonds while others flee toward Hillsville. Sidney Edwards, nephew of the Allens, is captured near Blairsville after a failed courthouse shooting probe.
A confusing hotel scene in Goodland Kansas shows fourteen boys aged 6 to 1 entering a lobby with a claim there are thirteen more behind them. The register lists Ben Alex Lindar as the guest, while others debate room assignments and the phrase never doubled them up.
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