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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
11
Wealthy druggist Percy Sanderson accuses Mrs Anderson of indecorous ties with Captain Hanner and Bert Grant. Her defense centers on whether a kiss can forgive alleged infidelities and void a divorce action under New York law, with testimony recalling 18 years of marriage and a mountain trip.
Mrs E K Ellicott longtime Maryland clubwoman and head of the Maryland State Federation of Women’s Clubs died at her home after illness from pneumonia following a cold. She helped organize suffrage efforts and was among Maryland’s first suffrage leaders and presidents. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
The Mount Vernon Association held the Washington state meeting in Mount Vernon with reps from many states. Morning and evening sessions continued into the week as routine business moved forward, and a wreath from Mount Vernon garden was placed in Washington. Representatives listed include Miss Comegys of Delaware and delegates from Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, DC, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, and Washington.
Virginia Military Institute cadets march from Lexington to Harrisonburg to mark a day of remembrance. A battalion of 880 cadets participates in a parade to New Market for the tieth anniversary event, with salutes fired over fallen VMI men Maj Joseph W Latimer Col S B Gibson and F Roller. Local groups join the procession and the cadets camp for the night.
Plans by a French architect M. Augustin Rey for a major Berlin complex including a hotel and railway terminal have been accepted by German authorities. The move reflects a wish to soften postwar tensions and rejoin cultural exchange with France, pleasing the emperor who notes the beneficial influence of French genius.
New York and Baltimore sisters Jessica Reed and Margaret Reed Lewis deny allegations of undue influence by Charles Nast on the late Frederick Nast. Surrogate Ketcham in Brooklyn will hear the case, contending two Nast brothers prove the 1919 will disposing of about 10000 dollars should be set aside. The sisters, with ties to Columbia and Johns Hopkins, defend that gifts and letters were affectionate, not coercive.
Official notice reports Lady Sybil Cutting widow of William Bayard Cutting and daughter of Lord Desart has been readmitted to British citizenship from the United States. The London cable states the readmission was proclaimed on May 14 by official channels.
Mary Ansell the militant suffragette who yesterday slashed a Royal Academy portrait of the Duke of Wallington by Huberton Herkomer was sentenced yesterday to six months imprisonment.
Two members of Irish ancestry from the Congressional Union Milas Yancy Burne and Miss Mary Doyle Brannan plan to join a parade near Franklin Park for the Commodore Barry statue unveiling. They will wear white and green sashes and distribute suffrage literature after brief speeches asserting public treasury costs should not block the event.
The Department of Agriculture announced a nationwide census of all United States birds to begin May 30 under federal supervision. Volunteers will collect data to measure breeding pairs and assess the effectiveness of state and federal laws on game and insectivorous species, aiming for final results by June 3. The program seeks to improve bird life and build a uniform preservation effort.
New York May 14 Rusitin gave up his wife to his friend Milais and Von Buelow did likewise for the great Wagner 30 George W Korn says in detail The Post loved his wife so well that he allowed her to secure a divorce so she may marry J H Thorne All parties live in New York My love for my wife was too great for me to stand in the way of her happiness Korn She is a charming woman and I am certain my sacrifice will increase her happiness We are the very best of friends and our little son who is 6 years old is to spend most of his time with me and half with the future Mr Thorne Thorne has my heartfest congratulations He has the best wife in the world and I am just as happy to meet as he is because I know the woman I love is happy
London May 14 Prominent militant suffragette leaders General Mrs Flora Drummond and Mrs Dacre Fox were arrested this afternoon for failing to appear in police court. Drummond had camped on Sir Edward Carson's doorstep in Hatton Place and demanded protection from arrest. Dacre Fox sought aid from the Marquis of Londonderry in Berkeley Square after being summoned onincitement charges.
The safe and sane committee plans a July Day program with five bands performing in Zoological and Reds Creek parks and at the municipal pools, plus a monument ground event. The celebration features Declaration of Independence readings at community picnics and athletic contests at the pools, with an amateur horse show in Rock Creek park.
In New York on May 14 Elizabeth Dutcher social worker and Paul Howard Douglas Columbia University student were found guilty of disorderly conduct in police court and fined $10 each. They paid under protest and said they would appeal after being arrested outside a department store during an open air meeting to unionize shopgirls.
Representatives of sixty Cleveland women’s clubs voted to urge American designers and manufacturers to return to modest fashion. The resolution, backing modest garments, is expected to influence 15,000 local women and may be adopted by other states at the Chicago federation convention in June. William Wainwright, first vice president of the Grand Trunk Railway, died in Atlantic City after a long illness. Born in England, he came to America in 1870 as secretary to the Grand Trunk treasurer and rose through the ranks.
A May report from Rome says Genoa’s Catino Suero, long revered as the holy grail, was irretrievably damaged. The vessel, once housed in Genoa’s San Lorenzo Cathedral, drew pilgrims and guarded treasure, with Napoleon transporting it to Paris before restitution in 1815. The relic’s origin remains debated, with theories ranging from Christ miraculously making it from clay to Phoenician or Sheba era origins.
A record of officer movements and assignments includes Capt William C Termaine, two days absence. First Lieut Duard Sneed. Lieut Fredericks Strong, two months, to New York awaiting government action. Trent Col Williams Scott detailed to Fort Sam Houston to join a retiring board, relieving Lieut Col Guy Carleton. Board members include Ed Mund M Glaef, Maj Jaurs Ro Church, Capt Charles Zattars, David Y Blekh am, and First Lieut Benjami n Tie Warriner. Stephen Abagt retired reassigned to Fort Meade as acting quartermaster. Capt Edward A Roche and officers of the Twenty-sixth Infantry report to Col Augustus P Blockbom for board duties at Fort Sam Houston. A separate board at Fort Du Pont Del to examine volunteer commission applicants. First Lieut Lawrence E Hohl transfers to Sixteenth Infantry. Second Lieut Wellborn Dent to Manila via Fort Barancas for Philippine duty.
Naval orders detail Lieut A Wadsworth and others reassigned to Delaware. Movements list vessels arriving at Cristobal La Paz Mazatlan Vera Cruz and ports, with several ships sailing to Havana Norfolk Mazatlan and Shanghai, including Beale Caesar Iroquoia and Wyoming.
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