27 May 1913
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1913
Page
1
Ex president asks ten thousand dollars for drunkenness charge as court guards the jury. Judge Flannigan presides over a libel suit against Ishpeming editor George H. Newett and cautions jurors about letters read aloud. Venicemen quiz a friend ship with H. C. Young, resigning Republican representative from Congress.
The libel case against George A. Newett opens in Ishpeming with Col. Theodore Roosevelt as plaintiff seeking $10,000. The jury includes four miners three teamsters two farmers one blacksmith one locomotive fireman and one woodsman. Judge Flannigan orders jurors confined until verdict to prevent outside influence.
Coroner jury clears Pelkey of blame and frees principals in the match dispute. Autopsy shows McCarty died from a jaw neck dislocation injury, not heart failure. Hearing adjourned. bail set at $10,000. Witnesses include Referee Smith and manager McCannes McCarty.
Supporters boosted Barnes to lead a state campaign committee by six to ten votes as May precincts report. The battle pits progressives against the anti Baines faction with a narrow path to victory and a split field in the Iowa race for party control.
Thousands of women waited for hours in the heat outside the Koszyak Museum to view wedding gifts for Princess Victoria Louise. Police restrained them as they surged and threatened to rush the doors while jewel displays drew crowds and tension rose among the onlookers.
The Supreme Court held that patent owners cannot fix resale prices for retailers of patented articles. Bauer Chemical Company vs James O'Donnell, a New York firm versus a local druggist, sparked a landmark decision affecting hundreds of patents. The ruling overruled the mimeograph precedent and limits patent price controls, with Justice Day joining the majority.
The Department of Justice argues patentees lose pricing power after sale, citing Sherman antitrust law. Several suits test if rights to establish restitutions extend to many firms. Local justices show support, while most courts have upheld the patentee's control as the nation moves through related rulings.
Special to The Washington Post. Mrs Hilla D Shonts wife of Theo P Shonts and resident of the Interborough is in serious condition after her country home near Mobile Alabama burned April 19. Dr E B Ligon Mobile said the shock and general physical breakdown from the fire prevented her from accompanying her daughters to New York and testified the health risk makes court testimony dangerous now.
Special to The Washington Post. In Millington Delaware May 2 1966 Rev John J Lynch assistant pastor at St Thomas Catholic Church gave a ride to five children and fatally struck Grace Geizler aged 2 years 6 months in his parish. The priest was exonerated by police after explaining the incident and released. The child darted from the sidewalk into the street and the priest swerved to avoid the collision.
London dispatches report Bulgaria foresees war as inevitable over the Servia and Greece dispute. Sofia massed 80 000 troops with more moving into Macedonia. Dr Daneff ono of the Bulgarian delegates delivered near ultimatum style representations to the powers demanding treaty revisions and strict adherence. Greece proposes a wide neutral demarcation zone and Bulgaria vows strict military orders to prevent further fighting.
The chancellor sheriff reform bill cleared the senate by party lines and will not become law until voters approve it next November. It sets up a state level commissioner with the sheriff to select grand and petit jurors, and supersedes an acting governor’s bill that appoints jurors by lot once lists are prepared.
Six central office detectives arrested loan brokers for violations of federal act. Spotters coerced borrowers, mainly women, to secure loans with insurance policies and legal endorsements. Officials say additional arrests likely as investigations continue.
In Salisbury England Colvns Piger and passenger Fellows survived a blaze after the gasoline tank ignited midflight. With flames sweeping under the seat Pigez held the wheel to a steep descent and landed, both men leaping clear as the wreckage and fuel exploded. Eyewitnesses cheered the daring rescue as crowd safety measures followed.
Former President William H Taft, speaking at Yale in New Haven on modern government, called the United States ludicrously unprepared for war and urged Congress to boost the army and navy. He warned against overreliance on optimistic war scenarios and stressed the need for preparedness despite past luck.
London May 21 Emmeline Pankhurst leader of militant suffragists is rearrested in Holloway jail after officers judge her fit to serve another term of imprisonment of three years. She declares she will resume her hunger strike until death if necessary.
Ten Italian laborers were killed and three injured near Doeguls Maryland on the Baltimore and Ohio line while working on embankment cuts. They retreated as a blast was set off but did not hear a fast passenger train approach. Coffins were sent to Hancock for interment. bodies would be buried tomorrow. A special B&O train from Union Station offered Sunday fares to reverse trips.
President Wissman condemns the insidious lobbying in Washington to sway public opinion and lawmakers for tariff alterations. He cites money spent to create artificial pressure, urges the government to be freed from this burden, and expresses support for congressional relief from ongoing interference.
Ambassador Bernstorff arrives after a week of talks with U S authorities and tariff experts. The dispute centers on a clause favoring goods carried on American ships, seen as a principal objection by foreign governments. Berlin warns the U S must respect treaty terms or face abrogation.
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President Wilson defends Underwood tariff rates amid a heated sugar industry dispute. He condemns lobbyists and paid political ads as misrepresentations while Senators Simmons Kenyon and Smith push bills to regulate lobbying. The White House signals confidence the tariff will pass with little change and protect sugar producers.
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