12 Nov 1913
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1913
Page
1
Wrecks and blizzards strike Great Lakes routes as sixty feared dead and nearly forty ships ashore. A lightship with six crew members is believed to have sunk. Cleveland endures the hardest hit weather, with a capsized freighter named Regina adding to losses. Sailors trapped by waves, hunger, and exposure find safety after perilous moments.
On the Great Lakes a three day gale and snowstorm left wreckage from Lake Superior to Lake Erie with at least three deaths and many missing. The 249 foot freighter Regina sank in Lake Huron. Steamer L C Waldo was wrecked on Gull Rock with 25 crew and 2 women rescued. Lightship No. 82 crews lost six. Dozens of smaller craft grounded or damaged, and Cleveland reported heavy snow, fatalities, and millions in property losses. Survivors arrived with reports of rescues and hardship across ports in Ontario, Michigan, and New York.
The London Stock Exchange suspended for three years the senior partners of Heybourn & Croft for improper methods in placing Marconi shares. Heybourn toured the United States with Godfrey C Isaacs, managing director of Marconi, amid the US UK deal. The inquiry clears other brokers like Grenfell & Co and notes Isaacs as linked to parliamentary testimony.
Five U S submarines sailed from Guantanamo marking the first step toward naval defense of the Panama Canal. Secretary Garrison praised the fortifications as a “marvelous feat in engineering” and noted guns will cover 10 to 12 miles at Atlantic and Pacific terminals. He deferred views on a permanent canal government, awaiting White House briefing after talks with Goethals and Metcalfe. Goethals hopes to clear the Cucaracha slide by February 1 with deep draft vessels expected next spring. Meanwhile canal staff is being reduced from 50,000 to about 2,000, with projections of 5,000 to operate the canal including 1,500 Americans and 350 laborers.
Reported from San Francisco on November 1 about icebound vessels along the Arctic and Alaskan coast. Whaler Elvira lost near the Yukon Circle. Captain Peterson and Aztec crew safe. Karluk and Belvedere in ice. Herschel Island outpost unreachable. Mary Sacha bound to Collinsen Point with native research plans.
A Peru earthquake destroyed Abancay in the southern Apurímac region killing about 200 people and leaving around 1000 homeless. The town, population about 2000, is a center of a large sugar producing area located roughly 40 miles from the coast. Officials dispatches confirm the toll amid widespread devastation.
Mexico City reports Gen Huerta presided cabinet meeting but details unclear. U S Secretary Bryan and President Wilson rally behind restoring constitutional government in Mexico. Embargo on arms debated. foreign support not requested. aim is financial isolation to force Huerta out.
In Nogales Sonora on November 11 William Bayard Hale who is said to be President Wilsons personal representative crossed the international line and conferred with General Venustiano Carranza leader of the constitutionalist forces. The meeting followed by visits from Frederick SImpich American consul and Ignacio Bonilla secretary of fomento in Carranzas provisional cabinet. The talks appear to be preliminary to formal conferences to begin the next day as Carranza makes Nogales a provisional capital in anticipation of Washington moves.
Vera Cruz Nov 11 All the Americans numbering 26 in the town of Tuxpam, being attacked by rebels, were safe this afternoon. Two American warships, the battleship Louisiana and the gunboat Wheeling, rode at anchor in Tuxpam harbor. Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding U S naval forces in Mexican waters, received a wireless dispatch from Rear Admiral Roush aboard the Louisiana. Twenty Americans had escaped, six remained, with hopes of rescue if necessary.
News from New York reports former Nicaraguan president Jose Santos Zelaya, recently in exile in Barcelona, has arrived aboard the Oceanic and is under U.S. scrutiny. He is rumored connected to Nicaragua’s revolutionary activity and possible plans against President Diaz. Also noted are conspirators seized with bombs and counterfeit molds in Managua.
A New York dispatch reports that William F. McCombs may not receive the post of ambassador to France despite President Wilson’s desire. French officials reportedly dislike appointing a man who previously declined the post, and a change could hinge on forthcoming French Foreign Secretary tips and publicity surrounding early appointments.
Republicans in the Maryland Senate vow to block seating Bishop Lee as successor to the late Rayner, arguing the governor lacked authority to order a special election without legislative authorization. Prominent legal figures contend a legislature mandate is needed for a direct vote under the revised amendment, risking delays to currency and other administration priorities.
Sailors from Utah Delaware Vermont and Ohio battleships near Villefranche may skip a Rome trip after funds raised by sailors for the voyage went missing. Chaplain Reaney planned reimbursement if needed and investigated Calderezzo’s whereabouts after a missing sending of funds. Naples also notes an army review in honor of King Victor Emmanuel with American officers watching and 1000 sailors present.
Republican law committee in Washington concludes the national committee cannot change representation at conventions without a full national convention. A by convention may consider the issue, with hope the party reforms and reunites Progressives for next fall’s campaigns, and possibly nominates Justice Hughes for president.
An occurred collision or incident along the Great Lakes reference appears with Zelaya in New York amid a broad issue page noting political and social items. The fragment hints at cabinet matters in Mexico and Republican conventions being contemplated, along with societal notes and sports items.
New York activists led by August Belmont and District Attorney Whitman denounce constant tips and compulsory gifts as wasteful, urging a nation wide move to thoughtful benevolence. Mrs J B Harriman stresses culture and personal touch in gifts over coercion.
Nathan Johnson an aged Basttet preacher advocating prohibition was assaulted near Independence Missouri. Three men tied him to a tree dragged and forced whisky into his mouth as he rode home from church. He lies in critical condition at his home miles southeast of Independence. The attackers fled after the brutal act, shouting a taunt about going home drunk.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt addresses the Chamber of Commerce urging municipal control of the food market, closer city provisioning, and suburban relocation aided by better transport. A resolution urged the Board of Education to appoint a local superintendent, with emphasis on local candidates and opposition to outsiders.
Jersey justice sent Thomas Baker to state prison for not less than ten nor more than thirty years. He was convicted of abusing his wife during a July 4 incident at their home in Carteret Landing. Neighbors and police described the scene as violent with repeated blows while the son witnessed the abuse and later testified. Judge Voorhees noted the severity and handed the hard sentence despite defense pleas.
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