13 Sep 1913
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1913
Page
1
Residents report Jerome fears abduction as Thaw’s lawyers press for delay amid talks of deportation from Colebrook. Extradition proceedings face habeas corpus questions while officials weigh plans to move Thaw with possible Canadian interference and Montreal writ challenges.
George Wallace, a Red Lands ranchman, and Dr Gordon Lewis of London, travel far into the Colorado desert to live as Adam did. They wear minimal clothing, walk daily over scorching sands, endure cloud bursts bareheaded, and rely on the desert to cure their tuberculosis, with long beards and hair to match their primitive life. They plan to stay until cured.
Rebel forces rout Mexican constitutionalists at Bustillos while U S troops on the border join with posses to pursue gun smugglers. Reports say Villa’s corps nearly annihilated. federal officer Capt Santa Ana Caravaco arrested at Juarez at U S request. Refugees describe raids on Cuatro Cienegas and Durango Gis Palacio rail lines amid unsettled coast conditions.
Liverpool honors William J Gaynor with lying in state at town hall. Body brought ashore from the Baltic, escorted by police to the catafalque, with US consul Washington and Lord Mayor Harmood-Banner involved. Rufus Gaynor receives condolences as arrangements for funeral and voyage to the United States are coordinated.
In Como Italy Dr Sala examined Porter Charlton the young American held in Como jail. He will need another examination before giving definite opinions on his marital and physical condition. Charlton appears well eats and sleeps regularly. US dispatches hint at an insanity defense and a memorandum outlining it is with the court. Trial likely to extend into April.
Special Agent Thomas J Watts of Southern Express Co says he nearly identifies who took 71900 from a strong box en route from New York to Savannah. Investigators believe the theft occurred with the trunk not broken at delivery in Savannah.
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs. Oscar V Junek, 18, wife of Rev. Oscar V Junek of Granite City, was arrested for wearing men's clothing on a street visit with her husband in the foreign labor quarter. She faces a disorderly conduct charge to be heard by a Granite City police magistrate the next day. A Granite City officer noted a youth at a soda counter. the youth admitted being a woman.
Special from Chicago and Washington reports Capt. Philip Bunau-Varilla of Paris predicts Panama Canal traffic will demand rebuilding within 20 years. He says the United States must replace the locks and create a sea level passage as 50 million tons capacity proves inadequate.
San Francisco reports Falcon and Hope islands in the Friendly or Tonga group have vanished beneath the sea. Several hundred natives and a number of white residents are missing. Captain J. H. W. Trask of the Sonoma brought the news after arriving from Sydney via Pago Pago and Honolulu. Earlier, Sydney instruments recorded violent earthquake shocks about 2,000 miles northeast of Sydney.
Santo Domingo rebels form a provisional government in the northern territory as Horacio Vasquez leads. Minister Limardo resigns to join the secessionists, and the warship Jacaqua sails from Santo Domingo with 600 troops toward Puerto Plata amid US-central government tensions.
Theodore Roosevelt told Judge Ben Lindsey he will come to Denver if a recall campaign starts against the judge. In a reply to Lindsey, Roosevelt said he would take the first train when he hears the fight is on. The first public event in the campaign is planned for Welton Street Hall tomorrow as petitions begin to circulate. Lindsey welcomed the move and said he wants to identify his enemies.
William le Page and Wilbert Cromer of Chicago, sent to map the Amazon headwaters, are believed slain by natives. Peruvian reports say a relief party found Indians with their guns and baggage, suggesting foul play as no arms were abandoned. The last Chicago word came February 4 from Cajambamba amid their efforts to trace a route between Chiauita and Pajalen.
Rome reports there is no foundation for rumors that popular meetings are organizing in favor of Italy annexing the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean off Asia Minor. Italy vows no great power should gain territorial advantage from the Turkey crisis and remains firm on its principles.
Melville D. Fuller testified Gov Sulzer personally paid him 16000 after the last election and that Harris & Fuller held collateral stock for Sulzer amounting to 50612 in debt by June 1913. Fuller noted a signed order "William Sulzer for Mrs Sulzer" for stock left as collateral, while no dealings with Mrs Sulzer were claimed.
President Wilson attended a pine grove performance in Meriden New Hampshire where his youngest daughter Misa Eleanor starred in a masque protesting bird slaughter for millinery. Margaret Wilson sang The Hermit Thrush and a parchment scroll honoring the Bird Sanctuary was presented to Mrs Woodrow Wilson. Mrs Herbert Adams broke her leg and ankle before the show and received care at home.
West Orange New Jersey September 18 Thomas A Edison is much improved after two days at his Llewellyn Park home. Dr John Hammon Bradshaw reports the inventor is somewhat worn but resting well and should be able to be about in a few days with rest and good care.
New York reports Rep Timothy D Sullivan remains missing after leaving his brother’s Williamsbridge home September 1. Doctors deny a sanitarium stay. an estate attorney warns Sullivan faced looming bankruptcy and mounting claims could render his estate doubtful if paid. Friends doubt the dramatic sums once claimed, while creditors press for court action on notes.
A brief item notes that Paze sinTaw has secured a delay in a pending matter. Related entries mention MexicanRetely routed and other brief notices from the daily index.
Sir Thomas Lipton dodges the name of the American bride mentioned by Sir Thomas Dewar. He says such a union of cup victory and marriage would be remarkable but notes he hopes the forecast may come true.
Affidavit by Francis D. Day links three torso fragments in Volk's morgue to his sister Miss Annette Day 23 missing since August. Police seek a Brooklyn physician tied to her circle as family protested early relation. Witnesses recall a tar paper theft tied to the torso, with Habana leads complicating the case.
Prominent New York Yacht Club members Cornelius Vanderbilt J P Morgan Frederick G Bourne Henry Walters Arthur Curtiss James and George F Baker fund a yacht to defend the Americas Cup. Commodore Vanderbilt sails home as talks begin at the New York Yacht Club with plans for a second syndicate and possible third. Robert W Emmons 2d named managing director, previously tied to Barbra and Avenger.
A garbled report from Geneva mentions a St Bernard and a dog saving a Chicago fan who fell into a ravine. The fragment references a group of young girls and a rescue scene with unclear details about ages and events.
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