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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
1
United Press reports Colima in violent eruption as inhabitants flee towns hundred miles away suffer ash and gas discomfort. The crater belches sand lava and ashes, rail lines blocked, smoke darkens skies, no deaths confirmed yet though cattle perished. The 1903 eruption is noted as a past event.
The first public hearing before the joint temperance committees in Columbus on January 21 featured charges that the Acker bill and House Bill No 4 mask sleepers aimed at prohibiting or nullifying liquor regulations. Governor Cox and Speaker Swain attended with Judge Wanamaker as weather kept attendance low.
The Lyndhurst hall prepared for the noon wedding of Helen Gould to Finley J Sheppard at Lyndhurst New York. The ivory white satin gown with rare old lace costs about $1000 and was designed with a long court train high neck and long sleeves. The bride's sister the Duchess of Tallerand lent the lace and the groom’s mother is too ill to attend.
Fifty years ago today January 21 opposition to the emancipation proclamation persisted in Congress. Kentucky's Harding delivered a bitter campaign speech denouncing the measure as an attack on the constitution and a clear disunion doctrine. General Burnside’s troops faced a stormbound stand on the Rappahannock river.
Twenty five years ago today an ice bridge formed across Niagara for the first time in seven years. In Montreal water froze as a fire hose was in use on a burning building.
United Press reports in St Poncabara on January 21 that Ivan Orlovskin aged nine hanged himself with a leather belt from a bedroom nail. Police released a note from the child stating his parents drink and want him to steal to bring money home, and that he has learned nothing and will kill himself.
United Press report from Evansville Indiana notes intensified flooding and cold weather as relief committees struggle. Livestock losses mount along the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Cairo while debris and mud clog rebuilt levees. Enterprise Indiana remains largely submerged with half the town washed away. Boy scouts patrol Shawneetown levees as emergency tents arrive. Torrential rains flood Laporte South Bend and Bedford in central and northern Indiana.
President elect Wilson opposed modern dances such as the turkey trot and bunny hug and urged canceling the inaugural ball. An intimate friend on the committee said unfavorable newspaper coverage and the expense to the government influenced his decision.
Detective Peter Mart died after confronting an alleged automobile bandit at a flat on 1617 Wabash avenue. The robber escaped after wresting the revolver from the detective and fatally shooting him.
Edith Taliaferro, actress, sued Dean B. E. Larrabee Weaver, a Spencer Trask & Co. clerk and son of a clergyman, for 100000 in libel. The out of court settlement followed Weaver admitting a letter to his wife about automobile rides with the actress was false. Mrs. Florence S. Weaver, seeking divorce, made the letter public during alimony proceedings.
A Guernsey County man endured six hours in a quicksand pit to save two workers in Liberal Kansas. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded James A Miller of Cuyahoga Falls a silver medal and $1,000 for the rescue, as detailed by the Akron Beacon Journal.
Eldridge E. Jordan a prominent Washington banker has been named chairman of the Wilson inaugural committee. The announcement highlights his leadership and ties to financial circles as the event prepares for the president elect's swearing in.
Nine Columbus businessmen formed the Low Cost of Living Club to push municipal ownership of public utilities and markets. Dr. T C Elder said the group will launch an agitation for a million dollar bond issue to fund municipal commission houses canning factories and cold storage plants.
Chicago January 21. The first suffering of the year hit the city as the cold spell began. Charitable organizations report requests for aid from about 10 000 poor families. The sudden cold left many unprepared and seeking immediate relief.
Uniontown Pa January 21 J W Thompson a 58 year old millionaire coal and coke man lost his wife in a divorce granted yesterday afternoon in secret. The ruling awarded her one million dollars alimony amid cruelty charges. Thompson married Blanche Bardner Hawes in 1903 and later built a mansion in New York on an 1800 acre tract.
The Scioto river again overflowed its banks inundating hundreds of acres of lowland around South Kenton. A cold wave worsens conditions causing widespread suffering in the town.
Miss Winifred Larchet of Finley avenue is confined to her home due to illness, staying indoors for rest and recovery under the care of family.
Pleasant City Ohio January 21 Special to Daily Jeffersonian Peter R Shively a well known southern county farmer died suddenly at home Monday night about 9 o’clock heart trouble was the cause He attended Harmony Christian Church services that day He leaves a wife five children J Willard Edward D J E Adkins F Shively former Pleasant City mayor and three sisters Betsey Strahl in her 99th year Sarah A Ledman Mary J Hendershott The last brother A C Shively died two months ago in Portland Oregon
Jerry Robinson, a colored man, was arrested on a warrant charging furnishing intoxicating liquor. He appeared before Mayor Dilley, was arraigned and fined $100 plus costs by Sergeant Meredith and Patrolmen Gilmore and Gibson on Tuesday.
Gunnison Colorado January 21 Five timbermen were caught in a snow slide that swept a mountainside in Cement Canyon about twenty miles north of town. The slide hurled them 12 000 feet down the slope and buried them under tons of snow. John G Henderson and John T Greeman died from suffocation. The remaining three were rescued. The notice adds the Four Leaf Clover club will meet tonight with Roy Waller on North Tenth street and all members are requested to attend.
Norfolk, Jan 21 Miss Eleanor Wilson will wear a silk dress for the March inauguration. The silk, produced by Andreae Silk of Norfolk, was selected in November and named Melrose in her honor. The dress, cost 650 dollars, is being made in New York and will be delivered in February.
Delaware senator W. E. Haas calls for measures to shield local merchants from creditor actions. He argues broader protections will stabilize small businesses and preserve community retail access. The proposal emphasizes fair treatment of creditors while safeguarding storefronts.
Trenton N J Jan 21 Governor Wilson will remain New Jersey’s chief executive until March 1 and depart for Washington March 3 to assume the presidency. He will travel in an ordinary parlor car with Mrs Wilson and three daughters the night before the inauguration. The Wilson party plans to stay at Shoreham Hotel with his cousin John Wilson. Mrs Wilson and daughters may attend the public reception in the capital rotunda if held but will not join the receiving line.
The Supreme Court awarded William Rieber of Youngstown $2000 damages against the Mahoning Valley railroad. Rieber had offered a conductor a quarter for his fate. the conductor demanded a nickel more. When Rieber rose to fetch the nickel, the car lurched and he was hurled through a window, breaking his hip and injuring his spine.
In Mobile a Gulfport, Mississippi store robbery ended with Charles Dickey, chief of police, shot in the heart by Percy Newelerg a negro burglar who was surprised at the scene Newelerg pleaded guilty before the grand jury and was sentenced to hang on February 28 within an hour The city faces high tension and possible lynching Newelerg leaves a wife and three children survivors report
Testimony at the coroner s inquest details David Ring and Co L Chatfield describing Oral Best beating John Barnhart at the Ohio state hospital in Columbus Adams county guard facing charges. Witnesses say Best struck Barnhart with a bat and water was turned on him in the bathroom. Postmortem reports note multiple rib fractures including one piercing the chest wall.
In Columbus on January 21 a message allegedly left by Miss Helen Ewing urged her former husband to fetch embalming fluid at 6:30 AM. Police found her unconscious with an open gas jet. she is expected to recover. Despondency stemmed from the man’s recent remarriage.
Former common pleas Judge Mansfield and others challenge the Kimble corrupt practices act on constitutional grounds. Prosecutor Paisley and special counsel Welty present the state case as Mansfield argues the law overreaches free action for candidates. The judge's motion to quash the indictment is considered in court.
Charles Brotherton a prominent businessman and former Ashtabula public service director died at his home after swallowing canned oxtail soup. His wife and mother fell ill soon after. The incident follows the family being served the soup several days earlier.
William Redden of Milwaukee along with W. B. Brown and W. J. McCain of Kansas City were released on bond this afternoon after entering the Federal prison here for a three year term following conviction in Indianapolis on the dynamite conspiracy charge.
Miss Anna Graham of Batesville has returned home after visiting Mrs. J. H. Shry on Steubenville Avenue.
Seven administration backed bills introduced in Trenton to curb holding company formation prevent stock based on non bona fide values and ban corporations formed to restrain trade. Existing firms remain untouched though strict limits apply to future actions. Governor Wilson approves the broad plan.
Fire started in a store basement in New London Ohio and threatened to wipe out the town until aid from Wellington Galton and Norwalk arrived. Loss is estimated at 50000 dollars. Dr C B Wilman jumped from a second floor and broke his arm. The White block the town largest building housing stores offices and the public hall was destroyed.
Indicates for tomorrow Ohio fair and warmer with moderate northwest winds becoming variable. Weather forecast notes calmer conditions in the region and suggests varied wind directions as the day progresses.
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