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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1913
Page
1
James Thorpe admitted that his amateur laurels were undeserved and that he played professional baseball. The Sac and Fox athlete faces punishment including removal of trophies and erasure of amateur records as he descends from Olympic hero to professional rank.
Prominent Masons plan a movement to redeem a 14 carat gold tablet once inviting McKinley to a California Knights Templar assembly. The piece, held in a Broadway jewelry shop, is offered for $1000. Dr. Herman Baer, husband of Mabel McKinley, says he pawned it for $700 fearing burglars.
In Middletown Connecticut on January 28 Professor W C Fisher, a noted eastern educator, was forced out of the Wesleyan University faculty after he stated that churches should be closed by law and people allowed Sunday pleasure as long as they did not disturb others. President W A Shanklin demanded his resignation.
A political dispute centers on W. D. Galton proposing a maneuver to derail or bypass a bipartisan investigation. The move signals intensified party friction as lawmakers clash over oversight.
Fifty years ago today a congressional committee reported against a bill to establish a postal money order system. The war secretary authorized Massachusetts to organize black troops. Twenty five years ago today a traffic tie up from storm threatened a milk famine in big cities as England faced storm damage.
Federal Judge E R Meek mailed warrants for the arrest of three Standard Oil officials John D Archbald H C Folger Jr and W C Teagle in a federal anti trust case from Dallas Texas dated January 28 If arrests face trouble he will send Texas officers to aid in pursuit of the men to answer in U S district court Texas has long pursued Standard Oil
Manila January 1928 report says one American killed and six wounded in a skirmish near Jolo. Two US cavalry troops and a native detachment repelled a Moros attack after a brisk fight.
The House approved the annual rivers and harbor bill in Washington at noon, touted as the largest pork barrel measure. It carries authorization totaling forty million eight hundred thousand dollars for projects nationwide.
New York January 28 Woodrow Wilson argues in an article that the US government is a foster child of special interests. He notes Hamilton’s theory favors the financially powerful and urges public interests to guide policy rather than wealthy bankers and manufacturers. He calls for relief from domination by special classes.
London reports threats by Emmeline Pankhurst and suffrage leaders to break laws except murder to force a vote on women’s suffrage. Shops board up, police patrol, and arrests follow as Dublin rebels clash with authorities. Supporters denounce cabinet treachery and vow to end the truce awaiting Parliament action.
United Press Special from New York reports Governor Sulzer offering 100 to help General Sickles out of a bind. He cannot intervene in legal process but hopes newspapers will start a public subscription. Sickles is on bond awaiting trial for embezzling 23 000 from the state.
Mrs Morris Johnson of Twelfth Street underwent surgery at Keenon Hospital Tuesday morning at 10 o clock performed by Dr I W Keenan with Dr W G Lane assisting.
United Press Special reports Constantinople January 28. The council of union and progress voted unanimously to refuse to give up Adrianople and the Aegean islands to the Balkan allies. Enver Bey backed by the Young Turks. Kamal Pasha, deposed grand vizier, stricken with paralysis, leads counter revolutionists who may overthrow Enver Bey.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the village of Leipsic may levy 18.23 mills to cover 1911 indebtedness for lighting, despite the Smith law limiting to 5 mills. The decision allows a 15 mill total levy when voters approve, applying to current expenses not sinking funds or interest levies. The tax commission began drafting a bill to cap total levies at 15 mills.
Denver, January 28. Mrs. Zoe Wheeler, Candace Wheeler's stepmother, has dismissed her second suit and started a third action claiming new evidence shows the deceased was unduly influenced when naming her fiancé Dr. J H Meyer as sole heir. Miss Wheeler left all to Meyer, including a $12 000 life insurance policy.
Columbus Ohio January 28 The joint judiciary committee of the senate and house reported for passage a bill allowing verdicts in civil cases by nine of twelve jurors in common pleas court and by five of six in justices and municipal courts. Conservatives sought a six hour deliberation before a three fourths verdict but failed to win their point.
New York January 28 Mrs Louisa Desposito a handsome young woman disrupts court seeking to influence Joseph Desposito her husband and his witnesses. She coaxed him home then barged into Justice Newburger's court attempting to drive the witnesses from the building. Court officers intervened to separate her from the witnesses.
President John Moore of the Ohio Miners arrives in Bridgeport to lead a strike at the Crescent mine of Lorain Coal and Docks Company involving 400 miners who allege cheating on coal scales. He will review additional Belmont county strikes affecting about 1500 workers.
J L Nicholson of Byesville was in the city on Tuesday conducting business and stopped at several offices. He appeared in good spirits and spoke briefly about upcoming local affairs.
Observations at 8 a.m. on Monday report fair conditions in Ohio with moderate variable winds expected for tomorrow. The notice comes from the United States Weather Bureau in Washington.
Alexander Chambers of Newton Pennsylvania, a capitalist, left for Los Angeles after two weeks of wandering with aphasia. He says he was stricken January 10 in a Philadelphia railroad station and woke last Saturday on an island off the California coast after being taken by fishermen. He had 1500 dollars and 5000 dollars worth of diamonds. the money is gone but the diamonds remain.
A legislative inquiry into alleged extravagances of the state militia will begin once the committee named by Lieutenant Governor Nichols and Speaker Swain can organize. The probers include Senator Gregory of Cincinnati Senator Cunningham of Gambier and Senator Howard of Barnesville with Representatives Kilpatrick Trumbull Mills of Cuyahoga and Thatcher of Clinton.
Carl Reidelbach, who terrorized officers at the Central police station in Los Angeles two months earlier by threatening an infernal machine, was sentenced today to twenty years in the state pen.
Washington reports that espionage by agents of the Peruvian-Amazon company hampered consul Fuller’s summer investigations in the Putumayo rubber districts. He will disclose in his report to Congress that company officials thwarted inquiry and that native Indians were subjected to a slave-like system under the rubber firm’s agents.
The piece recounts the 1897 steel rail price war led by Andrew Carnegie and his steel company, driving rails to 14 dollars per ton and signaling Carnegie’s dominance. Walter Scranton testifies on the pool’s collapse, noting widespread losses and threatened employment in the industry.
Chicago residents await a courtroom decision in Evanston over butcher shop trimming rights Mrs. G P Jackson wife of a Northwestern professor has caused the arrest of two J P Rapp employees after alleging she paid for 4% pounds of steak but two pounds were trimmed off The dispute centers on household entitlement to meat trimmings.
Cleveland officials say the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen vote on strike will almost surely favor a walk-out. A nationwide railroad tie-up east of the Mississippi and north of Virginia could follow, railroad officials warn.
James Thorpe, a noted All Round Indian athlete, played professional baseball and basketball. His multi sport career included appearances in major leagues and touring exhibitions, reflecting a versatile athletic legacy.
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