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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
1
Chicago report says a rejected suitor tried to abduct Anna Forte in the morning rush. Her brother attacked Tony Morasceo with a hatchet during the struggle. The mother fired shots, wounding a bystander. Morasceo dies, another man dies, and a third is fleeing.
A April 29 Gretna Manitoba fire caused losses over 300000 before dynamite stopped the flames. High winds spread the blaze from building to building destroying the King Edward hotel and the Bank of Montreal and wiping out the business section.
Upper Sandusky Ohio April 29 Ada McNamara 40 unmarried dies today after an attempted self harm with a public safety item at Kirby. Despondent woman suffered severe head injury in the incident.
A Cumberland Md dispatch to Financial America reports the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will move its large repair shops from Zanesville Ohio to Cumberland, citing flood avoidance. The letter argues Cambridge, with no flood risk, better fuel and equal inducements, is a logical new home for the shops.
The Army of the Potomac crossed the Rappahannock River above and below Fredericksburg to assault the Confederate position. Admiral Porter's fleet shelled Grand Gulf batteries with no decisive result.
Fire of unknown origin swept the Acme flour mills and elevators in Jeffersonville Indiana causing an estimated 110000 dollars in damage early today. The blaze destroyed structures and disrupted local grain operations. Authorities suspect spontaneous combustion but have not yet determined an exact cause.
Fifteen top thoroughbred mares from the J. R. Keene estate were burned to death when a barn at the Kingston stock company burned near Lexington Kentucky. The loss is estimated at 50000 dollars. Bloodhounds were brought in to track suspected arsonists. Among the victims were many winners of major races.
United Press reports a nitro glycerine charge exploded in the kitchen of Mrs. James T. Bacon in Cripple Creek Colorado. She died and her husband, a former Colorado legislator, was found unconscious. Mrs Bacon had warned of threats against her husband prior to the blast.
A call to local spending to retain currency within the community. The argument is that each dollar kept locally attracts more dollars and boosts neighborhood prosperity. Patronizing home industries is urged to keep money circulating where residents live.
Probate Judge K. C. Rowland was shot and seriously wounded by farmer John Bradman on Main Street near the courthouse. Bradman fired four rounds, hitting the shoulder and arm, then fled toward a deputy sheriff who pursued and detained him. A decade-old lawsuit reportedly led to the attack.
Washington April 29 The fate of the Underwood tariff bill hinges on a conference set for Thursday morning with President Wilson presiding over Western and Southern opposition to wool and sugar provisions. In the House the measure was slated for consideration and amendments as Minority members concede they are largely ceremonial. Majority Leader Underwood warned against a gag rule but may employ expedited tactics if dilatory moves occur. Republicans seek to delay the bill’s operative date for months to give business time to adjust.
Mrs. Margaret Milleson testifies for the defense in Dr. A B Smith’s wife murder trial. She recounts aiding a woman on a Springfield to Dayton traction car who collapsed with heart trouble. The defense contends heart failure caused the death and a crowded courtroom awaits potential last day testimony.
Columbus Ohio April 29 Senator Potting of Summit county introduced a bill in the senate permitting cities in dry counties to vote wet. The measure mirrors the Dean bill from the last General Assembly and is the session’s final bill.
Zanesville Ohio April 29 Judge M M Granger 82 father of Attorney 8 M Granger Republican national committeeman for Ohio died from effects of the recent flood He was the oldest attorney at the Muskingum county bar.
Congressman George White recommends Fred H H Johnson for postmaster in Quaker City Guernsey County Ohio at a salary of 1800 dollars yearly. Johnson is a cigar wholesaler and village Democratic committee man with political and military service including time in the Philippines. This is White’s second Guernsey county postmaster recommendation after Elmer Green Byesville.
Dudley Jardine died March 14 at age seventy five on a charity cot in a city hospital. A son of a major organ maker he lived decades with an assumed name in Bowery lodging houses. His will allocates more than 100000 to cousins and four charitable or religious bodies.
Pittsburg April 29 The investigating committee named by the school board to probe charges against Superintendent S L Heeter will begin work tomorrow in secret session. Heeter announced he will ask leave of absence until cleared. The board will meet today to grant the request.
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions tonight with a fair and warmer Wednesday. North winds are expected to persist across regions.
J W Stiles of Gomber Avenue fainted Tuesday morning at 9 due to heart trouble. Dr Fred Harrison treated him at the scene and took him home in his ambulance. He showed improvement Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. J. A. Thompson of Center township leaped from the rear of a runaway buggy moments before it plunged down a steep hill toward King's Mine. The horse team bolted, the buggy crashed into mailbox posts, yet Mrs. Thompson escaped serious injury while the animals wandered away after the crash.
L Friend L Barnes, about 28, died Monday afternoon at his Adams Flats home in Zanesville after drinking two ounces of carbolic acid. Relatives in Cambridge were notified Tuesday afternoon. Barnes had tuberculosis and feared the planned sanitarium trip. He once worked as a tinner, known as Cracker Barnes, and had lived in Cambridge Newark and Zanesville. His parents and sister also died of tuberculosis.
Vienna dispatch reports Austria-Hungary will move to oust Montenegro from Scutari without waiting for the Powers. The action aims to force evacuation and escalate tension in the region.
In Rome on April 29 the pope’s doctors report a slight fever and his return to liquid food after another siege on his health.
Rev. Dr. E. A. Jester of Steubenville underwent major surgery at St Luke's hospital in Cleveland last Friday for appendicitis gall stones and bowel adhesions. His condition is good and he is convalescing. Jester formerly served as pastor of the First M. E. church in Cambridge and many friends wish him a rapid recovery.
New York April 29. After months of probe into graft and vice, District Attorney Whitman brings to trial four former police inspectors. The prosecutions are among the most significant in local history, second only to the Becker case. The state asserts the inspectors profited from graft. when threatened with exposure they allegedly bribed witnesses to stay silent.
The glory kiss features in love letters said to be written by Mrs. Maria Weidlich, wife of steel pen maker E F Weidlich, and in a $25,000 alienation suit filed by Mrs. Maria Marienthal. The suit names her husband, formerly of Cincinnati, now in New York, plus a brother and sister of Marienthal as defendants.
The Cambridge Civic League backed by Sheriff Berry and Deputy Heskett led to five arrests for liquor law violations. Defendants John Lloyd William Jackson Clem Diehl Roger Flaherty and Kelly Hinton faced arraignments in Squire Reasoner's court with bonds set at 200 each. Each pleaded not guilty and hearings scheduled for May 1st. The role of J R Cogan as informant was questioned by defendants and court officials.
The funeral services of Friend L Barnes will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First M P church. Rev S W Rosenberger will conduct the service. Interment will follow at Northwood.
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