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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
8
Ohio Congressman Bowdle of Cincinnati opposes equal suffrage and jokes that hooks and eyes for dresses are a form of enslavement. He recalls resisting tariffs on the item and proposes severe penalties for importation and domestic manufacture as a capital crime.
Announcement from the adjutant general states all Ohio National Guard units will camp at Camp Perry this year. Encampment dates for regiments are not set but likely begin around June 1. The Ohio Board officers will run Camp Perry during the international rifle shoot starting mid August, with participation by at least 16 foreign countries.
Columbus Ohio May 22 Two Democrats were appointed by Governor Cox to replace Republican state bank examiners M F Kearns of Youngstown and H T Lucas of Blanchester. Cox announced more nonpartisan board appointments including dental and university trustees and pardon board members.
Commodity quotes show cattle, hogs, and sheep prices across markets in East Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati and Cleveland with cattle steady to higher hogs mixed and sheep lambs varying by grade Cattle prices range from 5 to 9 per hundredweight while hogs fetch around 7 to 8.50 and sheep and lambs hold at 5 to 7 per hundred. Receipts list hundreds to thousands head for cattle hogs and sheep and lambs across the regions.
In Zurich a cobbler apprenticed to a stonecutter to honor his deceased sweetheart. After fourteen months he carved a rose on a marble slab and inscribed Such was She. The monument was set over her grave before he returned to shoe repair.
A retired bartender recalls a boss idea to stiffen pockets in jackets by starch. He explains he merely bought union suits and passed the change down the bank for safety. The anecdote highlights frugal arc and shop floor improvisation.
More than thirty three women and one man died when a section of the municipal pier collapsed after the Empire day pageant in Long Beach California. Damage suits may reach a million dollars as city officials consider a grand jury inquiry to fix responsibility and review the pier’s condition.
Arrangements completed for the Ohio State G A R encampment in Washington D C from June 16 to 20. Senator J B Foraker Governor Cox National Commander Beers and Congressman Washington Gardner will speak multiple times. A flag and flower parade is set for June 18 and the Grand Army parade for June 19 with 50 local cars planned.
A head-on collision between two Big Four passenger trains No 43 southbound and No 126 northbound north of Belle Center Logan county Ohio injures twelve. The seriously hurt include E E Obenauer mail clerk at Belle Center Mrs John Wright of Bellefontaine Bet Lewis of Springfield F J Martin of Sandusky Dorothy Pieters of Nevada Mrs Martha Hanna of Yelverton R Y Mitchell of Findlay and H H Freyth of Fremont.
Two men died and a third was fatally injured when a cylinder head blew from the port engine of the destroyer Stewart about 20 miles off San Diego. The dead were R. C. Smith, engineer, and H. F. Bock, machinist’s mate.
Calgary Alberta May 27 A coroners jury exonerated pugilist Pelkey, whose blow killed Luther McCarty in the prize ring here Saturday.
President Wilson warns of a strong, industrious lobby in Washington backing the Underwood tariff bill and sugar duties. He says he will go to the people for support, while Democrats and senators downplay any improper influence and deny direct involvement with a lobby in the capital.
The district court of appeals refused a rehearing and declined a writ of error for Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison. The ruling ends attempts to stop their sentence and paves the way for a certiorari petition to the U S Supreme Court by attorney Jackson H Ralston.
In a battle near Sacramento northeast of Mexico, 100 federals were ambushed and killed by constitutionalists. Carvo, a former follower of Orozco, led the federals at Sacramento. The victory gave the constitutionalists control of all towns between Saltillo and Monclova.
Chicago May 26 Burglars locked the Yager family and servants in their quarters cut telephone lines and wires then fled with $20000 worth of jewelry hidden in a bathroom closet Leather cases were found cut open on the cellar floor
General Hsu Pao-San who led Yang Chow troops during the revolution was killed by a package delivered bomb in Shanghai. He was a staunch ally of President Yuan Shih Kafana and disliked by Hue-Ming Tang the southern radical party.
The Carey Times item lists social happenings from May 23 1891 including visits by Jay Lytle and John Myers, a lightning death of Chauncey Schaffstall near Wyandot, a P A W Ry strike between Delphos and Akron, and a class reception at The Camp with dignitaries such as Hon. John Hancock. Memorial services for Civil War soldiers draw large crowds at the Wigwam with 266 names read and 47 responders.
John Kirby Jr of Dayton, retiring president of the National Manufacturers association, receives a 10000 dollar check in Detroit. Resolutions praise his leadership and fearless battles against militant unionism, crediting open shop principles and urging a federal department of manufactures. They call for protection of American industries and rejection of the closed shop.
The Nevada carrying 120 passengers struck three mines near Smyrna and sank. Eighty were rescued by boats from the French cruiser Bruix. Despite Turkish ownership the Nevada flew the American flag.
In Meadville Pennsylvania on May 26 Thomas Lee Riordan and Idwin Bender both 25 were burned alive after the automobile they rode in overturned and caught fire Clyde I Kaler, a companion, watched unable to help Bender was the son of Carl Bender a leading local businessman.
Miss Maggie Duvall of Bridgeport Ohio died after stumbling while descending stairs with a lit lamp. Her clothing ignited and she suffered burns that proved fatal.
Nearly 400 students in Akron Ohio crowded into the Central High School auditorium when seats collapsed from a 20 foot drop. Fifteen pupils were injured but none seriously.
A Cape Colony farmer captures a full grown male baboon and outfits him in rainbow colors with a sheep bell. He releases the tagged baboon into the troop hoping the flash and noise will deter baboon presence for years to come.
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