26 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
1
Special dispatch reports rebels seized Juchipila, Zacatecas. Federal garrison of 400 men largely captured. hundreds executed or tortured in streets. Women among the victims. town left in ruins after a fierce battle and prolonged cruelty.
Special to The Americas reports President Wilson and family settling into a Gulf front cottage in Pasa Christian Mississippi for a three week stay. The party arrived by special train and welcomed by Mayor Saucier. Margaret Wilson reports a lost gold watch, believed left on the private car Ideal.
A special cable from Rome reports the ebony box said to hold Cardinal Rampolla's will and a large sum of money was found empty. Police pursue a secret investigation with Vatican tacit consent. The use of the notary seal by De Bisogno, treasurer of St. Peter's Basilica, fuels expectations of litigation.
Coroner Foert Meyer investigated the death of Catherine Parker 25 of 924 West Court Street who died at Good Samaritan Hospital from septic poisoning after childbirth. Her husband is held by police on a charge of having kicked her. A bruise above the right arm is the only sign of possible violence.
Princeton Indiana woman Louise Farris faces a federal court trial in January on charges of misusing the mails in a matrimony scam. She allegedly engaged with up to fifty men at once and collected money from many victims.
Thirty five dogs and fifteen cats, two rabbits and a monkey received gifts from a Christmas tree at 3247 Indiana avenue. The animals in the dog and cat hospital run by Miss Elinor McGrath enjoyed stuffed dolls, rubber balls, candy, ribbons, rattles and bone treats yesterday.
New Rochelle marriage secret tied Fritzi Scheff, noted light opera star, to George Anderson, her leading man and manager, after divorces from two notable husbands within four years. Announcement confirms the union dated Wednesday.
Advices to General Benevides report rebels inside Torreon while Federal garrison holds out. Velasco’s Federales cannot escape onto rebel-ruled Durango and remain blockaded by thousands of insurgents. Rebel forces move to Juarez to reinforce Ojinaga with about 1,500 troops and Laguna Brigade garrisons Juarez for possible southern campaign.
The explosion at a fireworks factory near Naples, Torre Annunziata, killed nineteen people and left eighteen seriously injured. More fatalities were expected as debris was cleared and the cause may remain unknown. The blast was felt in Naples, triggering panic that an earthquake caused the disaster.
More than 750 banks nationwide applied for Federal Reserve membership on Christmas Day with interest from Texas California Wisconsin South Carolina Arkansas New York Vermont New Hampshire Georgia and Colorado. Telegrams favor Seattle St Paul Dallas Atlanta Cleveland Cincinnati as possible reserve bank sites. Treasury and Agriculture secretaries were to meet but postponed to tomorrow.
Special Cable to The American reports Francis B Sayre and his fiancée the President's daughter spending Christmas near Mount Snowdon in North Wales. The couple is described as visiting Wales with the hope of enjoying holiday peace.
Ophelia reports freezing temperatures and snow flurries Friday. Eastern Ohio, Kentucky and parts of Indiana face cold, blustery winds with snow. West Virginia expected to stay generally colder with snow.
Fred Bader county auditor died of heart trouble shortly after visiting Julius Frei at 88 Mulberry Street Christmas afternoon. He had been active in Cincinnati public life for 25 years and held roles from state senator to county recorder. The county commissioners planned to name his successor to avoid work stoppages in the treasurer and auditor offices.
An editorial praising Big Brothers and Sisters for aiding deprived children during Christmas. It argues poverty stems from social injustice, not individual failings, and urges voluntary readjustment of privilege while celebrating charitable impact on youth. It ends with a call to collective action.
In Indianapolis on December 26 James T Karney aged 52 shot and killed his wife in the presence of their twelve year old daughter Laura and then killed himself after the girl failed to disarm him. Mrs Karney had pleaded with him to give up drinking.
Lincoln Beachey celebrated Christmas by breaking a world record with five consecutive loops from 750 feet, then landing on a narrow street at the Panama-Pacific Exposition grounds in San Francisco.
The Western Federation of Miners president says a false fire alarm at the Calumet Christmas Eve hall tragedy, which killed 77 people mostly children, was not caused by strikers. Coroner to empanel a jury as miners and detectives seek the identity of the at door alarmist. Funeral arrangements and relief work proceed amid appeals for funds.
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