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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1913
Page
1
Special to The American from Wheaton Illinois reports the jury verdict in the Henry Spencer murder case against Mildred Rexroat. The court set a new trial motion for a week later as Spencer ranted about insanity and fate while crowds filled the Wheaton courthouse and a six year old cried at the sight of the prisoner.
Washington's Banking and Currency Committee nears virtual completion of a reform bill split between six Democratic admins and five Republican insurgents led by Hitchcock. The Democrats expect a favorable report to the Senate. Republicans may finish late next week with potential revisions to already agreed sections.
A fire in the Thompson department store in Binghamton New York spread to six adjoining buildings. Fire began in the basement and caused about 60000 dollars in losses. Workers fled to the street unharmed as flames were controlled.
Chicago reports warn tight corsets and tight belts used by college students endanger digestion and pylorus function. Dr. Herbert Patterson of London performs a pylorus restoration at Cook County Hospital, creating a new pylorus by joining stomach and intestine. Surgeons note corset wear as a major cause of stomach misplacement and atrophy while highlighting a separate advance in blood transfusion techniques.
Port Huron Mich Nov 14 The line of life among mariners in the recent gale is estimated tonight at about 266 and property loss is figured at more than 5 000 000 The loss includes vessels driven ashore or wrecked Across the lakes 195 lives were lost on Lake Huron approximately 408 on Lake Superior seven on Lake Michigan and six on Lake Erie
Water flooded the Buchwald Apartment building on Barry avenue as tenants woke to three inches of water. Four militant janitors were arrested after detectives tied the incident to stink balls used in a drive by union members against non union buildings. North Side buildings were picketed to halt food deliveries.
President Wilson intervened in the Southern Pacific Railway strike after Sen Ransdell and Thornton urged action. He directed Mediation and Conciliation Assistant Commissioner Hangar to New Orleans to aid settlement and asked Judge W Lea Chambers to connect with the situation in New York. In New Orleans the strike tied up traffic except for two transcontinental passenger trains.
Vincent Astor the heir to a vast fortune of 75 million dollars and Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington, long-time companions from childhood, announce their engagement. The couple, noted in society circles, may wed next spring likely around Easter, following Astor’s historic family ties and prominence.
The American announces a new financial page to report and interpret market activity. It aims to provide clear, expert analysis of daily business and stock movements for Cincinnati readers and others.
Washington hopes for a prompt settlement as England endorses US policy. Nelson O Shaughnessy reports possible weakening of Huerta and new instructions to act even if Huerta falls. Mexican revolutionists reject compromise and demand all associates of Huerta removed from power in Mexico City. Wilson favors balance between anti Huerta factions and Carranza, aiming for a workable settlement.
Paris dispatch reports Helena Stallo of Cincinnati married Prince Michel Murat in February. The scene touches on U S policy and possible reopening talks with Mexican counselors as Huerta era questions loom in Washington.
Washington November 14. A five dollar fine was imposed on motorman Benjamin Fowler by Judge Mullowny for nearly running a trolley car into an automobile carrying President Wilson as a passenger.
Nov 16 Sir Lionel Carden declared Britain would back US policy toward Mexico as Wilson presses Huerta to resign or face immediate US action. Reports say Huerta faces isolation with foreign support shifting to US strategy. Vera Cruz marines may land if demands aren’t met. Rebel activity grows near Zacatecas and Tamaulipas while Sonora talks advance in Los Angeles.
Reports describe arms deliveries to rebels near Nogales and Palomas in Chihuahua including ten field guns and large ammunition stocks. The shipments, routed via Arizona, prompt claims that U S authorities are masking policy shifts by frontier vigilance rather than formal embargo lifting.
Rear Admiral Boush reports from the Louisiana off Tuxpan that rebels operating between Tuxpan and Tampico have halted work in the region's oil fields affecting 500 American workers. Sixty five Americans and other foreigners, including twenty five women and children, cannot leave Tuxpan as consuls urge the Mexican government to send 1,000 Federal troops to prevent the town's capture by the Constitutionalists.
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