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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1913
Page
3
In Wheaton on November 14 the jury convicted Henry Spencer of murder in the death of Mildred Allison Rexroat and imposed the death penalty. The courtroom faced intense crowds as Spencer, defiant and maddened, speculated on insanity while denying guilt.
Washington November 14. The six Democrats on the Banking and Currency Committee say a bill favorable to administration aims is near completion and may be ready for a favorable report tomorrow morning. The six Democrats differ from five Republicans and Senator Hitchcock with work expected to continue into next week. Only about a dozen sections are done and revisions are likely as both sides push toward final passage.
In Binghamton New York on November 14 a fire began in the Thompson department store basements and spread to six adjoining buildings. Firefighters halted the blaze with a total loss of 60009 dollars as workers evacuated safely from the store.
Chicago physicians report warning about tight corsets and belts after Dr. Herbert Patterson of London performed a pylorus operation at Cook County Hospital on a patient. Surgeons say corsets contribute to stomach misplacement and pylorus atrophy, while noting a minor transfusion advance observed during the same procedures.
A Special to The American from Port Huron Michigan reports a disastrous gale. Estimated deaths exceed 195 with total sailors lost around 256. Property damage surpasses 5 million dollars across ships driven ashore or wrecked on Lake Huron, Superior, Michigan and Erie.
In Chicago on November 14 water backed into six apartments after steam pipes were opened by militant janitors aiming to pressure tenants. Four union members were arrested as police and detectives investigated stink balls and related sabotage amid city picketing of North Side buildings.
President Wilson intervened in the Southern Pacific Railway strike after Senate mediation calls. He directed Judge W. Lea Chambers to contact the situation and aid rapid settlement. In New Orleans traffic was largely halted with only two transcontinental passenger trains operating.
Vincent Astor the heir to the Astor fortune of 76 million dollars engaged to Miss Helen Dinamore Huntington. The couple has known each other since childhood and may marry next spring likely at Easter. His father John Jerod Astor perished in the Titanic disaster.
The American introduces a new financial page devoted to market reports stock movements and global business conditions. It aims to provide accurate interpreted data through experts for readers who need clear actionable information for decision making.
Washington officials voice optimism that a U S policy solution is near as England endorses the United States approach. Nelson O Shaughnessy reports from Mexico City hints at Huerta weakening while revolutionists demand removal of all Huerta allies. President Wilson seeks a middle ground between rival Mexican factions and Carranza supporters.
Paris reports say Miss Helena Stallo of Cincinnati married Prince Michel Murat in Paris last February. The couple’s wedding follows congratulations received as Huerta era notes and possible U S policy shifts loom in Washington.
Special to The American from Mexico City reports Sir Lionel Carden declares Britain will back the U S policy toward Huerta, signaling a major shift amid U S led pressure. Wilson's diplomacy aims to keep peace while pressuring Huerta to resign. Vera Cruz intervention remains a looming option.
Washington reports Judge Mullowny fined motorman Benjamin Fowler five dollars after a trolley nearly collided with an automobile carrying President Wilson. The incident occurred as the trolley was maneuvered in traffic on a Washington street.
Messages claim a large arms shipment crossed the Arizona frontier to rebels, including ten field guns and大量 ammunition. The delivery occurred near Nogales Sonora Palomas Chiapas. sources note heavy rifle deliveries and frontier vigilance as a stand in for formal lifting of restrictions.
Rear Admiral reports from the Louisiana off Tuxpan that rebels operate between Tuxpan and Tampico forcing shutdown of oil fields employing about 600 Americans. Sixty five foreigners including twenty five women and children are unable to leave. Consuls urge Mexican government to deploy 1090 federal troops to prevent capture by the Constitutionalists.
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