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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1913
Page
2
Madame Field the former Jessie Dean Field of Owensboro, Ky, inherits a 1 million dollar distillery fortune but after ten years of court battles with six of her siblings a settlement outsources the entire estate to her order. She has taken a vow of property and will not touch any inherited funds.
New York Oct 20 A boy Robert Williams eight tried to hypnotize Dick a Siberian tiger at the Central Park Zoo Two women screamed and keeper George Stidger rushed the boy away as the tiger crouched and could have struck him The child said he would still try to hypnotize the animal and demonstrate the feat in time
Colonel H Y Brooks, Alabama pension examiner, reports widespread bogus claims in Alabama and predicts similar findings in other Southern states. He states up to 4000 names may be dropped, saving about 220000 a year, as investigations continue across counties and calls for federal roll purges grow.
New York Oct 20 George Barr McCutcheon discusses the American girl in a talk noting she must earn her living and be independent in business or other work. He emphasizes the Middle West as the locus of the typical type, while saying New York and other cities have composite versions.
New York obituary style note reports Mr and Mrs George J Gould with daughters Edith and Gloria arriving from Perth England aboard the Mauretania. Edith aged fifteen boasts hunting and shooting skills learned in England and prefers shooting in the West over Lakewood while Gloria accompanies her sister.
Violent continuous quakes on October 26 hit Managua Masaya and Granada causing widespread panic. A building collapsed in Jaltera near Granada while residents fled to squares and open spaces. Tremors accompany activity of the Santiago volcano as Rivas residents leave by steamer.
A swarm of about 200 000 butterflies reportedly descended on Washington near the Smithsonian on Saturday. No damage occurred as the national museum prepares to house and mount the collection. William Schaus and J T Barnes lead the effort with a lifetime of field work spanning Patagonia Costa Rica Cuba Africa Asia Europe Australia and the Americas.
Cleveland, Oct 20 Geo Edwards a well known American actor and Holden Players associate died after abdominal operation at Huron Road Hospital Saturday evening He was improving briefly Friday and rallied before losing consciousness and dying Mrs Edwards Gertrude Mudge wife of the actor is under physician care after the shock of his death
A Detroit jury ruled Mrs. Henrietta Schoell cannot claim damages after a rib was broken in a “winkum” hugging game. The May 16, 1912 event occurred at 586 Williams Avenue during a gathering hosted by James Greenshiels.
Survivors arriving in New York recount criticism of Captain James C. Barr of the Carmania for not lowering lifeboats to aid the Volturno. Second Officer Edward Lloyd lauds rescuers and notes Lloyd rowed a lifeboat to Grosser Kurfürst to prove boats could be sent to help victims.
Michael de Bernoff, a Russian journalist and lecturer visiting New York, argues American women who marry Europeans are often unhappy and deny democracy. He notes European men are more stylish and handsome, but marriages to aristocrats usually fail and American independence suffers under European laws. He delivers lectures in Russian here, tracing European social norms and marriages.
Paris reports Mary Garden, the famed opera star, has recovered from a recent breakdown and plans to depart by train to Cherbourg then sail on the George Washington to New York. She appears healthy and dismisses sales pitches from a barber while joking about insurance pitches.
Louisville dispatch reports record orders for immediate whisky delivery from Tennessee traders after the Tennessee General Assembly passed anti jug legislation. Kentucky distillers expect a border rush as dealers in Tennessee seek to stock up before Governor signs the measures. RE Wathen of the Kentucky Distillers & Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association notes a abnormal spike in shipment requests likely lasting several days.
The first large scale suffrage store in the country will open in Philadelphia next Thursday under Mrs George A Piersol wife of University of Pennsylvania professor. It will resemble a small department store with tea and rest rooms on the second floor. Every item from soap to soap will be wrapped in suffrage literature and stamped with slogans. The message Taxation without representation is tyranny Votes for women Watch the movement grow appears on white toweling in big black letters. The store is run by the Woman's Suffrage party of Pennsylvania with suffragists overseeing all departments.
Valentine Nebraska reports more than 2 000 school teachers registered yesterday for a government land lottery. Cherry County school superintendent Cora Thackery urged teachers to take rural postings, noting thirty six schools without teachers despite monthly pay around 60 dollars.
The Uniontown Daily Record faces discriminatory handling by West Penn Trolley Co as it loses carriage terms and must hire messengers to distribute in towns served. A. W. Cowan, president of Uniontown Publishing, was nearly ejected from a car for transporting the Record, signaling a broader battle to secure distribution rights alongside Morning Herald.
Le Pas Manitoba reports two regiments of men are building a Dominion of Canada railway along the historic Hudson Bay route. The line will provide a direct water-to-grain shortcut for western provinces. the route has long been used by the Hudson Bay Company and only recently opened to Canada for transport.
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