16 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
1
Weather forecaster expects rain to slow river fall with only limited impact. Relief work organized with prompt distribution eases suffering in flood districts. Local officials urge boiling river water to prevent typhoid. volunteers aid riverfront families amid ongoing hardship.
London divorce grants Fanny Ward, American actress from St. Louis, a decree against Joseph Lewis, South African diamond magnate. The undefended suit cites statutory grounds. Ward rose from actor manager John W. Norton to stage fame with Frohman and Lyceum. Her jewels, including a $125,000 pearl necklace and $75,000 crown, reflect a $1,000,000 collection.
New York January 15 mediation over wage and condition demands by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen has failed. A strike ballot will be issued to about 55,000 workers on 54 eastern railroads as disputes over arbitration methods continue.
London reports the Balkan kingdoms ready to reopen the war as allied powers insist on their own rule and demand adherence to original peace terms. If Turkey ignores allied advice or delays, a conference will be summoned and the armistice denounced. Serbia Bulgaria and Montenegro coordinate with Dr Daneff on support.
A brief note discusses a port awaiting the chosen direction of development. It outlines uncertainty over maritime policy and potential impact on regional trade, logistics, and future plans without committing to a specific project or timetable.
The Turkish cruiser Medjidieh slipped past Greek destroyers in heavy fog and appeared off Syra in the Cyclades at noon. It bombarded powder magazines coal depots and wrecked the electrical power station.
A Washington dispatch reports President Taft faces constant requests for kisses from mothers seeking public displays with their children. Doorkeeper Pat McKenna handles the crowd while Assistant Secretary Foster suggests the president cannot meet all requests and jokes that Pat must kiss the kids himself.
A House committee report alleges Warren Live Stock Company of Wyoming and Colorado fenced public lands in 1906, hindering settlers and asserting illegal inclosures. Roosevelt demanded a new, different inspection, but no record of it exists. minority says no illegal fencing proven.
London reports Miss Olive May sister of Edna May to wed Lord Victor Paget brother of the Marquis of Anglesey. The ceremony at high noon follows her social acceptance and a substantial settlement from the Paget family. After the honeymoon they join Bourke Schiff & Co. in the stock exchange, with a residence in Kensington.
Senator F E Warren, telegraphed from Washington by supporters in both legislative chambers, heads to Cheyenne amid a hotly contested bid for re election. Democratic and progressive groups back him. arrival expected Friday.
J A Raiders of Greenville Kentucky died after seeing his son who had been missing for years. His wife’s dream prompted the search and the emotional shock. The son returned with the father’s body to Kentucky after the discovery.
Mrs. Florence Cook sued Edward Hart and Isabella Hart for damages over a dispute about Beauty the Chihuahua. The jury awarded six cents in the supreme court after a three day trial before Justice Pendleton. Mrs. Cook, wife of Ransom Cook of Arrowhead Inn Cos Cob Connecticut, alleged a swing to her chin and torn coat in the fracas.
Versailles buzzes over next Friday’s presidential vote with lavish provisions for lawmakers. 50 Yorkshire hams, 500 pounds of delicacies, 600 bottles of champagne, and 300 Burgundy bottles supply a feast in the assembly hall while betting markets and caucus tallies circulate.
A lone bandit captured in Boston after a daylight robbery attempt led to a chase through crowded streets. A diary in his pocket contained a list of railroad ticket office robberies across New York, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, with totals and locations. Police found $29 cash and over $1,000 Wells Fargo money orders. The suspect, William J. Clayton, about 22, is believed to have held up six offices in the last month and totalled $1,688 in listed sums.
Berlin reports Germany will build a vast hangar in the hollow of Heliogoland that can rise to ground level and rotate to face winds. The design includes a retractable roof to conceal the structure from bombers. Its proximity to Britain alarms London press about possible Zeppelin incursions.
In the Tombs court Detective Dondero presents the prisoner Charles Gilmore of Ti Bowery, charged with intoxication. Gilmore grins from level with the table and explains I used to be in a circus. He is fined $1.
In Hamilton Ohio on Court street two men entered Louis Kaul’s shoe store under the pretense of buying two pairs. One slugged the shoemaker and the other robbed the till of two dollars before fleeing with a pair of shoes. One assailant described as mulatto and the other white. Cincinnati and intervening towns notified.
Ohio lawmakers advance an anti lobby bill with amendments cutting registration to 3 and adding two year certificates. The measure requires lobbyists and employers to file detailed expense accounts with the secretary of state after each legislative session.
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