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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
1
Mrs Mohr testifies to a life shadowed by hardship and trials. The Society physician details her account in a courtroom setting, outlining personal and social pressures she faced.
In Providence on January 27 the prosecutor pressed Elizabeth F Mohr over her marriage history and alibi in the Dr C Franklin Mohr murder case. She sobbed and faltered as she admitted a 1909 Lynn ceremony and false records, while details of her friendship with minister Samuel A McDougall emerged.
An angry Lausanne crowd tore down a German flag hoisted by the German Consul for Emperor William's birthday. The Swiss Federal Council met in an extraordinary session and decided to offer Germany an apology. Vaud State Council and Lausanne City Council also convened to address the insult.
Five Ohio Congressmen will pay expenses for five youths to attend the corn boys tour in New York and Washington next fall. The lawmakers are Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati Wood of Toledo Ricketts of Logan W A Overmyer of Fremont and William C Wooney of Woodsfield per a State Agricultural Department statement.
Reports from Vatican circles say the Austrian emperor suffered two paralytic strokes and is utterly helpless. Vienna and Berlin specialists have been summoned to the palace amid concern for his health.
Washington reports release of the American protest to Great Britain over interference with neutral mails. The note calls British handling of diplomatic and consular pouches unwarranted and vexatiously inquisitorial, cites loss of letters and banking refusals, and asserts neutral trade protections for parcel post. Britain replies that principles require ally consultation and delays are possible before final answer.
General Leonard Wood told the House Military Affairs Committee that the United States faces a future war with a major power. He urged a standing army of 220000 and warned the Navy could be destroyed quickly by an attacker. Wood cited Gallipoli as proof of easy overseas troop transport and warned about coast defenses and potential threats from Japan.
Eugene Van Schaick 62, president of Knickerbocker Oil and Gas and Roosevelt cousin, shot himself in his Thirty-second Street office after illness and financial reverses. A longtime New York society figure, he held director roles at Essex Copper Lafayett e Copper Freeman estates and other firms, and is survived by his widow.
Irving and Herbert Updike, indicted for conspiracy to kill their wealthy father Furman D. Updike and relatives, will go West to work on a ranch or farm. Bonds set at 30,000 each. Father says they will return if court summons them and asks the State's attorney to quash the indictments.
Four youths, all under 20, entered Washington Park National Bank in Chicago and forced officers and ten patrons to the wall. They stole about $15,000 from the teller and escaped in an automobile. Police pursued. Lt. Hogan was injured in a collision while closing in on the getaway car.
Privates W. P. Wheeler and Biggo Pederson recounted their capture by Mexican soldiers near the Brownsville area. They described being seized from the riverbank, held at a cabin, placed on ponies, transported to Matamoros, and later released after authorities found no orders to arrest them. The incident ended with delivery to American soldiers via the Mexican Consul at the international bridge.
E L Doyle, secretary of the Colorado Miners, bitterly attacked strike leadership in a convention session but the United Mineworkers of America overwhelmingly backed President John P White and Vice President Frank J Hayes. The body approved the international officers actions and expunged Doyle's remarks from the record after a two hour session. Doyle's attack was one of the convention’s sensations.
Ohio Democrats face a split choice if Wilson sticks to the Baltimore platform prohibiting a second term or if they continue to back the direct primary law. The conflict pits adherence to the 1912 Baltimore platform against support for the current Ohio direct primary system.
A Bristol conference statement cites French losses of 600000 killed and 1400000 wounded in World War I with additional figures and regional discussions. The report covers political maneuvering over Wilson's stance, Ohio delegation questions, and implications for the St Louis convention. Also noted are German and Arab columns and a Mansfield health miracle linked to midnight prayers.
Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty calls for a religious revival in England as key to victory in war. He urges humility and prayer, citing France and Russia as examples and says revival will shorten the conflict. Government assigns War Office sole responsibility for London air defense. Parliamentary delegation meets Kitchener and Balfour.
In Washington on January 27 a surge of denunciation of American made war munitions exports to Europe sparked Senate debate. Senators from both parties pressed for an embargo while some argued it could breach neutrality. A petition with over a million signatures aided the push, and the Foreign Relations Committee was urged to act.
President Wilson urged immediate defence planning and warned the outlook for the United States might not stay as bright. He spoke to railway and traffic leaders, defended the Mexican policy, and pressed for a continental army and industrial preparedness while stressing public accountability and unpartisan service.
Heavy rains along the Pacific coast signal the start of a major storm feared to rival a deadly, costly recent event. Reports cite record low pressure in San Francisco, flooded cities from San Diego to Avalon, and snow in the Northwest while Havre Montana lists extreme cold.
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