25 Jul 1912
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
1
A cloudburst and heavy rains devastate mining districts in Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia. Dozens drown or missing as mines and towns flood. Evans Station Superba No 2 mines report thirteen dead with many more victims and families awaiting rescue efforts and sixty days needed to drain water from the mine.
Taft backers publish a 150 page defense of his nomination amid party division. Mondell and Norris spar in Congress over Chicago convention charges as Hilles prepares full statement backing Taft.
Ohio labor leader cites heavy work and scant attire for women in Cleveland Hardware, Upson Nut, Lamson & Sessions, and National Screw plants. Company officials deny unsafe conditions while pledging welfare and inspection. Narrative shifts to political attacks and party loyalty amid ongoing reform debate.
London witnesses a mass dockers protest led by Ben Tillett and Joseph Havelock Wilson. The action targets Lord Devonport as 50,000 march on Tower Hill. clashes with police leave many injured. Wilson plans ports-travel and fundraising to aid dock families.
A long lost 1860 cannon, once made in St Marys by Republicans and stolen by Democrats, has been found by John Staldér in a grocery cellar. He says it is in working order and will be fired this fall when Wilson is elected.
Tokyo reports the emperor's physician Dr. Mirua stated the imperial patient has suffered a serious relapse. He warns the heart is weaker and fears a possible failure at any moment.
Special Dispatch reports Chicago traffic captain Gibbons vows enforcement against restrictive skirts. He claims tight skirts slow pedestrians and endanger lives, urging women to wear looser garments to improve traffic flow and safety. He warns of a panic and potential deaths if movement is impeded.
Bay City health authorities wire Surgeon General Blue that the leper Isen detained at Buffalo is not and never was a resident of Bay City and will not be allowed to enter Michigan.
Donald Edwin Tong is among the latest arrivals in Ashtabula. Three maternal grandmothers greet the child at birth while the great great grandmother is 83. Mrs. Ernest Tong’s birth likewise linked to three maternal grandmothers, with great great great grandmother recently deceased.
A freak kitten owned by James Edie of Stillwater was killed Tuesday by a vicious tomcat in Dennison O. The kitten had three heads twelve legs and three tails two heads and tails gray with one black head and tail. The body showed a mix of gray and black fur.
The Senate neared adjournment amid a coming three day tariff battle. Republicans and Democrats split over wooly and sugar tariffs and an excise tax plan, with Cummins proposing a substitute woolen tariff and Gronna pushing wood pulp and paper tariff amendments.
Washington July 24 The Senate advanced several measures as it races to clear its docket ending the congressional session. Improvement bills and resolutions moved forward including the sundry civil appropriation bill carrying 116 million dollars for tariff board operations and the military academy bill with over 1 million dollars. The article notes ongoing debates and plans for advancing additional legislation once calendar space opens.
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