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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1913
Page
1
A Tokyo note arguing California land laws violate the Fourteenth Amendment prompts cautious optimism in Washington. Officials doubt a strong legal footing but see potential for a new attack line while Secretary Bryan and Ambassador Chinda attend Pittburg events.
A testimonial dinner in Pittsburg honored George W. Guthrie and Viscount Chinda with remarks from Secretary Bryan and Congressmen Palmer and Wilson. President Wilson sent regrets as the two ambassadors pledged peace and mutual friendship between the United States and Japan.
Walter Shourds, superintendent of vaults at Merchants Union Trust, admitted stealing 1.4 million in securities and 30 thousand in cash. He restituted all plus 5 thousand, avoiding prosecution as bank officers urged dismissal. Judge Hall ordered a not guilty verdict after the bank officials and state officials consented.
After weeks of inquiry the Board of Public Education discharged Heeter as Superintendent of Public Schools finding him guilty of immorality for improper advances and unwarranted liberties with women. One member, Beulah Kennard, dissented. Heeter was not present.
James McNair, a Union Station ticket agent, was killed at noon and his chief clerk Ralph Paully fatally shot by D. B. Sage, a clerk seeking promotion after recent railroad changes. Sage fled through the crowded waiting room after the incident near General Superintendent R L O'Donnell's office.
Misseline Cobb of Boston and Munich arrives in New York aboard the President Lincoln and outlines her ideal mate a blend of Boston and New York traits with more Boston. She rules out French suitors and says marriage to a German officer might occur but foreign spouses are not preferred. After visits to Boston and Atlantic City she returns to Munich to study piano.
The Senate confirmed a batch of Ohio and Kentucky post office appointments. Ohio nominees include John H. Bakle Antwerp H. W. Hardy Bradford E. E. Green Byesville W. T. Maim Clyde E. J. Meager Glen dale R. N. Frysinger Rockford Kentucky nominees include John J. Hogan Corbin John Baker Hazard A. K. Bowles Jr Jenkins E. F. Thomasson Livermore.
A report describes Johnson and Celery King reacting emotionally as life mates are freed from confinement. The story notes a killing involving Johnson and Celery King, detailing the event and its context.
The team announced personnel changes removing Harmon from the roster. Managers cited strategic needs and roster restructuring while noting the decision affects upcoming games and team direction.
Fire Marshal John W. Zuber and State Printer Edward A. Crawford are ousted by Governor Cox on the eve of an Ohio insurance rate inquiry. E. R. Defenbaugh becomes Fire Marshal at $3,000, Frank Harper named State Printer at $3,000, with John I. Miller as Superintendent of Public Works at $4,000 and Emery Lattaner promoted to Bank Superintendent at $5,000. Prominent party ties noted in the shakeup as Harmon and Wilson factions influence the removals.
George Ury, once condemned to life for the Wyandott County murder of celery king William Johnson, was pardoned by Governor Cox after twelve years. The pardon followed new alibi evidence and protests by the former prosecutor, plus findings by the Pardon Board amid public outcry and extensive trial secrecy.
Gustavé Cramer resigns from the Pretorius Schurz-Daenzer Memorial Association over the model Naked Truth. He urges a public vote on placing a naked woman statue in a park while praising the Berlin designer. The board's 12–2 vote favored the model. prizes were awarded to winners and consolation prizes to others. The monument will be 35 feet long and 30 feet high in Missouri red granite.
New York June 6 David Dows wealthy iron maker was convicted of assault in the Court of Special Sessions. Sentence suspended. Complainant Alva Johnstone porter testified Dows invited him March 2 to a prank involving a light and a trick mule, after which Johnstone was confined in the yard and later released.
Mrs Mae Corbin files for separation from Harry W Corbin in Supreme Court after alleging he drank, snored on the thirteenth floor of a Broadway hotel, exposing a family secret. Judge grants $15 weekly alimony pending trial as Corbin denies the accusations and vows to contest the suit.
William Collins, a longshoreman, is hospitalized in Brooklyn after a tarantula bite on a pier at Walabout Basin. A large hairy insect bit him in the neck and fell into a crack in the pier. Physicians suspect the tarantula arrived with weekly banana shipments.
A $200000 check from the American Red Cross in Washington was received by Isaac D. Pugh, treasurer of Ohio flood relief, to aid flood sufferers in the Miami Valley District. The funds will be distributed under Red Cross agent Martin after surveying losses between Dayton and the Miami River mouth.
Jackson Ohio news reports Lawrence Williams a 13 year old and several other youths discovered a powder keg and struck a match causing an explosion Williams was killed at the scene and others injured according to local dispatches.
Gaylord M. Saltzgaber Commissioner of Pensions accepted an invitation to speak to the Ohio G A R at Washington D C on June 19. The dispatch notes the planned appearance and the formal invitation outcome for the veterans organization event.
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