Heat Tormented People Demand Evocation of Laws
Report notes rising public pressure amid heat waves as residents call for swift legal action. An investigation by a special grand jury is considered likely to be method adopted to address the issue.
21 Jun 1913
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1913
Page
1
Report notes rising public pressure amid heat waves as residents call for swift legal action. An investigation by a special grand jury is considered likely to be method adopted to address the issue.
The city endures a deep ice strike with union and ice company leaders locked in firm standoff. Prosecutor Pogue may face calls for grand jury action while municipal distributors and breweries struggle to supply heat vulnerable residents.
Cincinnati may be chosen as a regional reserve city under a twelve region currency reform plan. The final designation rests with the Federal Reserve Board, to be formed after the bill passes, with Cincinnati favored for geography and a subtreasury. President Wilson summoned Democratic House Banking Committee members to the White House, drawing sharp criticism as an unprecedented move.
In Columbus Judge C. M. Rogers court a $20,000 suit by Adolph Haak against Dr. Andrew Timberman alleges eye injury from a negligent operation. Timberman and Dr. Shafer used a pig's eye embedded in a black mask for a demonstrative eye operation before jurors, with several illustrative procedures performed on defense attorneys without actual surgery.
In Bremen on June 20 a crazed head teacher Schmidt opened fire with two automatic pistols in a Catholic school. Three children were killed and several others wounded including a teacher and a janitor, with a workman struck by a stray bullet. Schmidt was overpowered, injured, and committed to an asylum.
Ensign William S Billingsley dies when a hydro aeroplane crashes 1600 feet above Chesapeake Bay. Lieutenant John A Towers clings to wreck, survives after being rescued. The accident occurred during a flight from the Naval Academy toward Claiborne, as gusts toppled the craft and sent it into the water.
Fremont Ohio residents Roger French and Horace Tschumy captured a live copperhead four feet long along the river yesterday. They carried the snake home wrapped in a coat, unaware of the danger.
The wife of Lieutenant Menner of the United States Navy accompanied Aviator Marshall Earle Reid in aerial flights at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She joined two other women as part of the trio of flyer companions in the test flights at the yard.
An editorial urges Cincinnati officials to force arbitration to resolve the city ice shortage during a hot period. It argues ice supply affects all residents and workers, compares to past strikes, and warns the mayor to act decisively or seek other guidance.
Two 17 year old girls from the East End, Kathryn Burns and Annie Butler, swallowed bichloride of mercury after a pact to die. They had been with Detectives Leo J. Kennelly and W. J. Lavery at a dance hall and rooming house. Both detectives were suspended. Sheriff.
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