24 Mar 1913
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1913
Page
1
Unconfirmed Western Union telegrams claim 1000 dead or injured as Omaha endures a tornado and fires. Nebraska troops are ordered out to restore order while rail lines prepare special trains with physicians and nurses for Omaha.
A sweeping spring storm system battered six states causing massive damage and loss of life. Yutan Nebraska was wiped off the map with fifteen dead and fifty injured while Omaha faced fears of looting as militias were mobilized.
Chicago mob boss Jim O Leary quits gambling after twenty five years. He shuts down his luxury saloon near the Stockyards and vows no more betting, giving his earnings to the poor. He is seen regularly at church with his wife, fueling belief in his reform.
Widespread storm damage reports list Omaha Berlin Ashland and Yutan Nebraska Marshalltown Ackley Woodbine Carroll Iowa Terre Haute Ind and Abilene Kan as stricken. For hours news described half of Omaha swept away and fires with telegraph lines down as rescuers moved in by train amid chaotic conditions.
Samuel Judson Roberts, owner and editor of The Lexington Leader and longtime Republican leader in Central Kentucky, died at his home from poisoning after toe surgery. Born February 11, 1858 in Canton, Ohio, he also served as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Seventh District and helped place William McKinley on the Louisville masthead.
Washington reports Prof. Charles W. Dabney of the University of Cincinnati as the likely successor to Willis Moore as head of the Weather Bureau. The Ohio congressionals back him. Dabney denies any offer or intent to leave Cincinnati.
A Rome dispatch reports Pope Pius IX in very grave condition. Physicians caution against alarm, but the Pontiff shows little improvement. He will not celebrate Mass and the planned public audience likely will not be held as he remains under careful medical watch.
Kanawha & Michigan through passenger trains Nos. 2 and 5 collided head on at Kanauga Junction four miles east of Gallipolis Ohio. Eighteen people were injured none seriously. The injured were taken to a hospital. Train No. 5 was on a switch left open by a brakeman. Both locomotives and several cars were demolished.
Vienna reports Montenegro blocks peace efforts as Austria demands halt of military actions around Scutari until civilians depart. The note calls for Catholics and Muslims in Jakova and nearby areas to be restored to their former faith, while Montenegro proposes a joint mission with Austria and Italy. A priest involving Albanians was killed while attempting to escape.
Despite denials, Maxine Elliott is expected to marry Anthony F. Wilding the famed lawn tennis player. They have been close friends and have dined in Cannes where they played tennis together. Wilding, from Christchurch New Zealand, Cambridge alumnus and English bar member, is under thirty and abstains from alcohol and tobacco.
New York reports the Simplified Spelling Board issued its fourth list of about a thousand words altered for new orthography. Changes include dropping silent letters and substituting phonetic spellings such as laf for laugh and cof for cough. examples cover chaos chameleon heart hearth money k nown words and more. Andrew Carnegie and Theodore Roosevelt among board members.
Letters and telegrams arrive for H. L. Shrader a Missouri University student after the university paper praised him as nearly the most perfect man physically in America. Respondents come from the Southwest seeking marriage for eugenic reasons but Shrader withholds writers’ names and addresses.
Washington March 23 Great count of money and securities in U S history will start at the Treasury on April 1 as John Burke takes office succeeding Carmi A Thompson. A committee will supervise vaults while seals are set and only funds needed for daily use remain off limits for two to five months.
New York on Easter day celebrated a Bulgarian fashion riot along Fifth Avenue. The crowd packed two sidewalks as Bulgarian blouses girdles and bold ribbons dazzled spectators from Madison Square to the Plaza. Fashion hounds from towns watched hats like canoes and strong color stories while photographers captured every bold hue.
Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton, a leading alienist famed for testifying in high profile trials, is critically ill at Presbyterian Hospital in New York. The near 60-year-old specialist has advised several criminal cases including Guiteau and Thaw, and is a grandson of Revolutionary Patriot Alexander Hamilton Caen.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.