Police Prepare to Guard Cars Against Attack
Three companies of militia are held under waiting orders by request of the authorities as police plan to guard cars against attack.
14 May 1913
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1913
Page
1
Three companies of militia are held under waiting orders by request of the authorities as police plan to guard cars against attack.
City officials report failed settlement between the company and workers after extensive talks. At midnight the union delivered a final reply and ordered all cars moved, signaling prompt action as tensions rise.
Police protect cars as Ohio National Guard stands ready in Columbus after the mayor’s ultimatum. Traction Company remains firm, strikers demand union recognition, and officials fear trouble while promising to safeguard lives and property.
Sing Sing prison conditions labeled unspeakable in a report to Governor Sulzer by Special Commissioner Blake. The probe charges graft incompetence filth and mistreatment of prisoners against Colonel Joseph F Scott former State Superintendent of Prisons and Frederick Hamlin Mills former State Prison Sales Agent. Political insiders tied to Tammany figures cited as motive amid Sulzer’s clashes with Charles Murphy.
Strikers reject offers from city officials and press for full recognition of their union as the primary issue. The group insists on formal acknowledgment before any settlement steps.
Pickets positioned at all barns with instructions to preserve order and prevent meetings today. Hundreds of motormen and conductors attend the Workmen's Hall session as they approve the final step.
Unionized 1,860 Cincinnati Traction employees refuse to bargain without recognition. Mayor Henry T Hunt urges calm and arbitration while workers express resolve to strike until the company acknowledges the union. Speakers recount twenty five years of silence and threaten to dig in the ditch rather than accept nonrecognition.
Negotiations between the Traction Company and its employees have collapsed after Mayor Hunt’s arbitration offer is interpreted as recognition of the union. The workers seek a clearer and more definite acknowledgment while the company sticks to its stance. The dispute centers on one interpretive point despite extensive talks and calls for public calm.
A message from Mr Fitzgerald via Mr Mahon reports Buffalo Division of the Amalgamated Association of Street Car Men ready to aid local men in their organizing effort. Buffalo men, now in their own union after a major strike, have 8,000 members and stand ready to provide funds and other assistance to the Cincinnati Division.
Dayton Ohio reporters describe a heated hearing as the State Board of Administration orders the Polk case against Dr J V Koch to be heard first. Witnesses claim Koch urged restraints and even silencing a patient. Attendants testified about threats and alleged improper remarks by Dr Baber. Miss Margaret Deuschle denied any misconduct. Board members plan to inspect Longview Hospital next week.
Henry Phipps of New York donates 16 million dollars to the University of Pennsylvania to study and prevent tuberculosis among the poor. The dedication in Philadelphia includes medical men and scientists from across the United States and honors Dr. Edward Trudeau for founding the Adirondack Cottage Sanatorium.
In Poughkeepsie New York May 13 a bread loaf bears an inscription believed to be carved from a cemetery headstone. The First Reformed Church board investigates the desecration as tombstones vanish from the deserted parish graveyard. Police are asked to trace suspects and prosecute those responsible.
The six year old boy who disappeared from his home in Llington New Jersey last Friday was found today in a creek. Authorities believe the death was an accidental drowning.
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