15 May 1913
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
1
Special dispatch reports a major tornado striking Omaha Seward and nearby towns in Nebraska. Dozens dead and scores injured with Seward alone listing many victims and widespread destruction. Emergency crews rush to aid as rumors of more fatalities grow.
Strikers plan a meeting at Redland Field with Schoop invited to address former employees and their new brothers. Patrolmen guard Government Square to maintain order amid tensions. The scene centers on labor action, security presence, and anticipated speeches.
The secretary reports that strikebreakers are camped opposite Workmen's Hall with more arriving at the outside barns as tensions rise during labor unrest.
Electricians call a meeting to consider lending aid to the strike by refusing to operate the large generating plants. The odds of disruption hang over the power system as the union leadership stays firm and requests solidarity.
0000 Walter Draper of the Cinemaati Traction Co says many cars will run tomorrow on almost every line to show what can be done with police protection. 0000 The strike leaders vow a mass meeting at Redland Field Friday as 2,000 workers endure a siege and plan a massive parade of trades unionists through Cincinnati. 0000 Officials consider militia if disorder grows, while labor leaders push for public support and a large turnout.
California Governor Hiram W. Johnson announced he would sign the alien land bill recently passed by the Legislature. In a lengthy message to President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan, Johnson argued the measure is imperative and final, signaling the issue now hinges on federal action with implications for U S Japanese relations.
A vast forest fire rages across Tionesta Valley and Armstrong County as flames sweep toward Halston. Residents flee while a special Tiesta Valley RR train evacuates women and children. Originating in a sawmill, the blaze devastates millions of feet of timber and oil wells burn as farmers abandon homes and seek refuge miles away.
In Kansas City Missouri on May 14, nine year old William Taylor, a black youth, was fined 200 dollars in Municipal Court for fighting in the street. He clashed with Joe Taylor, a much younger Black man, during which both drew revolvers and fired earlier shots failed to strike before police intervened.
Albany May 14 Gov Sulzer announced he would not intervene in the case of Happy Jake Mulraney convicted of the 1911 murder of Patrick McBreen known as Paddy the Priest a New York saloon keeper. The execution is set for next Monday at Sing Sing Prison.
The article argues the mayor must balance rights of organized employees and the Traction Company with the public interest. It cites three core rights: employees to organize, company to operate, and the public to receiving service. Mayor Hunt urges lawful protection of all parties and maintenance of order and safety during the dispute.
Five men were seriously injured when a work train on the C. and O. fell through a bridge over the Great Miami River near Miamitown Ohio. Injured include James Wallace Kenova West Virginia R J Leuenberger Peru Indiana James Pa Greenup Kentucky Robert E Vincent Grayson Kentucky Stewart C Wilhorte Woldtown Virginia all treated at Speers Hospital Dayton Kentucky.
Miss Teresa Haley of San Francisco arrived aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse with a bank roll over 1000 dollars. She boasted a ten year gambling record and claimed luck in Monte Carlo and European casinos, winning about a thousand on the voyage and four shipboard pools in succession. She reportedly beat male players at various games including poker and even a chalk line pitching challenge.
Judge Kinkead ruled Frank E. Baxter not guilty in the embezzlement case involving 37080 of Columbus Savings and Trust Company funds. Baxter returned the money with interest after delaying payment to meet a New York obligation. Prosecutors will seek Supreme Court review. other bank indictments may be affected.
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