31 May 1913
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1913
Page
1
Goux takes top honors in a 500 mile race in France with Spencer Wishart finishing second. Bursts of pace marked the event as Worth and Wishart battled for the podium.
Merz drives home third before extinguishing blaze as time 6 31 33 45. Winners listed by car and time include 16 Peugeot Goux 6 31 33 45 earning 20000, Wishart 6 45 06 and 16000, Merz 6 50 35 75 and 5000, Gutot 7 05 08 10 and 3500, Pilette 7 19 25 55 and 3000, Fox Wilcox 7 23 38 90 and 2200, Mulford 7 27 17 85 and 1500, Disbrow 7 80 50 95 and 1000, Clark 7 49 21 and 1500, Haupt 7 35 31 and 1409. Goux received 10000 in trophies plus 2500 from French concern. total winnings 35000.
In clear skies 100000 fans watched as the French Peugeot edged the American Stutz after 500 miles. Jules Goult won for France with an average speed of 76.59 mph, while Stutz No. 3 failed with a dead engine and left the crowd stunned before the final result.
President Wilson and his family visited Baltimore incognito in an automobile. They sought lunch at a North Charles street restaurant but found no seating due to crowds and ate later at a hotel. Miss Margaret Wilson entered briefly before the party left for a run through Green Spring Valley.
Three thousand cattle and horses from several large stock raisers south of Mc Grath Alberta were driven across the border into Montana last night. Homesteaders and local Indians, upset over recent horse stealing sentences, accuse the rustlers. An investigation is to be made.
In Chicago on May 30 the Illinois Vigilance Association issued posters along major railroad lines warning girls traveling alone to beware. The notices urge writing to designated organizations for meeting and protection from predatory men and women at the train.
Princeton University lists the class of 800 seniors with an average course cost of 4216 dollars and a range from 300 to 16000. The report notes smoking among 184 men, glasses worn by 91, tobacco chewing by 11, morals views on dancing and cards, 206 correspondents with 579 girls, a top list of sixteen girls, 26 who claim to have kissed, and 24 rejections for marriage proposals.
Arthur Lapham, famed for plane jumps, fell 400 feet from a machine at Oakwood Heights Staten Island. He remained conscious but in great pain after becoming buried neck deep in mud near a stream. Rescuers dug him out with a shovel and he was placed in an ambulance after nearly an hour at Tompkinsville hospital.
Governor Cox and Democratic State Chairman W. L. Finley attacked the State Board of Commerce as it campaigned for voter approval of the Warnes and Kilpatrick taxation laws. Cox accused the board of aiming to build a political machine. Finley called the referendum a plot to deceive the people and linked backers to opposition to workers compensation and foreign insurers.
Citizens gathered for a memorial parade paying tribute to national saviors. A clear sky and mild weather aided the march as participants honored those who served to defend the country.
Crowds line Twelfth and Race as 12 000 pupils lead the procession under Dr Charles Gregory Smith. Veterans divisions include G A R posts and Spanish War groups with Grand Marshal duties marred only by John Thompson illness. Senator Foraker recalls young Cincinnatians who died serving the flag.
New York May 30 crowds lingered in the Astor House rotunda after the hotel sealed its seventy seven years. More than 20 000 passed through the building as well wishers gathered to collect souvenirs and hear speeches. The last registrar was Francis J Terrance of Pittsburgh with Finis noted. The building will be razed to make way for Broadway subway work.
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