08 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1912
Page
1
General Robert Burns Brown accepts the Republican nomination for governor at a Zanesville meeting. The crowd, state leaders, and the party glee club packed the Chamber of Commerce auditorium as speakers including Sherman Granger and Warren G. Harding urged victory in November and reelect President Taft.
Chicago physician report details John Martinez 36 who swallowed nineteen pocket knives seventeen nails five blades a dozen screws and a silver dollar over eighteen years on wagers. Surgeons removed the items and termed the operation successful with an ulcer risk averted.
The Ohio state penitentiary hosted its first baseball game with prisoners as players and spectators. A pickpocket and a bank robber occupied key positions while a prison official umpired. The experiment succeeded and future games are planned Saturdays for inmates with good conduct.
Mrs. L. M. Green risked her life to rescue her daughter Mrs. George Dodd and two grandchildren in a Cleveland house fire. George Dodd Jr. died at Grace Hospital from burns. Mrs. Dodd was fatally burned and baby Charles was only slightly hurt after gasoline ignited.
Mrs. Marie Gillette a Calumet widow after forty three years in the city will travel to Bonchamp near Paris on Monday at the request of an aged priest who allegedly swindled her out of 100000 francs by naming himself beneficiary in a will. The priest now seeks forgiveness per a letter from Bonchamp’s mayor.
President Taft plans a special session of Congress to authorize intervention in the Mexican conflict as rebels threaten American interests. The report warns Americans face peril from rebel forces seeking vengeance and prompts leadership to act swiftly.
Rebels threaten border towns along the Sonora Arizona line if Mexican federal troops are allowed to move through the United States to Sonora. The movement was blocked previously after Texas Governor Colquitt protested. Re enforcements arrive at Cananea and clashes occur near Langs Ranch with American soldiers. Ambassador Wilson forwarded the document to foreign offices amid official silence.
Agua Prieta Mexico, facing Douglas Arizona across the border, waits for an expected rebel assault the next day. About 500 rebels camped near Gabalondo ranch, looted it for 400 horses and supplies, while 300 Yaqui Indians with 15 000 rounds head toward Nacozari to join the force.
Paris dispatch says L Opinion notes Mexico invites Henri Rochette to reorganize its finances and he sails for New York soon. His sentence faces two years imprisonment and a $600 fine for fraud in certain promotions, with hope for acquittal via diplomatic channels.
A message to American Ambassador Wilson from a Zapata faction warns of an advance on Mexico City. The printed proclamation, dated concentration camp Morelos, names Emiliano Zapata Amador Salazar Genevevo De Loax Alfonso Miranda and Jesus Salgrade. It says insurrectos will not depose local authorities except President Madero and his family and will keep order.
A Philadelphia romance unfolds as Ella Feeney 17 plans to wed Licerio Elevo aboard the battleship Minnesota, Sadie Feeney 22 to marry Filomeno Mariano of the Missouri, and Annie Feeney 35 to wed Leon Fernandez of the Tennessee, all now serving on ships at the Philadelphia navy yard.
Reports reach Washington of famine and sickness in the Granada area as rebel troops cut rail and telegraph lines. Noncombatants die in streets while rebels feast. the Pendleton led marine force may restore communication. Red Cross already contributed 2000 with plans to boost aid privately.
A Chicago Tribune special dispatch notes Vice President James Sherman is ill with heart trouble and may be forced to quit the 1910 ticket. Reports say he plans to recuperate in the country near Vermont and avoid high altitudes while political pressure and physician advice prompt possible withdrawal.
Washington sent a firm message via Vice Consul Bowman to leader Emile Campa stating Americans and American property must not be molested in the insurgent-controlled region. Five hundred federal cavalry arrived from Hermosillo to assist Cananea and a shipment of 500 rifles and 125000 rifle shells was ordered for Cananea residents.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva overseer of Zion City plans a Chicago trip costing about 5000 dollars. He arrives with 2000 followers including 300 white robed members for a Coliseum meeting, with 20 special train cars and a security guard detail.
Dr. Llewellyn D. Barker of Johns Hopkins Hospital is rushed by special train from North Carolina to Bar Harbor Maine to aid Mrs John R McLean wife of the Washington and Cincinnati publisher who is gravely ill. The journey uses multiple connections with railroad officials granting priority. final leg reaches Bar Harbor tomorrow morning.
The United States contemplates a special Congress session to decide on sending troops to quell the Mexican insurrection. President Wilson orders two cavalry regiments, 2400 men, to the border from Fort Riley and Fort D. A. Russell, with potential moves into Mexico debated by top officials. Prolonged clashes and raids threaten Americans and property, and foreign powers watch.
A giant steel pontoon, claimed to be the largest in the world, was towed through the Golden Gate today en route to Pearl Harbor. The 100 by 70 by 14 foot pontoon will support a 100 ton floating crane at government dry docks in Hawaii.
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