27 Feb 1913
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
1
Teuben Beaver awakens to a lamp blaze in his home near Catawissa Township. He carries his wife and four children to the barn after refusing to be saved first, as flames consume the stairway. Fire damages are estimated at several hundred dollars.
Washington reports indicate the United States may withhold recognition of the Huerta government while Mexico shows scarce change in the political scene. Ambassador Wilkan favors immediate recognition, but others urge caution until calm is restored in Mexico City and border areas. Juarez and El Paso report shifting military and civil control as garrisons form and officers desert. Local ad notices promote Chambérains Liniment for pains.
Vincent Astor sails from New York aboard the yacht Nami with a party of former college friends. They plan a five week voyage to Panama to inspect the vessel and its facilities.
Albert S. Burleson is cited as a potential Postmaster General in discussions surrounding President Wilson's cabinet. The note indicates he would join the administration in a key role if chosen, signaling possible reshuffles amid ongoing governance.
Reports from Mexico City say rebels have spread through northern states and Morelos as federal forces withdraw. Huerta's government probes show Madero era financial excesses, including large cash balances and fictitious bonuses to railroads never built.
Richmond Va Feb 27 Thomas W McCrary a drug clerk was arrested charged with murder for causing the death of four year old Robert Lee Ma surier by substituting bichloride of mercury for caramel in a prescription ordered by a physician over the telephone The coroner jury ruled the error led to the childs death Meantime a fire gripped Collingswood near Clinton New Jersey destroying several buildings and partly destroying three residences with losses estimated at 1050600.
A man on Lark Street shoots his wife during a drunken rage, then wounds himself and remains in critical condition. Details are incomplete due to damaged text. additional context mentions a Mrs Mastin and a note about remedies and a drugstore advertisement.
President Taft urges a definite twenty year plan to wipe out the national debt by setting aside 45 million annually, invest in three percent bonds, and fund new government buildings through twenty year bonds. He calls for land purchases, building the public works, and a broad executive reclassification to save millions in salaries and the Post Office payroll.
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