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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
2
The colored community reacts to alleged discrimination by the Democratic Secretary of Agriculture. About two thousand Ottio corn boys traveled to Washington and faced insult, prompting a resolution to refuse visiting the department.
Belgian cement arrives in Philadelphia at 20 cents a barrel below American cement. Over the past thirty years the cement trade expanded from zero to 80 million barrels annually, employing 30,000 workers and sustaining 150 million dollars in investments.
The speaker warns that continued wetness in Mingo would greatly impede enforcing the law, undermining the city’s dirty victory. If illegal voting occurred there it should be probed and pushed to the limit.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports the steel outlook in the Pittsburg district growing darker as large plants close due to no orders. Officials warn thousands of workers face desperate conditions with no promise of mills resuming.
The New York Journal of Commerce warns that railroad freight rate decrees threaten industrial centers. It cites a November 12 1912 shortage of 1 112 freight cars and a November 15 1913 surplus of 22 652 cars, showing freight activity markedly weaker than the prior year by 74 764 car loads. An estimated 50 000 steel workers have been laid off or are on short time.
The piece argues that fraudulent names were rejected by Gov Cox and allies while Hogan blamed a single illegal name. It notes a Mingo precinct where 32 fraudulent votes were found but a Democratic judge still allowed Democratic mayoral winners to be seated, lamenting a double standard and urging a grand jury.
The article argues that Democratic leaders in Ohio wage campaigns to keep Republicans and Progressives divided. It notes Cox machine appointments favoring Progressives on bipartisan boards, the expected Democratic reliance on factional splits, and warns that a Republican Progressive alliance would end Democratic rule and hasten a national minority government. It questions how long foes will delay unity.
The proposed measure would ban interstate shipping of food stored over ninety days and seeks a model storage law for all states. Backers argue it would give states better control while not unduly hampering trade, with emphasis on standardizing storage limits and studies to guide federal policy.
A writer argues there are 9300 occupations for youth but many choose trades by chance. Trade schools aim to prevent misfits and wasted effort. Psychologists warn against forcing a career, urging alignment with a youth’s God given purpose for lasting growth. Early institutional support could focus youth toward meaningful aims.
The Tribune notes both sides of postal reform as Representative Bartlett of Georgia proposes a one cent rate. Proponents cite long term profits from first class mail while critics warn cheaper postage would flood the system with letters, eroding serious business and increasing spam from creditors, suitors, crank writers, and threats.
A letter dated December 4, 1013 from Harry Monroe at Pacific Garden Mission Chicago Morgan Park thanks Mr Simera for the mention in the Herald-Star of Sunday meetings and expresses hope the Dry Steubenville battle will succeed. The note is addressed to Mr Simera and references local religious activity.
Letters from Rev. McCarty Batelle McCarty and Rev. Miller commend editor Chas. D. Simeral for strong moral stance on wet and dry questions. Messages thank the editor for guiding public sentiment and offer future service to the city.
About 2 000 Ohio youths traveled to Washington to celebrate success in corn growing and home making. 800 boys won free trips funded by the state and 300 girls earned recognition for sewing cooking and housekeeping. The article highlights rising interest and potential in Ohio agriculture and rural balance with urban growth.
Friday Fred Walt from Euclid avenue left for Florida. F A Chapman visited Scio on Wednesday. Districts 42 and 43 meet Mrs Theo Snyder on Monday at 7:30. Mrs George Taylor and daughter from Dillonvale shopped in the city Friday. Mr and Mrs George King left Friday for winter in St Petersburg Florida. Prof and Mrs George Pearce returned from Jewett guests of Mr and Mrs R W Reed. Reed, The Business Girls Bible class ran a small refreshment stand on the
This brief lists charity street collections netting 14.20 for the YWCA while Rt Rev W A Leonard plans episcopal confirmations at St Pauls and St Stephens. It notes community visits, baptisms pending, church services, and residents moving roles at local banks and colleges with a mix of social and church activity across Steubenville, Brilliant, Weirton and nearby areas.
The document lists a set of arithmetic and geometry problems prepared by the State School Commissioner for the county examination of teachers on December 6. Items cover unit conversions, land area calculations, farm acreage, purchase costs, and carpet and walkway measurements with specified prices.
The Governor proclaimed School Survey Day for November 14 1913 inviting schools to review programs and progress. What observations and measures did you take during the observance and how did it affect classroom aims and community understanding.
The questions explore zones width, production by state and country for salt copper cotton beet sugar wool, definitions with examples of estuary Pampas crater, governance of Melbourne Manila Hong Kong Paramaribo Gibraltar, ports with harbors and chief exports, a foreign city near Columbus latitude, and tracing a naval route from Norfolk via the Philippines to San Francisco plus locating Ohio’s top agricultural mineral fruit and oil regions.
A set of study prompts on U S history and civil government asks about teaching value and methods, stressed historical phases, importance of dates, constitutional amendment details, presidential election steps, vice presidency, Civil War causes and effects, carpetbaggers and Ku Klux Klan, spoils system and Monroe Doctrine, tariffs and finance, current administration issues, and presidents involved in foreign territory purchases.
The final colony to be established was Georgia, settled in 1733 under James Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe led with practical firmness, disciplined planning, and a conciliatory yet firm approach toward colonists and Native peoples. A strong-willed organizer, he combined humanitarian aims with strategic prudence, mirroring the cautious, reform-minded leadership typical of early colonial governance.
A set of questions explores soil versus subsoil and tile drainage value, seed corn selection, weed impact on corn, regional apple grape plum cherry varieties, acceptable wheat and crop yields in Ohio, fertilizer timing and repetition, sowing times for timothy and other seeds, corn crib ventilation and local prices, dairy cattle breeds, and average wool fleece weight per sheep.
A series of study prompts covering prevalence and causes of defective hearing, development of hearing, seasonal clothing weight changes, eating rules and appetite, relation between will and respiration and blood, water contamination and diseases, classification of foods including vegetable items and cereals, definition of digestion and stomach anatomy, and an essay on how good cooking pays.
Questions cover current grammars and features, definitions of synopsis and verb forms, methods to teach voice and tense, object and attribute complements, parsing of a quoted verse, and analysis of a complex sentence. Includes discussion of difficulty in distinguishing verb voice and past tense, and best methods to secure use of good English.
The text outlines germination and vegetative growth periods, fruiting stages, and key factors affecting growth. It covers soil elements essential for plants, residual, glacial, wind formed, and humus soils, and explains humus formation, nitrate importance, and how to detect nitrate deficiency. It defines legumes and their soil fertilization value, buds timing and method, basics of the general purpose plow components, and practical seed corn germination tests plus ear characteristics beyond germination.
A reader prompt asking for two synonyms and two antonyms for each given word, notes on alphabet imperfections, counts of sounds if perfect, pronunciation guides for five words, definitions for a set of terms, and spellings for a long list of words including mortise and citadel.
Reports circulate that 272 men are suspended from duty at Pennsylvania shops in the area. Of these, 158 are Italians. It is said many will be reinstated soon and allowed road passes during layoff. Additional layoffs reported at Scully's and other places.
Brady residents Felix Novak aged 22 and Viera Kovskovsky aged 18 seek licenses. Corden C Merclaf 42 of Steubenville and Mrs Jenevieve Jones 40 of Migo Junetion apply together. Irwin Pa resident Boza Celinoric 24 and Steubenville resident Boza Milosevic 22 also apply for licenses.
Governor Cox prepares a partisan civil service blanket to cover his appointees by January, aiming to extend protections and control over personnel matters within the administration.
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