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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
2
About 2 000 workers are laid off at the Westinghouse company in Pittsburg, representing roughly a 12 percent decrease from the total workforce of around 16 000. The move signals a significant cutback in production capacity and reflects broader industry pressures facing the plant.
The piece notes a year of probe aimed at deterring elections and reports arrests for irregularities. It criticizes gubernatorial partisanship linked to the Cox administration and questions the survey's reception, while acknowledging the survey’s potentially valuable recommendations.
The Zanesville Courier portrays General Huerta as a crafty and unscrupulous plotter with exceptional ability. It calls him a past master in political intrigue who has checkmated American and European diplomats, contrasting his diplomacy with Chau Tauquan as a sage’s wisdom to a child’s knowledge.
A harsh critique notes oddities in a past school poll and election day, referencing Attorney General Hogan and alleged improprieties. It mocks boys handing out cards and points to two men whose names did not appear in print, calling the proceedings a farce.
The article criticizes the Warnes tax law arguing it contravenes Ohio Constitution sections on electing county and township officers. It claims the district provision allows appointment by the Governor under cover of judiciary consistency, condemning it as legislative deception.
Governor Cox spearheads a plan to graft Democratic appointees into Ohio State University. The state health board and administration, already reorganized on partisan lines, will move to university grounds with Democratic staff. The agricultural commission and other Democratic subordinates join the university in a broad spoils effort discussed with President Thompson and state officials.
A commentary on Ohio Governor Cox highlighting the broad personal authority he wields and the evolving recognition of executive power by Ohio citizens. The piece underscores how the governor uses power directly and its implications for state governance.
The article discusses Gov Coxs inclination toward governing by commissions and boards. It notes powers granted to these bodies, especially the Industrial Commission, and cites his inaugural message favoring government by commissions or bureaus as the logical trend. The piece warns about the shift of authority from the State Legislature to unelected bodies.
F J Hagenbarth president of the National Wool Growers Association and a major American sheep rancher announces he will exit the wool trade. He plans to sell his 100000 head herd at a sacrifice if needed, citing a loss due to the tariff and political support for Wilson and Bryan. He, with Idaho Mountain line ranching, argues American growers cannot compete with Australians and South Africans on cost.
The Republican state central committee schedules a December 22 meeting in Columbus to unify anti Democratic policy opponents for the coming campaign. The plan aims to unite Progressives and Republicans to endorse candidates for primaries and ensure Progressives are well represented in advisory roles. Actions will follow resolutions from the national committee and a forthcoming national convention to address Progressive demands.
The Ohio State Grange, meeting in Lima, demanded that both major parties keep hands off the common school system and opposed Governor Cox and the Warnes tax law. The group criticizes centralization of taxation and power, predicting Ohio farmers will vote next fall to judge Cox's centralized state machine approach.
Natural newspapers aligned with the Wilson administration warn that any move by a leading Progressive to unite the Republican party with his faction will alarm the Democratic press. The argument: a split party dynamic in 1912 still controls government, so Democrats will prolong GOP and Progressive division as party strategy.
Rep Austin of Alabama read a resolution blaming high living costs on Democratic tariff policy and opposing the Underwood Wilson tariff law. It proposed a ten member special committee to investigate the failure to lower living costs and to apologize to Republicans and the American people.
The passage questions how long the natural opponents of the Democratic party and its policies will continue their political game. It asks how often they will walk into traps set by the minority party, which relies on opponents' infighting to stay in power.
An editorial from the Evening Cox in Columbus denounces a plan to merge state administration with universities, arguing it would politicize higher education. It accuses Governor Cox of prior partisan moves, claims he reshaped state commissions and pushed a student disfranchising law, portraying the effort as a bid to control the university for political gain.
The piece portrays Governor Cox as a centralized power broker provoking wide opposition across parties in Ohio. It cites Congressman Bathrick and others who deem his machine intolerable and his administration an assault on direct government. Critics warn his patronage and measures threaten democratic processes and the state’s political health.
The passage condemns administration through gubernatorial defeat and argues it is poor policy for a state offeral or party leader to dictate to Ohio. It warns that any tyrannical move aimed at personal aggrandizement would fail and harm the state’s governance in the long run.
Saturday and Sunday visits unfold among Dennison Steubenville and Pittsburgh society circles. births, marriages, travels, club events, Bible classes and social gatherings fill Wheeling's social pages with names like Watson O Neill Forstrom Kinney Miller and Adams as prominent figures attend assemblies balls and church activities amid family updates and local happenings.
A quiet wedding joined Miss Martha Cooper Clark and Mr. Fred M. Clarke at Westminister Church on Saturday evening. They will reside in a new La Belle View home after a wedding journey to New York. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, is a well regarded local figure. the groom, tied to Peterson Clarke architects, is a rising city business man.
A reflective poem urging readers to share holiday generosity beyond themselves. The Bentzetown Bard calls for turning Christmas into practical aid for those in need, stressing personal responsibility and small acts of kindness to ease hunger and hardship.
A reflective piece on how excessive study or scholarship can mislead or overcomplicate judgment. It cautions readers against overreliance on theory at the expense of practical wisdom, urging balanced discernment in pursuit of knowledge.
A garbled column mocks political figures and policies with satirical phrases about censuring the secretary of state, a New York woman's dairy funding loss, Bryans peace plan, a sacred tax metaphor, and a boast about a new government by commission. It contrasts US and Mexican political stances in a fragmented editorial tone.
A belligerent congressman’s call to step outside appears linked to a small boy’s threat about not wearing his Sunday clothes. The fragment hints at a tense exchange with implied consequences, set against a domestic or political backdrop.
Governor Cox urged railroad corporations to back his presidential bid at a Railway Business Association meeting in New York City. In Mansfield prison, ten prisoners were paroled on Thursday while six others sought liberty but were refused.
President Wilson proclaims social justice as a priority fueling Progressive calls and Republican action. William J. Bryan cites a hypothetical $30,000 yearly earnings over 33 years, while the Colonel is noted as achieving it.
The text argues that recommendations on the Juro Money Trust investigations are not included in the banking and currency bill or any other bill in the Democratic legislative program. It claims the Money Trust fear was a political fabrication used in campaigns.
A senator describes the bill as a banker's system owned by banks while Republicans push for ownership to be public. The caucus debate centers on who controls the system and how it should be governed.
Members of the Sunday party depart for locations across the country. Mr and Mrs Sunday head to Winona Lake Indiana for Christmas. Homer Rodeheaver goes to Eastern Tennessee to renew home connections. Others head to Chicago Pittsburg Beaverdale and Moscow for revivals and family visits.
A jury was drawn in the Clerk of Courts office to try Horace B. Clark versus the Belmont County Commissioners at St. Clairsville on December 2 under a new law. Jurors receive three dollars per day plus mileage. Names include Wm McKee Steubenville Wm E Williams Irondale John Brady Toronto F C Chambers Steubenville and others from Steubenville Brillant Mingo Junction New Alexandria Connorsville and nearby towns.
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