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Newspaper
The Wayne County Democrat
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
2
An article reports a scientist, named as Mr Peek from Loughton, evolving a stingless bee by mating Cyprian drones with Italian queens. It notes two years of experiments, promises more details, and urges safe transition before shifting from stinging to harmless bees.
Ohio leaders report low administration costs under the Green workers' compensation act, with premiums under ten percent and benefits reaching 100000 employees in fifteen months. More than 1500 employers joined, payrolls exceed 1.2 million dollars, and 4000 claims settled as the law reduces accidents and litigation while rewarding safety.
The item recounts Slim Jim Kelly, known as Kelly, riding on steam cars with an odd journey to Orrville for a Wooster game. He left on an early train, walked home from Siathvaite with a cheer, and arrived in Orrville tired but lively after a long trek. The piece mixes quirky notes about recalls on inventions and fashion from era papers.
Fragmentary text mentions New York police department and conspiratorial language, unclear subject and date, mixed with garbled phrases about medical records and sites. No identifiable events or named individuals can be confirmed from the readable parts.
A garbled, multi-source collage cites debates on prohibition and governance, noting disputes about bath clause, court actions, and public notices. References to Pittsburgh, New York seats, and Chicago Tribune hint at interpaper commentary on policy, diplomacy, and media rivalry.
Walter F. Brown and John O'Dwyer accuse Samuel Cohn's Toledo board of review of machine-led dominance. Brennan and Gerves defend Cohn while Lamb gains support against the machines. Edward Hagentuch resigns from the Urbana board. Charles Wilson named in his place as politics continue. A Cleveland bankers committee backs property taxation class plan. initiative and referendum may be used to place it on the ballot. Fire insurance rate cuts loom as State Fire Marshal cites lower losses. repeal of Howland law debated to regulate over-insurance. governor Cox to announce new appointments and plans.
The New York market declined sharply with hundreds of thousands of shares dumped as foreign investors unwind American securities. Washington rumors of a new probe into American Tobacco Co and anticipated actions by Standard Oil added to selling pressure, while railroads faced investigations over passenger and freight rates.
Washington reports Japan’s note to Secretary Bryan on the California anti land law preserves it as discriminatory against Japanese while inviting further discussion. The Toiso government views the Webb law as conflicting with international law and the 1911 treaty, but no ultimatum is issued. Ambassador China delivered the note. Bryan and Wilson will consider it in private discussions.
A wave of assaults on seven girls aged 12 to 15 in Lima prompts civic groups and juvenile officers to demand a vice commission to probe local conditions. Mayor Corbin A Shock is approached by the Business Women's club ministers and private citizens regarding the cases.
In Clearfield Pennsylvania Judge Smith imposes a peculiar sentence on Harry Law son Drew a larceny bail jumping defendant from a prominent family. The judge orders a luxurious black hair to be clipped once a month for twelve months despite the defendant’s request for jail. The courtroom scene ends with Drew sobbing as he leaves.
Prices set by dealers include Clover seed Timothy seed and mixed hay at about 7.50 to 8 dollars per ton and No 1 timothy hay around 8 dollars per ton. Poultry buyers list alive turkeys ducks geese and broilers with various per pound rates and regional quotes for potatoes beans and butter at standard wholesale levels.
At Epsom Derby England Miss Emily Wilding Davison, militant suffragist, rushed the course in front of two horses Anmer and Agadir was trampled and likely to die Jockey Jones was thrown from the king s horse The derby winner was Aboyeur from A P Cunliffe Columbus Ohio June 6 prison labor expands as inmates work and play Ball games on grounds Nation Wide Campaign for Cause continues as Congress union of NAWSA plans district by district effort for suffrage in Washington June 5
Columbia University awarded over 2000 degrees on Wednesday marking the largest class in its 159 year history. The total represents the biggest single send off from any U S university to date.
Financial and commodity round up with rates on call money at 2 pa, prime mercantile paper at 4 1 2 percent, sterling at 4 86 75, government bonds steady. Wheat, corn, oats, butter, cheese, potatoes, cattle, sheep, hogs, and pork prices listed across Cleveland Toledo Buffalo Pittsburgh and other hubs with daily cash quotes and futures notes.
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