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Newspaper
Washington Daily Herald
Location
Washington, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
1
President Wilson asserted Washington is infested by a malicious whiby. A special committee on the wharves led by Overman with Nelson Reed and Curmmins Wade Nel son examines the issue as a photo highlights the inquiry.
Only ten days remain to ready for visitors as senate committee urges swift, thorough prep. Officials stress coordination across phases and highlight planned briefings and safety checks for attendees.
In Steubenville Ohio on June 5 a court and Sheriff action kept Yorkville coal works running. Tony Chesko, an Italian, was discharged after a brutal assault on a driver, yet he returned daily to jump the cars for hauling to work. No one would haul him or work with him, causing a mine shutdown.
Philadelphia June 5. Mice morphy, famed Olympic trainer and director of athletics at the University of Pennsylvania, died at his home after more than four years of illness with an acute stomach trouble.
Ohio lawmakers consider state intervention in fire insurance rate setting and agent regulation after a two day Mooney committee inquiry. They favor granting the Insurance Department power to suspend licenses and establish agent standards, while questioning whether the industry or state controls the rate basis.
Viscount Chinda handed a note asking the United States to nullify California's alien land law. President and cabinet to discuss, with Japan reiterating its protest centers on racial discrimination rather than legal points. Tokyo rejects seizing courts and seeks federal action, signaling ongoing bilateral tension.
In Sidney Ohio on June 5 Mrs Gus Stiles committed death by her own action at her home by drinking carbolic acid. She leaves a husband and one daughter. Despondency had troubled her for some time.
A chaotic Derby day unfolds as a horse jointly linked to a militant student and a London University graduate rides unseated riders. A spectator was injured and rushed to hospital after a mare jumped the rail during the event. The classic race, won by Crasanour ridden by Johnny Teli, sparked complaints of bumping and a protest. Lord Marcus Heresford recalled the suffragette incident when the jockey described the crash.
Testimony before the Washington inquiry details free sugar advocates and the sugar trust. Senator Ransdell asserts limited money from cane groups while exposing lobbying by the National Woolgrowers Association and others. Nevada Senator Pitman supports a lobby presence as hearings probe tariff impacts and political ties.
New Orleans June reports a general strike across Atlantic ports by the Marine Firemen and Sailors Union. Sailors firemen water tenders coal passers and most ship unions join the action to protest tensions with United Fruit, engineers excluded.
London June Bir Deeorge Palen editor of the Statist and a noted financial authority warned that the current business situation stems from the American investing public losing its nerve. He cited diminished risk appetite and cautious sentiment as key factors shaping the market mood.
In Cleveland on June 4, 17 year old Hugh E. Walker fell overboard from his rowboat after a big finn got caught in his fishing line. He drowned several hundred yards from shore in Lake Erie. His body was recovered later with the line wound around his legs. The fish escaped.
Findlay Ohio June 5 David Adama 87 colored is dead after a long life as a conductor of the famous underground railroad. During the Civil War days he helped thousands of fugitive slaves travel from the south to Canada. Adams assisted thousands of his own race in gaining freedom. Read classified ads.
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