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Newspaper
Washington Daily Herald
Location
Washington, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
1
Governor James M Cox arrives in Columbus by automobile and is greeted by cheering crowds including mounted Boy Scouts. An escorted procession leads him and Adjutant General Wood to the hall where he addresses the people from the courthouse steps. The speeches draw enthusiastic response after eleven this morning.
Governor James M Cox arrived by automobile from Columbus meeting locals and Boy Scouts at North and Court streets. He spoke to veterans at the opera house then addressed the crowd from the court house steps praising Ohio’s resilience and the nation’s recovery after calamity.
Cleveland reports 30 babies and six adults dead from heat as storms lash the Buckeye State. Lightning hits churches and homes, destroying a barnful of structures and damaging several dwellings. A farm is wiped out by fire.
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture gains full interstate jurisdiction over meat and meat products. The executive order extends the pure food and drug act to include meat, with power to seize and destroy unwholesome items and require compliance with meat inspection standards.
Columbus Ohio June 18 the board of administration which controls 18 institutions begins centralization of authority by creating four new posts and placing experts in charge to streamline operations. appointments include head of bureau of criminal research a dietitian supervisor a chief agriculturist and a storekeeper with salaries not yet set. Starr Cadwallader Cleveland led the search for a juvenile research head Dr Shephard for the dietitian supervisor and Mr Shaffer for the chief agriculturist and storekeeper roles.
Thousands of sightseers in Elyria witnessed Hubert Robinson of Cleveland survive a 700 foot parachute fall. He leaped from a balloon after the chute partly failed, landing on a steep hillside and escaping serious injury in a dramatic near death moment.
June 18 Toledo reports Henry Rensler 20 of Waldo Colorado struck by lightning and killed on a farm while driving horses. Keene village near Millersburg suffers fire threatening its business district after a lightning strike destroys the school building and town hall. Marietta reports Miss Stella McMullen 17, crossing the Oain river bridge, fell unconscious at home in Williamson West Virginia. doctors say her condition grave.
Columbus O. Janes Hebert Young proprietor of the Metropole Hotel faces two damage suits asking $20 000 from Daniel Davenport and wife for alleged false arrest. The couple contends they were guests on May 25 and, accused of not being married, were ejected and detained by police for two hours before proving their innocence.
Samuel Dinovo, overcome by extreme heat, was arraigned in probate court and ordered committed to Columbus State Hospital for treatment. Proceedings occurred in Marysville on June 18.
At Girard on June 18 Jim Costadile an Italian is alleged to have shot and killed Matteo Marello in the Italian section after an altercation in which Marello accused Costadile of undue intimacy with his wife.
A federal grand jury in Meveland on June 18 began an investigation into the case of Guisepp Pomare, who was arrested in Youngstown recently and charged with sending a threatening letter to the President demanding 5000 dollars.
A large rat led Scotland Yard to inside collusion and theft evidence in the Berkeley hotel $25,000 robbery. Porter followed a rat into a restaurant radiator revealing stolen checks notes and golf balls. Arthur James jailed while fellow thief remains at large. other suspects are continental crooks.
At a stormy Charleston session the Senate mine strike committee faced a near fist fight between Senator Martine and Paint Creek Operators official Quinn Morton. Morton testified on negotiations before the strike and alleged actions during the Holle Grove attack as the panel prepared to continue hearings in Charleston and Washington.
General Isaac R. Sherwood addressed a crowd from the courthouse steps urging practical patriotism and broader pension reforms for veterans. He argued that Revolutionary War soldiers were better supported by Congress than Civil War veterans, citing past legislation and urging readers to support liberal pension measures.
State mining department inspectors and eastern Ohio operators representatives toured the state to study mines in the section. They aim to improve production and reduce accidents, with bills to be introduced at Governor Coxs special session in January. Separately, President Wilson nominated Thomas Nelson Page as ambassador to Italy and Pleasant A Stovall as minister to Switzerland.
Conductor Nicholas M Wi reports two masked men halted the Illinois Central train telephoned sheriffs, forced the crew to uncouple the engine and express car and run ahead, marooning passengers as the express safe contents were taken.
A Toledo Ohio congressman discusses practical patriotism and delves into new facts shaping public policy. The speech emphasizes civic duty and informed citizenship as key to national strength.
General Isaac Rotherwood, a key advocate of the dollar a day pension plan, addresses an encampment line of supporters. Crowds are entertained as they are instructed on the policy he champions, reflecting his influence in national Congress debates.
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