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Newspaper
Washington Daily Herald
Location
Washington, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
5
Washington June 24 Senator O Gorman of New York recommended John Dix ex governor of New York for appointment as governor general of the Philippines. Dix said the post would be highly important with much work and he would have to consider it carefully before accepting.
The Old Reliable offers green beans and sugar peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, new potatoes, radishes, onions, beets, sweet oranges, pineapples, bananas. Canned mackerel steak new and fine per can. Granulated sugar at $1.20 for 25 lbs. J W Dufee & Co promotes friendly service.
Gettysburg Pennsylvania launches the annual G A R encampment marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil War battle of Gettysburg. Veterans from both sides prepare camp facilities for thousands, with tents, cots, and dining, as officials urge orderly attendance and identification badges. President Wilson is planned to speak on Independence Day.
El Paso reports a strong rebel force under General Francisco Villa moving toward Mares and Mesablanca to strike federal troops. Villa aims to gather as many rebels as possible in the Chimnahaa area to assault Ja rez, where General Francisco Villas plans to defend with about ten thousand men.
On June 26 a strike by garment workers in Cincinnati and nearby cities was deemed illegal by Thomas Richert, president of the International Union of Garment Workers of America, who ordered the employees to return to work.
Louis Severance a Standard Oil magnate and noted church philanthropist died at the Cleveland home of his daughter Mrs Dudley P Allen aged 74. He had recently moved from New York where he resided in recent years and arrived in Cleveland last Thursday.
Prosecutor Wright ordered an inquiry into the death of Bertha Meek Chamimess a seventeen year old killed when a shotgun her brother Joseph Meek thirty discharged exploded at their mother’s home on June fifteenth.
Washington, Joe 26. Relert Lent Lovett, director of the Poetic Nallread Company, told a senate committee that efforts were made to hire Edward Lauterbach to grease wheels in Washington to block agitation against dissolution plans of the Union in the Southern Pacific system. Lovett said a Congress member Riordan of New York urged retention and suggested avoiding difficulties in Congress by employing the New Yorker.
Reports say the Buffalo exp accident increased fatalities with many dead and dozens injured. Police launched an investigation with statements from survivors to be reviewed by the county prosecutor.
In a June caucus the Underwood leadership suffered a defeat as lawmakers gathered to consider a budget system resolution. The opposition organized enough votes to table the measure, marking a notable setback for the party’s direction.
James Haggin, noted horseman, faced a suit in New York Supreme Court over a $25,000 billing for a portrait and frame by Princess Wilma Swod-Pallaghy. The plaintiff claims Haggin agreed to pay the amount, while the defendant disputes the claimed value of the painting. The case centers on the contract and fair value of the artwork.
In Washington officials debate immigration policy as farmers cross the border into Western Canada seeking permanent residence. A statistician estimates 1,854 American farmers crossed into Canada, costing the U S about $123 million annually, provoking calls for policy action and potential incentives to keep citizens from relocating.
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