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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring tonic that cures pimples boils indigestion dull headaches and tired feelings. It claims thousands use it yearly and offers 100 doses for one dollar with a prompt to buy from the druggist.
Heavy rainfall caused widespread damage in southern West Virginia as Norfolk and Western traffic halted. Bridges washed away and washouts blocked routes while crews rush to repair. Keystone reported three deaths near North Fork with two more drowned. Timber booms broke free on the Big Sandy and Guyandotte rivers, sending tens of thousands of logs downstream and threatening the Chesapeake and Ohio bridge. Water supply cut east of the river. rail lines including C&O and N&W face landslides and stopped through trains amid rising rivers.
Bluefield West Virginia April 1 three men drown when a suspension bridge over Bluestone River collapses. The victims J W Young 18 Arthur Castle 24 and S W Saunders 28 were on the span with eight others as floodwaters swept currents and three bodies remain missing. Rail lines and tracks are flooded and hundreds labor to clear nav efforts.
STON, W. VA April 1 The heavy rains last night raised the Kanawha River and its tributaries causing substantial property damage and wrecked telegraph and telephone wires. Rail traffic into the town is delayed by landslides in the state mountains.
Heavy rains cause landslides along the C and O railway in Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. Tracks from New River to Meadow Creek Glade are buried and washed out, stalling Train No. 3 near Meadows rock district east of Charleston. Workmen clear debris while passengers are transferred.
The House Committee on Banking and Currency voted to hold hearings on the Aldrich currency bill starting in April and continuing daily for one week. The committee’s sentiment appeared largely against a favorable report on the bill as passed by the Senate.
In Hamilton Ohio the city annexation near Lindenwald leads the Board of Education to assume control of Lindenwald schools. Existing teachers and the truant officer are likely to be retained. Warwick shire residents seek a new schoolhouse after annexation plans.
An Arkwoman with a decade of illness and 89 pound weight says predigested food sparked relief after trying Grape-Nuts and cream. She reports no hunger spells, no medicines, restored strength, and now handles all housework, eight weeks in.
Delegates and leaders map a tariff revision plan with a possible special session after the next presidential inauguration. The speech urges protectionist aims, minimizing business disruption, and avoiding a post election delay while Congress pursues revised schedules and party platform pledges.
United States Senator Jefferson Davis was fined $25 in Police Court for disturbing the peace after obtaining a pistol and appearing in the street following a beating by Thomas Helm, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. Helm was fined $10 for fighting.
A bomb thrown today at Joseph Scullitto’s residence in Beaver Street Brooklyn shattered windows and front door and wrecked the vestibule. The occupants escaped uninjured. The Scullitto home sits near Selig Silverstein’s Union Square bombing site.
Washington April 1 at 8 o clock tonight Chairman Martin A Knapp and Charles P Neill the mediators between Southern Railway officials and IS employees reached an agreement Under its terms the present wage scale on the Southern Railway for all the organizations concerned will be continued until July 1 next
Ross Freeman aged 20, said to suffer somnambulism and epilepsy, was acquitted in Judge Bretno's court on a breaking and entering charge. Folger, a saloon keeper, testified that an intruder entered his kitchen and attacked him. Alienists stated Freeman was likely asleep, and the assault did not prove criminal intent.
Paris April 1 President Fallieres plans to visit Emperor Nicholas mid July with further stops in Stockholm Christiania and Copenhagen after the meeting.
Dowager Queen Margarita of Italy in Rome grants an audience to financier J P Morgan and his daughter Mrs Herbert L Satterlee of New York April 1.
Thomas L. Lewis of Ohio succeeds John Mitchell as President at the UMWA headquarters in Indianapolis. W. D. Ryan becomes Vice President, J. P. White Secretary-Treasurer. Lewis plans an interstate wage convention with operators from Ohio Indiana Illinois and Western Pennsylvania. Ohio operators accepted the invite while Indiana supports joint talks. Western Pennsylvania and Illinois hold the key. The November quarrel between Lewis and Mitchell colors the event as district officers prepare for a four-district conference.
Five thousand miners and twenty two locals gathered in Cambridge to discuss wages and working conditions. Officers included A G Nelson from Cooksville president W C Thompson from Byesville and T P Miller from Coshocton. A joint committee was formed to meet operators. no deals yet. A scale likely to be signed within thirty days.
About 40 000 miners in the Pittsburg district are idle as wage scale talks fail. A Thursday attempt to settle differences is planned, with a suspension not expected to last beyond thirty days. Today is Eight Hour Day, a nationwide miners holiday, delaying impact until tomorrow.
Huntington, W Va April 1 The joint conference of miners and operators in District No 17 failed to reach an agreement this afternoon and adjourned to meet tomorrow morning Both sides expressed confidence that an agreement will be reached.
About 35,000 coal miners in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas enjoy a holiday today. Leaders say no strike yet and a conference between operators and miners is likely to be arranged to settle a new contract. An operators’ scale committee was named to meet when ready.
Eight thousand miners found mines closed as operators prepared for a spring vacation. What began as a potential general strike reduced to a shutdown driven by the Coal Operators Association. Distillers reportedly seek a pipe oil line for future fuel needs.
Duquoin Illinois April 1 twelve thousand miners are out due to the strike. A train load of men has been sent into Ziegler to operate the Aonunion mine.
Coal mine operators in Illinois and other states indicate a tendency to downplay the impact of widespread mine closures. They seek to minimize the developing situation as production and supply concerns rise.
A house measure features compulsory weekly instruction and a conference on the joint rate railway bill. An amendment by Senator Howe makes it a misdemeanor for any elective state officer to accept a railroad pass or free ticket.
The Ohio House approved a bill to ban public school fraternities and sororities and make joining one punishable by suspension. Debate highlighted April fool humor on other measures and concerns over railroad anti pass provisions and public service deposits. The session also covered financial scrutiny of the Harrison Building Co. dealings with banks and the State Treasury.
The Howe Investigating Committee pursued a lead on Col. W. H. Knauss regarding a loan by the Columbus Savings and Trust Company for the Harrison Building. Col. Knauss said he did not know the source of the loan funds, and the committee left with no substantial findings. Isaac B. Cameron, then State Treasurer, was not implicated by the testimony.
The article notes that operators in Indiana and Illinois forecast the work stoppage will end within two or three weeks at most. They express confidence the disruption is temporary and manageable.
ST. LOUIS April 1 T J Reynolds District President of the Belleville Division of the United Mineworkers of America said 15000 men in the district had not been ordered to strike and that the central body authorized them to remain at work pending official notification on the Springfield conference results.
TERRE HAUTE Ind April 1 While Indiana miners idle today not due to a strike but to their annual Mitchell Day celebration in honor of the eight hour movement Tomorrow they will return to work under the existing agreement with operators while wage talks continue in joint conference.
Springfield reporters say all the goal mines in Illinois are closed today as miners celebrate the eighth hour workday law anniversary. Operators suspended operations last night until the wage scale is signed and an agreement is reached.
In Des Moines Iowa on April 1 1916 every coal mine is closed leaving fifteen thousand miners idle They celebrate the tenth anniversary of the eight hour law with a meeting at the Trades Assembly Hall today
Eastern Pennsylvania mines show improving employment as the anthracite region plans a full summer resumption after an eight hour day anniversary. Unlike the soft coal fields, thousands remain idle there only temporarily, with better prospects for steady work ahead.
The Meck Committee in Columbus Ohio splits along party lines over charges against State School Examiners. Republicans Sites Little and Dever favor a no sustain finding, while other members push to sustain. A meeting is planned for next Monday night to seek agreement on a report.
Milwaukee April 1 The Rev Father McGéary professor of astronomy at Marquette University reported observing three new sun spots. Two spots measured about 8000 miles across and were large enough to drop the earth into.
Dr. Norwood K. Vance, former Marine Corps surgeon, was found dead in a hotel room in Atlanta. Authorities say the death resulted from a self-inflicted pistol wound.
Miss Louise Clark of Ironton Ohio, 22, hanged herself with a stocking over a door transom in a Hampton hotel while undergoing treatment for nervousness. Police say the death occurred today and the tragedy is being investigated.
Lori Rosebery elected Chancellor of Glasgow University to fill vacancy after the death of Lord Kelvin. Announcement notes the historic appointment and the university leadership change effective immediately in London report dated April 1.
The Connecticut with Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans aboard arrived off Coronado and he was taken to a tender for transport to San Luis Obispo to receive treatment for rheumatic pain. He hopes to rejoin the fleet and attend planned functions if doctors permit. President Roosevelt sent congratulations and sympathy in a long letter. Captain Ingersoll travels east after illness of his son.
The Hamilton Board of Health records thirty five deaths in March, with seventeen males and eighteen females. Spring cleaning under Public Service is underway, starting today, improving the city’s sanitary condition.
Vienna April 1 The ailing Emperor Francis Joseph will refrain from the traditional Holy Week ceremonies including washing the feet of the poor as a precautionary measure.
Severe blizzard blankets the Red River Valley in Crookston Minnesota with a foot of snow halting train service and delaying travel on April 1. Weather conditions close roads and disrupt daily activity in the region.
Mrs Harriet Cook aged ninety seven died in Lexington She was the oldest woman in Central Kentucky and passed away today in her home The death leaves a notable mark on the local community with Cook remembered for her long life and local ties
A bed ridden Chicago patient Mrs. E Hegg reports a complete cure from eczema after using the D D D Prescription. She says the treatment stopped the itch and burning and she now has clear white skin. The testimony cites relief from a long illness and recommends D D D Soap and the prescription from Dow stores.
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