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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
1
Confidence grows in Tafts victory on the first ballot as delegates align with his path. War Secretary gains 22 of 50 delegates this week, with one third of uninstructed delegates claimed by admirers of Ohioan.
A Columbus dispatch reports 692 delegates chosen for the Republican National Convention with 289 instructed for Taft, 92 uninstructed, and 211 for other candidates including 44 Cannon in Illinois and 48 Hughes in New York. More than a third of uninstructed back Taft. Contested delegates total 50 across multiple states.
A catastrophic landslide buried a small Canadian hamlet, killing about thirty residents and leaving survivors stranded amid wreckage. Rescue teams searched rubble for more victims and assessed affected homes for safety. Local authorities declared a state of emergency and coordinated aid with provincial officials.
Disaster struck the Notre Dame de Salette hamlet near Buckingham Ontario as a spring landslide from melting snow swept homes into the Lievre River. At least thirty people are dead with several more missing. rescuers rush to aid and readers report coffins and medical teams dispatched from Buckingham.
The De Salette area on the River Lievre suffered a massive landslide that buried eighteen homes on the east bank after sweeping two western houses into the river. One home with the hamlet's only telephone was wrecked cutting outside contact. Several residents were killed or drowned. Five years earlier a similar disaster struck Poupere, though no deaths were recorded there.
The Eighth Regiment of Chasseurs Cheval faced disgrace after President Carnot was assassinated in Lyons in 1894 as their escort allowed the assassin through. They were sent to Auxonne and barred from wearing cockade feathers. War Minister restores the feathers during a festival, ending the fourteen year disgrace as guns are sent to Auxonne.
Secretary of War Taft dismissed as unauthorized a Havana-sourced ditch that quoted Thomas Egan of Cincinnati saying Taft would resign if nominated at Chicago and Magoon would replace him. Taft said there was no foundation and noted he would speak in Bridgeport and New York City before returning.
A double theft at the Hotel Sterling on Sixth and Mound streets around 2 AM left police baffled. Detectives recovered two diamond rings and cash after rooms were ransacked and a sleep-inducing chloroform was used on a hotel maid. A Philadelphia salesman provided a lead linking two men via a shoe polish canvassing party.
London authorities confirm two mail bags worth about 500 000 dollars disappeared in transit between steamers and the New York post office. One bag destined for St. Louis aboard the Majestic, another for Brooklyn on the Philadelphia. Receipts for the bags were taken and the theft kept quiet during inquiry.
Parisians fear the north and south underground lines threaten nearby buildings especially the Ministry of Marine at Rue Rivoli corner Place de la Concorde. Officials note some subsidence since January and rush of works without full underpinning precautions, with a government expert ordered to report.
New York postal officials said they had little knowledge of a London dispatch reporting two mail bags containing securities and valuables valued around 500000 that disappeared in March in New York Harbor. Postmaster Edward M. Morgan and Postal Inspector Walter S. Mayer noted no complaints or inquiries and doubted such a loss without notice.
Reports from Guatemala claim President Diaz calls a cabinet meeting to discuss Central American affairs with likely important developments. The rumor notes the meeting may be tomorrow, but the holiday complicates confirmation. The United States and Mexico are said to have an agreement on regional matters.
In Hamilton Ohio at the C H D Depot Rev Edwin Chambers Harris his wife and two children arrive from eight years in India where they served as missionaries. They are greeted by relatives including Joseph Harris of Darrtown and held a family reunion at the old homestead as the returned son continues to care for his family.
Secretary of War Taft refutes New York Socialist claims about a speech before the Order of Railroad Conductors in Chicago. He says the reported line predicting a future gigantic labor capital clash is inaccurate and that he spoke only of an ongoing, inevitable conflict over sharing the joint product of labor and capital.
Maysville Ky April 26 two large barns were destroyed this morning in Mayslick Precinct twelve miles south of the city one on Alfred Peed farm and one on J D Raymonds place The latter housed a fine thoroughbred horse belonging to A J Boyd The blaze marks four barns burned in two weeks in the area It was the work of incendiaries Bloodhounds from Lexington are on the scent with heavy losses and little insurance.
Cecil Dills and his horse drown after a runaway near Bonesboro. Miss Fannie Sue Bush is rescued just as she sinks. A search for Dills's body is under way in Winchester, Kentucky.
Paris April 26 Leon Gouri a dangerous criminal who escaped from a French penal settlement recently arrived in Paris. To avoid detection he dressed as a woman and in a tailor made gown encountered a funeral procession. A detective watching him saw the gesture and led to his arrest.
Charles Storey aged 20 was arrested near Port Union on a warrant by Paul Frechtling of the St. Charles Hotel. He is charged with defrauding the hotel of a $31.35 board bill and is held for a hearing tomorrow.
Lisbon reports that after taking the oath of office before the Cortes on May 6 King Manuel will tour the provinces.
In Hamilton Ohio on April 26 the jury ruled in favor of Joseph Schultheis against George Gebhardt for damages from injuries leading to a horse's death, awarding $60 in the case valued at $300.
Secretary Hitchcock reports Taft will carry 24 of 26 Kentucky delegates including four at large. He states district leaders and Congressmen Bennett and Edwards backed Taft and Kentucky convention May 6 will be controlled by Taft supporters. He calls the result a major victory for Taft.
Complete returns from Kentucky counties show Taft likely to organize and control the State convention. Contests and credentials skew toward Taft delegates, with Richard P. Ernst to open the meeting. Governor Bradley threatens to fight to seat as delegate despite Fairbanks opposition.
Arkansas Republicans meet in Hot Springs to nominate the state ticket and adopt a platform. The group indicates support for Taft as long as his name remains before the convention and expects a Roosevelt administration stance to be opposed or clarified by a delegates instruction.
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