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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
2
In Atlanta on April 27 conditions in storm stricken districts worsen. Death toll may reach 450 and 1200 injured as flood dangers rise with the Chattahoochee River near Columbus rising a foot per hour. Two steamboats torn from moorings drifted downstream.
In Little Rock the Fifth District GOP split after Bratton forces failed to form a permanent body. Regulars nominate Ferguson for Representative and Redding with White as Chicago delegates. Bratton slate backs Caron Jones and Skipper as National delegates and endorses Taft, while regulars back Roosevelt without instructing delegates.
Hot Springs Ark April 27 The Republican State Convention opens tomorrow to nominate a state ticket. Delegates are expected to vote for Secretary Taft while his name remains before the national convention. A strong fight is anticipated to add a prohibition plank to the platform.
Huntington April 27 The Fifth District Republican Convention renominated James A. Hughes of Huntington and endorsed Secretary Taft for the Presidential nomination after a lengthy fight. Delegates to the National convention named were W. F. Hite of Huntington and T. E. Houston of Welch.
Pueblo Colorado April 27 secretary Taft will probably be endorsed and complete harmony will prevail at the Republican State convention to nominate delegates to the National Convention no contests have been heard from
War Secretary William H. Taft attended a Bridgeport Republican Club banquet at the State Armory in a largest event of its kind with 1,500 tickets. he spoke on national affairs, praised Roosevelt, and asserted Bryan would lead the so called Democracy. He urged a strong navy to protect overseas possessions.
Alcide Bourgeois, charged with taking 1600 from a Montreal man in a stud poker game, was seized by federal officers, driven toward the Canadian border. Jalma West of the Commerce and Labor Department ordered his summary departure as a fugitive from justice. The commissioner discharged the larceny warrant, and Bourgeois was arrested and driven away. Bourgeois’s attorney announced plans to seek redress in Washington.
Obituaries report J C Bamberger Swiss Consul in Louisville died at an advanced age. The Very Rev John Joseph Fedigan former Provincial of St Augustine Order died at Villanova Monastery near Philadelphia. David R Waines Kalamazoo Gas Co treasurer and former Belvidere Hotel manager died at 64 in Kalamazoo. Louis Klaw brother of Marc Klaw of Klaw and Erlinger died in New York City at 60, after moving from Louisville twenty years ago.
The Ohio Senate approved a resolution to investigate Cleveland and Cuyahoga County after three hours of discussion, voting 9 to 6. The House had already passed the measure, while other items included education funding for Milan and adjustments to a 1907 banking code.
Columbus Ohio April 27 The Hunt law passed by the current Legislature stirs controversy as it bars any corporation from taking part in political campaigns. The measure aims to curb corporate influence in elections and has prompted legal and political debate across parties.
A three story brick wagon factory at 1225 Gest Street belonging to Charles Bernhardt and Company burned after a 1 AM alarm from Box 64. The blaze fed by paint left from the shop threatened adjacent saloon and a residence. Loss estimated between 5 000 and 10 000 dollars. The fire likely started from crossed electrical wires in the paint shop.
Washington April 27. Evidence before the House select committee on printpaper prices shows unity of action among paper mills in fixing prices and restricting output. John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers Association presented replies from publishers indicating price variation and refusals to quote, suggesting long term contracts were common and supplies tight.
New Orleans dispatches report rising death tolls from the tornado that swept sections of Louisiana and Mississippi. Remote areas cut off by damage hinder communications as officials tally fatalities and await fuller reports.
A night storm in Selma Alabama caused four deaths among Black residents and extensive property loss. Many cattle perished as the Alabama River rose rapidly and flood warnings were issued to residents.
Reports from Mobile and nearby territory describe the worst hail storm in years that struck last night. Railroads into Mobile are tied up at noon with little chance of traffic resuming before night.
By unanimous consent the House adopted a resolution of sympathy for storm sufferers in Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana and authorized supplies and tents. The President telegraphed Governor Noel that War Navy Marine Hospital service and the Red Cross stand ready to aid wherever needed.
Mrs Charles Worthington Brooks the choir singer at St Luke s Episcopal Church died Sunday in Bethesda Hospital Her maiden name was Lottie Durrell sister of shoe merchants Joseph and Charles Durrell The funeral is at her Eden Avenue home at 2 pm with services led by clergy from St Paul s and St Luke s Cemetery interment at Ring Grove Pallbearers named Robert Reynolds W H Harrison Paul Jones J Q Van Winkle Philip Fosdick George A Middleton.
The frost damage across Colorado orchards in the Arkansas and Grand Valleys and surrounding fruit regions on the last two nights is estimated at $1,000,000. Smudge fires were used to fight the cold, and officials believe the loss is heavy but likely less than last April's frosts.
The article argues for robust federal regulation of interstate commerce and corporate power. It warns against class warfare and demagoguery, praises the interstate commerce act and Hepburn amendments, and calls for a national incorporation framework and a powerful executive body to curb abuses by large firms.
Mrs Lily Hedge recalls her son Owen’s years of struggle with a severe skin condition. After failed treatments and hospitalizations, a regimen of Cuticura products led to a full recovery with flawless skin. An offer to obtain a Cuticura booklet and local depot details is included.
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