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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
1
Willis and Cox prepare for another confrontation as Wilson Rule ignites political debate at the Cago Coliseum where a stirring speech by Hughes drew loud reaction from the crowd.
Special Dispatch reports Charles E. Hughes addressing a Chicago Coliseum audience. He denounced the current administration for wars in Mexico and near involvement in Europe, pledging decisive action and tariff protection, while criticizing appointments and policy and outlining his plan if elected.
More than 90 percent of about 400000 railroad workers across 225 railroads voted to strike unless an eight hour day and time and a half overtime are granted. The vote, announced by union leaders, covers Locomotive Engineers Trainmen Conductors and Firemen Enginemen with regional tallies and management responses outlined.
Saloni ki Aug 8 French and Serbian forces on the Grecian frontier report fierce clashes near the Vardar River and Loumitza as Bulgarians push reconnaissance then pull back after fighting with Serbian and French detachments.
The Senate approved by 52 to 12 a bill prohibiting interstate commerce in products from establishments employing children under 16, or under 14 in mills, canneries, and farms with long hours. The measure, pushed by President Wilson, faces conference action and potential Southern opposition.
A Cleveland resident declares a decisive 3 to 1 victory amid a tense election race as DAugherty refuses to concede. Officials await final tallies and potential challenges.
Ohio primary returns show Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland defeating Harry M. Daugherty for the Republican U S Senator nomination by more than a three to one margin. Governor Cox led the Democrats with a sweeping win for the gubernatorial nomination over A P Sandles. Earlier tallies also indicate Arnold leading for lieutenant governor before late returns suggested Ayler.
An area of low pressure over New England drives southerly winds and heat through the Middle Atlantic and Ohio Valley. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast in the South and Midwest with fair, warmer conditions inland. Temperatures vary by station, with notable heat in Missouri and the Plains and rising highs expected toward week end.
Lloyds dispatches from Stockholm report the Swedish ship Vera of 3 280 tons sunk by a mine or submarine off Finn grundt lightship. Gefle port vessel. A later dispatch notes the British steamer Trident of 3189 tons from New Castle sunk but unconfirmed. Also listed are the Kanawha from Halifax with crew of Spiral aboard and the Greek steamship Achileus of 843 tons from Piraeus sunk by a submarine.
Petrograd reports Russians have seized about 100 square miles in East Galicia and advanced toward the Dniester, taking villages near Stanislau and Ottynia. The drive opens a breach in Austro German lines and pushes toward Trumach as Italian and German fronts shift.
A violent thunderstorm caps a brutal day in New York killing four people and prostrating many. A weather bureau reading at 4 p.m. showed 80 degrees after 92 degrees earlier, while charitable groups reported floods of requests for ice and milk from poorer neighborhoods.
In Detroit on August 8 Mrs. O'Donnell won custody of her two sons Donald Jr. and John, taken by their father Donald J. O'Donnell three years earlier in Chicago. The father, owner of a Detroit business college, was absent as his attorney said he had gone to Chicago. The discovery of the boys here ended a broad search across the West and Canada. The Illinois court had granted custody to Mrs. O'Donnell following their divorce.
Reports spread from New York and Columbus to Eastport and Boston about the Bremen, a German submarine linked to the Deutschland. Rumors claimed it was sunk or seized by the French navy, with sightings near Cutler and speculation of a nickel and rubber cargo headed for Boston Harbor.
Washington reports the Eastern Forwarding Company, which loaded the German submarine Deutschland in Baltimore, is shipping large amounts of nickel and rubber to a New England port believed to be cargo for Bremen. Officials withheld specifics to avoid violating neutrality laws. Paul G. Hilken of Baltimore traveled to New London, Connecticut yesterday.
A day officer from the Eastern Forwarding Company is noted in the report as holding a key position within the firm. The piece outlines duties and organizational role without additional context or details.
AGENT'S OPINION BALTIMORE Aug 8 Henry G Hilken head of Eastern Forwarding Company local agents of the undersea line says he has no knowledge The Tageblatt published such a report may be true but he does not accept it. He does not know Bremen's sailing date nor any word from her since sailing.
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune New York August 8 A milk famine threatens the city unless dairymen demand higher prices The Dairymen's League claims producers must be paid more to boost output I A Van Remel VP of Sheffield Farms Slauson Decker says shortages could be averted only by higher consumer prices Bottled quarts sell at eleven and ten cents by grade
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