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15 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
1
Incomplete notice indicates government proceedings paused due to current work. names of individuals involved are not disclosed to the public and no action details are provided.
President backs Addicks in Delaware to secure two U S Senators by winning a favorable legislature in November. Senator Scott of West Virginia acts as presidential envoy, meeting Addicks to set up preliminaries for a two-seat victory.
A New York mail sack opened in Allegheny flooded offices with large fleas that swarmed desks and shelves. Postmaster Grier alerted Railway Mail Service head W J Bradley in New York and demanded an immediate investigation into the prank.
Washington reports from Port of Spain and Porto Cabello say rebels under Matos control Angostura and Angostora river towns while Castro is hemmed in at Caracas. Three American steamers seized at San Felix are Venezuelan flagged. danger level deemed low.
In Wilkesbarre aDuryea washery riot drew 600 workers to Warnke plant. Deputies fired when mob challenged barricades. Harry Collins was shot in the leg and others wounded. Twenty five men were arrested and jailed on $3,000 bail each as United Mineworkers blamed the deputies.
The Grand Lodge of Elks bans street fairs for lodges, effective Jan 1, fixes the 1903 reunion for Baltimore on July 21, and backs a Bedford City Va home plan with repairs costing 10 000 to 15 000. It also urges a medical certificate of health for new applicants.
Evreux France August 14 American Charles Fair son of the late Senator Fair and his wife were killed when their high speed auto burst a tire and careened into a tree near Chateau Buisson du Mal. Chauffeur survived but was injured and insane from the shock.
Three lawsuits filed in Columbus seek a receiver for Mercantile Assurety Company. Plaintiffs A. V. Schauroth, H. P. Lane, and C. B. Hyde allege fraudulent business practices. Schauroth claims $1,600 lost through deceit. Lane and Hyde seek $750 each. Charles Kinney, former Secretary of State, is company president.
In Sandusky Ohio Republican lawmakers gather at Cedar Point to discuss an expected extra session agenda. They await full Nash code details, hear speeches on municipal government, and weigh whether school laws or other measures will be added, with Foraker and Longworth among noted positions.
Nearly 400 men in six posses chase two Thompson brothers after a Clover Leaf train robbery and poultry raids in Henry County near Toledo. Sheriff Barnhill, shot in the neck, remains in precarious condition as deputies and marshals pressure the fugitives. A boy captive provided confessions linking the pair to multiple robberies. The Henry County commissioners offer 1000 dollars for the pair dead or alive as the search grows through a swampy area west of the city.
In Kokomo Indiana two Hartford City girls Miss Lizzie Stahl and Miss Millie Van Valkenburgh rescued John A. Jay vice president of the Howard National Bank and his nephew from a dangerous wave at Winona. The bank official later sent the girls a box of lace handkerchiefs.
Aug 14 reports a new gold reef near Johannesburg exciting locals. Geologists suspect it extends across a large area and may continue the Witwatersrand main series, while claimants insist the reef could rival Witwatersrand in size.
Director Salon reported in Cleveland on August 14 that Hamilton County is said to be tainted by McLeanism and would let Cincinnati go by default. He claimed Johnson will dominate the fall but noted the party seeks a new order, with Sandusky convention support and Cincinnati delegates unlikely to fight.
A review notes Wonderful work he did in Great Britain building an industrial palace at night. The article teases a feature for Next Sunday's Commercial Tribune highlighting his visionary feats and impact on industry.
A seventeen year old girl Pearl Evans alias Sarah Bradshaw was saved from a second story fall after being forced to leap by an older woman. She is the adopted daughter of Rev Bradshaw of the University of Michigan and niece of Mrs McKinley’s stepmother. She traveled from Ann Arbor to Dundee and rode freight to reach a new home with Mrs Charles Shreves in Wheeling West Virginia.
Mrs Maud Lorillard Tailer of New York, youngest child of the late Pierre Lorillard, was granted a divorce from T Suffern Tailer by the State Circuit Court at Salem. The decree cites abandonment with intent to desert for over a year. No alimony or child custody awarded. Tailer returns to her maiden name.
The British Medical Journal states there is no truth to rumors of a second operation on King Edward. It says the King's recovery is complete and his general health is better than in a long time.
Captain Newman and his son Edward arrived in Falmouth tonight in the 38 foot kerosene launch Abiel Abbott Low, after sailing from New York on July 9.
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