26 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1913
Page
1
Atlanta dependent crowd erupts as Leo M. Frank is convicted of murdering 14 year old Mary Phagan at the National Pencil Factory. Jurors, prosecutors receive ovations. Judge Roan postpones sentencing amid massive demonstrations.
Special Cable to Commercial Tribune reports John Lind departing for Vera Cruz after meeting Foreign Relations Minister Gamboa. the Lind mission to Mexico failed to achieve its objectives. He may sail on the Morro Castle and would not disclose orders or plans. Wilson to issue an arms embargo on shipments to Mexico and Huerta's forces, with Trevino or Huerta rumors noted.
A Steubenville dispatch reports deputies stormed the home of Dominick Guillana near Goulds Station and freed his daughter Guiliana, 20, after a ten day confinement. She refused to marry the buyer who paid $500, was assaulted, and claimed her father used a love potion to compel affection. Guiliana vows to marry whom she chooses. her father faces possible hearing tomorrow.
Albany dispatch reports a prepared statement outlining alleged conspiracy involving Governor Sulzer, Charles F. Murphy, State Senator James Frawley, and Assemblyman Aaron Levy. Garrison says indictments may follow soon. conflicting replies from Albany and New York officials surface as details unfold.
Philadelphia on Aug 25 reports a nurse May Simmons is held without bail in the death of Myrtle Dukes, an alleged victim of a vice trust trafficking unmarried mothers. Investigators probe discarded letters, a postal card, and police corruption rumors as arrests and hearings loom. The case centers on a conspiracy of doctors, nurses, and city operators.
A man claiming to be Charley Ross, abducted from Philadelphia 39 years earlier, surfaced in Cleveland and named Sayreville resident Terry Rodgers as a potential identifyer. Police traced Rodgers and local elders recall a boy who vanished during the great blizzard, as state and federal officials debate rights under the Canada US treaty in the Thaw case.
Grim faced humorists from across the country attend the tenth annual American Press Humorists convention in Peoria Michigan on August 26. Notable attendees include Edgar August of The Detroit Free Press Cy Warman of Montreal Charles Lee Dye Ted Robinson Dixon Merritt Will Johnson and A Walter Utting. The group aims to select the country’s funniest man though no business is conducted and the mood is mournful as they reveal their hidden new jokes at the elimination contest.
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