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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
2
The record extols Irish humor as a cure for daily strain and attributes its resilience to the Irish in America. It lauds the farmer’s role, noting Republican policies aiding agriculture, rail rates restraint, pure food enforcement, scientific farming, rural delivery, roads, and widespread post office service benefits.
Aug. 3 report says Mitcheld el Aziz the Sultan of Morocco shows improvement after defeat by Mulai Hafid's forces. Abd el Aziz claims little loss and notes treachery of higmen, with Kasbah Rechid reached and Morocco City possibly surrounded by Shragna and allied chiefs.
Secretary Garfield during his August trip to Hawaii notes signs of progress. He cites growing support for American immigration laws restricting Oriental immigration and landowners willing to sell small parcels for home building. He observes more diversified farming among planters.
A record 91 degrees marked yesterday in Cincinnati, the hottest in days, with high humidity making the air sweltering. Large crowds endured the heat at amusement areas while downtown streets faced heavy pedestrian discomfort and midday sun.
Special dispatch reports two suicides with despondency as motive. Jacob Clingman, 49, drank a bottle of carbolic acid in Xenia at noon and died before help arrived. Cnes Wildman, 30, hanged herself with a hay rope at her brother Arthur Wildman’s barn near Selma citing poor health.
Japanese immigrants sent to Sao Paulo by the Imperial Immigration are leaving that area in large numbers. They had worked on coffee plantations but were not satisfied with the jobs. Many have journeyed to Rio Janeiro in search of employment as servants or similar work.
The article reviews the 1828 campaign where Andrew Jackson won the popular lead but John Quincy Adams secured the presidency through the House vote aided by a Crawford Adams coalition in New York. It describes the alleged corrupt bargain, faction attacks, and the first broad public contest for a popular presidential candidate.
William J. Bryan left Lincoln at 4:30 for St. Paul where he will speak tomorrow on government extravagance. He will then visit Fargo Grand Forks N D and Sioux City Iowa with no specific topic, aiming to discuss campaign issues. He attended services at Normal Methodist Church with his family.
William Jennings Bryan spent two hours in Omaha between trains en route to St. Paul Minnesota. He stayed in the depot as travelers and railroad employees crowded around to greet him. Bryan is due in St. Paul tomorrow morning.
Norman A. Mack, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said he hopes to name a chairman of the sub committee to run the Democratic campaign in the East within the week but admitted he does not yet know who will be chosen.
Robert A. Wurtz, sought for forgery and embezzlement in California, was arrested in Byron Ohio on fraud charges. Police say he carried fictitious deeds notes and mortgages worth 250000 dollars in Los Angeles at the time of arrest. He had been employed by a local trust company for seven years before disappearing a month earlier and is accused of embezzling about 6000 dollars.
Orville Wright of Dayton plans the first flight of a two man aeroplane built with Wilbur for the United States Government. The device features a four cylinder 30 horsepower water cooled engine and twin propellers driving in opposite directions. The Wright brothers test different propeller types at Fort Meyer with the first flight expected within days.
Health Officer notes a slight uptick in typhoid cases week over week while links to water supply remain unclear. The department reports overall infectious disease declines versus last year and provides a year comparison table including diphtheria whooping cough and other illnesses.
Atlantic City authorities clash with conflicting statements in the case of Charles B Roberts Jr, wounded and in the City Hospital. The chief suggests no admission of events and debates whether an ante mortem statement exists as Roberts' condition fluctuates between life and death.
A stubborn Covington hayloft fire at Harbick Rose & Co. on Seventh and Scott streets prompted a second alarm. Firefighters freed horses and evacuated carriages as the new engine George T. Beach performed well. Damage estimated at $5000 with property insurance.
Thomas Howell of Wheeling West Virginia died at Speers Hospital after being shot by Ft. Thomas Police Chief Louis Thoeney during a raid on a hobo camp near Brent Kentucky. Howell aged 86 reportedly said he had been to Phoenix and intended to return home to his mother and sister. Thoeney surrendered and was charged with manslaughter. bond set at $1000. An inquest will be held tomorrow afternoon in Newport County Courtroom.
Thomas De Ford brother of Mrs Williams stays at the Imperial Hotel in Narragansett Pier. He says he learned of the Atlantic City shooting from a newspaper while in Chicago, denies ill feeling with Charles Roberts and calls the incident a straightforward robbery with no mystery.
Home Loan and Building Association names officers for the year led by President W H Dyer and Vice President John Schupp. Funeral services for Thomas Coppin will be held at East Second Street residence with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Fisher Bros Hardware Co. senior William J. Fischer welcomed a baby boy at East Eighth Street. Cote Brilliante School Trustees elected Anstead Axt Schnake Zwick Bendel Dance and approved a graded school by 23 to 5. Jacobsdorf reports a thief stole a gold watch and chain from his home in Glenn Park.
Residents in the western city witnessed a slow moving airship pass overhead at dusk with a small red light at its end. The craft is thought to be part of a race fleet that began Saturday in Columbus Ohio.
Berlin reports every Baptist pulpit occupied by foreign pastors as European Baptists from major nations attend the services. Crowded churches reflect a notable interdenominational gathering and strong international representation.
Emperor Francis Joseph reports the foundation stone of a hospital in memory of the late Empress Elizabeth was removed during the night. The casket containing the imperial record is missing and no trace of the thief has been found.
Police were told last night that James Gins, an inmate of Longview Asylum, is at large. He fled yesterday and is believed to have reached the city.
Pot Officer John Deans jailed William Skinner Albert Jones and Howard Trobky all colored yesterday afternoon for loitering at Newport Jail. Lawrence Whittaker aged 19 was arrested for petit larceny after William Youtsey accused him of stealing fruit from his orchard. C O Railroad detectives say Isaac Miller was arrested Saturday in Brent Kentucky and is wanted in Charleston for chief breaking the man on a freight car.
Democrats collect evidence for State Central Committee as they accuse the local party of bias before the primary. Kenton Republicans boast a strong city ticket as John Russell Inglis plans to visit Covington to organize campaign efforts with the district committee.
George McGinniss of Newport, nephew of Dr C Wadsworth, suffers a severely sprained back and other injuries after leading a horse on East Sixth Street. The horse reared at a veterinary surgeon, jumped, and fell onto him near Washington Avenue, trampling him before he could roll clear.
Abraham Hulse a waiter at 45 West Fourth street died from heart failure yesterday. Acting Coroner W P McLaughlin will hold the inquest this morning. Mrs Melvina Moroney of 522 Philadelphia street died yesterday after a lingering illness. Funeral arrangements not yet set. The local cigar makers union will elect officers Thursday with two tickets in the race. John Taylor of Scott street reported an attempted burglary at his grocery Saturday night. burglars fled when he came downstairs.
Campbell County Republicans weigh a mass convention for September to nominate a Circuit Judge and local officials for the November election. The party may avoid primary costs. Judge Yungblut is the lone named candidate with little opposition so far, while other offices may draw several aspirants after the nominating date is set.
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