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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
3
Aormeeet ratification confirms equal trade rights between Root and Akahira Mears. The accord formalizes fair access to markets and sets shared standards for commerce across regions. Executives from both sides hailed the agreement as a step toward broader economic collaboration.
The State Department releases notes between Secretary Root and Ambassador Takahira detailing a shared Pacific policy. They affirm free Pacific commerce, status quo in China, mutual respect of territorial possessions, and preserving China’s independence and equal opportunity for all nations.
Special Dispatch from Mount Vernon Ohio reports Knox County voted dry by 2,485 with 6,253 dry and 2,768 wet. All towns favored dry. Mount Vernon gave a 143 dry margin while wets won four of thirty-seven precincts, all in Mount Vernon. Twenty-two saloons are affected.
Boston reports say New Bedford and Marlboro voted to close saloons. Northampton and Fitchburg backed continued liquor sales but by smaller margins. Waltham and Quincy again voted no license, while Pittsfield chose license.
Special Dispatch reports Russell Cottongame on trial for first degree murder in Hamilton Ohio testifies he found his wife with Ferris Arnett in his Jackson Kentucky home on Labor Day night Arnett drew a razor and Cottongame shot him twice killing him instantly He says the revolver was given by the late Judge Hargis of Fook Pee Kentucky when he testified for Hargis at another murder trial
In Lexington Kentucky on December 1 a forty year feud among families Barnes Whittaker and Mize led to a deadly shooting at a home. William Barnes and Mrs Millen Taylor were killed when intruder William Tyree Barnes fired. others were injured and a bystander also died nearby.
Four men in RIA Illinois tried to derail the United States mail train near Shelden this morning. Authorities say a speeder and accomplices were halted before the plan could succeed, with no injuries reported.
In Philadelphia a three judge panel questioned whether Thaw’s insanity would be raised in U S bankruptcy action. Asa Bird Gardiner argued Thaw should not be moved from New York, while Stone urged bringing Thaw to Pittsburgh to marshal his estate. Stone cited contracts with siblings and arrangements with alienists as areas Thaw could testify on, including a claim about a lawyer paid $30 000.
Secretary Straus releases the sixth annual report noting investigations into tobacco steel lumber inland waterways and major companies like International Harvester and petroleum and cotton exchanges. It shows a net alien population rise of 209867 with illiteracy at about 26 percent and $17794226 brought into the U S by arrivals. The report argues regulation should focus on how combinations use power rather than their mere existence.
Captain Addison Lysle of Gallpolis Ohio dies in California, a noted steamboat operator on the Ohio. George F. Daniels, leading New England shoe manufacturer and ex-president of the New England Shoe and Leather Exchange, dies at Brookline Massachusetts aged 67. Arry Barnato, born in Whitechapel and known as Harry Isaacs, brother to Barney Barnato, dies in London. Once vaudeville performers in South Africa they left vast wealth, eccentric habits, and tales of diamonds and extravagant spending.
The fragment mentions morning hours from 8:30 to 12 as best for shopping but the surrounding words are garbled. No clear events, persons, or organizations are identifiable.
Omaha Neb Dec 1 The second day of the Charles E Davis murder trial on Dr Frederick Austin developed that the prosecution will be aided by the dead man's widow in collecting a 75000 life insurance. The defense will challenge testimony from the coroner inquest and preliminary hearing. Mrs R E Archer testified in detail about the shooting and the struggle to move the body. Mrs Austin appeared in widow's garb and answered questions to counter the suicide theory.
In Vienna for Emperor Francis Joseph's diamond jubilee crowds filled the streets as the Hofburg and private homes glowed with electric and gas light. The celebration turned deadly with four killed and over a hundred injured, including a parliamentary deputy and a woman trampled in the stampede.
Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit is appointed commissioner general of immigration succeeding Frank P. Sargent. Keefe, former vice president of the International Longshoremen's union, supported Taft against Gomper’s federation. The piece notes concurrent reappointment plans for Collector Cram and long-time interstate commerce head Knapp.
State files suit in Parkersburg circuit court to recover 1,770,452.98 under the forfeiture clause of the new tax law. It alleges that in three prior years about 17,000,000 dollars in property was not reported by Senator Camden, and this year 1,500,000 was omitted.
Winter mail for the Arctic Circle departs Edmonton today by dog team led and escorted by a mount police and Hudson Bay Company officers. The northern destination fort McPherson on the Peel River lies 3000 miles north of Edmonton. The trip will require three months.
Testimony in the government suit to dissolve Union Pacific Railroad system as a merger restraint began in New York with no witnesses examined. The case seeks to strip ownership of subsidiaries and block cross holdings in major lines, as figures like Harriman, Schiff, Kahn, Stillman, and Clark appear for various interests.
Federal grand jury impaneled in Chicago began an investigation into rebate charges alleged against the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway by an agent of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
In Frankfort Kentucky Judge Stout directs the state board of valuation and assessment to assemble and assess the Southern Pacific Railroad Company as required by law. The suit sought a valuation of 250 million dollars and could yield about 6 million dollars in five years of taxes if upheld by the court of appeals.
Stearns Salt Lumber of Ludington pleaded guilty in federal court in Grand Rapids to six counts of rebating tied to Pere Marquette shipments. The company had earlier admitted twenty counts and was fined $20,000. a new trial motion followed after the Standard Oil ruling. Judge Knappen suspended the fine in exchange for the six guilty counts and six months’ settlements with the railroad.
A southbound trolley on the Ohio Electric Railway line six miles south of Greenville broke an axle this morning. Several Greenville residents were seriously injured including A. A. Tobias Alfry and wife James Martin Maud Aréns Fred Doland and H. P. Sawyer. J. B. Pratt of Indianapolis slightly injured. Howard Fox the conductor had an arm broken and N. M. Hay the motorman sustained painful injuries.
A plot to overthrow President Figueroa was discovered and frustrated today. Martial law is proclaimed. The revolutionary department began in Son Sonate and many political figures are implicated and imprisoned. Tranquility now prevails throughout the country.
A Toledo hearing on a telephone case was postponed amid pending U S circuit court action. The article notes a transfer to the federal appeals court and rescheduling details. The update centers on the case status and court involvement.
Representative William B. McKinley of Illinois, a close friend of Speaker Cannon, is to visit the president elect in Washington on Friday bearing assurances of harmony with Taft. The assurances, relayed by Cannon supporters, meet with gratification in Taft and Bourne’s camp.
Washington reports that James R. Mann of Chicago informs friends the Illinois delegation backs Joseph G. Cannon for speaker of the Sixty-first Congress. Mann says responses to letters show strong support, while talk shifts toward amending House rules and possible limited opposition by the speaker.
Across Prague Bohemia on December 1 riots between Czechs and Germans intensified. Dragoons cleared streets as protesters ripped up stones and clashed with police and troops. Imperial flags were burned and Captain A W W Forbes British consul was mauled.
State officials and mine owners report 126 bodies recovered from the 500 foot shaft after a devastating Marianna explosion near Pittsburg. Investigators begin determining cause while a fire at the temporary morgue threatens more victims.
One hundred miners at the Centrel Coal and Iron company mine near Central City Kentucky escaped this evening after smoke filled the workings due to a premature dynamo pump explosion. Local emergency crews contained the incident with no injuries reported.
A decision by the Ohio Supreme Court weakens laws against abandonment and support for minor children. Arthur Orth's case, charged with failure to provide, sees the court uphold the wife’s testimony issues in criminal action and overrule prior exceptions. The report lists further rulings including Gunn Brewing dispute and multiple appellate affirmations.
Frank Kellogg questioned John D. Archbold about Standard Oil ties to pipelines and refineries. The inquiry covered Anglo-American loans and alleged purchases to conceal Standard ownership, with Archbold denying sabotage of competition and indicating U S Pipe Line as a trust.
Washington. Secretary Wilson announced the foot and mouth outbreak among cattle is under control. All infected animals found by inspectors have been killed, and no new cases were reported today. An estimated 1,000 animals have been destroyed.
No trace of foot and mouth disease found in quarantined cattle near Springfield CO after systematic examination by Dr. Paul Fischer state veterinarian and Government Inspector Morrow. Entire herd to remain in quarantine.
Harvey Hazel a 17 year old indicted for murder in the first degree may avoid the penitentiary after the defense seeks a compromise plea of manslaughter with an indeterminate sentence in the Mansfield state reformatory. The trial could end with a guilty manslaughter plea and a confinement exceeding ten years.
Herbert Satterlee of New York accepted the appointment as secretary of the navy after being offered the position to succeed Mr Newberry. Newberry was sworn in and attended the cabinet meeting as the transition began.
Fragmentary OCR text references Christina era and early years with unclear context. Limited readable items suggest historical chronology but no concrete events, dates, or names beyond general references to time periods.
An injunction issued in Pawhuska restrains the Indian Territory Illuminating Co from piping oil out of the state and from constructing pipelines along Oklahoma highways. The order seeks to oust the camps from state forms of statutes and the constitutional provisions of Oklahoma.
In Chicago on December 1 Judge McSurely ordered detectives to take James Ten Eyck Jr to Syracuse New York for custody. He is the son of James Ten Eyck Syracuse University athletic coach and alleged victim in a $1300 fraud with two confidence men.
President-elect Taft will be guest of honor at the North Carolina Society dinner in New York on December 7. He is expected to speak on the administration's policy toward the South and his personal stance on the tariff's effect on Southern industries.
C Cowie a noted cotton buyer and Memphis figure was found dead with a bullet wound in his temple at 1 o clock in his Union avenue residence. Police call it suicide. Cowie, 40, married to Miss Mary Piseros of Greenville, Miss, was well known in cotton circles.
Unclear fragment hints at Balkan tensions and international concerns involving Austria and Agni. No clear events, dates, or names beyond global actors are readable.
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