Defies Foes to Impeach Mayor in Silverton Meeting
Rumors flare as Madisonville liquor cases draw attention to Silverton Mayor W J Gilliland. He plans to issue warrants after affidavits are presented, amid talk of impeachment and an impending Common Pleas Court trial for Charles Davis and others.
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Cincinnati
W. J. Gilliland
Silverton
Madisonville
Gilliland
Law and Order League of
W. A. Hicks
Johnston Building
Hicks
Law and Order
Charles Davis
Common Pleas Court
Davis
Mr. Davis
Harris appoints Quail to common pleas judgeship in Lima
Special dispatch from Columbus reports Governor Harris named George Quail of Lima to fill the unexpired term after Judge W. H. Cunningham's death. Quail edged Fred Meade in the contest, with Quail backed by Foraker and Lima lawyers. Rumor says Senators may back General McMackin to succeed Waldorf. talks of Harris renomination gain momentum.
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Commercial Tribune
Outlook
Columbus
Ohio
W. H. Cunningham
Harris
George Quail
Lima
Common Pleas
Judge Quail
Fred Meade
Meade
Quail
Foraker
Secretary of State
Carmi A. Thompson
Senator Foraker
Toledo
Waldorf
McMackin
Cincinnatian Honored At Mechanical Engineers Meeting
F R Hutton of New York was elected President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at its twenty seventh annual meeting in progress in New York. Walter Laidlaw of Cincinnati was named a Vice President.
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Walter Laidlaw
American Society Mechanical Engineers
Commercial Tribune
New York
F. R. Hutton
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Cincinnati
California to test legality of Mongolian school term
United States legal team in California begins action to challenge a state statute requiring Mongolian descent children to attend a separate school. Secretary Root inspired the move to settle the San Francisco school admission dispute involving Japanese students. Senate resolution seeks full department correspondence on the investigation.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Washington
Department of Justice
California
Allman
Root
Francisco
United States District Attorney
Senate
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Flint
Japanese Laborers Hounded in Alger Violence
In Alger Washington a mob attacked Japanese laborers brought to the village. Conductor Kirkpatrick protected the group on the train but the workers faced threats and were later told they would be shot if they returned. Deputies are sought for protection amid an ongoing investigation and anticipated arrests. A public meeting is planned to address the situation.
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Commercial Tribune
Tacoma
Wash
Alger
Kirkpatrick
Startling expose of tricks used by strikers in Chicago trial
In Chicago on December 5, testimony in the Cor nelius P. Shea labor leadership case revealed plans to break strikebreakers' legs and arms and to attack nonunion workers with acid eggs aimed at horses. Witness Schultz testified Shea ordered pickets to use acids in eggs and described work for Montgomery Ward & Co. during the strike.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Teamsters
Cornelius P. Shea
Ball
Joseph Schultz
Sligger
Albert Young
Schultz
Shea
State Street
Young
Truck Drivers’ Union
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Finn
Madison Street
Tom McCormick
McCormick
Rockefeller to plead. Ohio indictments challenged
In Findlay Ohio late today Standard Oil attorneys filed motions to quash indictments against John D Rockefeller and company officers. They argue duplicity uncertainty improper joinder and lack of offense specification. Other defendants will plead Friday. Rockefeller may plead through counsel.
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Commercial Tribune
Findlay
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Court of Common Pleas
John D. Rockefeller
J. M. Robertson
M. G. Vilas
H. P. McIntosh
Cleveland
Mr. Rockefeller
New Granite Paving Bid Sparks Cincinnati Bidding War
Bids opened for Holmes alley granite paving reveal a new firm, Queen City Construction Company, undercutting longtime contractor William Fogarty. W. H. Luken signs for the firm with Thomas F. McClure and Joseph D. Malone among members. The board weighs irregularity and requires disclosure of firm members before awarding the contract.
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McClure
Fogarty
Queen City Construction Company
Board of Public Service
Holmes Alley
Broadway
Sycamore Street
Trump Cars
William Fogarty
W. H. Luken
Thomas F. McClure
Cincinnati
City Granite
Joseph D. Malone
Bhowlder
Marx
Danenhower
Place Your Ads Early for Sunday Papers
The Commercial Tribune urges patrons to submit large ad copy by Friday night or Saturday noon to ensure placement in the Sunday issue. The notice emphasizes advertising at best advantage as business grows.
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the Commercial Tribune
Foraker Forces War Department To Reveal Brownsville Case Facts
Senator Foraker pushes to make public all details on the Brownsville affair and the dismissal of the colored Twenty-fifth Infantry. Senate sparring follows as coauthors seek information from the War Department and President Taft. War Dept releases Taft report excerpt ahead of full publication.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Foraker
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Senate
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Knox and
Lodge
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Warren
Reso
Senator Foraker
War Department
Taft
Death by ice claims aSP founder on Nova Scotia coast
Dec. 56 report from Digby Nova Scotia notes Captain Berry of the three masted schooner Em R. Harvey perished after the ship broke apart near the western coast. All but one crew member reached shore, one seaman drowned, Berry collapsed and froze. Nearby, the Rebecca W. Huddell faced a similar ordeal eight miles away as the crew beach ed their vessel. the second mate was frost bitten and the captain and crew exhausted.
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Digby
Nova Scotia
Captain Berry
Em R. Harvey
Rebecca W. Huddell
Huddell
Taft Criticizes Brownsville Riot by Black Troops
Taft condemns the Brownsville incident involving the Twenty-fifth Infantry at Fort Brown Texas. He blames noncommissioned officers and enlisted men for concealing the perpetrators while stating guiltless soldiers may be reenlisted. The report covers prior objections to stationing black troops and the wider racial tensions surrounding the event.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Taft
War Department
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
William H. Taft
Ft. Brown
C. W. Penrose
Tate
Rio Grande
Ll. E
Ringling and Hagenbeck Circuses Merge At Conference
At the Stratford Hotel in Chicago the Hagenbeck Circus Company merged with the Ringling Brothers Circus Company. John H. Havlin, Havlin Hotel proprietor, held stock in Hagenbeck and participated in the sale that formed the new larger combined circus. The three branches Ringling Forepaugh Hagenbeck will run under their old names, with Ringling now holding majority voting power. The merger aims to cut transportation costs and enable cross featuring acts, Havlin leaving Chicago for Cincinnati.
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Stratford Hotel
Chicago
Hagenbeck Circus Company
John H. Havlin
Havlin
Ringling Brothers Circus Company
Commercial Tribune
Hagenbeck
St. Louis
Ringling Brothers
Hagenbeck Company
Combination
Ringling Circus
The
Ringling
Forepaugh
Hagenbeck Circuses
Haviin
Cincinnati
Seismic Shock Alarms Islanders in Kingstown
A prolonged earthquake lasting eighty seconds alarmed Kingstown residents on December 4. The tremor, with slow vibrations, caused panic and was felt on Barbados about 100 miles east and Saint Lucia about 25 miles northwest, with varying shocks since last February.
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Kingstown
Island of St. Vincent
B. W. Ti
Barbados
St. Lucia
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United States Senate
Washington, D. C
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