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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1908
Page
3
Local manager for Tolman through her attorneys appeals to Common Pleas. The piece details a Cincinnati loan shark campaign against Brown Investment and the legal actions seen as a tonic to curb usury.
Chicago reporters describe the Eleanor Clubs as homelike centers for wage earning women lacking homes. Each club, run by a manager and staff, charges weekly rents from 2.75 to 4.25, and hosts members from high school girls to adult workers in a bid to provide privacy and institutional life. (Continued on Sixth Page)
Port au Prince Haiti December 5 reports say General Simon entered the capital with his escort and crowd acclaim. He toured the city, set headquarters at a private Champ de Mars house, declined the palace, and may proclaim himself president. Projections warn of protests from rivals in Cap Haitien Gonaives and Jeremie and possible civil warfare if elections are not held.
Halifax reports indicate a severe North Atlantic storm killed over a hundred seamen in recent days. Deaths trace to three fishing schooners off Newfoundland, the Soo City steamer in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and Barge 101 off Nova Scotia. Life belts bearing S S Stanley washed ashore, prompting mystery about a secondhand vessel name.
A suffrage meeting at Albert Hall erupts as militants chained to seats are ejected after clashes with stewards. The disruption lasts for about half an hour with women in jail garments and megaphones used before Lloyd George resumes addressing 8,000 in attendance. The chancellor confirms a suffrage clause will be in the government franchise bill, to be introduced near parliament dissolution.
President elect Taft plans a declaration to promote friendly commercial relations with Latin American republics and inform the International Bureau of his stance. Rep Pollard of Nebraska cites anti Cannon pledges while Rep McKinley of Tilmonts visits to discuss Taft’s Washington timetable and related moves.
A roadster driven by W. M. Outcalt, son of a former judge, was struck by an inbound interurban at Seventh and Sycamore, flung against a stone pillar at St Mavier College. Outcalt and L W Dodd escaped with no injuries after clinging to their seats as the car burned or bent beyond recognition.
Miss Bessie Hamman of Oxford Ohio and Stuart F Harper of Cleveland married after a short college romance. They traveled to Cincinnati where a license was issued and Rev Napoleon Carlisle performed the ceremony at his Greenup street home. Harper said the license was a joke but the minister confirms the marriage.
Cincinnati public schools Superintendent Dyer asserts school progress hinges on rising public sentiment. Upcoming Saturday at the Business Men's club will feature Henry Bruere and John Purroy Mitchell as speakers. A joint City club initiative on clean milk ends with proposed civic group collaboration and no immediate board of health action due to Paine code adoption.
Citizens' National Bank at Monticello, Kentucky, which failed weeks ago, faced a meeting of stockholders to decide on reopening. The bank's collapse triggered a claim that Castles McConnaghy was short about 20000 dollars, and a Covington-held figure was noted as involved.
Dissatisfaction spreads among Planters' Protective association members in Kentucky as Lyon Caldwell Christian Hopkinsville counties adopt resolutions demanding reforms. The group contends mismanagement and profits to middlemen, with insurgents seeking sale of crops in whole, not insurance ventures, while Ewing's replies offer hearings only.
Wood L. Merriweather 38 a Trace horseman died of pneumonia brought on by exposure and is linked to the Checkers turf drama. Son of George W. Merriweather a wealthy Shepardsville family member and brother of Louis Merriweather clerk of courts in Louisville. Found unconscious in a Fifth Street saloon or nearby until covered. no money on him.
President Roosevelt announced a 1909 Africa expedition to gather natural history material for the U.S. national museum. The Smithsonian outfits the trip. Roosevelt funds his share. The party includes Mearns Heller Loring Cunningham and will reach Mombassa in April 1910 with a caravan of native porters and animals.
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