10 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
1
Political circles name Governor Taft as likely successor to retiring Supreme Court Justice Shiras. Hints of near retirement suggest a rapid nomination process pending confirmation and possible Senate action.
Washington reports discussions of William Howard Taft as potential Associate Justice replacing George Shiras Jr with McKinley rumored to promote him. Barrett’s Tokyo nomination faced a sudden Japanese objection ending the envoy selection. Congress eyes pelagic sealing bill with bipartisan backing and unearthed ties in the Miller letters case in Columbus.
A week long grand jury in Shoals Indiana returns 104 indictments for selling votes at the last election. Names are withheld as no arrests have been made yet and warrants will be served before the February term.
Special despatch details love letters and telegrams between actor Barry Johnstone and actress Minnie Hassett over two years. The correspondence, read from various cities and the Sandwich Islands, shows a pact and lasting love despite separations and public engagements.
The brig Maricia from Catanuan Thayabas Province to Manila was seized by six men aboard a sloop off Cavite Bay. An American led the gang posing as a Board of Health Inspector with two officers in uniform. Chinese crew were bound and robbed of about $17 000 before the attackers fled toward Cavite. No clues were found by Manila customs.
Judge Seymour D. Thompson ruled out 100 shares of stock bought by Butler Brothers for George J. Gould as proxies at the annual meeting of the Colorado Fuel Iron Company. The issue centered on registration timeliness and proxy validity in the Gould proxy group.
In Madrid on December 9 the new government appeared in Parliament as Premier Silvela read a royal decree suspending the Cortes sittings. The move marks the ministry's first act in the chamber.
Buffalo news reports Elbert Hubbard Fra Elbertus facing an absolute divorce from Bertha Crayford Hubbard. The suit follows a prior action to recover a large sum for child support tied to Miss Alice Moore, a Concord Mass schoolteacher. Moore remains silent as Hubbard, often visiting Concord with his twenty year old son, is named in the proceedings.
Finley Peter Dunne known as Mr Dooley married Margaret Abbott at the bride’s mother's home 30 West Thirty sixth Street New York. Rev Pardons officiated with an informal family breakfast following the ceremony. Mrs Dunne a New York newcomer is described as unusually beautiful with family roots in Boston.
Special Despatch reports mutual friends confirm the breach between Cornelius Vanderbilt and family is still unresolved as typhoid progresses. Inquiries into Cornelius Vanderbilt’s condition show little change in his illness while society interest in the matter remains high.
New York and New England endure the coldest December in years. Albany records 10 below zero with some areas at 20 below. Ballston 32 below, Saratoga 30 below. River navigation ends as Adirondack and Champlain Valley report 17 to 20 below. coal shortages sparking suffering and long delays for fuel deliveries.
Chicago reports a moderating cold wave with average temperature rises of about eight degrees since midnight. Indications point to continued moderation with extreme Northwest seeing a new cold spell. Rail traffic to Chicago mostly on time except for some eastern routes.
Mrs Charles Neeley and her four family members Grace Goldie and Eve ages 12 10 and 7 were killed when a B and O express struck their buggy at a crossing near Denver Ohio The father C J Neeley is Ohio Oil Company field superintendent Eyewitnesses blamed limited view on a steep grade and obstructed sightlines as the horse pulling the phaeton stopped in the track
Special Despatch from Bellefontaine notes Mrs Theodore Roosevelt presenting handkerchiefs and other items. The Big Springs Methodist Protestant Church Ladies Aid Society bazaar on December 12 will feature kerchiefs donated by Ida Saxton McKip ley of Canton, Urbana resident W. Wart nork, and Senators Marcus A Han Cleveland and Joseph Foraker of Cincinnati.
Despatch reports the combined British and German fleet seizing four Venezuelan warships at La Guaira port. An ultimatum was expected, with arrests of British and German subjects in Caracas and La Guaira. British Minister Bowen to manage interests amid pending claims and a potential mediation effort.
Washington reports arrests of German and British subjects in Caracas seen as retaliation by President Castro for Venezuela's ultimatum on long standing claims. US Secretary Bowen to oversee consular interests in Venezuela. State Department says action likely involves the United States and British and Greek representatives. Details uncertain due to late bulletin. Senor Pulido also questioned.
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