Belt Line Beltway Campaign to Relieve Cincinnati Freight
Cincinnati manufacturers form the Cincinnati Belt Line and Terminal Company with $100000 capital to build a $5 million belt railroad. The route will run through suburbs touching Norwood and Bond Hill with plans to extend to Kentucky via a new bridge. A survey starts early next year and operations are targeted within two years.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Belt Line and Terminal Company
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Cincinnati Belt Railroad
Norwood
Winton Place
Cumminsville
St. Bernard
Millcreek Valley
Oakley
Bond Hill
Kentucky
Committee On Incorporation
Moody Nomination to Supreme Court Delayed by Inquiries
The Moody nomination was moved to executive session for tomorrow as Democratic Senators pressed inquiries into his House actions including a bill to cut Southern representation. Conflicts arose over Cortelyou and Garfield and the pending Attorney General seats while Cooley faced scrutiny for Assistant Attorney General and McIlhenny’s Civil Service post drew early opposition but was later seen to proceed.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
William H. Moody
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Carmack
Culberson
Moody
House
Supreme Bench
Charles J. Bonapart
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
James R. Garfield
Interior
Senate Committee On Finance
Roosevelt
Shaw
Hitchcock
Alford W. Cooley
New York
Cooley
J. A. Mellhenny
Louisiana
Civil Service
Mr.Cooley
McIlhenny
Civil Service Commission
Messrs. Cooley
University to Charge Smokers Extra Tuition
Ohio Northern University in Ada plans to levy an additional dollar per term on any student found smoking. President Alpert Edwin Smith announced the policy in chapel, stating smokers will pay $1 more per term than non-smokers as a license for the habit.
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Commercial Tribune
Kenton
Alpert Edwin Smith
Ohio Northern University
Ada
Chapel
Hughes at White House dinner with President Roosevelt
Governor elect Charles E. Hughes of New York was hosted by President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt for dinner with a group of prominent officials at the White House tonight.
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New York
Roosevelt
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Dec
Charles E. Hughes
Laylin Campbell and Sibley Named to Codify Laws
Laylin Campbell and Sibley are appointed to undertake codification of laws in the county, with duties to organize and streamline ordinances and legal code for public use. The appointment signals a formal effort to consolidate statutes and ensure accessible legal guidance for residents.
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Commercial Tribune
Outlook
Columbus
Ohio
Harris
Lewis C. Laylin
Norwalk
James E. Campbell
Hamilton
Laylin
Sibley
Campbell
Huron County
Washington County
Butler
Governor Campbell
Common Pleas
House of Representatives
United States
Hanna
Judge Sibley
Foraker
Carmi A. Thompson
Thompson
Prisoner tells of bank robbery in Kansas
Joseph S. Kearns former dry goods clerk and newspaper man captured at Great Bend confesses to robbing the Midland National Bank Newton Kansas on November 13. He locked in six clerks and customers in the vault and escaped with 1500 dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Great Bend
Kan
Joseph S. Kearns
Midland National Bank
Newton
Shah's Condition Deteriorates Amid Fainting Spells
Teheran December 11 reports the Shah of Persia experienced an unfavorable turn in health with spells of fainting later today. Doctors monitor his condition as courts and government operations pause in respect and concern.
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Teheran
France Exiles Papal Secretary and Clergy in Paris
Paris reports reveal Cardinal Richard Archbishop of Paris and local clergy ordered to evacuate residences. Papal Secretary Mer Montagnini arrested and sent to the Italian frontier as authorities seized documents from the Nunciature. War Minister Picquart demands ecclesiastical students present certificates by tomorrow, with conscription for noncompliers by January 7. Cabinet plans a December 14 bill to expel dangerous ecclesiastics.
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Paris
Richard
Mer. Montagnini
France
Papal
Merry del Val
Rome
Picquart
Pope names physicians in Rome appointment
Rome December 11 report says the Pope named Dr Giuseppe Petacce as private physician and Dr Ettore Marchiafera as consulting physician, with Marchiafera serving as a pathology professor at the University of Rome.
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Rome
A&shi&s
Giuseppe Petacce
Ettore Marchiafera
University of Ome
Shea Trial Reveals Dynamite Talk by President Shea
Testimony in the Shea trial shows President Shea during last summer's teamsters strike asked about two men who could handle dynamite. Pickets were equipped with knives for use on replacement workers and to damage harnesses. Evidence includes acid used on horses and plans to target scabs.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Shea
Teamsters
Michael Kelly
Kelly
Michael Kelley
Market Drivers’ Union
Montgomery Ward & Co
Steve Summer
Pennsylvania
Mrs Birdsong Found Guilty in Mississippi Killing
Angie Birdsong, 22, a Mississippi socialite, was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Dr. Thomas Butler in Monticello. Jurors recommended mercy for the court. her uncle Senator McLaurin urged a new trial while the court withheld sentence.
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Song
Thomas Butler
United States
McLaurin
Hazelhurst
Burnham Guilty in Larceny Case at Mutual Reserve Life
New York December 11 George Burnham Jr vice president and general counsel of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company was convicted of larceny of 7500 of the company funds The conviction arose from a state insurance company probe by a legislative committee The President Frederick A Burnham and Vice President George D Eldridge were indicted with multiple indictments against each defendant
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Commercial Tribune
New York
George Burnham, Jr
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Burnham
Frederick A. Burnham
George D. Eldridge
Place Your Ads Early for Sunday Papers
The Commercial Tribune urges patrons to submit large advertisement copy by Friday night or Saturday noon for Sunday publication. The notice stresses printing ads to best advantage as business grows.
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the Commercial Tribune
Army Strength Reveals Officers Shortage and Recruitment Woes
Washington reports Secretary Taft's annual army briefing showing 3,709 officers and 54,659 enlisted, 11,952 in the Philippines and 4,950 in Cuba. He urges Congress for more officers, notes many detached from commands, and details 24,083 yearly enlistments with hard recruitment.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Taft
Philippines
Congress
Gilman Children Deny Guilt in Arraignment
Collins and Fayne Gillman pleaded not guilty to aiding and abetting the murder of their sister Dana in Dayton Ohio. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday. Collings returned to jail while Fayne secured release on her own recognizance. Mrs Gilman remains gravely ill. Dr Gangler reports she is semi conscious. Pinkertons and Detective McBride prepare for Dave Curtis precede by Justice Terrey. alibi defense planned by attorney Krehbiel.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Collins
Fayne Gillman
Wagner
Dana
Collings
Fayne
Gilman
McBride
Pinkertons
Dave Curtis
Justice Terrey
Krehbiel
Curtis
Grimes Repays Kansas Shortage From Bond Coupon practice
Topeka Kansas ex State Treasurer F E Grimes paid the state 9381 to settle a shortage the investigation committee attributed to his administration. The sum was not a defalcation but resulted from bond brokers detaching coupons from bonds sold to the state, a practice longstanding in the treasurer s office.
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Commercial Tribune
Topeka
Kan
F. E. Grimes
State of Kansas
Grimes
Meran letter mystery fuels Roosevelts Vienna feud
The Commercial Tribune reports missing pages from a Storer pamphlet and claims the Meran letter to President Roosevelt may yet surface. Bellamy Storer says he wrote and mailed the letter in December 1903 from Meran Austria describing a Vatican visit regarding Archbishop Ireland. Both sides dispute whether Roosevelt authorized Storer to speak for him at the Vatican.
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Roosevelt
Bellamy Storer
Meran
Vienna
Storer
Commercial Tribune
Austria
Vatican
Ireland
St. Paul
United States
Storers
Cincinnati
Ambassador Storer
Ags
The
Archbishop Ireland
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