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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1908
Page
1
Discussion on why people prefer salary loans over pawning goods grows among workers and poor families. Report notes reluctance of very poor to borrow and belief salaried workers fear stigma, urging a properly run salary loan office be established promptly.
President elect Taft at McKinley memorial in Metropolitan temple in New York reiterates 1900 policy for the Philippines and says his administration will uphold it. He travels from Washington to Augusta before Panama trip and denies cabinet announcements during stay.
In Union City Tennessee on December 18 rough riders gather outside barracks awaiting trials. They blame persecution yet the movement evolved into a force regulating private life with brutal penalties. Indictments rise as military action and grand jury battles unfold after Captain Rankin’s murder.
Dispatch reports in ROQODHOUSE Wisconsin detail that William Barnhart a railroad foreman killed his wife at a friend's home then shot and killed Car Clapp at the Road House hotel before being killed himself. A coroner's jury held Barnhart responsible for both deaths.
Congressman Grant E. Mouser of Marion district was found unconscious in a chair car on a Pennsylvania bound train. Surgeons treated him for uraemic poisoning and acute kidney congestion. his condition remained critical though he was conscious in the evening. He boarded the train at Pittsburgh and recalled fainting spells earlier that morning before the attack.
Fragmentary OCR notes from Philadelphia reference the American Association for the Advancement of—likely a scholarly or professional gathering. Content is incomplete, with insufficient names, dates, or events to specify details or outcomes.
Colombo reports the United States battle ship fleet entering the harbor with the Connecticut flagship led by Rear Admiral Sperry aboard. The fleet, which left Manila December 1, faced one smallpox case aboard the Georgia, and will coast to shore excursions and official entertainments including a reception, trips to Kandy, and dinners for officers.
Mrs. A s Gates, mother of John W Gates, died at age 146 or 6 o clock in the morning in Port Arthur Texas.
The Dutch cruiser Gelderland captured the Venezuelan coast guardship Alix outside Puerto Cabello and towed it to Willemstad. The Dutch flag was raised over the Alix, crew sent ashore, while the forts at Puerto Cabello did not fire. The seizure follows Holland’s plan to demonstrate off Venezuela and seize warships.
A bomb in an alley near 15th Street wrecked two buildings adjoining the Coliseum in Chicago and damaged the annex. Police speculate the device aimed to halt the First Ward Ball, with theories of reformers or gambling ties. The blast was heard for a mile, with damage to the Goeeum area and surrounding hotels.
Congress braces for a short session week before a likely December 21 adjournment for holidays. The Senate will continue routine business and consider the secret service question, while the House pursues pension and District of Columbia bills. The thirteenth census work begins in the Senate, with Foraker and Carter measures debated but not expected to pass this week.
Secretary of State argues Congress must expand the State Department as U.S. power grows. He cites a 30 000 mail increase per year and trade rising from 1 662 000 000 in 1896 to 3 315 000 000 in 1907, plus more overseas travel. He warns a tariff revision would demand immense departmental work.
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