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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR describes lubrication, wear resistance, and ball bearings reducing friction. It urges sending for a book about the adjustment and care of mechanical parts and suggests benefits from proper maintenance.
Judge Gary testified on pig iron costs in the United States and abroad, citing $15.30 per ton average production cost and components such as ore, coal, limestone, and labor. He noted poorer ore quality raising costs and discussed labor wages, efficiency, and corporate holdings during a Senate hearing.
Washington December 18 Senate committee on interoceanic canals signals readiness to probe canal affairs on demand by any member. Chairman Senator Kittredge says witnesses can be called anytime and that a thorough examination may be recommended to assess foundations behind locks and claims tied to canal property.
President Roosevelt has begun assembling a mass of evidence about the secret service to support his annual message. The Perkins resolution passed yesterday in the House requests this material, but the work is extensive and will not be ready for the House until after the Christmas recess.
Washington December 18. Low attendance due to Christmas holidays left the house short of a quorum yet many bills, notably war claim measures, were acted upon amid debate. The body adjourned at 4 47 p m.
The War Secretary asks the House for an urgent deficiency appropriation of 5,458,000 to fund Isthmian Canal work at current rate for the rest of the fiscal year and for new projects. Last year the deficiency amount totaled 11,990,000.
Clinton Ertle, 35, and William Urton, 23, were killed when the Senior Powder Co mill exploded at 4:30 this afternoon in Lebanon Ohio. Both men were alone in the mill. their bodies were burned beyond recognition. Property damage is listed at 2000 dollars.
Pittsburg awaits a possible end to the threatened window glass workers strike as manufacturers propose concessions. W H Shinn reports the American Window Glass company will pay the higher wage rate demanded by employees in its machine plants, a 25 percent increase.
The Ohio Supreme Court declined to issue a temporary injunction to restrain enforcement of the Rose local option laws in Hancock County. Attorney George A. Phelps of Findlay filed the motion seeking to halt operation of the laws while litigation proceeds.
Taft plans to appoint William Howard Taft ally Knox as attorney general and cabinet member. Knox confirms acceptance after careful decision. cites duty over honor. Article notes Knox’s anti trust prosecutions, Northern Securities suit, and push to coordinate commerce and labor agencies with the interior department.
New reports say President elect Taft selected George W Strong of Strong Cadwalader to be attorney for a large cabinet post. Wickersham, long known for his legal ties to the subway and elevated lines, would lead major transportation questions.
In Irving Kentucky the Beach Hargis trial saw juror Gantry Richardson revealed as a felon and excused after a conference with the judge and attorneys. Prosecutor Byrd faced pressure as witnesses arrive from Jackson, including Thomas P. Cardwell expected to provide damaging testimony.
Mrs. A S Rogers, an American, told police court she is wife of Count Brockenheimg Von Low enheilm a Dane not a Russian. She was convicted of stealing six silver forks from Ralph L Calt and sentenced to ninety days in jail in default of a five dollar fine. She claimed the charge was a mistake and said it was an international marriage.
Six gunmen dynamited the Farmers' State Bank of Keene in Keene Nebraska and, after a battle with residents, fled in an automobile with about $6,500. A suspect was reportedly wounded during the escape.
Salary vampires are cited to appear in police court today as warrants are served on delinquent loan sharks. Delinquent debtors face actions by city authorities.
Miss Beimforde eluded police briefly after slipping from a Cincinnati office. A bondsman aided by patrolmen recaptured her. Judge Lueders raised the bond to 500 dollars for the second case, and she was held briefly in Central Station before a new bond was posted and the case set for December 23. The article also details local ordinance provisions requiring lenders to file weekly loan records with the city auditor.
The City Auditor of Norwood Ohio invites bids by December 29 1908 at noon for bonds totaling 2394 dollars to fund macadamizing Silver Street from Hoss to Lawn. Bonds dated December 24 1908 run up to ten years at 4.5 percent interest with quarterly payments and optional denomination sizes.
The City Auditor of Norwood Ohio invites sealed bids by December 29 noon for the purchase of ninety bonds totaling 90000 dollars. Bonds of 500 each, 4 percent interest, due 25 years after issue, will fund resurfacing Montgomery Avenue with granite blocks. Bids must be sealed and addressed to the City Auditor.
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