Two Justices Indicted by Grand Jury in 1906 Hamilton County case
The grand jury reported ten sealed and two open indictments against local magistrates and officials for usurpation of office extortion and related offenses. Squire Mackelfresh Clark and Parker face charges with others including Isaac Frankel and G W Gray in alleged improper use of Magistrates offices and credit houses. The panel also filed quo warranto to oust Mackelfresh, with penalties described for each offense. Public defender statements and jury observations accompany the full report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Spiegel
Rulison
Squire Charles P. Mackelfresh
Squire Daniel M. Clark
N. D. Parker
Isaac Frankel
Credit Clothing Stores
G. W. Gray
Credit Clothing
Albert
Stern
W. S. Heitman
Spiegel
Hiram M. Rulison
Charles P. Mackelfresh
Millcreek Township
Common Pleas Court
Squires Mackelfresh and Clark
Squire Mackelfresh
Millcreek
Cincinnati
Grand Jury
Army Looks for Japanese Spies in Columbus Barracks
A Commercial Tribune dispatch reports Columbus officers seek suspected Japanese spies after War Department orders to halt all Japanese peddlers or visitors inside guard lines. The move follows rumors spies may gather military facts for the Mikado, with troops at Ft. Thomas sending orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Triagune Bureau
Outlook
CoLumBus
Ohio
Commercial Tribune
Ft. Thomas
War Department
Dempsey Denies Resignation Amid Neave clashes Over Street Work
Mayor Dempsey rejects rumors of resignation and defends his veto of auto and street work ordinances. He says Neave’s department rebuilt streets at taxpayer expense, disputes a reported promise to pass the auto measure, and notes water bond needs shifted priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowman
Dempsey
Neave
Gidéstreet Railway
Board of Public Service
Judge Grosscup Tackles Corporation Law Debate
Special dispatch reports Judge Peter Grosscup of Chicago spoke at the Grand Opera House urging major reforms to American corporation law. He argued government growth has not solved unrest and that property remains concentrated, calling for ownership tied to the people and criticized federal licenses and mere penalties as insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Kentucky
Daisy Fitzhugh Ayres
Washington
R. H. Fitzhugh
Springfield
Europe
Grosscup
Burglar Repeats Crime On Anniversary at Kestner Home
Police link two break ins at the William Kestner residence 3503 Middleton Avenue on December 15. 1905 and December 15. 1906 noting a duplicate key entry and minimal damage this time. Valuables valued at 5 dollars were seized during the latter theft while the first yielded about 100 dollars. The at large burglar remains unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kestner
Middleton Avenue
Ehighth
Kestner
Stolen Wells Fargo Box Worth 30000 in Reno Heist
In Reno Nevada on December 21 a Wells Fargo express box said to contain 30000 dollars was stolen from the company's office after a train from Tonopah. Messenger Edward Crofton continued on to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Reno
Negr
Wells-Fargo Company
Tonopah
Edward Crofton
San Francisco
Foraker Return Promises Christmas at Home in Cincinnati
James R. Foraker brother of Senator Foraker and his wife and daughter will arrive in Cincinnati Monday evening to spend Christmas at home. He recently underwent an operation for a suspected cancerous growth at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital and has shown steady recovery. His physician says he may leave Philadelphia tomorrow, and Senator Foraker has stayed at his bedside along with Creighton Foraker of Albuquerque who may join them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Foraker
Cincinnati
Mr. Foraker
James Foraker
United States
Senator Foraker
University of Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
Foraker
Con
Philadelphia
Creighton Foraker
Albuquerque
N. M
Congress
Ohio
McKinley
Garfield
Hayes
Buckeye
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt obeys as Shigide's wishes followed
Mrs. Lulu B. Grover died by poison in Harlem on December 8. She requested President Roosevelt receive her personal property and arrange disposal of her body and care of her two Angora cats. Acting on Roosevelt's orders, DA Stimson supervised cremation and sent the cats to the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Grover
White House
Commercial Tribune
New York
Lulu
B. Grover
Harlem
Roosevelt
United States District Attorney
Stimson
Secret Service
Grover
Foraker Grows Stronger as 1908 Nomination Talk Expands
Washington reports strong interest in Senator Joseph Foraker of Cincinnati as a potential Republican presidential nominee. Ohio lawmakers and supporters praise his experience and leadership while critics note weaknesses in Taft’s standing. Messages of support flow as Foraker pushes for a Senate inquiry into the Brownsville affair and other policy issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial ‘Taipunpy Bureau
Foraker
Commercial Tribune Bureau
Munsey Building
Washington, D. C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Brownsville
Senate Military Committee
Sixtieth Ohio Muster Summary and Controversy Explained
Columbus dispatch reports Adjutant General Critchfield refutes claims the Sixtieth Ohio was discharged for disorganization. The regiment was mustered in February 1862 and discharged November 10 1862 at Chicago after serving in West Virginia and Maryland, with bravery praised in official records and a parole and detainment sequence at Camp Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Burbeau
Outlook
BurLprine
Columbus
Ohio
Adjutant General's Office
War Department
Chicago
Ill
Critchfield
Sixtieth Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
Harper's Ferry
Annapolis
Camp Douglas
Board of
Tillman backs Foraker on Brownsville affair
Senator Tillman says he and Foraker share the same view on Brownsville. He criticizes President Roosevelt for discharging the black troops, insists Roosevelt overstepped the law, and argues the president cannot punish an innocent man. He frames Roosevelt as seeking national power and exceeding constitutional bounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ribune
Marion
Tillman
Brownsville
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Roosevelt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Justices of the Peace
Mackelfresh
Clark
County Infirmary
Longview Hospital
Harmon
Kushman
Hamilton County
H. M. Rulison
William Brothers
Wade Ellis
Orient
Veti
Ing Department
Corporation Law
Nyotem
Judge Grosscup
Clifton
Shigide
Ainsworth
Senate
Tex
Harry C. Foxall
J. Walter Mitchell
National Legislative Committee
Mitchell
Foxall
John A. Logan
Department of Dlinois
Danville
Speaker Cannon
Ori
Buck
Eye State Leader
Regiment Law
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