26 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1898
Page
1
The president approves a compensation package for Judge Day not to exceed $15,000 plus expenses. The measure aims to cover duties and related costs while specifics of the appointment are outlined in the executive action.
Canton Ohio December light on Judge Day former President of the Peace Commission and wife Mrs Day return home after Paris trip. He vows to resume law practice and not seek Ohio governor. Comp claims dismissed as unlikely with estimated commissioners pay under 5000 each.
Special Dispatch reports five wives of the Peace Commissioners return from the mission. Mrs Day Mrs Davia Mrs Frye and others express strong patriotic sentiment about the delegation. The piece notes public interest in the spouses accompanying the commissioners during the mission's travels.
Mrs. Davis praised General Rios as courteous and capable after a reception with Reid Mrs Gray and Mrs Day Davies expressed pride in American manhood and cited the Peace Commission developments Mrs Frye called Rios clear astute and logical and urged guardians for American youths studying in Paris not to travel unaccompanied by guardians
In Cairo a farewell banquet honored Lieutenant General Sir Francis Grenfell recently named Governor of Malta and stepping down from command of the Anglo Egyptian forces. Attendees included Thomas S. Harrison and Ethelbert Watts signaling an Anglo American show of friendship. Harrison gave an enthusiastic speech amid warm remarks by Grenfell and James Donnell Rodd.
Seven men were injured when a Louisville and Nashville yard engine collided with a Chesapeake and Ohio freight near the Lexington L and N yards. Two may die. The yard engine carried the crew and Chief Car Clerk Leslie Hornbrook. the freight crew escaped with injuries to the engineer and fireman. Hornbrook and Allen Clark were in critical condition at St Joseph's Hospital. Other injured include William Morrissey James Douglass Roger Vaughan George Hunt.
Washington observers note a quiet Christmas Day in 1899 with President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley at the White House. The day included a church service where Rev. Bristol spoke of gods gift of freedom and the nation’s role in aiding oppressed peoples, followed by a presidential drive and social calls.
In Cynthiana Kentucky the Morning Glory post office was robbed this morning of 100 dollars. The incident occurred in Morning Glory, an area within the county. No further details were provided on suspects or motive.
A fire at the home of Senor Gana, Chilean minister in Washington, destroys about 15000 dollars in property. Twelve year old Carlos Gana saves his sister and a kitten, then returns to the flames to recover jewelry from a safe before being carried to the ground by his father. The family takes shelter at the British Embassy.
Mrs William L Smith of East Liverpool Ohio reports a satchel containing 1500 in cash and diamonds was taken on a Pullman train. The satchel disappeared at Allegheny Pennsylvania, a substitute satchel found, and a description of a man and woman given after they left the car at Rochester Pennsylvania. Mrs Smith visits her father Richard Barlow in Trenton New Jersey.
An unidentified man was killed and three others wounded in a Havana incident described as a roof fire from a patrol. The event prompted police investigations and unclear motives remain.
United States forces in Havana patrol streets after a Friday ban on gatherings. Christmas at Camp Quemados featured modest meals, extra rations and songs as regiments prepared a New Year parade route through Prado and Central Park. General Lee plans 11 000 troops, including Cuban delegates, for the march. Major General Butler heads to Matanzas and Cienfuegos on official business.
A fire at St Patrick's procathedral in Harrisburg started near the altar this afternoon. Christmas decorations and the interior were burned, with the blaze spreading up the rear wall and between roof and ceiling. The altar items were saved, the organ damaged, and the loss placed at 14,000 dollars insured. Electric wiring crossing caused the fire.
Mamie Remly aged seventeen was shot in the heart and killed today at her home on Eighth Avenue by Frank Nulty a nineteen year old post office clerk. Nulty then shot himself in the head and was hospitalized and believed to die. Nulty had been a former suitor of the girl but they had a recent quarrel.
Former Agriculture Statistician Mr Dodge responds with more accurate figures on wheat shortages. He argues recent estimates misstate supply constraints and urges recalculation to reflect current market conditions and farm outputs.
J R Dodge, long time USDA statistician, rebuts Sir William Crookes on his British Science Association critique predicting wheat famine. He argues Crookes overstated deficits and understated production and consumption, warning such forecasts mislead wheat growers and distort agricultural policy.
The Reeves Iron Company black plate plant in Canal Dover Ohio, makers of plate for the tinning plant, has been sold to the American Tin Plate Trust. Negotiations are pending for the tinning plant sale. The Reeves mill will shut January 1 for invoicing. Workers fear abandonment but expect possible lease and conversion into a sheet mill if needed.
The consecration of Brazil’s first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Rio Grande del Sur is set for January 6 at St Bartholomew's. Rev Lucien Lee Kinsolving, Virginia-born missionary, leads as 12 bishops lay on hands in a historic move toward an independent Brazilian church within the American Episcopal framework.
Christmas in the Seventh Army Corps near Savannah Georgia resembled civilian life as restraints were mostly lifted. The Third Nebraska and Second Louisiana each funded $1,000 for Christmas dinners, while some officers and men dined with locals. Tomorrow also holds a holiday for the troops.
Trenton New Jersey December 2 Architect William W Stack who was thought drowned in the Delaware River when his boat capsized near White Hill two months ago arrived home today He had been in a medical facility and gave no further explanation His family relations are reported pleasant and his business not prosperous revealing no financial troubles.
Harry E. Moore, registered at Keystone Hotel from Delaware City, was found unconscious in his room after a gas incident and died in hospital. A suicide note hinted at a buried fortune sunk off the coast near Santiago, and a letter directed his father to inform Captain Stewart Brice if burial funds were needed. An envelope with money and a $20 draft was found on him.
Hattie Garry, 22, and her sister Hannah, 12, both afflicted with leprosy, will be moved from New Lexington to a remote Perry County cabin. Their mother accompanies them to share imprisonment and provide care as Ohio establishes a defensive leper settlement. Officials confirm the diagnosis after investigations by Dr. Charles O. Probst and other physicians.
Rome reports Cardinal Satolli may travel to the United States early next year. The Vatican admits private business is not the motive, and the visit is said to be political. The Pope seeks to influence policy on expansion and changes in church governance tied to Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines with unofficial cooperation with Washington.
Venice Times correspondent states Don Carlos in perfect health, denying rumors of abdication. He asserts continued dedication to his role and says he has not sought an audience with the Pope nor requested anything else from the Holy See.
A deadly ice accident on Leverett Pond in Boston Park left three youths dead and a fourth boy missing. James Clattenberg 10 Arthur Collins 12 and Emma Miller 14 were recovered while rescuers searched for the missing boy as crowds aided in the dangerous response.
In Chattanooga on Christmas Day Mrs A E Riordon widow returned a tombstone gifted to Grimm Bros saloonkeepers who had erected it over the grave of her husband Riordon a drunkard After winning a 2500 judgment she could not collect the money and the tombstone was surrendered.
Lexington Kentucky reports a historic Sunday as every saloon closes by mutual agreement after the grand jury indicted all saloon keepers for violating the Sunday law. The town faces a thirsty day as restrictions take effect.
In Scooba Mississippi on December 25 Thomas and William Brantley were shot and killed by Eugene Dennis age eighteen as they and their father tried to enter Dennis store amid liquor related trouble. The shooting occurred last night and ended two lives in an apparent confrontation.
Maud Johnson a twenty year old Logansville girl who came to Columbus to visit relatives has not been heard from since leaving Logansville for the city last Wednesday. Despite similarities to another unidentified death case she is not believed to be the same person as the unknown woman has been traced to Pittsburgh.
In Aught Osage County Jefferson City Mo, John Holloway fatally shot Jule Boillot during a Christmas tree celebration. Holloway fired five times, then fled and remains at large. Boillot was among Osage County’s most prominent residents.
The body of Marion Tyler, who died in Scottsburg Saturday morning, will be shipped to McLeansboro, Illinois, where his parents reside.
Charles Rhodes aged 19 of Barberton slipped into a cut ice hole near Akron while skating and drowned. The incident occurred as a thin ice layer gave way beneath him during the morning hours.
John Schmidt a 49 year old farm hand working three miles west of Hamilton Ohio dropped dead tonight in Kultman saloon. Heart failure is listed as the supposed cause. Unmarried man.
Chicago man George Williams could not join his bride in St. Louis because he lacked one dollar for fare. He bought a scalper ticket on Clark Street and boarded the Chicago and Alton train toward Brightown but was told the ticket was worthless as the train departed. He rode back to Chicago and told police he could not identify the scalper. He formerly worked as a cook on State Street.
Madrid reports a political crisis pause due to Senor Sagasta's illness. Liberals oppose Weyler as Minister of War fearing he would aim to lead the party, while Weyler calls for a strong government and hints at a Sagasta Weyler coalition.
Hon. Chas D. Jacob four times mayor of Louisville died of heart disease in his 60s. He led the Mutual Life Insurance Company of Kentucky and held $150,000 in life insurance. His son Chas D. Jacob Jr. fell in the Santiago battle as a First Infantry soldier. Jacob had served as minister to Colombia and enjoyed immense local popularity.
Ramon C Buchanan aged 28 of Gillette's Secret Service Company died in San Antonio on December 25 from an overdose of chloroform. He was found dead on his bed with a letter beside him announcing the December 14 death in New York of his infant son.
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