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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1897

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WON is WEALTH Frank Carpenter Meets the Financier

Frank Carpenter meets a financier in a bid to secure wealth strategies and capital for ventures. The encounter centers on investment options, risk assessment, and potential funding.

The Philosophy of a Millionaire Sage 80 Years Old

Frank G. Carpenter profiles Russell Sage the banker and financier worth between 50 million and 100 million. The piece details Sage’s rise from poverty to wealth, his cautious security in Wall Street, and his disciplined routine and temperance keeping him productive at age eighty.

Russell Sage Ti Broadway New York Mr. Sage Jay Gould Congress Wall Street

Man From Moline Goes Mad in Defiance Hotel

Charles Moore born in Moline Illinois becomes violently insane in Defiance Ohio at the Junction Hotel he seizes a cheese knife and tries to stab night clerk Louis West. He is subdued and jailed after police are alerted by the depot night operator. Moore claims to be Chas Moore a Deering Plow Company bookkeeper and says he came from Wabash Indiana.

Charles Moore Moline Ill Junction Louis West Moore West Chas. Moore Deering ‘Plow Company Wabash Ind

Twenty Nine Relatives Seek to Break Hopkins Will

In Kansas City twenty nine relatives of Charles G. Hopkins filed suit to break his will. The late millionaire died last fall and left most of his estate to his secretary and house keeper. Named relatives include Charles Hopkins of St Louis, Blanche Either of Saginaw Michigan and Narcissa Nelson of Indianapolis. Hopkins was 75 and unmarried with no wife or issue.

Kansas City Charles G. Hopkins Hopkins St. Louis Blanche Either Saginaw Mich Narcissa Nelson Indianapolis

Murray Fraud Protest Fails to Halt South Carolina Vote

Congresswomen and leaders dismiss Murray’s bid to contest South Carolina returns as abortive with no second set of returns. Murray heads a petition alleging fraud but insiders say no contest has been filed from South Carolina and no stoppage will occur.

Washington Murray South Carolina House

Sunday Commercial Tribune Index montage

An index page list from the Sunday Commercial Tribune featuring sections such as Harolds Frhrics Cable, Canton Busy Day, South Carolina election notes, Kentucky penitentiary items, various society and arts columns, death notices, marriage licenses, court news, railroad notices, and miscellaneous regional briefs across Cincinnati, Dayton, and surrounding areas with notes on events, social reports, and topical items.

Kiester Convicted in First Degree Murder Case

In Ashland Ohio on February 6 the jury found Elias Kiester guilty of murder in the first degree for shooting Horace Stearn ex mayor of Perrysville and Kiester's motive tied to a note payment and attached goods. Defense claimed insanity and the trial lasted four weeks with costs around seven thousand dollars.

Commercial Tribune Ashland Kiester Elias Kiester Horace Stearn Perrysville Stearn

Contested Electoral Vote Sparks Delicate Debate in Congress

Florida Louisiana and South Carolina figures react to Murray plan and South Carolina protest on electoral tally. McCall questions delay while Strait predicts possible postponement of McKinley’s win and Olney’s four years. Senator Hoar says the February act already covers the matter. Continued on Third Page.

Florida Louisiana South Carolina Hopkins Tllinois Representative McCall Rep Mass House Elections Committee Mr. Murray Murray Representative Strait State Board of Hoar Senate Committee On Judiciary

Two Girl Deputies to Be Appointed at Springfield

Judge Goodwin, taking charge of the Probate Court next Tuesday, announced he will retain Miss Eleanor C. Miller as Chief Deputy and appoint Miss Gertrude Denny as Second Deputy. Miller is the daughter of Judge John C. Miller of the Common Pleas Court.

Commercial Tribune Springfield James P. Goodwin Eleanor C. Miller John Co. Miller Common Pleas Court Gertrude Denny

Kentucky Prison Records Show 12-Year-Old Convict

Report from Frankfort on February 6 describes the local penitentiary data ending January 1 revealing seven convicts under fifteen, four others under fifteen already serving terms, with Willie Kimbrough named as a 12 year old baby convict who has served one year of a three year term for malicious cutting. The press calls for pardons and reform houses.

Commercial Tribune Frankfort Eddyville Willie Kimbrough James Ossington Kimbrough

Not Thomas A. Stout Mistaken Prisoner Identity

From Cincinnati to New York on February 6 a report said a prisoner was identified as Thomas A. Stout but police and detectives in New Brunswick New Jersey confirmed the man is not Stout. The prisoner claimed to be James C. Taliaferro a traveling salesman and to be in South Bend Indiana. authorities noted fugitive evidence placed him abroad in Paris two weeks earlier.

Cincinnati New New York Drenet Yotelis New Brunswick N J Ken Stout Prigoner Stout James C. Taliaferro Pation Neme South Bend Ind Paris Sherman New York Washington Commercial Tribune Wilson Navy Iam Major McKinley McKinley Congress Saxton Stewart L. Woodford Canton

Trial highlights perjury case and acquittal in Norton matter

Special Dispatch reports in Indiana that Maxwell G testified in Ravenna Ohio related perjury allegations. Norton was acquitted of perjury charges and sought a divorce. He reportedly lived in Ravenna and was connected to a residence change and arrest in a local case.

Huntington Maxwell G Norton Indiana Venna Ravenna

Goff Declines Cabinet Post in McKinley Slate

A Canton dispatch reports Judge Goff has written to Major McKinley indicating he will not join the Cabinet. The letter implies his name should be removed from the Cabinet slate.

New York Canton the Mail and Express Goff McKinley

Mrs Henry Ward Beecher Rallies and Rests in Stamford

Stamford Connecticut February 6 Mrs Henry Ward Beecher has rallied somewhat and at noon was resting comfortably she was conscious and appeared to have regained some vitality.

Stamford, Genn Henry Ward Beecher

Olney Declines Harvard Professorship Consideration

Boston February 6 It is unlikely Secretary Olney will accept a Harvard professorship according to current discussions and expectations surrounding the offer.

Commercial Tribune Boston Olney Harvard

Deathbed confession links 1862 Missouri farmer murder

Special dispatch from BISMARCK MO recounts how August Schaefer disappeared from his St Francois County farm in June 1862 after a group abducted him from his barn. On a deathbed, octogenarian Elishee Carter named the execution site, a hanging beneath a hickory tree, and burial nearby, but did not identify other participants.

Commercial Tribune Bismarck Schaefer St. Francois County Elishee Carter Mr. Carter Dent Station Iron Mountain Gradiate Carter

Fireman Injured On Transport Fern After Gale

In Charleston on February 6 the United States transport Fern arrived after a storm from Hampton Roads. Fireman Herbert Lamar was thrown, caught in engine gear, and badly mangled his right leg. He was taken to the Marine Hospital. The Fern will serve as a dispatch boat during maneuvers. Storms along the coast were severe. warships Puritan Terror and Marblehead expected to follow tomorrow.

Commercial Tribune Chierleston S. C United States Fern Hampton Roads Herbert Lamar Lamar Marine Hospital Puritan The Terror Marblehead

Velpen Man Dies After Train Collision Near Oakland City

Special Dispatch reports Sam Brown of Velpen was struck and killed by an Air Line train a few miles east of Oakland City Indiana this afternoon. He suffered fits and was believed unconscious at the time of the accident.

Commercial Tribune Oakland City Ind Sam Brown Velpen Air Line

Boys With Burglar’s Tools Arrested in Ohio

Samuel and James Asbury two boys were arrested in Portsmouth Ohio today charged with burglarizing the Scioto Inn in Lucasville A burglar’s kit was found in their possession along with stolen property

Commercial Tribune Portsmouth Samuel James Asbury

Cabinet prospects in Canton as Wilson drops out and McCook rises

Canton Ohio February 6 Francis H Wilson Brooklyn Congressman visits McKinley in Canton. He hints cabinet possibilities but supporters fail to lift his stock. Colonel J J McCook emerges as a stronger candidate amid open Attorney Generalship and patronage speculation.

Commercial Tribune Canton Francis H. Wilson Brooklyn McKinley Wilson Sherman J. J. McCook Judge Goff Colonel McCook

Cabinet gossip swirls around Wilson visit to McKinley

The Commercial Tribune reports John G. Wilson denying any cabinet ambitions while in Canton for social talks with Major McKinley. The piece notes discussions with Governor Saxton, possible Southern picks, Tennessee’s registrar request, and visits from Dawes and others.

Massacre Report Reaches Vienna From Athens

A Nue Freie Presse dispatch from Athens says 1,500 Christians, the entire village population, were massacred by Mussulmans. The village name is not given. The report notes the scale of the atrocity and the ethnic religious targeting involved.

Vienna Nue Freie Presse Athens

Liberal Gains as Coal Miner Wins Walthamstow Seat

The Liberal rise is marked by Samuel Woods a coal miner’s son winning the Walthamstow division amid Tory unrest. The article notes education reform debates led by Balfour and growing suffrage agitation as the Commons grapples with policy and party dynamics.

Samuel Woods Spurgeon House of Commons Lancashire Nat

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