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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
3
A five member body will oversee service and rate regulation with authority to suspend terms. Any corporation or twenty five residents dissatisfied with a franchise may appeal to the commission for relief or modification.
State Auditor Zuilbert submits annual report to Governor Harris. Fiscal year ending November 15 1906 shows general revenue and funds totaling 3 746 133 04. Receipts from all sources reach 10 891 439 60 and total including balances 14 637 472 64. Disbursements total 9 570 038 23 leaving cash balances of 5 081 850 95 allocated to general revenue sinking common school and university funds.
Five Democrats bolted the joint Democratic caucus in Columbus on January 6. The absentees were Eugene Adler and Thomas Paxton of Cincinnati, Roberts of Cleveland, Lehman of Sandusky, and Miller of Crawford. Adler returned after a proposed resolution was withdrawn. The dispute centered on creating a legislative steering committee to pass on every bill from a Democratic member.
Edwin Van Dyck, a former chemist at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and Victor Bloede of Baltimore are indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government. The case alleges Bloede paid Van Dyck a percentage of funds from the black dry color sold to the bureau.
In Xenia Ohio on January 6 a compromise ends two Mrs. Jary G. Stueler suits against John Bryan of Riverside Farm Yellow Springs. The Circuit Court reduced a $1,200 verdict in a $25,000 damage case to $500 and likely spurred Mrs. Stueler to settle related actions.
The Illustrated Magazine of The Commercial Tribune to appear next Sunday will feature a Cincinnati woman in a Beauty Contest. Readers invited to submit photos with name and address on back. Prizes: 50, 25, 15, 10 dollars. Judges pick four top photos for halftone in the magazine.
A trial opens in Columbus on information contempt against former Clerk Emerson and ex Senator L H Austin of Toledo. The case concerns a bogus certificate practice law and alleged license issues. The hearing is set for 9 oclock tomorrow morning with the court to determine the scope of the matter and potential consequences.
The Rev Dr James M Crowell long prominent in the Presbyterian Church dies in Philadelphia at age 88. He led church education and missions and was Princeton alumnus, last survivor from the class of 1845. John F Fanning, famed railroad builder, dies in Chicago at age 81 after a long illness. he came to the U S from Ireland in 1844. Commander Harry H Hosley S S N dies in Newark City after serving as Dewey drydock transfer mover and harbor reviser in New York.
Toledo dispatch reports Henry County Republicans plan actions against the Brown led call for a primary to pick State delegates. Brown defends allowing candidate designated tickets, argues it prevents fraud and confusion, while Henry County officials prepare to enjoin elections boards from conducting a Taft Foraker delegate primary.
In Sandusky Ohio the Erie County Republican Committee voted 15 to 2 to rescind March Taft resolutions naming Taft as Ohio’s presidential candidate. Twenty one members attended in person or by proxy and deposed Carl B Clark as chairman. Grounds cited say the prior Taft resolutions no longer reflect current sentiment with Senator Foraker in the race.
ColumbusOhio January 6 County chairmen quietly visit Columbus to learn Foraker lieutenant intentions They are told the Foraker group will not quit but no firm plan is offered Taft supporters also in touch with local committeemen with few counties expected to rebel
Washington reports a feud between Rep Albert Douglas of Chiricothe and ex Rep Grosvenor of Athens. Grosvenor seeks to defeat Foraker and aims to sail to Congress if primaries are not arranged to his preference. Douglas replies that he will face Grosvenor regardless if renominated.
London report states the perjury case against Herbert Druce by his nephew George Hollamby Druce has collapsed. The civil action to recover the Duke of Portland estate will continue. The defense said discoveries from the December 30 coffin examination prompted the decision.
The government case against the American Tobacco Company resumed as John Conley testified that tinfoil prices rose due to higher lead and tin costs. Karl Jungbluth, president of MacAndrews & Forbes, discussed indictments, the Young Company purchase, and licorice paste supply terms. He described price gaps between MacAndrews & Forbes and Young Company to maintain managemed influence. adjournment was set for tomorrow.
The Supreme Court split five to four over the constitutionality of the Employers Liability Act. Damiel le Howard and Morris Brooks cases, two railroad fatalities, supported the ruling that Congress exceeded its powers by regulating interstate commerce. Justice White led the majority with others agreeing despite dissents from Moody and Holmes.
Farmers gathering in Hopkinsville Kentucky failed to materialize after Governor Willson warned peace marches were illegal. A Gatling gun and squad arrived from Frankfort and were positioned in the Courthouse yard as the Planters Association met.
A Lebanon Kentucky telegraph report states a masked mob planned to burn the Continental Tobacco Company warehouse in Lebanon after midnight. The sheriff and mayor mobilized a fully armed posse, alerted Springfield, but the mob did not appear.
In Frankfort Kentucky Judge Robert L Stout delivered the strongest grand jury charge yet on night riders raids against tobacco warehouses. He urged jurors to probe intimidation or property destruction, citing Kentucky law that two or more men banding together for warnings or intimidation are felonies. The charge caused a sensation.
Paducah Kentucky report outlines a plan by dark tobacco growers to form a trust company to finance a tobacco pool. The idea will be discussed at a Paducah meeting next Saturday as planters expect to raise funds among themselves to defend the association crops delivered to the prizers.
In Paris Kentucky on January 6 1908 Bourbon County tobacco growers met at the courthouse and passed resolutions accusing the American Tobacco Company of bad faith. They urged no pooling of the 1908 crop and urged Bourbon growers to patronize home merchants, informing the district board in Winchester of their action.
Versailles Kentucky January 6 John Slack who recently sold 25000 pounds of tobacco on the Lexington markets reports receiving a legibly written threatening note. The letter warns him not to haul more tobacco to the Lexington market and threatens punishment if he does.
London reports Arthur Pearson will direct the Times with a New York company forming to run the paper. Arthur F. Walter becomes chairman of the new board as Pearson expands control of The Morning and The Evening Standard and The Daily Express. Prices unchanged.
A terse note signed by the Board of Wise Men states Slack will be turned over to postal authorities. The text mentions his farm being a dozen miles from the Governor’s science in Frankfort, implying state capital context and a formal message regarding custody or control. The fragment suggests a political or administrative dispute.
Special Dispatch reports President C. M. Barnett of Kentucky did not arrive in Indianapolis for the American Society of Equity board meeting on January 6. He is expected tomorrow and no official business will occur until his arrival. The night riders issue in Kentucky remains to be handled by Kentucky’s organization.
The Supreme Court was asked to allow Standard Oil to intervene in the Great Northern rebate case tied to the Elkins law and Hepburn act. The government argues the old penalties survived. Standard Oil faces a $29,000,000 fine in related litigation. Attorney General Bonaparte filed no objection but cautioned the cases may not be parallel.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad won a U S Supreme Court decision over Francis Winslow and others. The case involved condemning part of a ninety acre farm for a railroad line and the court held the company need not condemn the entire tract. Damages of 45392 were awarded for the partial parcel. Justice Moody authored the opinion.
In Wilmington on January 6 a U S District Court approved an auxiliary receiver for Delaware in the Continental Trust Company case against Seaboard Air Line to prevent interference with trains in the state. Existing receivers S Davies Warfield and R Lancaster Williams are joined by David T Marvel to serve locally.
Philadelphia judge appoints auxiliary receivers to manage Seaboard Air Line property in the district. S. Davis Warfield of Baltimore and R. Lancaster Williams of Richmond named as receivers, with $5,000 security each, following earlier federal court proceeding in Richmond.
The United States government filed suits in Danville Federal Court against Iron Mountain Illinois Central and Mobile and Ohio Railroads alleging violation of cattle quarantine laws. The suits claim the defendants moved feverish cattle from Mississippi Alabama and Arkansas to the National Stockyards in St. Louis.
New York January 6 The Erie Railroad signed a contract with the American Locomotive Company to repair one locomotive each day starting January 15. A prior agreement with Baldwin Locomotive Works since December 1 has averaged ten locomotives weekly. December’s report shows sixty locomotives repaired at its shops, with all engines needing repairs expected to be serviced within sixty to ninety days.
At the Academy of Medicine last night the panel reported fifty typhoid cases at City Hospital last year versus three now. The gathering endorsed the new Water Works. A joint paper on The Typhoid Germ was read by Drs. A D Cole and F Froedenberger.
Cincinnati society reports a week of dinners and luncheons in Clifton and Walnut Hills for visiting Miss Williamson of England and local brides elect Miss Ruth Burk Gano Koehler. Numerous engagements and upcoming weddings highlight society calendar with guests including Mrs. Holt Paris Miss Hen rietta Porter and Miss Gretchen Finch among others.
Reading Avondale and Walnut Hills residents plan lessons and trips after holidays. Mrs Giles Mitchell heads to Jacksonville and Tampa with a friend, while Miss Charlotte Clay departs for St Margarets School. Others return to Yale, Lasell and St Johns Military Academy after Christmas visits and family summers.
A promotional piece extols the St Regis on Fifth Avenue at Fifty fifth Street as New Yorks leading hotel since 1904. It praises luxurious comfort strict safety gastronomy and fair fixed charges while noting its proximity to Central Park and network of transit lines.
Newport residents entertain and host gatherings as holidays end. Mrs Kosters hosts the Tuesday Afternoon Card Club. Miss Janet Conner visits Miss Helen Morris in Newport. Grace M E Church Ladies plan an all day dinner. Engagements announced for Catherine Ross to Henry Waller and Martha Noble to Harry Thompson with February wedding in Covington.
Taft gains momentum as campaign leaders and key figures rally to his bid. Aldrich Crane and Roosevelt allies back Taft, signaling strong support for nomination. Congress debates indicate Ohio or Nebraska may deliver the next president as rivals face stiff opposition.
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