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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
1
A crowd protests present voting methods that exclude workingmen in Berlin. Demonstrators demand suffrage reform as tensions flare into riotous displays near government areas and public squares.
Berlin reports describe thousands outside the Prussian Landtag as Prince Von Buelow rejects immediate manhood suffrage while warning reform is needed. Rioting erupts with police using sabers. hundreds are arrested or injured as demonstrators press toward the imperial palace.
A massive January fire at the Parker Block in Manhattan killed four firemen and injured many more as floors collapsed and walls crumbled. Dozens were trapped. crews battled flames across a twelve story office building amid smoke and traffic choking apparatus.
The second jury to try Harry K. Thaw for the Stanford White killing was completed. Prosecution will present its direct case Monday with opening statements from Francis Garvin and Martin W. Littleton to follow. Subpoena served on Edna Goodrich who promised to respond. jury includes Charles Gremmell as foreman and 11 others.
Mystery surrounds a $100000 cash gift to Miss Mabel Eaton of Chicago from the late Count John A. Creighton of Omaha. Eaton, a former stage star and nurse, admits receipt after living in New York and Chicago, while denying rumors she is Creighton’s daughter. The Count’s fortune and philanthropy are noted in Nebraska history.
Secretary of War William H. Taft spoke to about 2000 at Cooper Union, outlining mutual interests of labor and capital. He warned against displacing property safeguards and stressed capital growth to create more jobs, while praising unionism when it serves the common good. The event drew strong applause and a lively question section on oil fines and the Brownsville affair.
Reports from Kia Hsing Fu in Che Kiang Province say antiforeign sentiment fuels rioting. Catholic missionaries appeal to French Minister M. Bapst for protection, who will raise the issue with the Foreign Board today.
In Honolulu on January 10 a War Department communication to territorial officials urged a large expansion of Hawaii National Guard forces from Honolulu.
Mrs Georgiana Dickinson alias Charlotte McDonald 27 wanted by Harrison New Jersey police in the Helena Whitmore murder found in Lampblack Swamp on December 26 was arrested in Cambridge by Boston police. She will be taken to New Jersey tomorrow with Prosecuting Attorney Vickers notified. The suspect claimed relief at being captured and offered to tell all the morning after rest.
In Canton Ohio on January 10 the skull of Elizabeth Brown Massillon girl murdered Monday night was shown to Albert Lukens the suspected prisoner. The display aimed to break him but he examined the skull calmly and offered no comment to the police.
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