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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1908
Page
1
The Clearing House report shows a surplus of 6,084,050 above the 25 percent reserve requirement, ending money stringency. Banks cheer the recovery, and plans for retirement of Clearing House certificates advance as hoarded funds flow back to Wall Street.
Berlin reports order with no new demonstrations for manhood suffrage in Prussia. Police remain stationed at strategic points around the palace and public squares while others are held in reserve at station houses. Most men arrested yesterday are released today.
In Dearborn Circuit Court, Mrs Bella Grimsley and William Grimsley of Sparta Township reconciled. After a court meeting they paid costs, asked for dismissal, and left arm in arm as spectators cheered. The judge noted it is the fifth such amicable settlement in similar divorce cases.
General J Warren Keifer served as guest of honor at a Lagonda Club banquet in Springfi Ohio marking the fiftieth anniversary of his admission to the bar on January 12 1857 Local and visiting lawyers attended The program featured a Presidential address by Chase Stewart and remarks from Judge F M Hagan James Johnson George Rawlins John A McMahon and Judge John A Black of the Ohio Supreme Court Also present were representatives from the Supreme Circuit and Common Pleas Courts
A crowd surge during a rush for seats led to a fatal trampling, with authorities investigating the stampede as a tragic event. Initial reports indicate several injuries and ongoing efforts to manage the scene and assist victims.
Six teen children were trampled to death and about forty injured as a massive crush of youngsters sought seats at a public hall in Barneley England. Ushers urged downstairs movement triggering a panicked stampede. Officials report many fatalities and serious injuries among the crowd.
Theodore S. Whitmore of Brooklyn committed to jail by Justice Branegan to await grand jury action in the Christmas night murder of his wife Lena Whitmore whose body was found in a Harrison swamp. Witnesses Frank Englert and William C. Bartlett detained. Mrs Georgeanna Dickinson implicated in accessory inquiry.
The Bremen captain received a wireless dispatch from the American fleet stating the fleet is fearing Rio Janeiro. The message did not reveal the position of the American vessels.
The executive committee of the Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers Association announced that the next convention will be held in Cincinnati. The decision was reported by a special dispatch from Nashville Tennessee dated January. The article notes Cincinnati as the host city for the forthcoming gathering.
Morocco dispatches report that Mulai Hafid was proclaimed sultan at Fez on January 4 and a holy war declared. Abdul Aziz is deposed, Mulai Hafid urged to Fez with demand to abolish taxes form an alliance with Turkey and curb European ties. Fez residents mobilize as couriers are sent to Moroccan City to summon Hafid.
Baron Kogoro Takahira, Japan's minister to Italy, is appointed ambassador to the United States. He travels from London to Washington at the end of January or early February and seeks to ease tensions amid immigration and Pacific power concerns. Viscount Aoki sails from San Francisco to Tokyo to brief on the immigration issue.
General d Armande succeeds General Drude in command of French forces in Morocco and with a strong force has occupied Fidala, forty five miles southwest of Rabat, and is marching on Rabat. He plans to capture one or two towns on the route to the capital.
W S Whitney announces that starting January 19 the limited electric service from Columbus to Dayton will extend to Richmond Indiana. This creates the longest regular continuous run in the area, offering Columbus 112 miles of electric line.
Burglars broken into the Butterfly Grocery in Muncie Indiana saturated the store with kerosene and set fire to it after failing to find money. They escaped through a rear door as flames broke out in several places, and firemen fought hard to control the blaze.
John Lowney and musician James Cain were shot in a single volley at Charles Reidmatter's cafe on the Midway Ft Thomas. The bullet passed through Lowney then struck Cain fatally. Oscar Arnold, Newport saloon owner, fled after the shooting as Newport police and local authorities sought him.
Kentucky Governor Willson plans a public statement on the tobacco situation after meetings with state officials. In Lexington and Frankfort, indictments against American Tobacco Company agents are being prepared under Kentucky antitrust law, with grand jury actions possible in Fayette County. The push targets both buyers and agents, aiming to halt sales and spark prosecutions.
The Commercial Tribune announces weekly prizes for local criticism on two upcoming novels with readings and a grand prize of 200 dollars plus 350 dollars total for top critics over eighteen weeks. Winners from weekly first prizes become entrants for Herald main prizes.
Seven counties forming the Western Kentucky Dark Tobacco Growers Association met in Paducah to arrange pooled crop financing. Committees will seek small advances from bankers. Insurance reports indicate available coverage for association tobacco. Captain W. J. Stone of Lyon County, a former congressman, censured Governor Willson's peaceful army stance. No trust company formation action was taken.
Miss Anna Bright, a wealthy resident of Richmond Kentucky, died hours after a severe burn set while she was alone. Her mother, a 70 year old, rushed to help as flames enveloped Anna. a nearby African American man arrived to aid in extinguishing the fire.
In Cleveland a mass convention named a nine member county committee opposed by Foraker leaders. The Taft aligned group filed to have the Election Board decide which committee is legal. Secretary of State Carmi Thompson is expected to rule and finalize who controls delegate calls for the March state convention.
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