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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1910
Page
1
Governor Charles E. Hughes says he will not seek re election and will return to his law practice. The New York Tribune reports he has expressed no desire to sacrifice private obligations for public office and remains committed to his decision.
Ohio officials prepare for the electric chair as Harry Rife, convicted of murdering his sweetheart in Eaton, is scheduled for execution. Governor Harmon refused clemency, citing duty to society, while family allies argue against staining the family name.
London polling returns show Unionists leading with 92 seats, Liberals 77, Laborites 16, Nationalists 13. John Burns regains a parliamentary seat in Battersea by 555 votes as Will Crooks loses Woolwich and ten thousand Durham miners march in protest.
Frank Schermerhorn, before his mother at Vassar Hospital, confessed to Under Sheriff Fred Hornbeck that he alone killed Sarah Brymer the governess found strangled at the Compton home in Hillbrook last Thursday morning. He said he was very drunk and unaware of his actions.
New York January 17 Mrs Elsie Sigel widow of General Franz Sigel and grandmother of Elsie Sigel who was murdered last August by a Chinaman died tonight She had never been told of her granddaughter's death and remained ignorant of the tragedy.
Mrs Frances Duryea wins a 20000 damages jury verdict at White Plains against Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati to recover rail stock value sold to her late husband William Duryea which she alleged were worthless.
In Zanesville Ohio on January seventeen 1930 Howard Chandler Christy the artist began attacking his wife Mrs Maybel Thompson Christy in probate court as the defense introduced testimony in the suit to obtain possession of their 12 year old daughter Natalie Christy. Mrs Christy rested her case and deposition testimony from New York attorney Vandever was read detailing alleged liquor abuse and a profane exchange with him along with a letter from Purdy to Mrs Christy. Depositions also described Purdy seen at the Christy home and a nurse testifying Mrs Christy was drunk last spring.
Nicholas Monsarrat of Columbus Ohio, president of the Hocking Valley Railway, was cut by flying glass when a taxicab skidded on a slippery pavement and crashed into an elevated pillar. He suffered a cheek cut and a severed artery behind the left ear but went to his hotel after hospital treatment. He is 70 years old.
The Windsor mine dryhouse at No. 1 shaft near Burley Wisconsin was dynamited early today. C. Davis was killed, Henry Grover the mine boss and Captain Camellio were seriously injured, four Polish miners were lightly hurt.
A letter to Senator Alsdorf's committee suggests investigating the high cost of dying, citing burial charges rising from 50 to 75 dollars. The Williams probe will discuss legal scope with Attorney General Denman, while Governor Harmon is away at a waterways convention.
Washington report quotes Cardinal Gibbons calling food prices out of reason and urges action to restore balance. He notes no clear cause for high costs and cautions that common foods cost far above earnings of years past while prices rise.
Immigration officials in New York awaited developments today as concerns over rising living costs pressed both government and private citizens. The Associated Press notes tension as authorities monitor possible responses to economic pressure and potential requests for relief or policy changes.
Cleveland leaders report about 6000 men signed a pledge to abstain from meat for a month to curb living costs. Promoters aim to expand the movement to Ohio as Springfield already sees several hundred followers.
President Taft and Gifford Pinchot addressed the National Civic federation in Washington on uniform state laws and forest conservation. Taft urged court procedure simplification and federal influence on child labor while Pinchot called for action on waterpower control and state cooperation with the nation. The gathering included Governor Willson, Seth Low, Alton B. Parker, and leaders from labor, law, and business.
In Columbus on Jan 17 the Ohio Senate narrowly steered a resolution to cut porters from twenty to seven. Nine porters were found to be at other jobs leaving eleven, six Republicans and five Democrats. Democrats hoped to kill the measure by referring it to the finance committee, while some Democrats voted to refer in hopes of defeating it. Senator Deaton’s bid to dissipate the Hocking Valley syndicate passed, accusing railroads of freight-rate discrimination against coal shippers.
Senor Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian ambassador to Washington, died suddenly at the embassy. He was born in Recife in 1849 and served as Brazil’s minister to England before leading Brazil’s delegation in arbitration and diplomacy. Funeral plans mention St. Matthew's Church and a high mass with President Taft.
Evansville First National Bank closed after a Bank Examiner's review. Directors suggested the bank might repair loan losses from capital surplus and profits, but demand for the full 100 percent from stockholders looms. Deposit payments will wait on final adjustment and currency comptroller orders.
The U S Supreme Court ruled the Kansas Bush Act invalid in the case Western Union Telegraph Company v. Kansas. The 1898 law required outside corporations to pay a charter fee for state school support and barred business in Kansas unless the fee was paid, a provision deemed unconstitutional.
A major ice gorge on the White river broke near Decker Indiana injuring hundreds of people and destroying property valued around 50000. The flood rose eight feet nearing a historic 1875 high, but residents had time to flee to the hills while the Evansville and Terre Haute railroad bridge withstood the surge with minor damage.
Calcutta January 17 ten men of the Tenth Jats regiment were arrested on charges of sedition. The incident caused a great sensation though authorities believe the conspiracy is not widespread.
A state report details a 25 534 56 shortage in the Debolt Loan and Building Association funds discovered during liquidation of claims begun six weeks prior. Secretary J C Wurst bears blame for the discrepancy, with examiner P D Johnston and state officials involved.
Secretary Ballinger rebutts Hitchcock charges against the interior department and land office as unfounded. He defends appointments and dismisses claims of extravagance and favoritism, citing specific duties and legislative appropriations. Ballinger also states Jack Ballinger did not receive improper favors, only a normal salary as a Roosevelt appointee.
Washington January 17 renewed interest in the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy as Representative Hitchcock of Nebraska levelled sensational charges against Secretary Ballinger. The House will adopt the investigation resolution. subpoenas will compel Ballinger and other Interior officials to testify next Wednesday. The accusation centers on misused funds from a 1 million dollar Interior Department appropriation for travel expenses and furniture.
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