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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1916
Page
1
Senator Foraker asserts Sprague law remains alive and ready to challenge the referendum. He hints the federal constitution may be invoked to restore the republic and prestige.
The article reports Senator Foraker and supporters arguing that federal authority governs state redistricting for Congress and that popular referendums cannot override such acts. It notes the Sprague bill to restore district lines, passed by the legislature but rejected at the referendum, and cites constitutional provisions and prior case law as basis for the claim.
London dispatches state Emperor Francis Joseph’s condition is grave as Vatican advices circulate. The Daily Telegraph Rome correspondent notes repeated rumors of his imminent end, while Vienna and Berlin deny a shift in central powers policy due to his death. Archduke Charles, heir presumptive, is described as a strong militarist and now heads the empire’s forces.
The Supreme Court ruled the income tax constitutional in a unanimous decision, enabling proposals to tax fortunes over $1,000,000 up to fifty percent. Chief Justice White explained the sixteenth amendment permits taxation of incomes as an excise, not requiring apportionment, and that uniformity refers to geography, not class. The ruling paves the way for higher taxes on large fortunes to support army and navy expansion.
The United States vigorously opposes Britain's trading with the enemy act with representations to the British Foreign Office. It warns that enforcing provisions could unjustly injure American commerce and damage U S and German capital ties in manufacturing.
Three men were killed and two others gravely hurt when a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul north bound passenger train struck a Lawrence avenue surface car on a grade crossing on Chicago's Northwest Side. The two in critical condition were attorney Peter Drobins and street railway employee A L Miller. The motorman failed to see the approaching train as it rounded a sharp curve.
Twelve German reservists tunnelled out of a British camp at Amherst Nova Scotia over weeks. Seven were caught but four escaped and reached New York living at their former homes after eighteen months in confinement. The four are Gustav Hartwig George Kleinwort William Schroeder and Hans Neu.
Ohio Republican Land Owners League Executive Committee adopts plan to organize land owning Republicans in every school district to back a higher tariff and oppose single tax. Leaders include F. A. Derthick, G. A. Stauffer, David Oldham, Senator J. B. Mallow, and others with Mary E. Lee as secretary and treasurer.
Toledo health officials report one thousand measles cases and eleven deaths today. Further spread is feared and the Health Department has imposed drastic precautions.
Cambridge Mass January 24 a Harvard student committee has launched a campaign to remove wrist watches from campus life arguing the accessory fosters sissyism and distracts from study. The move targets student attire and discipline within dorms and classrooms as part of a broader conduct push.
The trial of Mrs. Margaret Sanger, accused of circulating information on birth control, was postponed to the February term of Federal Court.
Mrs. Mean Bear, claimed oldest Ponca Indian, died in Ponca City Oklahoma at age 105. She left a vast clan with more than 700 immediate relatives.
Washington discusses a Senate amendment proposing Philippine independence in two to four years. Senators Hitchcock Clarke Borah and Thomas weigh administration support, with Borah and Thomas urging rapid disengagement for U S. safety and national interest.
In Panama City on January 24 authorities said friction between Panama Canal Zone Governor Major General George W. Goethals and U S troops commander Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards would be clarified in Washington. Goethals and Edwards sail for the capital to address criticisms tied to canal administration and governance. Edwards maintains a single authority for military and civil affairs remains preferable. Goethals plans to present detailed official correspondence to the War Secretary and Congress.
A Kelker Blower Company plant explosion in Buffalo New York killed four people and injured several more. Twenty one of twenty five workers were accounted for. Charles Kelker and his two sons survived with minor injuries as rescue teams evacuated the wrecked two story shop and storehouse.
Washington reports Germany has sent another written proposal through Ambassador von Bernstorff to settle the Lusitania sinking dispute. Indications point to a possible satisfactory termination of eight months of negotiations with the United States.
Parliament passes the military service bill third reading 383 to 36 with Asquith and Bonar Law hailed for guiding it. Labor members show lingering doubt yet overall public support grows. Bonar Law notes changes since the first reading amid a war cloud with a German air raid over Dover.
A report states fixed convention plans will lead to a major meeting where a dent or birth is noted as part of the event. The piece emphasizes organizational certainty and upcoming proceedings at the planned venue.
In Chicago Charles D. Hilles outlined the 1916 campaign plans at a Hamilton Club luncheon. He criticized the Wilson administration and praised open minded convention, noting Roosevelt’s non-nomination risk and a plan to enlarge Coliseum seating for the June 7- convention.
Austrian forces push south in Albania capturing Scutari the region’s main trade hub and taking Podgorica Dailovgrad and Niksic in Montenegro. Serbian garrison at Scutari retreats with no resistance as locals welcome the invaders. Air raids and bombardments continue across fronts with no decisive gains reported.
Rt Rev Mgr Thomas C O'Reilly rector of St Thomas Cathedral and former six year Chancellor of the Diocese of Cleveland was elevated to Vicar General by Bishop John P Farrelly. The appointment transfers much administrative power to Mgr O'Reilly and is one of Farrelly's most important acts since taking charge.
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