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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
2
A testimonial claims Hood's Pills ease the grip and Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood. A Kentucky consumer describes severe stomach catarrh and paralysis from grip, saying the remedies cured her condition. The ad promotes liquid Hood's Sarsaparilla and Sarsatabs priced at one dollar per hundred doses.
Justice Harlan rejected a statute making it a crime to discharge an employee for labor union membership. He argued there is no real connection between union membership and interstate commerce and that Congress cannot compel retention or discipline based on such membership. The lower court judgment was reversed and the indictment dismissed.
Lewis Clark, a veteran river engineer from Zanesville, died suddenly at the throttle of the packet Lorena bound for Pittsburg near Gallipolis OH. Pilot Mike Davis narrowly avoided wrecking the ship, unaware Clark was dead. This marked the third fatality on the Lorena in several months.
The West Virginia Legislature will convene for a special session tomorrow in Charleston to address thirty seven urgent topics. Governor Dawson plans a tax law revision as a key recommendation and a lobby forms to oppose the county salary bill aimed at ending the current fee system.
One of the essentials of happy homes is reliable health information and well known products. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is presented as a genuine, physician endorsed laxative approved by the Well-Informed of the World for safe family use.
A local farmer in the White Burley region was warned to beware as authorities pledge to enforce the law amid possible night rider activity. The letter indicates the first evidence of a potential outbreak, with many pledging support to curb the threats.
In Maysville Kentucky the city council voted seven to five against an ordinance to bar the American Tobacco Company from buying tobacco, amid fears of night riders and protests by local farmers. Tobacco grower Hiram Jett moved crops toward Maysville and then onward to Ripley and Aberdeen before selling after a long journey. Congressman A O Stanley spoke in Cynthiana urging lawful conduct and suggesting farmers shift to other crops if trusts threaten tobacco.
Winchester tobacco meeting fails to secure C M Thomas as guest speaker. Judge J Smith Hays addresses about six hundred acres signed to raise no crop in 1908 while Clark County signs total about three thousand acres previously. Farmers expect under one hundred acres to be grown this year after last year’s three thousand seven hundred.
Officials of the tobacco department of the American Society of Equity report strong bidding for 1,650 hogsads from Winchester. Leaf hogsheads brought 30 cents a pound, red sold at 18 cents, spodge grade 11 cents, and the rest offered above 11 cents per pound, marking a notable price rise.
Special Dispatch reports Thomas J. Daugherty, whose tobacco barn in Sharpsburg area was burned by night riders, has rented warehouses at Ewing Fleming County and at Salt Lick to receive his tobacco purchases.
St Louis January 27 Louis D Good man a 36 year old lawyer poet and journalist died by his own action using carbolic acid. He had tried suicide last July by cutting his throat saying the world has room only for men of action not dreamers.
The Middletown Trades Council withdrew protest on the Carnegie library project and required union labor for erection. Carnegie had offered $100,000 for a library, but protests delayed action. now the gift is expected to be secured and construction proceed.
Mayor T. C. Simpson named Fred Strodbeck as Middletown Chief of Police to replace Thomas Kelly, who resigned. Strodbeck was not previously on the force and the appointment is expected to be challenged on the basis that chiefs must be chosen from within the ranks.
Peter Sturgis, 38, of 249 South B Street, was arrested last week and taken to Richmond, Ind., on a charge of complicity in the December 1905 murder of Joseph Luce. He returned to Hamilton and proved a complete alibi, and the Richmond authorities set him free.
WASHINGTON Jan 27 W J Bryan spoke at a Ways and Means reception and refused to name a running mate, stating the people alone decide. He denied being advised not to run and outlined views on banking law and an elastic currency. He left for Roanoke after meeting with Democratic Senators and Speaker Cannon.
A delegation of operating vice presidents from twelve of fifteen major rail lines met with President Roosevelt and then the Interstate Commerce Commission to urge an extension for the nine hour limit on railroad employee work. They argued the March 4 effective date warrants relief, while the commission weighs extending the deadline or coordinating with the President on a congressional recommendation.
James Eads Howe announces a February convention in St Louis to unite unemployed from the East and Southwest and address relief efforts. He notes about 50,000 in St Louis are out of work and says Reitman, beaten in Chicago, will speak along with leaders from Chicago New York Cincinnati and Boston where Brotherhood Welfare Association branches exist. A mass meeting is set for tomorrow night to plan the event.
Dr. W. Grove's signature appears on each box offering a remedy that promises a quick cure for colds the advertisement claims. The product is sold with a price of 26 cents and a refund guarantee if it fails to cure.
The U S Supreme Court under Justice Peckham decides for Western New York Pennsylvania Railroad and Lehigh Valley Railroad in a dispute with Petin Refining Company of Oil City Pa over alleged discrimination in tank car shipping. The case, arising from Standard Oil rivalry, previously reached the Interstate Commerce Commission which ordered damages around 13000 dollars. After circuit-level reversals, the Supreme Court upheld the railroad stance.
The Missouri Supreme Court, in an opinion by Judge Burgess, ruled that the law requiring free return transportation for shippers with each carload of livestock is unconstitutional. The decision holds the measure discriminates in rates against other shippers and thus cannot stand.
The Interstate Commerce Commission decided against the Powhatan Coal and Coke Company in its case against Norfolk and Western Railroad and 65 Pocahontas district coal operators. It held the coke oven basis for car distribution did not fairly measure operators' rights and unduly discriminated against Powhatan.
Secretary Taft received an ovation from congressmen when he appeared before the House Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions to back a 1909 Seattle Alaskan Exposition appropriation. He outlined Pacific trade gains, noted Philippine finances, and stressed the expo’s potential to unite Western and Oriental interests. He also arranged welcome for Philippine Commissioners and spoke briefly with Rep. Williams.
A long letter attacks labor union leaders as violent, describes riots, dynamiting, and boycotts tied to union power, and urges citizens to pressure Congress to reject such measures. It cites President Roosevelt and calls for broader protections of law, urging readers to write their representatives for peaceful, lawful reform.
In Charleston, West Virginia on January 27 the jury found Emma Jarvis guilty of involuntary manslaughter for shooting and killing her husband Will Jarvis during a July 2, 1906 quarrel at their home in the presence of their children. Sentencing awaits the end of the term. The initial ballot indicated five votes for first degree murder.
A regulatory commission orders the Norfolk & Western Railroad to desist from enforcing the coke oven basis for at least two years. It must establish a fair and equal distribution system for coal cars among operators in the district, avoiding discrimination or favoritism.
The Supreme Court today granted certiorari petitions from Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Chicago and Alton railroads in government cases over charges of granting debates. The action brings the cases to the Court for review.
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