Senate Judiciary Panel Weighs Prohibition Measure Votes
The Senate committee debated an Atwell initiative on weights and measures with a 6 percent vote threshold for petition validity. Rev. Herbert Bigelow and George King demanded a 4 percent standard, prompting a late night subcommittee review and renewed push to report Friday. Clergy from Cincinnati drew sharp banter in the chamber.
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Atwell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Herbert Bigelow
George King
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Howe
Duvall
Brandt
Bigelow
King
Bigielow
Cincinnati
Committee On Judiciary
Buckley Faces Disloyalty and Slander Charges
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Rev. Dr. J. B. Buckley editor of The Christian Advocate and prominent Methodist leader faces disloyalty and slander charges. The nine clergymen of the New York East Conference consider the heresy claim based on editorials in The Christian Advocate. The Rev. Dr. G. A. Cook of Brandon Vermont filed the charges, linked to the Downe heresy case where Buckley defended Downe.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
J. B. Buckley
The
Christian Advocate
New York East
Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
G. A. Cook
Brandon
Dr. Buckley
Prof. Downe
Dr. Cook
Downe
Life Savers Rescue Wrecked Brig Fredericka Shep Crew
In Nantucket Massachusetts on Coatue Beach a five hour struggle against cold and sea ends with Cossata Station life savers rescuing the crew of the Newport brig Fredericka Shep. Mrs Overson and her baby were saved from the stranded vessel which iced up and drifted in zero weather after departing South Amboy New Jersey for Vinal Haven Maine.
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Commercial Tribune
Nantucket
Mass
Cossata
Newport
Fredericka Shep
Coatue Beach
Charles Overson
Theaptain
Fredericka Shhep
South Amboy
N. J
Vinal Haven
Urgent deficiency bill clears House with cut to army funds
Washington January 30 The urgent deficiency appropriation bill passed the House totaling 23 664 400 a reduction of 410 000 from committee estimates The largest cut was 300 000 in the army clothing fund.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
House
Army
Maine voters favor Taft in Lewiston Journal survey
The Taft Bureau reports Maine voters show over 80 percent for William H. Taft as presidential choice. A Lewiston Journal test used 500 postal cards. 370 returned with Taft leading in first, second, and third choices. Roosevelt trails, Hughes and Cannon show scattered support.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Taft Bureau Today
Maine
William H. Taft
Lewiston Journal
Journal
Wbout
Taft
Roosevelt
Hughes
New York
Joseph G. Cannon
Tennessee Republicans back Taft for 1908 leadership
Newell Sanders and R B Sharp met the President citing a solid Tennessee delegation for Secretary Taft. They praised Hitchcock as an upcoming manager and defended Tennessee as a real active Republican party unlike patronage dominated Southern states. Early state convention planned.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Newell Sanders
Tennessee
Sharp
Tennesse
Sanders
Taft
Republican Party
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Negro preacher switches to Taft in Dayton
The Rev. J. G. Robinson, pastor of Dayton's leading black church and longtime Foraker organizer, denounces Foraker leaders as duplicitous. He joins the Taft camp and calls on colored voters to enroll with Taft. A Taft Club of colored voters is organized with Attorney Mose Jones set to speak tomorrow.
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Taft
Commercial Tribune
Dayton
J. G. Robinson
Foraker
C. J. Mattern
Taft Club
Mr. Robinson
Cincinnati
Dayton Foraker
Taft Delegates Named for State Convention
Taft faction leader Frank M. Krapp announces preferred delegates to the State Convention. The slate lists General Warren Keifer Kemp Coffey T. J. Kirkpatrick Robert G. Walker C. D. Shelton W. E. Copenhaver Fred M. Wallace Charles Hyer George H. Slaughter and Frank M. Krapp as delegates with Dr. R. B. House C F Twitchell John Hamilton C. R. Jones Sherman Gregory James G. Stewart William M. Rockel H. P. Folkreth M. H. Cushing and F. B. Stewart as alternates There will be no Foraker ticket.
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Taft
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Frank M. Krapp
Republican Central Committee
Warren Keifer
Kemp Coffey
T. J. Kirkpatrick
Robert G. Walker
C. D. Shelton
W. E. Copenhaver
Fred M. Wallace
Charles Hyer
George H. Slaughter
Frank M
Phipps Blasts Primaries In Uncontested Taft Counties
W H Phipps Republican leader from the Fifth District criticizes primaries in counties with only Taft support as a wasteful expense and a farce. He urges the State Central Committee to declare Taft tickets elected where no contests exist. Smaller counties share the cost concerns as a State Central meeting may be held Monday. The Cleveland scene grows tangled with a move by the Foraker Committee to gain recognition by the Board of Elections, potentially allowing Taft delegates while the committee seeks continued control.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
W. H. Phipps
Republican State Central Committee
Taft
State Central Committee
Cleveland
Board of Elections
Foraker
Contested Public Safety Board Appointments Hit Governor
On January 30 Governor Blarris will decide the Democratic split over appointing the Board of Public Safety members. Mayor Straub’s Owen Kern appointment lapse expires tonight as Holbrook-Gard faction skips the council meeting. Holbrook seeks former Mayor GC S Bosch to replace Kern, while W. H. Pfau faces no opposition. A fierce committee vote on endorsements is anticipated.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Blarris
Board of Public Safety
Democratic Executive Committee
Straub
Owen Kern
Holbrook-Gard
Holbrook
GC. S. Bosch
Kern
W. H. Pfau
Receivers Sought for Consolidated Steamship Companies
Boston action joins Portland and New York filings to appoint a receiver for the Consolidated Steamship Company and two subsidiaries Eastern and Metropolitan. Creditors claim heavy debt from six merged lines under Morse, with bonds totaling about 24.6 million dollars and sustained by a holding company.
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Boston
Consolidated Steamship Company
Portland
New York
William A. Muller
Arlington
Mass
Consolidated
Eastern and
Metropolitan Steamship Companies
Muller
Berwind White Coal Company
LEMPEHANGE FIGHT MAY END DEADLOCK IN KY SENATE
In Frankfort Kentucky January 30 192? the anti local option Democrats near deadlock may shift to Bradley as Beckham loyalists push the county unit bill. House attendance up and key votes loom. Beckham wavering votes noted as W W Hopkins backs Beckham in joint session. Beckham 58 Bradley 67 Allen 7 total 122.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Beckham
Bradley
Hopkins
United States
General Assembly
W. W. Hopkins
J. C. C. Mayo
Johnson County
Mayo
John R. Allen
Chesapeake's Old Flag for America at Auction
London crowds watch as the Chesapeake flag and the Balaklava bugle – two key relics from T. G. Middlebrook’s collection – sell to American buyers. The flag, linked to the 1813 ship battle, goes for 4250 dollars to a London dealer for J. Pierpont Morgan, while the bugle fetches 1500 dollars.
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London
T. G. Middlebrook
Shannon
Cundy
Royal Navy
Londohart
The
Tribune
J. Pierpont Morgan
Light Brigade
Battle of
Balaklava
Receiver sought for Consolidated Steamship amid creditor actions
In Maine and New York a receiver petition is filed for the Consolidated Steamship Company. Bondholders say suits by some creditors support protection for security holders. Hearings set in U S Circuit Court in Maine on February 4 to decide the appointment affecting Metropolitan and Eastern lines. Charles W Morse formed Maine entities to control much of the Atlantic coastwise steamship business.
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Eastern Steamship Company
Muller
Consolidated Steamship Company
Charles W. Morse
Bath
Maine
Mr. Morse
Boston
New York
Ward, Clyde
Mallory
New York & Porto Rico
Commercial Tribune
Clyde
Porto Rico
New York and
Cuba
Metropolitan and
Eastern Steamship Companies
United States Circuit Court
Consolidated Steamship Lines
Maine Corporation
Metropolitan and Eastern Steamship Companies
Poe Steamship Lines
Receivers Sought for Maine Steamship Companies
Equity bills filed in the United States Circuit Court in Portland seek receivers for the Metropolitan Steamship Company Eastern Steamship and Consolidated Steamship Lines of Maine. Court restraining orders protect properties, with subpoenas returnable March 2 and a "show cause" order set for February 4 in Portland before Judge Putnam.
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Commercial Tribune
Portland
United States
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Eastern Steamship
Consolidated Steamship Lines of Maine
Putnam
Maine Court
Coal Found in Paying Quantities Near Peru Nebraska
Coal in paying quantities has been discovered east of Peru Nebraska. An operating corporation has been formed to develop the coal field.
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Commercial Tribune
Peru
Neb
Oriental Bank Withstands Run In New York
President Hugh Kelly of the Oriental Bank reported the state institution withstood a run today and hopes to reopen tomorrow. Directors will meet early to decide on opening. Depositors were paid, and Kelley’s backers reportedly supplied 1 million dollars with possible Clearing House support on hand.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Hugh Kelly
The
Oriental Bank
Fomer
New Amsterdam National and the Mechanics’ and Traders
Friends
Kelley
Spanish anarchist Jose Amador arrested en route to Seville
Reports from Gibraltar say Jose Amador, a dangerous Spanish anarchist, was arrested at Algeciras while heading to Seville to target King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, who are then in Seville.
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Dangerous Red
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Jose Amador
Seville
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Barn Fire Destroys Tobacco Crops in Mayfield Area
A large barn near Jingo on Jack Crawford’s farm burned last night destroying two crops of tobacco. The loss is about 2000 dollars and the fire’s origin remains a mystery.
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Mayfield
Jack Crawford
Jingo
Two Tobacco Barns Burned in Montgomery County
NASHVILLE Jan 30 Two large tobacco barns on the W E Wall farm near Fredonia Montgomery County Tennessee were destroyed by fire last night. The barns contained no tobacco. Wall is not a member of the Tobacco Growers Association. His general merchandise store was burned last summer after threats to join the association. Wall's plant beds were scraped and several prominent citizens faced indictment but were acquitted.
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Commercial Tribune
Nashville
Fredonia
Montgomery County
Tennessee
Tobaco
W E. Wall
Wall
Tobaco Growers’ Association
Night riders warn two tobacco growers in Kentucky
MT, STERLING, Ky. Jan 30. Hamilton Bros. and Foley Bros., the county’s heaviest tobacco growers, were warned by night riders. The pair likely hold 75,000 pounds of tobacco and their farms will be guarded as the community remains terrorized.
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Commercial Tribune
Mt, Sterling, Ky
Hamilton Bros
Foley Bros
Tobacco Probe Continues In Federal Court In Nashville
Government opens evidence in equity suit against American Tobacco Company and American Snuff Company in Nashville Tennessee a New York witness list includes D L Scott G A Purican A A Matthews H H Grizzard and J H Gore with J C McReynolds leading for the government and Junius Parker for the tobacco defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Nashville
Tenn
New York
American Tobacco Company
American Snuff Company
J. C. McReynolds
Junius Parker
W. W. Miller
Imperial Tobacco Company
A. M. Tillman
McReynolds
D. L. Scott
G. A. Purican
A. A. Matthews
H. H. Grizzard
J.H. Gore
Wells Family Sells The Philadelphia Press to Sons
Calvin S. Wells of Pittsburg relinquishes control of The Philadelphia Press to his son Benjamin G. Wells, long secretary and treasurer, and John B. Townsend, longtime business manager. Calvin Wells also heads the Pittsburg Forge and Iron Company and holds other local interests.
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Wells
Philadelphia
Sons
Pittsburg
Calvin S. Wells
Philadelphia Press
Benjamin G. Wells
John B. Townsend
Calvin Wells
L and N Terminal Debate Divides Transportation Group
At Cincinnati's Transportation Committee meeting business leaders urged separating rate and switching issues from viaduct plans. Brent Arnold of the L and N said rates matter should be handled by railroads or the Interstate Commerce Commission, while others pressed for not tying rates to the project. The L and N agreed to two fifty foot openings, absorbing extra cost, and the group deemed this part settled.
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Transportation Committee of the Associated Organizations
Business Men's Club
Cincinnati
Michael Ryan
Cincinnati Abattoir Company
Receivers and Shippers’ Association and
Chamber of Commerce
B. W. Wasson
J Walter Freiberg
A. D. McLeod
Transportation Club
S. W. Trost
J. A. Loudon
Interstate Commerce Commission
No Divorce Denied Maude Gonne In New York Suit
The New York Superior Court denied an absolute divorce for Maude Gonne McBride from Major McBride citing Irish nationality. The court affirmed the lower court’s judicial separation and ruled Irish law governs, allowing only separation not divorce. The case stems from cruelty claims filed in 1906.
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Paris
McBride
Maude Gonne
Joan of Arc
Major McBride
Ireland
Ill Physician H. H. Smith Critically Ill at Home
Dr. H. H. Smith of Sharonville Dayton pike is seriously ill with acute pneumonia at his home in Millcreek Valley. He is under care of Drs. Oliver Heady and Southworth and all consider his condition critical.
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H. H. Smith
Dayton Pike
Sharonville
Millcreek Valley
Oliver
Heady
Southworth
Obituary notices recount multiple notable deaths abroad and at home
Obituaries announce the deaths of Herman Holmes in Medina Ohio at 64 from heart displacement. Burr Robins in Chicago. Arthur W Fergusson secretary to the Philippine Commission in Manila. William S Wood a leading Pacific coast lawyer in San Francisco. Dr S W Fuller a long time Ohio physician who celebrated his ninety fourth birthday. Sir Henry W Tyler a London based railway executive born in 1827 and former president of the Grand Trunk Railway from 1877 to 1897. and note his roles with Westinghouse Brake and Great Eastern Railway.
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Herman Holmes
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Medina
Burr Robins
Chicago
Union
N.Y
Arthur W. Fergusson
Philippine Commission
Manila
P. L
Fergusson
French Claims Commission
Great Eastern Railway Company
London
England
Grand Trunk Railway
Coal operators and miners plan tentative wage talks
Central competitive field operators from Western Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois and Indiana meet with National Miners officers in Indianapolis to discuss reestablishing the interstate wage agreement. A joint conference is considered for April after an adjournment to settle terms and avoid immediate action.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Western Pennsylvania
Brother Halstead to Miss Funeral Held at Homestead
Captain Frank Halstead cannot attend his brother Marshal Halstead's funeral due to duty with the Twenty third in the Philippines aboard ship leaving San Francisco Saturday. Albert Halstead and his wife left for England after attending Mrs Willcox's Washington funeral. Funeral will be held at the old family home 643 West Fourth Street at 2 p.m. with Bishop Walden and Rev Frank Nelson officiating.
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Philippines
San Francisco
Frank Halstead
Marshal Halstead
Albert Halstead
Marshal
Diplomatic Corps
England
Murat Halstead
West Fourth Street
John M. Walden
Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Halstead
Robert and
Griffin Halstead
Edmund Lunken
Frederick Schaefer
Arthur Stem
George F. Dana
Queen City and University
Widow III
Stableman Fined for Filthy Pens at Riverside Cowpens
Henry Brinkmann stableman for Abe Furst at Riverside cowpens was fined 50 dollars and costs by Magistrate Logan on charges of keeping pens in a filthy condition. The Humane Society brought the charge.
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Henry Brinkmann
Abe Furst
Riverside
Logan
The
Humane Society
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Krell
Buckley
Ofa and
Ice
Gale
Democratic Committee
New York and Cuba
Ward Line
Clyde Steamship Company
Mallory Steamship Company
Harvard
Yale
Wall Street
Morse
E. H. Berwind
Gooch
Committee On Public Morals
Kentucky Statutes Committee
Wilson
Arnett
Whisky Trust
Haswell
Milliken
State Highway Commission
Chesapeake
America
Mr. Morgan
Middlebrook
American Navy League
Nebraska
Corporation
Friends of President
Fobacco
ANT L
NTO
St. L. Railway
Mapensen
P.c
Inc
Alma Mater
Grand Masonic Lodge of
Acocks Green
Birmingham
Ivy Club
Princeton
Clara Lunkenheimer
Marshall Halsteag
Lunkenheimer Company
Stablemans
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