President Backs No Candidate in Race
Editorial notes that the president favors no candidate as three aspirants fail to secure a majority. Analysts say the deadlock prompts a compromise theory as Longworth hints at a return to Congress.
18 Jul 1910
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1910
Page
1
Editorial notes that the president favors no candidate as three aspirants fail to secure a majority. Analysts say the deadlock prompts a compromise theory as Longworth hints at a return to Congress.
President Taft outlined his stance on state platforms and candidates during a Beverly to Sagamore Hill visit. He refused to endorse specific nominees, urged self selection by the Columbus convention, and noted potential compromise figures like Garfield or Longworth.
Springfield Illinois July 17 The coroner s jury recommended that Mrs Frank Stout who confessed to shooting Deputy State Game Warden John O Connor be held for murder without bond Her six children stayed with her in the jail annex all day Mrs Stout shows no remorse for the killing and recounts the shooting to the jury Her husband who had been held pending in Waa was released today.
General E S Bragg famed Iron Brigade commander He is said to be dying at his Fond du Lac Wisconsin home after his eighty fourth birthday in February Bragg once responded to Tammany attacks on Grover Cleveland in 1884 with a defiant remark We love him for the enemies he has made.
Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson and party were farewelled at Tokyo station with Count Komura and Ambassador O'Brien present. General Count Oku hosted a luncheon in Dickinsons honor as he thanked Japan for its courtesies and friendship. He will sail for the Philippines on Tuesday.
President Taft telegrammed the Emperor of Japan to express deep appreciation for the cordial hospitality shown to Secretary of War Dickinson and his party during their visit. He noted the warmth of Japanese officers and said the visit strengthens U S Japan friendship.
Ransom Church at his Oxford parents home told a deputy he would go along after putting on his coat, then drew a revolver from his sleeve and forced the deputy back. He escaped through another door as a posse with a bloodhound chased him toward Smithville.
Mrs Edward A Seiter wife of Fifth Third National Bank vice president rushes to Omaha aboard a special train after a railroad collision near Rapid City South Dakota injures her and others. Her husband banker Edward A Seiter also injured and granddaughter Jeanette 16 with them.
Louis Kuhn vice president of the Fifth Third National Bank died at his Avondale home from pneumonia after a two week illness. The 16 year old daughter Alice and siblings Charles Robert Simon Clarence and Mrs Max Senior were with him at his bedside. His death follows the injury of another bank executive in a railroad wreck. Funeral arrangements were set for Tuesday, with interment in Clifton Jewish cemetery. General Michael Ryan praised Kuhn’s leadership and character in a tribute accompanying the death notice.
The annual novena of St. Ann opened at St. Jean Baptiste church in New York with hundreds of sick pilgrims traveling from across the country. Crutches displayed beside relic cases show the healing faith of the visitors during the nine day event begun in 1892 from Canada.
Fort Worth Tex July 17 Engineer Decamp was instantly killed as his engine drawing a southbound passenger train went into a ditch. Fireman Percy Hamilton was fatally scalded and Fireman Nagel severely injured when a clamp caused the wreck on a sharp curve. Passengers escaped with only a severe shaking up.
The elusive maiden will greet Cincinnatians in front of The Commercial Tribune at twelve o clock. Embryonic detectives and the citys best sleuths will strive for the reward for detection.
Dolly Dimples, England's elusive performer, comes to Cincinnati and will meet The Commercial Tribune at the office for a public appearance. She plans a city tour in disguises, with a $300 reward offered for her detection and a staged chase from Fifth and Walnut.
A fragmentary diary style note in which a writer known as Dolly Die remarks on timing and travel toward Cincinnati. The text hints at upcoming events or decisions that will unfold later, with a sense of restraint about detailing plans.
Eight year old Louis Osborne, stepson of Louis Stevenson, dug up a metal box in a sandhill near his San Francisco home. It held 2,600 shares of stock, deeds to city property, and other papers once belonging to Augustus Imbrie. Police suspect robbers hid the box after taking valuables from the residence.
A storm in Pullman Newfoundland sparked a blaze at the freight car shops of the Pullman company. Lightning caused the fire, inflicting damages exceeding $100,000.
Edward Rattenberg called the Sixth Street fire company around 6 80 last night reporting a smell of smoke at the Clemens Oskamp plant 417 Vine Street. Firemen found no fire smoke or damage and noted the caller was notably nervous.
In Winfield Kansas on July 17 Joseph G Cannon Speaker of the House of Representatives recovered from heat exhaustion after a Chautauqua address and planned to resume a campaign tour in the Fourth Kansas District He may trim the Emporia speech to about forty five minutes and will continue engagements in Emporia Burlingame Herington and Marion He praised Congressman Miller as ill and unable to campaign and said he would help him by continuing the tour despite heat concerns
Dr. William D. Crum, colored, once Charleston collector opposed by Senator Tillman, is named by President Taft to be consul general and minister resident of Monrovia Liberia. His Charleston tenure under Roosevelt was stormy and the Monrovia salary is five thousand dollars annually.
In Columbus Ohio Carl J Cly 25 shot and killed his wife Alice Donaldson Heckert Cly 27 in their apartments then shot himself through the right lung. The tragedy occurred early today with jealousy named as the alleged motive.
Walter Lyons twenty, an Island Creek Coal Company employee at Coal City, died after a small yard car ran over his legs on a steep incline. He was guiding the car when his foot was caught, he slipped, and the car rolled back severing both legs above the knees. He died shortly after from blood loss despite aid.
A 2500 foot natural gas main break near Fosters in Pendleton county Kentucky cut off Virginia gas, threatening a gas famine in Cincinnati and surrounding Kentucky cities. Gasometers in Covington and Newport saved domestic use while larger plants switched to coal and boilers were shut down or limited. Recovery from the disruption was expected by nightfall as repairs progressed and stored gas supplied the city.
Philadelphia leaders of the Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen press for a ten hour work day, seeking no pay cut while the railroad aims to balance exceptions. A conference with General Manager Myer is hoped to avert a strike, with both sides firm on core positions.
Col Ed Sawyer of Cleveland submitted his resignation to the State Soldiers and Sailors Orphans home trustees after a majority vote supported removal. The board appointed J P Etten as acting superintendent. The move followed accusations of injudicious management and personal conflict among board members. Governor Harmon’s influence and Sawyer’s Lansing trip with two wards drew scrutiny.
William Wurster Jr. a 19 year old poolroom employee from Zanesville was arrested in Zanesville for first degree murder in the rope lynching of Carl Etherington the Newark victim ten days earlier He told reporters he was in the mob and that he had been drinking.
Newark officials maintain strict enforcement city wide. At East Newark a raid found no intoxicants while Harry Green was arrested at the depot with eight quarts of liquor and six bottles of beer. Legal changes loom as resignations and removals hint at a full executive reshuffle. Attorney General Denman and Assistant Miller arrived to monitor the grand jury session.
Albert Keddie was shot last night by Ira Rickett an antisaloon league detective and left the hospital after the bullet was removed. Rickett said he was ordered to leave town weeks ago fearing for his life and that Alvin Dawson set upon him in self defense. He expressed regret that a bystander was hit and said he plans to quit the job and depart.
Special Dispatch reports Maysville Kentucky damaged by a storm and cloudburst. Damage totals about 60,000 dollars. The North Fork washed out two bridges on the Sardis and Murphysville turnpike and two smaller bridges. Four bed washouts on the L and N and three on the C and O. A farmer lost fourteen acres of tobacco. Livestock washed away.
Hopkinsville Kentucky streets were flooded by a heavy cloudburst this afternoon. Water entered numerous buildings and many telephone and telegraph lines are out of commission. Railroads have suffered considerably.
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