Hanna Goes to Cleveland for National Committee Work
Hanna travels to Cleveland to undertake duties with the national committee. She will conduct official business and engage with committee members during the visit.
26 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1897
Page
1
Hanna travels to Cleveland to undertake duties with the national committee. She will conduct official business and engage with committee members during the visit.
Washington dispatch details rapid Capitol exodus after a brief extraordinary session. It outlines the 6557 bills introduced in House and Senate, the tariff bill passage, conference results, and amended appropriation bills, noting the swift departure of members and key leadership moves including Foraker securing reinstate in Interior.
The Rev Geo H Creamer attempted to stop all town trade on Sunday in Milford Center Ohio. He warned the Commercial Gazette agent against selling Sunday papers and threatened to report him to the grand jury. Notices were served on D McCreary & Son creamery and its customers for hauling milk and operating on Sunday. The creamery yields about 80 dollars daily to local farmers.
A boiler exploded at Kipp & Kiser’s Cortez lumber mill in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania last evening. Pete Duff was killed and ten people were seriously injured. The mill is badly wrecked and a fourteen foot boiler section was hurled 400 feet. About two hundred workers may lose jobs.
Pittsburg glass worker John Reed was struck with a stone in a handkerchief during a drunken Yorktown altercation. Doctors fear brain concussion will kill Reed. A fellow glassworker named Welsh fled the scene.
John Spieth, about 35, separated from his wife, took strychnin at 1 30 this afternoon in his Bowling Green home and died two hours later. He left a wife and one child. Authorities say domestic troubles likely caused the death by his own action.
Michael Jaboda, a 30 year old Slav, described as wild and insane, was captured by Euclid village constable Hermly and R A Hunt after a two year roaming spree terrorizing women and children. He was identified by locals, brought to the village jail, and reported to be unable to speak English.
In Nevada County Arkansas a white mob attacked ten Black workers at a Prescott lumber camp, firing on them as their frame hut burned. Four mob members Deal Beck Willett Beck Tom Johnson and Allen Sherry were indicted for arson and attempt to kill. the survivors were treated and the wounded recovered.
The Hanna yacht docked at Mackinac Island from Cleveland bringing Mrs J D McClennan Mrs J B Perkins Mr and Mrs C A Otis Jr E W Walker Francis Perkins Mr and Mrs L C Hanna Miss Clara Hanna Miss Fannie Hanna and Master Leonard Hanna On the lakes the crew enjoyed the voyage and plan to return to Cleveland tomorrow likely stopping at Put In Bay for a day or two
A New York report shows April prices after the tariff passage rising sharply by late July. Industrial and railroad stocks gain hundreds of millions, with rail bonds up significantly. Wheat and corn crops also surge, boosting farmer income by about 107.9 million as markets applaud the tariff era.
Albert C Stevens of Bradstreet's summarizes improved national business and demand. Reports from Bradstreet's correspondents indicate fall demand revival for staple merchandise, rising bank clearings, price uptick, and better prospects for farmers and transportation. Coal strikes noted as expected consequences of broad trade expansion.
The body of a man was found on a Belpre bridge near the depot at 12:30 a.m. He had been put off B&O train No 6 at Belpre and drifted near the yard where a yard engine had been working. A letter from Tidecote Pa. addressed to E. E. Palmer at Cairo W Va. hinted at a death in the family, possibly from a sister. Authorities will identify him in Belpre. cause of death is unknown.
James B. Campbell former Chester City Clerk was killed at the Government pier when a tug moved a taut hawser looped over a post, snapped tight around his neck, lifting him ten feet before it dropped and killed him. Spectators rushed to help but he was dead.
In Erie Pennsylvania July, Charles Edwards drunk and violent attempted to beat his wife. William Allison and employer John Kane rushed to aid, Edwards fired and wounded both men. Allison died. Kane was shot in the neck and may recover. Mrs Edwards battered and thought to have internal injuries. Edwards fled.
In St Louis George Hermann who ran a ticket office opposite Union Station was shot five times by a man named Matthew Hancock after Hancock demanded money and was refused. The assailant fled after the shooting.
Batavia Ohio July 2 In the County Clerk's office a worn volume reveals the organization of the Clermont County Common Pleas Court on February 28 1801 then part of the Northwest Territory. The book bound in sheepskin shows half the record upside down. The first case David Ziegler v Edward Miller awarded 128 dollars for trespass.
Parkersburg West Virginia July 2. George Norman a tooldresser died of fever at midnight at the local hospital. Oil operators plan to bury the body tomorrow unless information is found about his friends. He is believed to be from Butler County Pennsylvania where he owned property, but no town or area is known to his friends.
In Steubenville Ohio today over one hundred churches held commemorative services and addressed the centennial of Jefferson County preparation for the August 4 25 26 celebration dated from Governor Arthur St Clair's 1797 proclamation establishing the county which then covered large parts of Belmont Harrison Carroll Stark Summit Cuyahoga Lake Geauga Ashtabula Trumbull Portage Mahoning and Columbiana.
The steamer El Rio, Captain Quick, sailed from New Orleans July 21 and, after clearing South Pass at 2 40 p m, passed Scotland Light at 8 17 p m New York time, completing bar to bar in three days twenty three hours and thirty seven minutes and dock to quarantine in four days six hours fourteen minutes, shattering the prior bar to bar record of four days two hours ten minutes set by El Norte on April 27, 1896.
In Washington D C on July 26 Mr Mills near Good Hope sold 10 000 pounds of wool at 21 1 2 cents per pound, nearly double pre McKinley election prices. Wheat harvest profits lift farmer sales to 68 to 73 cents per bushel, about 20 cents above last year.
In Lorain Ohio this afternoon Italian passenger D McMernon drowned from the steamer Elora bound for Oak Point. A passing steamer caused the gang plank to shift and he leaped to escape, falling into the water and not rising. His body was recovered after nearly an hour in the river. He leaves a wife and child.
Wm. C. Handsby, trustee of the Water Works, pinned his horse and buggy in front of the First Congregational Church. After services ended at eight, the vehicle valued at $300 had vanished, leaving the owner seeking clues.
Sixty hurt near Marietta when an excursion train fell twenty feet from Ferrer's trestle. Two cars tumbled into a ravine, the rear car overturned, caught fire, and musicians in the car struggled to escape. About fifteen or more seriously injured, two may die, with injuries including broken ribs and burns. A special train rushed help as wreckage burned and passengers were cared for.
In Richland Center area six miles west, on C. Dosch’s farm, scientists uncovered bones of an immense mammoth. Assistant State Geologist Buckley confirmed the bones are those of a mammoth, larger than any known elephant. only part of the skeleton is found so far with more excavation planned.
In Muncie Indiana merchants refused service to a member of the Young Men's Christian Band after threats. Dr Hastings attempted to buy goods but was recognized and sent away. Merchants vow to contest all cases and claim a $1000 fund to cover legal battles.
Dayton July 2. No tidings of W H Maxfield missing way bill clerk of the Adams Express Co since last Monday from the depot office. He took a west bound Panhandle train and receipts from the last run are missing. Amount involved placed between 400 and 500 dollars.
Herman Rechtin, nephew of Rev. John J. Leckmann, native Ohioan, ordained in Rome today by the Cardinal Vicar. He will celebrate his first mass in the Crypt of St Peter and St Paul, a privilege once held only by Cardinals and visiting Bishops, before returning to Cincinnati.
Special Dispatch reports Mrs Frank Pior kowski of 19 Clarinda Street has darkened to a negro shade over six months though her veins remain Caucasian. Her face and body are black with only the eye area retaining prior skin tone. The condition, described as ghastly, has affected her mind. Judge Keene ordered her insane. She has spent a week in detention hospital where physicians diagnosed Addison's disease.
New York July 25 A fourteen year old schoolboy Benjamin Simon drowned himself in the Hudson Saturday night after failing to pass the College of the City of New York exam He left a note blaming limited study opportunities and his failed bid to join a labor agitation movement The overstudy doubt likely affected his mind and he said he felt ready to die
Kaunakauna Wis July 2 6 The Badger Paper Company mill was destroyed by fire in the morning. Loss estimated at 250000 with about 200000 insured. One of the Northwest’s largest mills built in 1884, brick and stone 200 by 175 feet with additions. Flames controlled shortly after 1 o'clock. Mill owned by Frombach Vilas.
A January midnight blaze consumed the Spring House at Richfield Springs leaving 160 guests and 100 hotel employees evacuated. Despite looting by guests and some staff, most valuables were recovered. Rev George Reynolds and Frank Vanderveer found money, watches, diamonds, and dozens of pocketbooks. Ex-Consul General Collins and Colonel Kip aided in saving belongings.
James O'Donnell, a reclusive man in Chicago, fired at a group of playing boys near his home injuring Thomas Good 12 and Frank Spears 8. Spears likely faces death. An enraged mob gathered as police wagon arrived, guards shielding O'Donnell from the crowd after he hid inside his house. He claimed the noise of the children provoked him.
In a Westchester village hotel Patrick Sullivan aged 22 and his cousin Annie Sullivan were found dead from illuminating gas. Investigators could not determine if it was suicide or murder suicide. The couple had planned to marry but were forbidden by Annie’s father.
In Albuquerque an expedition led by Prof. Libbey of Princeton used a 2.4 inch brass cannon and a steel rope carrier to shoot a cord over the Mesa Encantada near Acoma. After hoisting 1500 feet of rope, a chair rig and traveling block carried Libbey upward in a first ascent, with Gordon Pearce as the only other climber.
New York reports say Charles Delmonico, famed New York caterer, has broken down in mind and body while abroad. He is said to be overworked and overly absorbed in his vast restaurant empire, seen wandering in France and unable to recall ordinary incidents.
In Wabash Indiana two men Thomas Renberger and William Butler camping by the Mississinewa River died after stepping into a deep hole while seining for fish around midnight. Six companions failed to rescue them and recovered the bodies about ten hours later near the last sighting point. Both men were under the influence of liquor.
John Phelps a 28 year old clerk and his 17 year old wife were struck and killed by a train on the West Shore Railroad near Utica at about six in the evening. Bystanders saw them struggle before impact and authorities believe the man intended to kill his wife and himself after threats were heard.
A brakeman named Charles Cannant of Gil City on the W N Y and P freight fell between cars near Sherman New York about seventeen miles from Corry Pennsylvania last night. His body caused several freight cars to derail and leave the track in a bad wreck.
Enoch Ingersoll, second cousin of Robert G. Ingersoll, in Bath Beach Brooklyn, drank one ounce of laudanum after entering a drug store in a despondent mood. He collapsed but was revived after three hours of medical care.
Three Detroit youths were drowned when a boat capsized off Sugar Island near the Detroit River mouth. The victims are William W. Shier E Russell and Edwin Stubensky. Russell's father and brother in the boat swam ashore.
The steamer Hope, after coaling at Campbellton, sailed at noon yesterday for the Arctic regions. Lieutenant Peary and his party are aboard. The voyage begins from Halifax as the crew departs for northern exploration.
Braddock, July 2. Richard Clair and James Schoonover drowned when a skiff capsized on the Monongahela River while four men crossed with three companions. The accident occurred this afternoon.
James Stultenberger, 33, was struck and killed by a C L & N W Railway freight train near Barton Station in Bellaire Ohio. His body was found this forenoon in the weeds beside the track.
Providence July 25 Ex Senator James Reed Doolittle of Wisconsin lies dangerously ill at Dr Burge home Pawtucket and is not expected to survive the next twenty four hours.
Madame Lillian Nordica the prima donna has improved after several weeks of illness at the Hotel Survey in London and is now convalescing.
Sixty deputies with Winchesters guard New York and Cleveland Company mines in Pittsburg as strikers plan another tramp across the country. Women urge men to march on Canonsburg while 500 more join from Cecil and Bridgeville. Arbitration aims to resume at Allison mine. officials seek river operator support.
A Clarksburg meeting drew over 400 miners and many citizens to hear speakers from Chicago and Detroit advocate organized labor. J W Rea urged union strength and plans to form a miners branch while Will D Mahon condemned operators and alleged cheating in coal weights. Over fifty miners pledged to join and quit work tomorrow.
Debs spoke at Fairmont mines about a possible strike, voicing confidence in getting workers out though he avoided forecasting tomorrow. Operators kept many workers from meetings as deputies guard company grounds. Mahon and Rea spoke at Clarksburg while organized men camp near mines to deter tomorrow’s work, with the strike likely decided by then.
Blooming ton Illinois July harvest peak as oats flood the fields and coal for threshing remains unavailable. Rain falls daily, forcing quick threshing or stacking. Farmers warn of raiding coal stocks held by railroad companies as wood becomes scarce.
A Kansas conference heard from a leading labor figure who warned operators not to export coal into strike territory. Illinois strikers allegedly sent fourteen delegates to agitate a broader strike, while Kansas miners were told the key to western actions lies in their state.
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