27 Jul 1903
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1903
Page
1
George Walker of 511 Clinton Street attacked his wife Christina with a razor in a liquor fueled assault yesterday afternoon. He was not successful and the incident ends with authorities detaining him.
The text notes two individuals who will assist Cardinal Oreglia in the ad interim administration of the papacy as a transitional measure. The passage implies a forthcoming process to select a new pope.
A domestic altercation ends with Patrick Walker, a long time unemployed cook, threatening his wife at their four room flat. Patrolmen Hayes and Dixon broke in to stop him and disarm a razor as he vowed to kill her before being taken to the Fifth District Station on a drunkenness charge. Mrs Walker recounts years of instability and threats amid shattered furniture and a near miss at her throat.
The Democratic convention rejected W. S. Thomas as a delegate to the State convention, prompting Zimmerman's supporters to urge inclusion to showcase rival strength. The dispute signals a broader power struggle and unsettled alliances as Rome's Papal conclave details and Cardinal Gibbons arrival unfold on a separate page.
Distressed firms in Wall Street face a critical day as four to five shady houses may falter. Talbot Taylor & Co and James R. Keene push ledgers toward clarity with Britt on standby, liabilities around 6 million dollars, and a looming Clearing House test for collateral and stock deliveries.
In Vincennes Indiana two kegs of beer sparked a small riot that left William Lenhen dead or dying from a fatal head wound and throat injury. Louis Sheers was arrested after the stabbing and jailed in Lawrenceville Illinois for the cut on the Illinois side of the river.
Special report estimates about 20 000 Elks attended the Baltimore conclave and spent roughly 1 000 000. Non Elk visitors from Maryland Virginia DC and Pennsylvania added another 150 000 to 200 000. Baltimore lodge entertainment costs expected near 40 000. A reunion moment featured Edwin Wardell of Louisville meeting sister Mrs Cavena after 31 years.
Riley Coldiron survived an assassination attempt after testimonies about Town Marshal Jim Cockrill’s murder tied to William Britton. In Cynthiana crowds gather for Curtis Jett and Tom White trial for attorney J. B. Marcum’s death as Judge Osborne vows fair proceedings with limited militia presence.
A dispute at German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church on Race Street over synod delegates leads to charges against Pastor A Von Schlichten. Beckman protests the annulled appointment as F W Leberecht becomes alternate, with a contested delegation possible at the Cleveland synod.
Elma Swafford, 11, disappeared after leaving to buy shoes in Muncie Indiana last January. Police and detectives nationwide have details of the missing girl but no trace has been found. The family, once wealthy, is destitute as the search continues.
Dora Cox, once accused as a horse thief and said to have belonged to a gang in the Territory of Laws, has been recaptured and jailed in Guthrie Oklahoma Territory.
Floyd Vance, an employee at T. W. Neff farm in Yellow Springs, drowned in the Miami River while swimming with his brother. He cramps after a few strokes and was soon submerged, with a wedding to Miss Anderson of Goes planned in a few days.
In Danville Illinois, state troops control the city after a night of race riots leaving two dead and twenty two wounded. Sheriff Whitlock fired on the mob near the jail while troops patrolled streets and saloons were ordered closed. Unknown assailants and injured civilians fill a growing casualty list.
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