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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
1
A dramatic caption features William H. Taft in a scene titled The Man of the Hour with a focus on Henry Watterson and Billy Bryan. The piece hints at political backroom intrigue and a gimmick titled Saved by a Letter or Foiled Again.
After more than 120 years of intermittent conflict the Yaqui Nation agrees to submit to Mexican authority. Luis Bule meets Colonel Salas in the Bacatete Mountains and an accord calls for unconditional submission, weapon disarmament, and peaceful citizenship under existing Mexican law.
The Currency Commission appointed by Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon held its first meeting to organize and outline plans for an exhaustive inquiry into currency and banking. Senator Aldrich was chosen chairman with Representative Vreeland as vice chairman, and a six member action committee was named. The panel aims for investigations in the United States and Europe and predicts a three to four year existence.
John Wallicotte 19 a clerk died after a foul tip struck behind the right ear while catching for the Y M I team in a double header at Cordes field Hyde Park. The accident halted both games as doctors and clergy attended the victim until his death. Coroner ruled death accidental.
In Paris the painter Adolphe Steinheil and his mother in law were found strangled at his Rue de Vaugirard home. His wife, bound and gagged, identified three men and a woman as attackers. Jewelry and cash were stolen, and police pursued several leads with no arrests by midnight.
Columbus May 31 United States District Judge John E Later received a telegram from Attorney General Bonaparte stating the President reappointed him and ordered immediate qualification Opposition by Senators Foraker and Dick prevented confirmation of Judge Sater at the late session A recess appointment was made for Judge Sater to preside at the June term opening tomorrow in Columbus Ohio United States Court
Louis Benders, 64, once a wealthy New Orleans merchant, who spent the last decade in hospital wards in St Louis, committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid last night. He lost his family and fortune in a yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans and had wandered for years.
A Brussels dispatch cites a rumor of the Red Star steamer Vaderland wreck in the North Sea amid dense fog and collisions, with 1,600 passengers on board. No official confirmation from Dover or Antwerp offices. other Red Star ships denied reports as crews were reported landed at Dover.
Washington May 31 The Senate rules interpretation shifts curb filibuster power ending days of the session. Vice President rules count quorum, limit speeches, and curb adjournment, while three rule interpretations block indefinite obstruction. La Follette used technicalities. observers say reforms aim to hasten legislation.
Crosby Porter aged 55, a wealthy farmer with 400 acres, killed his wife after a breakfast dispute with a razor. Porter then cut his own throat, dying within hours. Mrs Porter died that night. Neighbors found him bleeding heavily and a note to his father was begun.
Washington May 31 The White House plans a platform conference to review leading planks for Chicago with Taft Hitchcock and key senators and representatives expected. A Roosevelt renomination doubt is addressed by a presidential rebuke to West Virginia delegates, while Oregon Republican Theodore Rowe predicts strong GOP victory next November.
Coroner probes the death of Elizabeth Hafertaten 18 months old after swallowing strychnine tablets prescribed for her mother Mrs Hafertaten. The parents live at 1241 Strang Street. The mother had obtained the tablets from Dr Edward Johnson in Armory Avenue and left them on the dining room table. A three year old found the box and gave a tablet to the infant who called it candy before collapsing. The child died soon after.
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and wife left Washington at 3 40 this afternoon for Indianapolis. They will remain at their home there under advisement following the trip.
Nebraskan delegate race shows Bryan gaining a rapid, overwhelming lead with a growing strength that signals near nomination. Johnson and Gray forces stall as support concentrates across states and party organs.
William J. Bryan has won a clean sweep of all delegates elected to date, giving him a wide lead toward the two thirds needed for nomination. The Herald reports his total near 768 with 543 instructed, while Johnson and Gray face growing setbacks across New Hampshire West Virginia and New York.
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