06 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1897
Page
1
Coroner and Adjutant General investigate Urbana lynching. Mayor Ganson blames Sheriff McLain for not removing Mitchell before the mob formed. Officials explain troops failed to intervene.
Urbana reports describe the June lynching aftermath with crowds at the Courthouse. The mob fired on guards, killing Upton Baker and Harry Bell and wounding John Wank. Coroner Hewitt conducts inquest. testimonies detail guarding operations and disputed firing orders.
Sunday Commercial Tribune lists items including Investigating Urbana's Lynchings, Kaiser hooted, Racing news and form sheets, Baseball scores, Death notices, Railroad time tables, Cincinnati day at Nashville, Foreign correspondence, Archaeological explorations, and other society and sporting notes across multiple sections.
The chief executive calls for an immediate halt to bloodshed and urges the United States to heed the situation without delay. He appeals for swift action and a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
Washington dispatch reports President McKinley has a concrete Cuba policy aimed at halting the war for humanitarian and American interests. He plans to use confidential reports from Calhoun and Day, offer mediation, seek Cuban independence with indemnity, and set a 30 day reply before possible armistice or Congress action.
In Ocala Florida R B McConnell the former Merchants National Bank president committed suicide at his brother in laws home while a warrant for his arrest stood. Deputy Marshal James Clarke read the warrant before McConnell went upstairs and fatally shot himself. The tragedy shocked the city more than the bank failure.
Special Dispatch reports from Salem Harrison County that John Nicholas and Ida Sutton wed. As the couple entered the Nicholas home a serenading shotgun discharged, a fragment of the barrel striking the bride and fracturing her skull, causing death.
The President will stay in Nashville for Cincinnati Day and skip speeches along the route. He will give a short planned address in Nashville, possibly written before departure, and has declined invitations to speak at other stations on the itinerary.
Acting Secretary Meikelsohn approves sending four companies of infantry from Ft Thomas with the regimental band to Nashville to guard the Presidential party. Major C W Minor will command the Sixth Infantry troops who stay at the exposition for up to two months. The Nashville public will bear the movement costs and supplies are provided from depot headquarters.
The Prohibition party of Summit County held its annual basket picnic and nominating convention today. The county ticket includes Rev. W. F. Crispin and James Mackey for Representatives, John Shackelton for Commissioner, and Marvin Davis for Infirmary Director.
Governor orders Bishopville Guards to Lucknow Sumter County as white men set up a target on the main street and fired pistols at officers. Police arrive, rioters are surrounded and arrested.
Panama dispatch reports President Barrios publicly declares himself dictator of Guatemala. The statement was released to the Herald from Panama at six twenty two a.m. local time.
Politicians rule London as the Commons ignore Derby for the first time. Established church gradually adopts Roman form, amid reports of unrest in Vienna and Vienna’s Reichsrat debating a compromise on reforms.
A ejected husband, Hubert Kauling of 5316 Pattison avenue, may be sold for six months at the east front door of the City Court house to support his family. His wife claims desertion since 1896 and asks the court declare him a vagrant and order the sale to cover charges and costs.
Eli Blundy, a respected farmer in Clio Marlboro County, was driven by suspicion of his neighbors after a town fire three weeks earlier. He went to his field at dawn and killed himself with a razor, dying instantly, amid mounting amid accusations.
The grand jury returned an indictment against Adolph L. Luetgert for the murder of his wife in twelve counts. The charges detail drowning in water and various containers, beating with blunt instruments, stabbing, choking, and a death by unknown means. Luetgert cites Inspector Schaack’s zeal over a loan dispute with Mrs. Feldt as context.
A mob of about 150 citizens in Defiance Ohio kept to midnight to 4 am and defied two injunctions by repairing the Hopkins street bridge over the Auglaize River. They laid planks and nailed them in place to restore access after court injunctions halted work by the Street Railway Company.
In Orangedale Florida a man believed Isaac Barrett attacked H J Hewson his wife and seven year old son hit them with a plank. Maggie Hewson fought the assailant allowing the family to flee. Barrett was captured but escaped his guards and a lynching by twelve men was reported as Sheriff Davis hurried to the scene.
In Boston the Burmetts aerial act at the Howard Atheneum ends with a trapeze fall. The female performer landed badly and was said to be near death at the hospital. Audience narrowly escaped injury as the accident caused panic and crowding.
Special dispatch from Nashville notes Negro Day at the Centennial with about 20 000 on the grounds. A morning parade stretched two miles to the gate with fourteen divisions led by Chief Marshal Taylor. Notables on the stand included President Thomas and Dudley.
The Bacchante sculpture by Frederick MacMonnies has been accepted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and will be placed in the bronze room in the east gallery on the first floor. It arrives as a gift from Dr. F. McKim after a cool Boston reception and a rejected proposal to install it in a Boston library.
Schlatter the divine healer was found dead in the Sierra Madre Mountains near El Paso Texas. He died of self imposed starvation after a period of fasting.
Aeronaut John Walters was killed when his parachute rope broke and he tangled in telegraph wires after dropping from his balloon, falling forty feet and dying soon after in Centerville Iowa on June 5.
Peter Pluckerman a wealthy farmer in Manitowoc Wisconsin killed his wife while she worked in the kitchen and then took his own life. A dispute over property is cited as the motive in this fatal domestic incident.
Jeffersonville Ind June 56 decision by Judge Gibson Clark Circuit Court holds habeas corpus petitions could free all inmates at the Indiana Reformatory if the indeterminate sentence act is used. He notes the reformatorio sits in his county and indicates the matter will be reviewed by the state supreme court.
Jeffersonville Ind June 5 The administrator's report on Dorothy Howard 75 describes a life centered on costly clothing. At death she owned 175 dresses many never worn, plus numerous skirts and waists. An auction drew a large crowd as bidders sought her garish wardrobe.
Stock Inspector Smith arrives with Badger the Indian who killed Sheepherder Hoover. Crowds at the depot, special police and deputies guard the prisoner. Ten Indians implicated in Hoover’s murder, six named. Warrants to be issued. officers to act with Sheriff and posse. Agent Stouch restricts sheriffs on the reservation.
In Frankfort, the Mc Creary Guards were assembled under orders from Governor Bradley to guard George Dinning, charged with murder after killing a mob member during a lynching attempt tied to horse theft. The orders were countermanded later in the afternoon.
Mrs Alfred Batson, separated from her husband since March, took their two year old. she entered his farm at dawn, retrieved the child, and brought it to her father's home. Batson sent the child's clothes to the mother and will not pursue custody.
In Chicago on June 5 the production Gentle man Joe collapsed and the chorus girls refused to surrender their costumes, saying they will keep them for their pay.
John Johnson, who shot and wounded Elvis Hudson last night, was arrested at noon today. Johnson says he acted in self defense as witnesses state Hudson was unarmed. Hudson’s condition is listed as critical and there are reports of mob talk surrounding the incident.
Madrid dispatch quotes Senor Sagasta stating the Liberals would push broader reforms in the West Indies, remove Weyler, and seek cordial U.S. relations. The Queen seeks counsel from Marshals Campos Blanco Lopez Dominguez and Sagasta to form a new government with concrete Cuban home rule plans and strengthened ties to the United States.
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