Cincinnati Bids for Methodist General Conference 1908
Ministers in Wiley Chapel endorse Cincinnati as a live candidate for the General Conference to be held in May 1908. A four week gathering could bring 800 delegates and attract 800,000 to 1,000,000 dollars to the city, with the potential relocation of the Methodist Book Concern from New York to Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati Methodist Episcopal Church
Wiley Chapel
Cincinnati
General Conference of the Church
Queen City
Western Methodist Book Concern
Methodist Book
New York City
Davis W. Clark
James N. Gamble
R. T. Miller
W. F. Boyd
L D. Jones
Los Angeles
General Conference
Chicago
York
West Fourth Street
New York
Clark
Music Hall
Russians Aim for General Strike Meeting in Neva
Labor leaders plan a general strike next Saturday as the all-Russian Zemstvo Congress meets in St. Petersburg to discuss end of hostilities and the imperial ban on proceedings. Delegates from 25 cities arrive amid protests against Governor General Trepoff and the Water Palace crisis.
Mystery in Man's Plunge to Death
John McGuire a 30 year old rigger living at 510 Plum Street was found dying in an alley near his home with a fractured skull and broken neck. He likely fell or was thrown from a third floor window as Mrs Arnold occupant of the third floor fled after the incident.
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John McGuire
Rigger
Plum Street
Li Cretia Arnold
Taft Heads to Virginia for Hardware Convention
Secretary Taft departed Washington with Mrs. Taft for Hot Springs Virginia to address the Southern Hardware Association convention. Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune dated June 5 reports the trip and the planned address.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Taft
Hot Springs
Southern Hardware Association
German garrison at Warmbad falls in Southwest Africa
The Warmbad mission station in German Southwest Africa reportedly fell and the garrison perished. Native reports describe ongoing hostilities across Cape Colony's frontier with Herero, Bondelzwarts, Hottentots and Witbois, including attacks on settlers and government stations near the Orange River.
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London
Cape Town
Africa
Bondelz Wartz
Hottentots
Warmbad
German Southwest Africa
Orange River
Cape Colony
Steamship Runs Aground Near Freeport On Long Island
A large incoming steamship, likely a liner, went ashore late last night off Point Lookout near Jones Inlet east of Freeport L I. With heavy seas, residents remained unable to approach by boat to confirm the vessel’s name as night wore on.
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New York
Point Lookout
Jones Inlet
Freeport
L. I
Roosevelt Receives MacMonnies Statue At White House
President Roosevelt accepted an equestrian statuette of himself as a Rough Rider from sculptor MacMonnies, presented by Miss Janet Scudder at the White House. Attendees included Mrs Roosevelt, Admiral Dewey and Mr Bonaparte. The ceremony drew art world interest and the President praised the gift and its inscription Vi Virtute Vir.
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Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
MacMonnies
White House
Janet Scudder
New York
Luxembourg
Paris
Scudder
Navy
Dewey
Charles J. Bonaparte
Ingalls and Schiff resign from Equitable board
M B Ingalls announces his resignation from the Equitable Life board stating the majority control by Alexander and Hyde prevents reform. Jacob H Schiff tenders his resignation citing board dysfunction and failure to seize a corrective moment to reorganize management.
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M. B. Ingalls
Equitable Board
Mr. Ingalls
Commercial Tribune
New York
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Equitable Wife Assurance Society
Schiff
Alexander
Shea Arrests and Jail Stay in Teamsters Conspiracy Case
Chicago report of Cornelius P. Shea president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Hugh McGee being arrested on indictments for conspiracy. They were jailed briefly before bonds were posted and released. An additional indictment named Albert Young for conspiracy tied to Montgomery Ward & Co.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Cornelius P. Shea
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Hugh McGee
Barrett
Shea
Robert Wilson
Martin Honan
Washington
Franklin Streets
National Organization of the Teamsters
Boston
McGee
Tuthill
Albert Young
International Teamsters’ Union
Montgomery Ward & Co
Rags Regan Arrested by City Pound Keepers
The city dog Rags Regan was jailed after an apparent poisoning incident left him briefly blind.Dog catcher Martin captured Rags on the sidewalk and placed him in the pound, prompting a tense rescue attempt before Harry Harris reclaimed the dog at City Hall.
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Martin
City Hall
Rags
Harry Harris
Pennsylvania Railroad Sets Record Run New York to Chicago in Seventeen Hours
The Pennsylvania Railroad broke speed records by completing the New York to Chicago run of 897 miles in seventeen hours on two special trains. One train covered New York to Pittsburgh in eight hours fifty minutes while the Pittsburgh to Chicago leg took eight hours ten minutes. The trials aimed to show potential for an eighteen hour service while maintaining schedule under normal conditions.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad Today
New York
Pittsburg
Aor
Gas company eying Cincinnati plant lease deal
Philadelphia reports United Gas Improvement Company negotiating to lease the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company. A city committee will inspect Cincinnati assets as experts seek favorable terms amid municipal upheaval and a history of ambitious lease proposals.
Will Surprise Public as Gas Company Plans Lease Buyout
A Philadelphia report says United Gas Improvement Company will acquire a lease on the large local electric light and gas plant, a move seen as sensational in financial circles. The local firm is currently capitalized at 31 million dollars with all stock outstanding, per the annual meeting reports.
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United Gas Improvement Company
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