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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
1
Aldrich’s Bluff action aimed to intimidate insurgents, a confrontation linked to payment from a Wood and Sugar Trust lobbyist. The attempt sparked a sensational result amid evolving political pressure and corporate influence.
Senate investigators exposed lobbyist Thurber admitting $8,400 from Wood for Cuban reciprocity and $2,500 from the Sugar Trust to sway U.S. leaders. The probe outlines two impacts: funding Cuban governor Wood and influencing Congress on sugar legislation. Aldrich pushes a hard line against opposition as rebates and lobbying fuel the battle.
Judge Pennypacker, from Philadelphia, was nominated for Governor over Attorney General Elkin, Indiana, by a 216 to 152 vote at the Republican State Convention. William M. Brown and Isaac B. Brown were named for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Internal Affairs. The platform backs Roosevelt, a protective tariff, honest ballot reform, and opposes the Beef Trust.
Havana reports C F W Neely, convicted March 4 in Cuban postal frauds with ten years and fines totaling 56 701, released under the amnesty bill signed June 9 by President Palma. Other convicts Reeves and Rathbone received varying outcomes as cases moved through Havana courts and U.S. officials.
James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, departed from New York aboard the yacht Wacouta for a Labrador and Greenland trip. He stated the voyage would be for pleasure and scientific investigation and that he would be away for some time.
Detectives Captain White and Sergeant Williams nabbed Genie Trowbridge Arthur Stevens and Marshall Harrold in Marion Indiana after hours of cross examination. Harrold and Stevens confessed to the murder of James Lacey and wounding Jacob Gottschall the robbery of a lap robe led to the fatal shooting.
In Lucca on June 11 the notorious brigand Mussolino received a life imprisonment sentence after a trial. The case drew local attention as authorities moved to curb bandit activity in the region.
In Tiffin Ohio on June 11 a grand jury indicted Colonel Albert Brewer for murder in the second degree in the May 27 saloon brawl that left Luther C Hershey with a fractured skull. Brewer, a former governor staff member and state official, was released on $5,000 bond and may be arraigned tomorrow with a plan for a Mackinac Island summer before October court.
Governor Nash appointed Stacy B. Rankin of Clark County as Executive Commissioner for the St. Louis Exposition. Rankin, longtime Clark County Republican and former General Assembly member, will earn 2500 dollars annually. He backs a prominent Ohio Building funded by a 35000 dollar appropriation and aims for high visibility and easy access for visitors.
An unusual Celestial practice described in an American context. The report outlines how some Chinese communities practice cremation and related rites. The article notes cultural distinctions and the persistence of tradition abroad.
Miss Ethel Sigsbee daughter of Captain Charles D. Sigsbee who commanded the Maine became Mrs. Small at a Washington wedding last evening. Her maid of honor was Miss Julia Wood whose portrait accompanies the notice.
The Fleischmann estate case in New Jersey is compromised with terms private. Defendants withdrew from the suit citing volume of testimony. Julius Fleischmann, Cincinnati mayor, is plaintiff. New Jersey property valued about 100000 now estimated over 975000, with Central Trust Company of New York receiving nearly a million dollars in income.
In Columbus on June 11 a dead woman Louisa Schaeffer was found in Franklin Park. Autopsy by Dr. Fraker cites heart disease. Suspects include motorman Joseph Guerr who had scorned marriage. purse stolen of about $6.
Harris Friedman dubbed King of the Moonshiner by Secret Service men, and two women, were arrested in Yonkers for alleged complicity in operating an illicit distillery. Friedman is described as wealthy. Secret Service head Colonel Thompson says Friedman paid a former government employee to avoid prosecution and promised protection money to another agent.
Reports from New York say King Victor Emmanuel III purchased 150000 acres of coal land in West Virginia from James Maxwell and A Lewis. The Pocahontas District property cost about 8 million dollars and will be developed for the Italian navy. Maxwell and Lewis reportedly closed the deal in Italy.
In Toledo Ohio Judge Kinkade ruled the issue of the business men's grand jury and bribery indictments should go to the Supreme Court. He declined to declare the grand jury illegal but said jury laws are tangled. No one indicted will be tried before fall or until the high court decides the matter.
In SteubenvIlle Ohio on June 11 Peter Slovinsky a river pirate who stole a boat at East Liverpool and his partner Raymond Culver fought Constables James Chamberlain and Johnston of Brilliant Ohio in the river weeds. Slovinsky was fatally shot and captured. the officers were unharmed though bullets flew.
A several hundred strong crowd gathered outside the U.S. Ambassador Joseph Choate’s Carlton House Terrace home as King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived for a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Choate. Notable guests included J. P. Morgan and other dignitaries. The event underscored Britain’s desire to honor the United States.
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