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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1903
Page
1
Special Dispatch reports King Edward plans a stopover for the U S European squadron on the way home from Kiel inviting duties aboard English ports. The piece contrasts naval entertainment costs with personal hardship for officers and notes resignations reshaping the White House kitchen cabinet including Foulke and Garfield aides.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled against Attorney General Crow in ouster suits against Continental Tobacco Company. The decision upholds good faith asset purchases among firms and rejects evidence of a price-control trust. The court also ruled for thirteen railways in similar ouster suits over reconsignment charges.
The Louisville Herald and its Louisville representative filed a mandamus petition in Franklin Circuit Court against Governor Beckham and Secretary Hill to compel access to pardon records. They seek admission to examine the records. the case will be argued before Judge Cantril in Georgetown.
Charles F. Mc Farland leader of the Antipolicy Society was killed on the General Sessions floor of the Criminal Courts Build ing when William Spencer, a negra, opened fire. A detective restrained the crowd, Spencer was indicted for first degree murder within hours.
Resolutions by the Western Federation of Miners condemn President Roosevelt for ordering Federal troops to Morenci Arizona. They charge treason to organized labor and call workers to fight to oust the system at the 1904 ballot box.
Honolulu reports the Senate Committee visit prompted Molokai leper settlement officials to seek about sixty divorces with spouses at the settlement. Local opposition, mainly religious, greets the plan while the Attorney General assists. A related issue notes $3,000 in Hawaiian coins exchanged for U S money and a mortality spike from consumption last month.
Cleveland report notes Mayor Tom Johnson will lie in a custom Empire style mahogany bed costing $600. Furniture maker A. M. Bonhard of 952 Central Avenue designed the piece with careful selection of mahogany and an original outline by the mayor.
B'Nai B'rith leaders met at the State Department to press action on Kishineff massacres and seek presidential or diplomatic support. A White House memo outlined petitions to the Czar and calls for an international conference to stop religious persecution.
A nationwide tally reports dire flood and cloudburst damage in the West and South. Heppner Oregon faces partial destruction with uncertain death tolls. Other hard hit areas include Topeka Kansas Gainesville Georgia St. Louis vicinity Iowa city counts list thousands homeless and millions in property losses across multiple states.
The United Mineworkers convened in Scranton to address operators refusal to recognize Joint Executive Board conciliators. National President John Mitchell chaired as delegates discussed endorsing the Executive Board and potential strike if conciliators are not accepted. Mitchell urged unity and to carry out the commission award despite shortfalls.
The State Department says the American fleet will be entertained at Kiel from June 23 to 30. The ships now at Southampton include the Kearsarge which arrived yesterday. It is believed informal exchanges occurred toward a formal welcome of the European squadron at an English port and a visit by officers to King Edward in London.
Special Cable to Commercial Tribune from Rome reports the Pope’s health rapidly declining due to feebleness and grief over government actions against French Catholic associations. Doctor Lapponi examined swollen legs, a troubling sign given the Pontiff’s advanced age, though no immediate danger is seen.
The Russian War Minister General Kuropatkin is being extensively feted in Tokyo after arriving Friday. Concurrently Baron Yamamoto and the Japanese Minister of Marine are testing naval efficiency in case of action, amid capital festivities.
Clement Bott, 27, insane from a brain tumor, set eight fires across Fort Wayne Indiana causing a two hour panic. He rode a bicycle between sites, aimed to scatter the fire department and drew crowds as he lit barns and a livery stable. Fire damages totaled about $10,000. Bott was captured by Police Judge Greibelbiss.
President Nixon of the United States Shipbuilding Company stated that the current reorganization and receivership proceedings will not disrupt United States vessel construction at Crescent yards. Samuel Untermeyer proposed a plan to scale down first and second mortgages and issue new consolidated bonds with substituted stock for bondholders. The complainants may form a protective committee of first mortgage bondholders and request bond deposits to safeguard their interests.
Columbus June 15 From Springfield it is announced that Chairman John B. Clingerman called a Republican Central Committee meeting at the Neil House to select the new State Executive Committee. Officers Charles Dick John R Malloy and William F Burdell to be re elected. Campaign opens late July with heads to be chosen in Springfield.
A wall of water about 20 feet high devastated Heppner Oregon with little warning. Residents found bodies in several spots as rescue crews searched the town for survivors and assessed the extent of the flood damage.
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