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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
1
The new measures announced by M DeWitte include bicycles and other manufactured goods, signaling a serious tariff conflict with Russia that could impact prices and supply.
Executive Committee plans to report against leasing the across river lines to Cincinnati Traction Company. Directors likely to decline the offer, arguing current C N C lines perform well under Ernst management and 6 percent guarantee is insufficient.
The Czarina has delivered a daughter named Anastasia. Previous children include Grand Duchesses Olga Tatiana and Marie. A U.S. cable from Mt. Pierce confirms the birth and notes the absence of a male heir despite efforts by Dr. Schenk.
In Fredericktown Ohio on June 18 a Butler village reunion drew several hundred women who revived the pledge never to drink liquor. The Old Maids Association vows to keep the pact despite the dwindling male population and growing membership from across the state.
Col Kilbourne secured six instructed delegates at the Champaign County Democratic convention in Urbana on June 18 amid bitter clashes with Zimmerman supporters Over control of the state delegation. The night featured gag rule attempts and charged debate. Kilbourne’s side won by ten votes and chose a county slate including L W Faulkner and M E Weimer, with a partisan rift lingering over party control.
A Detroit interview with ex Congressman Lentz endorses Tom Johnson for Ohio Governor and blasts Colonel Kilbourne. The piece fueled local faction fights, signaling a May Central Committee vote outcome and a clash over a proposed platform labeled Platform. The article cites Lentz’s sharp comments and rising calls for progressive leadership in the Ohio Democratic ranks.
In Chicago on June 18 E Morss former Consul General to Paris Indianapolis argues a Supreme Court ruling will drive political focus for years. He predicts voters will reverse the decision after experiences governing distant peoples by force without consent comparing it to Dred Scott and names Fuller or Harlan as favored next presidential nominees.
A test well on the Isaac Davis farm in Marion Township, Findlay area, struck oil and produced a flood of crude for about forty-five minutes. The Ohio Oil Company estimates output at 500 barrels per day, intensifying activity in the region and exciting local operators.
Marietta Ohio June 18 The Washington County Republican convention nominated C C Middleswart for Representative over Col J H Riley in a heated contest. The body endorsed McKinley Nash Foraker and Hanna pledging support for Foraker to the Senate. A harmony delegation to the State convention was named and other tickets listed.
At John L Zimmerman’s headquarters in Springfield activity was brisk as reporters noted prospects satisfied him. The dispatch notes continued coverage on the second page.
Ex Governor Hazen S. Pingree of Michigan dies in London at 11:35 p.m. His son H. S. Pingree Jr. witnessed the end after four days at his father's side. Pingree had served as Detroit mayor and Michigan governor and led reforms including sewer work and ad valorem tax efforts. He leaves a widow and two children.
Senator Hanna is accused of misquoting and misinforming after a Cleveland Leader interview attacking factional enemies in Cuyahoga County and linking Senator Foraker to Republican discord. Foraker says he has heard no corroboration and questions Hanna's remarks while awaiting a formal response to a telegram.
In Cleveland Common Pleas Court Judge Stone issued a temporary order restraining machinists from interfering with workers at the Cleveland Punch and Shear Company. The company claimed new hires faced intimidation by machinists.
Rob ert Windle age 24 of Franklin County Ohio and Sarah Livingston 18 of Madison County Ohio wed in Newport after a 60 mile journey the couple traveled from Indiana to Kentucky seeking a license. They first faced a Newport denial due to age then obtained a license in Covington and married in Squire Donelan's office. The groom had sixty cents remaining and the pair planned to return home by Thursday.
The Los Angeles report traces William Greir Campbell known as Walter G. Campbell from 1897 schemes selling a salted Kern County mine for $28,000 to later Canadian and California ventures. He allegedly married multiple women, operated in San Francisco and Toronto, and pursued mining and finance schemes before a Cincinnati arrest.
About a hundred female employees at Indiana Iron Works in Muncie quit the nut and bolt department when a colored man was assigned to work alongside them. White workers joined in the walkout, threatening a shutdown that could affect production of nuts and volts.
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