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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1905
Page
2
The procession crossed into Virginia where email bills fringe the river. The President and several companions walked Virginia roads and were met by a White House guard. they returned to the city, reaching the White House around 9 20, showing signs of a warm walk.
Russia and Japan set peace conference venues with Washington chosen after the Emperor directed Lamsdorff to inform Ambassador Meyer. The move follows Roosevelt’s mediation effort and signals a diplomatic setback for anti American critics. In Manchuria the battle lines shift as Japanese forces push toward Liaoyang and Sipingai while Russian generals consider counter moves.
A June 16 report from Godzyadani details fighting near Liao Yangwopeéng. Russian artillery initially repelled Japanese forces but a Japanese flank turn forced a Russian retreat, as a large infantry column approached. Russian losses cited as six wounded.
British Ambassador Sir Charles Hardinge presented the St Kilda sinking by the Russian cruiser Dneiper to Foreign Minister Lamsdorff in St Petersburg. Russia denied faults, citing disorganized Far Eastern fleet, and promised investigation. The ministry also said Oldhamia was not sunk.
Tokyo June 18 The Manchurian armies report several victories on June 16. Russian forces attacked Kuyushu but were repulsed. Chinese village occupations followed by counter advances toward Liaoyangwopeng. heavy enemy casualties and disorder noted with 30 killed and large losses overall.
A raft of barges moored at the foot of Niagara Street is referenced as part of a broader tale on missing persons in Covington and Lawrenceburg Indiana. The snippet suggests multiple dead bathers and a continuing report on a List of the Lost.
William Laber of Price Hill, a plater at Cincinnati Button Supply, drowned at Chester Park Lake after diving from a board with friend Samuel Schoemaker. Coroner cites cramps and heart failure. Laber, a student of Ohio Mechanics Institute, died after ten feet of water. Funeral plans pending as family mourns the loss.
William Stein aged 18 son of William Stein of 724 Dalton avenue drowned near Mud Docks in Covington while swimming with friends Ollie Krebs and Ben Robinson fought the current to rescue him. Stein cramps and grip led to a fatal struggle as divers from local clubs searched the river for his body. His father rumored near death from typhoid fever amid the shock of the loss. Stein worked for Schoneup Harford Hanna in Cincinnati.
Searchers recovered the drowned boy Joseph Minster after dynamite was used to raise a Marmet Coal Company barge near Carrel street on the Ohio. His body was taken to his mother Mrs. Sarah Minster at 9590 Alaska avenue and funeral services were set for 3 30 this afternoon at United Jewish Cemetery Walnut Hills.
Clyde Smiley, 14, son of Albert Smiley of S A Van Horn Hay and Grain, drowned in the Ohio River at Lawrenceburg Indiana. He ventured into the water despite lacking swimming ability and was swept away by rollers from a passing excursion steamer. The body was recovered after a dragnet search. Mrs Smiley was prostrated by the news.
A group pushes a vast desert telegraph network from Nee dies to San Bernardino and beyond. Plans include links along the Colorado River to Parker and Salt Lake to Las Vegas, with camps and mining towns connected for law and civilization.
Four youths held up R M Peterson and his wife at Rockwell and West Congress streets, taking a gold watch and chain and $15. The youngest kissed the babies before fleeing with comrades. Police search at Warren Avenue Station continues to locate the sentimental highwaymen.
James Travis, 73, long presumed lost after running away at 20, is welcomed by relatives in Flushing. A relative's 1900s death left Travis and his brother $90,000 each. Travis learned of his legacy after living in New Zealand. He arrives with his wife, a daughter married to the mayor of Dunedin, and a son, plus four other sons and five daughters.
Paris reports sixteen year old Albert Spaulding as a rising violin master after debut at ten in New York. He earned a professor diploma at fourteen, studied in Paris with Le Fort, and has spent two years in seclusion preparing for his first public return. Critics call his playing classic with modern virtuoso technical prowess.
The Congressional Irrigation Committee on a West tour arrived in Salt Lake City and was met by an Entertainment Committee led by Senators Reed Smoot and George Sutherland. Tomorrow the delegation will proceed to Provo to inspect the Utah Lake irrigation plant proposal.
Adam Becker chief of the Hamilton Fire Department was found dead on the sidewalk at Front and California streets at 3 am by Detective Peter Hetterich. He had been off duty due to a recent operation and his death is attributed to heart disease.
Fragmentary text indicates a woman placed in the care of a physician after an unspecified incident. Details about location or circumstances are not provided in the fragment.
Charleston report says Hey Lambert Gillespie aged years attempted a higher dive than friends in Elk River and drowned. The body was recovered after a search tonight.
In Priestess Lake near Belleville two unknown men fell from a rowboat and drowned. Authorities and onlookers watched for hours as efforts to recover the bodies failed, a sluice was cut, and the lake was drained to aid the search.
Paris report details the Franco-German talks with Prince von Radolin outlining Germany’s aims for an international conference. Britain pledges loyal support to France, intends to participate if scope and limits are clearly defined to avoid undermining Moroccan prestige.
In Orange Massachusetts on June 18 the Grange hosted men versus women entertainment contests. Judges ruled the women had the better show but the men won overall due to a masculine costume breach and other jokes counted against the women.
Berlin reports carry a semi official Paris note praising Britain for not backing France in the Morocco dispute. German Foreign Office urges France to join the international conference. Dispatches show Radolin sent to Hamburg aboard the Hohenzollern before Heligoland voyage.
Berkeley June 138 A plant disease called lemon brown rot has struck California lemons, alarming growers. Prof R E Smith says Washington will cooperate with California Agricultural College to combat the blight. About 50 percent of last year’s crop ruined, brown mold paralyzing the industry. Research targets include walnut blight pear blight lemon brown rot and sweet potato blight with a $30,000 Legislature appropriation and a site planned for July construction.
In Nuremberg a man mocked the late King Ludwig I and Lola Montez in a public house. Sculptor Herr Korber alerted police. the man was arrested for lèse-majesté. After a lengthy legal debate on punishing remarks about a deceased king, the judge ruled against the crime and sentenced the offender to seventy days in jail.
Madrid reports a ministerial crisis with government candidates for the Vice Presidencies of the Chamber defeated on Saturday and other motions rejected. The Minister of Marine warned that if the Cabinet falls there must be either dissolution or a Liberal Ministry.
In Sharon Vermont the plan to erect a monument to Joseph Smith on his birth farm sparks heated opposition. Residents vow to tear down any monument and drive Mormon pilgrims out of the county if built. The piece recounts Smith's birth on the farm, visions, and the Mormon movement.
Trenton report states Mrs. Clarénhe Toms suffered critical injuries after a fox terrier she rode in a cart attacked the pony she sought to ride. The pony bolted, throwing her against a tree. three doctors treat her as skull and internal injuries are feared.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and New York Central inaugurate an eighteen hour service on the Twentieth Century Limited. The train departs La Salle Street Station at 2:30 PM aiming for fifty four miles per hour average to cover the Chicago New York distance. James J. Hill and other railway leaders ride aboard, with F. Daly in charge and M. Fleming piloting the engine.
The Lake Shore and New York Central Railways completed a historic eastbound run finishing in Cleveland twenty one minutes early. The 357 mile Chicago to Cleveland leg showed multiple time savings with Elkhart Toledo and Cleveland all ahead of schedule. Passenger Traffic Manager Daly said the service could deliver New York to Chicago in fourteen hours.
PORT CLINTON, o., June 18 The Twentieth Century Limited arrived here three minutes ahead of time tonight after covering the thirty four and seven tenths miles from Toledo in thirty four minutes. The train maintained an average speed of about sixty five to seventy miles an hour.
The Twentieth Century Limited began service from Grand Central at 3 20 PM, offering an 18 hour schedule between New York and Chicago via the New York Central and Lake Shore Railroads. The train featured new engines, a buffet smoking car, two standard sleepers and an observation stateroom car with a elite crew. Railroad officials led by George H. Daniels attended the inaugural run. The service will not exceed the Empire State Express speed to meet the eighteen hour target.
The Big Four shortened its Cincinnati to St Louis schedule by adding a new St Louis Flyer. The flyer departed Grand Central at 8 30 yesterday with a Pullman car, coach and parlor car. Ninety passengers rode the service and the train reached Indianapolis at 10 52, three minutes early.
The Big Four segment trains from New York to St Louis moved via Mattoon Illinois with engine changes and the Atlantic locomotive No 873 as part of the World Fair exhibit. The St Louis arrival came at 4 57 p m three minutes early and the daily 8 30 a m flyer will become a regular service to cut travel time and match other lines.
In New York June a dispute arises over a proposed Dutch Reformed Church site at Albemarle and Argyle streets. Stokes and Knowles offer land for a memorial church to Rev. Dr. Cornelius L. Wells, but residents insist the exclusive suburb maintain its skyline and quiet status, threatening court action to block a church within the settlement.
A boiler explosion at the air compressing plant on 163rd street and North River injures more than a dozen workers. The detonation could delay tunneling work from 148th Street to Ft George as crews repair the wreckage.
Paris June 18 Miss Alice Getty presides over a salon where her own musical works are performed by professionals at receptions. Her Ave Champs Elysées apartment hosts guests largely American including Countess Rene De Coetlogon Mrs Menet and Mrs Bispham, following the fashion led by the Duc De Massa as an exemplar among composers.
A columnist advises careful nutrition for girls entering adulthood and shares a testimonial from a Battle Creek reader who credits Postum Food Coffee with easing headaches nervousness stomach pain and backache while improving alertness and overall health after trying coffee tea and milk alternatives.
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