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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1908
Page
1
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune discusses the Chicago Republican convention. Taft led early but faced unease from Roosevelt supporters and large financiers wary of imperialism. Delegates return home united, carrying the banner of harmony, forecasting a strong Republican campaign and an even chance to win.
Taft and fellow Republicans meet in Chicago discuss the National Committee leadership and postpone selecting a Chairman and Treasurer until July 1. Hitchcock declines health reasons. Myron Herrick to announce. Washington meeting planned for final decision.
New York June 20 A Japanese man captured by the Forty-seventh Regiment carried drawings of Fort Wadsworth defenses. Maps showed land around Batteries Dix Richmond Ayres and a pair of 10 inch rifles. He was held overnight in the guard house then released as officers suppress details.
Indiana Governor J Frank Hanly collapsed from heat while speaking at the Ottawa Chautauqua in Ottawa Kansas. He received medical aid and was assisted to his train, then began the journey home after delivering part of his remarks. He had come direct from the Chicago convention.
A Floyd County raid by revenue men under Col Lets Blair and Samuel Collins led to a battle in the mountains. Blair was shot, an alleged moonshiner named Mullins was wounded, two moonshiners were captured, and officers were fired upon from an ambush.
A midnight thunderstorm struck the Fox Paper Plant in Lockland and the Catholic Church in Carthage, causing two fires. The paper mill suffered major damage to its paper warehouse with an estimated loss of 25000 dollars, while the church in Carthage sustained about 390 dollars in damage from a strike on the cross and roof. Fire departments contained both blazes. Affected residents included Major George B. Fox, owner of the plant, and Henry Sandermann and his wife who inhabited the church building.
Fires across Northern Michigan raged into tonight destroying at least three villages and leaving hundreds homeless. Strong winds swept through Presque Isle Cheboygan Leelanau Charlevoix Otsego counties as timber land burned and damages rose to about 200000 dollars.
Denver June 20 Ruther Hocke was killed and many others were injured when an explosion at the Dupont Powder Company's neutralizing plant at Louviters twenty miles south of Denver blew up. Three thousand pounds of nitroglycerin exploded and several persons are reported missing.
Thousands welcome William Howard Taft and James S. Sherman in Cincinnati as they arrive from Chicago and Washington to receive official nomination notices. The two candidates tour Central Union Station Kinsman crowds, share greetings with Charles Taft and a subcommittee, and plan further campaigns before leaving for New Haven. The joyous homecoming includes an informal parade along Central avenue to Pike street.
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