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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
2
The government urges immediate subscription to five shilling war loan vouchers and multiples. McKenna says large funding is needed to sustain the war effort and to maintain financial pre-eminence after the conflict. He appeals that subscribing is mercy to self and country, helping bear postwar strain.
Gustave Stahl, German reservist indicted for perjury, pleaded not guilty in U S District Court New York. Trial set for July 12. Bail set at 10000 dollars. Stahl remanded to the Tombs Prison in default of bail.
Fred L. Wesselmann announced the new Courthouse will face west with a decorative facade along canal boulevard and a two year completion target though contracts allow longer. The North Cincinnati Business Club elected five new directors and discussed public oversight with remarks by Judge William D. Alexander and W. J. Schulz on a $2.5 million Queen & Crescent Railroad bond request and taxpayer clarity.
The U S Supreme Court votes to review the Caminetti and Diggs white slave cases from San Francisco. Caminetti faces 1500 dollar fine and 18 months at San Quentin. Diggs a 2000 dollar fine and two years prison.
Preparations began today for the summer White House at Cornish New Hampshire in anticipation of President Wilson. Servants and motorcars proceeded. he plans to travel via New York to see Colonel E M House before leaving Washington, possibly Thursday or Friday.
Colonel Byron Hance, assistant adjutant general to General U.S. Grant during the Civil War and a friend of Abraham Lincoln in his Illinois days, died in Seattle on June 21.
Governor Willis postponed his Western tour to address and reshuffle state commissions. He aims to appoint an Industrial Commissioner and a Fire Marshal before leaving Columbus, with Civil Service and Public Works posts in consideration. Several board members were reappointed or replaced as he works through resignations and new appointments.
Ohio Attorney General Turner advised the State Tax Commission that county tax officials cannot require detailed information about the management or condition of a business as a going concern on tax returns. They may compel rendering of this information for review or correction after a complaint from the Ohio Manufacturers' Association.
Crowds in Atlanta call out police, close near beer saloons, and march from Capitol grounds to Five Points and City Hall after Governor Slaton commutes Leo Frank’s death sentence. A jail visit, arrests, and an effigy of Slaton in Marietta accompanied the upheaval as Frank heads to Milledgeville amid renewed claims of innocence.
Atlanta newspapers publish Governor Slaton's clemency rationale for commuting Leo Frank's death sentence in the Mary Phagan case. The lengthy statement defends fair trial rights, addresses mob influence, and reviews key timing and alibi evidence presented at trial.
Local leaders at the Business Men's Club voiced approval of Georgia Governor Slaton's decision to commute Leo Frank's death sentence to life imprisonment. Clergy members Rabbi Philipson and Rabbi Grossmann praised the governor's courage, while Dean W. P. Rogers urged protection from mob influence and justice for all. N. Henry Beckmann referenced Judges Swing and Smith in supporting life preservation.
The governor cites Jim Conley as a chain gang participant who helped describe the murder scene and notes, recounting how Conley claimed Frank dictated the murder notes and how they disposed of the body in the factory. The account highlights inconsistencies about elevator use, timing, and who was present in Frank's office.
Special Agent Ralph H Oyler led a government raid with detectives and police capturing five people. At 1902 Madison Ave Covington and 798 John St two white suspects and a colored woman were arrested for drugs. A box with nar cotic drugs was seized at 530 West Sixth St. Some drugs were reportedly stolen from a Roberts and Harrison drug store.
Mrs. Kate Rineholt a 49 year old widow suffered critical burns at her Kennedy Heights home after a gas stove incident. A candle flame catching on wood alcohol ignited her clothing while her son August freed her, extinguishing the fire with a carpet throw. Dr A Sprague of Silverton attended.
A public gathering in Marietta Georgia saw an effigy of Governor Slaton suspended from a telegraph pole and burned in the square near Senator Alexander S Clay’s monument. Police did not intervene as crowds grew and a parade formed toward the governor’s country home amid guarded streets.
The body of 19 year old Walter Ludke was found yesterday by John Lamb and A. E. Twadell near the river opposite Dayton after he drowned on Sunday while bathing. The body was taken to an undertaking establishment then to Cincinnati where he lived on Coroner Digby's orders.
Eagles assemble at the late residence of Brother Frank Sadelfeld 737 Sa bella street Newport Kentucky Tuesday evening June 22 1915 at 8 o clock. Harry E. McVeigh W President Louis Broerman Secretary.
Leo M. Frank, wearing striped garb of a low grade prisoner, again proclaims innocence in the Mary Phagan murder case. He expresses belief that a day will come when he is exonerated and notes gratitude to Governor Slaton while awaiting potential commutation. He will be known as Convict No. 965.
Death notices list John A Callahan Hannah Harris William R Johnston Edward H Kroger Mary Thornton Middleton Ernst H Roos Bessie Aylmer Tucker with funeral times and locations. Services set at Church of the Assumption St Marks parish St Andrews St. Walnut Hills residents and relatives noted. several burials private or at residence.
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