Former Penitentiary Warden voices abuse claims at Frankfort
In a public statement from Harrodsburg Kentucky on June 23 1908 former Penitentiary Warden George P Chinn releases letters he says support charges of brutal prisoner treatment at the Frankfort Penitentiary. He urges full investigation and reforms citing bloodied straps and hostile relations with prison officials.
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Commercial Tribune
Harrodsburg
George P. Chinn
Frankfort
Kentucky
Flemingsburg
G. P. Chinn
Willy Holly
Edton
Colonel Brown
Mr. Hogue
L. van Arsdall
Georgetown
Paint Lick
Brown
Cincinnati Women Lead Delegates at Boston Convention
Cincinnati club women attending the Ninth Biennial Convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Symphony Hall, Boston, hold prominent roles on opening day. President Mrs. McLean Baird, National Council member, and delegates Mrs. W. Austin Goodman and Miss Vernon Halliday are highlighted as key figures.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Mass
Cincinnati Club
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Symphony Hall
Cincinnati
McLean Baird
Cincinnati Women’s Club
National Council
Chickering Hall
W. Austin Goodman
Vernon Halliday
Emerson College of Oratory
Annie Laws
Ohio State Federation
Somerset
Virginia Ellward
The
Westminster
Fannie Field
Newbury Street
William McHerron
Alice Laws
E. W. Osborne
Jane Spellman
Adelaide Wentworth
Melrose
Abner L. Whitaker
Obituary notices for Willis G Van Auken Harber Wilkins
Willis G Van Auken of Saginaw died suddenly at Tawas aged 50. He was with Bliss and Van Auken. Joseph Harber father of Captain Giles B Harber died in Youngstown at 90 from paralysis. Mrs Mary Be Wilkins mother of Father Ignatius Wilkins died in Hamilton aged 91 leaving a large posterity with 23 grandchildren 52 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
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Willis G. van Auken
Saginaw
Mich
Tawas
Bliss & van Auken
Joseph Harber
Giles B. Harber
Special Service
Honolulu
Youngstown
Mary BE. Wilkins
Ignatius Wilkins
St. Stephen’s Church
Hamilton
Wilkins
John Theodore Wilkins
Trinity Church
Cincinnati
Bryan Declares Republican Platform Silent on Reform
William J. Bryan summarizes Chicago convention outcomes in Lincoln Nebraska reporting that the Republican platform repudiates reform, praises the President, criticizes Democratic support, and includes indices on currency, trusts, and civil rights for the Negro, with a focus on party loyalty and electoral strategy.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Chicago
Bryan
Bell Urged for Chairman at Democratic National Convention
Theodore E. Bell, former California governor hopeful, tops the list for temporary Chairman as the Democratic National Convention committee prepares to pick a leader. Rival Clayton of Alabama is also favored, with VP candidacy a major topic among attendees. Governor Johnson leads as a VP option, despite public signals he would not accept.
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Denver
Col
Theodore E. Bell
California
Committee On
Bell
Clayton
Alabama
Chicago
Johnson
Minnesota
Georgia Delegation Uninstructed for Denver Convention
Atlanta June 23 The Georgia Democratic Convention selected delegates at large and by district to the Denver event and formally ratified Joseph M. Brown as Governor. The delegation majority opposes Bryan and a Watson second ticket move was defeated. Clark Howell was chosen as the Georgia member of the national committee.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Denver
Joseph M. Brown
Thomas E. Watson
Clark Howell
Bryan
Primaries Date Set by Minnesota Democrats
The Democratic State Central Committee met in St Paul and scheduled the state primaries for August 12. County conventions will follow on August 15 and the state convention will be held in Minneapolis on August 17.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Democratic State Central Committee
Minneapolis
Alderman Admits Bribery In City Case
William Clifford a former Alderman told Justice Goff he will plead guilty to bribery for receiving $6000 to aid the Municipal Ownership League in electing Judge Cowing as Recorder. Henry Clay Peters, another former Alderman, faced perjury charges for testimony denying any agreement among the Municipal Ownership Aldermen to back Cowing.
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New York
Willam Clifford
Justice Goff
Municipal Ownership League
Judge Cowing
Henry Clay Peters
Clifford
Peters
Cowing
Secretary denies board discussed dishonesty of conductors
Howard Manington secretary of the Ohio Railroad Commission states there was no discussion of dishonest conductors at the joint meeting of state railroad commissions in Chicago June 12 and 13. He says the topic was not even remotely raised in either open or executive sessions.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Howard Manington
Ohio Railroad Commission
Ohio
Illinois
Tridiana
Wisconsin
Chicago
Manington
Mil s Jean Reid Weds Englishman
Jean Reid daughter of Whitelaw Reid American Ambassador to England married Hon John Hubert Ward at the Chapel Royal St James Palace in a royal attended ceremony. King Edward and Queen Alexandra attended and presided at a reception at Dorchester House with hundreds present including Roosevelt who sent a rare Dutch book titled America.
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King Edward
Queen Alexandra
London
Edward
Jean Reid
Whitelaw Reid
England
St. James Palace
John Hubert Ward
Earl of Dudley
Quéen Victoria
St. James Square
Dorchester House
Ambassador Reid
Lora Alcock
Chapel Royal
Johann Sebastian Bach
Alexander Guilmant
H. H. Parry
Guilmant
Buckingham Palace
Royal Gallery
Prince and Princess of Wales
Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Patricia
Heavenly Father
Alexandra
Ward
Duke and Duchess of
Roosevelt
Royal Famiily
Wrest Park
Washington
America
Miss Alma Roth to Wed Clarence J. Horner in St Josephs Church
Miss Alma Roth daughter of Mr and Mrs John G Roth of West Court street will marry Clarence J Horner of Hot Springs Ark at 9 this morning in St Josephs Church. Rev Father Scholl will officiate with a full bridal party and a Grand Hotel wedding breakfast to follow.
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Alma Roth
John G. Roth
West Court Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Clarence J. Horner
Hot Springs
Ark
Father Scholl
Miss Roth
Flora Roth
Loraine Roth
Louise Horner
H. A. Jones
Edwin Hentz
Bertram Roth
Grand Hotel
Horner
Elsa Springer
Alfred Springer
Christian Meyer
Bertha Stein
Liston Avenue
Arthur J. Hillenbrand
Price Hill
A. E. Drumer
Holy Family Church
Linton Hotel
Miss Stein
Samuel Stein
Union Grain and Hay Company
Mr. Hillenbrand
Cincinnati Automobile Company
Parts of body found along New York trolley line
Parts of a human body were found scattered along Desbrosses Street trolley tracks in Manhattan and on nearby bridges. Police doubt whether death was accidental or murder and note the victim had black hair and an athletic build with no identification.
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New York
Desbrosses Street
Williamsburg Bridge
Desbrosses Street Ferry
Manhattan
Kent Avenue
Desbrosses
Decision fixes status of cars in interstate railroad case
Toledo June 23 Judge Taylor of the U S Court holds the 1903 safety appliance amendment constitutional. It treats empty freight cars used only in state business that are coupled in a train with interstate traffic the same as loaded or empty cars engaged in interstate service. Similar cases are pending nationwide.
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Toledo, O
Wheeling
Taylor
United States Court
McKinley Home to Become Catholic Hospital
Canton Ohio June 23 It is announced the former McKinley home will be remodeled as a Catholic hospital. Felix M Bopp administrator of the Cleveland diocese has ordered the work to begin.
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Canton
Mc Kinley
Felix M. Bopp
Cleveland Diocese
Linch-Linch nuptials set with Grodsky to officiate
The wedding will be officiated by Grodsky with Abraham Allman of Indianapolis as best man. Miss Leila Linch will be the bride. Out-of-town guests include F. Dreifus and Hazel Dreifus of St. Louis, Charles Rudolph, Huntington and Charleston residents, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kelner of Huntington. After the ceremony the couple will vacation in the Canadian lake region.
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Wesley Chapel
Gervaise Roughton
Anna Ramsey
Cincinnati
A. H. M. Henderson
Roughton
Lester Blair
W. G. Roberts
C. C. Startsman
J. L. Groystein
Mr. Roughton
Derbyshire
England
Ada Dolle
Harry W. Greife
Dayton
Immanuel Church
Fairmount
Nemenz
Irma Dolle
Helen Hammond
Raymond Greife
Henry Dolle
Elmer Dolle
Carll Street
Greife
Vine Street
Eugene Berninghaus
John Griefe
Charles Dolle
Charles Greife
Charles Wilson
Edgar Wilson
J. S. McKenzie
Clarence Heidrich
Alvin Dolle
William Mehle
McFadden
Oscar Graeser
Emily Wilson
Harry Linch
West Eighth Street
Cincinnati Law School
Helen Smickler
Etts Street
Sayler
Linch
Miss Smickler
Hughes High School
Odd Fellows' Temple
Mrs. Linch
Canadian Lake
Miss Genevieve Ford Hosts Class Dinner in Altamont
Miss Genevieve Ford with sisters Louise, Catherine and Florefrice Meier of Newport held a twelve course dinner for her graduating class and teachers. Yellow roses and ferns decorated tables with gold and green colors and hand painted place cards. A harpist provided music as guests included many local residents and faculty.
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Genevieve Ford
Louise
Catherine
Florefrice Meier
Newport
Altamont
Louis Hich
Ralph Flohr
Helen Foertmeyer
Jacob *Gaiser
Bella Hanna
Joseph Humble
Vera Hamilton
Piersol Jacks
Edna Miller
Herbert Nagel
Gretchen Steffens
Iva Whitkamper
Marie Brawley
Edna Burgess
Bernice Evans
Rose Gortner
Cora Williams
Thomas Ford
J. C. Helther
Charles White
Covington
Loretta Silva
Columbus
T. J. Hall
Amy
Martinsville
Ind
Neta Barnes
McCutcheon
McRoberts
Harry D. Smith
New York
Everett Fox
Louisville
Helen
Thomas Kennon
Joseph Eichberg
Charlie Remme
Kinnieyick
Must Sell Trolley Stocks in Boston Declares Decree
Boston June 23 A final decree restrains and enjoins the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Company its officers directors agents and employees from holding any stock in trolley firms named in an information filed against the New Haven Company by Attorney General Malone Judge Rugg in the Supreme Court today orders disposal of current holdings by July 1 1909
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Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
Malone
Rugg
Supreme Court
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Kentucky Penitentiary
Will
Case
Hawkins
Morrison
Courier Journal
Yours Truly, “C. T. Hale
Amle
Mr. Chinn
O. K
Queen City
Miss Halliday
Cincinnati Delegates Register
Bayan
Republican Party
Congress
Senate
Williams
House
la Follette
Interstate Commerce Commission
Republican
Republican Supreme Court
South
Congressman Clayton
Minnesota Democratic Committee
Alderman
New Yorker
Mils Jean Reid
Social and Personal
Catherine Smith
Margaret Rowe
Madison Road
East Walnut Hills
Loj
John Kilgour
the Pines
Bayard Kilgour, Jr
S. Elizabeth Mathias
Fuqua
Greely
Ethel Lewis
Winton Place
Edith Bessie Browne
Pleasant Ridge
William Miller
Canton, O
George 5S. J. Browne
Ontgomery Pike
Sycamore Street
J. G. Schmidlapp
Carl Schmidlapp
Europe
Bertha Baur
Wanda Baur
Mt. Auburn
William Petsche
Henrietta Petsche
Yonkers
N. Y
A. E. Muth
Avondale
Giles
Mitchell
William Stern
Glenwood Avenue
Elsie
Adele Raschig
Prospect Place
Tacoma
Wash
F. C. Collier
Auburn Avenue
Maine
Elizabeth Ring
John M. Anderson
Lindsay
Ont
Clifford Shinkle
Howard Hinkle
Bar Harbor
Shinkle
Julius Fleischmann
New London
Levi C. Goodale
Navarre
Walnut Hills
Polo
Ill
Edward Orris Keator
Gatun
Panama
William Collins Herron
Evanswood Place
Clifton
Michigan
Horace Schmidlapp
Wequetonsing
L. B. Ault
Camden
Bayard L. Kilgour
Wold Avenue
Mary Bates
Clifton Avenue
Wellesley College
J. Bode
Millie
J. M. Walsh
Walsh
Lucile Seymour
Port Lampton
Canada
David Rosenthal
F. M. Rains
Norwood
Emma Redway
Herald Office
Paris
Toledo
M’kinley
Dr. Lyon
Kentucky Society
New Haven Road
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