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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
1
City endures a record swelter with 90s to mid 90s amid muggy air and limited breeze. Doctors warn of possible heat fatalities. one laborer, John Eckert, remains in serious condition after heat exposure. Many others suffer gastritis from cold drinks.
In Demshawai near Tah Tah, four natives were hanged and five flogged following a June 13 incident with British officers. The executions occurred beside a gallows and whipping post as a crowd watched, with five men dying during the process and others receiving fifty lashes each.
The Gazette at Cologne argues the German American tariff issue causes embarrassment and urges the United States to honor obligations state by state. It says Germany hopes the U S will not withdraw from concessions and that internal U S legislation must align with concessions given in authoritative form.
Six hoboes boarded a freight train near Glendale and fought the crew with coal and clubs. A man was knocked from the train and believed seriously wounded. later, revolvers were used as the hoboes tried again to seize the train. Police hunted the assailants as the band may be the same that robbed Glendale’s Post Office.
Special Dispatch reports from Hamilton Ohio that seven men hijacked a C H D railroad freight train at noon. The crew fled and the robbers drove the train toward Hamilton before abandoning it at Crestview Park. Two of the seven carried revolvers. officers pursued but the suspects vanished into nearby woods.
Federal Grand Jury will meet in Nashville in a special session next Thursday to consider an investigation into the alleged Tobacco Trust. The probe is expected to cover Tennessee Kentucky North Carolina and Virginia districts with several witnesses summoned. Henry M. Lester a special New York attorney will assist in the prosecution.
High winds in Weir, near Cheyenne, Wyoming, toppled a train of eleven cars used as quarters for Japanese laborers. Seven workers were seriously injured, with others hurt as about a mile of telegraph poles were blown down and other damage occurred.
At Petchina near Cumanova troops dispersed a Bulgarian band killing four and wounding several. In retreat the Bulgarians killed two Turkish women and fled with losses.
New York June 28 Harry K Thaw indicted for murder in the first degree for Stanford White’s death at Madison Square Roof Garden. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testified and declined to answer most questions while pleas to court open. grand jury and John Doe proceedings set to frame case for DA Jerome. Thaw recommitted to the Tombs without bail as crowd swarms the prison.
Reports from St Petersburg say Osowiec Fortress garrison faced serious disorders amid limited details. Emperor Nicholas reportedly troubled by Peobra jensky regiment loyalty and court fears over revolutionary agitation among troops. Warsaw reports telegraph disruption and upcoming trials for mutiny and secret societies.
London dispatch reports the court plans to move back to Tsark skoe Selo after discovering revolutionaries among Peterhof palace staff.
Judge Kinkaid in Toledo Ohio on June 28 modified the Ice Trust case sentence for Roland Beard and Compton Lemmon. The original term was cut in half, now facing a $2,500 fine and six months in the Workhouse with no further delay in execution.
W A Conant of Colorado Springs, a 50 year veteran delegate to the National Republican Convention, received a White House letter dated June 28 stating President Roosevelt will not seek another term and urges Conant to support another Republican candidate. William Loeb Jr signed as Secretary to the President.
Mrs J F Ball of Middlesboro Ky aided her husband J F Ball and three other prisoners to flee Richmond jail. The turnkey was captured as the escape unfolded with a gun flashed and a chase mounted by a posse led by Sheriff T B Broaddus.
Washington June 8 Roosevelt invited John Willis of Glasgow Montana to dine at the White House but Willis declined citing lack of a dress suit. The exchange followed talks with Senator Carter on the Milk River Montana reclamation project and its engineers. Willis offered buckskin attire but insisted on a dress suit for the White House dinner.
John Armstrong a 26 year old Allegheny City worker on the Linton Hotel project was found dead in Thorpe alley near Elm street with a broken neck and facial injuries. Andrew Schultz says Armstrong was beaten during a street fight with a mixed crowd on George and Plum streets and that valuables were missing from Armstrong. Police arrested a negress early this morning as the investigation focuses on the altercation and possible homicide.
Senator Isaac E. Huffman of Oxford and Hamilton married Columbus teacher Mrs Lulu Henry Knox, daughter of Jacob Henry trainmaster for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The ceremony at Rev W C Stevenson Baptist Church followed by a California honeymoon. they will reside in Oxford.
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