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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1908

Page

2

Taft Attends Church Services Amid Washington Visit

Secretary Taft and aides attend All Souls Unitarian Church service with no reference to Taft. Mrs Taft and children join later at St Johns Episcopal. Taft and family dine at Chevy Chase Club with John Barrett after informal gathering at the club grounds.

Taft James T. Williams All Souls Unitarian Church Fourth and L Streets Boonies Ulysses G. Pierce Charlie Taft St. John’s Episcopal Church

New War Secretary Expected at Department Tomorrow

General Luke E. Wright arriving in Washington tonight will succeed William H. Taft as Secretary of War on Wednesday. He went to a hotel, asked for a quiet room, and said he had traveled two weeks and was very tired. He will visit the War Department tomorrow to review pending matters and meet officials.

Department Washington Luke E. Wright William H. Taft General Wright War Department

Elections on the Isthmus Favor Obaldia in Panama Vote

Balloting in municipal elections across the isthmus ended around 4 p.m. Yesterday with no disturbances. A large majority backed General Obaldia, the presidential candidate in next month’s Panama election, a result also seen in Arraijan Taboga and Chame where early returns came in. Disturbances were reported in several provinces but were not serious. Obaldia’s capital win signals broad support despite government rivals’ efforts.

Panama Isthmus Obaldia Arraijan Taboga Chame

Open Door Erio ts in Korea

Tokyo June 28. Officials and American businessmen assert there is no closed door in Korea. Consul General Thomas Sammons says those who seek the open door will find it, while noting Japan’s geographical position gives it advantages and rapid gains in Korea Manchuria and Japan itself.

Chemulpo Tokyo Korea Thomas Sammons Japan Manchuria

Hope Natural Gas official killed at Machpelah Junction

H L Hall superintendent of Hope Natural Gas Company Kanawha district was struck by a passenger train at Machpelah Junction near Weston West Virginia. It is believed he died while attempting to board the moving train.

Kanawha District Company Machpelah Junction Weston W. Va H. L. Hall Hope Natural Gas Company Kanawha

Boy Drowns While Watching Swimmers on Miami River

Special dispatch reports in Hamilton Ohio that 10 year old Herschel Foote son of A A Foote 313 South A Street fell into the Miami River at Court street and drowned while watching other boys swim near the flatboat.

Commercial Tribune Hamilton Miami River Court Street Herschel Foote A. A. Foote

Shah Proclaims Amnesty to Restore Tranquillity

The Shah has proclaimed amnesty to ease unrest in the city. The proclamation, dated June 26, was reported via cable from the Persian government, aiming to restore order and calm.

Ashington

Fire destroys mill and depots in Kentucky blaze

A large fire in Nepton Maysville Kentucky yesterday caused an estimated 75000 dollars in damage. The Louisville and Nashville Depot Daugherty's mill a big flour mill a livery stable a blacksmith shop and several dwellings burned. Authorities suspect an incendiary caused the blaze.

Maysville Nepton Louisville &,Hville Daugherty

Sherman Improves as Sherman Grows in Strength

Cleveland June 28 Congressman James Sherman gains strength and rests well in hospital. No change in plans for leaving the hospital expected before next Wednesday.

Cleveland, CO Congress James 8 Sherman

Hungarian Shoots Two In Mine Keg Dispute

Steubenville Ohio June 28. In a dispute over drawing beer from a partnership keg at a Hungarian shack, John Owinsky shot twice. One bullet struck Andrew Moka in the wind pipe causing his death today. Louis Edpezallin was fatally wounded. Owinsky is at large.

Steubenville, CO Ramsey Mines John Owinsky Andrew Moka Louis Edpezallin Owinsky

American Library Association Elects Officers

The American Library Association in Minneapolis on June 28 elected officers at its final session. The report notes new leaders and the association's ongoing plans and goals.

American Library Association Minneapolis

Meeting Names New Officers at Lake Minnetonka Session

The meeting at Lake Minnetonka yesterday selected Louisville Kentucky as the next gathering site. New officers named include President C. H. Gould McGill College Montreal Vice President N D C Hodges Cincinnati Secretary J I Wyer Albany and trustees W W Appleton New York T G Jones St Louis and W T Porter Cincinnati.

Lake Minnetonka Louisville C. H. Gould McGill College Montreal

German Minister Denies Issuing Circular on Tetuan Landing

In Tangier on June 28 the German Minister formally denied reports that he issued a circular to the diplomatic corps opposing a French landing at Tetuan. The denial comes amid heightened tensions over the North African crisis.

Tangier Tetuan

Woman Resists Hold-Up on South Third Street

In Hamilton Ohio on June 28 Mrs. William Russell of Chestnut street ward off a purse snatcher near the Second Ward engine house. A young man grabbed the pocketbook and tried to tear it away, but she fought back and forced him to retreat.

Commercial Tribune Hamilton, O William Russell Chestnut Street Tim South Third Street Withi Second Ward

Secretary of State Roots at Muldoons for yearly course

Secretary of State Elihu Root returns to William Muldoon health institution in White Plains for a brief annual course of medicine ball throwing hard walking riding cold baths and plain cooking. He came Saturday to maintain benefits already gained with his physicians agreeing a yearly refresher helps.

New York Elihu Root William MuLdoon White Plains

Mrs Maria Hypes Dead in Xenia After Dreadful Event

Mrs Maria Hypes, age unknown, is dead in Xenia following a reported incident. Police say a fatal event occurred, with investigators examining circumstances surrounding her death. Further details were not immediately available.

Maria Hypes Dress Xenia

Pioneering publisher R B Nevin dies at 88 in Pittsburg

R B Nevin founder of The Pittsburg Daily Leader in 1872 and later The Pittsburg Times died yesterday in Pittsburg at age 88. Katherine Gibbons 35 of Middletown died after a heart attack upon rising. Mrs Mary Elizabeth Kinsey, mother of Mrs Charles M Schwab, died at Loretta PA at 73 after pneumonia.

R. B Nevin Pittsburg Katherine Gibbons North Webster Street Middletown Mary Elizabeth Kinsey Charles M. Schwab Loretta A. C. Dinkey Carnegie Steel Company Reuben Dinkey Alonzo Kinsey

Cashier Confesses Defalcation at Marine Trust

Atlantic City June 28. Robert Ohnmeiss Jr cashier of the Marine Trust Company was arrested on a charge of defalcation totaling 20500. He allegedly gambled in the stock market and confessed to the shortcut loss and theft.

Atlantic City N. J Robert Ohnmeiss, Jr The Marine Trust Company

New York Lawyer Townsend Wandell Killed in Bologna

Townsend Wandell a New York City lawyer was accidentally killed at a railway station in Bologna on June 8. The incident occurred during a routine arrival with local authorities investigating the accident and confirming the victim's identity.

New York Townsend Wandell Bologna New York City

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