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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1903
Page
1
Governor elects guard generals as party contends for higher honors. Republicans expect a decisive victory over Ingalls framed as a clear mandate for leadership and policy direction.
Heirs in Columbus file petition in Probate Court claiming Governor Nash failed to account for 16 500 owed to the Brooks estate and mismanaged trust funds and property. Nash says administration was regular and is willing to proceed to issue.
Democrats press for delay using filibuster tactics as an extra session is convened in the House and Senate to tackle Cuba and canal treaty issues.
The Senate held a day and night session and passed the general deficiency bill with amendments. Debates focused on Rawlins irrigation funds and rebates on tobacco and snuff, with opposition to using the gold reserve for other purposes and criticism of the Aldrich bill. Senators Morgan Tillman Quay Bailey and others exchanged sharp remarks on trusts and antitrust legislation.
In Columbus on March 2 William Hall a local bartender learned that spirits meant more than alcohol. After rooms were rented in the Dr John Tomlinson house on East Warren Street odd happenings began with waving wall pictures and a skull as a Saint Jerome engraving winked. Hall blamed spiritualists for the haunting and vowed to move on with the skull left behind in the home.
Menominee Michigan March 2 report from up shore men that ice went out about thirty miles north of Menominee Sunday carrying seventeen fishermen with it. One life boat cutter has been heard of the other ten.
The body identified as Hannah Goddard Knapp was found in the Ohio River near New Albany. Authorities note matching ring and earrings confirm the identity of Knapp’s wife, with the suspect Charles Knapp under heightened guard awaiting trial in Hamilton, Ohio.
Grace Allman, daughter of a Massillon store owner, remains loyal to Melville Snyder 21 as he faces trial in Canton for stealing jewels and gold from Dueber Watch Co. He confessed to taking 2000 small jewels and daily scraps of gold as his arrests followed. Court proceedings before Judge Ambler proceed with sentencing likely tomorrow.
In Cleveland on March 2, Rosa Hough, wife of a burglar, stands trial for burglary and larceny with attorney Gabrielle T. Stewart, a prominent Cleveland lawyer. Stewart, admitted to the bar two years ago, authored byline never before at trial, argues for the defendant as police recover several hundred dollars in plunder.
In Logansport Indiana on March 2 barbers threaten to shave themselves as a wage dispute escalates. Journeymen barbers refuse to close at 6 pm while bosses press for earlier hours. Shops empty as owners work alone to cover duties.
European powers probe Washington and Havana on the Cuban treaty amid anticipated sanctions. Britain and France question alleged unequal treatment of European goods, signaling possible retaliation actions as the pact nears ratification.
Police Captains Schmittberger and Titus were promoted to inspectors, and a party of inspectors visited the Brownsville district clothing factories in Brooklyn. Fifty factories were closed for ventilation and sanitary violations. A number of children were sent home for being under legal age.
The Republican primary election is held today from 4 to 7 p.m. All precincts open under Board of Elections officers. Republicans may vote for delegates to nominate a straight Republican ticket.
In Spanish Honduras near Mani in the Comegua valley insurgents led by Lee Christmas were decisively defeated. Sixty revolutionists died and 100 were wounded while government forces lost a colonel and several officers. Christmas escaped to the mountains as government troops pursued. News reached New Orleans aboard the Breakwater. Seesis, once Tegucigalpa police chief, is noted as a prominent Central American figure.
Ithaca voters approve city ownership of the Water Works by 1385 to 0. The fever outbreak claims five more lives in the city, with nineteen Cornell students reported dead to date. The Health Board starts district nursing for the sick.
Mrs. Leonora Schulz sues for divorce claiming jealousy of the family cat provokes her husband William 66 and anger when she pets the pet. She says he claims to be all the pet she should have and threatens to leave. He is the father of ten children.
Alfred Andrew Knapp known as the wife murderer appears before Mayor Bosch for arraignment in Hamilton Ohio. He confesses to the crime but pleads not guilty and shows no emotion as officers escort him to the Police Court. The 1902 case details his prior actions and the quiet handling of the arraignment.
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