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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
2
Ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable cure for appetite, impure blood, and general weakness. Claims a physician’s prescription and a million tests behind it, offering 100 doses for one dollar. Captain J. P. Thompson of Lowell endorses its benefits after Civil War exposure.
A Franklin County delegation lists many hopefuls for state offices with no clear frontrunner for Supreme Court renomination. Names include M F Andrews Cincinnati J E Carr Barberton H G Williams Athens K Marcis Toronto E U Cox Xenia F Bense Hudson and more. Governor Harris declares he seeks no higher office and will run to finish his term with John J Sullivan Warren and H C Taylor Franklin set to second his nomination at the upcoming convention.
Secretary Garfield departed Washington for Columbus to act as Temporary Chairman at the Ohio Republican State Convention. Most Ohio House members will attend, with Senators Foraker and Dick staying away due to the postal bill debate. Expected attendees include Longworth Mouser Taylor Douglas Thomas Keifer Cole Laning Burton Howland Bannon Dawes Weems. Goebel remains in the capital. Harding stays behind.
The Cincinnati and Hamilton County GOP plan a Columbus trip to name candidates and back Secretary Taft. George B. Cox says no commitments yet while leaders like Judge Pfleger Mayor Werbert Jones and Rudolph Hynicka accompany a special train to the capital. The party will caucus in Columbus before deciding the ticket.
Washington March 2 The widows pension bill passed by the House was favorably reported to the Senate by Senator McCumber chairman of the pensions committee. It raises widow pensions from soldiers in any Indian war the War with Mexico or the Civil War to 12 dollars per month. The Senate committee added a clause removing certain marriage relations and estimates this would add about 20 000 pensions at an annual cost of 80 000 dollars.
Thomas B. Wanamaker of Philadelphia son of former Postmaster General John Wanamaker died suddenly at the Liverpool Hotel. He had arrived Thursday from Egypt where he traveled with his mother seeking health. Announcement of retirement from his father's store had been made recently.
Philadelphia mourns as Thomas B Wanamaker former head of the John Wanamaker firm and owner of The Philadelphia North American dies in Egypt at age forty eight. His widow and children are informed as Rodman Wanamaker plans to bring the body home.
James H. Oliver, South Bend plow maker and inventor of the chilled plow, died at 6 50 am after months of ill health. Born August 28 1823 in Scotland, he built a vast factory and wealth from his patents. He funded an opera house and a hotel and aided city projects. He leaves two children Joseph D. Oliver and Mrs George Ford.
Bishop W. W. Duncan of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died at his Spartanburg home after months of illness. Born December 27, 1889, in Virginia, he had led Randolph-Macon College before becoming a bishop. Louis Taliaferro, longtime Evening Telegraph editor, died at his Colorado Springs home after a long illness. Former Louisville journalist, he was 86 and survived by his mother and two brothers.
Police swarmed the poolroom at 408 West Fifth Street at 1 16 this morning, arresting owner Edward G Gaither and 23 others all colored men for violating the new midnight closing ordinance. A nearby banquet at the Douglass Hotel ended with guests reportedly adjourned to the poolrooms but no gambling evidence found. Gaither released on 300 bond under Metropolitan Notification.
Ernst Thalmann describes a method to settle the late Charles T. Barney's debts totaling about 5.5 million dollars. Mrs. Barney, a widow with an independent fortune, will oversee payments via notes and debentures while creditors keep pledged securities. The Estates Company outlines the plan to cover secured and unsecured loans and a Rogers & Gould advance, with specific figures and arrangements.
In Piua Ohio William Bucks attacked by grip leaped from a second story window struck a pole and ran to the Miami River in night clothes. He fought officers who tried to restrain him and again leapt into the river where he sank and remained missing after a long search.
An advert claims Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets will cure a cold in one day. It states druggists refund money if not effective and features a Grove signature on each box.
Ohio case in Washington County Court opens for Clarence Haines age 24 before Judge Charles Dresbach. A special venire of 100 jurors drawn as defense argues insanity. Haines accused of shooting his wife and himself after a family dispute. The trial reveals concerns over capital punishment and juror attitudes.
In Chicago the city faced a violent attempt on Police Chief Shippy's life as an anarchist wounded him and killed another officer. The assailant fired amid a hallway confrontation. the chief's 18-year-old son aided, helping to subdue the attacker. Authorities seized anarchist literature and pledged a broad probe into the movement.
Representatives of conductors on the Queen & Crescent have joined engineers firemen and brakemen in a wage dispute. They arrived in Cincinnati and set up quarters at the Palace Hotel to hold conferences with company officials. The unions say they seek an amicable agreement and will accept any justified reductions if shown necessary. The talks will last several days.
Judson Harmon was released as receiver of the Toledo Railway and Terminal Company property by order of Judge R W Taylor in the U S Circuit Court. Bondholders took over the property and reorganized as the Toledo Terminal Railroad Company last fall. Harmon had been appointed receiver in January 1996.
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied all petitions for extensions to comply with the nine hour hours of service law. The decision was made by unanimous vote in Washington on March 2. A report explaining the reasons is being prepared.
Railroads south of the Ohio River decline a proposed two cent rate for visiting merchants buying supplies in Cincinnati. Thomas P. Egan, president of the Chamber of Commerce, offered to guarantee ten thousand passengers to Southern and Louisville & Nashville lines. Officials say the rate would set a precedent and they would like to accommodate Cincinnati but cannot grant the lower fare.
Cincinnati business leaders and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad agree on a viaduct measure at Public Landing. The Associated Organizations read the bill by Brent Arnold and sent it to the Transportation Committee for action. If enacted, the railroad may proceed with the viaduct with switching rates unchanged.
An old advertisement touts a laxative titled brom Quin ine as a cure all for the grip. It claims only one genuine Weene Quinine and directs readers to look for the signature of E. W. Grove.
In Paterson New Jersey on March 2 a close associate or personal friend of the murdered minister delivered a eulogy at the funeral service. The service reflected on the late clergyman name and role within the community. No further details available in the readable portion.
The St. Regis at Fifth Avenue and Fifty fifth Street is hailed as the house beautiful among New York hotels. It combines home like comfort with luxury and offers rooms from $4 with bath to $12 for parlor, bedroom and bath, attracting both transient and permanent guests and reflecting the manager’s successful guest relations.
Anonymous letters signed with many foreign seeming names have been sent to Rev. William O’Ryan after his funeral oration over Father O. The priest says he has received several such communications but does not view them as threats, though they attack him for condemning anarchy.
Denver March 2. Police Chief Michael Delaney, a longtime friend of Shippy Gates, says the attempted assassination of the Haymarket era figure is linked to the riots. Delaney credits Gates with playing a key role in breaking up the anarchist gang and notes Gates’s later involvement in Chicago cases.
The Ohio Democratic Congressional Convention of the Nineteenth District named S. A. Robinson for Congress and E. E. France with A. C. Holloway as delegates to the National Convention. W. J. Bryan was endorsed for President and John C. Welty for Governor. A rump convention in another hall backed anti Garber sentiment nominating Charles Filius for Congress with J. H. Flaherty and B. F. Reindehl as Denver delegates.
Patrolmen Fink and Less found Ben Mueller aged 45 and a laborer dead on the pavement in front of his home at 108 East Water street at 1749. The body was taken to the morgue. No marks indicated foul play and Coroner Cameron believes the death caused by heart trouble.
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