Protective Tariff Bill To Be Passed
At the president call work is well cut out as debate expected to start in the House today on the new protective tariff measure ready for passage.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1897
Page
1
Session to Open as Tariff Bill Looms in 55th Congress
The Fifty fifth Congress convenes in extraordinary session at noon with a tight schedule to pass a tariff bill. House leaders push speedy work and plan three day recesses for the Senate to avoid delays. The Ways and Means bill is finished and will be introduced, with debate likely not exceeding ten days and night sessions planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
McKinley
Sherman
Senate
Aladdin
House
Spankereed
Committee On
Cleveland
Cannon
Ways and Means Committee
Tariff Bill Near Completion After Night Conference
Republican Ways and Means members labored through the day and planned an all night session to finish the tariff bill. Chairman Dingley said final draft would go to the Government Printing Office for rapid preparation before a 3 PM House presentation. Wool schedules drew pushback and reciprocity features remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vie Ways and Means
Dingley
Government Printing Office
House
Hobart to Open Senate as Week Expected Quiet
Vice President Hobart will open the Fifty-fifth Congress at noon. The week may turn on the arbitration treaty with Great Britain as Senator Davis pushes for quick ratification in executive session. Some nominations are expected Monday and a brief session may refer them to committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hobart
Senate
Great Britain
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Friends of the Treaty
Senate Committee Talks Shape of Postwar Appointments
The week will be quiet on new legislation as popular measures await committee action. The President’s message is due Monday and parties’ committees seek harmony in Senate leadership. Vacancies may be filled cautiously in Finance and Appropriations to avoid tariff fight tensions. Corbett and Henderson credentials from Oregon and Florida likely go to Privileges and Elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Messrs. Corbett
Henderson
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
New York
John. L. Mitchell
Babcock
Republican Congressional Committee
Merriam
Minnesota
Berlin
Payne
Acid Poison Not Gas In Fatal Indiana Tragedy
Miss Mae Hall remains unconscious at Hope Hospital after a tragedy in Wayne Indiana where Will Colerick died. Dr Porter notes limited chance of recovery and escharotic poison suspected in both victims. No motive found as families approved the marriage. Colerick to be buried Tuesday afternoon.
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Wayne
Ind
Colerick-Hall
Will Colerick
Miss Mae Hall
Miss Hall
Hope Hospital
Porter
Colerick
A Famous Old Bridge Closes on National Road at Richmond
Historic National Bridge built in 1832 near Richmond Indiana is closed to traffic after years of service. It is one of the few remaining spans along the old National Road and may be moved to a less prominent location.
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Richmond
Commercial Tribune
Ind
Never Rode On A Street Car Inspires Unique Century
Willett Sweeney a New Yorker by birth died at 106 in Union Township near South Bend Indiana. He never rode a railroad or street car in his life.
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Commercial Tribune
South Bend
Ind
Willett Sweeney
Union Township
Brice Plans $100,000 Residence in Lima Ohio
Ex Senator Cal vin Brice prepares plans for a $100,000 home at the west end of Market street Lima Ohio. Brice family will occupy the house several months this fall. The move signals a possible campaign for the regular Senate term this year.
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Commercial Tribune
Lima
Calvin
Brice
Market Street
Senate
Boy Reported Drowned May Be Fleeing Home
Marietta Ohio March 14. Frank Middleswart seventeen son of Louis Middleswarts of this county was thought to have fallen from the Iron Age tow and drowned. Search failed and the father suspects a ruse to depart home without pursuit. He telegraphed down the river to have the boat searched.
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Commercial Tribune
Marietta
Frank
Louis Middleswarts
Old City Traveler Killed by Street Car on Swing Bridge
Woolsey H. Sawtelle a veteran traveling man in Toledo was killed last night when struck by a street car while crossing the swinging bridge from the Ohio Central Depot. The accident occurred in the city as he tried to reach the opposite sidewalk.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo, CO
Woolsey H. Sawtelle
Ohio Central
Plan to Beat Hunter in Kentucky Senatorial Fight
Report from Frankfort on March 14 describes Blackburn leaders nudging Governor Bradley into a coalition with Sound-money Democrats and some Republicans to defeat Hunter. Negotiations aim to split Republican ranks, while Governor Bradley remains uninformed of the talks and no joint ballot is planned before March 28.
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Commercial
Tribune
Frankfort
Blackburn
Bradley
Hunter
Blackburns
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Worthington
Jin
Senator Rummons
Mason
Rummons
Senate
Salyer Dies Fourth Legislative Member From East Kentucky
Hon. John P. Salyer state senator and East Kentucky political figure died at his West Liberty home from heart trouble after several days illness. He was a sound-money Democrat who had hoped to attend the Senate session opening. His passing affects Blackburn and the legislature’s composition.
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Commercial Tribune
MT. Sterling
West Liberty
John P. Salyer
Kentucky
Senate
Death of Salyer Upsets Blackburn Plan in Kentucky
FRANKFORT KY March 14 The death of Senator John P Salyer at his West Liberty home shocks the capital and removes a Democratic champion The loss makes Blackburns revolutionary plan unlikely to succeed and boosts Hunter to likely Senate victory A funeral committee for Salyer was appointed with Senators Elliston Bennett and Representatives Johns Gillespie Lykens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
John P. Salyer
West Liberty
Wilson
Nelson
Weissinger
Louisville
Cyrus Brown
Christian
Salyer
Man Discovers Bullet Fatal to Child During Target Practice
In Lauckport on Friday Fred Dewey saw a child of Widow Heidenreich fall after a shot. A bullet hole was found in the child's head but the physician could not locate the ball. The child, sometimes strong, suddenly spins and drops as if dead.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Fred Dewey
Lauckport
Heidenreich
Dewey
Democrats Squabble Over Fayette County Committee Split
Special Dispatch reports in Lexington that Fayette County Democrats face mismanagement and ruin without executive intervention. The Kentucky State Executive Committee refused to intervene, leaving local races to local committees led by Chairman Wiley who defers to the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Free-Silver Democracy
Fayette County
Kentucky
Wiley
Woman Fires At Intruder In Springfield
In Springfield Ohio on March 14 Mrs. Ben Downs of South Center street fired two shots from a revolver at a colored man peering through a side window. The man was not hit and Downs says she has seen similar intrusions recently and prepared for trouble.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Ben Downs
South Center Street
Weyler's march spawns prisoner women and children
Havana dispatch reports Spanish general Weyler's raids arresting women and their infants in towns raided by Cuban forces. Seventeen women and twelve to eighteen children were shipped to distant prisons after a day in cars with little food or water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Havana
Weyler
San Diago Bejaros
Workmen Buried as Timber Arch Collapses in Defiance
At Defiance Ohio seven laborers were buried when a timber arch on a viaduct worksite collapsed near the City Hall. George Fogel suffered head wounds and leg injury. F Schwitzer had a dislocated knee. Others received severe bruises in the panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Defiance
George Fogel
F Schwitzer
Paying an Election Bet. Woodward Rides Donkey to San Francisco
Marion Ohio March 14 R Pitcher Woodward who bet to ride from Brooklyn New York to San Francisco on a donkey backs out of paying 5000 if Bryan loses he spent yesterday and last night in town giving the donkey a rest and hopes to complete the trip by next November if the animal stays healthy he plans to start for Kenton this morning
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
R. Pitcher Woodward
Brooklyn
N. Y
San Francisco
Cal
William Jennings Bryan
Woodward
Bryan
Kenton
George Morse
Metropolitan Church
Arlington
A. C. Harris
Indianapolis
R. L. Ireland
Cleveland
John R. Bonnell
Crawfordsville
Ind
Shoreham
D. W. Sanders
Louisville
George R. Nicholson
Biggs
Ohio
Joseph P. Smith
Funeral services for Mrs Dorothea Boies Fullerton
Springfield Ohio March 14 funeral services for Mrs Dorothea Boies Fullerton mother of Reverend Geo H Pullerton pastor will be held Monday at 3 pm at Third Presbyterian Church. Interment follows at Ferncliffe Cemetery.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Dorothea Boies Fullerton
Geo. H. Pullerton
Third
Presbyterian Church
Ferncliffe Cemetery
Money Motive Suspected in Wyoming County Murder
William Graham, 72, was arrested in Oceana after the bodies of his grandfather and robbery motive emerged near the Norfolk and Western line. The uncle’s watch and revolver were found on the suspect along with a large amount of cash. The crime occurred after they rode from Basin Springs toward the railroad, a shot was heard, and Graham was later captured following a search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Charleston
W. Va
Qee‘ang
Wyoming County
William Graham
William. Graham
Basin Springs
Norfolk & Western Rairoad
Divide
Graham
William Gram
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Oceana
Four Children Near Dying From Gas Fumes in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on March 14, the four Todd children at 17 Beacon Street were found unconscious when a stovepipe fell from a natural gas stove. Their parents were away. a physician revived them after about an hour and they are now out of danger.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
James Todd
Beacon Street
Old Mrs Cobb Dying in Indiana History Told
Mary Forbes Cobb 94, called the venerable great grandmother of William Jennings Bryan, is dying at her daughter Mrs Moses McDaniels home near New London Indiana. Born January 11 1803 in Frankfort Kentucky she married Louis H Bryan in 1820 as his second wife and became stepmother to George Bryan Bryan's grandfather. After his death she wed Elisha Cobb who died in 1844. In 1884 she settled in Kokomo area and has lived with her daughter since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Mary Forbes Cobb
William Jennings Bryan
George Bryan
Bryan
Elisha Cobb
Cobb
McDaniels
Funeral of Mrs. J. B. Thomas Draws 3000 Veterans to Cemetery
At National Military Home in Ohio on March 14, the funeral of Mrs. J. B. Thomas drew about three thousand veterans who stood with caps held and heads bowed along the route. Governor Justin H. Chapman and family attended, with many officials and friends present. The service was followed by interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, and the flag remained at half-mast since her death. Her surviving children include Dr. Jerome B. Thomas Jr. of Brooklyn and Mrs. Alice and Miss Carlotta Thomas, among other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
National Military Home
J. B. Thomas
Jerome B. Thomas, Jr
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alice
Carlotta
Brett
R. C. Lasker
Michigan
Miss Brett
Justin H. Chapman
Marion Home
E.’ F. Brown
Central Branch
Orin Britt Brown
Woodlawn
Thomas
Living American Flag at Richmond G A R Encampment
Richmond Indiana March 14. At the state encampment of the G A R city school children will take part. A parade stand for 2400 scholars dressed as an American flag is planned with expenditures of 3500 dollars secured. Halls for encampment meetings have already been engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
G.A. R
Murder Charge After Ashland Coke Oven Fire
Word of a murder reached Ceredo on March 14 reporting a body found atop a burning coke oven near Ashland along the Norfolk and Western line. The victim was Charles Baker of Christiansburg. coroner's inquest and jury verdict named Ed Turner as the murderer and Turner was jailed.
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Commercial Tribune
Ceredo
W. Va
Ashland
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Charles Baker
Christiansburg
Ed Turner
Elderly Chattanooga woman dies at 118
Easter McCullough a Black woman in Chattanooga Tennessee died today at 118 years old. A native of Georgia she leaves many grandchildren and great grandchildren but only one of fifteen children survives her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Easter McCullough
Georgia
Dingley to Offer Tariff Bill Amid Extra Session Delays
Washington dispatch reports Representative Dingley will introduce the tariff bill tomorrow and push for rapid committee action. The Ways and Means panel to meet, debate to continue nightly, schedules to be discussed, and Senate passage aimed by March 29.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Dingley
Committee On Ways and Means
House
Senate
Riot follows after fatal shooting during Birmingham burglary
In Birmingham on March 14 a burglary led to a confrontation with Officer William Perdue who was shot in the jaw while pursuing suspect Will Hunter. Hunter was fatally wounded, and Myrtie Boland a five year old girl was killed by a stray shot. A mob clashed with white and Black residents, injuring several people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Will Hunter
William Perdue
Hunter
Perdue
Myrtie Boland
Artist and magician dies after exposure near Spencer
Frank Fisher of New York City, an artist musician and magician living in Spencer during winter, wandered out of town with Charles McGraw and was found unconscious in the road this morning. He died shortly after, and authorities think Fisher is an alias. two New York friends have been located and notified.
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Commercial Tribune
Spencer
W. Va
Frank Fisher
New York City
Charles McGraw
McGraw
Fisher
New York
Crop prospects show limited yield in Summit County
Reports from all sections of Summit County indicate crops this year will not yield much, though peaches, cherries, and apples are in condition.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Septuagenarians Pass Away
Marion Ohio obituary notes James Harbi son aged 77 and D. Collins aged 76 both longtime residents and pioneer settlers have died within a short span.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion, O
James Harbison
D. Collins
Big Fire Destroys Elkins Hardware and More
A morning blaze in Elkins West Virginia leveled most of the town’s business district portion. The fire swept through frame buildings with the Elkins Hardware and Furniture Company among the principal losses and the Slkins National Bank narrowly spared. Total damage exceeds 100000 with about 73000 insured. In Dayton Ohio a separate blaze wiped out the Jacob Zimmer tobacco warehouses at Miamisburg with 15000 loss. 400 cases of tobacco destroyed, fully insured.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Elkins Hardware and Furniture Company
Elkins
Senator Elkins
J. A. Posten
G. B. Harvey
W. M. Petingale & Co
J. H. Feats
A. Brandley
Intermountain
J. H. Fouts
W. B. Harrod
Elkins Grocery House
Opera House
W. B.kearne
J. E. Feights
Herman Plats
T. J. Stalnaker
A. J. Cunningham
M. A. Nusbaum
Talbott
Slkins National Bank
Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Jacob Zimmer
Miamisburg
Hastern
Ball Avenges Murder The Latter Slain Then Slays Self
Hopkinsville Kentucky police report a fatal shooting involving Officer Henry Layne and Walter Merritt. Merritt, intoxicated, killed Layne with a pistol shot to the brain then fired on James Moorman and Cravens. Moorman and Cravens returned fire, killing Merritt. The coroner's inquest absolves Moorman and Cravens as acting in self defense. Both officers to be buried tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsville
Henry Layne
Walter Merritt
Layne
Merritt
James Moorman
Moorman
Cravens
Officials Discharge Crew After Cleveland Champagne Incident
Five Pennsylvania Railroad workers were discharged after a probe found they drank Cleveland era champagne moved from the White House to Princeton. The men admitted drinking and storing several bottles in their caboose, prompting concerns about railroad safety and traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Commercial Tribune
Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland
White House
Railroad
Dying man seeks vengeance following knife fight
On Upper Loup Creek Hutton Windsor and Tom Hudson dueled with knives over cards. Hudson was badly wounded but Windsor was arrested. Hudson later obtained a revolver and shot Windsor twice while in custody. Neither wound is serious. Hudson is believed to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hinton
W. Va
Upper Loup Creek
Hutton Windsor
Tom Hudson
Hudson
Windsor
Grant Hill Innocence to Alcohol Sparked Fatal Shooting
Fayetteville West Virginia March 4 Grant Hill jailed for fatally shooting A M Bouscher after Bouscher tried to force a drink. Bouscher drew a revolver and attempted to shoot Hill but the weapon misfired before Hill returned the shot, killing Bouscher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Hill
Bouscher
Commercial Tribune
Fayetteville
W. Va
A.M. Bouscher
Hill
Swindler Haugh Arrested in K. of P. Swindle
L. Haugh, formerly of the K of P, was arrested in Gainesville Florida today for swindling K of P members. He is said to have victimized members in Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Palestine Texas New York City and other places.
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Commercial Tribune
Jacksonville
Fra
L. Haugh
Gainesville
K. of P. Order
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Palestine
Texas
New York City
Blockade Set in Motion Despite Limited Concessions
The article states a blockade will operate today with a minor concession to France and Russia noted, signaling a cautious line of action. It emphasizes a firm stance despite the negotiated terms and highlights the international tension surrounding the plan.
Blockade Planned for Cretan Ports After Talks
Rome reports that the powers agreed to order foreign admirals to blockade Crete ports immediately. Russia and France favored tying action to troop withdrawals, but the majority chose a blockade with possible landings to preserve order while delaying final Crete fate discussions to later negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Greece
Cretan
Crete
Resolutions of Protest Draw Large London Crowd in Trafalgar Square
Nearly forty thousand people gathered in Trafalgar Square to express sympathy with Greece and Crete and urge diplomats to decide. Speakers included Rev Dr John Clifford and MPs Michael Davitt H Pickersgill F A Channing E J C Morton and Havelock Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Trafalgar Square
Greece
Crete
Hyde Park
John Clifford
House of Commons
Michael Davitt
H. Pickersgill
F. A. Channing
E. J. C. Morton
Havelock Wilson
Florence Balgarnie
G. J. Holyoake
Lord Salisbury
Great Britain
Turkish Legation Denies Fresh Atrocities Reports
Washington March 14 The Turkish Legation issued a statement calling a Constantinople telegram dated the 12th unreliable and declaring that claims of new massacres in Asia Minor are absolutely false and unfounded The government denies reports of threats against Christians payas Everek or any crisis there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
Washington
Constantinople
Payas
Everek
Tish
PILLAGE BEGINS IN CRETE WITH EXPECTED GREEK TROOP LANDING
News from Candia and surrounding areas reports pillaging starting yesterday and continuing today. The Bishop of Nice stays in Candia hoping to protect the Metropolitan Church. European troops are expected to land immediately as the insurgents maintain continuous cannonade at Spin Alonna with Greek forces under Colonel Vassos in good spirits and health. Admirals seek powers’ decision on autonomy for Crete and plan to send sailors to bolster the existing force. British and Italian ships participate in bombardment near Hierapetra with Captain Koracas commanding insurgent forces.
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Canea
Crete
Candia
Retimo
Nice
Spinalonna
Vassos
Turkey
Great Britain
Chermside
Bor
Koracas
Hierapetra
Greece Accelerates Military Prep Amid Frontiers Tension
In Athens on March 14 at 6 p.m. the situation remains quo pending powers action while the War Minister speeds up military preparations as if war were declared. Reports from Larissa grow graver and dispatches arrive with further details.
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Athens
Larissa
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