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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
1
Tokyo reports government faces a 400 million dollar liability to old railroad owners and seeks private European finance to lease and upgrade the system. Plan would shift burden to a private syndicate, with profits shared and rail improvements carried out, amid caution from financiers over military spend and nationalization costs.
J W Blodgett Grand Rapids Republican National Committeeman says Taft will be nominated and elected. He notes Michigan nearly unanimously supports Taft except Fordney district which may switch. Taft travels to New York and New Haven for events while Roosevelt praises Taft in cabinet room comments.
A bombing at Barcelona's central market injures a woman and another device was found nearby. The injured woman was taken to a laboratory for treatment and examination.
In Posen on March 15, two technical high school students staged a duel with canes after stripping to the waist. Seconds drew a ring, both fighters used equal length canes for fifteen minutes of slash fighting until one crossed the ring and lost. Spectators noted heavy injuries but could not determine who suffered more. University circles discuss the untested replacement for swords in student duels.
Sydney and Melbourne staged a dramatic welcome when Premier Deakin announced the American battleship fleet would visit. He urged strong national defense funding while praising U S ties and predicting a lavish reception as ministers in Melbourne hailed the plan for July or August visits and emphasized Pacific and strategic links.
A lone bandit boarded the west bound Oriental Limited at Bonner's Ferry Idaho and bound two mail clerks before rifling the mail and express cars. The robbery was discovered at Spokane after about five hours on the train. The thief, described as six feet tall with a red sweater and beard, remained on board through several stops, then jumped off near Spokane. Clerks Benjamin Stumpf and John W Nyström detailed their ordeal, including one nearly suffocating in a closet and the robber loosening bindings at times to ease their discomfort. Authorities began checking the mail as the train arrived in Spokane.
Tokyo reports a satisfactory settlement of the Tatsu Maru affair with China conceding Japanese demands. The Tatsu Maru will have arms removed, hoist the Japanese flag again, and a Chinese warship will fire a salute as the flag is rehoisted. The accord brings relief across the capital.
A Newport woman describes a jealous quarrel after a dance ending with Harry Fenton, a 23 year old shoe maker, drinking carbolic acid in Miss Lizzie Carpenter’s apartment. Fenton died shortly after, despite Dr Morris May's arrival. The coroner noted the death as self inflicted. Fenton’s father identified the body at the morgue, overwhelmed by grief.
A fire panic erupted at the Holyoke Opera House as flames appeared from a rear wall during a moving picture show attended by about 1500. Quick action and orderly evacuation were praised, with no serious injuries and only minor damage after the fire was extinguished in minutes.
Thomas Emerson, a wealthy Gibson County farmer and temperance advocate from Owensville, received a threatening letter mailed from Evansville declaring he must stay away from Owensville and Princeton or face violence. The note, which bears a skull drawing, warns of arson and dynamite and may be authored by a woman. Emerson plans to report the threats to federal authorities.
A new Haitian minister seized power and ordered executions. Eleven men, including Horace Coicou and Marcillon Coicou, were dragged from beds and shot near the cemetery. Refugees seek safety in consulates as French and British warships are mobilized and an American gunboat is requested.
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