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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a safe pure medicine that builds strength expels blood humors and tones the stomach. It notes conformity with the Pure Food and Drugs Law and offers the product in liquid or chocolate tablets called Sarsatabs at 100 doses for one dollar.
Between French Minister M. Carteron and Minister of State M. Borno, discussions focus on the embarkation of refugees. The talks aim to coordinate relief and relocation efforts amid ongoing humanitarian needs.
Advices from Haiti report relief after warships ordered by governments arrive. Haitian Foreign Affairs announces refugees at German and French consulates may depart. Dispatches say ships quieted public sentiment with no immediate danger of further trouble anticipated.
Paris dispatches say Port au Prince reports show Nord Alexis concede refugee reembarkation and issue safe conducts for General Firmin and other asylum seekers. French Minister Carteron credits M. Borno for guiding this change, and warns that danger to legations and consulates is now over.
Berlin states the German Foreign Office agrees with United States views on Haiti per Secretary Root. Germany has no plan to intervene in Haiti’s internal affairs and will protect its subjects and legation. No war with Haiti is anticipated as foreign warships, including the Bremen, bolster calm until order returns.
London dispatch reports Consul General Murray said arrivals of foreign warships produced a tranquilizing effect. He states that foreign diplomatic representatives act in unison to protect subjects and citizens. The British Foreign Office will leave Murray a free hand regarding British interests.
Special Dispatch reports friction between the Helping Hand Society of Hamilton and the Helping Hand Mission of Cincinnati. Cincinnati solicitors were active in Hamilton and police asked them to stop. Hamilton issued a public statement opposing the Cincinnati society’s work in the city.
Grover Cleveland, 81, marking his birthday in Lakewood New Jersey, reports improved health after a quiet family celebration held with his immediate household and a few close friends.
Vancouver reporter dispatch says Jack Collins, possibly Jefferson Bevins, was arrested at Pike County Kentucky request on a murder charge for a long past Pikeville killing. He allegedly admitted the act but claimed self defense.
Mayor T. P. Earle fined O. P. Naylor, Harry Schulte, and John Wagner, Hartwell saloonists, $100 and costs each for alleged Sunday closing law violations. Arrests were made at the instance of the Anti League. witnesses included Thomas Justis, a law student, and Theodore Trimble, a contracting teamster of Norwood.
In Frankfort Kentucky Governor Wilson signed the Wilhelm poolroom bill prohibiting pool selling except at race tracks during races. A theft scare claimed a School Book Commission bill but it was recovered by Private Secretary McKenzie Todd. The capitol statehouse looked deserted as lawmakers headed home after sine die adjournment and preparations for possible extra sessions or county unit measures to counter night riders remained under discussion.
Iowa delegates rally for Taft as the Republican platform is pledged to justice and honesty. Representative Mouser outlines campaign prospects in the lower house while urging tariffs to protect home buyers and sellers and to expand markets through reciprocity. Ohio officials and Iowa leaders, including Wade Ellis and Lafayette Young, are greeted with applause at the convention.
Obituary notices report the deaths of John S. Rainey in New Orleans at 62, former president of Standard Guano and Standard Cotton Seed Oil, and Joseph G. Darlington a Philadelphia dry goods merchant and former Union League president who died in Haverford at about 65. George Griswold Haven, Met ropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company head and New York banker, died after an operation in New York. born 1837.
Special Dispatch reports Iowa’s 26 member delegation to the Republican National Convention is set with four delegates at large and fourteen district delegates. All are instructed to back Secretary Taft as Washington endorses Taft with a solid ten votes pledged. Attorney General Wade Ellis attended as Taft manager’s representative.
Washington reports a Taft push in Maine with ex Governor John F Hill and Isaac Dyer rallying support. Maine Republicans shift from uninstructed to instructed, signaling a strong Taft bloc at the national convention. Ollie James and Bryan are cited in reflection on Democratic speeches.
The Litchfield Illinois gathering elected William Ridgely and Frank E. Milner as delegates to the Chicago convention. Resolutions urged support for Joseph G. Cannon for President and praised President Roosevelt Senators Cullom Hopkins and Governor Deneen. John W. Mitchell chosen Presidential Elector. convention was harmonious.
Evansville March 18 Republicans in the First Congressional District meet in Princeton to renominate Congressman John H. Foster by acclamation. The platform backs President Roosevelt Governor Hanly and Senators Hemenway and Beveridge. Foster arrived from Washington to attend the convention.
In Abilene Kansas on March 18 the Fifth Kansas District Republican Convention elected R T Stanfield and J D Heusted as delegates to the National Convention. They were instructed to vote for Ratt.
Hamilton County legislator Paxton leads a forceful attack on the Atwell initiative and referendum in a five hour Ohio House debate. Speakers from Ross to Greene voiced opposition while Shuler and others argued against direct legislation with references to Oregon mayors and Swiss model contrasts.
Columbus March 18 The Ohio Senate will spend most of its session tomorrow on confirming nearly a hundred appointments sent by Governor Harris and late Governor Pattison with a special order for 2 PM. A separate roll call will be held for each nominee.
Guaranteed to cure any case of itching bleeding or protruding piles in 14 days or money back. Advertisement claims 0 cents price.
In Columbus the Senate Finance sub committee reports reduced lawyer fees for the Drake Probe, totaling 7800 dollars for Roetlinger Hunt Coppock Schr Schroeder and Butler Carlisle, far below the initial 20000 dollar bill. The funds may come from the general appropriation bill or a separate resolution. Senator Beatty of Bowling Green announces Democratic bid for State Treasurer.
A Columbus report details the Joint Investigating Committee’s inspection of the Ohio State Prison. Members toured the east hall annex death chamber dining room asylum hospital Bertillon room and courtroom while reviewing contracts. Senator Ward criticized the cigar contract and condemned the 3 by 6 foot cell as a crime in modern times. The panel plans to reconvene Thursday morning.
Senator Hunt denounces the Senate Railroads Committee for not reporting his sleeping car bill and withholding open hearings. He considers asking the Railroad Committee to drop further study and move the measure to passage, citing several senators ready to support it with a second chance.
Hearing in Columbus on March 18 considered the Espy bill banning feeding wet distillery slop to dairy cows. Proponents included Dr Otto Geier and Hamilton County Milk Commission Secretary, while opponents cited Dr Adolph Zeckendorf and Albert Bettinger. The session featured a slide show of slop-fed dairies and acrimonious debate. no action was taken.
The Senate Committee on Railroads agreed to recommend passage of the Chamberlain shippers bill and the Lamb bill authorizing interurbans to condemn right of way over rail tracks when private agreements for terminal facilities fail. Speculation grows on the bill’s future impact.
Ohio Senate rejects anticorporation bills as a measure to valuate railroads faces opposition. Senator Gayman Howe clash over data for franchise value. West exposes Michigan example. bill falls to eight to fourteen. Other measures postponed or approved include camp grounds transfer and loaning state funds to highest bidder.
In Hamilton Ohio on March 18 the Butler County Commissioners clash with other county officers over supply purchases. The commissioners order all offices to have supplies delivered to them for inspection while other officers call the move grandstanding and refuse to submit.
Frank Moore on a bicycle was struck by a limited trolley car in Piqua Ohio and thrown about thirty feet. He sustained severe injuries and is believed likely to die. Moore rode on the track center with his head near the bar and did not see or hear the approaching car.
United States Senator Penrose is confined to his Philadelphia home with a severe attack of grip. The March 18 report notes the illness affects the Pennsylvanian.
Chicago financier James B. Forgan refutes Senator La Follette’s charge that a small group controls the nation’s commercial destinies. He calls the speech false and a manipulation of public passions, insisting no such group exists and no one can steer the economy. He also rejects links to the recent financial panic as unfounded.
Havana March 18 Governor Magoon will protest to Washington against the quarantine the United States Government plans to impose on Cuba after April 1. The protest argues the rule violates the US Latin American convention which allows quarantine only after a yellow fever case within five days of a ship's sailing or when there has been no fever since March 11.
Hamilton Ohio March 18 The Hamilton Clearing House Association acted as a bond buyer for the first time in the local market winning a $23,000 school bond issue by bidding $23,005 plus interest. The funds will finance a new building in the First Ward.
Hamilton Ohio March 18 The Hamilton Board of Education voted unanimously to create a teachers pension system in the city. Of 118 teachers in local schools sixty five have petitioned for the system under current State laws.
The Emperor decreed an urgent naval port and fortress inspection to cover Sebastopol Kaku Cronstadt Reval Libau Sveaborg and St Peters burg. Admiral Skrydioff and other high officers will complete the survey within a fortnight.
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