06 May 1914
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1914
Page
1
William J Finley chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee pleads guilty to violating state civil service law and receives the minimum penalty of eight dollars plus costs. Other indicted officials including Emery W Lattamer Merle A Goller and A V Abernethy face continued payroll status under court leniency.
A menacing Huerta troop gathering near Vera Cruz signals possible hostilities resuming. Washington forecasts sharp decisive American movement toward the dictator's citadel as tensions rise in Mexico.
Special cable reports Colonel Theodore Roosevelt on a steamer from Manaus detailing the Brazil expedition. It aimed at the American Museum of Natural History. naturalists Cherry and Miller collected over 2100 birds and mammals along with some reptiles, fish, and amphibians.
A House Judiciary Committee vote sends Rep Hobson Alabama resolution toward the House for action on amending the U S Constitution to ban the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor The move splits temperance supporters with wets attempting to force action while fearing statewide ratification failure The Ohio delegation splits with Willis and White for the measure while Whitacre Bulkley Gordon Sherwood Goeke oppose noncommittal votes noted Representative Willis and Whitacre hold contrasting gubernatorial bid positions
New York May 5 Ethel Lorain Traine Belmont wins her separation suit against Raymond Belmont son of August Belmont the financier Alimony at the rate of 100 a month was slowed Raymond Belmont is now abroad
Special cable from Durazzo reports 250 Mohammedan Albanians captured by Epirote invaders at Hormova were crucified in the Orthodox Church at Kodra. The Epirotes then allegedly burned the church and bodies after setting it on fire.
The Prinzess Irene carried Cardinal Gibbons and several bishops and priests from Hoboken to Naples en route to Rome to visit the Pope. Key figures on board included Baltimore-based Rt. Rev. Mgr. Shahan Rt. Rev. D J O Connell and Rev. Louis R Stickney with other clergy from Green Bay La Crosse Grand Rapids Antigo. Flags adorned the ship and pier in celebration.
A girl matching Catherine Winters from New Castle Indiana has been found at I. Sigman’s home in Kingston West Virginia. The child, now called Helen, arrived in Kingston last September with three Italians who vanished. She recalls being brought from Cleveland, and a telegram asks Dr Winters to travel to Kingston.
In Brooklyn a son named Chester Duryea shot and killed his father Hiram Duryea a millionaire starch maker and Civil War veteran. He claimed a spiritual message from George Washington and spoke of turning the pistol on himself. He showed signs of mania and awaited arraignment with a request for counsel.
Richmond May 5 A cablegram from Ambassador Willard to local friends confirms the marriage of Miss Belle Willard to Kermit Roosevelt will take place in Madrid on June 11. The announcement provides the definite plans for the ceremony and date.
Twenty seven crewmen of the British steamer Columbian were saved by the Manhattan after a fire at sea. Thirteen survivors were picked up by the Franconia with the chief steward’s body aboard. A second boat with seventeen men remained adrift as the Franconia searched.
The twenty first biennial May Festival opened last night at Music Hall in Cincinnati. Dr Ernst Kunwald and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra bring artistic stature and pride to the city as crowds fill Music Hall, with choristers, flags, and a festive atmosphere.
A political broadside accuses Governor Cox and allies of planning a Columbus meeting of License Commissioners to pressure counties ahead of primaries. The speaker claims a staged talk on saloon licensing is a pretext to direct votes and boost Cox’s machine through August primary preparations.
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