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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1906
Page
1
May 6 report describes dynamiting tests on ruined walls, three soldiers buried with one hurt seriously. City shuts most offices, Open air services resume, vaudeville barred, liquor arrests made, Coroner reports 319 cases, sightseers flock to the devastated district, new construction and tearing down continue.
Secretary Taft has released about 300000 from a 2.5 million relief fund to General Greely for San Francisco survivors needs. The money covers purchased and needed supplies including fresh provisions and rents from Quartermasters stores. Portions charged to the 300000 appropriation will be returned to the army for future use.
Balonica May 6 Turkish troops exterminated a band of fourteen Bulgarians at Logodja near Kiuprili. Turkish losses were two men killed.
In a motor accident near White Plains New York Gifford Cochran a Yonkers carpet maker was seriously injured. The collision involved a truck whose horses were killed. Cochran and his party including Joseph Itzer Jr Mrs Cochran Miss Dixon George Simpson and the chauffeur were thrown from the car.
Scranton May 6. Officials report progress toward resuming mine work May 14 under the Anthracite Strike Commission award. The subscale committee including President Mitchell will meet operators in New York for a possible three year contract, with two years favored by Mitchell but three years possible if operators insist.
The twentieth National convention of the Independent Order Brith Abraham opened in New York with several hundred delegates. Nominations were made for key offices including Grand Master Max Stern and First Deputy Grand Master Max Schmidt. Samuel Weldorf urged unity and urged Jews to think and act to influence national policy, lecturing that 90,000 members should speak up.
The biennial meeting of the National Conference of Jewish Charities opened in Philadelphia and will run through Wednesday. Representatives from major Jewish charities across the United States attend the event.
Birmingham crowds filled churches for the Methodist Conference South with talks by M Matsumoto of Kobe Japan on mission work. Bishops Hendricks Hoss Key Morrison and J L Kennedy spoke. Canadian delegate Starling preached at the Presbyterian church. Prospects point to about two bishops likely to be elected.
A boiler exploded at Abram Pearson’s sawmill near Elizabeth in Parkerburg yesterday afternoon. Pearson and four employees were slightly injured while his little grandson suffered serious scalding.
Friends of Senator Foraker celebrate President Roosevelt's Garfield report urging pooling by railroads under conditions. The message mirrors Foraker’s earlier bill backed by Cincinnati shippers, seeking ICC supervised pooling and court review provisions amid rate regulation debates. Rep Grosvenor recalls supporting pooling in the past amid criticism.
A drunken quarrel in Charles Carr's saloon led to a pistol shootout at New Point, six miles east of Greensburg. Pleasant Land was killed, his brother Winfield Land died later, and Jeff Williams is not expected to survive. Garfield A. Williams and William Bare were jailed.
Constantinople May 6 The Sultan seeks to reopen the Tabah affair with The Hague as the British Ambassador refuses to pursue the matter. A reply to Sir Nicholas O Connors note is not expected before Wednesday due to Mulud festival.
Report from Junction City Kansas on May 6 outlines a plan to mobilize between 0 and 10 000 regulars for war maneuvers at Ft Riley during the summer. Troops designated for concentration come from the Middle West and Minnesota and may march to the post. President Roosevelt aims to test concentration facilities under sudden mobilization conditions.
President Roosevelt in a telegram to the Pennsylvania State Grange reiterates support for the Hepburn bill with the Allison amendment. He says Congress is likely to adopt his position and notes amendments like Long and Overman are desirable but not vital to advancing the railway rate reform.
Rushville Indiana May 6 The Rushville High School Building burned at 5 45 this morning destroying all contents with an estimated 35000 loss and 15500 insured Ex Consul General John K Gowdy living across the street discovered the blaze Nothing saved from the brick structure dating 1869 with additions in 1881 About 500 pupils attended and rival junior and senior classes had been fighting over the flagstaff The city faces debt and a special election for taxes to fund two new high school buildings and another for the common school The outer walls may fall at any time
In Natal on May 6 Colonel Mansell’s force pursuing Zulu rebels under Chief Bambaata was attacked by about 200 Zulu fighters as they climbed toward Chief Cettiwayo’s grave. Sixty Zulus died and three of Mansell’s men were wounded during a hazardous engagement. The attackers used a crescent formation and appeared drugged by witch doctors.
Mark Twain of New York postpones his trip to Dublin New Hampshire for the summer after contracting bronchitis. He fell ill with a cold Tuesday and bronchitis developed by Thursday, forcing an indefinite delay.
Anode Folandi was pulled by TK from the Land Bank in a tandem action. Several officials confirmed the removal and the situation is under review by the organization.
The battleship Rhode Island, aground on York Spit Bar since Saturday, was freed at high tide with four naval tugs after a lengthy struggle. The Minneapolis assisted but could not haul aboard a hawser. No native pilot boarded. Virginia pilots declined. The ship anchored at York River mouth and heads to Hampton Roads.
Public sentiment across the colony supports the Bond Cabinet as it enforces restrictive measures on American fishermen. Officials indicate Premier likely has British government endorsement. The government plans to use whaling ships and revenue cruisers to enforce the balt act, with the foreign fishing vessels bill expected to pass the upper house tomorrow as both houses face prorogation.
Lexington mayor orders a Sunday liquor crackdown after a fatal shooting at P. M. Green's saloon last Sunday. Police will inspect interiors with blinds raised to enforce the lid on saloons for the day.
Eijiro Nakano 23 son of a wealthy Japanese banker disappeared from a New York hotel April 28. His body was recovered tonight from a creek between Bergen and Hudson Counties New Jersey. A $2,500 reward had been offered for information on his whereabouts. only $1.36 was found in his clothing and his gold watch was missing. He was seen near Fairview New Jersey the night of his disappearance with a roll of bills.
Paris May 6 results from the general Parliamentary elections show few changes in the Chamber with most deputies re-elected. The capital faces many second ballots on May 20 and the government gains one seat. Voters posted results at the Hotel De Ville and ministries amid guarded polling and lively crowds.
In Cheatham County near Pleasant View Marvin Winters was killed by gunfire while Thomas Stewart and his daughter were wounded in a mob attack at Stewart’s home. A threatening letter preceded the violence and several local men were detained on charges of complicity as investigators probe the motive and origin of the feud.
The Post Office Department will start an inspection of rural routes in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky on May 15 with twenty inspectors. The goal is to ensure carriers follow rules and patrons use approved mail boxes and to identify service improvements. Regular yearly inspections planned.
Fire in the storage yards of the Wernicke Mariner Chemical Company in Jacksonville Florida destroyed 150000 tons of batting draft a resin waste used in making oil valued at 150000 dollars. The stores and buildings were saved by hard work and officials redirected responders from a mistaken location to the Standard Naval Stores Company yards.
A chaotic event in Moscow featured a blow up by boing and a throw at Doubass Off. The incident disrupted activity and drew attention from local onlookers. Further details remain unclear from the fragment.
A bomb hurled at Vice Admiral Doubassoff, Governor General of Moscow, missed its mark. The attacker died with his accomplices as bystanders and several aides were injured. Doubassoff escaped with burns to his back and a bruised leg.
Vice Admiral Doubassoff, named Governor General of Moscow in December, grapples with revolutionary plots. An abduction attempt failed early, with January plans to kill him at the blessing of waters. Princess Fkoslovska was arrested as an accessory. A March bid to invade the palace was thwarted when a woman with a concealed bomb in her hair was captured.
The Moderates pushed a party organization plan while radicals fought land nationalization. News arrived of Governor General Doubassoff's attempted assassination in Moscow and the governor of Elizabethpol killed in retaliation. The National Assembly is to convene May 10 at Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg.
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