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Newspaper

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1908

Page

2

Ohio Legislature to Close Seventy Seventh Session Today

Columbus dispatch reports the 77th General Assembly will adjourn with 70 plus bills signed after sessions run from Friday to Sunday. Senate likely fireworks over Howe probe reports, with minority and Democrat reports expected.

Ohio Commercial Tribune Columbus Seventy Seventh General Assembly of Ohio Legiglature Harris Senate Howe Patterson

Roosevelt letters stir Senate over army navy control

Three senators received letters from President Roosevelt asserting his supremacy as Commander in Chief in army and navy matters. The missives praise his handling of Brownsville and Colonel Stewart, prompting expected Republican conference and possible actions on reinstatement bills for discharged soldiers and the Stewart case.

Washington United States Senate Roosevelt Brownsville Texas William F. Stewart Arizona Senator Stewart Vermont Stewart Colonel Stewart Rayner William Alden Smith Army Navy New York Smith Michigan Fr. Grant

Wright Aeroplane Flown Freely Over Kill Devil Hill

Wright brothers continued experiments at Kill Devil Hill May 8 with the aero plane in the air for ten or more short flights. The longest flight reached about a mile and a half as observers note the steering gear is not yet fully satisfactory and tests focus on machine rise and ground contact.

Commercial Tribune Manteo N. C Wright Brothers Kill Devil Hill Salley I¢Y Mr. Salley Ascen

Slate Quarries Split Duke of Manchester and Zimmerman

In Kylemore Castle Ireland the Duke of Manchester and Eugene Zimmerman, railroad magnate and father in law, clash over profits from rich slate quarries recently uncovered on the estate. They reportedly patched terms for now but remain at risk of another split as both claim ownership of the quarry wealth worth vast sums.

Commercial Tribune Dublin Kylemore Castle Duke of Manchester Eugene Zimmerman Cincinnati Railway Zimmerman Ireland

Madison County tobacco grower fends off night riders

Adjutant General was notified of a violent encounter near Frankfort Kentucky where a Madison County tobacco grower and a band of masked riders attacked the plant bed. Reports say two black workers were shot and killed while a white man was badly wounded. Colonel E W Lillard said troops patrol the river region fifty miles long. Details were suppressed.

Frankfort Peremp

Kauffman brewing official resigns under cloud

Charles J. Kauffman, vice president and treasurer of the John Kauffman Brewing Co., disappeared from Cincinnati city life as officers dispensed with him in the first week of April. Secretary George Guckenberger stated that Kauffman is no longer connected with the company, no successor named yet, and that his accounts are correct. Kauffman held stock, drew 2500 dollars yearly, and was a prominent Cincinnati figure and clubman. The paper notes his long career in brewing and newspapers and references his various social affiliations.

Charles J. Kauffman Afeil John Kauffman Brewing Company The Brewing Company John Kauffman John R. Kauffman Charles Phillip Renner Hiss Legion Cincinnati Blaine Club North Cincinnati Turn Verein Pen and Pencil Club American Bowling Congress Freesetters’ Union Kauffman Charles Wv. Kauffman

Trust Company in Cleveland Fails

The Euclid Avenue Trust Company of Cleveland has assigned to the Cleveland Trust Company. The bank, with $200 000 capital, reportedly held deposits around 1.2 to 1.3 million. President J P Madigan said all depositors would be paid in full as loans are realized. Clearing House officials refused to clear, closing the bank. no other city banks are involved.

Williams House George Harrison M. D. Ratchford Labor Statistics Ratchford Cleveland Senate Euclid Avenue Trust’ Company Cleveland Trust’Company J.P. Madigan Madigan Clearing House W. H. Crafts J. P. Madigan

State Deposits Protected in Cleveland Bank Suspension

The Euclid Avenue Trust Company of Cleveland suspended today as a state depository with $55,000 in state funds. State Treasurer Charles C. Green stated there is no risk to the state. The deposit is indemnified by a surety bond for the full amount. If the bank cannot pay, the surety company will cover the balance.

Charles C. Green Cameron McKinnon Howe Drake Cleveland Crawford WA Senate House Kinsman Guilbert Tate Johnson Commercial Tribune Columbus Euclid Avenue Trust Company State Treasury Green

Senate Focuses on Forest Reserves in Agriculture Bill Debate

Washington May 8 senators spent little time on the agricultural appropriation bill as debate centered on forest reserves policy and the administration of the forest service.

Senate Washington

Miami University mock election favors Taft in chapel vote

In Hamilton Ohio on May 8 Miami University students held a mock election in the college chapel. Taft won with 120 votes, supporting candidates Bragg 69 Fairbanks 13 Hughes 12.

Taft Winson Ohio College Commercial Tribune Hamilton Miami University College Chapel Secre Brg Fairbanks Hughes

Hoosier Merchant Ends Life Amid Loneliness

Madison Indiana May 8 Arno a goods merchant and School Board member died by his own hand at noon today. Loneliness is believed to have prompted the act.

Madison Ind

Gunness suspect on train in Syracuse area probe

Reports from Syracuse Utica and La Porte describe detectives tracing a woman believed to be Belle Gunness, other passengers and officers noting resemblance, while Lamphere faces murder charges linked to Gunness and related letters at the Wheatbrook farm. Authorities seize a trunk with letters and unusual rings as part of the inquiry.

Syracuse N. Y Belle Gunness Utica Rochester Here Allentown N.Y Niess and Donovan New York Central L. A. Heaton Chicago Franklin New York Delphia Laporte Ind Gunnely Farm Mack Ray Lammphere Bella Gunness Lamphere H. W. Worden John Wheatbrook Guiness Springville Wheatbrook Mrs. Gunness Gunness Farm Werden Ralph N

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