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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary text hints at political maneuvering around Taft with calls for conventions and reorganizing party activities during the re week. Delegates and regional groups may be shaping the agenda amid factional signals.
Taft faction endorses strong Foraker and Hardlement in Marion County. Delegates instructed to vote for Richard in Union County state senate and Mouser urged for third nomination. Ticket named includes H Edmund Hill as Representative, Louis Meal as Treasurer, Rolla Shute as Prosecuting Attorney, and William Holverstott as Commissioner among others.
In Gartsville May 9 the Seventh District GOP convention elected J. P. Dyar Adairsville F J tty Cobb County S S Anderson Ringgold H O Kittler Cave Springs as delegates to the National Convention. Delegates were not instructed but favored Taft and Roosevelt administration. Resolutions supporting Foraker on Brownsville regiments were adopted amid cheers.
Special dispatch reports Secretary Taft within 87 votes of the Republican nomination with many states and districts set to instruct for him next week. Pennsylvania delegate Lewis Emery Jr announces support on the first ballot, shocking Knox allies and prompting roster shifts for Denver.
At the First District Republican convention in New Orleans the lily white faction included black delegates and alternates in support of Taft with the vest administration indorsed. In Morgan City the Third District convention elected Jules Godchaux and A. M. Dupont as delegates with Louis Corde and W. Y. Kemper as alternates, also endorsing Taft.
The Tenth District Republican Convention in Augusta elected J. M. Thompson and Dr. W. S. Daniel of Sparta as delegates to the National convention with Rev. C. T. Walker of Augusta and Shepard Pete of Crawfordsville as alternates. Resolutions endorsed the Roosevelt administration and praised Senator Foraker for his stance. Delegates are uninstructed but favor Foraker.
Willis A. Ore, 49, shot his wife Martha, 46, then killed himself in a field near their home in Youngstown Ohio. Authorities say long running family troubles preceded the crime. The couple leaves seven children.
A mob chased John Gustavson a 29 year old Finn from Cleveland at Wirth and Hannibal streets after a boy claimed he was attacked. Police rescued Gustavson who was beaten and held at the District Police Station. Eskman 21 also from Cleveland reported being beaten near Sixth and Elmets and claimed $860 in damages.
William B. Thomas, 82, veteran Democrat of Butler County, was stricken with a short illness at Hamilton on May 9. He had long served in local politics and was widely known for his community work. He is survived by multiple relatives.
Factional rifts arise as investigators probe the disappearances of about twelve men linked to the Gunness residence. The article notes statements from a brother and a painter claiming men vanished during works at Mrs. Gunness's home.
Laporte Indiana May 9 amid factional strife over the Gunness farm deaths authorities clash over identity of the corpse found in the ruins. Doctors confirm the remains are Mrs Belle Gunness though debates continue about forgone conclusions and police involvement.
British forces plan punitive action against Mohmand tribesmen after refusals to comply. Major General Sir James Willcox to lead two brigades of mixed British and Indian troops into action near Peshawar, amid Afghan withdrawal reducing the threat.
Recalled crimes connect the Laporte Gunnes case to the Holmes murders and the Bender family tragedies. Holmes, Herman Mudgett, was executed May 7, 1896 in Moyamen sing Prison Philadelphia for Pietzel murder amid an insurance scheme.
Friends of Armat Hartoolan a former Armenian rug merchant in Binghamton fear he may have fallen to Belle Gunness schemes. A body found may be linked as the suitor fled to marry a widow in Indiana.
Militia units from Troop A Cleveland and Company G Seventh Regiment occupy camps and patrol routes across Madison and Adams counties. Sixty Troop A members guard a 27 mile river stretch from Rome to Aberdeen with Sheriff Paul directing. Company G troops under Colonel Knox distribute across Adams County with West Union headquarters.
In Frankfort on May 9 Governor Willson visited the state penitentiary to hold a private conference with Calloway County night riders John Quincy Adams and General McCoy. The exchange aimed to question them about an alleged secret organization and other matters tied to the outlawry the governor seeks to curb.
Lexington May 9. A military officer confirms the killing of two Black night riders and the wounding of a White man near Kirksville and Richmond in Madison County ten days after a tobacco bed was scraped during a masked home visit. A sixteen-man squad arrived from Winchester to Bracken County.
Burglars entered the Hamilton Smithing and Manufacturing Company plant at Seventh Street and the Pennsylvania Railroad early today and rifled the safe and desks. The safe held nothing of value and the burglars got nothing for their trouble.
A man who kept money on his person and spoke of marrying a Chicago-area widow with a large farm has vanished after leaving the city two years ago to visit her. He had claimed she lived near Chicago with three children, and had a rug store history in New York near Lexington Avenue and 25th Street.
Mrs Cora Belle Herron detained in Syracuse on suspicion of being Mrs Gunness arrives in New York aboard the Empire State Express. She is met at the station by her sister Mrs Charles P Rockefeller and other family members. Mrs Farren says she is worn out and exhausted.
The report by Senator Howe and the joint committee alleges mismanagement in the Treasurer and Auditor offices, cites potential lost interest and poor book keeping, and calls for reforms. Senator Patterson disputes parts of the majority findings and notes expert Lothmann’s conclusions on deposits and securities. A test suit on investigating Cleveland and Cincinnati matters is expected next week with a $35,000 appropriation.
Washington May 9 Sectional lines in the House drew sharp votes as Payne of New York and Williams of Mississippi traded charges. Payne attacked the minority leader over claims of honesty in elections while Williams retorted with a volley of historic accusations against Republicans and 1876 and 1896 elections.
In New Salisbury, Salineville area, Robert Tolson and Frank Fotheringham were killed when a mine roof collapsed while an electric machine operated. F. Carlson escaped with minor injuries while on duty as lookout for danger.
Dundee reports Winston Spencer Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, has been returned to the House of Commons at the head of the poll after a brief seven day contest. The city stood firm to the liberal faith it has held for 25 years.
The Right Hon James Alexander Campbell, brother of Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, dies in London. Born in 1825 he served in Aberdeen and the Universities before 1880 to 190.
A family shares how Postum Food Coffee relieved a dyspeptic coffee drinker. After starting Postum strictly as directed, the man’s discomfort faded in months, and the family, including a physician, now prefers Postum over coffee. The letter promises continued health benefits.
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