Coffee Trader Skips Direct Question on Clients
A coffee trader refuses a pointed inquiry about clients, offering no direct answers. The incident leaves questions about client lists and business relationships unresolved.
16 May 1912
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
1
A coffee trader refuses a pointed inquiry about clients, offering no direct answers. The incident leaves questions about client lists and business relationships unresolved.
The money trust inquiry shifts to the coffee trade with Herman Sielcken of Crossman & Sielcken as the first witness. He faces questions on his ties to the Sao Paulo government and Brazilian valorization financing linked to the National City bank.
Tribune dispatch reports George Ade says he has no wish to be governor or candidate yet he is open to being mentioned for the governorship. The note notes a rainy spell delaying corn planting and jokes that discussing potential governors is an indoor sport.
Cleveland attorney H Tolles filed an application in Columbus on May 15 seeking approval for a bond issue of 908000 for the Cleveland Bell Telephone Company. The action requests authorization to raise funds for company expansion and improvements.
H O Seymour representing Bell Telephone presented to the state public utilities commission an application for authority to issue 900000 in notes to pay existing debts. The commission found the submission insufficient and ordered the company to file an appraisal and inventory of its property.
Seven men were burned to death and six square miles of timber were destroyed when a forest fire swept Skagit County Washington last night. The English Logging Company camps near Hamilton were wiped out and property losses reached 100090 dollars. Bellin gham death May 15. Seven
Seven charred bodies were found in the ruins of Chris Petersons home near Lund in Lyman County. Authorities believe the victims may be Peterson and his wife and five children though whether murder or accidental death caused the blaze remains unclear.
Fire swept five acres of cattle pens at the Kansas City stockyards in Missouri. More than 2,000 head of cattle were confined, most of which were lost. The blaze destroyed the government tuberculosis testing station at the center of the yards, and losses are expected to exceed $100,000.
John A. Topping testified about the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. in the government case against United States Steel, describing its assets, mineral lands, and cheap raw materials while detailing his role in the syndicate and the sale of his stake. Williams denounced William P. Boland and repudiated a signed letter, accusing Boland of using bribery to obtain information and linking Archbald to potential rewards.
In Paris on May 16 a massive crowd gathered to witness the siege of bandits Garnier and Vallet. The pair died by their own hand and in combat, four police officers hospitalized. A villa search recovered notebooks and seven automatic pistols.
Former President Roosevelt asserts he will secure the Republican nomination on the first ballot. He cites a delegate table showing a large majority of uninstructed and already elected delegates backing him, criticizes Taft over Brownsville actions, and pitches farmers to support his drive in Ohio and beyond.
At the Minneapolis general conference details show Bishop Henry W. Warren of Denver Bishop David H. Moore of Cincinnati and Bishop Thomas B. Neeley of New Orleans vote for retirement from active service Warren 449 344 Moore 624 269 Neeley 496 297 The committee recommended retirement for Warren and Moore and urged a ballot for all three bishops The conference paused amid applause and hisses as the vote was cast and Bishop Moore urged automatic retirement at age 70 after his remarks the assemblage sang Blest be the tie that binds. The episcopacy committee will report tomorrow on new bishop recommendations.
President Taft winds through Ohio voices harsh critique of Theodore Roosevelt while defending his administration. He speaks twelve times, despite hoarseness, noting Roosevelt’s alleged personal attacks and urging voters to consider the square deal.
Charles M Derickson, a member of Lincoln's bodyguard who allegedly carried the first alarm at the White House, was shot and killed in Monessen. His father Major B Derickson once captained the president's bodyguard.
The National Electric Light Association, an unincorporated welfare charity for electric light companies, will supply and operate free electric fans for the sick this summer. The plan, costing about £100,000, spreads from New York to 50 communities nationwide, with eleven local companies participating including Edison.
Williams wrote on March 13 1911 that a party dealing with him referred to Judge Archbald. He described offering for the Katydid calm leak and said the judge later visited his office. Conn likely to resume testimony tomorrow.
Township trustees appeal to county commissioners to split a three year old road levy among townships. Funds were spent on state aided road improvements, with any remaining after the next project to be distributed, pending Prosecuting Attorney Burns’s opinion.
The will of William F. Newcombe, Cleveland millionaire hermit, leaves about 10000 dollars for a fund to aid the poor of Black Torrington county England his birthplace. Niece Addie Groves Ives of Berlin Heights Ohio and her two daughters receive roughly 350000 dollars of the 400000000.
Hamilton Ohio May 15 John Zettler 95 fell on stairs at his home and in the fall struck his wife 8 years old both crashed to the cellar floor and were injured in the incident.
A brief notice outlines presidential preference votings by postal ballot as a commercial triangle item. It notes ballot distribution and timing details while indicating participation logistics for readers.
Colonel Roosevelt delivers speeches in multiple Ohio cities including Springfield Elyria Nor walk Bellevue Sandusky and Xenia amid large crowds and police help. A broom fixed to his ear sparked crowd complaints at Xenia while he defends a judicial decision referendum and plans further stops before Toledo. Comptroller William Prendergast of New York will offer the Chicago nominating speech.
Colonel Roosevelt asserted a lead over President Taft for the nomination during a Kenton visit. He said Taft already has enough delegates and noted California’s solid, uncontested delegates boosting his position.
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A syndicate of financiers announced that B F Goodrich will acquire the Diamond Rubber Company for 45 million dollars in stock. Stockholders will vote to authorize an extra stock issue of 15 million in 7 percent cumulative preferred and 30 million in common, lifting Goodrich capitalization to 90 million with one third in preferred stock.
Mrs Clarence L Bleakley of New York was elected president general of the Daughters of the Revolution. Other officers include Mrs Nathaniel Keay of Pennsylvania, Mrs Robert Ward of New Jersey, Mrs Washington Yale of Minnesota as vice presidents and Mrs Herbert B Henry on Long Island as recording secretary among others.
President Taft will arrive in Cleveland tonight and attend several shop meetings with speeches from an automobile tomorrow. He is expected to repeat his Boston address at the mass meeting scheduled for Central Armory in the evening.
President Taft spoke to a sizable Newark crowd addressing the trusts issue. A heckler pressed him on action against the steel and harvester trusts, to which Taft replied he would break them up as he cited Roosevelt era experiences and past administrations.
In Mount Vernon on May 15 President Taft answered Colonel Roosevelt’s charge that he is a reactionary. He cited his administration record as proof of progressiveness. Taft’s voice was husky as he spoke about faith in deeds and the value of action.
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