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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
1
Secretary of War Taft spoke in Nashville on Philippine land policy and church state relations. He explained the friars lands purchase, noted agricultural impact, and urged a slow, measured restoration of the Roman Catholic Church with government and private support in the islands.
A Richards farm tobacco bed near White Oak Georgetown was destroyed. Troop A First Ohio Cavalry left Manchester en route to Cleveland with Troop B remaining in Brown County for patrol. State Fire Marshal investigators active after past warehouse fire. General Critchfield said troops stay through tobacco setting season.
Dr. W O Thompson president of the State University asked the Adjutant General about arrangements to allow three senior class members who have served two weeks with National Guard units in Southern Ohio to graduate with their class. Colonel Kautz man discussed the issue with General Critchfield as commencement nears.
Washington May 21 The Republican caucus tonight voted against passage at this session of Congress of a bill to modify the power of Federal Courts in the exercise of injunctions.
Baltimore May 21 Late tonight a well informed source said the last ballot showed no choice with Rev Edwin H Hughes short by about twenty votes of election He trailed Rev C W Smith and Rev W S Lewis while Secretary J B Hingfey gained about fifty votes The conference adjourned with a fifth ballot cast and results to be reported tomorrow morning The Book Committee recommended union labor as a priority in church publishing and the Tempérance Committee seeks guidance for lawyers defending liquor sellers in court The second ballot produced leaders including Dr William A Quayle Dr Nielsen and Dr Anderson with 765 valid votes and several candidates above two hundred votes Continued voting planned.
A Cleveland area street railway strike nears resolution as two arbitrators are chosen to handle the arbitration bill. Peace appears near with mediators adjourning until tomorrow to finalize the third arbitrator.
Chicago May 21 The search for Agnes L. Skelly the Chicago financier who promoted the American Steel Car Company and drew John M Armstrong into jail custody expands as a grand jury probes her affairs. Custody battles over three nephews prompt guardian removal bids while New York financiers and police in Chicago map her movements.
In New York Supreme Court Justice O Gorman dismisses Mae C Wood's suit for divorce from Senator T C Platt and orders her jailed on perjury charges with bail set at 5000. Platt's counsel sought dismissal after expert testimony attacked the marriage documents.
In Chicago on May 21 a threatened street car strike was averted as nineteen delinquent union members agreed to pay dues and were reinstated. President Roac of the Railway Company avoided having to choose between discharging the men or facing a strike.
Dr Ira Van Giesen hydrophobia expert at the New York Board of Health inoculated himself during an autopsy on William H Marsh who died of rabies. He was scratched by a bone and will receive Pasteur Institute treatment. Coroner Brewer opened an inquiry into Marsh s death and the dog bite incident involving secretary Edna D Thompson who later admitted the bite and consented to Pasteur treatment.
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