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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1908
Page
1
A brief directive notes a request to use a music hall style of speech. The phrase suggests a performance or ceremonial setting rather than a formal address and implies a preference for theatrical or lyrical expression.
Governor Harris at Xenia Ohio blasts Judge Harmon over back taxes from railroads run by the C H D Railway system. He asserts Harmon’s silence on temperance and fault lines with Rose county option law and Aikin tax. Attendees praise Harris Taylon Dick.
Hearst in Berkeley outlines further Standard Oil correspondence including a reference to a $5,000 certificate of deposit. The event also featured brief remarks by Independence party presidential candidate Thomas L. Hisgen and excerpts from letters dated February 1901 involving John D. Archbold and J. L. McLaurin.
James S. Sherman, Republican nominee for Vice President, arrived in Utica New York this afternoon and was greeted by the Unconditionals marching club. He registered at the depot and later departed for New York.
In Spartanburg South Carolina a mob of up to a thousand fought with troops and police over John Irby the negro who assaulted Miss Tillie Dempsey. Four wounded including a 14 year old while Sheriff Nichols was shot. Guards increased with arriving troops and local militia amid threats of dynamiting the jail.
The first international balloon races open in Berlin with 23 spherical balloons from France Austria Germany and Belgium launched from Lehmargendorf. The course heads to Schmadhenhagen near Oranienburg about 40 miles away as prominent spectators including Americans watch the dramatic start.
Taft told Kentucky Highlanders at the Linton Hotel he will tour the South for speeches, arguing expansion and a coming Republican shift. He predicted the Solid South would break as material growth widens Republican appeal, drawing enthusiastic reaction from his hosts. Li Sum Ling, editor of The Chinese Mail in Hong Kong, was among his other callers.
James W. Van Cleave argues businessmen should oppose Bryan. Bryan blasts Republican corporate policy in Missouri. Judge Harmon sued in Toledo for violation of a federal statute. Governor Harris at Xenia urges Harmon to settle back taxes and asks for temperance replies. Taft tells Kentucky Republicans the South is part of the union and plans a presidential visit.
Judson Harmon, Democratic candidate for Ohio governor and receiver of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad, is named as a defendant by the United States in a new suit filed in federal district court. Three counts allege a violation of the safety appliance law for failing to furnish safety brakes and coupling devices on cars.
Glenn Corre the 23 year old son of A G Corre, founder of the A G Corre Hotel Company, attempted suicide by firing a bullet into his chest in the Gibson House lobby as crowds looked on. He was treated by Drs Goetz and Webb, with a chance of recovery reported. motive remains unclear and relatives gave no statement.
In Indianapolis the Marion County grand jury discharged Daniel Frankel, charged with killing his wife for life insurance. His eight year old son David led his baby sister to the grand jury, asking for their father. The boy spoke to the foreman at the jury door, saying they had come to ask for their pa.
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