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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1896

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Major McKinley hosts Michigan visitors on tariff and trust

A Michigan delegation from Calumet to Bradford and surrounding towns meets Major McKinley in Canton. They advocate a settled tariff policy and a strong currency, arguing free trade harms farmers and miners while praising protection and stable money.

Canton McKinley Michigan Calumet Houghton Major McKinley James H. Codding Fifteenth Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley Bradford Luzerne Wyoming Carbon

Kentuckians Start for Canton in Big Political Pilgrimage

Special Dispatch reports from Louisville that Governor Bradley will join a large party of Kentuckians heading to Canton for a major political gathering. Twenty eight Pullman sleepers carried the contingent, with about 1500 additional supporters traveling by L and N lines. The statewide departure marks the largest exodus of Kentuckians for a political event to date.

Gov. Bradley Commercial Tribune Louisville Canton Maj. McKinley

Princeton Sequel Sesqui Centenary Plans Begin

Nassau notes Prince ton's three day sesqui centennial celebration starts next Tuesday with 95 delegations from colleges Europe Canada and the US. President Cleveland will attend the torchlight parade and campus illumination and deliver an address at the charter signing commemoration.

Commercial Tribune Princeton N. J Europe Canada Jon Wilson Henry J. van Dyke Cleveland Else Gen. B Bird Grubb

City of Cincinnati v Pruden over Sixth Street market poses

The Ohio Supreme Court heard the Cincinnati case against Andrew J. Pruden after he challenged an ordinance allowing a market on part of Sixth Street. Pruden said odors from stalls harmed his property and rentability. Lower courts sided with Pruden, and the Circuit Court affirmed. Counsel: W. L. Dickson for Pruden, Hassaurek for the city.

Commercial Tribune Columbus City of Cincinnati Andrew J. Pruden Supreme Court Board of Legislation Sixth Street Pruden Common Pleas Court Circuit Court W. L. Dickson Corporation Hassaurek Dity

Castles Hide Themselves as Bail Sought for Theft Pair

Mr and Mrs Walter M Castle of San Francisco remain hidden after remand on $150000 bail for stealing furs. Their counsel says Mrs Castle is dangerously ill and in a hysterical condition requiring constant physician visits.

London Newton Marlborough Street Walter M. Castle San Francisco Castle

Mexican Citizen Avoids Arrest Aboard Vigilancia

In Havana on October 16 police tried to seize passenger Angel Fernandez aboard the Ward Line steamer Vigilancia en route from New York to Mexico. Captain McIntosh resisted, sought counsel from U.S. Consul General Fitzhugh Lee, and the ship was allowed to sail with Fernandez on board to Mexico.

Havana Ward Line Vigilancia New York Mexico Angel Fernandez Asturias Spain McIntosh Fitzhugh Lee United States Fernandez

Scared by Misdeed Miller Breaks Down After Assault

Ambrose Miller Broadway gripman lies in City Hospital suffering nervous prostration after attacking James Zwick and William Cox with an iron bar when his train was obstructed. He fears Zwick may die and his mind shows signs of collapse as he relives the incident. Miller, reputedly the strongest gripman in St. Louis, arrived frail and dependent.

Commercial Tribune ST. Louis Ambrose Miller James Zwick William Cox Teamsters City Hospital Miller Zwick

Mrs Angell Presses Dower Claim Against Gould Heirs

Mrs Sarah Ann Angell seeks dower rights from the Gould estate in a suit begun in New York. Attorney George Coleman asked Justice Beekman to appoint a Grand Rapids Mich commissioner to take testimony in the case. Angell asserts she and Jay Gould were married in his youth and lived together for eighteen months. The case, delayed, is expected to move toward a conclusion.

Commercial Tribune New York George 8. Coleman Sarah Ann Angell

Controversy Over a $3 Hogpen Removal Case

In Columbus, a dispute arising from removing a hogpen reached the Supreme Court. John Richey of Brown County agreed for $3 to move the pen to please C. C. McBeth. He never moved it, McBeth sued for damages. Lower courts varied between no damages and half costs. The Circuit Court reversed, and the Supreme Court now reviews.

Commercial Tribune Columbus Supreme Court John Richey Brown County C. C. McBeth McBeth Common Pleas Court Circuit Court

Brother Against Brother in Bloomington Shooting

A man shot his brother in Bloomington Indiana as part of a whitecapping feud. Wm Ray killed or fatally wounded Timothy Ray after an accusation of testifying before a grand jury. Iliam Ray is jailed in connection with the incident.

Tribuna Bloomington Ind Wm. Ray Timothy Ray William Ray Iliam Ray

Miners Vote Against Forty-Five Cent Cut In Rate

Nelsonville Ohio October 16 miners in the region vote not to accept the forty five cent reduction in mining rate. The statewide votes will be counted in Columbus tomorrow by the Executive Committee.

Commercial Tribune Nelsonville C. L. Posten Columbus

Women of Monnett Hall Organize for McKinley Campaign

The girls of Monnett Hall at Ohio Wesleyan University held a meeting last night with Sorbonne McKinley and Hobart Club and about 150 members formed a group to participate in the campaign.

Ohio Wesleyan Commercial Tribune Delaware, O Monnett Hall Ohio Wesleyan Univers Sormente McKinley and Hobart Club Inten

Garfield letter clarifies stance on money policy and McKinley support

Thos Garfield, brother of the late President James A. Garfield, denounces misrepresented signatures supporting free silver. He states his 1896 Republican allegiance, praises McKinley, and warns against deception by those seeking political gain. He plans to display a banner backing McKinley, Hobart, Pingree, and Smith.

Commercial Tribune Grand Rapids Mich Thos. Garfield James A. Garfield L. K. Bishop Congressional Committee Jamestown St Louis Bryan Saugatuck Republican Party St. Louis William McKinley Reublican McKinley Hobart Pingree Smith Garfield

Receivers to issue 20000 for Columbus Central Railway

George H. Worthington, receiver, secured Judge Duncan's authority to issue 20000 in three year six percent receivers certificates. Cleveland and Cincinnati bondholders did not protest. Funds to cover running expenses this year. a second issue for new lines may come next spring, likely opposed by Cincinnati and other bondholders.

Commercial Tribune Columbus Duncan George H. Worthington Columbus Central Railway Company Cleveland Cincinnati

Queen Indicted in West Virginia Whisky Case

Mrs Lavina Conaway of a farm ten miles east of Morgantown was indicted twenty five times in the Circuit Court on charges of unlawfully selling whisky. She was arrested and jailed but expected to post bail. Once a speakeasy operator, she profited from oil wells that yielded about sixty thousand dollars, and she continues whisky peddling as her early income source.

Commercial Tribune Morgantown W. Va Lavina Conaway

Tramps Capture a Train at Marion Ohio

The crew of Freight Train No. 82 on the Chicago and Erie Railroad was assaulted by a gang of tramps between Marion and Kenton. The attackers overpowered the crew in the caboose and fired shots, injuring none. Police arrested several suspects. a fugitive, George Thomas, is believed to be part of the gang.

Commercial Tribune Marion Chicago & Erie Here Kenton Caboose George Thomas Enew Ohio City

Safe conduct for Armenian women and children

Secretary Olney reports telegraphic orders from the Turkish government permitting the departure to the United States of native Armenian women and children whose husbands and fathers are in America. The issue, long pressed by Mr Terrell, yields a gratified result to the Porte due to persistent effort.

Washington Olney United States Constantinople United States of America Terrell

Typhoid Fever Strikes Letcher County Kentucky

Johnt F&F sier, a prominent mountain man, dies at Kingdom Come from typhoid fever amid multiple cases across Letcher County due to impure water. Physicians report heavy workloads as the epidemic spreads.

Letcher County Kentucky Commercial Tribune Sergent Johnt

Political Speaker Killed in Train Collision at Montgomery

Charleston W Va Oct 16 Georg W Johnson proprietor of Crescent mines at Montgomery was killed when struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio train while en route to a critical meeting to deliver an address.

Commercial Tribune Charleston W. Va W. Johnson Big Crescent Montgomery Chesapeake & Ohio Deliv

Five Inheritance Boom for Stefan Gonda and Relatives

New York reports Dame Fortune favors Stefan Gonda and his two Yonkers sisters, bricklayer Edward Wallace on Amsterdam Avenue, and actress Edythe Totten. Inheritances from relatives abroad and in the U.S. are expected to bring them from thousands to millions in coming months.

Commercial Tribune New York Stefan Gonda Yonkers Edward Wallace Amsterdam Avenue Edythe Totten Pittsburg

Watson's Letter Sent in Favor of Butler Opposition

Atlanta October 16 Mr Watson says his acceptance letter was sent to Chairman Butler and should reach him in Washington. He denounces critics of his articles and the smear that he influenc es a wall by papers. He denies advising Butler Washburn and Reed against meeting in Atlanta. Chairman Buchanan of Tennessee spent an hour with him at Thomson. Watson remains strongly opposed to fusion.

Atlanta Watson Butler Washington Washburn Reed Thomson Buchanan Tennessee

Carlisle to Speak in Five Kentucky Cities

Secretary Carlisle will deliver speeches in Covington Bowling Green Owensboro Louisville and Lexington Kentucky on October 22 24 26 28 and 30 respectively. He will return to Washington immediately after the final address and will not modify the schedule.

Washington Commercial Tribune Louisville Carlisle Kentucky Covington Bowling Green Owensboro Lexington

Prisoner in Dayton Jail Tries Suicide Over Letter

P J Williams a prisoner awaiting grand larceny trial in the County Jail in Dayton attempted death by self as he hung himself with wire from a mattress straw. Prisoners raised the alarm and Sheriff Anderton with Deputy Wright halted the attempt as he fought them. Despondency stemmed from a letter about his wife in Indiana.

Commercial Tribune Dayton Wiliams Anderton Wright Williams Indiana

Cleveland to Tell Congress of Venezuela Boundary Settlement

President Cleveland will report to Congress that a definite settlement with Great Britain has been reached on the Venezuelan boundary dispute. After protracted talks, agreement on the main questions is in place and the quarrel will be settled by peaceful arbitration.

Washington Cleveland Congress Great Britain

Memorial ceremony for army correspondents held at Townsend home

Middletown Maryland October 16 ceremonies to accept the Army correspondents memorial were held at Gapland the summer home of George Alfred Townsend on South Mountain. Speeches were delivered by General H V Boynton Edward Mealey of Hagerstown Capt McElroy of the National Tribune General Fullerton of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Battle Memorial Society and Edward Hayes of Washington D C.

Middletown Gapland George Alfred Townsend South Mountain H. V. Boynton Edward Mealey Hagerstown Capt. McElroy The National Tribune Gen. Fullerton Chickamauga Chattanooga Edward Hayes Washington, D. C

Ohio and New York gold hunters set sail for fortune

The expedition of gold seekers from Ohio and New York left port today for Sid's Bay near Cape Horn. The party plans to search by digging and beach sands for gold, hoping to find fortune offshore and along the shore.

Commercial Tribune New York Ohio Sid’s Bay Cape Horn

The Child Wife in Desertion Case Against Barnum Kin

New York reports Mrs Herbert E Barnum the youngest divorce applicant on record. She cites desertion and lack of support from her husband Herbert E Barnum a Chicago based nephew of Judge Barnum. She married at sixteen in 1895 and says Barnum was a wealthy man with a steady allowance.

Commercial Tribune New York Herbert E. Barnum Mary T. Denning Barnum Newark City Ered Udge

Tries to Burn Family in Philadelphia Home

Theodore G. O Key returned home intoxicated and threatened to burn the house with his wife and children. He assaulted Mrs O Key and the two children and Nellie Bates, domestic. He was arrested and held without bail.

Commercial Tribune Philadelphia Theodore G. O’key South Twentieth Street Lie Omataire Riptine

Funeral of Archbishop Benson Draws World Honors

Canterbury Cathedral mourns Most Rev Edward White Benson as graveside rites honor the late primate. The procession includes bishops, Lords, Commons, university figures, and royal delegates from Queen Victoria to the Prince and Princess of Wales. Floral tributes stream in from high dignitaries and foreign sovereigns.

Associated Press Canterbury Eng Great Britain All England Edward White Benson Hawarden See of Lancers Diocese of Truro House of Lords House of Commons Comblege University Kent Dublin Farrar York Hugh Benson Drury Duke of York Victoria Herr Rucker-Jenis London Emperor William Prince and Princess of Wales Louise Duke and Duchess of Fife Marquis of Salisbury Canon Mason Bishop i Winchester Mrs. Gladstone Queen Victoria Emperor William O Prince Princess of Wales

Campania Arrives at Queenstown After Stormy Voyage

Cunard steamship Campania, Captain Walker, from New York, reached Queenstown about 1 pm after thirteen hours behind schedule. The ship faced constant gales and heavy seas during the Atlantic crossing, with reports of rough conditions and the crew managing ship operations in strong winds.

Queenstown Cunard Line Campania Walker New York Liverpool Ania Rte Parisett New York Southampton

Three Boy Burglars Accused in Portsmouth Saloon Theft

A Special Dispatch reports in Portsmouth Ohio that Earl Whitaker Arthur Calhoun and Arthur Ferguson aged 12 to 14 burglarized Chas Laubley's saloon. They were arrested and held for further inquiry.

Commercial Tribune Portsmouth Earl Whittaker Arthur Calhoun Arthur Ferguson Chas Laubley

Freedom of Ireland the Dream of His Life

A feature on a man who pursued Irish freedom as a lifelong goal. The piece traces his early influences, key moments in activism, and how his vision shaped his work and community. It highlights personal resolve and the broader nationalist narrative.

Freedom of Ireland

Tynan Predicts Irish Republic Amid War Zeal

P J Tynan, released after 33 days detention, sails from Cherbourg to New York. He vows Ireland will rise to establish a republic and supports dynamite as a wartime weapon against Britain. He condemns English brutality and links events to Phoenix Park murders and ongoing Irish nationalism.

Boulogne-Sur-Mer P. J. Tynan Paris New York Cherbourg Tynan Audubon Park Lyman Irish National League of America Great Britain America Chicago United States Zalinski Soecichinis Gibraltar

Alleged Dynamiters Complain of 111 Treatment in Dutch Prison

John F. Kearney and Thomas Haines, among the second cabin passengers from Rotterdam, describe harsh confinement after arrest for dynamite bombs. Kearney alleges constant guard supervision, isolation, rope-bottom chair use, and limited diet. He claims ignorance of bombs and says the charges were set up by Scotland Yard.

New York Werkendam Rotterdam John F. Kearney Thomas Haines Haines Scotland Yard

Ivory Again Remanded in Bow Street Case

Edward J. Ivory alias Bell, the alleged dynamiter, was remanded again at Bow Street Police Court in London on October 16.

London Edward J. Ivory Bell Bow Street

Dividend Paid At Farmers National Bank Portmouth

David Armstrong the receiver of Farmers National Bank in Portsmouth Ohio announces a second dividend of fifteen percent bringing total paid to forty percent. He says the bank will pay seventy five percent and possibly more.

Commercial Tribune Portsmouth David Armstrong Farmers’ National Bank

Satolli Tours Brooklyn In Parlor Car Ride

Cardinal Satolli and prominent clergy and citizens toured Brooklyn in a parlor car on the Brooklyn Heights Railroad at the invitation of company president Cluton L. Roesster He also visited the navy yard and inspected Government departments and war vessels under construction.

New York Cardinal Satolli Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights Railroad Cluton L. Roesster Navy Yard

Tragedy of Love Ends in Suicide in Philadelphia

Amy Price aged 29 from New York visited sister Mrs Carrie Clossen at 1512 Vienna Street Philadelphia. She shot herself in the left breast and died soon after. Her fiancé in New York had died a few days earlier.

Philadelphia Amy Price New York Carrie “Clossen Vienna Street

Reed Suffers Laryngitis For Campaign Schedule

Speaker Thomas B. Reed is in Chicago at the Lexington Hotel with two doctors treating laryngitis, traced to a cold in Morristown and worsened by an influenza outbreak in Utica. He canceled remaining engagements for the week and may resume next week in nearby Chicago after recovery.

Commercial Tribune Chicago Thomas B. Reed Lexington Hotel Morristown N. J Utica N. Y Ft. Wayne Reed National Republican Committee

Arctic Survivors Unite Club Formed by Polar Explorers

Philadelphia on October 16 reports a gathering of Arctic explorers led by Amos Bonsall and including Drs. Sharp and Hughes from Peary’s 1891 expedition plus Dr. Cook from 1892 and Sam Entrekin from 1893 94. The group plans a social club with limited membership open only to explorers who penetrated beyond the Arctic Circle. A name is to be decided, likely Arctic or Polar Club.

Philadelphia Amos Bonsall Benjamin Sharp Andughes Dr. Cook Samuel J. Entrekin Arctic Circle Arctic

Shouted for MKinley as Jackson fines two Republicans

Ashton Ride nour and Haworth Jones were fined the costs by Mayor Grimes, a Democrat, after being tried for shouting in the streets during a Republican demonstration to Portsmouth. The incident occurred Tuesday in Jackson County on October 16.

Commercial Tribune Jackson, CO Ashton Ridenour Haworth Jones Portsmouth Grimes

Senator Foraker Addresses 20000 at Frankfort Parade

Twenty thousand residents of Clinton County filled Frankfort today to hear Senator-elect Foraker and Hon. James T. Johnston speak. The parade stretched over a mile and a half with 3000 men in line, reflecting strong local turnout.

Commercial Tribune Frankfort Ind Foraker James T. Johnston Clinton County

Dana Law Upheld For Party Ticket Roster

The Ohio Supreme Court sustained the Dana antifusion law ruling it constitutional. The Cincinnati Bar Association petition is dismissed and the elections demurrer is sustained. Bar nominees will appear only on the Democratic ticket, not the lawyers ticket.

Commercial Tribune Columbus Supreme Court Cincinnati Bar Association Board of Elections Bar Associations

Roof Fell on Firemen in Montreal Chemical Building

Fire at Gilmour and Co chemical importers spread to B Goldstein and Co cigar makers Kearney Brothers tea importers and Johnston's Fluid Beef Co. roofs collapsed burying twelve firemen. All but three rescued. several injured may die from burns.

Montreal Que Gilmour & Co B. Goldstein & Co Cigar Manufacturers Kearney Brothers Johnston's Fluid Beef Company

Senate's A Sure Thing Republicans Will Have Two Majority

Boston dispatch notes McKinley leads Bryan with 283 to 110 and 54 doubtful. By March 4 next year 29 Senate seats open. Democrats 7, Populists 0, leaving Delaware Kentucky Kansas and Utah undecided. Even if the four swing, Republicans still hold a clear overall majority.

Delaware Kentucky Kansas Utah Boston Mass Joe Manley Quay McKinley Bryan Laware

White Republican movement inaugurated in Savannah theater

A crowded Savannah audience witnessed the launch of a lily white Republican movement led by Major J. F. Hanson, a former Democrat and local cotton magnate. Organizers plan further steps to build a white Republican party in Georgia amid debates over money and harbor funds.

Georgia Commercial Tribune Savannah J. F. Hanson Bibb County Annal River

Robbed by Highwaymen on Oil Trip Near Sistersville

Syd Odel of Ellenboro rode home from an oil deal with 340 dollars when two highwaymen hid near Micaville and robbed him of the entire amount. The pair fled into the night after the hold up.

Commercial Tribune Sistersville Syd Odel Ellenboro Micadville Odel

Head End Collision Near Shawnee On Railroad

Head end collision on the Columbus Shawnee and Hocktral Railroad five miles east of Shawnee Ohio injures one, damage reported. preliminary details unclear, investigation to follow.

Commercial Tribune Shawnee, O Here Columbus, Shawnee & Hocktral Tearot P Dra Es Borh SNC

Veterans Gave Them a Mage nificent Ovation

General Howard shamed some of the Bryanites as veterans received a grand ovation.

Gen. Howard Bryanites

Ohio Tour of Union Generals Wrings Up Big Parade

In Columbus Ohio on October 16 1900 Union Generals led by Alger Sickles and Howard toured the state covering 6500 miles and 209 meetings. A 1000 veteran escort and 10000 spectators greeted them in Dayton and a large rally praised McKinley amid lively veteran banter.

Commercial Tribune Columbus Alger Ohio Cincinnati Dayton Springfield Xenia Washington D. H Circleville Sickles Howard Tanner Louisville Central Union Rodney Bell Charles Swope Cortney Tietrich John Otland Emwood Michigan Isell A. Alger Daniel E. Sickles New York Oliver Otis Howard Thomas J. Stewart Pennsylvania George A. Marden Lowell Mass John W. Burst Ilinois I. N. Walker Grand Ae George H. Hopkins Detroit Joseph Greusel Detroit Journal Lempley Illinois J. F. Smith National Committee

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