Constant Rain and Chilly Air Were No Hindrance
Persistent wet and cold conditions failed to dampen events as participants pressed on. Organizers reported steady crowds and continued competition across venues despite the steady drizzle.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1896
Page
1
Cincinnati Commercial Travelers Return to City
Cincinnati residents recall a gathering of commercial travelers from the Queen City. The event highlighted local business leaders and firms showcasing a range of travel goods and services.
Rainy Canton Rally Draws 25000 Visitors for McKinley Speech
Canton Ohio September crowds greet Major McKinley amid heavy rain as 25000 to 30000 strangers from across the nation attend a rally. Chicago railroad men, 6300 strong, march to McKinley's home to urge protectionist policy and honest money for wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Canton Grand Army
Canton
Citizens’ Reception Committee
Hine
Market Street
Major McKinley
Burlington
Chicago and Northwestern
Illinois Central
Chicago
North Market Street
America's Great Railway System in National Contest Speech
A political speaker urges active support for law and order against repudiation, praising railroads as vital to national progress. He outlines rail system scope with 482000 miles worldwide and nearly 200000 miles in the United States, detailing equipment, finances, and employment before noting continuations on the second page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Republic
Czar and Czarina Arrival Plans Stir London Preparations
Preparations for the Russian sovereigns arrival in Leith Harbor at 2 30 p m Tuesday are nearly complete No ceremonies are planned except for their arrival and departure An Armenian agreement may be pursued amid heightened security measures in England during the visit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leith Harbor
Nile Gunboats Shell Enemy Positions in Arabic Campaign
Three gunboats of the Anglo Egyptian expedition steamed up the Nile under cover of artillery fire and shelled the enemy position on the western riverbank. They sank a Dervish steamer that fired on them. Naval Commander Delville was slightly wounded. Egyptian casualties were insignificant and enemy losses were not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile
Delville
Land Batteries Successful in German Naval Maneuvers
Berlin reports the autumn naval maneuvers were highly secret with restricted witness access. Three weeks of exercises ended at Heligoland with an attempted landing by seven ships including two ironclads Sachsen and Wurtemberg under heavy fire from Heligoland batteries and foggy conditions. A single shot from long range guns demonstrated power as observers noted the heavy artillery and fleet movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baltic
Heligoland
Sachsen
Wurtem
Stor Wate
Conaees
William
Stubenrauch
Circus Followers Caught After Robbery Chase
Herie 4 and Osborn, accused of robbing Starkey the shore farmer, were traced from Parkerburg to Marietta and captured. They followed Robinson's show and are said to be wanted in several Ohio towns for robbery. Osborn is from the wealthy Osborn family of Clarksburg and escaped from Caldwell Jail last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Herie
Osborn
Starkey
Shio Farmer
Marietta
Robinson
Ohio
Caldwell (O
Express
Clarksburg
Destructive Utah Storm Ravages Ogden
A severe storm sweeps Ogden causing extensive damage with no deaths. Property losses exceed $100,000 including a large Keisel warehouse fire. Wires are down cutting power, the street railway power plant smoke stack collapses, and machine shops suffer total ruin. Fire crews save nearby structures as the storm subsides after 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Rge
F. J. Keisel & Co
Money sight rouses greed and murder at Slayden’s Crossing
At Slayden's Crossing Mississippi between Lamar and Grand Junction Walter Brown a young Black man is shot to death and his body cremated after a robbery attempt. The crime involved a Black suspect and white participants in the sensational killing with racial overtones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Memphis
Slayden’s Crossing
Mississippi
Lamar
Miss
Grand Junction
Tenn
Walter Brown
Rioting Roughs Seize Princetown In Wetzel County
Twenty roughs seized the village of Princetown, Wetzel County, causing a terror from Monday afternoon until Tuesday noon. Justice of the Peace J L Price faced threats, Starkey lost a thumb, Brumage was struck and injured. Seven rioters held in jail at New Martinsville after liquor ran out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Princetown
Wetzel County
Justice of the Peace
J. L. Price
Starkey
Brumage
New Martinsville
Piqua Prepares for Grand Republican Barbecue Event
Piqua Ohio officials expect the Monday Midway Park barbecue to be the state’s largest Republican demonstration outside Canton. Speakers include Senator Thurston and Lieutenant Governor Jones. Rail fares reduced for the crowd. a Kentucky dinner features prominently with James S. Gilroy of Lexington hired to oversee the barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Piqua
Midway Park
Canton
Thurston
Jones
Kentucky
Stanhope Boal
Poisoned with medicine in Washington death by mercury
William S. Cox a 34 year old Cincinnati resident living in Washington for years died by taking powdered mercury to end rheumatic pain. He called his wife and said he had taken the drug. He died about an hour later after a physician was summoned. Cox left a wife and a 16 year old son Burton, with the mother as main family support who recently held a government post and now works for the National Republican Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera
McKinley
United States
Republican
Democratic Party
Carnegie
Mercer County
Penn
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Maj
Washington
Post Office
Brand
Quincy
Commercial Tribune
William 8. Cox
Cincinnati
National Republican Committee
Four-Pound Hailstorm Hits Rugless Kentucky Town
In Carter, Kentucky, a Friday hailstorm caused widespread damage. Large hail knocked down horses and damaged roofs, with a man named Frazier injured. A single hailstone reportedly weighed four pounds, the heaviest ever recorded in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Rugless
Carter
Oligonunk
Frazier
Hailan
Off to See Bookwalter in New York
Springfield Ohio Sept 19 A L Claypool brother in law of Hon John W Bookwalter left for New York last evening to visit Mr Bookwalter who is ill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
A L. Claypool
John W. Bookwalter
New York
Findlay Grand Jury Returns Twenty Indictments
Findlay Ohio on September 19 a grand jury returned twenty indictments. Amos Decker was indicted for murder in the first degree in connection with the killing of George Miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Findlay, O
Amos Decker
Rge Miles
Czar and Czarina to Visit Balmoral Amid Tight Security
British authorities double precautions for the imperial travelers as the Russian escort arrives in Leith Harbor. The Czar and Czarina will tour Balmoral, with guard lines, a Buckingham Palace state carriage, and a fortnight stay before sailing to Portsmouth aboard the Imperial yacht Standard. Armenia issue expected to figure in Balmoral talks, with petitions to the Czar and Gladstone’s backing referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Balmora
Paris
Standard
Leith Harbor
Channel Squadron
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Guards of Honor
Second Dragoons
Royal Scots Greys
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral
Leith
Ballater
Czarina
Perth
Portsmouth
Prince
Princess of Wales
Balmoral Castle
Abergeldie
London
Alarming Rumor in London Paper About Sultan Assassination
London dispatch reports a Constantinople rumor that the Sultan has been assassinated, printed as alarming news by a London paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Weekly Dispatch
Constantinople
First Engagement Resulted in Victory for Nile Expedition
Cairo dispatch reports Kerma evacuated by Dervish troops as Anglo Egyptian forces arrived. Garrison crossed the Nile and established a position at El Hafr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Kerma
Nile
el Hafr
Beet Manufacturers Pledge to Protect Industry in Berlin Meeting
The beet sugar manufacturers national meeting in Berlin adopted a resolution urging the Reichstag to amend the law to remove the local production cap on factories. Directors were asked to draft a plan for a German sugar syndicate and to seek an international pact with France and Austria to end oil and indirect export bounties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichstag
Franc
Austria
No Favors Have Been Shown Mrs Florence Maybrick
The Home Secretary Sir Matthew White Ridley replies to Henry Seymour of the Maybrick Committee, saying humane treatment for Mrs Florence Maybrick will be considered with other convicts as illness reports from imprisonment are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Maybrick
London
Home Secretary
Matthew White Ridley
Henry Seymour
Maybrick
Dynamiters Rumor After Saloon Disaster in Sardinia
Excitement lingers over the dynamiting of Mrs. Mary Weisbrodt’s saloon and home in Sardinia Ohio. Sherman McClain is held on a warrant from Weisbrodt alleging threats after she refused to sell liquor. Bloodhounds followed the trail but were confounded. More arrests are expected as authorities probe the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Sardinia
Mary Weisbrodt
Sherman McClain
Dr. B. McClain
Williamsburg
McClain
Reid Seeks Winter Health in Arizona for Bronchial Care
Whitelaw Reid is in the mountains to safeguard his health and plans to spend part of each winter in Arizona to benefit bronchial troubles. The piece also profiles Paul Sorg, the wealthy Congress member who declined another bid, noting his rise from a Cincinnati foundry laborer to a real estate and Manhattan investor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
New York
Paul Sorg
Commercial Tribune
Whitelaw Reid
Reid
Ohio
the Recorder
Congress
Cleveland, Carlisle and Company
Sorg
Cincinnati
Plug
Org
Paul
Plu Tobacco
Pelace
Manhattan
Corelli Bashes Press Over Scotland Grouse Party Remark
London report notes Marie Corelli attracts criticism for claiming she hosted a party of lady grouse killers in Scotland. She condemns bicycles and bicycle fashion, arguing women on bicycles are immodest and degrade ideal womanhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marie Corelli
Scotland
The
Mars
State Supervisor Vows Action Over Illiterate Voter Aid Law
State Supervisor Samuel M. Taylor said he will remove county election board members who violate the new prohibition on assisting illiterate voters. He insisted the law must be enforced across counties, regardless of city instruction, and warned boards against directing officers to disregard it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Phillips
Cleveland
Samuel M. Taylor
Juan Benes Sierenarcy
Iaw
Joe
Boars
Lee
Beable
Sing
Jon Ly H. Frank
Board of Elections
Mente Te “ Ve
Board of
Prison Labor Foes Scramble as New York Prohibits Goods
In Columbus Ohio on September 19 officials report New York State law banning the manufacture and sale of prison made goods taking effect October 1. Contractors fear supply disruptions as shipments to Ohio appear to surge and seek alternative sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ohio
Monarch
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
York
Assault on Postmistress ends in mob vigilante justice
Brown confronted Mrs. Slayden over a debt and struck her with a bludgeon after demanding money. He fled with ten dollars but was soon captured near Grand Junction. A mob killed him and burned his body after ridding him with lead and piling wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Grand Junction
Wedded On The Sidewalk In Jackson Ohio
Miss Sarah Jackson and David Finley married on the sidewalk after obtaining a marriage license at the Courthouse. A wandering preacher Rev Oyler officiated under the Merchants Hotel steps as a crowd gathered to witness the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Sarah Jackson
David Finley
Oyler
Hkotel
Mil Levy Caught Near Murray by Detective
Detective F L Loose of New Orleans, meeting Mil Levy in Oregon, has traced Levy from Coeur d Alene country. Levy, from a prominent Crescent City family, faces charges of murdering his wife and attempting to gain 50 000. He had been pursued since late July, found two miles from Murray while working with prospectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
F. L. Loose
New Orleans
Coeur d'Alene
Mil Levy
Crescent City
Levy
Murray
British Ship Warrior Crew Alleges Cruelty At Sea
Sixteen crew members of the British ship Warrior accuse Captain Kitchen second mate and steward of severe beating since leaving Manila last December. They claim a ferocious dog, a large Russian hound trained to terrify the crew, was set on them. The captain denies knowledge, admits owning the dog, and the case heads to further examination by the British Consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Warrior
Kitchen
Manilla
Hill Found Guilty in Murder Trial for Alert Dawson
A Hill is found guilty of murder in the first degree after a three day trial. The defense argued weakness in the prosecution’s case as witnesses testified about attempts to stop two men from entering Biddle Bros. works. The verdict carries a life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
A Hill
Alert Dawson
Endison
Betas Works
Biddle Bros
Hill
Mayflower Descendants Organize Boston Branch
Special dispatch reports that the Mayflower descendants of Boston have formed a new organization. G. E. Bowman leads the effort with fewer than one hundred initial members, mostly New England residents. Officers include Gamaliel Bradford Governor and C. P. Clark President, with notable members from business and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Boston
Mass
Ef America
G. E. Bowman
New England
Gamaliel Bradford
C. P. Clark
New Haven Road
Nathan Appleton
Isthmus
Panama
Miles Standish
E. L. Clark
Central Congregational Church
Marcus Morton
Crouch Defies Harmon in Judge Candidacy Stand
Charleston, Sept. 19. James H. Crouch, U S Deputy District Attorney for West Virginia, nominated for Circuit Judge, refuses to resign or drop his campaign. Harmon demands resignation or decline. Democratic Committee backs Crouch, citing precedent of Grover Cleveland and John G. Carlisle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Charleston
W Va
James H. Crouch
U. S
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Harmon
Crouch
Democratic Committee
Grover Cleveland
New York
John G. Carlisle
Palmer
Bucadisk
Express Robber Green Sentenced to Three Years
Charles W. Green was found guilty of embezzling $1,542 from the United States Express Company where he worked. A Criminal Court jury convicted him in Indianapolis after he was traced to St. Louis and captured there. His intoxication defense did not save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribone
Indianapolis
Charles W. Green
Green
United States Express Company
St. Louis
Eka Sette
A Place for the Sale of Stolen Goods
A regional court case centers on a storefront accused of facilitating the sale of stolen goods. Investigators describe the shop as a hub for illicit material linked to multiple thefts across several neighborhoods. Police expect further charges as investigations continue.
Mexico City Markets Like Ours In Thieves Market Report
Tribune dispatch from Mexico City describes the thieves market and crowded markets with pickpockets, noting beef sold in large lumps, goods from junk to diamonds, and advice to leave valuables at home. It contrasts Mexican markets with San Francisco Chinatown crowds and mentions a large 125 worker factory with 800 weekly payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Mexico
Chinatown
San Francisco
Jackson and
Dupont
Market Prices Outline Beef Pork and Produce Segments
The piece lists prices for various meats including round steak 30 cents a pound sirloin cuts 36 cents and rump 27 cents a pound. It notes mutton 12 to 30 cents and pork largely unavailable due to Mexican custom. Native pork groceries 30 cents and ham and bacon 55 cents. Turkey young birds about 1 dressed four to five pounds. Dressed chickens 48 cents each and tomatoes priced high.
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