War ties of creat ban welcomed by Wales
Ships in the harbor were gaily decorated as the event drew public interest.
22 Sep 1896
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1896
Page
1
Ships in the harbor were gaily decorated as the event drew public interest.
Royal party meets Czar and Czarina at Leith after sighting Standard and Polegar yachts. Prince of Wales and Duke of Connaught lead escort as heavy security lines the Firth of Forth, with naval salutes, torpedo nets, and picked Russian detectives guarding the imperial visit to Balmoral Scotland.
The Imperial party was escorted aboard at the junction near the bridge with elaborate security for the Czar and Czarina. A large military display and cheers accompanied the royal train toward Ballater. Despite festive streets, strict precautions left a poor impression as soldiers detectives and Russian officers stood watch along the Leith Ballater route.
Ballater September 22 The Queen's special train bearing the Czar and Czarina and accompanying royal family members arrives at 7 20 pm. They are greeted by municipal authorities and enter an open State carriage, escorted by the Scotch Grays. Bonfires blaze atop nearby peaks as torch bearing servants march ahead to Balmoral Castle. The Queen and Princess Beatrice greet the visitors with bagpipes and cheers as the Russians pass into the castle.
Emancipation Day was observed at the home of President Lincoln in Springfield New Jersey with a large parade and festivities. Excursion trains from Chicago St Louis Belleville Peoria Jacksonville Decatur and other points brought hundreds of colored people. The parade led by colored wheelmen and bands ended at Washington Park where speeches by colored orators from Chicago Jacksonville and Springfield were given. Attendance was estimated in the thousands.
Rev. Harry Riggs of Central Christian Church in Muncie Indiana delivers a political stump speech urging support for McKinley. Known as the whistling preacher he ties his financial interests to the campaign promising to regain lost salary if McKinley wins and urges his congregation of working people to vote for McKinley and Hobart.
Chicago, Sept. 22 Edson Keith a leading Chicago merchant and public figure for forty years threw himself into the lake at Thirteenth street early yesterday amid chronic dyspepsia and insomnia. His death followed days of low spirits and probable temporary insanity. Keith headed Edson Keith & Co. wholesale millinery and was part of Keith Brothers and Keith & Co. elevator owners. He was sixty three.
Ed Warner, convicted in Columbia City Circle Court of murder in the first degree, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the May killing of his brother-in-law Frank Badger in Whitley County. Warner, brother of Mrs. Frank Badger, had threatened to shoot Frank during a feud with Frank and Hodge Badger. he hid in the woods and opened fire, killing Frank and wounding Hodge.
Chicago reports Mrs. Julia Bradley of Peoria has donated her fortune exceeding 2.2 million dollars for a new school to be built in Peoria not Chicago. Endowment marked as the richest ever for Illinois. Active construction has already begun.
In Honolulu on September 14 Kate Field's effects will go to San Francisco by the next steamer. A Chicago financier H H Kohlsaat sent funds to cover funeral expenses and transport. Four potential burial sites were named, and the body will remain in Honolulu until Field's exact wishes are learned. Princess Kaiulini has accepted the appropriation made by the recent Legislature.
A likely organized group of thirty four torn down twenty toll gates in Anderson County near Lawrenceburg, with four more gates at risk. Col. Thomas H. Hanks, owner with tax road interests, warns that unless law is recognized homes and property will be subject to similar outrages. County officials seek a court action and voter approval to condemn and open the pikes.
Delaware Ohio September 22 H S Scofield alias Harry Sells alias H Shubel arrested at his new wife’s home on royal baking powder charges. He imitated the company register and label and sold goods in Ohio at 25 percent discount. He carried order blanks when arrested. warrant out for Harry Solis alias for offenses last year. Wife is niece of Hon James R Lytle. He will be taken to Marion for prosecution.
Special Dispatch reports from Frankfort that an extra session of the Kentucky Legislature is likely after the November election. The senatorial race will be revived with a successor to Jo Blackburn, to be chosen from among Republicans or John Carlisle. Acting Governor Worthington has settled the question of whether a car could be produced in an extra session by examining authorities.
More than 1,000 Colorado National Guard members under Gen. Edgar Brooks are on duty in Leadville. They guard the Maid of Erin and other mines after yesterday’s strikes led to at least six deaths at Coronado and Emmett mines. Mines remain closed but may reopen under troop protection.
Bellefontaine Ohio September 22 A sweeping move by the City Aldermen frees all prisoners for lack of funds to the Sheriff and discharges the entire police force. The city now relies on the Mayor and Marshal for protection. Voters will decide the saloon issue after nine years without one. The Aldermen call this a major upheaval for the town.
Lovina Glenn, who gave no living relatives, told the County Recorder she spoke with John Saul in spirit and that he deeded her property at East and Third streets. Clerks questioned her, noted her spiritualist claim, and she promised to return with a message from Saul after an evening séance. Saul was a well known South Side resident.
The first snowstorm of the season reaches Boston on Sept 22 as the Republican rally at the Academy of Music ends. Observers note the weather, while attendees wonder about its impact on the upcoming November election and the Democrats.
Wheeling West Virginia September 22 The Commercial Tribune reports two boys were badly hurt by hazing at Madison School In a follow up a son of C H Eliott was seriously injured last week and remains out of school Authorities say hazing did not occur on school grounds and outside jurisdiction but efforts to stop the practice will continue.
John Daly bought a Fourth Street deli from Mrs. Martha Everett and found the stock a hoax with hollow ham covers empty cans and wind filled sausages. Everett has been arrested as authorities pursue charges in the ruse.
Hamburg report confirms Frau Katherine Klafsky Lohse, famed prima donna once celebrated in the United States, has died at about forty. Her career began as a servant before becoming a chorus singer in Leipsic and rising to principal roles, including Isolde at the Erata Street Theater.
News of Frau Katherine Lohse-Klafsky’s death recalls her rise from a last‑minute fill‑in to a Berlin and Hamburg Royal Opera stalwart. Her US debut with Walter Damrosch shines in Fidelio and Wagner roles Isolde and Brunnhilde. Her powerful voice and warm personality made her a cherished figure in American and European stages.
The Commercial Tribune reviews Frau Klafsky's May Festival performance. She bowed to a favorable audience and grew dramatic in Oberon aria, overpowering the orchestra. Her second number from Lohengrin showed improved tone and emotion, with enthusiastic applause and Thomas joining in.
Frank A. Smith and wife were arrested in Omaha on charges of assault and battery against their six year old girl. Neighbors said the child was confined in a small cell like closet at the home. Police found the child in the closet. an aunt was named guardian and the girl will be taken to New York.
The first session of the twenty second annual American Bankers Association met in St Louis with delegates from major banks worldwide. President E H Pullen opened the meeting and delivered the annual address as a gold standard declaration was read, affirming the US dollar as one hundred cents in gold. The report urged worldwide consensus to protect the monetary system and prevent a slide toward silver.
London dispatch reports MP John Lowles of Haggerston Shoreditch telling an Armenian sympathy meeting that Britain should avoid any action against Turkey to prevent a wider European war. He warned that attacking Turkey could risk the British Empire and urged discretion over warlike displays.
Dr W A Roush former Christian Church pastor denies claims he was asked to officiate a Nelsonville wedding due to secessionist pressure. He states he did not return after a year away and did not plan to form a new church for salary reasons. He says the marriage invitation came after arrival and cites lodge ties as the stated reason for parental preference.
Special Dispatch reports from Hamilton Ohio that Henry Beckley a once robust man with leprosy was admitted to the Butler County Infirmary after eight years of illness. Despite medical care and costly treatment including visits by eminent doctors and a fortune told by a Cincinnati fortune teller Beckley’s condition worsened. He can no longer walk and resembles a fish in appearance.
United States Consul Plumacher in Maracaibo reports a Venezuelan decree offering to cover costs for any firm or individual who brings a specified number of immigrants into Venezuela. The allowance covers adults from Europe in bolivars and from the United States in bolevars.
FRANKFORT Ky Sept 22 Auditor Stone Secretary of State Finley and Treasurer Long as Board of Valuation and Assessment plan to file an agreed case in state courts to test the corporate tax law. The move follows a US judge Bar decision affecting about 3500 previously unassessed corporations. The Frankin court fight could require doubling clerical staff and back taxes.
In Decatur Indiana on September 22 an epidemic sweeps the county killing spring lambs and whole sheds. Farmers report deaths tied to wet pastures and poor food, with anemia blamed for the high losses across many localities.
The American Humane Association began its twentieth annual convention in Cleveland with hundreds of delegates from across the country. Mayor Robert B. McKinson welcomed attendees, as officials presented the secretary and treasurer reports and Rev. S. P. D.D. from Cleveland delivered an address on New Status of Animals.
In Frankfort Evy Sept 22, the Kentucky Court of Appeals panel including Judges Lewis Hazelrigg Guffy and DuBelle reversed in Grimt versus Rieg and Glover versus Wilson and Goms versus Taylor and Pflanz versus Pflanz. affirmed in Padugah L C I Company versus Cochran and Graves versus Graves and Kelley versus Yandell. Stone Auditor versus Pflanz Sheriff.
Atlanta on September 22 Fulton Club gave a reception to Hoke Smith former Secretary of the Interior returning to the city after three years in Washington. The social club described as a trading social circle hosted the event acknowledging his national service and welcome home.
New York dispatch reports Governor Matthews slighted ex-President Harrison during a ceremony aboard the battleship Indiana. Read Admiral Brown bridged the lapse by inviting Harrison to speak after Matthews’ remarks, but the episode marred a formal presentation of a silver service contributed by Indiana. Hoosier officials and many visitors soon left for home.
An explosion at Dr. J. M. Wampler’s home in Richmond Indiana today trapped three women inside the burning house. Firemen faced access difficulties and all three were rescued unconscious from smoke suffocation. Victims include Miss Louis Bond badly burned and Mrs Wampler and Mrs Wm Deckan of Middletown Ohio. Mrs Deckan under care of her brother in law and may not recover.
In Union Hill New Jersey Undertaker William Neckar faced his rival Shoedealer John Worth in a duel arranged for thirty feet. Worth failed to appear and Neckar waited in the biting wind for half an hour before returning home alone, a thwarted confrontation.
In Commercial Tribune dispatch from Columbus Ohio dated September 22, Mrs Henry Lenneitz wife of former Clerk Lenneitz killed herself by jumping into an old cistern at the Catholic Cemetery at 5 pm. The body was recovered at 6 pm. She had been mildly demented for some time and wandered from home to the cemetery where she was found.
Maysville Ky September 22 Thomas Harvey was arrested late last night charged with attempting to pass a forged check at Red Corner Clothing House. The check drawn on Charleston National Bank in W Va was signed by James F Harrison and payable to Harvey. Harvey carried blank checks on Cincinnati Fourth National Bank as authorities questioned the instrument. A telegram to Charleston bank cashier Prichard elicited uncertainty about genuineness.
Muncie Indiana September 22 Johnnie Cavanaugh a man aged unknown drank carbolic acid believing it was water Saturday and died last night after a terrible suffering.
Indiana at Canton features the Major at his best in yesterday's speeches. Menley receives high state recognition for service and leadership.
Three delegations arrive by Valley Railroad to honor Maj. McKinley. Holmes County Republicans hear Dr. Bingham and McKinley praise past campaigns and warn against free silver, free trade and dishonest dollars as a major election issue in Ohio. A separate James Town delegation from New York delivers a brief address on farm products and tariffs relevance.
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