22 Sep 1909
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
1
In Lisbon on September 211 local papers say the engagement will be officially announced at Windsor Castle on November 15, the king's birthday. The report links Manuel to Princess Alexandria, daughter of the Duke of Fife, with Windsor noted as the venue.
A Kiev mob attacked Jews amid a thrice run New Year riot. Twenty people died and hundreds were injured as synagogues and homes were looted and Jewish women were humiliated in the rampage led by reactionaries.
President Taft in Denver defends the corporation tax embedded in the Payne tariff bill and opposes a direct income tax. He urges states to adopt a constitutional amendment to enable income taxes in need. Secretary Ballinger accompanies him as the trip continues toward Salt Lake City and Spokane while Congress debates a general income tax.
President Taft argues the corporation tax as best income tax model and urges passage of a constitutional amendment for a direct income tax in emergencies. He cites English revenue methods, notes risks of perjury, and frames tariff cuts to balance treasury needs amid a defeated inheritance tax proposal.
In Lexington on September 21 John and Henry Queen of Fleming county were killed in a public contest with Black participants. Three Black men were jailed at Maysville while denying involvement. none of the Black men were injured.
Adolph O. Eberhart was sworn in as Minnesota governor after Governor Johnson's death. Born in Sweden, he moved to Minnesota in 1881, studied law, and held posts in courts and the state senate. The ceremony featured mourning rituals, flags at half mast, and a royal rotunda tribute with guards and a forthcoming service.
Minnesotans pay remarkable tribute as Governor Johnson dies. Banks, stores, and offices close. schools toll bell in Rochester. Johnson’s body escorted to Chicago Great Western train by citizens. crowds line streets in homage. Mayor Thompson proclaims day of mourning.
Miss Alice Lloyd secretary and press agent of the Burley Tobacco Society of Kentucky visits Batavia to survey Clermont county for a possible local branch. She says no definite plans yet but will assess the situation and determine what can be done.
Roy Harding broke the world record for continuous piano playing with a new benchmark of 36 hours 36 minutes, achieved in Richmond Indiana. The feat marks a historic endurance achievement in solo performance.
Dr Frederick A Cook arrives in New York after returning from the pole to a cautious reception. He asserts a clear, record based report and plans to present witnesses. The Oscar II. brings Cook and family to quarantine before a public reunion with press and supporters.
A severe equinoctial hurricane swept from the Mississippi coast inland causing death and destruction. New Orleans reports multiple fatalities and millions in damage as the storm tracks northward through Mississippi and into states including Louisiana, Illinois, and coastal Mississippi communities with wrecked infrastructure and stranded vessels.
Official advices from Melilla Morocco report a western column seizing Yatch and Tas dirst from Moors with heavy enemy losses. Spanish casualties total two killed and seventy wounded. Advices dated yesterday at 10 45 p m.
Local Jewish residents and leaders in Cincinnati express anger and concern after reports of persecutions in Kiev. The article discusses European spelling variations for Kiev and notes differing transliterations by scholars, writers, and librarians.
A dispatch from Pesadas reports the Paraguayan revolution advancing along the frontier with rebels occupying several towns and pushing government forces back. The Ascuncion garrison remains confined to barracks.
The will of Ellen M. Hennessey assigns one third of her 500000 dollar estate to her 12 year old granddaughter Catherine Bradley Bigelow with a condition that she may not marry a divorced man or an actor or she forfeits her share. If she marries such a person the portion reverts to J Forbes Hennessey and Ellen Mary Parker.
In Ellsworth Pennsylvania 400 miners faced a deadly blaze that destroyed the Ellsworth No 2 coal mine tipple. More than 100 men escaped through a new exit to reach the surface amid heavy smoke. Loss estimated at 30 000 dollars.
Joseph Tatro age 58 of Pinconning township Bay County Michigan is father of twenty children and stepfather of twelve making a total of thirty two living children in his family. He married Hattie Chabineau who had twelve children bringing their combined brood to thirty two. Tatro is a native of Michigan.
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