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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1897

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Outrage as Cincinnati Mayor Removes Supervisors in Dragnet Move

The Cincinnati scene erupts as Mayor Tafel orders the removal of the Board of Supervisors using armed police. Citizens call the act brutal and unlawful while critics warn it threatens the city government and echoes past era of disorder. A gag-rule injunction is sworn and the confrontation moves to a fifth page.

Board of Public Works Tafel Cincinnati France Commercial Tribune Fourth Ward Bernard Board of Supervisors Oklahoma Third Street

United States Offers Help to End Cuban War

Madrid reports high authority says Woodford conveyed to Spain’s Foreign Minister the U S aim to settle Cuba quickly with U S good offices. If Spain delays, U S may intervene. Austria largely aligned with Spain could protest but unlikely to act beyond diplomacy.

Madrid United States Spain Stewart L. Woodford Duke of Tetuan Woodford Cuba Austria

Lieutenant Hill Leaps From Train in Accident Update

Special dispatch from Williamsport Pennsylvania reports Lieutenant R G Hill United States Army leaped from a moving train two days earlier. He remains in Williamsport Hospital with improving condition and is expected to be discharged soon. He cannot recall details of the leap. His wife and her brother J D Potter arrived from Columbus Ohio and corroborate a dog bite claim from Washington.

Comiherd Tribune Williamsport R. G. Hill United States Army Williamsport Hospital Hill J. D. Potter Columbus D. MY

Yellow Jack Fever Spreads in the South

New Orleans reports twelve new cases and two deaths in 24 hours as fear of airborne microbes lingers. Officials note cases are scattered and many may stem from microbes carried by baggage from Biloxi and Ocean Springs.

New Orleans Board of Health Office Biloxi Ocean Springs Cubbage Michael Levy J. W. Swetman

Xenia Mayor Bans Periscope Fight Exhibit at Opera House

C L McClellan, manager of Xenia Opera House, planned to show the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight via periscope. The Mayor and church leaders opposed the screening, petitions were filed to deny the license, another building was rented, yet the Mayor refused the permit citing immorality. McClellan insists preparations continue and promises an exhibition.

Commercial Tribune Xenia C. L. McClellan Xenia Opera House McClellan

Silence at Washington Confirms Purport of Madrid Dispatch

Washington officials refuse to discuss a Madrid dispatch claiming most of Europe backs U S intervention in Cuba to end the war except Austria. The Madrid cable is viewed with skepticism as U S Ministers abroad gauge reactions while Dupuy de Lome stays in Lenox and Spain delays in Washington.

Washington State Department Madrid Europe Austria United States Woodford London Paris Spain Cuba Meer | Stacy Dupuy de Lome Lenox Senor du Bosc Legation Golf Links Mimister Woodford

Shocks Felt In East St. Louis Earthquake Rattles Homes

At 4 32 this morning residents in the eastern part of East St. Louis felt a brief earthquake. Giles Hall, a well known contractor, saw a lamp knocked from a mantel and carpet catch fire. His new rock foundation home suffered doors that will not close due to strain.

Commercial Tribune ST. Louis East St. Louis Giles Hall Division Avenue

Feud Ends in Fatal Shot Near Chester County

In Jackson Tennessee on September 22 a long running feud between James Reeves and Lawrence Austin brothers in law erupted on a public road. Reeves shot Austin in the head with a double barrow shotgun killing him and fled the scene. Both men were well known planters in the county.

Jackson Tenn James Reeves Lawrence Austin Chester County Reeves

Fire erupts at Warnock Cemetery in Princeton scene

A grass fire at Warnock Cemetery in Princeton this afternoon swept through the grounds before the fire department arrived. Dead grass and flames damaged shrubbery, trees, and grave decorations, with monuments and gravestones blackened by smoke.

Commercial Tribune Princeton Ind Warnock

State Board to Meet Over Dexter Resignation

The Ohio State Board of Commerce will convene next Tuesday after Julius Dexter of Cincinnati resigns as board president to pursue the Democratic nomination for governor on the sound-money ticket. Dexter cites his candidacy as the reason for stepping down.

Commercial Tribune Columbus State Board of Commerce Julius Dexter Cincinnati Dexter

Wreck Injures Fourteen Tramps in Indiana Freight Crash

A Grand Trunk freight wreck near Edwardsburg Indiana last night split into two sections and eight cars piled up. Fourteen tramps were seriously injured with traffic delayed.

Commercial Tribune Lagrange Ind Grand Trunk Railway Edwardsburg

Union Scores Chapman in Labor Denunciation for Governor Race

In Cleveland Horace L. Chapman, Democratic governor candidate, is attacked by the Central Labor Union. Max Hayes accuses him of cutting miners wages and opposing wage increases, citing a Columbus Bicycle Works dispute and a controversial coal miners comment. The union urges workingmen to repudiate capitalist oppression at the polls.

Commercial Tribune Cleveland Central Labor Union Horace L. Chapman Max Hayes Hayes Chapman H. L. Chapman Columbus Bicycle Works Benton F. Chapman Columbus Coal Miners’ Union

Shortest Lexington murder trial ends in acquittal

In Lexington Kentucky on September 22 George Daniels was acquitted of killing Rand Johnson last spring. The trial lasted only one hour and both parties involved were Black.

Commercial Tribune Lexington George Daniels Rand Johnson

Confession Is a Trick Brother Exposes Hinshaw Case

Noah Baney’s brother-in-law Short alleges the confession was staged to free the preacher Hinshaw. Short describes an alleged deal with Baney and Hinshaw’s lawyers, detailing plans, payments, and the escape attempt. Baney reportedly escaped but was recaptured. Short says Baney kept no funds while he received $95.

Commercial Tribune Indianapolis Ind Preacher Hinshaw Noah Baney Hinshaw Guy van Tassel Kid"Whitney Baney Short

Window Glass Makers Plan National Association

Pittsburg reports representatives from window glass manufacturers met to form the American Window Glass Association. The new group aims to unite most firms, control a $20 million capital and about $10 million in annual output, and establish a single selling agency in Pittsburgh amid wage questions and market volatility.

Pittsburg American Window Glass Association United States

How Mlean Campaign Plans Surface In State House Talk

The report details Allen O Myers and James Ross meeting outside Columbus State House to discuss Democratic campaign strategy. They describe using notes and conditional debts to force support, with talk of a summer residence for Myers if McLean wins and plans to pressure other candidates and officeholders.

Commercial Tribune Columbus Allen O. Myers James Ross High Street State House Yard Allen Ross Myers John Ri. McLean McLean Dimmy New York McConville John Dan Jimmy Ohio Senate Jim Jimmy Ross Nev. Williams Franklin County Recorder Nev Williams Sam Fullen Pickaway County

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