Fleet Review at Valparaiso by Admiral Evans Draws Massive Crowds
The February 1908 report describes the Valparaiso spectacle as thousands gather to view Admiral Evans' squadron entering the harbor. Crowds travel long distances, gifts of ships and flags impress observers, and a two hour pageant ends with orderly salutes and a Coast Guard tow. The piece notes improved U.S.–Chile relations and the presence of a New York Herald flag aboard a local launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Evans
Valparaiso
Chilip
Caraumilla
Coast Guard
New York Herald
New York Honors 15 Soldier Dead In Public Monument Review
A Special Dispatch notes New York City honors fifteen soldiers with public statues, the sole physician and one physician clergyman among the honorees, and dozens of statesmen, writers, philanthropists, explorers, inventors, and artists represented across major parks and squares. Washington, Lafayette, Grant, Sherman, and others receive prominent memorials. notable statues include Columbus, Ericsson, Morse, Beethoven, and Verdi in Central Park and surrounding plazas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
Manhattan
America
Washington
Union Square
Riverside Park
Lafayette
Morningside
Manhattan Avenues
Washington Arch
Washington Square
Grant
Central Park
Franz Sigel
Simon Bolivar
Sherman
Plaza
Farragut
Madison Square
Worth
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Garibaldi
Nathan Hale
City Hall Park
Hancock
Hancock Square
Porter
van Cortlandt Park
Franklin
Printing House Square
Webster
Arthur
Hamilton
Conklin
Lincoln
Seward
Stuyvesant
St. Mark's Church
Mazzini
Burns
Cervantes
Halleck
Moore
Shakespeare
Scott and Schiller
Irving
Bryant Park
Brownson
Sherman Square Park
Peter Cooper
Cooper Union Park
S. S.cox
Astor Place
Abraham de Peyster
Bowling Green
William E. Dodge
Horace Greeley
Herald Square
J. Marion Sims
John C. Drumgoole
Lafayette Place
Sims
Father Drumgoole
Columbus
Grand Circle
Eighth Avenue
Park
Ericsson
Battery Place
Fulton
Trinity Churchyard
Holley
von Humboldt and
Morse
Beethoven
Verdi
Seventy-third Street
Thorvaldsen
Richard M. Hunt
Madisonville Arrest Report Involving Alonzo Jackson
Alonzo Jackson, colored, 69, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Marshal Lowe of Madisonville on a charge stemming from an alleged offense involving Bessie Logan, 14, also colored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Jackson
Marshal Lowe
Madisonville
Rge
Bessie Logan
Parole Hearing Suggested for William Freybler
Application for parole for William Freybler prisoner number 37 449 currently confined in Ohio has been recommended to the Warden and Chaplain as worthy for parole. Hearing on and after February will be scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Freybler
Ohio
River Departures and Ohio River Stage Update
The River column lists today departures from Greenland Maysville Courier Louisville Lizzie Bay and advertised departures Queen City and Daily schedules. It notes yesterday Ohio River at Cincinnati at 53 feet 2 inches and falling with stage changes across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cincinnati
River Packet Departures and Weather Update
Flotsam and Jetsam reports yesterday departures The Courier to Manchester and Kentucky to Louisville Today arrivals include The Courier from Maysville Greenland from Pomeroy Lizzie Bay from Louisville and Georgia Lee from Memphis Weather notes rain cooler and river levels falling Cincinnati area Greene Line Greenland to Pomeroy at 5 p.m Courier to Maysville and way ports at 11 p.m Lizzie Bay to Louisville and all way ports at 5 p.m Queen City Pittsburg packet leaves Broadway tomorrow at 5 p.m.
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The
Courier
Manchester
Kentucky
Louisville
Maysville
Greenland
Pomeroy
Lizzie Bay
Georgia Lee
Memphis
Cincinnati
Greene Line
Main Street
Way Ports
Sycamore Street
Pittsburg
Queen City
Broadway
All Way
River gauges and arrivals mark river conditions
Davis Island Dam reports 9.7 feet and stationary flow while Wheeling shows 12 feet and falling amid cold rain. Madison notes 48.4 feet and falling after a morning rise. Evansville 4 feet and rising with cooler skies. Catsro 89.4 feet and rising amid warm, fair conditions as ships Helen Blair Pacific Mariner depart and arrive. Memphis records 32.2 feet and falling with clear, warmer weather.
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Pittsburg
Davis Island Dam
Wheeling
Madison
Evansville
Catro
Helen Blair
Upper
Mississippi
Harry Brown
Lower Mississippi
Fred Hartweg
Pacific
Tennessee River
Mariner
Cincinnati
Memphis
Rabbi Grossmann Meets House of Refuge Boys
Rabbi Grossmann addressed the boys of the House of Refuge after noon on the topic Character and Patriotism. Board of Public Service members Weil and Danier and their families attended as adults. The boys responded with selections and patriotic songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabbi Grossmann
House of Refuge
Messrs. Weil
Danier
Board of Public Service
Electric Lights Cost 50 Million Dollars in New York
Special Dispatch reports New York now spends over 50 million yearly to keep Broadway and the city illuminated. The article notes the vast glow from electrical signs, the impracticality of candlelight, and cafe owners arguing the brightness draws patrons despite high lighting bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
New York
Madison Square
Forty-second
Manhattan
Rathskellars
Hoke Smith
Indians Dine Like Cultured Persons at Warren Lunch
In Washington on April 5 Senator Warren of Wyoming hosted Arapaho and Shoshone delegates in the Senate restaurant. The party, visiting the Interior Department and the White House, ate with forks and napkins, sampled consomme and mock turtle, and used a soup spoon, signaling a shift toward civilized dining. Little Wolf and Yellow Dog impressed observers with refined behavior, and many diners noted the guests had Carlisle school backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Warren
Wyoming
Senate
Interior Department
Executive Mansion
War Department
Yellow Dog
Senator Warren
Massachusetts Avenue
Carlisle
Tepee
Saints pervade South America place names in Saint prefixes
Special Dispatch notes how 517 places across South America bear saint names often with San prefixes. Santiago and San Antonio dominate, with San Juan San Jose San Pedro and San Miguel also common across coasts, ports, mountains, towns, and provinces from Bahia to the Isthmus of Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial
Tripuns
New York
South America
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
San
South Europe
Brazil
Atlantic
Cape St. Roque
Bahia
San Salvador
Todos Os Santos
All Saints’ Bay
San Nicholas Bay
Strait of Magellan
Cape San Antonio
Chile
San Felipe
Aconcagua
Santiago Bay
Panama
Santiago
San Iago
St. James
Spain
San Antonio
San Juan
San Jose
San Pedro
San Miguel
San Fernando
San Diego
San Christobal
San Augustine
New York Leads With Telephones in Global Scale
The article proclaims New York as the greatest telephone city with 200 170 instruments, more than all countries outside the US and Europe combined. It notes the US holds about 68 percent of global telephones totaling 5 068 800, while Europe has about 2 000 000 and Canada 130 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
London
United States
New York City
Europe
Canada
United Aornate
Americans praise Cuban sanitation after inspection
Dr. Thomas Darlington cites immaculate Camp Columbia and Guanahay camps, Havana streets cleaned after carnivals, no yellow fever, milk pasteurized and tuberculosis rare in cattle. He credits American governance, Major Kean and Cuban advisory work, urging sustained high sanitary standards post occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Triune
New York
Cuba
Havana
Thomas Darlington
United States
Magoon
J. R. Kean
Darlington
Pitcher
Guanahay
Patrick
McCall
Kean
Birmingham
Finley
Cienfuegos
Henry Garnet
Republic of Cuba
H. F. Laine
Vana
Illustrated Magazine to feature fishing voyage with Gen Shattuc
Next Sunday's Commercial Tribune will publish The Illustrated Magazine with stories jokes anecdotes and incidents. A feature titled The Result of a Day's Fishing With Rod and Reef on Biscayne Bay Florida highlights three large fish weighing 113 pounds 10 pounds and 85 pounds caught by General W B Shattuc a well known Cincinnatian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimrod
Mercial Tribune
Illustrated Magazine
Rod and Reef
Biscayne Bay
Florida
W. B. Shattuc
Commercial Tribune Patterns Coupon Request Notice
Advertisement notes a coupon to obtain Commercial Tribune accompanying design patterns through the Fashion Department in Cincinnati, with 10 cents per pattern, orders forwarded to New York and taking several days to be processed. The notice mentions patterns may be used for scams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Fashion Department
THE
New York
Gored skirt design suited for street or calling wear
A gored skirt pattern is shown in sketch with short sweep or round length. Center back inverted plait conceals the closure and adds hem fullness. Plain or braided bias trim options offered. Suitable for seasonal fabrics. 5 yards of 44 inch width needed for medium size No 6093 high sizes 22 to 36 inches.
Ohio probate notices list numerous executors and guardians
The Hamilton County Ohio probate office reports accounts and vouchers filed for confirmation. Written exceptions may be filed by April 28, 1908, with continued hearings to follow under Probate Judge Chas. F. Mallbury and Deputy Clerk F. J. Behle in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Hamilton County
Hamiltton
Bete Hick
Perch Kidney
John Ees
Harry P. Johannigman
Rachel Koehler
Louis Burrus
Susan Powell
Sheseene Zoller
Andrew Zoller
Frances Zoller
Warner Miler
Bridget eCarty
John F
Mc‘orley
Wm. . H. Johnson
Clara Crockett
Frederick Mueller
John Stevens
Anna M. Schmidt
Wm. Deprez
Anna Bohnert
Barbara Freeman
Adolph Grimm
Theresa, Heuer
John H. Heuer
Anna Rassenfoss
Johann G. Pleisteiner
Chas. Gerstler
Caroline Remmy
Elizabeth Liggins
Francis E. Wilson
Margeri H. Bernard
Anthony Sauer
Anna Furlong
Fred W. Burke
Anna R. Brunsmann
Mary Desch
Sarah J. Anderson
Frances Berheide
Lucinda Edmiston
Maggie Edwards
Isaac Kimball
J. Henry Bosse
Consuelo P. Bulla
Bernard H. Lucken
Ann Gibson
John H. Brown
Catharina Bunthoff
Bernardine Fischer
Thomas Lofthouse
Johanna Murphy
H. Handtmann
Julia A. Garretson
Sigmund Klein
Emma Duffner
George Rebenack
Charles W. Spreen
Edward Hartley
Frederick Suhr
John Grimesser
Henry Menninger
Lucia E. Hellebush
William H. DeWitt
Henry Jacob
John Beckmann
Agnes Kehm
Barbara Coon
Morris N. Drucker
Susan L. Winslow
Charley Zett
John Morgan
John Dolan
Willian Glenny
Clara Leist
John Warrington Gale
Mary Gale
Edna Begeman
Marie Osseforth
Flora M. Moorman
John Shillito
Marie Grau
Joseph Schafer
Aaron E. Jones
Cassius J. Gilmore
John P. Merz
James McCann
Edna Haas
Edna Bohnert
John H. Huer
Jacob Rudolf
Chas
F. Mallbury
F. J. Behle
Cincinnati
Norwood Ohio Sealed Bond Proposals For 6000 In City Funds
The City Auditor of Norwood Ohio invites sealed proposals to purchase twelve bonds totaling 6000 dollars at 4 1 2 percent interest for 25 years. Bonds issued to buy horses wagons erecting and equipping a stable clean streets and improve municipal services. Bids due April 15 1908 with 5 percent certified check.
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Norwood
Ohio
Montgomery and
Elm Avenues
State of
Les&s
Ta Ay Speens
Feldman Avenue Bonds Advertised for Norwood Ohio
The city of Norwood Ohio bids for Feldman Avenue improvement bonds issued to fund 98 percent of macadam work from Carthage to Montgomery Pike. They total $5911.23, dated March 22 1908, due in 10 yearly installments with 4.5 percent interest. Best bid at par plus accrued interest to be sent to City Treasurer.
Norwood Ohio seeks Hazel Avenue bonds for road project
The city plans bonds totaling 6737.33 dollars dated February 4 to fund 98 percent of Hazel Avenue improvements from Williams to Floral with macadam. Bonds bear 4.5 percent interest, payable annually, with ten equal installments. Bids must be sealed with a 1 percent certified check, labeled Bids for Hazel Avenue Bonds, to be sent to the City Auditor L. H. Gebhart.
Queen City Steamboat Schedule for Pomeroy Wheeling and Pittsburg
The Queen City sails from the wharfboat at the foot of IEEE Tuesday April 7 at 5 p.m. for Pomeroy Wheeling and Pittsburg. Agent EB R Mauck at No 204 Public Landing. Virginia follows Saturday April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Cincinnati Packet Line
Pomeroy
Wheeling
Queen City
Ieee
R. Mauck
Public Landing
Virginia
Boats Leave Main Street Daily at 5 P.M
Louisville and Intermediate Points and Lower Ohio boats depart foot Main street daily at 5 p.m with Sunday shift at 9 a.m Ken tucky River freight received daily Tel M 1897
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Louisville
Qohio
Main St
Kentucky
Tel. M
Cortlandt Avenue Bonds Offered by Norwood City
On Wednesday April 15 1908 Norwood Ohio offers bonds for 5659 50 to fund Cortlandt Avenue improvements from Allison Street to Ivanhoe Avenue with macadam. The 4.5 percent bonds mature in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 years, may be reduced if cash part is paid, and will be sold to the highest bidder with sealed bids of 5 percent certified check. City Auditor L H Gebhart announces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood
Ohio
Montgomery and
Elm Avenues
Hazel Avenue
Williams Avenue
Floral Avenue
L. H. Gebhart
Kenilworth Avenue
Smith Rg
Beech Street
Cortlandt Avenue
Allison Street
Ivanhoe Avenue
Cortlandt
Nnc
L H. Gebhart
Park Avenue
Lafayette Avenue
Forest Avenue
T Ie
Park Avenue Improvement Bonds Authorized for Norwood
The city issues bonds totaling 3 114 88 100 dollars to fund 50 percent of Park avenue improvements from Lafayette to Forest avenues with macadam. Bonds dated March 8 1908 repayable in ten equal yearly installments with interest, subject to cash payments against assessments. A certified check for 5 percent of the gross amount is payable to the City Treasurer.
Notice of meeting to surrender and dissolve bank
The Norwood Savings Bank and Trust Company will hold a stockholders meeting on April 4, 1908 at 4 pm in Cincinnati Ohio to surrender and abandon the corporate authority and dissolve the company. Dated Norwood March 20 1908. By C B Pagd President H W Hartsouh secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood Savings Bank and Trust Company
Union Trust Building
Fourth and
Walnut Streets
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Ohio
Norwood
Norwood Savings Bank and Trust. Company
H. W. Hartsoough
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Ghilian Story OF Fleets Review
el Chileno
Lee Tag
Chili
Vallaiso
Chacabuco
Ft. Valdivia
Sigel
Special Dispatch
Hell
Columbus Circle
Plains
Wolf
Pacific Coast
Military Camps
Yellow Fever
Commercial Tribune Patterns
City and
Feldman Avenue
Carthage
Upper Ohio
Moler Barbior College
W. 4Th St
Moler College
Fourth St
Bristol Hotel
Dennedy
Interstate Investment’ Co
Dana Av
Avondale
Oe Automobile Co
B.S Vent
District Court OF the United Southern District OF Ohio, Western Division
United States of America
United States District Court
Southern District of
H. F. Corbin & Company
Bernard Bettmann
Internal Revenue
United States Court House
Eugend L. Lee
D. O. Sherman T. McPherson
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