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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
4
The item lists the Commercial Tribune’s establishment year 1793 and printing office in Cincinnati with postal entry 98 second class matter. It notes publication daily by The Commercial Tribune Company on Walnut Street and Government Place, with E. C. Eshelby as president.
Subscriptions to the Commercial Tribune Co include international mail to Great Britain and all Foreign Countries via the Universal Postal Union with rates listed. Branch offices cover Walnut Hills Covington Newport Washington and London with newsrooms and services including newsboy supply and reading room access.
The weather shows rain and cloudiness from the lakes to Texas and east to the Alleghenies, with cool clear conditions in the West. Warmer air along the Atlantic coast. Cincinnati temperature range 29 to 45. The local station notes April 29 1908 figures ending 8 pm, including hourly temps and precipitation.
Forecast indicates rain in Kentucky on Thursday with clearing and warmer conditions in the west. West Virginia will see rain Thursday and cooler weather in the east with Friday clearing. Western Pennsylvania has rain Thursday or Thursday night, then clearing Friday with fresh north to northwest winds. Indiana expects partly cloudy skies in the north and rain in the south Thursday, then Friday fair and warmer with fresh winds.
Arrivals and departures shown for New York Havre Southampton Libau Genoa Havre London Barcelona South Wellfleet Glasgow Queenstown New York Naples Liverpool Antwerp St John Boston and other ports. Vessels including Oceanic Lucania Majestic Nieuw Amsterdam Duca Degli Abruzzi Teutonic Peterburg Mongibello Pomeranian Manitou Furnessia Ivernia Kentg Albert Canopic Caronia Kronprinzessin Cecilie Kronprinzessin route details and near hour dock times noted.
A nostalgic vignette from a Philadelphia paper recalls a family's Sunday rite as the father prepares to shave. The piece notes the tense nine to ten o clock hour when harm looms and children hide while mother assists, ending with a ritual knock on the door.
New York tribute to Taft praises his wide experience and proven wisdom. The Independent argues no candidate surpasses Taft for the nation, urging Chicago to recognize the convention’s choice and elect him.
The author decries the Speaker and allies Messrs Dalzell and Payne for usurping House authority. It argues the House alone must judge its business and cannot delegate to a committee. The message delivery disruption illustrates the dangers of a ruling triumvirate.
The piece extols Mr. L. G. Bernard as a skilled manipulator of political routes while deriding the Nebraska gentleman and critiquing the Democratic party. It names Kiefer Bigelow Lawson and others as vanquished figures and mentions the Cleveland mayor in a scornful tone.
The piece mocks political rivals as Chief Tom Johnson’s scalp becomes a lodge pole trophy in a harsh lodge war. It praises Mr. Bernard as a chef stirring the kettle, turning hostility into spectacle and praising his artistic skill amid heated confrontation. It notes Bernard also runs a wood sawyery.
The piece argues that William Waldorf Astor may have the right to keep the Chesapeake flag by sending it to the British Museum while English critics view the act with contempt. It suggests Americans would have preferred returning the relic to the United States, but Astor used a deceptive auction ploy to prevent competition. England is welcome to him.
The writer suggests Taft inaugurate inviting defeated rivals to the inaugural dinner. He notes it would be a pleasant custom and that Mr. Bryan could point out his seat at the table though not the chair of the president.
The piece contrasts the peach crop failures with a sugar crop scare, noting the Cuban sugar situation as grim news. It suggests rival trusts push alarming reports to shape market sentiment and fuel panic.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Morgan shines for the Kings while acknowledging that Kings often outshine rivals in the game. The piece highlights Morgan's dazzling performance amid a match where the Kings face strong competition from the other side.
A booster quote asserts that despite widespread crop ruin the nation will find food through some means. It emphasizes resilience and an unwavering belief in eventual relief or adjustment to scarcity.
A Pittsburg dinner honoring Senator Knox was notable, but the upcoming inaugural dinner for the Ohio figure promises to surpass it in scope and prominence.
The speaker questions Mr. Bryan about delaying a trip to Lincoln to gauge what it feels like to be at home, framing the request as a political calculation around the election. The concise remark reflects a wartime political climate and personal homecoming implications.
The text notes that General Stoessel despises prison life, likening his aversion to the world’s general discomfort at viewing his confinement. It emphasizes his natural aversion without detailing events.
The article notes sadness affecting Messrs. Kiefer Tom Johnson Bigelow and the rest of the group as difficult times persist for the local circle.
An eight foot snowfall in England coincides with reports of Winston Churchill being overwhelmed by snow. The event reflects severe winter conditions impacting leadership and daily life.
A report lauds Bernard Wood Sawyers for notable successes and trophies achieved through skilled craftsmanship. The piece highlights public recognition and celebratory outcomes for the team and its supporters.
A long string of individuals and cities appears in an apparent directory or notice listing names such as Grand R Smith Mansfield C and A M Webber Shelbyville Indiana among many others. The fragment also includes places like New Orleans Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia and West Virginia indicating a regional distribution.
Dialogue shows Sparrow and Robin discussing slow market for fruit as farmers in the South let cherries spoil on trees. Mentions impact of a policy or business constraint on shipments and prices.
The passage reflects on Rome the dog’s death observed by William and neighbors, contrasts outside grief with inner feeling, and recites a reader’s note about street cleanliness schemes from Indiana. It also discusses May Day traditions in England, history from Chaucer to Floralia, and hopes for similar celebration in America with seasonal imagery.
A poem satirizes households exaggerating wealth before the annual assessor visit. It names the Browns Greens and Alli families boasting of yachts cars and stories, then reveals the common truth that pretenses fade when the assessor arrives.
Out in Broken Bow Jesse Gandy a self taught attorney defends only railroad cases with Burlington as his chief foe. He funds his battles, posts no normal fees and covers all costs if he loses while serving as his own client against a legacy of pasture and pass disputes. He claims a storied history including riding a wild buffalo bull.
The piece reports how birds and other woodland animals seek shelter during frosty nights. Sparrows gather in tight roosts, chaffinches and greenfinches nest in sheep wool, robins perch on warm prey, hedgehogs hibernate, and dormice sleep in nests as temperatures drop.
Detectives report easy removals of intoxicated guests from Linton Hotel as routine, while Akron reformers push for statewide cleanup days. Gotham and Cincinnati speakers debate tenement conditions and naval tool industries, criticizing funding allocations and regional development.
The London Saturday Review praises Francis James Child for compiling five volumes of English and Scottish Popular Ballads. It notes his role as founder of a school and his gift for sharing learning and zeal, though he did not live to finish the task.
In a Cleveland political clash the Kiefer Bigelow faction charges a fabricated Harmon interview aimed to boost Bryan faces. Bernard supporters dispute claims as delegates tally shows 72 of 93 for Bernard with hot talks over organization ahead of Saturday meetings.
The Democratic delegates elected Monday face two possible meeting sites and times this Saturday. Officials including Alfred Cohen and George Puls seek an agreed location at the Grand Hotel or the Democratic Club with a backup plan for split meetings if no accord is reached.
Music Hall hosts the final rehearsal without orchestra for The Children's Crusade as soloists and chorus prepare under Van der Stucken. Missing arrivals push back full cast. ticket sales begin amid steady crowd and rapid sellouts for opening night The Seasons with Gadski Beddoe and Baker.
Twenty three graduates were awarded diplomas at Eclection Medical College last night in the Scottish Rite Cathedral. The sixty third commencement heard remarks from Dean R L Thomas and Aaron McNeill with others noting that 12 881 students have matriculated in sixty three years and each student spends about 1000 dollars over four years. Names listed include Julius Emil Bayh Theodore Barnes Adam Bassinger Jesse Bowers James Burgin W K Dyer Fred Findlaw Lewis Franklin Curtis Hamilton Earl Howell George Martin Charles McCaffrey Mark Moran D Edward Morgan Herman Pohlmeyer Benjamin Preston George Sauter Clinton Saylor William Schrock William Seitz Daniel Strong Elmer Watson Firman Wurtzbaugh.
Hundreds of Free Setters and friends meet at John Robinson circus in Walnut Street area at 6 pm. Louis Leilach of Delphos and visitors join as Governor Robinson escorts group to Florence Avenue Reading Road grounds for a hearty circus supper.
Dr B F Lyle spoke at Vine Street Congregational Church warning that the city loses two million dollars yearly to tuberculosis. He cited the germ’s survival in darkness up to two years and three minutes in sunlight, urged sun and fresh air as cures, and linked high shoe worker deaths to unsanitary conditions.
James Eads How, the St. Louis millionaire Socialist, attended a Vine Street Congregational Church gathering yesterday. He will travel to New York for a church meeting as resolutions urged pensions for all unemployed and a Federal public works expenditure of 150 million dollars.
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