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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1908
Page
14
Liberal realizing gales weaken the wheat market with September closing down 1 3/4 cents. Corn gains while oats rise slightly and provisions drift lower. Rumors of a prominent milling concern in Minneapolis sparked selling, despite late rallies on short covering.
The stock market remains strong amid easy money and good harvest prospects. Analysts cite inside manipulation as a driver of the rise but note inflation risk and urge gradual profit taking.
Reports from New York St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis and Duluth show mixed wheat and flour quotes. Minnesota and Sioux forecasts hover with patents and winters while corn oats and rye hold firm or dull depending on region.
The Board of Public Service cleared Asphalt Superintendent Humphries of grafting charges after an investigation. Chief Clerk Anthony and contractors Kirchner and Lang testified that the rumor stemmed from informal jokes and miscommunication. Humphries hinted at seeking legal redress while the board called the matter closed.
Walter Scherer Sr., 50, a cooper, killed himself at 1802 Denham Street North Fairmount after brooding over the December 15 1906 accidental shooting death of Oscar Scherer 13 by George Lenard 17. Lenard had shot pigeons from a vacant Carll Street hillside lot. the flobert rifle bullet hit Oscar. Walter Jr 22 restrained his father during a prior suicide attempt. The family said grief and drinking preceded the tragedy. Scherer left a widow and five children. Coroner notified.
Four weeks of July earnings total 25,284,942 dollars, down 14.6 percent from a year earlier. June four weeks show 24,388,480 dollars, down 18.4 percent. June totals for all months reach 94,348,204 dollars, a 19.5 percent drop from last year. Western, Southern and Pacific regions show notable declines. The statement details trunk lines and regional losses, with specific percentages by system.
New York prices list various mining stocks and bonds with daily figures. Names include Alice 2.00 Breece Brunswick Con Com stock Tunnel stock Comstock Tunnel bonds Con. Cal and Va Horn Silver Iron Silver Leadville Con Little Chief Mexican Ontario Ophir Small Hopes Standard Yellow Jacket with values ranging from fractions to several dollars.
California without change in new Pullman ordinary sleeping cars leave Cincinnati each Tuesday at 6 p.m. via Louisville New Orleans Houston San Antonio El Paso and Los Angeles to San Francisco. Rates half the regular sleeper price. See agents B&O SW Illinois Central Railroad or Southern Pacific or write H Wiseman D P A Joseph B D P A or W H Connor General Agent.
Creditors of Bultman and Co have turned their accounts over to attorneys and left town discouraged about recovering claims. Bultman asserts he fulfilled all mail order bond sales on installment terms, while losses of about 32000 stem from mis-timed bond sales. Rumors swirl of crookedness but creditors avoid public disclosure, hindering possible prosecutions. No receiver sought for Wagner and Co amid ongoing court stalemate.
The Cincinnati river report lists scheduled departures to Pomeroy and Maysville from Louisville with daily and Sunday times. The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 8 feet 6 inches and was falling as of 6 p.m. yesterday.
The note details yesterday departures including Greenland to Charleston Madison and Indiana to Louisville, with today’s arrivals Courier from Maysville and City of Cincinnati from Louisville. It notes good business on both freight and passenger lines and provides Ohio River forecast and interport weather updates. It also lists multiple river arrivals and departures at Beaver Dam Freeport Wheeling Madison Louisville Evansville Cairo and St Louis ports with vessel names and times.
Cincinnati traveling salesmen and the Merchants and Manufacturers join for a three event visit to entertain 1,500 out of town merchants. Dinners at the Zoo and Lagoon on August 26 and September 2, plus a steamboat ride on September 9 with fireworks, dancing, and burgoo. Committees named for organization coordination and entertainments.
Detectives Bell and Schaefer believe they will soon arrest a tall thin man suspected of exploding nitroglycerin under the Harrison avenue viaduct Thursday night. A heavy steel plate blown from the piers was found 350 yards south, with rivers torn and metal twisted. Charles Detert, arrested Friday, denies knowledge of the blast and faces drunkenness charges.
Ohio filings list articles of association across several firms including Garbach Haacke Printing in Cincinnati with 10000 dollars capital and officers John Herman Dierkes and Matilda Shea. Other incorporations include Hamilton Detective Agency Company and Olympic Athletic Club of Cincinnati with 40000 and 750? respectively, plus capital increases for Big Hill Coal in Cincinnati and Carbon Coal Mining in Marietta.
In Toledo on August 8 a seed market lists October Clover at 8.75, December at 8.55, March at 8.65. Alsike seed shows Prime at 9.60 and December at 9.35.
Greene Line steamer Courier sails from the foot of Sycamore Street at 11 p.m. bound for Maysville and intermediate points. Tel.
Navigation notice lists daily departures from Louisville and Intermediate Pointy to the Lower Ohio at 5 p.m. with Sunday 9 a.m. service. Kentucky River freight accepted daily. Contact Tel. M. 1897 for details.
The latest velvet fashion extends to girls with a one piece undergarment called a Princess slip. It features a panel front from neck to hem, joined at the waist with a belt, and may have puff sleeves or not. Sized 13 to 17 years, 5 1/2 yards of 36 inch material for fifteen year size, price ten cents.
A one piece dress for two year to four year olds features a round embroidered yoke with insertion trims. Front gathers to yoke, back tucked from neck to waist, and three tucks above the hem. Sleeves range from full length to short puff with optional ribbon sash. Fabric options include batiste and China silk.
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