Commercial Tribune August 4 1908 edition notices
The page lists publication details for the Commercial Tribune including establishment date 1792, Cincinnati imprint, price rates, and various bureau locations in Walnut Hills Newport New York Washington London. It notes subscription options, delivery, and mailing terms for domestic and foreign readers.
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Weather Forecast Dims Hope For Heat Affected
News item notes a hot humid day with showers having little effect. The forecast from August 14 to 18 anticipates a barometric disturbance moving from the Rocky Mountain District to the Atlantic coast bringing rising temperatures, rains, and a drop in temperatures afterward. Local figures for August 13 show a high of 86 and a low of 71 with 0.52 inches precipitation. Cincinnati records indicate a 2 degree excess in temperature for the day and since August 1.
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Weather Forecasts for Ohio West Virginia Indiana Kentucky
Ohio fair Friday with showers Saturday or Saturday night. West Virginia fair Friday with showers Saturday or Sunday night. Indiana fair Friday with showers and cooler Saturday night. Kentucky partly cloudy Friday with showers and cooler Friday night or Saturday.
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Ocean Steamship Movements Reported in Ports
Ships sail and arrive across Naples Queenstown Valparaiso Shanghai Liverpool London and more with vessels including Corona Carpathia Cam pania Oceanic Merion Serapis Guernsey BarbalA? Caldonia Corinthian Lucania and others. Key movements include Lucania near Sandy Hook docking predicted, Baltic arriving New York, Deutschland?
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Philadelphia
Valparaiso
Hamburg
San Francisco
Guernsey
Portland
Ore
New Orleans
Caledonia
Boston
Manchester
London
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Marconi
Sandy Hook
Bluecher
Plymouth
Buelow
Bremen
Cedric
Bretagne
Havre
Graf Waldersee
Teutonic
Ashtabula
Moji
Princess Irene
Trust Sublime Poem of Providence by Pauline Johnson
A devotional poem urges faith in divine provision amid perplexity and gray skies. It encourages trust like a child and to focus on what one can give, with a reminder that God remembers and provides the way. The piece is attributed to Pauline Johnson in Kentucky.
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Pauline Johnson
Equity Trust under Fire in Kentucky Tobacco Debate
The Commercial Tribune defends its August 2 and 9 Equity Trust reports as true and urges a public discussion. It cites six hundred hogsheads of tobacco and alleges the trust’s oppressive impact while acknowledging anticipated libel actions and a forthcoming official statement from the Burley Tobacco Society.
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Pacific Squadron Row Links Okuma Hobson in Unity and Tension
The piece envisions a joint image of Count Okuma and Captain Hobson as a single pair amid tensions between the United States and Japan over the Pacific voyage. It notes Okuma’s cautious stance, Hobson’s interview habit, and warns of risks if nations clash, while stressing the fleet’s peaceful mission and lack of foreign consent.
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Railway Earnings Rise in July 1908 Over June 1907
Official figures show carrying companies increased earnings by 3.8 percent in July 1908 versus June 1907. The modest rise signals broader prosperity as railroads, banks, and lending activity gain strength.
Banks See Large Rise in Resources and Loans
Between May 15 and July 15 of the current year national banks reported total resources rising to 119,441,702.44 and loans and discounts increasing to 87,328,655.56. The surge signals confidence in business prospects, indicating higher demand from merchants and manufacturers, rising employment, and stronger railroad earnings as goods move to market.
Fairbanks cocktail origin query stirs Ohio debate
The Toledo Blade cites a Commercial Tribune remark questioning if the Fairbanks cocktail originated in Ohio. The piece notes uncertainty but suggests a possible local tie, leaving the question open.
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St. Louis Council Raises Salaries Amid Graft Accusations
A St Louis city council vote lifted member salaries from 500 to 2500 dollars per year while critics warn no reduction in entrenched graft. The remark from Mr Watterson hints at Bryanite politics and White House ambitions.
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Francis of Missouri Watches Bryan of Nebraska Question Repeal
In a terse, historical note, Francis of Missouri notes Bryan of Nebraska did not declare in the 1908 acceptance that he would abstain from action again in 1912, highlighting a political moment focused on solemn adherence and future conduct.
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Nebraska
Prohibition Candidate Chafin Nearly Drowned in Tank
The report notes that Prohibition candidate Chafin faced a near drowning in a water tank during a recent event, a detail considered not worth recapping.
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Wise legislative body urged to look ahead
The Chicago News quotes a philosopher urging a future-focused approach while noting the need to first assemble a capable legislative body to govern effectively.
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Chicago News
J Ham Lewis Portrait Stir in Gubernatorial Race
The item lampoons political fervor as J Ham Lewis decorates the gubernatorial scene with a jaunty persona and whiskers. It also notes Mr Bryan’s pride in claiming he said it first and again, while urging early Christmas shopping with a cooling, refreshing tip.
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Window Sign Mystery in Piano Trade and Ice Cream Insight
A reader muses on a piano firm with an unfamiliar window display and its lack of newspaper ads. The note then shifts to ice cream trade scale, buttermilk shortages, and a farmer's disappointment with cafe milk. It ends with lake level notes and a London temperance badge urging abstinence between meals.
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Cincinnatians in Paris visit noted by Herald office
Special Cable reports William and Mrs Ravser and L and Mrs Werkoff of Cincinnati registered at The Herald office in Paris on August 13.
Indo American League Luncheon Honors Mrs Wallace
A committee of ladies from the Indo American Woman's Restoration League hosts a luncheon at McAlpin's for Mrs Caroline P Wallace of Los Angeles who will speak next Monday at the Church of the Covenant about child wives in India. Nearby notes include engagements and upcoming weddings for local residents.
Social News: Clifton Families Plan Summer Travel
Clifton residents and relatives from Avondale and Mt. Auburn list wide travel plans and summer trips. Several families, including the Thrashers, Prince, Fieber, Klein, Langdon, and Yelser households, depart for Atlantic City, Harbor Beach Michigan, and other destinations. Other members head to Waukesha Wisconsin and Oden Michigan, with regional visits to Colorado Springs and California.
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Senator Place
Clifton
Harbor Beach
Mich
James Foster
Lexington Avenue
Avondale
Ethel] Alden
St. Louis
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Thomas Schmuck
Madison Road
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Virginia
Richmond
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Reading Road
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W. J.’ Breed
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Clermont
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J. C. Kerr
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Benton Harbor
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Anna Bailey Wright
Malcolm McAvoy
Observatory Road
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Henry W. Bettmann
Marian
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McMicken Avenue
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Magda Hollmeyer
Hattie Lammers
Marie
Pauline
Rosalie Brown
Atlantic City
Washington
Philadelphia
Lillie Bechtold
Williamsburg, O
S. H. Willerding
Price Hill
Droste
A Summer Holiday in Virginia for a Cough Affected Family
Mrs. Matthews and five children escape whooping cough by visiting a Virginia farm for six weeks. A doctor urges fresh air and the family enjoys hilltop views, a windmill nearby, and a seesaw, finding the country stay a joyful relief from illness.
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Gerald
Enid
Virginia Woods
Big Meeting of First Voters Draws Growing Support
An enthusiastic Taft First Voters Club meeting at the Stamina League clubrooms drew young reformers and featured W. F. Chambers urging new ideas. A later August 27 gathering will include local speakers as membership questions test older voters’ eligibility.
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Names and spouses listed in a long social register
A crowded list of individuals and couples with city and state affiliations appears, including Gibson George Adler Washington D C and many others such as J J Dunn St Louis Mo and Charles Howard St Louis with spouses, along with numerous accompanying locations and initials. The fragment resembles a social or matrimonial directory excerpt.
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W. W. Affleck
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HB. B. Carter
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T. Lexsmith
Crescent Springs
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D. T. Thomas
Ene Ky
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John Leonard
Milford
First Claim Staked On Moving Glacier
Mrs. Mary E. Hart, once of Los Angeles and now back in Seattle, becomes the first person to stake a mining claim on a glacier while it is moving. aboard the Seattle during a Klondike voyage, she lands on Mulr Glacier near Skagway despite danger, finding a solid moraine rich in ore and filing her claim. Hart has long been versed in Alaska mining, having owned and supervised multiple claims and even worked a pick in her own mine.
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Oppressive Trust Claims Target Society of Equity Leader
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune accuses the Society of Equity of being an oppressive trust and alleges a Burley branch president failed to pool 642 hogsheads while urging others to pool. The State Journal calls for challenge to the claims and warns of possible public reaction if proven true.
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Dalmatian Bess Wins All-Area Car Pass
Bess the Dalmatian mascot of Engine Company No. 8 wins a city pass allowing her to ride any Third Avenue Street Car Company car without charge. Firemen secured the pass after Captain Donovan led a delegation to Receiver Frederick Whitridge, who issued the pass good until September 1 and renewable on request.
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Women and Their Ways in Dutch Guiana and Spain
The piece describes precious jewelry as wealth storage for Dutch Guiana women with belts, anklets, crowns and family heirlooms. It notes Japanese women keep teeth unblackened to seem unattractive, German headdresses vary by status, and Spanish nuptial custom allows a novio to court many women until formal marriage.
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People seen in hotels on fishing trip from Paris and Gainesville
A party including Hume Clay F Clay H B Clay 8 G Clay and Mitchell of Paris Kentucky and W A of Gainesville Georgia were at the esterday on a fishing trip and are en route home.
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V. F. Clay
H. B. Clay
G. Clay
Witchell
Paris, Ky
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Gainesville, Ga
Esterday
Lallapaloosa Phrase Baffles London Paper Hunt
Americans abroad stumble over the term lallapaloosa as they seek a translation in London. Reporters visit the British Museum and the Zoo, plus Strand interviews reveal diverse guesses from Americans about the meaning. Many suggest it signals astonishment or a tall tale.
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Lallapaloosa
Roosevelt
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Fairbanks
New York
Am I blind or unobserving a baby in an auto?
A Detroit reader recalls seeing a baby in an automobile for the first time and questions why infants are rarely pictured in cars. He notes dogs travel in carriages more than in autos and wonders if auto speed or owner preference explains the rarity of babies in motor vehicles.
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Father’s Recipe in a Sunday Loaf Poem
A humorous verse recalls a father’s recipe as superior to mother’s cakes and aunt’s doughnuts. It details daily routines and small rituals from late night mixing to breakfast, a walk, a shave, a pipe, and a pile of colored supplements, framing a lighthearted family tableau.
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