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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
4
The August 17 1908 issue of the Commercial Tribune presents the front page of a Cincinnati daily. It announces the paper’s establishment in 1793 and notes publication details including office locations Walnut Street and Government Place.
Public notice lists subscription rates by mail and postpaid options for Daily and Sunday editions, including six month and one year terms, carrier delivery charges, and foreign rates via the Universal Postal Union. Offers weekly edition and various local bureau addresses. all mail subscriptions payable in advance.
Yesterday's heat neared a record for Cincinnati with bright sun and no breeze. The 7 p.m. reading near the 90th meridian time showed extreme warmth compared with the last three years, including rainfall and cloud cover figures for August 16 1908 and prior years.
Ohio shows fair skies Monday and Tuesday with light to fresh southwest to northwest winds. Kentucky expects fair and cooler weather Monday and Tuesday. West Virginia foresees fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with cooler temperatures Tuesday or Tuesday night. Indiana reports fair skies Monday and Tuesday with cooler temps and light west to northwest winds.
SABLE ISLAND Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 737 miles east of Sandy Hook at 1 20 PM sails for New York and docks Tuesday 7 30 AM Zeeland arrives from Antwerp Etruria arrives from New York unison arrives from Montreal Winifredian sails to Boston passing Browhead 16th St Paul arrives from New York Prinz Friederich Wilhelm sails to New York Kreonland sails to New York repub lic sails to Boston Lusitania sails to New York Campania from Liverpool reported at 7 10 PM Cape Race Cart ginson arrives from Glasgow and Liverpool for Halifax and Philadelphia Kronpritz Wilhelm from New York bound for Plymouth Cherbourg Bremen 220 miles SW at 3 44 PM Vaderland from New York bound for Dover Antwerp 170 miles SW at 6 07 PM will reach Dover 6 30 AM Tuesday Corsica arrives from Liverpool Ottawa from Liverpool
Hotel arrivals in Cincinnati include Gibson George W. Goudy of Philadelphia Dan A Mossman Huntington W Va C E King and wife Toronto J R Higgins Duluth Dennison John McLachlan Bradford Ky H Cook Ironton Grace Cook Columbus and many others from New York Cadiz Mobile Ala Chicago St Louis Boston Nashville Birmingham and beyond with wives and companions listed for multiple properties including Palace St Nicholas Grand and Grand-S.
A London Bystander piece outlines a new Parisian cult centered on beauty. Followers deem ugliness to be abhorred and practice a simple service resembling a Catholic mass in which worshipers commune by kissing a rose.
The article presents a dispute over whether Clarence Le Bus withheld 1904 and 1905 tobacco from the Equity Trust pool or sold about 300 hogsheads out of the pool in Cincinnati. The Burley Board and a Lexington dispatch to The Louisville Times offer conflicting accounts, prompting Le Bus to address the matter in The Commercial Tribune.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce proposes a semicentennial commemoration of the Civil War ending in peace with the year 1915. The St. Paul Dispatch notes a revived South ready to share national influence, predicting Panama Canal completion and renewed Southern industry and education. Cincinnati urges a prompt start to honor the 50th anniversary and reconciliation.
The Springfield Republican and The Baltimore Sun backed Mr. Bryan for president, noting strong hopes in Maryland while Massachusetts showed no prospect for the Denver ticket. The editorial tone stresses conservative, well-edited papers with reasons for their faith.
A dated editorial discusses newspaper endorsements for the Chicago ticket over Denver. It notes The Sun’s Democratic roots and The Republican’s shift toward Chicago while opposing Denver and Bryan. The piece frames this as a trend toward Republican stability and away from Bryanism.
The Washington Post notes a Washington inventor patents a device claiming to talk 40 000 words per hour. Yet the article questions whether the machine will say anything at all and compares it to Mr Bryan who is known for not saying much when he speaks.
The quoted line shows Hisgen’s sharp reply to the acceptance address. He states not for himself but to give to the poor, appealing for a different kind of public spotlight.
Judge Saffell, a Democratic elector nominee in Georgia, declares he will cast his Electoral College vote for Tom Watson if elected. The statement is described as an independence move by the judge but criticized by honorable men.
After a long dry spell, the land seeks a generous rain. Campaign figures like Candidate Chafin and Carrie Nation are mentioned in a light editorial voice noting welcome wet weather for crops and spirits.
A playful hypothetical ponders what the fiery South Carolina politician Ben Tillman might say to financier James Hazen Hyde if their paths crossed on the boulevards of Paris. The imagined exchange riffs on clash of power and political wit.
The speaker suggests extending the heated term into October to avoid discussing politics as it would be too hot to talk politics.
The note alleges Sig. Caruso, famed for the monkey-house notoriety, has whipped his wife in sunny Italy. It also claims William Jennings Bryan seeks to rule and believes he is the only "It" in politics.
A voice from Ohio asserts that the people will rule and the next Cabinet will be chosen by an Ohio man. The remark also derides airships as too flighty in their descents.
F Sherman Ball of Kentucky, connected with the Secretary of State’s office, staying at the Emery Hotel in Cincinnati. He says raids will continue until public sentiment supports law and order and urges Kentuckians to back the soldiers to break up the raids. Ball notes strong business conditions and fewer pandemic effects in Kentucky.
Judge Judson Harmon reports enjoying his first major self driven campaign for governor. He notes a shift from silent campaigning to public appearances and speeches. He says he has met about ten thousand voters and been well received during his tour.
An open meeting and smoker at Parlor A in the Harlin Hotel will be hosted by the Young Men's Political Alliance. Dr. A. L. Reed, candidate for United States Senator, will deliver the keynote address amid music and a festive atmosphere.
A fragment from a poem sent from Kentucky by Pauline Johnson. The speaker petitions a girl’s rosary for tenderness purity and a loyal heart. She asks deliverance from faults and to keep a white page of life. She seeks strength to be true and ends with Ave Maria Amen.
The article surveys eight years of data from Smith, Wellesley, Oberlin, Mt. Holyoke and Chicago showing taller, heavier students and better health trends among both boys and girls. It notes rising professor salaries at top colleges, varied institutional profiles from Hardin College to Ox ford and Overlook Military Academy, and large summer school enrollments led by Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas and Chicago.
A back-and-forth about golf versus shinney unfolds with playful debate. The speakers discuss shinney as an old fashioned game while affirming golf as enjoyable to play.
A reader catalogs the rising postal card craze seen at Mackinac in which tourists and residents write hundreds of cards at stops along the route. He notes lists growing into hundreds per person, the expansion of the habit to Great Lakes ports, and the social quirks of the phenomenon.
From the deck of the Coos Bay Captain James Bowen waged a battle with a mammoth whale off Cayucos as the steamer sailed north. He fired a revolver twice to deter the marine attack, the whale pursued the ship, and the crew feared a collision before the vessel sped to safety. The whale, about 106 feet long, remained close, sometimes within a hundred yards, dyeing the water with its impact.
A Somerville Journal verse about Doris enjoying vacation at a beach hotel with about six hundred guests. She golfs swims drives and dances nightly, resting her tired brain after a hard college year. She rises at eight and sleeps at two, returning refreshed for another year.
An icy reception befits a skate. A pickled husband gets into family jars. People who live in glass houses should throw down the glass. Half a bun is better than low bred. Little pitchers hold long beers. The wages of gin is breath.
O E Schmid director of the German Theater in Germany sent word that he and his wife witnessed the burning and destruction of Count Zeppelin's airship at Echterdinger. They had been awaiting one of the Count's aerial trips in the city yesterday.
Constantinople Aug 16 The new Cabinet suffers a great loss with the sudden death of War Minister Redjeb Pasha from heart disease. The programme calls for amending incompatible laws, reorganization of the army navy and departments, and eligibility of non Mussulmans for military service. It pledges renewal of treaties, better relations with powers, abolition of capitulations with foreign confidence. The Porte seeks US approval to appoint Hassan Bey ambassador in Washington. Frontier tensions rise as imperial troops move forward amid Persian disorder.
Cardinal Gibbons leaves Rome for Switzerland with entourage. The pope grants his request naming four domestic prelates as monsignors and reserves a higher honor for Rt. Rev. O B Corrigan as Vicar General of Baltimore. Cardinal Merry Del Val sends congratulations on the bishop’s fortieth anniversary.
Naval Lieutenants Colin Jeance and Merier announced a wireless telephone instrument has achieved a clear 310 mile link with Raz de Seine in Finistere from Paris. They expect further gains to six to seven hundred miles and plan a Paris to New York dispatch system.
Ira McGuire, 1857 Eastern avenue, employed by C. C. Crane & Co., died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton Quebec after being struck in the back by a C. H. & D. train while seated on ties near the track near Middletown. He suffered multiple broken ribs and internal injuries.
In Indiana near Bicknell, Dr. Alonzo McDowell from Freelandsville lost control of his car, overturning over a steep embankment. The Osterhage couple's seven year old daughter and Dr. McDowell’s seventeen year old son James died at the scene. Mrs Osterhage sustained a broken arm and internal injuries. Mr Osterhage and Dr McDowell were unharmed.
Deputy Coroner Coe reports George Roder died from a crushed neck and internal injuries after a heavy wagon caused his wounds. Police continue investigating with no clear sign of foul play as of the post mortem findings.
A trunk hidden in a ravine along the Belt road near Mt Ephraim Camden reveals a man about 86 years old wrapped in straw and old newspapers. Police suspect he was shot and placed in the trunk before rigor mortis.
A unknown man hurled stones at a trolley party on May and McMillan streets in Walnut Hills. William Strumpler was struck in the face but later restrained the assailant who fled as police pursued. no one was detained.
Stephen E. Diesback of Watsontown Pa a midway show proprietor was found dead in his tent in Lexington Aug 16. His head was crushed and his hands pierced by a steel 38 caliber bullet. He carried about $200 and a bank book showed a $1,350 deposit. His wife Minnie could not be reached. The Redman community took charge of the body pending family word.
A Niagara River motor boat collision killed three aboard and several other drownings were reported in Ellis Island waters New York East River and Delaware Bay. Victims include Mrs William Pagels Mrs Charlotte Meyers Raymond Pagels 10, and others from Fall River Newark Plattsburg Brooklyn Ches ter.
Burglars broke into the Bie denbender and Son store at 542 Main Street using a jimmy before midnight Sunday. Police found the open door but no suspect. Total loss undisclosed as owners assess damage this morning. A man was seen trying to raise a rear window at the Charles Jenkin candy shop, 529 Main Street, but fled when chased. Meakin store suffered no theft.
George A. Parker, of Richmond and Plum streets, was found wounded near his home and taken to City Hospital. He claims a friend from Ivorydale robbed him of $28 after a ball game, but he refuses to name the assailant. Parker had been drinking at the time.
A large stone crusher and several sheds of the Statler Stone Company burned to the ground at Piqua Ohio as a quarry caught fire today. Local firefighters fought the blaze through the afternoon and no injuries were reported. The unusual spectacle drew a crowd as flames consumed the quarry facilities.
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