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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
4
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Rain fell in the South and Southwest while the Central and Northern regions enjoyed fair, seasonably warm weather. Cincinnati recorded 65 to 87 degrees with 7 p.m. readings of 79 and 43 at wind from the northwest. The daily max was 87, min 65, with an average of 76 to 77. Precipitation totaled 0.06 inches. overall excess temperatures for the day were 1 degree and 33 degrees since August began.
Government forecast notes fair conditions in Ohio and Indiana on Thursday and Friday with fresh north winds. Indiana to see warmer Friday and variable winds. Kentucky and West Virginia also fair Thursday and Friday with cooler Thursday conditions.
Ships arrive and sail at multiple ports including New York Boston Southampton and Liverpool with vessels such as The Florida Oceanic Germania Lucania Majestic San Giorgio Cestrian Southwark Friesland Ivernia Adriatic and Carthagenia among others. A communication links Philadelphia and New York with the Marconi station noting 1 083 miles east of Sandy Hook.
A long OCR readout lists numerous individuals with surnames and given names followed by city and state affiliations including Palace Burns Dobbins Birmingham William Price Ashley Pa J W Ewing Rome Ga W E Haiton Mt Vernon Munro Jules Weir Chicago T A Reaves St Louis W T Dickerson Detroit George E Sanders Chicago Grand S E Harmon Cleveland James Henry and wife Hopkinsville Ky C 8 Gorton New York Charles F Ruggles Milwaukee St Nicholas Arthur Sylvester New York George W Furniss Boston J D Felders Lincoln Neb Mr and Mrs H M Clayton Troy Burnet J F Ripley Taunton Mass Co C Archbald Ridge Farm Ill R J Walsh New York W B Ingram Chicago Linton Daniel Taylor Pittsburg M Loeb Canton John Pynchon Chicago J C Manchi New York Honing H J Steere Rochester N Y J B Elberfeld Pomeroy T W McKeehan Indianapolis Lackman C B Clark Indianapolis W L Prey Lexington Fred C Gum mon Philadelphia Emery D E Lady wife and child Mobile Ala Mrs Fred Stein Mead ville Pa J Rosenthal New York R P Dallen Chicago Havlin G E Sommers and wife Toledo W A Rowe Detroit George Smith Milwaukee J H O Brien Indianapolis Gibson W E Cox New York I Gratenlaub Philadelphia E M Hake St Louis J P Manton Nashville Dennison W J Newman and wife Dalhart Ky Charles Hertstein Dayton C W Bradshaw Norfolk Va AM Danburry Ripley
Special Cable notes Cincinnati residents Mrs. A. Vanness Mattie Mageer and Mary McHale registered at the Herald office in Paris on August 19 as reported by the Commercial Tribune.
Miss Elizabeth Romberg and Mrs Jennie Smith of Cincinnati will sail tomorrow on the Grosser Kurfurst from Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg. The dispatch notes an upcoming ocean voyage with international routing and passenger details.
An editorial laments widespread contempt for law in the United States and its states, arguing it endangers civilization. It cites recent murders and civic failures, contrasts with Turkey’s decadence, and calls for unwavering respect for law and equal justice.
The Thaw bankruptcy filing raises federal and state issues about jurisdiction and insanity. Courts in New York may decide insanity while a federal court contemplates examination in Pittsburgh. The case asks if an insane petitioner can act legally and which state courts may decide sanity. The question remains whether federal courts will be used to free Thaw from Matteawan.
With Mr. Sherman notified and Mr. Kern to be informed soon, the campaign gears up toward a decisive phase as the candidates align positions and prepare for the upcoming contest.
The piece argues the presidential contest will hinge on two major parties with third parties fades. It notes Taft and Sherman or Bryan and Kern as the likely tickets and says Sherman answered the demagogic “Shall the people rule?” question by affirming that the people rule. It predicts a November vote of decisive disapproval of the Denver platform and Bryan’s stance.
The Augusta Chronicle notes a modern emphasis on the people’s rule, contrasting it with historical pivots in 1776 led by Virginia figures and 1908 under Nebraska leadership, framing long-standing debates on popular sovereignty.
If Mr. Bryan could hire an air ship and begin his megaphone nationwide he might gain a hit to promote his lecture course for the 1909 season.
The piece argues that salary reductions for the Old Turk by the Young Turk worsen the situation, claiming the final state of Turkey will be worse than the initial one.
State Senator Onion of Oklahoma rails for Mr. Bryan and a second unnamed ally as he drives a rapid political push.
Mr. Kern suspects someone will convey to him a dead secret, but doubts it will amount to anything.
A cloudy forecast for Indiana warns of severe frosts followed by hard freezes. The report notes a political setback for Kern amid the unsettled conditions and declining temperatures.
A fragment discusses forest protection policy shared by China and the United States and cites Dusty Miller agreeing with President Roosevelt on planting shade trees along a road. It questions Illinois recovery and contemplates Boni and children.
A poem notes how small events trigger higher prices from groceries to fuel. It satirically links distant incidents from Canada to Maine to rising living costs and ends with an appeal for relief from ongoing price increases. The piece mocks consumer pain as it travels through regions and products, showing a pattern of inflation.
Margaret Schniger of Union Hill New Jersey swallowed a shoe button two years ago and suffered convulsions. X rays failed to reveal the object until she coughed up a rusted steel shank button with swollen parts from a Weismann pharmacy. Doctors remain puzzled how the button persisted unseen.
The column discusses avoiding the eternal punishment debate and notes two travelers on drink habits preferring beer and highballs. Amos Moore recalls Henry Howe’s Ohio sketches and his impact on history, with suggestions for a statewide library. A Washington weather forecast predicts a Pacific barometric depression bringing heat, rain, and a cooling trend across the Central West next week.
The piece notes Mayer Amschel Rothschild’s 1812 injunction for family unity and consulting the mother before major actions. It highlights Nathan’s trust in his wife Cohen, the prevalence of cousin marriages among the five brothers, and later shifts as three of Nathan’s granddaughters married outside the family and faith.
George Tolman, a former confidential clerk for Wild Goose Mining Company of Nome Alaska, was released after five years at McNeill Island Penitentiary for stealing gold dust worth more than 40 000. He has resumed his duties with the same company, a first for an employee re employed after a theft sentence.
City Council to fill Magistrate Edward Mays vacancy within thirty days. Candidates include George Tibbles James Brandt J K Templeton and J K Jones with appointments likely to raise a political contest. The successor will serve until January next.
In Indianapolis on Aug 19 the Miners' Executive Board District No. 11 rejected a proposal from President Thomas L. Lewis that would have immediately resumed all Indiana mines. Representatives of the operators had accepted the plan, but Terre Haute board members declined after receiving the papers. The proposal demanded withdrawal of contract-relations resolutions and an immediate resumption, with a UMW investigation of the Hudson mine to follow.
Police report the arrest of J. C. Huntington, accused as a top check passer. He allegedly obtained $100 with a bogus check from a Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati and faces an outstanding warrant for similar theft. He was arrested in Indianapolis and moved to Louisville, where a $200 bad check is noted.
Hamilton Ohio August 19 the Board of Education announced plans to establish free kindergartens in connection with the public schools. As an initial step manual training and domestic science will be extended at once in the sixth grade of grammar schools.
Hamilton Ohio August 19 Chief of Police Symmes acting under a city council resolution orders police to compel the Cincinnati Northern Traction Company limited cars to stop at all street intersections on signal Arrests will follow refusals to stop This targets the limited cars the company has refused to stop on signal.
A child asks to visit the park and voices worry about a possible absence of such an outing. The father reassures with a plan to wait until the evening, though the child remains uncertain about there being a park at all.
Cincinnati was selected as the next meeting place of the American Florists Association Niagara Falls Aug 19. A proposal to place registration of new plants under the Department of Agriculture was defeated.
Fire rages across Vancouver Island with twenty square miles ablaze in Coksilah district and Bowen Island on fire. A settlement was destroyed and eighty people are scattered. Kimberley Sullivan Moytie Ryan area fires threaten timber loss and shifting winds could worsen destruction.
In St Paul Aug 19 A L Lawshe Third Assistant Postmaster General opened the morning session addressing the attitude of the Post Office Department toward newspapers and second class matter Don C Seitz of The New York World read by Walter J Driscoll attacked the Paper Trust and tariff impacts on wood pulp and print paper John A Sleicher editor of Leslies Weekly spoke on Delusions A delegates afternoon excursion to White Bear Lake afforded full resort privileges.
John Gluck, a wealthy Minneapolis brewer, and his wife were killed when their car collided with a train at Cottagewood Lake Minnetonka. In the car with them were Mrs. Edward Lebaire of New York City, sister of Mrs. Gluck, and her two year old daughter, who were seriously injured.
In Hamilton Ohio this morning a trapgun set in a chicken house by farmer Frank Chrisman killed his mother Mrs Kate Chrisman 68. She had been warned about the death-trap but walked into it and was fatally wounded by both shotgun barrels.
In Wigan England the Maypole coal mine explosion left seventy miners entombed. By late afternoon rescuers faced retreat as renewed fires drove search parties from the shaft with no survivors confirmed.
Governor Harris issued the Labor Day proclamation naming September 7 as the holiday in Columbus County.
Governor Willson announced he would issue requisitions to bring former Governor Taylor and former Secretary of State Finley from Indiana to Kentucky for trial in the Goebel murder case. He said they would have bail, but Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin will resist bail motions as capital defendants cannot be released from jail.
Fire at the Hotel Merrill in Dent's Run near Brookville Pennsylvania destroyed the building. Discovered at 3 am the blaze trapped guests who leaped from upper windows to escape. Rescue crews saved several and the loss is about 15000 dollars.
The Rev. James Duane Phelps, Treasurer of Syracuse University, shot himself in his Utica hotel room. Ill for some time and recently at a sanitarium, he left a note citing despair. Born in Lewis County sixty years ago, he served as minister and educator before becoming university treasurer in 1899. He married Helen Ursula Weaver and was survived by five sons.
The sixth annual reunion of Morgan's command survivors ended in Carlisle Kentucky after two days with about 150 members in attendance. Speakers included General Basil Duke Judge Lannsley and the President of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The old soldiers will meet again at Park's Hill next year.
Police were told last night of a well developed infant body found in a residence at Court and Lockport streets. The body was taken to the Morgue and Coroner Cameron was notified.
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