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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
7
Active demand for cash wheat from millers and exporters supported a firmer Chicago market. Sept and Dec deliveries showed strength while a high cash price was paid for old No 1 Northern. Corn and oats also rose slightly amid mixed futures, with provisions firmening late.
Market roundup shows mixed movement in grains and cereals with Chicago elevator buying offsetting cash trades. Wheat prices range from No 2 red around 1 0 to1 04, with September and December futures notable. corn and oats firm with spot values modestly higher or steady across regions.
Bradstreets reports changes in world grain stocks for the week ending, with wheat United States east of the Rockies up 1 909 000 bushels and Canada up 513 000. Total U S and Canada up 1 901 000. European supply down 500 000. Corn U S and Canada down 220 000. Oats U S and Canada up 1 467 000. Leading gains Chicago private elevators 627 000. Nashville 289 000. Manitoba 106 000. Losses Newport News 188 000 and Goderich Ont 65 000.
Cincinnati market reports surge in cattle receipts to 1,006 for the day and 3,131 this week, with steady to lower prices as heavy arrivals press buyers. Hogs and sheep also show liberal receipts. hogs close 6.85 to 6.95 and sheep trends mixed as markets elsewhere include firm cattle and steady to lower hog values.
In Lisbon on August 19 Marcus Franzin a former Minister of War and prominent progressist tried to kill himself. The failed act has sparked political speculation and attention.
The Walnut Theatre opens with George Ade’s production of Just Out of College starring Robert Campbell, touring in the city. A long anecdote recalls Campbell’s past missteps at a race track and his stammering bid at ten dollars on Tom Rodgers, ending with the crowd’s laughter as the race winner is announced.
The Metropolitan Company presents Rigoletto in Chester Sunday night with strong principal cast and a rehearsed, polished company. Audiences expect a stirring, high quality performance as two weeks of preparation promise a standout show. Cavalleria Rusticana is also drawing strong local interest this week, with matinee seats selling briskly.
Clovernock Cincinnati's model home for the blind held an outing at the Zoo. The day featured lunch and an afternoon band concert as sightless participants, guided by teachers and friends, enjoyed the gardens and attractions to the limit, inspiring the crowd.
The Columbia opens next Sunday afternoon with Gus Edwards' Blonde Type Writers headlining a stellar bill. Arthur Conrad performs A Picnic for One, while Eight Original Madcaps tour from Wallack's Theater for A Knight for a Day. Bowser and Hinkle present Superstition, with Bowser and Edith Hinkle. Josselin Trio offers Pictures in Mid-air. Tom Armstrong and Ella Verne present Kiddle Ker Dee. Amy Stanley with four Pickaninnies and Burt Earle perform. Paul La Croix appears as a tramp. Two new moving pictures screen in the kinodrome.
Rumor of Coney closing after harvest home proves false. The park remains active in the ring through Labor Day with events like Bargain Day and Burgoo Day ahead. Several notable events are still to come this season, despite inquiries about closures.
Messrs. M. C. Anderson and Henry M. Ziegler completed a western inspection tour of their theaters. They plan the Columbia opening next Sunday and foresee a bright season with harmony among owners and managers after New York's recent theatrical organization. Ziegler will remain in Cincinnati permanently after the Columbia opens.
Rural lovers are invited to a multi day Harvest Home display at river park beginning this morning. Western county farming communities will showcase farm products with prizes across all categories. Today features cut flowers poultry and domestic articles highlighted by Anderson Township bakers and cooks. a large crowd is anticipated. Tomorrow highlights fine horses.
The program features exhibitions of riding and driving, culminating Saturday with a baby show and awards for fruits, vegetables, grain and related produce. A vaudeville act, Smutie’s orchestra, and Midway entertainments complete the pageantry.
In New York two parallel first performances of The Devil sparked a clash between Harrison Grey Fiske at the Belasco Theater and Henry W. Savage who both claim American rights. Savage planned September 28 at the Garden Theater after Hartford trial, while Fiske’s team rehearsed secretly in Tarrytown and opened tonight. Edwin Stevens led Savage’s cast as word spread of Fiske’s early belated premiere.
Dr Felix Gross president of the Columbia life Insurance Company of Cincinnati urges federal supervision of life insurance at the American Life Insurance Convention in Denver. He supports a Cabinet secretary of Insurance and argues for constitutional amendment if needed to authorize federal oversight.
Colonel Martin has booked vaudeville celebrities for the Chester free pavilion as local theaters push strong crowds. Winderman's beats headline, with acts by Frank Hayes and Anna Suits, Robert Nome, and the Fernando May duo. The initial performance Sunday aims to draw the season’s largest crowd.
Director Holcombe and his band will perform exactly what is requested at the Zoo Saturday evening. The program will be built from the most requested numbers, making it a popular music night with some standard works chosen by requesters.
The Times Star reports a banner picnic at the Lagoon yesterday with over twelve thousand attendees. A half hundred prize winners were crowned, vaudeville acts delighted crowds, and German Day plans for next Sunday feature sixteen singing societies and a Bethel band of twenty six boys.
The Serenaders under Charles B. Arnold will perform at the Standard next week. Two new elaborate sketches titled The County Fair and In the Justice's Court lead the show. Star Bob Van Osten headlines a strong cast including James Rowland, Harry Evans, Ed Lowry, Margy Ryan, Theresa Baldwin, Grayce Celeste, Weston Sisters, Ed and Lou Lowry, Lyric Four, Carroll Sisters, James and Rowland, and the Lancashire Lasses with eight English dancers from London venues.
Tangier reports M Tougul a military leader for Abd El Aziz encamped outside Morocco City walls and gives the city three days to surrender. Abd El Aziz with the main army is eight hours away.
Paris Aug 19 General D Amade commander of the French forces in Morocco telegraphing to the War Office says he has received a report that Morocco City had surrendered to Abd El Aziz the Sultan of record but the report has not been confirmed.
The Pope is slightly indisposed after catching a cold affecting his gout. His doctors ordered rest and all audiences at the Vatican have been suspended.
Avoca Park remains a popular Miami River resort with boating bathing and diverse water sports. Sundays bring special events and large crowds as the new country outing venue draws steady visitor traffic.
Eight year old Ernest Fewell, son of Rolla Fewell, died in Madison Indiana after paralysis resulted from a two foot fall from a swing.
The coming week promises fun galore as The Folies of the Day Company presents burlesques interspersed with acts and extravagant comedy in the style of Ziegfeld's Follies of 1907. Performers Larry McHale Sam Sidman Barney Gerard and Gertrude Hayes lead with living caricatures of Taft Bryan Roosevelt Cannon Fairbanks and others.
Walter Wilson will star in Pan Handle Pete a musical comedy at Heuck's on Sunday. The popular piece is to be presented all week with a fine stage setting a strong cast and a chorus of attractive young women.
A roundup of newly filed Ohio articles of association with the Secretary of State listing Kepner Construction Company in Cleveland and capitalizations from 1,000 to 300,000 dollars. Firms include Cleveland Phonograph Record Company, Alex Glowicki Electric, Central Box Shock Company, Night Baseball Development Company, Miller Machine Company, German American Bank Company, D and F Oil and Gas, Cadiz Park and Chautauqua, Columbus Marble and Tile, Pleasant Grove Grange, and The Peruvian Oating Club among others with listed organizers and locations across Cleveland Cincinnati Defiance Lima Cadiz Zanesville and Columbus.
The Lyceum presents The Rocky Mountain Express as the opening attraction for the coming Sunday afternoon. The production is a sensational yet well staged triodrama of the wild West, with the management having invested greatly to rejuvenate the venue.
The Central avenue playhouse begins the 1908 09 season Sunday afternoon with a refreshed interior and a strong cast for The Rocky Mountain Express. The production features improved scenery and a capable company, promising some of the season’s best offerings from the Lyceum.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Village Clerk of Oakley Ohio until 12 noon Tuesday September 8 1908 for bonds totaling 1946 00 to fund sidewalk improvements and cover unpaid assessments. Bonds dated August 1 1908 bear 5 percent interest payable annually with a single 194.61 bond and nine 200.00 bonds maturing in 1 to 10 years. Bid must state bonds bid and gross bid amount plus accrued interest. A certified check for 4 percent of bid amount payable to the Oakley Treasurer is required to accompany bids with a ten day delivery guarantee. The village reserves the right to reject any bid. OSCAR KOSCHE Clerk.
Notice of sale of village street improvement bonds totaling 3883.38 dated August 1 1908. Bonds of 488.3 and 600 each issued under ordinance A435 July 21 1908 to fund street improvements in Oakley Ohio. Bids at par plus accrued interest from highest bidder with certified check 4 percent of bid. Council reserves right to reject bids. Oscar Kosche Clerk.
Hamilton County Ohio invites bids by August 28 1908 for furniture to equip two courtrooms in Cincinnati. Bids on blank forms require a $500 bond with two sureties. County reserves right to reject any or all bids. Stanley Strubled presides, Fred Dribs clerk attest.
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