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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1902
Page
4
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In Great Britain, the Continent and all foreign countries embraced in the Universal Postal Union daily and Sunday postage rates are listed. Subscriptions available: one month 1.50 dollars, three months 4.50 dollars, six months 8.00 dollars, one year 18.00 dollars.
All mail subscriptions payable in advance. Give Postoffice address in full including county and Sta. Remit by money order bank draft or registered letter at our risk. Address THY COMMERCIAL TRIBUNE CO Cincinnati Business Dept Phone Main 879 News Dept Phone Main 1798.
Notices list ad deliveries and news supplies at Walnut Hills and Covington locations. Mentions Scott Street address in Covington and a Post Building address in Columbus. Notes reading room access in London at Trafalgar Building and Trafalgar Square.
The German Emperor shows keen interest in naval armament for South American waters, arguing for more warships offshore. Observers note his motives reflect imperial aims and vast German interests in South America.
The piece notes Cuba’s unrest echoing prior struggles against colonial rule. It highlights Maximo Gómez as the stabilizing figure, threatening to deploy veterans if disorder grows. It adds a U.S. Navy manpower shortfall and shipbuilding needs, with calls to expand officers, sailors, and midshipmen at Annapolis.
Mrs. Dominis known as Liliuokalani Jani asserts a large claim against the United States for crown lands once distributed by Hawaiian royalty. The narrative recalls the 1893 crown removal under American naval presence and the republic's stance that lands belong to the new government. The text hints at competing claims among royal favorites.
The article critiques the Democratic party’s confusion and calls for dissolution to let capable lawmakers form policies. It blames Cleveland and Bryan for incompatible positions, notes the recent national election clarifies questions, and suggests Republicans preferred the undoing of Civil War amendments while warning the party must reconsider and reconstruct.
An editorial argues that public opinion will enforce constitutional principles against those who overstep. It cites the Northwest as a national power and proclaims the indissoluble Union guided by Webster’s famed motto as a beacon for a united nation under Republican governance.
The piece contrasts Pittsburg's financial strain with Cincinnati's prudent governance. Pittsburg faces payroll shortages and heavy borrowing despite strong iron and steel markets, while Cincinnati funds a new waterworks, pays wages promptly, and sells bonds at high premiums, supporting a healthy municipal finances narrative.
Chief W H Wiley of the Agriculture Department announces a series of experiments on twelve young workers to test the physiological effects of meats preserved with borax and chemicals. The aim is to prove pork safety and patriotism after German embargo claims the American hog is inferior to German tastes.
The passage mocks German threats and celebrates American pork, praising citizens who endure patriotic sacrifice. It refers to sausages and ham as symbols of national resolve. Kaiser Bill is ridiculed while the American hog conquers with or without borax.
The State Historical Society and Centennial Commission plan a May 21 22 observance marking Ohio admission to the Union. They urge collecting and cataloging early Ohio documents and relics to compile an authentic state history and promote pride among Ohioans and its diaspora.
The Commercial Tribune critiques socialism with satirical allegories, comparing socialists to grasshoppers. It contrasts two socialist types, the bland and the malignant, portraying them as illogical thinkers and noisy agitators while praising the bland as dreamy yet harmless.
The passage muses on charity, socialism, and self love, contrasting benevolence in self accounts with the notion of doom in socialism. It links fatalism to fat and self-idolatry, argues socialism expunges the individual, and notes true lovers are modest while the hateful seek prominence.
An October 18 London Times editorial analyzes American stock markets, arguing for a shift from hoped for further rises to cautious steady prices. It notes many speculators seek profits, selling often prompts declines, and rail stocks lead losses. It warns bears remain scarce and warns against cornering risk as capital sits unrealized.
The article discusses electric lighting and machinery in Pennsylvania coal mines, replacing horses with electric mules and using electric hoists to surface loads. It notes potential cost reductions and faster coal delivery, while speculating on impacts on employment and overall coal pricing.
The Louisville Commercial rejects the Commercial Tribune’s suggestion and states Marie Henry’s affection for Carrie Nation is platonic. Yet the sea of platonic love seems likely to remain unsettled and unclear.
Purported extracts from an upcoming message were used on Wall Street for bullish aims and succeeded, signaling that while the market isn’t green, the crowd remains confident.
A historic claim says France has scientificized a jagless whisky, marking a shift away from Bourbon. The note frames this as part of France's broader innovations.
The report notes a seat at the St. Louis Stock Exchange bringing seven thousand five hundred dollars last Friday while seats on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen declined in value.
Mr Cannon faces a strange nightly ritual as he is forced to look under the bed each evening for the original announcer. The odd task highlights a peculiar position burden reported in local circles.
The President is informed that wild turkeys are abundant in Cranberry Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, according to local wildlife reports.
The quote questions who organized the initial ship combine while noting avoidance of watering. President J. J. Hill asserts Noah’s role, but the statement focuses on possible origins without detailing actions.
A satirical ramble critiques will disputes and power players including Herr Krupp, a Chicago footpad trust shift, and Speaker Henderson. It casts light on streetcar workers, Jig Grimms, and Burton’s premature speakership boom with curious regional references.
A reflective column lists varied thoughts on money scarcity, apple crop abundance, and social quirks. It notes the Antwerp 1905 newspaper tercentenary, marriages among London bread company waitresses, coal shipments on the Ohio, and a sparring comment on Frick and Carnegie. It closes with autumnal garden scenes and a hostess with Mermet roses.
A 19th century case discusses that a constable may be found not guilty if a prisoner escape occurred without consent and with due care, a jury should decide. It also covers mine ventilation negligence leading to a miner death and an inadequate release settlement later deemed shockingly low and set aside.
A Texas law granting carry exemptions for peace officers does not protect a Fort Worth policeman who carried a pistol in San Antonio while posing as a detective. The judge held the officer liable as acting beyond his jurisdiction, illustrating limits on exemptions across locales. The cases also cover assault with intent to rob and public policy void school trustee contracts.
Special notice reports the Indiana total vote cast for Secretary of State on November 4 1902 as 590356 per Secretary of State Union B Hunt. It notes winners of dividends in the Commercial Tribune estimating contest will be published December 2 1902 and urges readers to send five cents for a copy.
The Cincinnati Southern Railway trustees announce daily public sessions this week at 2:30 to 4 in the Odd Fellows Temple Building to hear citizens and shippers about locating the new freight terminals. President Samuel Spencer favors the Wiggins property between Vine Water and Plum streets but discussion is not limited to that site. A special Monday meeting will review Spencer's recommendation and the Wiggins heirs sale proposal along with other site matters.
Arthur Lynett eight and Charles Lynett six died from burns after attempting to start a fire in the kitchen with gasoline. Their father James Lynett, a Lake Shore fireman, suffered burns while trying to smother the blaze. The house burned, $300 in damage, neighbors rescued the children, and both boys died later in the day.
Jacob Perkins died this afternoon at Warren Ohio of pneumonia. He was about 40, single, a Yale graduate and trustee of the State Hospital for the Insane at Cleveland. He was well known in political circles and a son and brother of notable local figures, with the family among the Western Reserve’s oldest. His mother and two sisters survived.
A terse dialogue notes the play’s shock value while contrasting with advertisements. One speaker calls the scene shocking, while the other counters that ads are more shocking in expectation.
The Cincinnatians listed are S. L. Nieman, Mr. and Mrs. Co. BR. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. eis. Rebhan, J. Staats, D. H. Hunt, H. Jennings, and C. H. Olmstead, all registered at different New York City hotels as of November 30.
An old health claim states catarrh an excessive nasal secretion from inflamed membranes is radica and permanently cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
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