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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
4
The fragment lists publication details for The Gommer gial Tribune and The Commercial Tribune Company including price rates for daily and weekly editions, with various subscriptions for yearly, six months, and monthly periods. It notes publication timing and street address on Walnut Street and authority of E. O. Eshelby as editor.
In Great Britain the Continent and all Foreign Countries in the Universal Postal Union rates are given for daily and Sunday service. One month 1.50 dollars, three months 4.50, six months 2.00, one year 18.00.
The notice requests advance payment for subscriptions and provides mailing instructions. It specifies post office address details, methods including postal money order and bank draft, and lists The Commercial Tribune Co. Cincinnati as the entity, with department phone numbers for business and news.
Fragmentary OCR fragment lists office addresses and rooms in a city, including Bureau No 416 and locations in Paramotor and Trafalgar Square areas, suggesting a central bureau building and public access spaces. Names and precise details are incomplete due to garbled text, with scattered street and room identifiers.
The Commercial Tribune announces the confession of Arnold, one of the Lincoln conspirators, will begin Sunday December 7 with introductory chapters and continue daily for thirteen days. The paper has exclusive publication rights for the territory and urges agents to place orders promptly.
Aged reformer Tom Johnson proposes to invade Cincinnati to tax real estate into confiscation. He hints at overhauling traction for public benefit and his own. The piece recalls past fares and rough transit, praising a municipal socialism basis. His grand reform theory is described as gloomy and peculiar.
The piece critiques public transit fairness between towns and outer loops, warns against Tom Johnson’s state socialism plans, and praises Bernard’s long service. It argues for balanced car service without revealing favoritism, questions land limits under single tax proposals, and laments political division between Johnson’s municipal socialism and Bernard’s reform efforts.
A discussion on Tom Johnson and the Democratic Great Hereafter reformers surfaces questions about foreign interference and the Cleveland crusade. The piece muses on municipal socialism, cultural reforms, and the role of dramatic satire in city politics.
The piece criticizes municipal financing of welfare housing in England. It warns that public money invested by benevolent yet improvised plans yields costly, shabby structures and poor bookkeeping. Tom Johnson faces daunting competition as the political scene intensifies.
The 1901 report shows US gold production at 78.098 million dollars and silver output valued at 71 million, with market worth 33 million. If silver had been minted it would yield 37.06 million more than market value, benefiting silver miners while most gains would flow to British shareholders. current mine operation is profitable.
The article recounts Sarah Bernhardt’s long vow to shun Germany as Alsace Lorraine remained under German rule. She defies the pledge and performs at the Berlin Hof Theater before the Kaiser, drawing applause and a decorated Alsace Lorraine card at a later artist club reception, inviting scrutiny of her sworn stance.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention copper production value around 87 000 900 and 78 000 000, gold and copper values, coal petroleum gas outputs, and an alleged political jab by Dave Hil against Tom Johnson. The text is garbled and lacks coherent context or identifiable events.
An analysis tracing the Booth plot from its inception to the attempt on Lincoln. The piece notes motives tied to prisoner exchanges, Southern exhausted resources, and Booth’s violent, ambitious character and access to information in Baltimore. It frames the conspiracy as a dramatic, morally charged chapter of war history.
The excerpt discusses Booth's intimate theater knowledge and how a captured Lincoln could have been killed, not prisoner. It reflects on the Civil War’s end, Lincoln’s legacy, Davis’ political limits, and the aftermath with Samuel Bland Arnold’s forthcoming witness account. It critiques voter influence by debauching politicians versus intelligent citizens and defends the American Republic.
Essay warns that Canadian water power project above Niagara Falls could divert water and flood turbines to drain the falls into an industrial site. It urges U S negotiations with Canada or England, appeals to historical and artistic societies, and calls Congress to act to preserve the landmark.
The Ohio River Improvement Association thanked President Roosevelt for his interest and received a promise to help when proper. The group plans a strenuous campaign despite expected opposition from the Great Lakes region and other internal improvement efforts. The association vows to press forward on its merits.
A Pittsburg preacher Rev. Dr. Evans argued for civil service rules to cut government costs by at least twenty five percent. He claimed urban ballots are swayed by corrupt politicians and that only about seventy percent of citizens vote, leaving thirty percent as the best among them.
The Schley Wilson affair ends with a Court of Honor of army officers ruling no insult existed and both sides withdraw their actions. Lieutenant Schley called Major Wilson a liar and drew a nose blow but the court deemed the insult unfounded and the matter resolved. The decision underscores ar bitrations among military personnel over field of honor disputes.
Berlin papers express surprise that the President did not order a complete dissolution of corporations and confiscation of their cash. They acknowledge the American invasion but show disappointment at the perceived lack of decisive action.
Citizens question the city’s duties as an inspector seeks to arrest Postmaster Baumhoff and deliver walking papers. The exchange suggests tension over alleged charges and the city’s reputation.
The Washington conference of army nurses voted against reestablishing the canteen. It notes the privileges were never intended to extend to anyone but enlisted men.
The Committee on Elections backed Democrat Glass of Virginia in a contest that questioned the sitting member’s residence as the key factor, citing the contestant lived in a similar house himself.
In New York’s Central Park experiments on edible fishes led to multiple deaths as the food supply was reduced. Officials cite unsafe provisioning and potential contamination as key factors in the fatalities.
The report states Mr. Burton opposes the broad Ohio improvement project in favor of lake shore upgrades and harbors resentful disagreements.
The Cornell student pledge to bequeath their skulls to the university Anatomical Museum appears linked to the cross bones fraternities, reflecting a campus culture surrounding anatomical study and memorial practices.
President Roosevelt urges passage of laws to preserve Elks activities and lodges, presenting himself as a strong supporter of fraternal organization goals and public moral improvement.
A Western poet releases a collection titled The Standard Upheld at a time when contemporary verse is under close public scrutiny. The volume reflects themes of integrity and cultural pride.
Commentator notes leaders in the Austrian Reichstag imitate the Dingley bill and Tillman Bailey rhetoric concurrently. The piece also mocks Castro’s pitch to secure U.S. endorsement for notes to Kaiser and Bull.
The fragment reflects on the South African war and its impact on humanity and Kruger's finances. It mentions childhood beliefs in Santa Claus and cites Chief Justice Fuller and Mr Wise, implying a legal opinion but offering no clear event. The mix of themes suggests a column or editorial snippet with dated voices.
A nostalgic Christmas scene recounts a family reading It was the Night Before Christmas with children and adults repeating lines. The column shifts to holiday shopping crowds and European hardship, then critiques social behavior and a conundrum about a family naming a ranch Focus.
Workmen tearing down a frame store in Richland uncover a grime coated keg containing about 50 000 pennies. The coins are wartime currency from private mints used as change by banks and merchants. Some bear George Washington with 1862 date and Union Forever. others show the flag and 1863 date with a quote attributed to General Dix. Neither owner nor locals know how the coins ended up hidden there.
Special Despatch lists Cincinnati residents registered at New York hotels including J. M. Barney A. E. Krohn I. M Voight Lodge A. B. Meaden H. L. Rosenfeld Cc. B. Rumey as of December 5 19 0.
A fragmented page featuring verse about a snowy Mantle and icy streets followed by short mocks about ready to eat foods becoming cigarette products. The piece includes humorous exchanges and a “Firing Line” mock dialogue with a cut between stage lines.
The Canadian Niagara Power Company awarded a contract for three turbines each with 10 005 horsepower output to develop vast hydro power at Niagara Falls. Plans show deep wheel pits, long tunnels, and extensive brick and cement construction to push water flow and generate hundreds of thousands of horsepower while aiming to preserve the cataract’s beauty.
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