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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
6
The Commercial Tribune from Cincinnati lists publication details dated Friday December 7 1900 with pricing for daily and Sunday, weekly, and mail subscriptions. It specifies delivery by carrier and payment methods and asks readers to include full post office addresses with county and state.
Advertisement and newsrooms listed for branches in Walnut Hills Cincinnati Covington Washington Columbus and London with addresses and services including reading room access for American visitors.
The piece condemns broad public disclosure of divorce testimony, arguing it degrades society and harms families. It calls for restraint, labeling sensational exposure as unnecessary and immoral, and urges courts to protect youth from such contamination while maintaining lawful safeguards. It also compares risks in rail travel to war, noting high 1899 railway casualties and predicting railway improvements ahead.
The Washington Post notes drowning or shipwreck risk for British merchant marine officers and crew at 1 in 17, with overall shipboard accidents at 1 in 129. Passenger risk is much lower, with only 116 of hundreds of thousands dying last year. Britain’s merchant fleet totaled about 221 000, with 1 708 deaths at sea.
An adjourned term of the State Circuit Court in Minnehaha County opened with Judge Jones presiding. The case of Bernhardt Fenstermann against multiple defendants alleges a winter night tar and feathering attack. The suit seeks damages amid a broader backdrop of local white cap violence.
Massachusetts has a doctor to every 431 persons and a lawyer to every 576 persons. But no fair deduction can be made from these figures as to the health and wicked ness of the Commonwealth.
The article defends the Republican stance on Alaska, refuting claims of hauling down the flag. It highlights the July boundary demarcation at Lynn Canal, noting reciprocal rights with Canada and urging full establishment of the frontier line under the Russo-American treaty.
Senator Hale of Maine reappears with counsel for Republicans in Congress reminding the party to remain cautious after a period of quiet before the last election. Other Republicans who "laid low" then are advised to avoid making themselves offensively prominent for now.
The speaker urges Republicans to focus on duty over pleasure and limit to two weeks the holiday recess. He urges dropping the Sampson and Schley controversy and cautions against reopening bills to make them Vice Admirals, saying the country is tired of the dispute.
The passage suggests Pettigrew and Allen will gain prominence in the Congressional Record and occupy enduring space as they move toward private life, potentially forever.
An international subscription is proposed to aid the Count and Countess Castellane who cannot live on $20,833 a month. The piece asks why society cannot divert funds to support pups and poodles ducks and game roosters in absence of a local horse show.
Governor Pingree declares he is exiting politics. The remark prompts questions on whether the move is voluntary or compelled by public sentiment.
The article notes business over sentiment dominating German national affairs. Shoppers flood advertised shops with crowds, suggesting consumer activity and market confidence as a key trend in the period.
American steam pumps are pumping the waters of the Jordan in what observers call a meeting of the old and the new as modern technology meets ancient surroundings. The scene highlights industrial reach and regional adaptation amid historic landscapes.
In Red Bank New Jersey a wedding at Lincroft brought guests and the clergyman to the feast Friday night but the ceremony was postponed for a week due to a divorce ruling. George H Douglass formerly of Taunton Massachusetts wed Lucy E Austin of Killingly Connecticut. A lawyer examined the divorce papers showing a six month restriction, delaying the marriage until next Saturday night.
A 1900 Christian Herald essay argues dress expresses character and mood, shaping happiness. It links national costume trends to social equality and urges men and women to select attire that supports work, mood, and worship. It emphasizes harmony between wearer and dress, and the aging beauty of tasteful clothes.
Mrs. Spiez of Canal Ridge Cumminsville suffered a mysterious peppering attack last night as an unknown assailant lurked in her back yard and blinded her right eye mildly. Her husband fired a pistol to summon help and Dr Kautz attended her with no danger to sight. Police were notified.
A blaze on the fourth story of the Commercial Leaf Tobacco Warehouse at 211 East Pearl Street caused $4,000 of stock and $500 of building damage. The fire, at 5 45 o’clock, happened after workers left, and the cause is unknown. No fire on that floor the previous day.
Paterson, N J police officer David Gibson, while getting shaved, spots two boys stealing a horse blanket. He trails them to Herman Dollmer's junk store where the blanket is sold for fifty cents, then recovers the evidence and arrests the youths.
Cincinnatus Camp No 63 Woodmen of World hosted Supreme Commander J C Root of Omaha Nebraska who lectured on the order founded by him. Council Commander W H Overbeck opened with remarks while performers including Catherine Graham and the Purluss family gave vocal recitals. Dancing and refreshments followed a large social turnout.
Chief of Detectives Crawford and Sergeant Grim arrested Junius F. Liles of Charleston South Carolina at the Palace Hotel yesterday. He is wanted on a seduction charge in Meridian Mississippi and said he would go there without requisition papers.
The New Woodstock Gazette prints mortuary notices with a lighthearted, elegiac tone. It lists Polly Marshall taking her medicine, John Sherman’s funeral after a silo accident, and the passing of Stafford Wagner “Staff” with remarks on character.
After a family row, William C. Wiedebusch was arrested and taken to the station. He shares 1014 Race Street with his family. The prosecuting witness is his stepson Clarence Davis who had previously attempted suicide but later married and moved to Mercer Street. Police separated the family and Davis filed charges.
At the Police Relief Association meeting last night a pension of 40 dollars per month was granted to Jesse Lingenfelder formerly a police lieutenant. The pension for Mrs. Mary G Conners was approved after years pending, totaling between 1500 and 2000 dollars.
A novitiate shopper complains about the demands on saleswomen who spend days showing and stacking goods. She urges considerate buying, orderly conduct, and fair treatment, noting Christmas crowds and the need for patience and rest.
A Commercial Tribune despatch outlines rumors about William Havemeyer and the Arbuckle group amid Sugar stock volatility. It notes insider tips, suspected rigging, and Havemeyer’s secretive methods while detailing market frenzy, decoys, and broker ties to Hudson & Co.
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