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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
4
Partial OCR fragment shows delivery notices and assorted publisher details for the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Mentions carriage, office addresses, branch offices, delivery terms, and subscription options. The readable items point to contact lines and distribution notes rather than a complete news event.
Cincinnati citizens gather for a special committee hearing at 10 o clock to challenge a proposed building code aimed at removing billboard nuisance. Advocates argue constitutional grounds and urge full inquiry into how billboards affect taxes, property values, and public morals.
Park Commissioner Ault spoke at the Business Men's Club about Cincinnati's ninth in population and thirty-ninth in park area, asserting steps taken since the November election to raise the city’s park status. The commission plans definite steps to expand parks, with a steady push toward broader recreation space and improved urban green areas.
The Women’s Club commends the Park Commission for its playground proposal. Mise Badie American delivers an instructive address urging parks as vital to city welfare and moral training. The club vows support to overcome opposition anticipated by Commissioner Ault.
The article lauds Counselor McIntyre for his defense of Thornton Jenkins Hains in the Annis murder case. It argues the defense hinges on Captain Hains’s claimed insanity and that the defendant’s guilt as principal is contested. The piece calls McIntyre a skilled criminal psychologist.
The statement argues that public and official relentlessness counters the loan shark’s relentless approach, depicting a clash between public scrutiny and aggressive lending. The text emphasizes opposing strategies without naming individuals or places.
The piece notes possible questions about the constitutionality of a proposed new building code while condemning the billboard's disfiguring qualities and its frequent indecencies.
A Cincinnati billboarder argues his sacred rights are violated and the constitution undermined by a proposed building code. The public dispute questions civic rights versus regulatory measures in the city.
Citizens ask how the upcoming election will unfold with active participation from major parties and candidates. Observers warn against vitriolic discourse while urging constructive engagement and clear policy proposals.
The judge refused to allow the sheriff to select the jury and instead chose the panel himself, a move interpreted as unfavorable for the Reel-Foot Lake night riders.
A local buyer identified as Mr J Pierpontee purchases a Bible at a sale. The price and circumstances are unclear due to fragmented text. The acquisition adds to a collection showcased in the community.
A terse record marks the short session as unusually brief yet historically emphatic, with lawmakers navigating critical votes and divergent stances amid a compressed agenda. The period stands out for its concentrated, decisive actions and notable political dynamics.
City planners pledge to expand park areas in Cincinnati asserting a better green footprint by January 1, 1910, surpassing the 1908 park acreage. The target reflects early 20th century civic improvement efforts and delayed completion timelines.
A fragmented note suggests a debate over whether keeping a diary is valuable for personal growth. The terse lines hint at cautions about time management and privacy, while others argue diaries provide memory and reflection benefits.
A reader notes shoppers finding reasonable prices and abundant gifts while predicting a strong Christmas season. He visits markets and commission districts, praising fruit displays and remembered traditions, and lauds the Metal Trades association gift to the Mechanic's Institute. He forecasts better civic and baseball prospects for Cincinnati.
Edith Sellers reports from Switzerland where begging and vagrancy are crimes and the state assigns work for the unemployed. Strikingly, penal institutions are self supporting and paid by the community, while workers with genuine effort are helped without humiliation. Distinction exists between those who fail by choice and those striving to work.
A Price Hill benefit event drew crowds at Douglass Castle hall raising about $150 to aid the city’s Christmas fund for needy children. Performers included Miss Minnie Rose-Bruggémann and Mrs. J. C. Crawford among others from local groups. The Glenn Home plans three Christmas trees and gift delivery to the home kindergarten and Riverside. The Little Sisters of the Poor and St. Joseph’s inmates thank benefactors for a merry Christmas and New Year.
The piece describes Wayside inns and warm rooms aiding workers, plus municipal bureaus in Bern and other Swiss cities. It notes semi private stations run by local committees, voluntary funding, and limited state support, with unemployment insurance evolving from 1891 to broader municipal coordination. It highlights job seekers' access to rail travel, and public works priority for insured workers.
A damaged OCR fragment from a 20th century newspaper hints at local notices with scattered numbers and dates. The readable items mention years and a sequence of small figures, leaving the main action unclear.
Local weather record for December 15 1908 ends at 7 P.M. showing cloudy skies and a temperature swing from 42 to 68 degrees. A comparison with the same day in 1907 1906 and 1905 notes wind from the northeast. Precipitation is listed as 0.5 and 0.82 inches excess in temperature for the day is 14 degrees. Deficiency in temperature since December 1 is 33 degrees.
Government forecast notes for Ohio Kentucky and Indiana: partly cloudy with local rain at night or Thursday. West Virginia expected partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday.
New York arrivals include La Bretagne from Havre and Kaiser Wilhelm II from New York. The Statendam sails to Rotterdam and several ships report positions en route to New York, Liverpool, and other transatlantic ports.
A list of individuals and households with associated cities and states, including Linton-Neal Rowland Columbus A H Gager Philadelphia F W Bowers St. Louis John B Cooney New York Harlin-George Day Philadelphia Louis Kaufman Pittsburg C A Erwin A E Field Cleveland Grand-Edwin Bateman Chicago and others listed with spouses and multiple locations across Ohio Pennsylvania New York Illinois Missouri Tennessee and Kentucky.
Northside societies applied for permission from the board of education to establish a lunchroom in the Salmon P. Chase school, which was granted. The complete programme for the Christmas fund entertainment at the Lyric was announced.
Governor-elect Harmon dodged office seekers in Columbus while a meeting between Harmon and Minnesota Governor Johnson failed. Taft’s national popular vote surpassed Roosevelt by 14,100. Cincinnati Democrats push Mergem into Duckworth for salvage. Burton and Foraker supporters show nerves as Charles P. Taft’s Senate bid brightens. Ohio Governor Harris calls for a special legislative session on January 4.
A cnt report notes heavy bond payments and speculative loan calls. Railroad and copper stocks fall as bears drive down prices in the market.
Sporting defeated Italian runner Doran in the Madison water garden Marathon. City park will open today in New Orleans to test Louisiana's antibetting law.
The program lists stage and film billings with showtimes for multiple venues. Performances include Agnes with Nance O Neil and The Butterfly with Van Studdiford, Carmen at Olympia, plus Prince of Swindlers and Dreamland Burlesquers. Matinees at 2 PM and evening slots run 7 to 11 PM or 8 PM starts.
The annual meeting and election of officers of the Northside Business Club will be held tonight. Members are urged to attend as plans for the coming year are discussed and officers are chosen.
Donald Grant Mitchell of Edgewood New Haven died at home last night. Ferdinand Mella hotel proprietor and chef in Leavenworth Kansas died yesterday of dropsy. Mrs R Truchless oldest woman dentist died Monday night in Bellevue New York at 73 from pneumonia. Rev Dr John A Kunkleman Lutheran minister died after active service. Colonel James H Phabody elevator operator at city hospital died of dropsy aged 70. body to Mount Washington. Phabody Civil War veteran.
A list of multiple individuals with ages and addresses shows causes of death or pending inquests. Entries include Dave Reed age 25 accidental asphyxiation at 818 East Front Street and John Lewis age 28 at 318 East Front Street with same cause. Other names include William Smith age 8, 318 Want Front Street. Derick age 78, 2604 Betota with acute bronchitis. Patrick age 58, 127 J Allison Street apoplexy. Jackon and Assy ages 30 at Cincinnati hospital with front street references. Fred Ramel 33 at Cincinnati hospital 412 Wat Sixth Street acute alcoholism. Josephine Mackenzie 70 of 945 Richmond with carcinoma. Nicholas Fritsch 77 at 1005 Martin Sienque. Catherine Leus 58 at St Mary’s Hospital Freeman and Gay Street inquest pending. Agnes 44 604 nai Ee can-. Agness 44, TF USIPOVIGH K. 38 1597 Gest Street inquest pending. Caroline Wente 63 535 West Liberty Street Deritonitis.
Court listings show multiple cases from Common Pleas and Superior Court including Elizabeth Riehl and Mary Conway for alimony, Sanger & Co. lien suits, Voight note case, and Hamburger vs Cincinnati Traction for damages. Insolvency filings include Joseph Fox and Emma Wuthrich against city enjoinment actions.
Special Dispatch reports the following articles of association were filed today: Isle of Pines Plantation company Cleveland with 50 000 capital listing W A Parent Angus McCormick William George Meredith F W Arnold John A Needing. Broadlawn Realty company Cleveland 100 000 with A K McDonald G A Kendall M D Stauffer W D Mears H B Dorsey. Lake Avenue Automobile company Cleveland 30 000 with Edward J Hobday Eugene Quigley R M Zimmerman E M Landphair. Polish American Realty and Trust company Cleveland 25 000 listing Theo Diarzuski Stephen Piotrowski J F Wisniewski T Olsytynski Philip Kirschner. Mante Automobile company Cincinnati 10 600 with Edward Stang William E Day Thomas J Leonard Gerritt J Fredricks Jr Louis M Capelle. Haberer Saunders company Dayton 10 000. The F Wentz company Canal Dover 10 000.
Today's schedule lists departures from Louisville with times for Bay Chilo and Cricket, plus Friend at 6 p m Tomorrow's Louisville run followed by Maysville and Ohio routes. Advertised departures show Daily at 5 p m and Sunday at 9 a m. River stage yesterday measured at Cincinnati with a depth of feet and impacting shipments and port activity.
A split looms between the Cincinnati Democratic club and the Duckworth club as leaders debate merger terms and party unity. Prosecutor-elect Henry Hunt seeks to run both civil and criminal business with an $18 800 budget, while Taft family plans a southern trip and reunion in the wake of the 1909 party activity.
Captains of the coal fleet in the upper Ohio River seized the recent rise to move lightly loaded barges. The Davis and Collins with several barges are due in Cincinnati today, while the Florence Market Calderwood Gilham and Hatfield are expected tomorrow. The river remains high enough for safe harboring and another rise is anticipated within a few days.
Forty coal loaded barges released from government dams on the Kanawha river flowed into the Ohio at Wheeling Pleasant carrying 410000 bushels. The movement freed boats held since July due to low water and all barges are bound for Cincinnati.
The report lists river levels and forecasts for multiple Ohio river ports including Huntington Catlettsburg Freeport Beaver Dam Wheeling Cincinnati Cairo and Memphis with readings such as 1.1 to 13.7 feet and notes of rising levels and cloudy weather.
A fragmented steamship notice from Lewes provides partial details on a sailing sequence and end time. the readable parts hint at a Friday or Saturday service with a resolved plan though specifics are unclear.
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