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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
4
A fragment from a 1908 issue lists the Merchant Company address at Almet Street and Goverment Place with notices of rates and postage. It includes a president named Ashehby and references division into Universal Posts and branch bureaus with multiple city locations and service notes.
The article condemns The Economist for pressuring the 61st Congress and Cannon on tariff policy. It argues Taft will not invade Congressional prerogatives, and that tariff revision will follow the Chicago platform despite editorials. It stresses the House will elect a Speaker and insist on tariff action under Republican aims.
The case of Thornton Jenkins Haines prompts a new departure by Justice Crane after swearing in the jury. The old practice barred jurors from discussion and exposure to newspaper accounts, with bailiffs guarding and keeping silence. The change suggests a shift in how juries are handled during murder trials.
The text debates jury independence and potential abolition of the jury system. Justice Crane’s trial comments suggest jurors should read newspapers during adjournment and form opinions outside evidence. The piece weighs the novelty of his theories amid high profile cases and strong acquittals.
The piece urges citizens to vote on all levels from municipal to presidential, arguing voter apathy harms public welfare. It analyzes turnout data from 1896 to 1908, notes a persistent gap between population growth and vote totals, and calls for responsible participation despite party fortunes.
The Kaiser looks with wonder at a free Republic’s president who can talk, while noting the Kaiser of the Empire cannot. He cautions that much of the talk held by the Kaiser himself merits reflection.
The Pittsburg Gazette Times notes Chancellor Day is in Africa but asserts more effort is needed to deter Theodore Roosevelt from his planned expedition to the Dark Continent.
In Nebra several high Chinese officials tied to the late Empress Dowager reportedly killed themselves by swallowing gold. The reports suggest a ritual or ordered act tied to mourning and political protocol.
A New Work Tribune piece contends tuberculosis is largely economic, while questioning how physician status and bill size influence its impact. The writer implies financial factors shape disease burden and access to care.
The report notes many robberies in Cincinnati with police described as powerless to stop them. The focus is on hold ups aimed at paterfamilias for holiday money, reflecting a troubling surge in street crime during the season.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a presidential party traveling through rough terrain. The readable bit suggests a warning about entering a mill area and concerns over a possible load. No clear names, dates, or locations are established.
A survey of unusual periodicals from Paris to Oslo notes papers aimed at beggars and travelers, a waterproof seaside journal, a dark phosphorus ink Madrid paper, and medical, obituary, and fortune seeking titles. It mentions English Beggars Journal, Le Bien Etre, The Hangman’s Record, The Money Lenders’ Gazette, and American quirks like The Divorce-Seekers' News.
A narrator recalls meeting a boy described as small with blue eyes and a stack of books. The man pays attention to the boy and asks if he enjoys school. The boy answers briefly and hurriedly, showing honesty and innocence amid others who pretend to please.
An oblique excerpt presents Uncle Eben lamenting hardship with a rustic dialect line about sadness and planters getting crops in for the season. The fragment hints at rural life and weather as factors.
A garbled historical clipping from Cleveland hints at missing context with jumbled phrases about batteries and charges. The legible parts offer little concrete event or identifiable figures beyond scattered terms and numbers.
Rumors claim Hafner backed by liquor interests seeks Cincinnati mayoralty after prior election losses. Personal Liberty League hesitates to intervene. Harmon's staff plans Columbus visit and hotel lodging for Hamilton county delegation. Governor-elect Harmon denies claims of a forthcoming secretary appointment. Cincinnati Democratic Club faces split over merging with Duckworth group amid factional tensions.
For Cincinnati and surrounding areas the report lists high and low temperatures for the day, a comparison with the same date over the last three years, and notes on precipitation. It covers Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia forecasts with rain chances and temperature expectations for Thursday and Friday.
A reflective piece from the Los Angeles Express muses on city vs country life, envy of others, and the feeling that others always have the better lot. It argues workers should appreciate employment despite grind and limited comforts, ending with a note of gratitude for being alive and holding a job.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions ladies and gentry in a housework ad and references a person named Lemson and a foung men phrase. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear context or full sentences.
Maritime notices list ships arriving at New York and Boston from Glasgow Antwerp and Southampton with departures to Liverpool Rotterdam and Naples. Vessels named include C F Tietgen Vaderland Lucania Majestic Ivernia and Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse among others with mixed arrivals and sailings across Atlantic ports.
A long list of hotel guests arriving in Cincinnati is presented with numerous inconsistencies and misspellings. Names include Linton F Lester Chicago Louis Noble St Louis B G Keenan Cleveland Holden Davis New York Jere G Watts Rochester N Y B P Dargin Denver W H Crafts New Orleans George Griffits Buffalo Grand C A Weaver Louisville W Wilson New York Green Chicago Nichols Portsmouth St Nicholas W Morse Tacoma William Talman Detroit Fisher Chicago Samuel Chesebye New York Gibson J J McDonald Cleveland W Bennett Lima O W Mott Deion N Y A Lee Marcum Louisville Kentucky W Bishop St Louis W H Brewer Lebanon Kentucky Charles Wisi New York Schwing Opa J H Nelson and wife Mari O A S Thomson Berea Kentucky Charles Wright and wife Paris Indiana H S Krutger Sardinia Ohio Munro Guy Badgitt Marysville Tennessee F S Garretson Santapids Michigan George Reary Detroit RR Blackburn Barden Ohio Mahan born Onkh Hi Ghinkie sports Wiliam Johnson St Louis Missouri Lewis Tilton Carber Verre castor A Bhinch George Benedict
The record notes Elisabeth Sullivan testified in disbarment proceedings against Attorney Diaries. Creditors of broker W Klausman arrived in the city. Irwin, a laundry collector, is mentioned as first, with unclear carriage of the item.
Police intervene at a park in New Orleans amid a custody dispute and bookmaker activity. Court commission issues decision in a Ford and Brandon case as arrests are reported amid vaudeville listings and showtimes across multiple venues.
The university hosts a Thursday evening program in Burnet Woods Auditorium with Dean W. P. era set to present glimpses of school life. The Delta Kappa Kappa and the Clerical Club meet at Burnet house for their annual dinner and gathering.
Gendpral Mouye of the Japanese farmy dies in Kloto Japan. Mrs William H George daughter of United States Senator Shenstye dies after a week of illness at Pate. The Rev Charles B Ward Missionary in India dies in Yellandu aged 31 years service. Christopher C Wick 62 Hartwell bookkeeper dies after three days illness survived by son Harry and two daughters. Chief American Horse, Oglala Sioux chief, dies at Pine Ridge aged 76. noted for subduing hostile tribes and aiding the government in 1868 and 187?. last served in U S Army actions two years ago.
A jumble of burial permits lists names and ages linked to Cincinnati city hospital and various addresses. Entries include W. Emmons 64 with nephritis, Steve Houbh 43 with nephritis, Joseph 89 with conch and heart disease, and multiple others noting tuberculosis, valvular heart, obstruction, or phthisis.
A list of civil cases filed in Common Pleas Court with docket numbers including No 141705 Katharina Kiechler against Christ Reentea for divorce and alimony and others such as No 141706 Mary A ere vs Edward pareener for divorce and alimony, No 141707 Conrad Kelker vs Stella Decker et al., appeal, and further entries up to No 141711 John B Schaaf et al. vs Edward D Woodward, with additional insolvency matters under Court of Insolvency No 1 607 and related enjoinment actions.
Special Dispatch from OQIlumbus Ohio December 15 notes articles of association filed with the secretary of state. The following incorporations were recorded: C n Qlub and Cidwveaa.
Reading lists river conditions and port reports from several cities. Notes include river levels at Cincinnati Moody Beals and Evansville, with changes described as rising or falling. Shipping movements mention departures from St Louis and a Pacific bound for Lower Mississippi.
A pair of neighbors political rivals staged a post election prank with a live rooster named Bryan placed on a porch to crow at dawn. The Republican seized the bird and boiled it for dinner but could not eat the meat, calling the rooster a dead one in more ways than one. The column also shares societal musings on gift giving and Christmas poems from Frank Stanton.
Fragmentary verse describes stockings turned upside down and a town named Stocking Town with a plea for kindness. It laments hardship of the undomiplaining poor and imagines Little Child smiling with love and good deeds as a remedy.
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