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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
4
The Commercial Tribune records its Cincinnati publication details with address Walnut Street and Government Place and E C Eshelby as president for the Friday January 10 1908 issue.
The notice lists mail subscription prices for Sunday and daily editions. Rates include one year and six months with and without Sundays, plus a weekly and monthly option. Exact figures appear obscured but indicate multiple periods and delivery choices.
Partial OCR text notes carrier delivery terms and pricing phrases including "DELIVERED BY CARRIER" and "per copy 4" with stray markings. The readable items suggest a newspaper distribution instruction or advertisement snippet rather than a full article.
In Great Britain and all countries in the Universal Union section post paid, the subscription rates are one month at 1.50, three months at 1.50, six months at 9.00, and one year at 18.00.
Postoffice address in full including county and state. Payment by postal money order bank draft or registered letter to THE COMMERCIAL TRIBUNE CO Cincinnati. Commercial Tribune Telephone Canal 3570.
Branch News Offices in Walnut Hills Covington Newport and Washington provide news services. Reading room offered free to Americans at the Trafalgar Building in London and newsboys supplied at multiple Scott streets.
Forecaster Bassler expects increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer temperatures today in Cincinnati. The report notes a 5 degree temperature deficiency yesterday and links the clouds to an eastward push of a Pacific coast storm toward Manitoba with January 9 1908 data from the Local Weather Bureau.
Ohio and Indiana expect rain or snow on Friday with colder weekend. West Virginia and Kentucky see rain or warmer Friday followed by much colder conditions Saturday.
Shipping notices show arrivals and departures across major ports. Vessels like The Peninsular and The Louisiana reach New York and Philadelphia while The Celtic and The Kronprinzessin Cecelie depart for Liverpool Havre and New York respectively.
A long string of guest names and originating cities is listed as arrivals at a Cincinnati hotel. The roster includes J. W. Heller Providence R I and many others from San Francisco Detroit Philadelphia Chicago New York and Cleveland along with several family groups and couples from Ohio Indiana West Virginia and beyond.
Fragmentary verse line reads The King was in its counting house and The Queen was aot scene Getting tired. A maid is seen in Ireland hanging, and this is a true version known to all.
Governor Augustus E. Willson urges unity in state leadership beyond party lines in his first message to the General Assembly. Henry Watterson notes the appeal to all Kentuckians, while concerns arise over partisan voting unity and rising disorder near Covington amid tobacco market pressure.
The Indianapolis News advocates licensing pistols with bonds and fees, citing Missouri and New York as models, while others urge open carry and harsher penalties. The debate on gun control remains in the academic stage and unlikely to yield adoption.
The Interstate Commerce Commission report for the year ending June 30 1907 details causes heard dismissed and sustained and notes a rising death toll among employees and passengers. It records passenger deaths and injuries rising yearly from 1904 to 1907 with totals for each category and year.
The Interstate Commerce Commission notes train accident casualties climbed yearly with 1212 passengers injured or killed in four years, mostly in derailments or collisions. In the Terra Cotta tragedy forty three lives were lost, and investigators found the wreck resulted from disregard of rules and signals by the train crew despite dense fog. The commission questions whether deaths will rise or safety in railway travel will improve.
H F Sease of Anthony Kansas declares that if Mr Bryan is not nominated he will vote Socialist. He notes that a Bryan nomination would push many Democrats to support the Republican nominee.
The Democratic Senate of Kentucky cedes the ancient right to appoint committees, yet history endures as the Democratic party was repudiated by Kentucky last November, a fact that cannot be erased.
A grand jury indicted F. A. Heinze for certifying a friend held $400,000 in the bank when that amount did not exist. The action likely exposes him to formal legal proceedings and potential penalties.
In The Atlanta Constitution a brief mocks two well known men seen helping each other home and asks where they sourced a drink. The fragment questions why a speak easy might exist, implying speculation about their activities.
A dusted quote notes that women are unlikely to smoke the brand of cigars they buy for their husbands during Christmas time, suggesting social norms influence smoking choices.
The Pittsburg Gazette-Times notes that Stanford White’s name contains thirteen letters and suggests the fact could be unlucky for Thaw.
In a moment of newsroom shuffle Boni ceded priority to another reporter who secured the first interview. The exchange exposes the turf of attention among staff with Boni noting the shift in control and signaling newsroom dynamics.
Observers note a perceptible improvement in civic mood as the Republican team assumes control of city government. Residents report smoother services and greater public confidence in local leadership.
A remark by Mrs. Glyn about Dame Columbia is blamed for a social jab while a defense of a night ride trust notes the tobacco would burn anyway. Georgia reports no drop in demijohn supply.
Collector Amor Smith Jr appoints David K. McDonald storekeeper in the customs service to replace the late Samuel Bowns. George Wenner named Deputy U S Marshal under Marshal Eugene Lewis, bond filed next week. Mayor Markbreit assigns eight hour patrol shifts for ten police districts with five new drivers listed. An enthusiastic meeting of the Charles E Bultman Colored Republican Club at 86 Wehrman avenue featured President B Coleman and speakers W B Chapman and Rev Dickinson.
The writer shares letters debating Kipling's literary puzzle with Bunyan Burns Heine and others while warning against excessive municipal relief and paternalism He recounts a crowded streetcar episode and notes a speculative market with low prices and investment sales The piece blends literary commentary with social observations and market chatter.
The Lower River Road Improvement Association convened in Firemen's Hall Delhi and formed a committee of Dudley Wayne and Squire J B Matson to seek Legislature support for purchasing turnpike bonds held by C L A Traction Company. About $10 000 in bonds remain. Delegates from two towns will travel to Columbus to discuss the bond issue. The Transportation Committee noted Big Four and B and O Railroads will halt passenger trains at downriver stations.
A series of brief quotes from travelers in Burnet Sinton and Gibson hotels relay views on gambling superstition passenger trains and wrecks, prospect of Democratic delegates, Cuban cigar factories wages and readers, Canton dog license scheme, jury service in Ohio and Oklahoma census seats. The figures include Frank Waldron Erle Thompson George Long David Gibbons George Brannock Frank Baldwin Samuel Osborne and the Oklahoma City population.
A quotation argues money talks is false and notes the $10 gold piece would otherwise speak. The remark targets the common belief in financial influence while mocking the idea with a humorous twist.
In a Society item, the speaker laments confusing baby talk used in a lesson about love. The tone hints at social intrigue and the amusement of miscommunication in romantic instruction.
The Weather Office reports Cincinnati's mean 1907 temperature 54.2 degrees with a high of 95 on July 6 and a low of 4 on January 26. The year saw 44.56 inches of rainfall, March 12 13 delivering 5.22 inches in 24 hours, 55 percent sunshine, 58 758 miles of wind, and 42 mph maximum velocity. Snow fell on 24 days and 42 thunderstorms occurred.
Thomas McCune of Ludlow Kentucky, brother in law of Detective Cal Crim, was found dead in a creek near Livingston Kentucky about sixty miles south of Lexington. Investigators said he had been murdered, though Crim’s circle reported accidental drowning as the initial assessment. The body would be brought home today.
Last night memorial services for Henry Ketter were held at the Linton Hotel. The International Union of Steam Engineers No 18 conducted the ceremonies with prayers by Rev J G Sehaal and addresses by Alfred M Cohen Duckworth Club John Fehrenbach Charles Wirmel John Corbin Daniel Delaney Judson Pratt John Brunner and Philo Brittingham. Music by Miss Langhorst with Dr Charles Geiser. Arrangements chaired by John Brunner with William Monaghan and Philo Brittingham.
Police reported the arrest in Hamilton C yesterday afternoon of two boys claiming Cincinnati addresses. Harry Kuntz and Walter McCoy were found at home in Hamilton. One boy, Isadore Siebler, admitted using a friend's name to cover his tracks. He is about 12, and his parents plan to return him today.
A new plan to collect costs and serve summons on witnesses in Police Court was approved after talks between Clerk Kirbert and State Auditor Examiner Bliss. The old flat $2 fee will end and costs will be set by law, adding about $10,000 annually. The average trial cost is projected at about $5.20.
The Cincinnati Brewers Board of Trade held their annual meeting in the Union Trust Building yesterday afternoon. Reports were read and routine business completed. Officers elected include President Andreae Vice President J Edward Sohn Treasurer Henry Muhlhauser Jr and Secretary William F Hess.
Mrs. Julia Donahue woke to a window fall and saw a thief take a valuable diamond stickpin from a dresser in her bedroom at 3818 West Eighth Street. She reported the loss to police.
Old county Republican organization expires by limitation as Foraker leaders push petitions for a mass County Republican Convention to name a new County Central Committee. They seek Taft aligned delegates and to have the Election Board recognize the new body. W RK Hopkins and David Christian named Foraker-Dick men. Democrat W S Fitzgerald to vote with them.
The Franklin County Republican committee met in Columbus and called for delegates to the State convention. No Foraker support was recorded. It plans to nominate thirty five Taft delegates under the Secretary of War name and gather thousands of signatures for a petition. Delegates to the State convention will also serve as delegates to the Congressional convention. The Congressional nominating event for E L Taylor Jr is set for February 15 with the state primary for delegates on February 11.
The Ninth District GOP held a meeting adopting a February 11 primary to select the congressional nominee using an Australian ballot with names listed alphabetically. Taft was unanimously endorsed for President and provisions set for delegates to state and national conventions. An anti Brown mass meeting followed with speeches attacking Browny and a Taft endorsement resolution passing unanimously.
About 150 Republicans from across New Hampshire met in Concord and formed the Taft Association of New Hampshire with former Governor Frank W. Rollins as president. Letters from U S Senators Gallinger and Burnham and Congressman Sulloway criticized the meeting as untimely. A plan for organization faced objections over changing New Hampshire’s Washington representation, rejected by Rollins. A resolution to continue unpledged delegates to the national convention was adopted.
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