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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
4
The notice lists subscription options for the Commercial Tribune including daily and Sunday editions. Rates show one year at ten dollars with Sunday, six months five dollars, and omitting Sunday eight dollars per year. A separate weekly edition is priced at two dollars and fifty cents per year.
The Commercial Tribune Co announces foreign postal rates for Great Britain and Europe with subscriptions from one month to one year and advance payment requirements. It lists branch offices in Walnut Hills Covington Newport Washington and bureaus in London with a reading room for Americans.
Forecaster Bassler predicts increasing cloudiness and cold stormy weather with heavy snow likely in the next thirty six hours for Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The Local Weather Bureau record for January 12 1908 shows a cloudy day with temperatures ranging from 38 to 44 degrees, with a trace to .01 inches of precipitation and an excess of six degrees in temperature.
Government forecast notes rain or snow and colder conditions in Ohio and West Virginia, with Monday and Tuesday turning fair. Indiana expects snow then fair and colder, followed by warmer by Tuesday. Kentucky forecast calls for fair weather Monday and Tuesday.
The Minneapolis bound for London was 160 miles southwest at 5 30 p m and will reach London by 9 a m Tuesday The Barbaresa from New York for Bremen passed Isle of Wight The Moltke from Naples for New York passed Gibraltar The Caronia from New York arrived Madeira for Naples and Genoa The Kaiserin Augusta Victoria from New York arrived Plymouth for Cherbourg and Hamburg and proceeded The Columbia from New York arrived Moville for Glasgow The Pomperanian from Bremen and Empress of Britain from Liverpool sailed Halifax The Haverford from Liverpool for Philadelphia passed Delaware Breakwater The Glenlogan from Moss Sydney arrived San Francisco The Carmania from Liverpool arrived New York
A long list of personal names plus city or state affiliations appears, featuring individuals such as Palace A M Bunn Chicago T A Hudeburg Chattanooga F R Bon Syracuse N Y W C Hand Union City Ind Munro E A Jacobs Virginia Ed Maphet Knoxville Tenn J A Kennedy Rochester N Y Bert Schaffner Chicago Harlin John G Hastings Pittsburg James P Brown New York W A McCalla Decatur Ala M S Lewis New York Emery R Bartel New York Charles H B Howes Chicago W D Johnson and wife New York J C Moran and wife Dayton Lackman George Moran Jr Philadelphia R W McGee Detroit S L Wright Chicago E J McCarthy Newark O Honig D B Frank Dallas Tex C Q McCormick Knoxville Tenn H W Shield West Virginia J W McMahon Rochester N Y St Nicholas Lewis N Clark Pittsburg G A Brooks Kentucky F I Lake Chicago E Valentine New York Grand J H Beal Scio O W V S Elliott Philadelphia William Sample St Louis William D Wilson and wife Osgood Ind Linton H H Levy Holly Springs Miss Otto Palm Jr New York C J Cannon Louisville Ky Cyrus Price New York Burnet Emil H Herber Philadelphia James A Greenburg Chicago L M Goodstadt New York A Pearson New York Gibson James A Kean New York Alfred Stern New York W A Bristain N Y C H Davidson Buf 2 Dennigan A J Clark Columbus W Martin and wife Maysville Ky B F Dudley Lake Charles La J R Horn Stewart oO Sterling Charles Guyon and wife James E Sullivan and wife Cass Free born and wife New York
London Answers discusses fruit based cures with grapes aiding anemia and nervous conditions. Apples noted as blood purifiers and unlikely aid for cravings. Currant leaves poultices and black currant jelly with hot water for throat. pineapple for diphtheria. strawberries for rheumatism. mulberry juice fevers. elderberries chills. lemon juice for colds and internal complaints.
The 1908 Pittsburgh pay as you enter trial collapses after a shopper swallows a nickel during rush hour queuing. Press, pulpit, and public rail against traction and trolley firms, who revert to the squeeze through the aisle method amid widespread disgruntlement.
The letter argues against Representative J Hampton Moore's bill to make trainwreckers murderers where deaths occur. It asserts murder is not a federal crime, cites a Supreme Court ruling on related liability, and warns that such a law duplicates state statutes, invites constitutional challenges, and enforcement difficulties.
The piece notes England’s furor over a Kobe speech by Count Okumi and the ensuing diplomatic denials. It highlights how denial is a standard element of diplomacy and how translations can inflame foreign offices from Vienna to London.
A translated speech allegedly urging India to rise against England sparked denials from Count Okumi and Count Aoki. Both insist they never made the statements, yet the mischief remains. The episode signals how diplomats and translators influence perceptions in Japan, the United States, and Congress.
The Washington Star questions a lone figure who might refuse to attend the inauguration unless the date is altered, separating him from Mr. Bryan in this cheeky editorial inquiry.
A Washington doctor urges rest and quiet to regain grip while states including Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania Indiana face ferment stew hooculty and idol effects amid national tension. The message underscores contrasting local upheavals with medical guidance.
From New York accounts it is plain that Mr. F Augustus Heinze is really shocked over the temerity of Uncle Sam in causing his arrest. Yet it is arrests of that sort that go far to avoiding the causes of panics.
The passage notes Johnson of Minnesota is fortunate due to a lack of endorsements. It cites Mr Croker backing Bryan and Governor Hughes feeling pressure from Chancellor Day’s endorsement influence.
The passage notes Mr. Bryan’s large role in defeating candidate Hager and aiding Governor Willson. It asks his view on the barn-burning issue, implying a connection between political outcomes and the controversial tactic.
The Commoner notes Mr. Bryan is too busy with advice to notice the stance taken by Johnson of Minnesota behind the counter.
The discussion centers on whether Harden should be found guilty or Von Moltke exonerated amid the Berlin unrest, focusing on the method by which the matter was pursued and resolved.
The article notes Mr Bryan will address an audience in Covington in the near future and implies timing matters for the Democracy’s remnants. It highlights that his speech does not closely precede an election, suggesting political context and timing are significant.
A playful note invites Mr Bassler to enjoy a touch of winter before robins return, a light seasonal aside reflecting a small domestic moment. The line hints at gentle weather changes and rustic charm within a community setting.
A brief note reports the water wagon and its load separating soon, with no injuries or follow up details provided.
A Chicago Inter Ocean report notes Prof. Wallace C. Sabine’s remarks to the American Association for the Advancement of Science on how different objects absorb music. He cites chairs and woodwork in theaters, plants and rugs at home, and even onions absorbing portions of melody, with varying percentages by gender and dress, concluding that an open window absorbs more than a person or audience.
In Munro yesterday Henry T. Johnson recalls a quirky village sign for an immigrant couple's hotel. The widow ordered a sign reading Eatin' all the time and money coming in front to imply meals at all hours and cash. Others discuss hard cider and unemployment in New England and Providence.
A narrator plans to marry a Yankee millionaire at 2 o'clock then faces a hasty divorce the next morning. The verse references a half year in Dakota, a courthouse, alimony, a lawyer and a co respondent with lavish cash and trousseau preparations.
The World Today reports a sharp increase in suicide rates per thousand population. New York State rose from 1860 to 1904 to 3.5 to 4 times earlier levels, Indiana surged dramatically, while Boston showed a rare decline yet remained markedly higher than 1880 levels.
A column discusses gloomering a old-time word for gloom, social despondency, and Hamlet asks To be or not to be. It notes efforts in saloon reform, abstinence by some in the trade, literary notices in The Sunday Commercial Tribune, and a crowded Highland avenue car with gas fumes and ventilation concerns.
Thomas C. Smith of the Marriage License Bureau records show Ann as the top brides name for 1907, with Kate second and Mary dropping to seventh. The ten most popular names are Ann, Kate, Maggie, Elizabeth, Sarah, Carrie, Mary, Rosa, Emma and Clara.
A humorous dialogue depicts Mrs Newwed offering pie while Mr Newwed cites an expiring insurance policy. The scene shifts through playful lines exchanged with a traveling visitor and guests including Barber and Waiter. A final quip has Winks and Dinks about a groundhog and a pun on digging its own grave.
A literary reflection on Edgar Poe and American landscapes contrasts European and American scenes. The author wanders Spring Grove’s sylvan road to a quiet grave of William M. Ramsey, praising Ramsey’s courtroom brilliance and lamenting the fading power of oratory in modern courts.
The article explains how textile names trace to places and origins. Velvet from veluto parallels satin from seta. Fabrics like fus tian muslin damask cambric and cambric derive from places. millinery from Milan. Silk derives from sericum linked to Seres, a Greek adaptation of a Chinese term.
The Commercial Tribune announces a two part serial with The New York Herald and The Commercial Tribune. Top prizes total 350 dollars after eighteen weeks, with fields for best local criticism and overall main criticism prizes. The winners may include Max Pemberton or Mary E Wilkins Freeman.
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