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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1908
Page
2
After the grip subsides, patients linger in weakness. Hood's Sarsaparilla is said to revitalize blood and rebuild strength, reducing danger of future illnesses. Testimonials from Mrs Anna B Cooper and Mrs Millie M Abbott claim renewed health and appetite.
The State Board urges separation of State and Local Revenues with publicity. It analyzes Ohio's tax structure, real and personal property levies, and various excise taxes. The report cites inequities in valuation, widespread exemptions, and a major shortfall in taxing intangible property, calling for reform and clearer funding.
The Senate debated the recent Treasury bond issue to ease financial stringency with Senators Aldrich Tillman Bailey and Culberson pressing for more information. Tillman read letters alleging banks favored auctions, and a Panama bond sale controversy prompted postponement for a Treasury reply.
A smoke incident at the Nixon Theater during Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin’s performance caused a near stampede. House Detective Frank Morgan ordered audiences to remain seated while a small fire from a clothes cupboard sparked by a waiter was investigated. one woman fainted and others were carried out, but the show concluded with no damage.
The passage advocates a light healthful breakfast including fruit, Grape-Nuts with cream, soft eggs, Postum Coffee, and hard toast. It claims many suffer from poor breakfasts and that a two day trial proves the benefits, with a scientific basis and evidence from actual experience.
Former San Francisco Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz remains jailed after Superior Judge Frank H. Dunne denied bail following the Appellate Court reversal of his extortion conviction. The court awaits the remittitur from the higher court before final action, with counsel noting further steps to secure bail.
In Paducah Kentucky detectives found a sack along the muddy shore containing a severed head of a brown skinned man about 30. Physicians say he had been dead only a few hours. Police theorize the victim was killed in Paducah.
Dispatches from The Hague report Dutch troops after a severe fight on Flores in the Malay Archipelago have captured the rebel stronghold. About 130 natives were killed and most chiefs surrendered. Dutch losses are described as insignificant.
Benjamin Ackley and Ellen A Millwood were married in 1871 in Minneapolis and split after a quarrel. After nearly forty years apart they met by accident in Minneapolis, reconciled, and are now enjoying a second honeymoon in Chicago where Mrs Ackley had been a music teacher.
The Stock Exchange announced the suspension of Robert Maclay & Co a firm run by Robert Maclay Alfred B Maclay and Harold H Weekes a former Columbia athlete. Obligations total about 1 5 million secured by collateral notes. The firm formerly Thomas Maclay & Co owned stakes in Western Ice Mercantile National Bank and Hamilton Bank among others with loans from Hamilton Bank noted.
Mrs. Elmer Wolfe fought back with a butcher knife when George Sergeant entered her Isletta area home and attacked her. She stabbed him and fled, neighbors alerted, and Sergeant was later found at a physician’s residence weakened from bleeding. a warrant is issued for his arrest.
Early morning fire gutted the two story brick Burns Stable II at 2342 Grandin Road East Walnut Hills. Firemen from three companies battled the blaze until 2 30 am. The Balkes away in New York and Boston. loss estimated at about 2000. Horses saved. carriages and auto removed from stable. Balke children taken to a relative in Avondale. Fire likely from a defective flue where carriages were washed.
Lexington Ky January 13 reports state that petitions for Caleb Powers pardon will not be circulated in Fayette County to avoid juror bias in a potential fifth trial. Powers and the Pardon Committee agreed after consultations. Five thousand blank petitions have been distributed across Kentucky and other states.
Frank W. Reynolds of F. W. Reynolds & Co. Providence cotton broker died in Ponce Florida at over 70 after long illness. Rabbi Bernhard Felsenthal, oldest U S Jewish theologian and Reform movement founder, died in Chicago at 86 after ten days illness. long resident since 1858.
Advertisement for laxative bromide quinine tablets promising a one day cure for a cold with a money back guarantee. Mentions E W Grove’s signature on each box and clear price.
The Thaw trial moved swiftly as defense attorney Martin W. Littleton opened with a plan to prove Harry K. Thaw insane at the time of the Stanford White murder. He outlined expectations of new evidence including European doctors and childhood teachers, drawing strong courtroom attention and objections from District Attorney Jerome. The defense aims to show hereditary insanity and extreme acts, while the prosecution challenged linking White to Thaw’s wife.
The Commercial Tribune invites readers to vote on two new stories and submit criticisms. Winners receive weekly prizes and a final top three prize pool totaling over $600. Entries may be sent to the Anglo American Competition Committee in Cincinnati.
Secretary Taft writes to the President urging width increase of Panama Canal locks from 100 to 110 feet. The proposed change would cost about 5 million dollars more and aligns with naval expectations of larger future battleships.
Detroit January 13 Congressman Edwin Denby announced Truman H. Newberry Assistant Secretary of the Navy has withdrawn his bid for delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention in Michigan. He supports E. D. Stair a wealthy theatricalman and Detroit Journal and Free Press stockholder, both Taft men. Denby said Wayne County districts feared a Stair Newberry contest would disrupt the party.
Governor Hanly declared martial law ended in Muncie Indiana on January 13, ending four miles of territory under General McKee and 13 National Guard companies. McKee will stay with troops as needed. no further strike troubles have emerged after the street railway employees strike.
In North Branch on October 20, 1907, Misa Anabel Wilson recalls severe eczema across her face and scalp. After medical care, she used Cuticura Remedies and was completely cured, though she cannot recall the exact amount used.
A orator recounts six months of severe itching on arms face and hands. After trying several remedies unsuccessfully, he used Cuticura and was relieved in three days with no recurrence. He testifies Cuticura as the only effective skin cure. Nov 20 1906 Bloom R R Holloway.
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