Commercial Tribune January 14 1908 issue overview
A front page listing from the Commercial Tribune dated Tuesday January 14 1908 outlines the newspaper’s masthead details. It notes publication by the Commercial Tribune Company at Walnut Street and Government Place with E. O. Eshelby as president and that the paper is watered at Cincinnati Postoffice as second class matter.
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Cincinnati Postoffice
Commercial Tribune ‘Company
Walnut Street
Government Place
E. O. Eshelby
International Mail Rates and U P U Offices Listed
The Commercial Tribune details international postal rates: monthly 1.50 three months 4.50 six months 9.00 one year 18.00. Remittances in advance and full postoffice address required. Branch offices noted: Walnut Hills Covington Newport Washington London.
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Eekly
Great Britain
Universal Postal Union
THE
Commercial Tribune CO
Cincinnati
Walnut Hills
Gilbert Av
Sup- Covington
Scott St
Newport
York St. Washington
Munsey Building
London
Trafalgar
Aeelser Square
Amerns
Colder Weather Across the Midwest and South
A strong high pressure system moving from the West brings colder temperatures today. Snow was reported in lake regions and as far south as Chattanooga. In Cincinnati yesterday temps ranged 28 to 36 degrees, marking a local weather record for January 13, 1908 at 8 p.m. local meridian time.
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Cincinnati
Janary
Thor
Hum
Nsw
N.W
Niles Usdins
SL i
Secese
Oibss
Pisipeceen
Kansas City
Atlanta
Ander P.c
Baltimore
Little Rock
Bismarck
Louisville
Buffalo
Memphis
Montgomery P.c
Calgary
Nashville Sete News
Charlotte
New Orleans
New York
Atereeee
Cheyenne
Wmoremeee
Ogo
Chicago
Essere
North Platte
Oklahoma
Veland
Omaha
Palestine
Corpus Christi
Davenport
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
CBS
P.c
Galveston
San Antonio
Grand Rapids
Santa Fe
Havre
Helena
Shreveport
Huron
Springfield
Indianapolis
Vicksburg P.c
Jacksonville
Vests
Weather forecast brief for Ohio Indiana and Kentucky
Government forecast notes fair conditions in Ohio and West Virginia on Tuesday with warmer conditions on Wednesday. Indiana remains fair Tuesday with possible rain or snow on Wednesday. Kentucky shows fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer temperatures on Wednesday.
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Ohio
West
Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Ocean Steamship Movements Across Ports
Various transatlantic liners report arrivals and departures. The Ivernia communicates with Marconi Station en route to Boston from Liverpool and Queenstown. The Kronprinz Wilhelm heads to Plymouth Cherbourg and Bremen, while the Kroonland passes New York to Antwerp. The President Lincoln sails for New York from Hamburg Bolongne. The Kaiser Wilhelm II and others arrive or depart from Cherbourg and Plymouth as listed, with numerous ships touching ports including Portland, New York, Halifax, and Shanghai paths noted.
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Cape Race
Ivernia
Liverpool
Queenstown
Boston
Marconi
Browhead
Kronprinz Wilhelm
New York
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Bremen
Kroonland
Antwerp
Hard Witness Test in Washington Education Case
Captain James F. Oyster of Washington, a butter cheese and eggs dealer, sits on the District of Columbia Board of Education. In a prior trial he testified as an education expert as Harry Davis cross questioned him about egg prices. Oyster replied 35 cents, ending the exchange.
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James F. Oyster
Washington
Board of Education
District of Columbia
Washington Post
Captain Oyster
Harry Davis
Davis
Cleveland’s St. Patrick Day Prescription for Politics
The piece argues Grover Cleveland’s remarks on national recuperation apply to his party’s nervous prostration rather than the whole country. It notes uncertainty whether Cleveland’s diagnosis targets the 1907 financial strain or the Democratic Party’s woes from Bryan’s influence and past defeats.
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Grover Cleveland
A.M
Princeton
Cleveland
Bryan
New York Board awards Ashokan dam contract to highest bidder
The New York Board of Water Supply awarded the Ashokan dam contract to the highest of four bids, prompting protests and a mayoral investigation. The Merchants’ Association report found the lowest bid inexperienced and underpriced for excavation, yet concluded no action against the board was warranted. Cincinnati faces similar bids cautionary tale on project quality versus lowest price.
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New York Board of Water
Ashokan
New York
Merchants’ Association of New York
United States
McClellan
Board of Water Supply
Cincinnati
Funeral precedent debated after Mallory death
The late Senator Mallory of Florida requested a simple funeral without ostentation and official obsequies. Officials paid respects by attending the funeral and eulogies, though concerns about wasteful funeral trains and contingent-fund expenses were raised, questioning whether such honors match sincere respect for the dead.
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Mallory
Florida
Senate
House
Washington
Congress
Honors for the Dead in Congress Could Set Precedent
The article argues that honors for deceased lawmakers should be limited to funeral services in Washington, a funeral train escort, and proper congressional action, suggesting Senator Mallory's dying request as a possible precedent for reform.
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Senate
House
Mallory
Washington
Wry Take on Presidential Riffs and Form’s Sacrifice
Mr Bryan notes the Democratic party keeps nominating another candidate for form regardless of real intent. He compares this to his own habit of running for the Presidency for form’s sake, highlighting satire on political theater.
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Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
Form
Commerce Department seeks back numbers in return postage bid
The Department of Commerce advertises for back numbers and requests addresses for Alessandrino Lindasco Cincinnati to return postage. This item notes ongoing public notices about procurement and mail returns.
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Department of Commerce and
Lavor
Department
Allessandrino
Cincinnati
Legal debate over Thaw sanity at crime scene
In the dispute, it is argued Thaw was insane at the time of the act and sane immediately after. The claim seeks to establish he has been insane since birth and was only somewhat more so when he fired the shot. Meanwhile White is dead.
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Harry Thaw
White
The
Commercial Tribune
Clarence Schlientz
Congress
Ohio
Greene County
Republican Central
Yellow Springs
Republican County Executive Committee
Lueders
Ray
Turner Hall
State Central Committee
Hamilton County Committee
Taft
Harris
Mr. Foraker
Hamilton County
Julius Fleischmann
Council
Mnany Wise
George Kuhlman
Willis Kennedy
Kennedy
Kuhlman
Theodore Horstmann
Markbreit
Jules Bouscaren
Hugh Conway
Bousecaren
Seale
D. J. Flaherty
T. A. Richter
F. W. Moeller
Martin Hoffstadt
E. P. Whalen
F. C. Johnson
Martin Hurry
G. F. Warthers
H. J. Dorsey
G. J. Keinat
R. H. Beckman
George Neil
T. A. Murray
E. G. Menges
J. P. Bouscaren
Thomas Bentham
Harry Henke
J. F. Coffey
H. R Curry
W. B. Rule
J. R. Harrigan
Malcolm Harder
George Schloss
William Marschheuser
George Sealey
G. I. Dwyer
Reuben White
Melville H. Ingalls
Senator Foraker
Ingalls
Foraker
Cox
Washington
Thaw Murder Case and Yarmouth Divorce Duel in Law
The remark compares English and American judicial methods of procedure, imagining how parallel cases Thaw murder and Yarmouth divorce might have escaped pursuit if tried together. It highlights cross national legal contrasts and speculative outcomes in historical context.
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Yarmouth
Sullivan Envious Of Taggart Power In Indiana Demo Party
The article notes Roger Sullivan's envious view of Tom Taggart's control over the Indiana State Democratic Committee, highlighting backstage influence and party leadership dynamics.
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Roger Sullivan
Tom Taggart
Indiana State Democratic Committee
Heinze Retires as Grand Juries Go Into Business
Mr. F Augustus Heinze announces retirement from business while grand juries begin their sessions. The notice links his career exit with a broader legal and civic shift affecting important local affairs.
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F. Augustus Heinze
Presidential candidate speaks at Cooper’s Union
A presidential candidate addresses a Cooper Union audience with a rousing speech that aims to energize supporters and boost momentum. The event centers on policy themes and campaign rhetoric.
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Cooper’s Union
Governor Hughes Dodges Positive Expression Noise
Governor Hughes appears evasive as he addresses questions, avoiding a direct positive statement. No clear stance is given on the issue, leaving observers uncertain about his position and future policy direction.
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Hughes
Money Talks Denial Sparks Silent Debate in Hartford Post
The Hartford Post denies money talks while noting a culture of men’s influence. Marie Henry now refers to him as Yon Yonson in a playful, evolving local rumor.
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The
Hartford Post
Marie Henry
Yon
Notes and Comment on currency changes and transit manners
The writer discusses a shift away from Clearing House checks and potential national currency reforms, hoping Congress acts. He also critiques passenger behavior in streetcars, especially delays caused by alighting, and shares a pharmacist’s critique of overreliance on local druggists for favors while praising Notes and Comment’s fairness and reader correspondence.
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Congress
Markbreit Denies German Society Midnight Liquor Plea
Cincinnati Mayor Markbreit rejects a German American Alliance demand to allow after midnight alcohol at German societies functions. The piece also covers party politics with Harmon for President and local Republican primary plans in Hamilton County.
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John Kammeren
Turner Hall
Alliance
Commercial Tribune
Kammeron
Bond Hill
German- American Alliance
Hamilton County
General Assembly of Ohio
German-American Alliance of Ohio
Cincinnati Board of Education
Cincinnati
Board of Education
Cynic on Love Cited by Grange in Boston Lecture
W E Grange in Boston references a modern cynical view of love. He recalls a cigarette car dialogue between a bricklayer and a plumber. The bricklayer suggests running away to cure love while the plumber jokes that running away with the girl would cure it.
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W. E. Grange
Boston
Prof. Grange
Boston Herald
Oklahoma State Anthem Celebrates Statehood Rise
Minna Irving writes in Leslie's Weekly praising Oklahoma as a land of promise where corn and cotton grow beside coal and oil. The poem envisions a bright future with rivers, valleys, highways, and commerce opening from Penobscot to the Golden Gate, welcoming the new state.
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Minna Irving
Leslie’s Weekly
Oklahoma
Noted Figures Speak of Taft and Roosevelt in New York
F Hopkins Smith of New York praises Secretary Taft as a strong presidential candidate during a Cincinnati Art Club visit. He cites Tafts knowledge of Cuba and the Far East, and notes Roosevelt's global popularity. Father Joe of St Louis touts parish baseball talent and recounts wartime rescue at Philadelphia. Benjamin LeFevre of New York condemns mass extravagance and warns of a looming money panic.
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New York
F. Hopkinson Smith
St. Nicholas
Smith
Cincinnati Art Club
Far East
Athens
Greece
Roosevelt
Mr. Smith
New York State
Father Jaoe
St. Louis
Grang Yester
Our Lady of Counsel
Jim Burk
Jack O’connor
Bill Sudhoff
Jack Powell
Heinie Reitz
Philadelphia Ball Park
Tracy
Cincinnati
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Wall Street
Benjamin LeFevre
Harlin
LeFevre
Erie Railroad
Mr. LeFevre
Namelist of Names and Places from an OCR Fragment
A long compiled list of individuals and locations including Grand J Tracy of St Louis and J W Adams of Chattanooga among many others from various cities such as Philadelphia Chicago New York and Indianapolis. The fragment mentions families and single names with no clear event or action.
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Grand
J. Tracy
St. Louis
W. HF. Biggs
Jackson
Tenn
J. W. Adams
Chattanooga
R. P. McCollum
Philadelphia
Lackman
G. B. Craven
Flint
Mich
L. P. Kurzel
Chicago
Herman Stier
W. E. Townsend
Toledo
iMarlin
C. H. Fisher
Atlanta
Henry Schaefer
Erie
E. W. Burke
Rockwell
Conn
W. H. Armstrong
St. Nicholas
F. Hopkinson Smith
New York
John S. Miller
Pittsburg
William Buck
Charles Duncan
Detroit
Honing
George Wall
Mullenville
Shirley
Indianapolis
George Meier
Louisville
Emery—H. Mulhack
Brooklyn
C. A. Roberts
Springfield
Peter Schaefer
Cottreal
Massachusetts
Sterling—M. Hammett
Hazel
Jansen
Laura Jaffray
George A. Schiller
Vera Pender
J. O. Miller
Irma Dixon
Girnan
Everybody's Got The Grip In Baltimore
A Baltimore American poem notes a city-wide grip with sneezing coughing and chills. Public confusion grows as doctors druggists and nurses work amid rising cases and blank purses while residents share advice on staying well and sleeping.
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