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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
4
The snippet lists the Commercial Tribune publication details for January 15 1908 including its establishment in Cincinnati, morning publication, company address, president E C Eshelby and various subscription rates for daily and weekly editions.
A brief note indicates delivery by carrier with names Lily and Bony per copy.
Foreign and domestic readers urged to subscribe to the Universal Postal ion Daily and Sunday with annual and multi month options. Notices detail prepaid subscriptions and full postoffice addresses, plus a network of branch offices in Walnut Hills Covington Newport Washington Burf at London Bureau with reading rooms in Trafalgar Building and a Munsey Building in London.
Weather forecaster Bassler predicts fair warmer weather today across Ohio and rising clouds in Kentucky. Cincinnati temperatures ranged from 26 to 37 degrees with the Weather Bureau record ending at 8 p.m. on January 14, 1908, compared with the same day in previous three years.
Ohio sees warmer Wednesday with rain changing to snow at night. Indiana reports rain on Wednesday with snow and much colder Wednesday night then clearing and colder Thursday. Kentucky and West Virginia expect increasing cloudiness and warmer Wednesday with rain or snow and colder Thursday.
New York reports arrivals and sailings of multiple liners including Kronprinzessin Cecilie from Bremen and Ryndam from Rotterdam. Boston notes Manitou from Antwerp. Liverpool, Cherbourg, and Naples ports show arrivals, sailings, and transfers with several ships signaling and docking in progress.
A mistress praises Martha as the town’s best nurse maid. After a drive Martha is confronted with swallowing a button. In panic the mistress asks what to do and Martha replies she made him a buttonhole right away.
The Times-Democrat compares Cincinnati and New Orleans citing salaries, revenues, and street mileage to praise Cincinnati. It notes Cincinnati's bipartisan boards and high voter turnout while acknowledging misstatements about re election eligibility and board structure, concluding citizen interest matters more than board form.
The question arises who bears blame for the Bogerstown theater horror. A coroner’s jury may fault the lamp explosion and crushes, but the real fault lies with the municipality for allowing coal oil footlights and illumination in a theater. The town, on the Reading to Pottsville route, has gas and electric services, yet kept a dangerous setup that caused multiple lamp explosions and a deadly panic.
Lieutenant Colonel Lefage a retired German officer published in Berlin a pamphlet calling the mobilization of the U S army under present conditions poor. He praises officers but faults soldiers citing lack of discipline cohesion and no war preparation or unit organization. The critic argues the National Guard is dismissed as insignificant and foresees a bleak outlook in hostilities with a great power.
A critique argues the US should maintain a large standing army even in peace, noting volunteers in various trades support defense without conscription. It contrasts American force with European aims, and mentions a future naval or military surge if war arises. Immigrant tide in New York ebbs, with ships carrying far fewer passengers, potentially easing domestic labor. The column also notes prize schemes for literary criticisms and high pay for concise writing.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Governor Johnson once played shortstop but lacks sufficient major league experience to stop William Jennings Bryan from a hypothetical home run at Denver. The piece also mentions discovered bones in the Cruce coffin misidentified as lead and observes Marie Henry's remark about Breathitt coffins containing both items in common day history.
The text notes the timely sending of condolences from Cousin Nicholas to Cousin Wilhelm about Berlin street riots. It also praises Mr. Bryan for prudent financial moves that led to evicting a nomination before a winter lecture tour.
A terse remark questions whether a leader’s silence stems from a crucial awareness. The text warns against the rising threat of the yellow peril and urges action to keep the yellow influence from seizing control of the land.
The item jokes about Mark Twain entering the liquor trade and wonders if he would attach a fresh joke to every bottle. It also mentions Senator Charles Dick allegedly drafting a novelette titled The Bluff That Failed. The passage muses on what 1909 might bring if the new year continues its effects.
The narrator shares a dream with opulent images of a rock hewn tower, a vast dining pie, and a radiant water procession below clouds in a colorfully vivid scene. Acknowledging no fault in conduct, the dream blends luxury and mystery as the speaker recalls reading prior to sleep.
Washington dispatch notes the President is pleased by wide print on Taft being nominated on the first ballot. It lists states counted as sure or probable for Taft, totaling 521, with 493 needed, plus additional likely delegates from New York and West Virginia bringing potential totals toward 607. Roosevelt backs Taft. Cortelyou’s prospects wane but linger.
City notes show Mayor Markbreit refusing to grant after midnight opening for German-American Alliance venues despite appeals. The piece also details appointments and bids across city departments, plus remarks on Prohibition momentum and local political boosts.
A set of short animal dialogue gags features a tiger lion goats and a kangaroo with puns about indigestible railroad spikes kernels hickory nuts and a circus cage. Punchlines pivot on wordplay and light animal personifications for a humorous slice of past humor.
Oscar M. Reiley of Lawrence County reports that Judge E. E. Corn, former colonel of a National Guard unit, is now in Ironton where his action as judge raises a division among local lawyers. The discussion centers on how his dual roles may affect the case.
Poem excerpt by Herbert H. Brown praising a beloved lassie seen near the mill path and at church. The speaker notes bells in the dells and cattle drives, while the lassie’s beauty and charity outshine the rose as she travels to kirk and returns in dreams.
A long list records hotel arrivals in Cincinnati including Palace-Christian Jansen Columbus J & Wade Wooster O Balzly Massillon O Munro Fisher Cleveland George Parr Chicago A G Smather Peoria Ill E T Zierer Batesville Ind Harlin Whaling New York C G Hull Chicago F W Fouke New York W S Monroe Chicago Emery H A Peebles Dallas Charles Harbison Lancaster O E R Willig Boston L F Hunt Washington Lackman Miller Chicago R W Spencer New York O F Brandt New York Honing John W Coyle Baltimore Thomas J Young Mobile S H Giffen Cleveland J W Hunter Pittsburg Linton Shoemate Knoxville Tenn R L Botts Crooks Ky Nat Shiman New York Bates Wyman New York Gibson Murphy Pittsburg A C Gerhard Chicago E G Kreutler Detroit Thomas Wilson New York Dennison C H Howard Philadelphia L C Parker Higginsport CO Scott Spurs West Union O Levi Blackburn Rome O Burnet J C Immerman New York I C Lampman New York J E Cooper Lexington Ky George C Diemer Philadelphia St Nicholas H G Spaulding New York Henry Wallace Birmingham Ala William H Conway New York Charles H Hughes Lexington Ky Grand R E Leffer Chicago A H Wilkins Dallas C E Ricking Lexington Ky William Thirkeld New York
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