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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
13
Fragmented advertisement and publication line items introduce the July 3 2008 issue of the Commercial Tribune. The page listssubscription rates and distribution details, including daily and Sunday editions, six month and one year periods, and a Cincinnati postal notice.
In Great Britain the Continent and all Foreign Countries in the Universal Postal Union rates are listed with one month ten dollars and fifty cents per month, three months fifteen dollars, six months nine dollars, and one year eighteen dollars. Subscriptions must be prepaid and remitted to The Commercial Tribune Co. in Cincinnati. Branch offices are named for Walnut Hills Covington Newport and Washington with street addresses and newsboy service details. London offices in Trafalgar Square offer a room for Americans.
The Ohio and Mississippi valleys saw scattered showers and thunderstorms, bringing cooler air and relief from heat. In Cincinnati the day ranged from 66 to 91 degrees with a late evening storm dropping temperatures. July 2, 1908 recorded a 7 PM temperature and rainfall totals, with a brief comparison to prior years.
Ohio and West Virginia expect showers Friday and Saturday with fresh east winds. Indiana forecasts showers Friday and Saturday with fair skies and warmer temperatures returning. Kentucky lists showers Friday and Saturday, signaling unsettled conditions across the region.
Sailed La Lorraine to Havre and Celtic to Liverpool via Queenstown. Pannonia heads to Naples and Trieste. America to Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg. Lucania left Liverpool for New York, 740 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon. due 8:30 am Saturday. Arrivals include Principe Di Piemonte from Genoa and La Provence from New York at Havre. Noordam bound from New York to Rotterdam reported. Menominee sails to Boston and Philadelphia from Antwerp. Ma jestic arrives Southampton from New York. Princess Irene and Slavonia arrive Naples from New York with subsequent legs. Cedric sails Liverpool to New York. Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm arrives Plymouth from New York en route to Cherbourg and Bremen.
A long OCR style list catalogs multiple marriage pairings and spouses with their home cities. The names include Palace, Munro, Emery, Linton, Burnet, Grand, Dennison, and Gibson along with partners and origins such as Chicago Dayton New York Louisville and St Louis.
A Boston hobo declines to saw wood for a dinner guest. He jokes that posterity may favor his descendants, who could boast their great grandfather was a gentleman of leisure rather than a common wood sawyer.
The death of Murat Halstead shocks Cincinnati as the city mourns a foremost journalist whose life bound to Cincinnati’s past and present. He staunchly shaped the era, rivaled by editors like Bennett and Greeley, and his work with The Cincinnati Commercial linked the city to national journalism. Pennsylvania backs Knox for president but supports Taft as the convention nominee.
The writer recalls a prominent summer resort with tall hollyhocks and vibrant color as nature’s striking display. He notes many women dancing together, reflecting social changes, and shares snippets on poetry, money, a woman’s simple pleasures, and a reader’s comment on Los Angeles pronunciation, urging a standard form.
An editorial urges readers to stay cool during hot days and the upcoming Fourth of July and Denver convention. It warns against excess excitement from the campaign and advises shade, umbrellas, light foods, and cautious pace to avoid heat risk while noting notification day and the returning delegates from Cincinnati.
The author urges staying calm as political passions flare. It advises restraint on July Fourth and suggests disposing of toy pistols safely by tossing them into a canal river or sewer, promoting cool conduct on hot summer days.
The text questions who elevated Governor Johnson to prominence and who then abandoned him, noting a shift toward Fairview with implied political maneuvering and a sense of public abandonment.
The New York Commercial asks if private betting is illegal while noting risks similar to public gambling and suggesting caution when pursuing bets on perceived sure things.
A sharp inquiry contrasts J Pierpont Morgan and John D Rockefeller amid public scrutiny. The piece notes Harvard and Chicago affiliations influencing perceptions of their actions and status.
The article notes Mr. Dooley tasked with writing the Denver platform while Mr. Bryan acts as his own jokesmith, shaping the campaign tone and messaging.
Constituents have notified John Wesley Gaines to stay at home, raising questions about who will uphold the constitution in the upcoming Congress. The move signals unsettled representation and potential shifts in oversight and policy direction.
The Duma has raised its per diem for members prompting concerns about costs and public scrutiny. Commentators warn higher stipends may fuel waves of reform and distrust toward leadership.
The Topeka State Journal notes that Kafisas never had a cabinet officer yet mentions Carrie Nation as a notable figure.
Tomorrow hinges on Cincinnati fans choices. If turnout is high, celebrations may follow. if not, risk of accidents rises as crowds gather. Authorities urge orderly behavior and safety measures to prevent incidents.
The next Iconoclast will likely target Mollie Stark of Bennington, seeking to reveal her identity amid ongoing broader reporting. The remark signals potential investigative focus or public interest in Stark within the Bennington area.
A quip notes that guidance for hot weather is useless if the weather itself disregards the advice. It presents a humorous take on the gap between recommendations and conditions.
The report cites heavy Jeffersonian rhetoric in Denver and mentions a Republican who split from Taft, traveling to Hot Springs to ease tensions.
A New York man proposes a bold idea for a freak dinner with men on one side of a long table and women on the opposite side. Twenty guests dine in this arrangement at a country house, focusing on the person directly across to heighten amusement and novelty. England gets the credit, while the New York observer keeps his own counsel.
Kansas City man H B Gallagher recalls floods as farmers fish in flooded wheatfields along Smoky Hill River. James Noel Chandler from St Louis laments imperfect Old Kentucky ham and recalls old smoking methods. A L Francis of Little Rock notes Arkansas’ peach harvest with 200 000 trees, 2 800 acres, 300 000 crates, 30 000 baskets, 500 freight cars and an estimated $60 000 harvest cost.
A romantic poem adapts to a Mexican melody recounting a Senoretta aiding dying soldiers on a battle plain. She offers water and comfort to both sides, praying for peace as dawn breaks. The piece honors a meek eyed Senoretta whose compassion transcends conflict.
The Board of Elections in executive session heard statements from Judges Reichel Freidricks and Clerk Koch about irregularities in the Republican primaries and detectives testified on Democratic primaries in Ward precincts. Contracts for ballots lists and portable booths will be awarded to the A. H. Pugh Company and Roberts Manufacturing. National Democratic conventions plans involve trips from Ohio with multiple trains and famed figures like Bryan discussed via phono- graph.
An undertaker lamp maker piano maker plumber doctor lawyer and baker attend a meeting. The baker shifts the tone with a quip about who will supply the dough ending the gathering with a lighthearted remark.
The Saturday Evening Post weighs the rise of denatured alcohol appliances in the United States. It notes most gear is German made or licensed, cost comparisons with gasoline, and potential perhousehold fuel savings. It envisions inventors and farmers driving a new industry with small, efficient stoves and lamps.
The New York World notes widespread fear of the number thirteen affecting events from rail travel to meetings. Delegations avoid track thirteen at Grand Central, Knox boosters delay a train until an extra car arrives, and a golf tournament is renamed the fourteenth to ease nerves. Governor Hanly’s nomination plans trigger further seat shuffles to dodge 13 in Indianapolis.
Postoffice inspectors from Chicago and Denver arrived in Monroe Michigan to question a jailed suspect tied to a $50 000 registered mail robbery in Kansas City They say the man taken Tuesday is not Charles Savage alias Stevenson.
Police in Chicago seek Edward Thompson husband of Frances Gilmore Thompson as the man most likely to know details of the rooming house murder. Descriptions of Thompson and of "J H Raymond" who took the woman to the house were telegraphed to many cities. police say descriptions tally.
In St. Louis a second story balcony in front of the girls dormitory collapsed tonight at the Industrial School. Eleven girls were hurt and their teacher Miss Mary Patterson seriously injured as forty children were buried under timbers and debris twenty five feet below. Two hundred children seated under the balcony escaped harm after braces cracked warning them to move.
Postoffice inspectors indict W. A. Arms promoter and Walter S. Dillon manager in Mexico over a $3,000,000 mining company. Officials say the mine system run by American-Mexico Mining and Developing Company and subsidiaries is worthless.
Friends of Edward Flickinger, serving seven and a half years for his role in wrecking the Galion National Bank, expect Governor Roosevelt to grant a pardon on July 4. Flickinger himself also hopes that influential supporters will secure the clemency on that holiday.
A fierce rainstorm in Circleville Ohio dumps three and one fifth inches of rain. Wind unroofed businesses and several barns were struck by lightning and burned. Emmett Martin was struck by lightning and remained unconscious for about thirty minutes.
The coroner's jury clears Turner Smith, nineteen, of the Seaboard Air Line, in the death of Engineer B. M. Stultz who was shot after reportedly peeping at Smith's sisters as they retired. Smith said he fired because he was peered upon.
Local New York dealers predict that by tomorrow night the Fourth of July season will close with fireworks sales totaling $10,000,000. This marks the largest season in several years for New York fireworks consumption.
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