Commercial Tribune 1909 Subscriptions and Offices
The notice lists subscription options for the Commercial Tribune including prepaid plans for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail rates, and international pricing. It also provides office addresses and branch news bureaus in Cincinnati and surrounding areas in a period-typical advertisement style.
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Britain
Continent
Universal
Express
Commercial Tribune CO
Cincinnati
Cupid and Anarchy in a Love Tragedy Echoes of Undesired Fate
A literary essay traces love as a destabilizing force linked to social rebellion and crime. It discusses a young woman connected to a Civil War kinship who seeks to convert Chinatown residents, leading to a fatal romance and public scandal in New York. The piece argues that love can unleash explosive, anarchistic consequences when social constraints fail.
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Cupid
Herparcher
Chinatown
New York
Sane Fourth Reflections From Medical Journal
The Journal of the American Medical Association cites rising figures over a few years and argues for sensible timing in public risk. It notes August as a key month for disease development and calls for careful consideration of the situation.
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Journal of the American
Mediacon
Tanus
Observance of the Fourth Celebrations in 1909
The piece notes historic deaths from the Fourth of July, comparing 1903 and 1908 figures. It argues the holiday should be sane and safe, urging prayer for further improvement in 1909 and praising a shift away from terror and dread toward a calmer celebration.
Government balance sheet shows nearly hundred million shortfall
Uncle Sam’s officers finalize the annual balance sheet revealing a shortage close to one hundred million. Despite the loss the government bonds remain in strong demand with few buyers able to obtain them.
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Uncle Sam
Heat Takes Toll as Cold Fails to Match Deaths
The piece notes that excessive heat causes more deaths than extreme cold with daily victims, while freezing deaths remain relatively rare. It mentions Panama and a rumor that English capital will back Colombia’s canal project, praising English financiers as shrewd investors.
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Panama
Colombia
Scientists Urged to Target Mosquito Menace on Porches
A short cantankerous note laments ongoing pest control battles with mosquitoes, noting their persistence especially on front porches at night and urging scientists to focus on this insect's behavior and elimination.
Montreal Trip Warmth Hidden From Guests
The Commercial Tribune notes that guests enjoy Montreal sights today while unaware of warm spots in their own land, contrasting travel leisure with domestic comfort.
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the Commercial Tribune
Montreal
Fourth of July Observance Cited as Future Consideration
The remark suggests that a perfectly sane Fourth may belong to the future for celebration, while noting that this is no reason to be insane about observing the day at the present time.
Wright brothers Match Global Flight Prestige At Home
The Wright brothers prove equal prowess in America mirroring international acclaim. Their aviation efforts show no regional bias as observers note consistent performance across different environments.
Burn relief mixture for injuries linked to schedule
A bottle filled with Unseed oil and limewater is described as a handy preparation for burns large or small. The text advises pasting this on a baseball schedule as part of the context.
Advertisers Promise Profit If You Read Every Ad Carefully
Read every advertisement after the Fourth to uncover money making ideas. The message urges careful scrutiny of the ads to maximize potential gains and personal profit from the listings.
Wolf at the Door Looms in Quiet London Flat
No dramatic incident occurs as rumors swirl about a wolf appearing at Katherine Gould’s residence. The neighborhood atmosphere is tense with anxious nerves amid unsettled days.
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Katherine Gould
Advertising truth and memory in Avondale notes
A columnist reflects on advertising’s power in selling goods and warns of street vendors. he praises Woodward park’s opening funded by a donor and named for Woodward High founder. a story about a son visiting his elderly mother ends with a tribute to maternal influence.
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Woodward Park
Noyes
Woodward High School
Weather outlook for central valleys and Ohio river area
Central valleys show little change with bright sun and warm conditions. Ohio and Upper Mississippi regions expect continued warmth with showers in places followed by clearing and cooler conditions by Saturday, then fair Sunday. Indiana and Kentucky forecast fair to cooler with northerly winds.
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Ohio
Upper
Mississippi
West Virginla
Kentucky
Indiana
Ocean Steamship Movements
New York arrival of The Pennsylvania from Hamburg. Genoa reports The Koenig Albert arrived from New York. Plymouth notes The Grosser Kurfurst arrived from New York en route Cherbourg and Bremen. Antwerp and London arrivals from Montreal and Quebec. Southampton and Newport sailings to New York via Cherbourg.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Hamburg
Genoa
Koenig Albert
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Bremen
Antwerp
Lake Michigan
Montreal
Liverpool
Baltic
Quebec
Naples
Altonia
Taormina
Philadelphia
Copenhagen
C. F
Tietgen
London
Triest
Southampton
Cincinnati
Arrivals at Cincinnati Hotels and Guests Listed
A list of guests staying at Cincinnati hotels includes Linton C W Baldwin Huntington W Va Claude H Moores Memphis Tenn H Baer New York A P Weigel Kokomo C Garena Velez Washington DE Harlin R E Walter Tellico Plains Tenn Harry Wagner Chicago Frederick Cook St Louis Mrs H H Gott Dayton P J Willett Knoxville Tenn Palace J W Johnston Cave City Ky F F Bolender Oak Hill H J Brumgart Grand Rapids Mich J R Elroy Dayton Munro H A Tullidge Warren D O C Denthitt Atlanta Guy B White Birmingham Lackman Charles McNellis Chicago Charles BE Bair Pittsburg St Nicholas J D Rhodes Pittsburg W W Ryan New York J Winterbottom Chicago Mrs J B Hebron Memphis Burnet House J W May Cleveland J E Campbell Cleveland C M Avery Chicago G H Pratt New York W B Washer Chicago Honing William Klan St Louis S B Lippevelt Marion C R L Crowell Wilson Ark
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Cincinnati
Linton
C. W. Baldwin
Huntington
W. Va
Claude H. Moores
Memphis
Tenn
H. Baer
New York
A. P. Weigel
Kokomo
C. Garena Velez
Washington
Harlin
R. E. Walter
Tellico Plains
Harry Wagner
Chicago
Frederick Cook
St. Louis
H. H. Gott
Dayton
P. J. Willett
Pittsburg
St. Nicholas
J. D. Rhodes
W. W. Ryan
J. Winterbotham
J. B. Hebron
Burnet
J. W. May
Cleveland
J. E. Campbell
C. M. Avery
G. H. Pratt
W. B. Washer
Honing
William Klan
B. Lippevelt
Marion, C
R. L. Crowell
Wilson
Ark
Obituaries of Henry Towner and H Barrs in Illinois and Pensacola
Henry A Towner longtime Chicago Board of Trade veteran and at 77 died at his Highland Park home. H Barrs prominent lumber exporter died in Pensacola from paralysis and had been knighted chevalier of the Franz Joseph I order by the Austrian emperor.
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Henry A. Towner
Chicago Board of Trade
Highland Park
H. Barrs
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Mobile
Gulfport
Baars
Austria
Names and Residences Listed For Census Record
A long list shows individuals with addresses and ages across multiple cities, including Celia Caspary 18 at 3115 Harvey Ave and Oscar Wiedereich 29 at 929 W. Liberty St. The compilation spans Ohio and nearby states, with entries for Mary Mater 28, Veo M. Davies 18, and Ezra D. Stump 25 among many others.
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Carl H. Richter
W. St. Clair St
Celia’ Caspary
Harvey Av
Oscar Wiederecht
Liberty
la Otto, Ind
Veo M. Davies
Norwood
John L. Wade
Lockland
Carrie E. Cook
Charles C. Magness
Livingston
Amelia Kaltmann
Baymiller St
Max Schneider
Oklahoma
Okla
Sarah Rosenthal
Mound St
Harry R. Foley
Sycamore St
May Stewart
Alms Hotel
Ezra D. Stump
Charleston
W. Va
Edna M. Cunningham
Roanoke Ride
Fred J. Treller
Covington, Ky
Natalie Overend
Price Hill
John H. Ott
Margaretha Rapp
Race
Mathias Strunk
W.mecmicken
Elizabeth Palmer
Pleasant St
William Williams
Newtown
Ada Hahn
Erreeee Nowlowd
Charles A. Miller
Hopkins and Cutter
Ursula Lees
Hopkins and
Cutter
Ralph E. Walter
Telli¢o Plains
Tenn
Lorna L. Worthen
Havlin Hotel
John Eilfers
Sixth St
Mary Rolsen
Main St
William Timm
Cleveland, O
Daisy M. Bracken
W. Court St
Thomas Clifford
Nannie Flynn
Hopkins St
Burning hay at Price Hill stable causes damage
A sun ignited blaze at M A Thompson’s stable on Enright Street South of Settler Avenue Price Hill caused about 200 in damage. Fire department extinguished flames. Burglars stole lace and garments from Mrs Stephen Crawford’s rear clothesline on Hemlock and McMillan streets. Police pursued suspects for several blocks but they escaped. The Friends association No 1 Bond Hill plans Fourth of July activities at the Bond Hill Engine house with E N Atkins to speak. The young suburb residents will perform musically and a dinner is planned. The body of Herbert Lohaus, age unknown, was mentioned next.
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M. A. Thompson
Enright Street
Settler Avenue
Price Hill
Stephen Crawford
Hemlock
McMillan Streets
Crawford
Friends Association No. 1
Bond Hill
E. N. Atkins
Herbert Lohaus
Local youths vanish then found. two boys reported missing
The report states Ralph Gordon, 14, and George Gordon, 10, who disappeared from 1608 Moore Street, were traced to Miamiville and slept at P. C Harber’s house before heading toward their grandmother’s home in Xenla. A man named Benjamin Lohaus’s son was found at the foot of Race Street and brought to the morgue after an incident near Bay Miller yesterday.
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Benjamin Lohaus
Fleoohd
Race Streets
Race Street
Baymiller Tgtiet
Ralph Gordon
George Gordon
Moore Street
Miamiville
P. C Harber
G Xenla
Inquest Pendings and Illnesses Listed in City
A list of names with ages and addresses notes inquest pendings and illnesses including childbirth complications and infectious diseases. Entries cover residents such as Caroline M Eellinger, Amelia Doerr, Elizabeth Sohnenstengel, Frank Quinn and John Stephen with conditions like tuberculosis pneumonia and pericarditis. A medical ledger-like record presents multiple individuals tied to local streets and wards.
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Preston B
Calhoun Street
Eelinger Caroline M
East Street
Bhblant
Wace John
West Liberty Street
Walis
Tewisel Stanley
Armory Ave
Cronan
Poplar Street
Doerr
Amelia
McAlpin Avenue
Pulmonalis
Lohaus
Ene
Race Street
Pendin Drubbp
Adolph
Fourth Avenue
Sohnenstengel
Elizabeth
Bowman Avenue
Quinn
Frank
Parson
Stephen
John
Carlisle Avenue
Sunderhaus
Mary
Reading Road
Liverpool
Wendill
Reading
Laurel
Fisher
Richard
Walnut Street
Summer Dream in a Six Room Flat
A Brooklyn Times verse laments missing seaside escapes and imagines summer joys from a high flat. The speaker envisions breezes and beaches while staying home, comparing stairs and a tub to lakes and Minnehaha. The poem playfully contrasts longing for sea air with staying content in urban quarters.
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Brooklyn Times
Great Judson’s secret list sparks graft tale and satire
A staged scene in a state house hints at corrupt hiring practices as Finley Garber and Zuber plot to gift or withhold lists. The narrator lampoons a “great and mighty Judson” while reporters await a sensational graft revelation. Fifty cents cited as satirical payoffs provoke public scrutiny.
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Judson
Kearns
Great Judson
Garber
Finley
O. K
Zuber
Bill
Adonis
State House
Adjutant General
Fern leaves as packing material for produce and fish
A writer notes common fern leaves make excellent packing material for fruit meat and other articles. Eternal Progress cites Isle of Man herrings packed in ferns arriving as fresh as when shipped. Experiments show ferns keep potatoes longer than straw, keeping them fresh into spring after fall digging.
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Eternal Progress
Isle of Man
Fourth of July tennis tourney to highlight Dexter avenue club
The Fourth of July tennis tournament at the Dexter avenue tennis club promises a gala event with a Saturday and Monday program. Walter De Camp presides, with J. Drewery as treasurer Truxton Emerson as secretary and a large ladies committee handling comforts.
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Dexter Avenue
Walter de Camp
Truxton Emerson
Ladies
Marion Hunt
Elizabeth Cleneay
Trenna Hofer
Isabelle Pendleton
George Stimson
Eimerson
Dorothy Matthews
Lisa Billing
Jeannette Rawson
Stanley Ramsey
Mardi Hunt
Adele Kruse
Mary Louise Burton
Cadwallader
Mabel Ayres
Elizabeth Mendenhall
Louise Ayres
Este Lee
Dorothy Hill
Bailey Wright
Louise Taft
Wright
Olga Rapp
Will Breed
Billy Hopple
Webb Hill
Stanley Lewis
Nat Wright
Guido Gores
FY Sage
Benjamin de Camp
James Cherrington
Walter Geler
Starbuck Smith
Rells ‘Combe
Este Lea
George Haydock
Carlle Murdock
Victor Brasher
Oliver Dunlap
Roy Miller
Stanley Resor
Charles Blackmore
Robert Hackney
Erwin Bosworth
James Coombe
Stewart Menzies
Clifford Leckhorn
Victor Wrightson
Bob Holland
William Dernig
Austin Breed
James Drewry
Charles Cassils
Modern fashion tips in Vogue for quick dress shield use
Vogue in Cincinnati offers sewing shortcuts and accessories for quick dress shield attachment using small hooks and eyes on shields and waist. It also suggests a washable spool for scallop edging and highlights a distinctive baby Irish lace collar and a rare azales flower as stylish trim.
Lofty Boston waits and ornate Van Dyke gowns
A fragment notes Boston as a setting and highlights decorative Van Dyke collar and cuffs on some afternoon gowns.
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Jan Setates
Aenimedtl Senre
Boston Waits
van Dyke
Smart Tips for Men Fashion Notes from the Era
A dinner jacket style with velvet collar and long revers is described with a preventative preparation for collar soreness believed to extend collar life. The sheath coat, armpit-slashed sides, and straw hats with bell crown or inlaid cords are noted. French figured pique and plaited shirts pair with dinner coats.
Pure Water Versus River Pollution Sparks Local Debate
A Cincinnati citizen questions the push for filtered river water while cities waste fertilizer that could enrich nearby farms. He criticizes defiling rivers, urges national action, and likens the issue to material for a Jungle book. Dated July 1 1909.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
Thefts at Mout Auburn M E Church Baffle Officials
Church officials report repeated thefts at Mout Auburn M E Church with silverware missing on multiple occasions. Despite a four man guard for four days no break in was found and valuables vanish again on recent Friday nights. Private detectives will be posted near the church to investigate.
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Mout Auburn M. E. Church
Eden Park Concert by Weber Band Tomorrow
Eden Park hosts Weber's band in a program featuring Hohenzollern Ruhm Overture Independence Day Ragtime selections The Merry Widow themes Lehar Intermezzo Pizzicato The Secret Dance of the Clowns Marceline selections Faust selections Les Trompettes de la Cou Cournod ronne Debut Picolo Solo Lohengrin third act Wagner Haviland harmonies Sunshine Alley Swanee songs and finale America
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Hohenzollern Ruhm
Ragone
Merry Widow
Proquegr
Paresee Fk
Lehar
Marceline
Ene Trinkhaus
la Couahold Gounodronne
Sake Eiapie
Picolo
Ranta Neaa
Wagner
Haviland
Halle
Sunshine Alley
America
Witty Quotations on Labor, Politics and Vogue Attitudes
A compilation of clipped quips from multiple papers on topics from coal strikes and Smithsonian funding to tariff votes and fashion. The items reflect political humor and social commentary in brisk, stock-referenced lines.
Rabies Theory In Baluchistan Cited In Historic Note
G P Tate records a fringe explanation from Baluchistan where wolves go mad after consuming dead larks. Herdsmen claim rabies follows when wild beasts eat these exceptionally vigorous dead birds that sing then suffocate and die, a belief linking illness to such deaths among natives.
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Baluchistan
G. P. Tate
India
Exchange to Close for Fourth Holiday Observance
The Cincinnati Stock Exchange and the Chamber of Commerce voted to suspend business until Tuesday morning in honor of the Fourth of July. Cincinnati banks will be open today but closed Monday. Chicago and New York institutions took similar action with no dissent.
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Cincinnati Stock Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Two Lads At Play Shoot Negro Boy
Two boys playing with an air rifle in Smith court accidentally shot Roy Delaware an 11 year old colored boy. He was taken to the city hospital where doctors said his skull was fractured. the incident is under investigation by Sergeant Keidel and no charges were filed. Edward Cobb 12 colored deaf and dumb lives at 2 Smith court. Harry Akers 7 from Townsend street Cumminsville visited.
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Roy Delaware
West Fourth Street
Smith Court
Keidel
Edward Cobb
Harry Akers
Townsend Street
Cumminsville
Cobb
Akers
Delaware
Tro
Retail Grocers Balk at Milk Combine Terms
The Cincinnati Retail Grocers and Butchers' league decided at a meeting yesterday not to handle milk from the Milk Combine unless terms improve. The Combine demands 32 cents a gallon in quart bottles with 1 cent a quart refunded on return, leaving little margin for retailers. Counsel for the league includes Judge Littleford and Henry Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Retail Grocers and Butchers’ League
League
Judge Littleford
Henry Frost
Legislators May Permit Women to Vote for Electors
At the American Woman's Suffrage Association session in Seattle delegates reviewed finances and reports. Henry B. Blackwell argued that legislatures by a majority vote could grant women the right to vote for presidential electors. The group planned to open national headquarters in New York City despite concerns about upkeep and funding.
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Seattle
Wash
American Woman's Suffrage Association
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio
Henry B. Blackwell
Massachusetts
New York City
New York
Two Hungarians In Fight At Lead Works Stabbed
Joseph Jaholsky 19 of 1812 Elm Street was stabbed under the arm by Nicholas Hollinger 1535 Pleasant Street in a Broadway near Hunt Street clash at Eagle White Lead works. Spectators separated them. Jaholsky treated, Hollinger sent to city hospital in dangerous condition. Both arrested. Hollinger charged with cutting to kill and Jaholsky with disorderly conduct.
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Eagle White Lead Works
Broadway
Hunt Street
Joseph
Jaholsky
Elm Street
Nicholas Hollinger
Pleasant Street
Joholsky
Drout
Trinkler
Clarke
Hollinger
City
Grandchildren Challenge Will Of Local Lumberman
Special Dispatch from Hamilton Ohio reports Charles Jacobs representing minor grandchildren of Matthias Arent filed suit in common pleas court to break the will probated June 10 1909 that left a $60 000 estate to four children and cut the grandchildren out. A partition suit was also started.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Charles Jacobs
Matthias Arent
Common Pleas Court
Arent
John Burton Arrested on Bigamy Charge in Ohio
John Burton was arrested at Mc Arthur Ohio on a bigamy charge from Cincinnati. May E Nelson of Indian Hill alleged he married her while his wife lived in the Southwest. An officer will escort him back to Cincinnati.
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John Burton
Cincinnati
May E. Nelson
Indian Hill
Livin
Southwest
McArthur, O
Mayor Busse Improves but Not Out of Danger
Chicago July 2 Mayor Fred A Busse who was operated on for appendicitis Tuesday showed steady improvement today according to bulletins from his physicians A sudden rise of temperature tonight indicated he was not completely out of danger At 9 o clock his pulse was 132 temperature 100 2 and respiration 38
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred A. Busse
Chinese Shops Round Up In Nationwide Lottery Raid
Washington on July 2 reports that three Chinese shop proprietors were arrested for using the U S mails for lottery purposes. Police seized large amounts of gambling paraphernalia at each location as part of a coordinated raid involving government agents in Washington and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore
United States
Thirteen Chinamen Arrested In Baltimore Lotttery Probe
Thirteen Chinese men were arrested in four Baltimore stores and restaurants by post office inspectors on charges of using the mails for lottery schemes. A substantial amount of evidence was obtained and the suspects were held for U S authorities.
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Baltimore
Post Office
United States
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