Commercial Tribune 1909 Subscription Rates
The Commercial Tribune lists prepaid and Foreign Country subscription options for daily and Sunday editions. Rates vary by duration and whether Sundays are included, with international pricing and payment methods. Offices are named in Cincinnati and several bureaus including New York Newport London and Washington.
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Optimism urged as crop news spurs prosperity
Government crop report boosts 1909 corn and wheat prospects and farmers’ prices. An eager revival in industry follows, with optimism recommended as the mood to erase hard times and spur renewed activity nationwide.
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Ted States
Tax on corporate income looms as law in sight
Editorial tone argues a corporate income tax may pass despite mixed public opinion. It notes President’s push for revenue near the hundred million mark and Senator Aldrich’s stance on relying on revenue laws.
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Aldrich
Crowd on Winton Place street car halts at Broadway
A crowded Winton Place street car neared downtown when the conductor paused at Broadway. A man around 35, peering from a carriage drawn by black horses, challenged why the car was held up, prompting a tense moment among passengers including several prominent business and professional men.
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Funeral Courtesy on a Streetcar
A streetcar conductor defends pausing for a funeral as a matter of common decency. An angry passenger protests delaying business, but the conductor argues that honoring the dead transcends the rush for dollars and prompts others to reconsider priorities.
Is chivalry lost and Ohio’s call to virtue
Letter to the editor laments the decline of chivalry in the United States and Cincinnati. The writer blames money and amusement for moral laxity and urges a return to churchgoing, calling the gospel a remedy for society. Signed J. R. M.
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Palace Hotel Gaunt Man Orders Feast For Bet
A gaunt man at the Palace lunch table orders an extravagant meal including tomatoes cucumbers mountain oysters and blackberry pie. He eats the entire spread with relays of waiters and is observed by Manager Robert Lee before leaving with toothy picks.
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Palace
Robert Lee
Lee
Weather Summary for July 9 1909 in Ohio Indiana and nearby regions
The report notes fair weather Ohio Indiana and nearby areas with rising temperatures and some heavy rains in Eastern Tennessee and the Southeastern states. Local readings show 7am 70 81 E 0 clear and 7pm 82 89 9 cloudy with a maximum 86 and minimum 68. Precipitation 0.16 for the day. Government forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Ohio Indiana with light to moderate south winds and partly cloudy skies for Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Ocean Steamship Movements in European Ports
Arrivals and departures listed: The Atlanta from Trieste and The President Grant from New York arriving at Plymouth and Cherbourg respectively. The Russia sailing to New York from Libau. The Principe di Piedmont and Cerea sailing to New York from Genoa. The Ameri ka sailing to New York via Cherbourg from Southampton. The Corsican arriving at Moville from Montreal and proceeding to Liverpool. The Victorian sailing from Montreal to Liverpool.
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Obituary of Elizabeth Clarkson Thompson and Amelia Chapman Alexander
Elizabeth Clarkson Thompson widow of Hugh S Thomp son former South Carolina governor and treasury aide died Thursday at her daughter’s New York City home. Burial set for Saturday in Columbia South Carolina. Amelia Chapman Alexander wife of Captain W G Alexander died in Toledo. she led state and national Women’s Relief Corps activities and served as organist for seven years.
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Elizabeth Clarkson Thompson
Hugh S. Thompson
South Carolina
the Treasury
Cleveland
James Greer Zachry
New York City
Columbia
Amelia Chapman Alexander
W. G. Alexander
Toledo
Alexander
Women’s Relief Corps
Marriage License List with Names and Residences
The record lists multiple individuals obtaining marriage licenses with their residences and ages including Oreste Peraido 23 residing at 626 College St and Catherina Ianutolo 23 at 621 College St among others such as George Lingo 23 from Hepburn O and Edith Clement 18 of 728 W Ninth St. Also shown are John Rockwell 26 Mamie Green 19 William Wasenick Lena Leirman 22 Max Rupp Anna Honnert 27 and more couples with associated street addresses and ages.
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College
Spaeth St
Stows
Mamie Green
Dirrot
William Wasenick
Cheviot
Oocyte
Lena Leirman
Ludlow Jaw
Max Rupp
Katherine Hensman
Findlay
Addyeton
Robert L. Renfro
Fifth Ee Iene
Cora Garr
Fifth St
Emil Forest
Hamer Ret
Henrietta Sterling
Clinton St. Levee
List of Local Deaths and Illnesses From City Hospital
The record notes multiple residents with serious conditions and deaths. Helen Meyers has tuberculosis. Margaret Keily and Laur Albert related to tuberculosis. Robert Barington and Louise Bissial have pending inquests. Other entries include epilepsy, hydrocephaly, nephritis, peritonitis, and typhoid fever affecting residents across several streets and ages.
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Helen
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Barington
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Central Avenue
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Police report wallets and damages in Walnut Street area
Robert Jewel of the John Jewel Co. reported a Thursday night pocket pick with $1300 in checks missing. A fire at 426 West Fifth Street caused $15 damage to a second hand store, possibly from a cigarette. James Jackson reported a daytime burglary at 811 West Fifth Street with $20 in clothing stolen. No arrests reported last night.
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Salo
Robert Jewel
John Jewel Co
West Fifth Street
William Devon
James Jackson
Jackson
Prosperity Pointers and Trade Notes Across Markets
Column highlights rising prosperity through higher assessments and steel rail contracts for Argentina. It notes a Kansas wheat rush with 16 000 workers needed and a surge in hog prices. Leather trade shows steady activity with old and new contracts and robust hides.
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New York
Social Roundup of August Travel and Visits Across Homes
Madison Road families plan summer trips to Biddeford Pool and East Hampton with many relatives joining. Highlights include Miss Mary Stem and Clarissa Stem at the pool, Mrs. Stem touring Europe for schooling, and numerous social guests from Pittsburgh Lexington New York and beyond. A Cincinnati club fireworks display and a Women’s Western Golf medal event also feature, with noted participants and daily gatherings.
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Arthur Stem
Madison Road
Biddeford Pool
Murat Halstead
Stem
Mary Groesbeck
Hartwell Cabell
New York
Alite Scarborough
Anne Henry
Este Lee
Mary Kemper
Mia. Bayard Kilgour
Glenn Groesbeck
Griffith Resor
William Pope Anderson
Telford
Western Golf Association
Telford Groesbeck
Charles Walter Beil
Mary Wilby
Anna Kittredge
Ella Banning
Bell
W. D. Breed
Eloise Stettinius
Angela Mitchell
J. W. Warrington
L. D. Drewry
T. 8. Dohrmann
Campbell
In Vogue in Cincinnati Corsets Hats and Fabrics
A column notes women delaying corset wear for comfort and fit, versatile trimming for hats, a three-piece mattress design improving wear, lingerie trends with softer Valenciennes lace, lace bags with Irish crochet, self colored embroidery, and suggestions from oriental embroideries for sofa pillows, with Young girls favoring horn straw hats.
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New York
Smart tips for men fashion trends from the era
The article notes narrow stripes in cravats and belts with detachable initials. It highlights a new almost closed front collar with upward curved tabs, stiff-bosom shirts, and summer shirt styles with narrower widths. Two-tone effects and self-stripes dominate formal wear, with black gray stitching and dotted hosiery patterns in shops.
Wit and wisdom from papers on tipping and conscience funds
A stitched-together snapshot shows jokes and quips about tipping, church gifts, and civic conscience funds. The Atlanta Constitution, St. Paul Dispatch, Milwaukee Sentinel, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Chicago Tribune, and Pittsburg Gazette Times comment on social norms and public figures with tongue in cheek.
Doings of the Ex-President in Africa and Prohibition Jests
A collage of satirical notes about Roosevelt in Africa. Humorous lines mention lion hunting, wildlife resupply, and playful jabs at Prohibition while predicting dispatches and odd cargo ideas. The quips riff on Roosevelt’s hunting exploits and public image.
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Thedletta
Rochester Democrat
Silly Sentiments North and South in Offhand Comments
A collage of quips from various papers cites playful jabs at politicians and public figures. Tiny insights include King Edward and Teddy Roosevelt museum talk, Senator Platts health decline delaying Old Home week plans, Harriman’s health, Taft and Georgia jokes, Mrs Goulds wardrobe costs, hairbrush manufacturing in Japan, and Senator Jeff Davis appetite for the Democratic platform.
Suffragette Debate Sparks Harsh Press Reactions
Excerpts from Milwaukee Buffalo and Pittsburg papers attack suffragettes with sharp language. Critics describe protests as undignified and confrontational while urging suffrage supporters to pursue their aims through clear messaging.
Ohioans Elected to Ko Kowls Leadership in St Louis
Eugene Ambler of Chicago was elected imperial modoe and A H Beddoe of St Louis imperial baron at the Ko Kowals session following the Koruskation in which 25 members were initiated. The next pow wow will be in Atlantic City. New officers include Imperial baronet J S Van Epps of Cleveland and Imperial gazook Bushrod M Watts of Baltimore.
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Eugene Ambler
Chicago
Imperial Modoe
A. H. Beddoe
Atlantic City
Imperial Baronet
J. S. van Epps
Cleveland
Imperial Gazook
Bushrod M. Watts
Baltimore
Police arrest youth in Emke girl assault case
Covington police nabbed 16 year old Joseph Inney of Thirteenth and Hickey early today in a case relatives say involved a 4 or 6 year old girl named Emke on Madison Pike. The suspect fled after a resistance by the girl’s grandmother and left shirt fragments in a cap.
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Covington
Joseph Inney
Thirteenth
Hickey Streets
Emke
Madison Pike
Boy Blackmailer Reads Dime Novels
Robert Zabel a 16 year old Chicago youth was arrested for writing black hand letters demanding 1000 dollars to William Graessle. He admitted the scheme and said he knew Rudolph Brentd 15 who was killed by a policeman after a black hand extortion attempt. Zabel had been discharged from a Graessle past job and said he read many dime novels.
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Robert Zabel
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William Graessle
Rudolph Brendt
Graessle
Rockefeller Adds 10 Million Gift to Education Board
New York July 9 John D Rockefeller increases his gift to the general education board by 10 million dollars and releases the board from preserving sums in perpetuity. The total donations reach 52 million dollars. The gift aims to provide greater income for urgent educational needs as existing funds are exhausted.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Frederick T. Gates
Rockefeller
Gates
Father Saves Son in Torridge Rescue at Bideford
Andrew Carnegie spoke on heroes' fund in Bideford after being made a freeman when a child fell into the Torridge. Harry Butler leapt from the quay into rising water, swam to the boy and brought him ashore. The rescued child was Mr Butler's son.
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Queen City Elk Delegation Arrives in Los Angeles
The Cincinnati lodge of Elks arrives by special train with nearly 200 Elks and ladies for a Los Angeles reunion. They are welcomed by Los Angeles Elks, register for the program, and enjoy a headquarters setup at the Alexandria hotel with Garry Herrmann set to visit. Columbus Elks plan to arrive tomorrow to boost the Herrmann campaign.
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Distiller Herm. Henning Dies of Lig Fever at 50
Special Dispatch reports Louisville July 9 Herm Henning age 50 of Old Times Distillix company formerly of Cincinnati died today of lig fever. He leaves a widow and two children. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Old Times Distillix Company
Cincinnati
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