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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
14
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune lists subscription rates prepaid and by mail for daily and Sunday editions. Offices and bureaus are named in Walnut Hills Covington Newport and Washington with delivery and newsroom details for subscribers and readers.
A critical pamphlet condemns the Mary Thaws denouncement of Jerome and his role in the Harry Thaw case as biased and in poor taste. The author argues the insanity defense and expert testimony sustain the conviction of a brutal crime and rejects any romantic or chivalric frame surrounding the defendant.
A terse notice notes that while major nations seem at peace, miners endure hardships. The commentary warns that lasting stability could leave smaller actors exposed to exploitation and pressure from powerful interests.
The text notes suffragists shouting No votes, no husbands as a protest. It hints at social resistance to women's suffrage and mentions some young men wishing to marry, though likely a small group. The fragment underscores gender roles and marriage stakes during the movement.
Autoists worry that new petroleum could push gasoline prices higher though experts say petrol butter would not be sold cheaply enough to gain popularity.
The article notes Herrmann aims for a top Elk honor by guiding his able assistants to a strong showing. It mentions the highest Elk award eluded him at the last minute despite a solid effort.
Describes Kansas weather as thorough and forceful across winds and rains, noting no half measures in how storms are faced. Emphasizes persistent intensity of weather patterns in the region.
A French correspondent notes this year’s bath suits push flamboyant styles and bold colors. He describes seaside fashion as daring and vibrant, signaling a shift toward more expressive swimwear across coastal resorts.
The excerpt hints at ongoing troubles as a patient public confronts a looming crisis. It portrays unsettled conditions and public weariness as events unfold without clear resolution.
Tennessee is ary, but the leading pa down there are just as interesting ever. Aviators will have smooth sailing when they gain control of the weather.
A poetic meditation on summer lethargy and dreamlike labor as the season sapping energy slows the work of a copy boy. The narrator notes artists sleeping, a sleepy boss, and the broad balm of June while referencing a newspaper font and lines from Louis Post-Dispatch.
A traveler recalls a mother and frail child near Cincinnati dealing with a severe whooping cough and debates whether it is contagious. He contrasts that with other immune anecdotes and recounts a separate family outing where children enjoyed rides and shows until three fell ill, moderated by a profligate chaperone.
The passage describes changing office locks to block entry of rivals and after hours work. It cites Burns of Cleveland and Sim Ewing, with a list of appointees given to Chief Vassal Zuber. It ends with a satirical note on Irish and Dutch appointments and a continuation.
A collage of terse comments references air travel, polar quests, summer capitals, grafts, Taft arrival, and public figures. It mentions Beverly Massachusetts aging markers, a $10 million gold treasury, and a 100 year old Darlington Indiana resident with famous memories.
Weather section reports increasing cloudiness and higher interior temperatures due to a new low pressure area north of the lakes. July 14 local figures show highs near 86 and lows near 61 with calm to variable winds and no significant rainfall. government forecast expects generally fair weather Thursday and Friday across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia.
Arrivals and departures listed for New York London Havre Naples Liverpool Queenstown Southampton and other ports. Ships include Carmania Mauretania Teutonic President Lincoln Chicago Hamburg Lucania Ivernia Oceanic Majestic Kaiser Wilhelm II Taiwan unclear names. Multiple arrivals and sailings indicate heavy transatlantic traffic.
Obituary reports Prince Suleyman Effendi and brother of the sultan of Turkey died in Constantinople of heart failure. Born 1860. Count von Arco-Valley, German minister to Brazil, died in Rio de Janeiro of heart failure. Prof Frank Kelton Bailey of Ohio State University physics dept. died in Seattle. He married Edith Azalia Adams of Spencer, Massachusetts a year ago. she survives him.
Obituaries and inquest notes for multiple residents including Walter Waymire age 33 at 8235 Findlay Street with peritonitis and sepsis. Margaret Vonderhaar 68 at 713 Hopkins Street with diabetes. Roy Delaware 11 at 620 West Fourth Street inquest pending. Carrie Bell Nelson typhoid fever at 8148 Reading Road. Thomas Wood 76 at 632 Sycamore Street heart disease. Abraham 68 from Terre Haute sen disease. Annie 10 Griffith Indiana heart. John Buck 38 at 212 Wade phthisis. Florence Krieger 6 months 1134 Bremen Street gastric enteritis. John Hasselbeck 162143 Rice Street typhoid. Hahn infant 1606 Hopple stillbirth. Joseph William O inquest pending. Sen. McFadden 82 108 Saunders tubercular men. Dolores Schock 6 months 1061 Marshall Avenue enteritis. Simon Kornmann 65 1018 Straight peen entitle.
The piece cites Isaac F Marcos son praising Fifth and Walnut streets in Cincinnati as an ideal retail site and ninth busiest corner in the nation. It also notes Western Star weekly by Thomas H Wright aiding Price Hill and a fire alarm report with Engine Company 26 and Hook 8.
Early morning disturbances at Walnut Hills include a neighbor’s hooting and a theft attempt at 11 Gerfield place. A boy bitten by a stray dog near Central Avenue is treated at city hospital. Jewelry thefts spike with three cases. several gold watches reported missing. A police officer prepares for appendectomy at city hospital following illness. A band concert in Lytle park draws crowds under the Fleischmann fund. Banner Grocers Baking plans a new $150000 bakery with site and plan details forthcoming.
Social notes describe the fifty year marriage of Dr. W. R. Thrall and wife with a garden party and luncheon at their Eden avenue home in Mount Auburn. Guests include relatives from Cleveland and Lexington, and keepsake gifts and a wedding cake knife used for three generations are highlighted.
Mrs J N Woodscroft and daughter Rachel plan to leave for Olympia Springs next Wednesday. Henry Higgin and Miss Hannah Purser of Newport will depart soon for Atlantic City. Morton Hubbard returns to Newport from Indianapolis. Elizabeth Reardon visits Newport. Harriet Kidney hosts. Grand Rapids trip for Mrs Clifford Fantson of Anderson Indiana. Miss Nannie Hodge stays with Judge John Hodge near California Kentucky. Dr and Mrs Charles Kearns of Covington vacation at Atlantic City then Thousand Islands. George Rosselle of Newport to Canada for six months in August. Frances Manser and daughter Fatinie head to Fernwick for summer, staying at A H Caffee’s home during absence. Mrs P Rose of Covington leaves Aug 1 for South Carolina. Mrs C J Hickey and daughters of Covington travel to Wisconsin for summer. Webb Van Horn Rose will visit her mother Harriet Kidney. Mere William Youmans of ya last week wy ees.
Miss Katheryn Walz of Bellevue Kentucky will wed Louis Dennert at St Pauls German Church in Newport on July 21. John Rodgers formerly of Bellevue Kentucky and Miss Emma Danerca married quietly at the Church of the Advent in Walnut Hills and will reside in Bellevue. Miss Minnie Hewetson of Newport visits Seattle. Captain George Safframs leaves for Fort Sheridan to start in the national army rifle competition. Lieutenant W W Boddie is relieved from Fort Thomas duty and sails to Fort Assiniboine Montana.
The article describes a large reticule matching bathing suits, holding essentials for beach outings. It highlights fashion items such as a Dutch or German belt buckle, one piece frock with tussor cloak, bright velvet collars, ceviot coats, and straw hats with delicate net trimmings.
The guide notes shirts with plaits running full length and two tone prints with spaced dots to moderate loudness. Fall favors plain neckwear with fine soft stripes and tissue like undershirt fabrics. Stone matched scarfpins grow in use. caps show plaids checks and crash caps. bamboo straws and dahgoks noted.
A collage of humorous quotes from newspapers like the Atlanta Constitution and Kansas City Journal features rural wit and social quips. The excerpt showcases tall tales about dryness of Tennessee, a punchline on life insurance, a quiz on a Chautauqua salute, and misheard breakfast talk, all in the flavor of period humor.
At the National Convention of the American Insurance union in Columbus on July 14 the officers were elected. John J. Lentz was named president, Jules Bernes vice president, George Hogland secretary, W W Wedemeyer counsellor, A Bernet treasurer, C C Hollenbeck editor, Daniel Thoma chaplain, J L Moody marshal, and E E Tan nen Bomware warden with Ww Ensign custodian.
London July 14 The house of commons erupted after Earl Winterton called Labor MP William James Thorne unfit to debate Thorne accused Winterton of lying Thorne walked out and was suspended after Winterton apologized in the chamber.
Winsted Connecticut July 14 David Cohen a New York clothing business manager will send love letters to his fiancée in New York by carrier pigeon He has received a dozen pigeons including one that won a prize at Madison Square Garden He declined to reveal the sweetheart s name Cohen estimates mail and air delivery times 118 miles four hours by fastest train and believes pigeons can beat the postal system by over an hour
Special dispatch from Nashville reports F. E. Pitts’s home the only house to escape the Harms cyclone in Lincoln county but was burned recently with $50 in cash and valuable papers lost.
Elmer Morris, driver of a bread wagon in Trenton New Jersey, was buried when his vehicle was struck by a trolley car. About 1,400 loaves were on the wagon and had to be dug out with a shovel. Morris was unconscious and nearly smothered before a policeman rescued him.
General Picquart, French minister of war, was thrown from his horse at the July 14 military review in Paris. The incident occurred before 60,000 troops and half a million spectators as Picquart’s horse shied, but he escaped injury and the procession continued.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the National Confectionery Salesmen’s Association and National Jobbing Counselors’ Association in Wildwood New Jersey adopted a stance that recent pure food laws are fair to all parties and that the candy trade is satisfied. Robert H. Fleming of Philadelphia was elected president. M B Andelfinger of Milwaukee first vice president. Tomas K. Boyle of Wilkes Barre second vice president. Henry Churant of New York third vice president. Arno Sand of Brooklyn treasurer. William R. Moffatt of Philadelphia secretary. W. H. McDowell of Baltimore trustee.
Carl C G Anderson, Thirteenth Ohio district congressman and former mayor, is again in the mayoral post. Judge Baldwin of the common pleas court in Tiftim issued an order preventing Charles Gebert, ex council president, from interfering with Anderson’s duties as mayor.
An attorney from Mound City South Dakota Frank Alexander sustained severe injuries in a car crash and was brought to Samaritan hospital in Aberdeen for treatment. Reports indicate plans for a potential marriage to one of the hospital nurses after his recovery.
In Valley Mississippi in July 1944 Sallie A Hammond an elderly woman died after attempting to save her year old grandson from a crossing train incident as a passenger train rushed past, her brave act ending in tragedy.
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