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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement extols the Sterling Player-Piano offering the joy of making music without study. It argues most people do not earn a living from piano and highlights the pleasure of hands on music, noting the Sterling model’s popularity and Cincinnati sales.
N. B.- Factory Distributors offer a wide range of reliable high grade pianos player pianos and pipe organs to consumers seeking quality instruments and dependable service from a named supplier in the market.
Governor Willson and other officials receive invitations to Tuesday Taft event in Newport Ohio Kentucky and Alabama leaders respond with regrets or plans. Parade formation orders and police details set for major afternoon procession with 500 Newport participants expected plus fireworks riverfront display.
Taft train arrived in Springfield Ohio on July 25 where voters crowded the car platform to shake hands with the candidate. Mayor Bowlus led the delegation as cheers and well wishes filled the visit. Taft promised a speech on Tuesday to meet the demand for remarks. En route from Columbus he spoke with politicians and writers joining for the notification ceremonies.
A lady doctor writes she switched eight years ago from coffee to Postum to restore sleep and calm nerves. She reports weight gain, better sleep, and no nervousness, praising Postum as a daily pleasure and offering a personal endorsement from Battle Creek, Michigan.
A large silk flag from the Blaine campaign of 1884 will be carried in the escort. Daniel Hemingway presented the flag to the Blaine Club with Richard P Ernst accepting for the club. Tickets are hand engraved in copper with four colors and limited in supply due to many out of town guests. Flags will adorn the Government Building and Post Office, with additional decorations at the Railway Mail Service and University Club.
President Egan offered the chamber to use its Change room for glee club headquarters. Reynolds announced the glee club will hold meetings there and the Columbus Gleen Club sent its program for Tuesday. The morning program includes The Star Spangled Banner and Serenade. afternoon songs include We Are Wearing Our Hearts Away and Dixie. Autos are scarce and more suites are needed. a final appeal is planned. William L. Dickson will handle flag-raising tickets for Yale.
Aaron Jerris of the Roosevelt Club announced that many members will be with other clubs in the parade and many are out of the city, so the club will not participate as a body in the march along Fourth and Broadway Tuesday morning.
General order appoints staff for the First Division escort formed from Civil War veterans. Key officers named include D J Jones as Chief of Staff, Joseph L Gaul as AAG, Charles H Wentzel as QMG, R P Rifenberick as Commissary General, John W Warrington as JAG, S V Wiseman as Surgeon General, and John Kissane as Commander of Caliyta. Aides de camp listed include William Maescher and many others. Assembly set for 10 a m on Tuesday the 28th at Government Square with 9:45 a m report for orders. veterans urged to join, uniforms optional, cane encouraged.
The notice lists emergency facilities including an emergency hospital, Bankers' Reserve Life Building at 425 East Fourth Street, a first aid station, and the Mullen residence as provided by the medical corps yesterday.
Taft declares Ohioan Arthur L Vorys will be of utmost value as his chief of staff during the front porch campaign. He will aid in arranging his notification speech and will be active from Hot Springs to Cincinnati with a return set for September 1. Governor Hughes’ possible re election elicited no comment from Taft.
In Newark New Jersey on July 25 two policemen were badly burned while forcing entry to a home after a wife reported abuse. An initial gas leak followed by a match sparked a violent explosion injuring both officers. The suspect, Albert Butz, had killed himself during the standoff.
John A. Van Rensselaer, known in Newport and Philadelphia, was arrested Monday on a charge of sending a threatening letter to his mother. He was arraigned today and paroled into his counsel’s custody. He had been kept at Bellevue Hospital for several days under observation and discharged as sane. Counsel was ordered to present him in court Tuesday to determine if the mother wishes to press the charge.
Governor Harris pardons George F. Muffer of Springfield who was serving a one year sentence for altering municipal records. The pardon follows requests from the trial judge, the prosecutor, Springfield and county officials, and more than 1,000 citizens after the State Pardon Board had previously refused clemency.
The Democratic committee selected Norman E. Mack as National Chairman after a tense bid by Murphy and Connors. Bryan hailed the choice as Eastern Democracy’s recognition and pledged a nationwide campaign from Chicago and New York, with subcommittee members listed and Watterson named to head a new Newspaper Committee.
Edward S. Bartlett president of the Trebert Gag Engine Company of Rochester and Miss Geraldine Tumilty daughter of a wealthy family drove a new car into the Erie Canal mistaking an alley for a main street. Both were drowned with their bodies recovered hours later. Bartlett 36 and reportedly engaged to Miss Tumilty.
William Randolph Hearst arrived from Europe and declined any presidential nomination under the Independence League. He stated he has given his word and will not be a candidate under any circumstances.
Willard Bell a wealthy Trimble County farmer died when lightning struck him and his two horses during a storm at his Madison Kentucky home. The fatality occurred last evening and underscores the danger of electrical storms in rural areas.
Prof Walter Leistikow a renowned German painter and leader of the impressionist school died in Berlin aged 79. Mrs Jane Davis Brown widow of John Horton Brown died yesterday at her Pullan Avenue home aged 73. Fernando Guachalla President elect of Bolivia and ex minister to the U S died suddenly in La Paz Friday night. He was elected May 4 and would have begun the presidency August 14. Bolivia's government remains calm and no trouble is expected from the death.
After Colonel Watterson reviews, Norman E. Mack will announce the Executive Committee from that city. Mr. Bryan plans to depart for Lincoln, Nebraska, at 10:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota was in Chicago and said he would drop by Fairview if in the vicinity in coming weeks to call on the party's candidate. He had not been warned of Bryan's invitation but would consider a visit if nearby.
William J. Conners, chairman of the Democratic State Committee, telegraphed Norman E. Mack congratulating his selection as Democratic National Committee chair and pledged to work for the National ticket. He later called the selection satisfactory, dismissing talk of dissatisfaction as nonsense.
Miss Julia Flemming, in custody for subornation of perjury in the Frank J. Gould divorce, reportedly corroborates Miss Mabel MacCauslan’s claim she was paid to testify against Gould. Flemming’s marriage attempt at Tombs failed when a bondsman could not be secured as courts were closed.
The article notes profits from a Panama lottery reach about $134000 yearly with a 64 percent prize payout. It describes high ticket demand among Americans and says some officials and senators have stories of luck and loss. It contrasts American and Panamanian attitudes toward gambling and reports U.S. Canal Commission monitoring.
Des Moines July 25 Captain J A T Hull secured the Republican nomination in the Seventh Iowa Congressional District after a final official count shows he leads Judge S F Prouty by forty votes. The tally reflects the June 2 primary ballots in Dallas County contested until today.
A two week search across miles of the Sierra Nevada failed to find Kenneth Archibald son of Rev Andrew W Archibald. Probate Judge Studley declared him legally dead and appointed his father administrator of an estate estimated at 25 000 to 100 000 dollars. Archibald reportedly died in a Sierra climb near June 20.
The Commercial Tribune announces an August 2 feature on the organization’s history. The piece aims to enlighten the public and surprise members, with the date set for Sunday August 2.
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