Cincinnatians at summer resorts in New York and Europe
Special dispatch notes Cincinnati residents visiting in New York before sailing to Europe. Jackson Smith, former Panama Canal commissioner, returns to Cincinnati after three years, joined by friends and relatives. many Ohioans travel aboard Mauretania and other liners to escape heat. Ice cream on ships cited as American delicacy, with large quantities consumed on North German Lloyd lines. Several Cincinnatians sail on ships to Bremen Cherbourg and Hamburg for extended European tours.
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Commercial Tribune
York
Panama Canal
Jackson Smith
Cincinnati
Colon
Joe Steltenkamp
Canal
Reso
New York
Mr. Smith
Rockaway Park
Joseph Rawson
Mauretania
Hotel Walcott
Ferdinand Howard
Columbus
Hotel Imperial
Joseph L. Rhinock
Covington
Cherbourg
Rhinock
J.A. Richmond
Laura Rhinock
Michael Ibold
Walter
Karl
Barbara Koehler
Knickerbocker
Bremen
Caroline A. Leveret
Theodore Kluver
Katherine Nienaber
Peter Lugenbiel
Piqua
Lloyd Steamship Company
Nathan Plaut
Myra Plant
Burton Fox
John Cornette
Henry Cornette
Ax Schoener
D. B. Corwin
Dayton
Atlantic
Lloyd Line
Bremerhaven
North German
Lloyd Company
BE. R. Latin
Amanda M. Latin
Kk. J. Connelly
Breslin
Hamburg
President Lincoln
W. B. Sullivan
Sullivan
Percy S. Crane
Louella Crane
Europe
Konig Albert
Joseph L. Shearer
Mary Baumgarten and Child
C. W. Dustin
Frank L. Hughes
Minnie Hughes
Margaret Hughes
Harriet Marple
George T. Spahr
Elizabeth Spahr
Eleanor Spahr
Katherine Spahr
Albert
Anthony Bernero
Cadillac
J. B. Dean
Rebekah Alter
Marie Loder
N. Tay
Don'ts for Fat Folks From a 1900s Diet Patter
The piece lists a full regimen to shed weight urging walkers and light eating while touting the Detroit Idea a lax plan with Marmola and Cascara Aromatic as the key recipe. It mocks strict dieting and promotes easy summer slimness with minimal health risk claims.
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Detroit
Michigan City
Washington Millionaires Daughter and Edward McLean Elope
Evelyn Walsh, Colorado millionaire’s daughter, and Edward B. McLean son of John R. McLean owner of The Cincinnati Enquirer, secretly married in Denver after an elopement. The couple, long linked to Washington society, surprised friends by marrying without a formal ceremony and left for Colorado Springs.
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Colorado
John R. M’lean
Cincinnati
Evelyn L. Walsh
Thomas F. Walsh
Edward B. McLean
John R. Mclean
The
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Commercial Tribune
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Walshes
Washington
Miss Walsh
Mr. McLean
Ned
National Capital
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District of Columbia
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Washington Post
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Western
Ouray
Riggs National Bank
Friendship
Nicholas Longworth
Fifteenth and I Streets
Northwest
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Crawford Hill
Denver Republican
William Stapleton
Hill
Henry S. Foster
Walhurst
Colorado Springs
Hill Home
Turkey Proclaims Restoration of 1876 Constitution
Constantinople reports a largely apathetic city despite the Sultan's announcement of restoring the 1876 constitution. Officials expect potential consequences for Macedonian policy and Balkan borders, while provinces praise the move with flags, processions, and renewed press enthusiasm. Amnesties are declared for officers involved in recent political disputes.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Turkish constitutional move stirs European markets and politics
Paris reports a firmer Ottoman list on the stock exchange as Sultan Abdul Hamid’s supposed constitutional restoration prompts debate. The Temps notes the Young Turks’ leverage over the army and predicts far reaching reforms despite questions of sincerity amid risk of renewed conflict in the Near East.
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Paris
Turkey
Europe
Sultan Abdul Hafid
Macedonia
Bosphorus
European
Russia
Persia
Near East
Nationalist Movement Shifts Balkan Reform Debate
The Temps argues Turkish nationalism changes the outlook for Macedonia reforms. The Foreign Office echoes caution, saying powers should pause their reform programme and pursue benevolent neutrality. France's only objection would be to any power seeking to leverage the situation.
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Macedonia
Foreign Office
Truks
France
Young Turkey movement seen as obstacle to reforms
St Petersburg papers warn that the nationalist Young Turkey movement may harm Christian subjects and hinder Macedonian reform. They compare Turkish trade to Russia's 1905 manifesto, suggesting the Sultan may curtail promised reforms, while Nova Vremya commends the Sultan for quick recovery from trouble.
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ST. Petersburg
Young Turkey
Red
Novae Vremya
Turkiye Turmoil Deepens Over 1876 Constitution Proclamation
American Ambassador Leishman reports rising political tension in Macedonia as the third army corps aligns with Christians while Mohammedan groups demand guarantees of the recently proclaimed constitution. No large-scale disorders noted, but officials have been assassinated amid ongoing agitation prompting the sultan to proclaim changes.
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Washington
Leishman
State Department
Turkey
Macedonia
Third Army
Turkish envoy greets constitutional grant in Germany
Berlin reports Tewfik Pasha the Turkish ambassador says the empire gains a constitution and that Turks are essentially democratic. He notes there is no aristocracy beyond the Sultan’s relatives and predicts Parliament will soon be called, bringing a new era and swift peace.
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Berlin
Tewfik Pasha
Germany
Society of Equity and Night Riders feature in Sun day Tribune
The August 2 issue of The Sun day Commercial Tribune will feature the Society of Equity and its Night Riders. The lead article draws on the society’s books and records, promising readers detailed information about the group and its offshoots.
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Society of Equity
Night Riders
Sunday Commercial Tribune
Ohioans Seek Divorce In Franklin County In 1908
Special Dispatch reports from Columbus that Franklin County saw 577 new divorce suits in the year ending June 30 1908 about two per open day. At year start 1423 cases were pending bringing total 2000. Of 329 decided 54 favored wives 2 refused and 87 dismissed.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
H. C. Park
Secretary of State
Franklin County
Ohio Educator Drowns in Scioto River
George W. Caldwell principal of the Waverly schools sank while swimming across the Scioto river in Waverly Ohio. Companions failed to rescue him as the body remained missing with a local Masonic Lodge offering a recovery reward. Caldwell was a Ohio University graduate from Coolsville Athens County and was to visit his parents Monday.
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Waverly, O
First tobacco equity disbursement planned for Clark County
Winchester Ky July 25 The first disbursement of money to Clark County holders of equity tobacco will be made next week. About 80 000 dollars is ready for distribution, but ten percent will be held by the county Board of Control. About 105 000 dollars was advanced on the crop by Cincinnati parties to Clark County growers, but most of this has been repaid.
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Commercial Tribune
Winchester
Clark County
County Board of Control
Cincinnati
Harvard Law Graduate Drowns at Friendship
Lewis Rankin, 25, a Harvard Law School graduate from Columbus, Ohio, drowned after cramps or heart trouble struck while he and his fiancee Genevieve Jacoby swam after dark. Jacoby tried to save him, bringing his head above water twice, but it was not enough. Friends on shore retrieved the body after a boat was sent out. The body was to be sent to Columbus.
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Rockland
Lewis Rankin
Harvard Law School
Columbus
Genevieve Jacoby
Rankin
Miss Jacoby
Ohio Girl Interprets Tragedy As Self Inflicted Death
Lara Lee a 20 year old Mt. Carmel resident twelve miles west of Hamilton Ohio killed herself with carbolic acid at her home. The body was found in her room beside the bottle after her mother called to dinner. A farewell note described funeral plans but gave no motive. family reports no apparent reason for the act.
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Denver
Colonel Stapleton
Thomas F. Walsh
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Lara Lee
Mt. Carmel
Miss Lee
Wall Collapses at Local Brick Plant Injures Three
Evansville July 25 A brick wall at Suhrheinrich Brick Manufacturing Company collapsed injuring three workers. Henry Kohmeacher was probably fatally trapped in the debris while Leonard Holt and Luke Phelps were seriously hurt by falling bricks.
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Evansville
Ind
Suhrheinrich Brick Manufacturing Company
Henry Kohmeacher
Leonard Holt
Luke Phelps
Equity Pool Formed for Central Kentucky Hay Crop
Farmers across about twenty counties in Central Kentucky will pool the 1908 hay crop under a plan modeled on the American Society of Equity. The pool will be formed immediately and represents the largest hay crop in the state.
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Lexington
Kentucky
American Society of Equity
Poisoned thrashing crew in Ohio cottage cheese incident
Twelve men from a thrashing crew were seriously poisoned at Reiley in Hamilton County Ohio after eating tainted cottage cheese. Jonas Baker and his three sons Earl Homer and Glenn were the most seriously affected but are expected to recover.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Reiley
Jonas Baker
Earl
Homer
Glenn
Tenth Anniversary of Landing of American Troops on Island
Porto Rico marked the tenth anniversary of the American landing at Guantica. The celebration in San Juan on July 25 reflected on the role of U S troops and the ongoing presence in Porto Rico.
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San.juan
Porto Rico
Guantica
Boy Electrified by Lightning Striking Clothes Line
In Mayfield Kentucky on July 25 John Green 14 sought clothes from a line when lightning hit the wire and electrocuted him. A tragic accident report notes the boy died from the strike.
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Mayfield
John Green
Federated Improvement Associations Plan Chester Park Events
The Federated Improvement Associations schedule athletic events at Chester Park on August 8. Activities begin with a 2:30 ball game on Edgewood Avenue grounds, followed by races including a 75 yard dash for sons of members and various other races. Prizes of 25, 15 and 10 dollars go to clubs with the most members present, with speeches at dinner closing the day.
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Federated Improvement Associations
Chester Park
Edgewood Avenue
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