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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
4
The front page lists subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions, including options with and without Sunday issues, weekly edition pricing, and carrier delivery charges. The notice preserves the newspaper’s historic pricing structure and publication details for readers.
In Great Britain the Continent and all Foreign Countries embraced in the Universal Postal Union daily and Sunday mail rates are listed with subscription options. Address The Commercial Tribune Co Cincinnati with full postoffice details and payment methods. Branch News Offices include Walnut Hills Covington Newport Washington London bureaus with reading rooms for Americans.
The report notes fair conditions nationwide aside from scattered rain in the South and increasing cloudiness in the central valleys raising humidity. Cincinnati saw temperatures from 72 to 91 degrees with a high of 91 and records through 7 pm July 30, 1908, comparing with prior years and noting a 4 degree excess for the day and 1 degree since July 1.
Ohio showers and cooler conditions expected Friday and Saturday with fresh to brisk northerly winds. West Virginia sees showers Thursday and Friday with fair skies. Indiana turns cooler and fair Friday and Saturday with warmer trends and fresh northerly winds. Kentucky faces showers and cooler conditions Friday and Saturday with fair weather overall.
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures across global ports. Vessels such as Amerika La Savoie Abessin ia Teucer Ceylon Atlanta Laura Empress of India and others are noted at Sandy Hook Havre Suez Queenstown and Yokohama with destinations including New York Philadelphia Boston Havre Venice and Tacoma.
Cincinnatians in Paris are highlighted as H. C. Wente and H. Bryan registering at The Herald office in Paris. The item lists several American names and cities connected to a wire dispatch from Paris dated July 30, including notable figures from Kentucky Ohio and New York with assorted affiliations.
The piece argues investigations into municipal corruption must be sincere and not partisan. It criticizes the Gayman Committee as ill-timed and politically driven, noting the preamble and timing suggest aim to leverage investigations for political advantage and overreach beyond constitutional authority.
The Executive Committee congratulates Cincinnati’s citizens for making the day a glorious success. Gratitude runs both ways as the committee thanks the public for support and the people acknowledge the orderly arrangements. Political lines faded for the event and will resume afterward.
The article argues that rising profits reflect increased business and jobs, noting a second quarter 1908 earnings rise of 20,265,756 over the first quarter while still below 1906 and 1907, and reports Braddock and Rankin furnaces relighting with 120 workers per furnace and Homestead Mills payrolls of about 3,000.
The text argues for larger trackage and transportation facilities driven by growing business in trade and commerce. It links increased steel profits with higher payrolls and greater demand for products, noting broad satisfaction with prosperity among the country, capital, and labor, and criticizing the Democratic foe for not accepting renewed prosperity.
Governor Johnson relays to Mr Bryan that Minnesota tends to vote Republican. The remark suggests ongoing party loyalty in the state politics context.
The text mocks public figures debates over death reports. Colonel Uribe-Uribe challenges Admiral Rojestvensky over reporting truth. It cites the late Colonel James McClurg Guffey of Pennsylvania clinging to party identity and notes the late David Bennett Hill claimed precedence.
John W. Kern boasts that he never saw a railroad until he was 15 years old. He attributes a busy life and constant travel by steamer up Salt River to his late exposure to rail travel.
The Chicago News notes Cincinnati aims to replicate the jubilant celebration seen after the election, with locals confident the same momentum and cheers will follow. Neighbors express strong belief in a repeat of last victory mood.
The unnamed Czar suggests that if death reports are permitted to be issued, he could learn how the world would react to such news. This remark hints at possible public perception and media scrutiny surrounding his fate.
An upbeat note encourages shoppers to start Christmas buying early as a smart way to stay cool and avoid last minute rush.
Mr Gastro trims expenses by expelling foreign ministers, arguing fewer diplomatic receptions reduce spending. The move draws mixed reactions from political allies and critics who warn of damaged alliances and reduced diplomatic visibility.
The article notes Mr Hearst and Mr Bryan both recognizing the importance of advertising. It highlights their shared view on the industry’s role in campaigns and public messaging.
A quip compares the Cubs to Mr. Bryan noting they are running second, implying a political or competitive metaphor without detailing event specifics. The line plays on a historical reference to William Jennings Bryan’s campaigns and a baseball team’s standings.
The message praises Cincinnati as the best ever, mentioning decorations or lack thereof to emphasize the city's standout status. No other names or concrete events are provided in readable text.
A playful hometown item highlights a young personality nicknamed Little Holland showing strong Dutch language skills and cultural enthusiasm likely to impress readers.
A Sunday article in The Commercial Tribune August 2 will reveal the tobacco growers trust and expose the Society of Equity's business methods. The piece aims to surprise members and inform the public with readable, engaging analysis.
In Toledo Ohio on July 30 Mrs. Luella Stickroth wife of Conrad Stickroth died after being overcome by extreme heat while seated with her family at dinner. Medical help arrived too late to save her.
Mr and Mrs Herman H Ackotter will mark their silver wedding anniversary at their Woodburn avenue Walnut Hills home. A Cincinnati family party heads to Atlantic City for a month with relatives including Mrs J J Sullivan and two daughters Mrs Richard R Anderson and Miss Elizabeth Sullivan Mrs Ferdinand J Wetterer Miss Fannie Bering Mrs Roberts and Mrs Boyle also part of the group. The Rev J Tolefree Parr a Free Churches of England worker visiting Cincinnati left for Niagara Falls and Toronto with Miss Clara Albray to visit and will serve in New York and Boston churches before returning to London in September. Miss Amelia Bramel and Mr Joseph E Radford of Cincinnati wed in Mayville KY and will reside here by September 1 after a wedding trip.
A long list of local families from Walnut Hills Avondale Mt. Auburn Hyde Park and Norwood announce August travel plans to Michigan New Hampshire Massachusetts Maine and New York. Cottages cottages Lake George Adirondacks Kennebunk Gloucester and Charlevoix are among destinations with stays from several days to two months.
Social notes show Edward Ebbert and wife sailing from New York for months in Europe. Covington guests visit in Pomeroy while Hatfield sisters attend. Newport hosts include Kaiper and Peck guests, plus a Lake Chautauqua stay. A lawn party honors Miss Minnie Silver’s birthday with dancing and games among many attendees.
A new Colored Taft Club of Precinct F Fourth Ward organized on East Third Street with W. H. Jackson as president and plans for large membership to back Taft. The First Voters Club grows under Stamina League efforts. Harmon campaign organizers target C H D railroad employees with early club formation and a broad outreach across Cincinnati to Toledo division points.
The Commercial Tribune will print the history of the organization on Sunday August 2. The feature aims to open the public eyes and surprise members of the Equity society. Remember the date August 2.
Colonel Samuel Moody, a prominent railroad figure and Grand Army veteran, stayed at the Linton hotel yesterday while in town from Pittsburgh. He proclaimed strong Republican support for Taft and predicted a solid Pennsylvania majority. At the Cincinnati Hotel, C A Heins of Canton’s Hotel McKinley spoke to the clerks’ association about its benefits and an organizing effort in Canton.
Gus Eberhard a New York grocery clerk who shot and killed his aunt Mrs Ottillie Eberhard on a lonely highway and robbed her of life savings was indicted for murder in the first degree by the Bergen County Grand Jury Witnesses included Miss Ottillie Eberhard and Chief of Police Dunn</analysis>
Edward Kaiper and Miss Nan Young received prizes at a social event with elaborate lawn decorations and Japanese lanterns. Guests included Misses Hisse Adams Rose Hofmeyer Rose George Elizabeth Young Margaret Davis Gertrude Chant Emma Hofmeyer Cecilia Schue Nan Young and Messrs Lee Hayman Tom Ryan J R Young Edward Kaiper Carroll Hogan Bruce Allen Edward Silver and William Schue. Essie Wines of Newport is visiting Carlisle West Virginia with Nan Wilson. L L Miller of Highlands leaves for Martinsville Indiana for several weeks. Eleanor Grant will join Edward Sellers Covington at Estill Springs for the State tennis tournament next week. Charlotte Kneeven Covington returns from Pittsburgh. Rev John M Hamilton Charleston will visit Spalding Wallace Place Covington. Alma Hogloge Covington hosts Mildred Sherman Norwood. Shelly Rouse Covington plans a Michigan trip in August. Olive Gillham Covington visits Laura Graziani at Graziani summer home in Sactviteen Graziani Michigan.
Mrs Mamie Markell of 835 Bankstreet was arrested by Officers Seidholz and Hase on disorderly conduct charges. At the detention ward she fainted twice and became violent tearing clothing from three patrolmen and from clerk Harry Dietrich, biting his arm. She is described as suffering alcoholism and dementia.
Police tie two men to the murder of an unidentified woman found burned and half charred in a Green Point Avenue dumping ground Brooklyn. Laborer Philip OBrien watched a covered wagon at dawn pull up two men unload a mattress pile brush on it pour oil and ignite the pile. He believes the mattress held the murdered womans body.
State Controller Nye files suit in Superior Court to collect 1907 taxes on Pullman cars and franchises within California. The case tests if Pullman property falls under State Board of Equalization. Pullman argues only county assessment. board values property at 1,625,520 with 36,519 due including penalties.
Alfred Lauterbach son of Edward Lauterbach a leading lawyer and politician died in an early morning automobile accident on the Williamsbridge road Bronx He was 35 and was driving the car when it struck a guard rail near the railroad bridge rescuers declared him unconscious and a doctor from the nearby hospital pronounced him dead
Vancouver report states Allen Reid, manager for Anchor Investment Co of Winnipeg, died by suicide at Massett Graham Island Charlotte group after isolation. He left a letter urging replacement. Coroner's jury censured Anchor Investment for sending him to a lonely post and neglecting to provide proper support.
Sir William MacGregor, governor of Newfoundland, is reported safe after the storm that swept Labrador’s coast. The Fiona cruiser, during an official visit to Labrador, reached Domino Port and said the governor had begun a trek to Northern Labrador to aid shipwrecked crews.
Louis Bennett of Lewis County was nominated by West Virginia Democrats to run in the state campaign on a platform urging laws to deny the elective franchise to an inferior race and to require railroads to provide separate coaches for white and colored passengers.
In Sergent Kentucky on July 30 Cleveland Brown fourteen and Miss Fiona Belvins twelve eloped from Deane sixteen miles away. They wed after running risks over rough mountain roads and returned home with their families’ protests noted.
Laban Pollock, about 71, died after being stung forty or fifty times by a bumble bees nest in a hay mow in Mansfield Ohio. He had climbed up to throw down fodder when the nest was disturbed and could not escape the swarm.
Lightning struck the Enterprise foundry in Sackville New Brunswick causing total destruction of the plant. The blaze spread to the Intercolonial Hotel and ruined it as well. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
Ambassadors Cree and Bacon press for stronger action as Mexican revolutionaries cross the Texas border. Officials push to treat border incursions as extraditable crimes, with President Roosevelt backing potential special counsel to enforce neutrality laws and curb revolutionary raids from the United States.
Dayton Ohio July 30 Frank Litzenberger owner of Eaton Lumber Company killed himself by shooting into his mouth after leaving a note for his manager. He had lumber interests in Middletown New Carlisle Knightstown Greens Fork and Indiana. Also Philip H Surface six died after ingesting carbolic acid in Warren County.
Dragic Evgo vitch, a Slav about 40, was shot dead near West Point in East Liverpool Ohio during a money dispute on a railway construction site. Mike Cavanisca, 26, was captured hiding in the weeds and jailed after being bound by fellow laborers as sheriff Wells arrived.
Dayton Ohio July 30 A warrant for manslaughter was issued for Colonel H G Catrow after he struck Eugene Sullivan an elderly laborer while driving at high speed The millionaire resident of Miamisburg and former Republican congressional candidate withdrew from the race following the accident due to the notoriety surrounding the incident.
An international marriage joined Shegetaro Korikubo of Japanese nobility and Miss Marie Louise Harrigon of La Crosse Wisconsin. Korikubo, educated in two American universities, holds a Master of Arts degree. His brother leads in the Japanese Parliament and his father was a provincial governor.
A well dressed young woman, Minnie Dalsell, shot herself in the mouth in the Columbus avenue station waiting room of the Erie Railroad in Cleveland. She was removed to a hospital and may die.
In Mayfield Kentucky Alice McClure 17 daughter of Whit McClure was killed by a bolt of lightning while she and her sister worked in a patch near Boydsville. The event occurred while the two girls were catching up on farm chores on a July day described in the report.
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