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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
6
The Commercial Tribune reports its June 6 1902 morning edition with office details and publisher information. It notes RE. C. Eshelby as president and lists the newspaper’s address at Fourth and Race.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday subscriptions, six months and one year, plus omitting Sunday options. Includes per week and per copy prices, delivery by carrier, and foreign mail rates to Great Britain and other countries. Public notice from Cincinnati Tribune Company with payment and address instructions and contact details.
Advertisements and news received with newsboys supplied at several locations. Listings include Covington 416 Scott Street and 718 Madison Avenue, Washington Post Building Room 46, 1341 Pennsylvania Avenue, Columbus Outlook Building, and London Trafalgar Building. Reading room free to Americans.
The piece defends the Lodge bill approving a civil government for the Philippines, with municipal control, property protections, and a reformed judiciary. It criticizes minority opposition led by Hoar and Tillman and notes the bill passes 48 to 30 and moves to the House.
The Chicago strike between packers and teamsters led to rioting, many arrests, and several serious injuries. The conflict halted meat sales, strained city finances, and reflected deeper tensions over wages and union staffing amid the Beef Trust. Government action loomed as violence marred labor disputes.
Chi Hung is to give an object lesson on his name under orders from the Dowager Empress. The event is presented as a formal display of names and status within the imperial court.
Philadelphia professor Ham predicts New York will sink into the sea due to ancient volcanic mud that formed Manhattan. He argues the eastern New York region rose from mud and is now cracking apart, a claim criticized for the source’s Philadelphia ties.
Sophia Theresa Kuj recounts a Chicago tale where Miss Kaj balks at a fiancé Warzyniec Pocronovitz after discovering his pompadour. He sues for soda, ice cream, beer, and license costs, while Justice Severson rules pompadouring not a crime but broken marriage promises are. The piece warningly notes the headpiece examination may grow costly for suitors.
The remark notes that Lord Roberts known as Bobs once declared the war over. It reflects a historical memory of a prior assertion about the conflict's end.
Three hundred residents pledge belief in vegetarianism after Beef Trust actions spur a new society. Thirty members show strong interest in promoting the diet and aim to open a vegetarian restaurant in the city, arguing humans are carnivorous only as infants before milk sustains life.
The column surveys ice cream trade margins versus rock candy stocks and predicts national impact on sugar use. It notes fruit prices and strawberry plans, questions economic relief for consumers, and reflects on Humbert affair stirring Paris amid bank swindles and vast London fire insurance. It laments Mt Auburn cable’s end and recalls Avondale line. It warns of possible auto accidents and autopsies unless road speed lowers. It criticizes Bourke Cochran for a French visit remark about remuneration and coaling stations.
The article outlines three dietary stages for a vegetarian child from infancy to adulthood. It links beans and vegetables with growth, then fruits and nuts in a mature stage, and finally a fruitarian phase with gluten and oils. It also mentions possible actions against the Beef Trust and potential legal steps by the Attorney General against the St. Louis society.
Indiana State Democratic leaders strike a plank endorsing dead and living Democrats from Jefferson to Bryan. The Columbus Journal mocks this anti Bryan move while calling for cleaner city government. Chicago faces envy over St Louis corruption reports challenging Bishop Thoburn’s claim on Chicago.
A fragmented line references Holland cities Rotterdam Schiedam Amsterdam and Ho vendam with Gotterdammerungs across the border implying a safety or emotional concern. No cohesive event or person is clearly described.
The passage mocks political expectations and forecasts regarding Senator Hoar. It contrasts party loyalties with fatigue from repeated predictions and questions accuracy in the W. P. of W. P. forecasts. The tone is satirical about June’s political mood and prediction culture.
The war’s conclusion is portrayed as a decisive moment that could favor the Democratic party. The piece suggests a shift in political advantage as public sentiment settles after the conflict.
A miscellany of quips and brief notices frames postwar peace, labor, and politics. References range from Kitchener’s rumored payoff to Chicago deaths, Oregon Republicans backing Tongue, and comical asides on industry trusts and rural life.
A scrambled poem selection from the Com Tribune features Rudyard Kipling style verse about colonial wars and public sports. The piece mocks national faults while praising ping pong and civic energy. It includes cartoonish names and a closing note by Jack Appleton.
The Senate opened discussion on an isthmian canal with Mr. Morgan asserting Nicaragua offers less seismic danger than Panama. He warned of Colombia’s political risk to the Panaman route and urged passage of the Nicaragua bill. The chamber also passed bills promoting Major General Brooke and expanding free delivery limits, as Military Academy funding of 2,627,324 dollars was debated.
Chicago June 4 Stockholders of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway met in annual session and raised capital stock from 60 to 75 million dollars. Indebtedness limit set at 200 million exclusive of bonds for acquisitions. Article 3 expanded powers to own operate and convey railway property nationwide. Directors W B Leeds Marshall Field E G Reid and F S Wheeler reelected. Quarterly dividend of 1 percent declared payable August 1. Net income for year to March 31, 1902 was 11,079,969 with 4,073,040.63 surplus after interest and rents.
Washington June 4. W W Finley second vice president of Southern Railway and six railroads indicted by a Memphis grand jury on a pooling charge pressed for an early hearing. Seaboard Air Line and others attended as incidental interests. They asked Interstate Commerce Commission to speed the test case to avoid delays until late fall. Commission will consider the request.
Senor Buencamino told the Insular Affairs Committee that he and Aguinaldo were captured and living in a government rented palace prison similar in size to the White House. He said four Filipino agents abroad hinder independence and defended continued American guidance for Filipinos. His hearing closed.
A reader letter from Elizabeth H. Parker argues that women seek equality through partnership, not conflict. She recalls past limits on female education and notes men must share governance and guardianship of children.
A brief nature feature notes how owls are becoming influential in urban areas and mentions owl driven cars as a whimsical contemporary sight.
Poem urges listening to wedding bells as symbols of love hope and peace while recalling old memories. It notes joy dispelling sorrow and ends with the author’s name Virginia G Ellard from Cincinnati Ohio.
A playful verse from Yale Record depicts Jack Horner proudly claiming victory at poker, sat in a corner with his chips mounting high and a grin, declaring himself a wizard at the game.
The story recalls Willie and his teacher’s joke about red hair after scarlet fever, with Willie explaining the illness left a red tint on his head. The dialogue captures a small, intimate school moment with a humorous note.
Special Despatch reports Cincinnati residents staying at various New York hotels including N. Cleveland Miss N. Evans F. B. Healy J. M. Hines F. Norris M. B. Pollak C. W. Withenburg J. H. Frey T. J. Gould R. J. Morgan C. C. Richardson BH. J. Rosenthal of Rosenthal & Co among names. The note mentions fans at Joffee's and 5 cent cream soda on warm days.
A Boston Transcript snippet describes Briggs and Griggs interviewing a general, noting he did not speak but sounded his teoter from his automobile. The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as improving blood health and vitality.
William P. Deppe, Assistant General Passenger Agent of the Big Four Road, has been elected a trustee of the Young Men's Mutual Life Association.
Chicago June 4 Dr Emil Hirsch head of Temple Israel rejects New York Rabbinical Association resolutions declaring him no longer a follower of the faith. He says congregations are independent and his Sunday services do not make him a Christian nor affect Jewish beliefs.
Special Despatch reports In Columbus that multiple entities filed incorporation papers or increasing capital. The Foundry Company $15,000. R Zold Company $5,000. Tenth Ward Independent Club. Collinwood Lumber Company $10,000 to $20,000. Spencerville Telephone Company $20,000 to $40,000. Ohio Steam Pump Company with West Virginia charter $100, and Canton office admitted to Ohio.
W Crawford, a veteran street and electric railway man, leaves Hamilton Monday to become superintendent of the Aurora Chicago Traction Company. The appointment, announced in special despatches, places Crawford in charge of operations and future plans for the line.
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