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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
2
The figures from the company indicate a substantial number out in the city with 506 men reported absent. Strikers claim additional absentees at Mount Clare and Riverside totaling fifteen at Riverside. Vacancies are filled as they occur.
An official update reports fourteen men out at East Side Philadelphia and twenty four at Keyser, with about 500 total absent or 25 percent. Most shops resume duty with new hires filling vacancies. Baltimore sites report no change. Management aims to resume full operation by Monday.
In Evansville Indiana the street car boycott continues with public sentiment against riders using cars run by strikebreakers. Four schoolteachers seen aboard were warned they may have pupils kept home. The company refuses union recognition and says any wage raise awaits higher profits.
A wage dispute at the Black Diamond Coal Company mines west of Bellaire Ohio led to a 315 man strike. Ohio State President Green of the United Mine Workers ordered the workers to return to their jobs.
The population of Corsica faces severe shortages as Marseilles sailors strike halts outside supplies and a monthlong railroad workers strike disrupts transport leaving villages with scarce essentials.
Ignatius McNamee of Notre Dame was disqualified again by the Indiana Oratorical association after being ruled ineligible in the interstate contest at Appleton Wisconsin. Janet Fennimore of Farm College Richmond Indiana was awarded first place in the state contest. The decision cites the interstate charge as the reason for the disqualification.
President Taft sent Ohio nominations Germantown Harry M Wolfe Eden John M Shafer to the senate. Postmaster General Hitchcock announced Kentucky appointees Bauer Pulaski county James A Bauer and Jericho Henry county Margaret Gordon. Gillespie Emery recommended by Senator Bradley for Lee postmaster in Butler county.
Acting Mayor Galvin received a letter endorsing Dr. Charles H. Castle and Prof. J. H. Landis for the new board of health to be created Aug. 1. Landis is a hygiene professor at the university, Castle serves on the American Health League advisory committee. A taxpayer association letter urged safeguards on street and utility work, and a permit reversal for Daytona avenue was granted 3 to 1 after Manss again opposed. Various street repairs and bridge ownership questions were noted, with engineers asked to study routes and permits. The council warned of a likely rise in the 1910 sinking fund levy to cover bond costs, offset by school tax reductions.
About 350 Cincinnati physicians and surgeons gathered at the Business Men's Club as the Ohio and Miami Medical colleges merged their alumni into one department of the University of Cincinnati. Officers were elected, remarks praised the union, and a banquet followed with speeches by Dr. Dan M. Millikin and others. A physician quartet performed as part of the entertainment.
The article notes the race closing with candidates gaining ground as final ballots arrive for the upcoming Glasgow bound winners. Additional nominations include Miss Muriel Kelley of Latonia Kentucky and Miss Hallie Klinger of Greenville Ohio. Ballot totals show continued activity as the June 4 1909 count updates readers on who may win.
The column lists residents by ward with names and addresses from various towns and counties. It includes Irene Carter Ed wards Road Hyde Park Clara Dauman 3532 Ed wards road and many others across Ohio counties Clermont Brown Adams Hamilton Butler Clinton Scioto Pike Ross Jackson Gallia Lawrence Meigs Athens Hocking Vinton Warren Shelby Van Wert Allen Auglaize logo. The entry aggregates dozens of individuals with street addresses and ward numbers for public notice.
In Chicago the inquest into Dr. John T. Binkley Sr of Evansville Indiana concluded the physician was murdered in the Wellington hotel room on Wednesday. Police shifted from suicide to homicide and began an active manhunt while probing a pistol found beside the victim.
A Cincinnati negroes picnic at Woodsdale near Hamilton Ohio yesterday afternoon led to multiple injuries. More than six people were hurt including several women. Police arrived after the fighters and wounded fled to local acquaintances. Two women with razor slashes were brought to Hamilton by handcar.
A long list of townships and communities in Hamilton County Ohio appears, naming numerous townships such as Whitewater Green Colerain Harrison Elmwood St Bernard Carthage and more. Included are residents like Miss Emma McKinney and Miss Lena Neteler with street addresses in Lockland St Bernard Madisonville and Cincinnati suburbs.
Hopes of Illinois to recover 346000 from George J. Gould and associates for the Little Kanawha railroad and West Virginia coal lands were not met. Plaintiff Mr Jones alleged Gould Ramsey and Guy agreed to buy but failed to complete the purchase.
A list of individuals linked to Union, Wells, Dela ware, Randolph, and other counties in Indiana. Names include Latta Murphy, Opal Highley, Ruth Richey, Marie Northiane, Martha Rotharmel, Lilah Dachot, Stella Cook and others. The fragment cites towns like Union City Bluffton Decatur Portland and cities including Muncie and Columbus. It notes addresses and county associations with an unclear context.
A fragmented list shows residents across Trimble Carroll Gallatin Boone Grant and Pendleton Counties along with city and street details. Names include Miss Mealis Myrtle, Migg Anna Wirth, Miss Clara Bennebarth, Miss Rose Bokelohn, Bessie Simpson, Lena Geyler, Mrs. S. A. Henderson, Miss Cecilia Rathman, Miss Olivia Mason Glenn, Miss Rena Pierce, Mrs. Bertha A. Bentler, Miss Muriel Kelley, Miss Gertrude Coleman, Miss Essie Brigman, Miss Ruby E. Dameron, Millie Waterfield, Mrs. Elsie White, Mrs. Frances Schafstall, and others with associated streets and numeric values.
In Manila a seismograph marked a microseismic disturbance from 2 46 to 5 02 this morning. The quake is estimated at 1400 to 2000 miles distant and resembles the Java Sumatra event of February 1903. Washington observed a moderate distant shock from 2 20 to 4 00 local time, with peak motion at 3 07 36.
Manuel Lopes reports Indians leaving and urges calm after weeks of subterranean rumblings he attributes to a waterfall causing tremors. His findings align with others from the area, stressing there is no cause for alarm. In Singapore a double earthquake struck at 1 45 this morning with no damage.
A special dispatch from El Centro reports imperial valley residents seeing a night flying craft over Salton Sea. The vessel appeared stationary then moved across the sea toward the San Jacinto mountains. Twenty men in Brawley observed it with field glasses, noting a basket between two wide wings and a visible propeller, though no crew was seen.
Richmond Indiana reports the General Lutheran synod adopted the twentieth biennial home missions report noting 220 missions enrolled 264 missionaries commissioned 267 congregations served 26 new congregations organized 50 churches built or bought nearly 10 000 additions to membership and more than 50 000 in contributions. The recommendation outlined the next two year apportionment for the work.
Nine year old Florence Rotha wins $125 for sidewalk fall injuries in a city case. Other actions include revival of a Harper judgment for over $1.18 million tied to old wheat deals, and various civil suits and divorces in common pleas and probate courts.
Fully time to buy the suit that a lagging Spring may have delayed. Fancy mixtures with grays and stripes. Outing Suits without waistcoats. Outing Shirts, Neck wear and Hats ready for town or country.
Member Manss of the board of public service urged dismissal of inspectors Cleary and Bitte amid controversy. Bitte is under indictment and conviction for an assault on a woman, while Cleary participated in a street brawl at Eighth and Vine. The board referred the matter to Engineer Landmaker and Member Weil for a report. Sundmaker defends both inspectors as competent.
Dr Dabney has offered Dr Albert C Phelps the dean position at the new medical college and will await his decision. Phelps, ill at home, had planned a Rhode Island business career but is attempting to cancel those plans. If he can arrange satisfactory terms he will accept the dean role.
John Schlaughter aged 44 of 1024 Street was admitted to city hospital with a brain concussion and scalp bruises after being struck by bricks four stories up from a Bank Street building while en route to lunch last Monday.
The California Fig Syrup Co states that its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna meet strict standards. They claim the product’s purity and uniformity come from an exclusive manufacturing method known only to the company. The figs from California are used to improve taste.
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