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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1903
Page
4
The page lists subscription prices for The Commercial Tribune with daily and Sunday options, prepaid mail rates, and carrier delivery details. It shows yearly, half year, and monthly figures and notes the publisher and president at the top.
The Commercial Tribune Co. offers daily and Sunday mail subscriptions for Great Britain, the Continent, and all foreign countries in the Universal Postal Union. Rates: one month 1.50, three months 4.50, six months 9.00, one year 18.00. Subscriptions payable in advance. Provide full postoffice address, remit by express, money order, bank draft, or registered letter at sender's risk. Cincinnati offices listed with phone numbers.
Branch offices in Walnut Hills Covington Columbus Washington London listed with street addresses and newsboy service details. Reading room free to Americans at Trafalgar Building Trafalgar Square office.
The twenty four hours ending yesterday evening saw low pressure move east with rain in the Eastern coast states and Ohio Valley. Cincinnati recorded .18 inch. showers varied, with heavy rain and thunder at 6 p.m. The Weather Bureau forecasts a warm sweaty day ahead with cloudy skies.
Government forecast notes partly cloudy and warmer Monday for Ohio with light west winds. Tuesday looks fair. West Virginia expects showers Monday morning then clearing and warmer in the west portion with Tuesday fair. Indiana and Kentucky forecast fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with light to moderate winds.
A miscellany of incidents and notes: a 12 year old boy is savagely bitten by hounds in Inwood Park, with bystand ers injured. Howard Blackburn sails from Gloucester on a third Atlantic crossing in a fifteen foot dory. Fire losses at Buffalo Carting plant put at 400000 dollars. Roosevelt dedicates Grace Memorial Reformed Church in Washington. In Hamilton a woman attempts drowning over ill health. Austria’s iron stagnation drives workers to the United States. France’s President Loubet to visit Britain. Italian royals to England in November. Bulgarian rebels slain by Turkish troops near Cradobar Salonica and near Ristovatz. Quo Vadis wins the Grand Prix de Paris worth 200000 francs, Paris mutuel bets total 232704. Widow of President Harrison may skip Japan trip over health. A hundred lives lost in a Marseille steamship collision. A Crooked attempt to rob Dubme Jewelry in Cincinnati thwarted by a watchman. Polonium shown at Berlin Chemical Congress. cost cited at 75 per 15 1000 grain. Mrs August Woehlt of Cincinnati tries to kill herself over husband’s tavern visit. Flood traps over 200 people on low Island in the Mississippi near St Louis.
A brief exchange shows Winton accusing Hinton of insulting his wife over a car issue. Hinton confirms the wife frequently criticizes others, underscoring domestic tensions and a petty dispute in progress.
A Peoria Star column recounts Mrs. Harrigan calling in two doctors who diagnosed appendicitis and required a $140 fee for an operation. The seeked second opinions later found no appendicitis, sparking a public debate on medical liability, fees, and the outcome of the patient’s treatment. The piece argues the physicians acted in good faith and emphasizes the danger of billing disputes after medical decisions.
The Straus charity delivers pure sterilized milk and ice to New York’s poor, expanding from one depot to many. A Health Department appropriation of 35000 supports increasing milk depots from fourteen to seventeen, with the city covering rent while the Straus fund bears distribution costs. The program reduces infant mortality, improves health, and invites broad support from generous contributors, including comparably beneficent efforts in Cincinnati.
The West Virginia Governor was loudly criticized for calling bankers tax dodgers during a toast to West Virginia. He accused banks of evading taxes and using lobbyists to block tax enforcement, then urged action if his charges were accurate, prompting calls to respect his role and follow the law.
An anonymous Paterfamilias column in the June North American Review critiques The Women Who Toils and President Roosevelt. It accuses Roosevelt of endorsing racial suicide rhetoric, claiming his views degrade Americans to rabbitlike physical status while praising patriotism.
The piece attacks Paterfamilias arguments on marriage and reproduction, labeling them as anti child policies. It notes opposition to slaughter of innocents and cites Wisconsin Governor LaFollette signing a state primary bill with mythic imagery and provocative phrases.
The piece asserts Pittsburg as the top freight originator in the nation while affirming Cincinnati as the leading producer for exports with no doubt.
Campaign committees echo Prof. E Benjamin Andrews stance refusing Rockefeller contributions. The donation from Rocky has not been reported and no new responses from committees have emerged.
St Louis plans $250000 in livestock prizes alongside Mr Bryan’s $600 heifer opportunity. The scheme runs concurrently unless the heifer turns up in the Bryan bad luck stakes.
As an authority on piscatorial matters Mr. Cleveland ought to appreciate the fate of fish is to take water and of this particular fisherman to take to the woods.
Despite cordial ties between Foraker and Hanna, Marie Henry remains unreconciled to him. The report notes ongoing tension and unresolved personal conflict despite public amity between the parties.
The remark notes that as Wilkes Booth’s identity fades, the era’s dangers resemble a strenuous life and death pattern, suggesting ongoing narratives around his notoriety and the period’s violence.
A brief marriage notice notes the June groom endures loneliness as he awaits his turn to settle family bills. The lighthearted line reflects social customs in wedding notices of the era.
A West German Baptist group denounces telephone use, labeling it a source of profane language and distraction. The stance reflects a broader caution about modern technology among isolated religious communities.
Since the collapse of the laundry strike in Chicago the good people of the town are compelled again to take to clean linen. Local residents resume laundry service as shops reopen and routines return to normal amid renewed demand for wash and dry work.
A playful line notes Chauncey Depew and his whiskers arriving in Chicago as a collar and cuff strike collapses. The piece also laments forty six days without rain in Boston and the bean crop’s fate worrying local aesthetes.
Rumor of a divorce strike in Chicago is described as a mere business trick by South Dakota sources, suggesting the report may reflect strategic economic maneuvering rather than an actual action.
A fragmented reminiscence blends remarks on wild West trophies and tame politicians with a Weather Bureau query. It hints at Sir Thomas and a Main er figure, while noting absence and theatrical efforts in a quirky, misty public discourse.
The column notes discoveries in New Romney England a stocks cellar. Major Elijah Halford former Harrison secretary returns from four years in the Philippines praising YMCA work among natives. Foster reports US coal output a third of world total with Britain close and Germany about one fifth. Electrons described as tiny matter particles beyond microscopes. Milk price rises spark Swiss boycott by residents of Bienne. A Swiss editor survives a fall after being locked in his office by mistake. Page Morris set to join the Federal bench in July, born in Virginia raised in Texas and has served Minnesota in Congress. Josiah Quincy lineage averted extinction with birth in Florence of a son named Josiah. Pearl diver Broome of Western Australia finds a pearl valued at 76900. Chopin Etude in E minor demands 3960 signs in two and a half minutes about 26 notes per second.
A donor gave $250,000 to Cooper Union in New York, with the donor kept secret by trustees Hewitt and Abrams. Hewitt vowed secrecy during his lifetime. after his death the giver's name remains unknown despite repeated appeals.
A collection of humor and anecdotes discusses wealth secrecy, notable gifts by a New York woman to Princeton Theological Seminary, and a large bequest. It highlights the mystery of her fortune, the care in concealment, and the wise distribution upon death. Also includes items about youth pins, a dance, a hunting sparrow, theater managers, and a poem about scaring children.
This instructional passage covers honor cards and leading strategy in duplicate whist. It discusses managing honor cards, signaling to partner, leading techniques with Queens and Kings, and cautions against biased play including superstition and selfish trick taking.
A park merry go round in Evansville Indiana ran away with thirteen children aboard. The conductor threw riders clear as the machine sped up and eventually broke apart. A six year old girl, daughter of John Caney, suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries and is not expected to survive the night. Several others had jaw and arm fractures and serious bruises.
Jack Appleton comments abroad that the bridge of sighs does not compare to some of the bigger ones back home. He notes unfamiliar reading and roaming habits during the trip.
Sheriff Hosa pple overs over one hundred armed deputies scouring the hills of Loogootee County Indiana to capture Arthur Lion accused of murdering Mrs Lion. Lion escaped after Friday killing and is believed armed with two revolvers and a rifle. He claims he will sell his life dearly and has many local friends helping hide him near West Union twelve miles away.
The Cinellians are listed as staying at different hotels in New York with names including J. B. R. Wiese Mrs H E rt G Mates D Foulds W Manns C H Morts Mrs L B Reakirt Mrs G Seely T C Wright C G nae M M Ackerman rad an genheim Mr and Mrs J H A Wessel Mrs P Wilenire Miss Mise Wilshire and S B Wolf. Special despatch to New York.
The Lynn Mass Item argues critics of reporting scandal underestimate how publicity deters crime and propriety breaches. It says the press does not create crime but exposes it to prevent greater harm and guide readers toward virtue and accountability.
A St Francis message says Chauncey Dewar and his cowboys, held on murder charges, remain in custody. Settlers form a regional militia and vow they will not let Dewar escape. An Osborne militia unit heads toward St Francis to enforce protection, an overland march of fifty miles remains, with Tuesday as the expected arrival.
ROCKPORT Kentucky June 7 John B Foster of Hartford Ky has been appointed Inspector of Excursion Boats for the Government He began his new duties in Louisville and enters upon the position with the agency directing inspections of excursion vessels in the state
Detective Calnan stopped a hatless colored man on Goodman street near Highland avenue who ran toward him holding a gold watch chain. The man claimed to be from Phillips Ridgeway Mathews avenues and headed to Stone Jug but could not account for himself and was locked out at Walnut Hills Station on suspicion.
The H. and S. Pogue Co announces a June Muslin Underwear Sale with new garments and superior styles at reduced prices. Depleted lines are replenished with fresh items including broken lines in sets skirts and corset covers aimed at June brides graduates.
Prosecutor Goodrich will file trust proceedings in the Circuit Court at Upper Sandusky to oust the International Harvesting Company as an unlawful combination of Milwaukee McCormick Deering Plano and Warder Bushnell Glessner. The New Jersey firm with 120 million dollars capital is accused of conspiracy to destroy competing harvesting machine companies.
A reader letter challenges a June 3 Commercial Tribune piece on Kaiser Wilhelm, Pope Pius IX, and France. It argues France protects Catholic missions independently, notes the Kaiser sought Rome mainly to meet Italy's king, and warns Germany cannot or will not replace France as protector of Catholics abroad.
Concord NH June 7. Mary Baker G Eddy releases a statement denying Emerson as founder of Christian Science. She lists education, early writing, lecturing in major cities, founding the Christian Science Journal, and cites praise from Judge Hanna and Agassiz while defending her authorship and spiritual mission.
Last night a sudden rainstorm and bolt of lightning knocked out power at a Walnut Hills power station. Telephones on Walnut Hills Clifton and Avondale were useless for an hour and a half around supper time, preventing any calls to the city.
An advertisement from Elkhart Indiana promotes Dr Miles Heart Cure and Blood Tonic claiming it may cure tobacco heart and heart disease. It urges readers to send a request to learn more and addresses health concerns and remedies.
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