Mail Subscription Rates and Offices for The Commercial Tribune
Publication details from The Commercial Tribune of Cincinnati dated June 8 1914 cover subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and foreign postage figures. The notice lists various plans including weekly and annual options and prices in dollars and pounds, plus required prepayment and payment methods. It also provides branch news offices and city bureaus in Cincinnati Covington Newport London Washington New York Chicago Kansas City and more.
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East
McMillan Street
Covington
Scott’ Etreat
Scott Street
Newport
York_street
London
Trafalgar Building
Trafalgar Square
Washington
Munsey
New York
Srunswick
Chicago
Kansas “City
Gumbel
Moral Issue Forgotten in Panama Toll Debate
The piece argues President Wilson’s repeal demand on the toll exemption is hypocritical, noting the administration once allowed toll-free passage for Colombian ships with Britain’s approval. It claims the moral stance collapsed into a political calculation yielding Democratic Senators hesitation in backing the repeal.
Notable Odds and Ends From an Early Morning Telegraph
A column reviews a prankish English telephones rise early, noting central exchange willingness to wake sleepers for three pence. It mocks the idea and suggests informing the night watchman instead. It cites Caldwell Idaho on political charity and quizzes calories in common foods totaling 1100 units.
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England
Gerrard
Central Telephone Exchange
Idle Cars Signal Quiet Manufacturing, Political Woes
A Pennsylvania Railroad report claims 80,000 idle cars, suggesting 80,000 idle workers and broader manufacturing lull. The piece criticizes the administration for hindering trade, notes looming crop delays, and hints at privacy shifts in divorce cases amid political scrutiny. It laments the push for restraint over growth and cites President and advisers chasing thrifty business plans.
Master Bakers and K of P Welcome Different Dough
The piece notes groups like Master Bakers and the K of P as offering varied “dough” in both food and metaphorical senses. It mentions the Colonel in Spain provoking headlines, while rulers greet Teddy at the castle, signaling political nostalgia and shifting loyalties.
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K. of P
Spain
Teddy
President's psychological forms guide Kansas farmers
The Public Ledger notes Kansas farmers should follow the President’s psychological forms to cut wheat by men tal means. It cites a rising trend among leading Democrats with lines like MY country, tis of ME, I’M IT, praising the limelight and self as a discoverer, reflecting a partisan mood.
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Kansas
France Rewards a Heroine for Bravery at Signal Tower
Madame Ulysse Poullain of Pierrefitte in France was decorated with the golden medal of the first class for bravery after her husband was shot dead during his night watch at a signal tower between St. Denis and Pierrefitte. She stood vigil beside his body all night and alerted authorities with the help of her eldest son aged seven. The coroner’s inquest named a discharged railway employee as the killer. The railway company granted a pension and enabled her to purchase a home to raise her four children.
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Pierrefitte
France
Denis
Paris
Calais
Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati Highlights and Moves
In 1870s Cincinnati, Dr C F Basford opens at 128 West Fourth, Dr Bartholow resumes practice at 344 Race. Fulton & Pugh dissolve. Pugh & McGrew form at 49 Front. H W Ruffner opens flag store at 167 Walnut. Rider James Robinson showcases Master Clarence and bets $10,000 to beat any rider. Ira Wood sworn School Board Trustee-elect Sixth Ward. School actions include withdrawal of Refugee Commission notice on Longworth Street Schoolhouse. New school principals listed. several leaves granted and exam board re-elects. Whitewater bridge floods. 118 Black recruits depart Covington for Louisville. A wagon injures a child on Scott Street. Old Third and Vine buildings torn for Trounstine five-story block. Admin letters issued for William and Rachel Cameron.
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C. F. Basford
West Fourth Street
Bartholow
Cincinnati
Race Street
Buffalo and New York boxers clash at old race course
Dick Sloan of Buffalo and Tom Burns of New York fought a prize fight at the old race course across the river. The bout lasted one hour and forty minutes and ended with Sloan defeated.
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Dick Sloan
Buffalo
Tom Burns
New York
Sloan
Captain Bugher Buys Clifton Avenue Residence for 13900
Captain James Bugher purchases the country residence of A. B. Merriam on Clifton Avenue for 13900 dollars in cash. The deal reflects a private real estate transfer with no stated liens or contingencies.
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James Bugher
A. B. Merriam
Clifton Avenue
Four Essentials Shown by Nature Sermon at Evanston Church
The Rev George H Lee brother of Ballard Presbyterian Seattle preached at Evanston Presbyterian Church on four wonderful things nature teaches about God. He argued nature reveals personality power eternity and divinity and cited Romans 1 20 and Addison's Hymn of Creation as closing text. The sermon noted Dr Lee attends the General Assembly in Chicago.
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George H. Lee
Ballard Presbyterian
Seattle
Wash
Lee
General Assembly
Chicago
Nature
God
Power of Appearance and Selfhood in Hamlet Sermon
In a fifth sermon on Life and Literature, Dr A B Beresford discusses appearance as a social power, citing Cassie Chadwick and the dress of letter carriers and clerks. He stresses speech, silence, planning, and fidelity to self as keys to character, noting how clothing shapes judgment and trust. The talk ends by asking readers if they are on the path.
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Universalist Church
Walnut Hills
Polonius
Laertes
Cassie L. Chadwick
United States
Carlyle
Bradstreet and Dunn
Egypt
Holy Land
Fire in the Pulpit Wild Call to Evangelize Frozen Churches
Dr. G R Robbins decries coldness in churches and calls for worldwide evangelization. He argues the church has built grand edifices while neglecting the lost, urging revival through the Holy Spirit and a belief in heaven and hell as eternal realities. He condemns modern worldliness and political corruption, urging believers to ignite holy fire now.
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Lincoln Park Institutional Baptist
Robbins
Word of God
Christ
Lord of Glory
Jehovah
Outdoor Services At Seventh Presbyterian Church
Five hundred members of the Seventh Presbyterian Church Madison road East Hill attended lawn services last night featuring moving pictures of The Book of Esther. Pastor Rev Jesse Halsey added a lecture, with union outdoor services planned next Sunday at Walnut Hills Christian Church Locust street327
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Madison Road
East Hill
Jesse Halsey
Union
Walnut Hills
Walnut Hills Cunee Church
Reason and Revelation Talk by Rev Hoeck at New Jerusalem
Rev Louis G Hoeck preached on Reason and Revelation at the Church of the New Jerusalem in Oak and Winslow. He traced how reason develops from childhood, the need for divine enlightenment, and how revealed truth must be rational to be believed, warning that unresolved beliefs are superstition.
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Church of the New Jerusalem
Oak and
Winslow Streets
God
Lord Jesus Christ
Ord
Miss Simon Urges Assimilation of New Thought
Leila Simon of the New Thought Temple spoke at Walnut Hills Mansion on Gil bert avenue urging assimilation of knowledge into daily life. She sails June 9 for England to attend two National New Thought Conventions and returns in October. She emphasized unity with God, creative power of thought, faith, and living by New Thought laws to create health and harmony.
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Gilbert Avenue
Leila Simon
New Thought Temple
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England
Kronprinz Wilhelm
London
Edinburgh
Such a Little Difference Sermon at Trinity M E Church
Rev S Clark Riker preached on Ninth Street about just a small difference shaping big outcomes. He cited examples from personal life and history, noting how a tiny choice or tone can turn fortune toward success or failure and urging a true relation with Christ.
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Trinity M. EB
Ninth Street
Shakespeare
Desdemona
Othello
Sunny Jim
Grump
Mathewson
Broadway
Matty
Christ
Military funeral for Seaman Alfred Straka in Cleveland
Alfred J. Straka, seaman aboard the Texas, burial followed three volleys and taps at Woodland Cemetery. Straka, not yet 21, drowned May 26 in Vera Cruz harbor while swimming with Texas crew. His father James W. Straka serves on the Cleveland Fire Department. Military services were held in a large hall as about 5,000 mourners accompanied the procession.
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Cleveland
Alfred J. Straka
Texas
Woodland Cemetery
Straka
Vera Cruz
James W. Straka
Cleveland Fire Department
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