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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
4
The readable fragment shows a 1902 issue of The Commercial Tribune with masthead listing The Tribune Company, president E O Eshelby, and office at Fourth and Race Streets. The date line reads Thursday but is garbled.
The notice details mail and carrier delivery rates for Daily and Sunday editions, including one year, six months, and monthly plans, with separate prices for combined editions and omitting Sundays. It also covers foreign subscriptions via the Universal Postal Union, with monthly and yearly options and advance payment requirements.
Across the region several branch offices are listed with addresses in Walnut Hills Covington Columbus and London. The notices include news advertising and news supply details with locations and room access at the Post Building and Trafalgar Building. Reading room is free to Americans at the London bureau.
The correspondence shows operators blocked arbitration with miners by insisting allegiance to their company and denying outside control. They argue refraining from associating with the Miners' Association keeps business management with directors and reject prelates as arbiters. Public warned of rising coal prices once the dispute persists.
In a State Central Committee session Senator Quay angrily rejected John P. Elkin's demand that fairly elected delegates be seated. He declared Elkin could not obtain any nomination and warned against Goebelism. The confrontation signals a heated race, but the convention is poised to name the next Governor of Pennsylvania.
A literary quip notes the narrator’s tongue in cheek sorrow that Satan cannot yet personally thank his autobiographeress, playing on grandiose self praise and meta fiction without clear event or person names.
A columnist attacks the Governor for overreaching executive power to shield two women accused of an infamous crime. The piece cites potential misuse of pardons, claims of insanity, and slander against a mother, arguing some limits on gubernatorial mercy remain despite political pressures.
In Cuyahoga County Senator Hanna appears as Congress man Burton mulls withdrawal over ticket nominations. Burton, a strong but torn candidate, must choose between withdrawing for his Senate bid or staying in the race and causing party misgivings. The piece warns against stirring further conflicts as Cuba teeters on revolution.
An Orphans' Court audit in Pittsburgh examines Dr Brainard's $350000 sixteen month professional services bill against the Magee estate. Executors and heirs object. physicians' hourly rates and the court's fee value are debated amid calls for immediate liquidation and concern over dignity and propriety.
The column muses on goldenrod as a national flower, village life anecdotes, a messenger boy joke, Confederate cross of honor scrutiny, London policemen dusters, a joke about a hotel bill puzzle, tobacco chewing etiquette, and Western harvest labor chatter.
The piece argues safety depends on building management and inmate placement by capability. It examines a Chicago asylum fire where restrained inmates were far from exits, noting a wide investigation of twelve staff for manslaughter and calls for cross agency review.
After sweeping GOP wins in Oregon at state and congressional levels the Bryanites push the old rooster to crow over the governor’s defeat by a margin under 500 votes.
A community quip notes that gypsies might not have found lace bargains at $0.02 per yard if the local store hadn’t advertised the sale. The joke centers on women from Wabashi Indiana who bought lace marked down to two cents.
Butler College Indiana students prepare to debate for commencement honors on the claim that pie is a greater civilizer than ice cream. The affirmative students expect to be rewarded with a cold shake from the "sweet buds of society" after the event.
Mr Neely gains ample leisure as Uncle Sam provides a brickyarden capital while the old gentleman was away from his desk. He does not mind how the doors open, as long as they do.
Senator Bill Mason intends to launch his presidential johnboat on southern waters between the Ohio River and the Gulf. The passage suggests southern support may be uncertain while his home state is expected to reject him.
The sketch notes a tense scene with Hoar and Tillman moving under Democratic poles while Cleveland and Hill greet at the Tilden Club dinner, signaling shifting alliances and political undercurrents.
A tangled, satirical item references a kissing bug in Nebraska and a reorganized firm, hints at opportunities missed, and tosses names like Tongue and Morgan into a mosaic of political quips. The piece riffes on Congress, tariffs, and a distracted public mood with playful, opaque figures.
A collage of humorous verses and light verse bits featuring a learned professor, a race horse persona, fashion jabs, river soaked shirts, a betting echo with police, and playful lines about a Panama hat by JACK APPLETON.
A dialogue notes a fire in a building where a man on the first floor alarms about the blaze while a second man dismisses concern, saying he only rents the second floor.
An Indian described the first automobile he ever saw as bad and noisy with a strong smell, noting the act sounded like bang and phpt phpt. The remark reflects local reaction to early automotive presence.
In a humorous Harvard Lampoon piece, Advocate Printer questions a misprint, while Ditto Editor laments describing the heroine as an artful miss and the typesetting as an awful mess, highlighting comic wordplay over fonts.
A brief humorous dialogue notes that marriage changes a man's view of life and that few men see things the same after discussing with their wives, reflecting domestic wit with light satire.
The notice describes a contest with 1490 prizes and a scheme where a group of ten people each would have ten chances to win any single prize. It outlines that with ten participants the total chances multiply to 14 900 in seeking a portion of the prize pool of 34 000 dollars.
Fragmentary verse from the Boston Transcript evokes talking trees and winter imagery. Names and phrases appear irregularly and may reference titles or authors in a damaged context. The piece conveys mood over clear narrative with scattered lines about voices, seasons, and whispers.
The House voted 116 to 77 to strike out the enacting clause of the Corliss Pacific cable bill, blocking the Dalzell private‑company option. Debates cited cost, foreign benefit, and the aim of securing uninterrupted communications for insular possessions.
The Secretary of the Treasury reported allowances to Ohio and Illinois for interest on Civil War advances. Ohio received 559 and Illinois 1 005 129 dollars.
Washington June 11 Senate confirms F W Mahan at Reighenerei S C McFarland at Notting am.
Rome announces a permanent committee on Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs will handle the friar lands issue in the Philippines. Cardinals Rampolla and others will lead, with a subcommittee to draft a report for the full panel to review.
Chicago judge rules that a man may keep his mother-in-law in the house as he may keep a dog. William Giese four times married faced suit from his fourth wife over separate maintenance. She argued sharing with the mother of two former wives, who were sisters, was unjust. The ruling noted no lawful complaint. The case will be appealed.
Whitelaw Reid the United States special ambassador to the coronation of King Edward was received in audience at Buckingham Palace. The King greeted him warmly and Reid presented credentials along with a congratulatory letter from President Roosevelt.
A reader requests correction of a June 11 issue quotation from Dickens Bleak House. The letter argues that removing capital letters and splitting Turveydrop ruins the intended meaning and asks the editor to restore the proper form.
Advert says tired women with weaknesses and lack of ambition should stop and consider dangers. Hood s Sarsaparilla is promoted to purify the blood and give strength.
A Cincinnati reader protests the abandonment of the Sycamore Cable and a new line, urging disclosure of its route and schedule. He laments the four mile line's sudden stoppage and demands public information on streets to be occupied and the timetable. MT. Auburn.
The text appears to be a fragmented advertising notice urging subscription to a newspaper with a prompt to send an estimate. It lacks readable names, dates, or locations to anchor a fuller summary.
Harry Ellard provides a field note from the Commercial Tribune office detailing local happenings, editorial pace, and community updates in a concise dispatch.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, a Boer War veteran and Galway MP elect, was arrested on arrival from Dieppe on the charge of high treason. He was arraigned at Bow Street, remanded until June 14, and declined bail. Irish Nationalists pressed ministers in Commons over the arrest.
Sidi Ali, Bey of Tunis, died this morning in Tunis. Born October 5, 1817, he was son of Sidi Ahsin and became ruler after his brother Sidi Mohammedes Sadok on October 27, 1882. The Tunisian throne has stood since 1691 under the ruling dynasty.
Berlin dispatch reports the cruiser Gazelle and Falke sailing to La Guaira at the request of the German chargé d affaires in Caracas due to a revolt near the town. The bombardment by forts and Venezuelan ships followed the uprising, threatening German subjects in the area.
A promotional pitch urges readers to recruit nine friends to contribute their brains and share the use of one mind. The plan promises tenfold chances to win among 1,490 prizes in a $34,000 contest.
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