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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
4
The page notes the Commercial Tribune established in 1798 and published daily by The Commercial Tribune Company with offices at Walnut Street and Government Place. B C Eshelby is listed as president. The issue date is Wednesday June 13, 1906.
The notice lists mail and carrier subscription rates including daily and Sunday editions, international rates in the Universal Postal Union, and payment requirements in advance. It provides multiple branch offices and bureaus with addresses in Cincinnati, Covington, Newport, Columbus, Washington, and London, plus a reading room for Americans.
A high pressure over lake regions maintains fine bracing weather in the interior for one or two days more. The West shows gradual temperature rise while a Gulf storm brings some rain to the South. Cincinnati yesterday ranged 51 to 79 degrees with clear to partly cloudy skies and no precipitation.
Ohio and Kentucky see partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with warm spells. Indiana and West Virginia expect warmer temperatures with showers possible Thursday night or Thursday. East winds gusty in northern zones. southern Indiana fair and warmer. extreme eastern Kentucky showers possible.
A maritime column lists arrivals and sailings across major ports. Vessels include Oscar II from Copenhagen, Bremen from Bre men and Cherbourg, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse for Bremen, Carpathia for Naples Genoa and Trieste, and others with arrivals at Gibraltar Antwerp Palma Naples Naples and New York crews.
Anna E. Scofield names sister Caroline Wilson as guardian and seeks care for two others, Jah M. and Margaret E. Friday. Hoefle leaves all to husband John Paul Hoefle. Admin applications list Emma J. Doebel, Rosa Schneider, Frida H. Hoefle, John Heinlein, William Kahna, Andrew J. Nixon and others with values from 36 to 2,700. Appraisers value Caroline Taylor personal property at 2,028.
The report reveals how public scrutiny forced O Neill and Reynolds to disclose findings on evils in packing houses. Indignation led to mandatory daily clean aprons and better floors, highlighting publicity as a tool to compel reform among corporations.
The Pittsburg public safety head Superintendent Ridgeway bans negligee in tenement alleys and streets. He cites a note from a city society woman and tours the districts. Press and charity groups condemn the order as overreach and a call for arresting poor mothers and children.
The piece portrays Hearst as a Democrat wary of Bryan’s backers while praising Bryan’s core honesty. It argues Hearst demands clean company and condemns Taggart and other figures, signaling a potential split over endorsements and political allies. Bryan faces pressure to repudiate certain backers or risk Hearst’s hostility and altered nomination prospects.
The passage implies Mr. Bryan will accept Indiana’s endorsement and other support after his London Fourth of July address. It suggests Hearst will react by promoting campaigns and expanding influence while leaders like Aggart and Belmont loom in control, amid a contentious political season.
The Atlanta Constitution reports that Hoke of The Atlanta Journal is out of the gubernatorial race in Georgia. It notes Howell of The Constitution calls the effort supremest folly, arguing a statewide contest would harm the state if both told the truth.
Mr Bryan described the news as quite unexpected while reacting to booms in Indiana Arkansas and Missouri. He related the surprise to his anticipated election outcome which he viewed as equally unforeseen.
Washington specials report the Steering Committee urging Congress to adjourn before July 1. The Chair asks for objections and records none as the session ends without pushback.
The remark suggests Mr. Bryan may suffer politically as he confronts challenges along the Platte River. It hints at upcoming opposition and potential decline in support during his campaign activities.
An article notes the Third National Bank cleaning its granite facade as an example for capitalists. It tells of a Walnut Hills squatter who sold water, then allowed free access when the owner stepped in. It also describes Mrs Longworth and her husband in Washington and a humorous open car incident with a missing button. The piece ends observing crowds on open-air streetcars during sultry weather.
In a packed tram a stout woman quarrels with a small messenger boy about seats. The boy quips back then the scene shifts to a London sideshow where Patsy Flannigan, hired as a lion to dress, fears joining a tiger in a cage. He prays in Irish as the tiger fixes its gaze.
In a Southern community a woman explains informal divorce customs among blacks where a wife may simply take a new husband. Eliza, living with a new partner, says she and James are not legally divorced, she just naturally left him. The exchange notes no abuse, only lost taste for James.
Fun and Fancy by Wyder Ali portrays graduating girls as learned travelers across languages and cultures. It notes their charm and talents in music and verse while questioning practicality like homemaking skills, inviting readers to pause and reflect on idealized campus femininity.
De Witt urges that the water system head be a technically skilled no matter political ties. He criticizes neglect of valve mapping and personnel changes after elections, warning that security and competence are essential for serving half a million residents. He cites party politics as a fault and recalls a pledge for reform.
A visiting automobilist writes to The Commercial Tribune condemning Cincinnati streets for bumps and holes. He tours cities abroad and finds Cincinnati the worst he has seen, urging better road maintenance.
Defiance Ohio filed in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals an appeal from a judgment requiring the city to pay 40096 to Defiance Water Company for rents of plugs and water supplies. The city argues several errors in the ruling. The Southern Railroad Company also appeals a Tennessee federal verdict granting G W Lester 2500 in personal injuries. Falls Branch Coal Company appeals a Tennessee court ruling awarding A B Brotherton 2200 for mine injuries.
William Curvington a laborer of 3587 Irwin Street suffers two frostbitten feet after five hours standing on ice blocks at a city ice house. He was treated at City Hospital where doctors diagnosed frostbite.
A fragment notes chatter about valuations of a painting by Dauber. Com mitter questions focus on the painter’s asking figure while observers discuss the canvas and its paint. The tone hints at raised bids and skepticism.
B T Clemons, an insurance man from Cincinnati, says San Francisco quake victims are pressuring companies with high demands. He notes that despite aid, some claimants threaten to abandon settlements, forcing insurers to consider leaving the state if greed and unreasonable demands persist.
At Columbus yesterday the Cinccin nati Independent Telephone Company was incorporated to build a telephone system in Hamilton County towns outside Cincinnati. Capitalization is 310 000. Incorporators include Edward Puthoff Charles H Urbach William Klussmann Arthur R Morgan and George W Griffith. Plans call for exchanges in Reading Wyoming Hartwell Lockland Madisonville Elmwood Place St Bernard and other villages competing with the Bell Company. Urban says no Cincinnati entry now but may seek franchises and serve Queen City residents later.
William M. Castle wins a divorce from Edna Castle after filing for willful absence. Judge Littleford dismisses 113 old divorce suits for 1900 to 1905, mostly for reconciled couples, with eight uncontested decrees listed including cases of willful absence and neglect.
Harry L Nolan of Fifth and Walnut streets secured a divorce from Anna R Nolan last Friday and obtained a license to marry Agnes Lehman of 226 West Sixth Street with Squire Lamping to perform the ceremony. New divorce suits filed include Bridget v John Lenahan for willful absence, Margaret v James Thompson for drunkenness cruelty and neglect, and Amelia v William L Clary for neglect.
A long list of individuals and cities appears as delegates or contacts for various groups or districts. Names include St Nicholas L Voris New York and others from Boston Cleveland Paris Indianapolis and Chicago among many others.
On a busy port, families and friends send loving wishes as ships pull away. An Italian physician weeps for the unspoken farewells, while travelers and locals exchange flowers letters and bank notes of good will. The scene captures collective grief as the shore vanishes into the sea.
Shoe and clothing firms in Cincinnati’s business district seek a noon Saturday close during July and August. Fifth street shoes and Fourth and Race street stores show support. one large firm is still deciding. A meeting at the Cincinnatus Building will plan the move. If agreed, the half holiday begins the first Saturday in July.
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