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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
4
Daily newspaper issue page dateline for Friday June 19 1903 from The Commercial Tribune, published by The Commercial Tribune Company in Walnut Street and Government Place. President B. O. Eshelby is listed.
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Notices list branch offices in Walnut Hills Covington Columbus and Washington and London bureaus. News advertisements and news received supplied by newsboys at each location. Post Building Washington details 1341 Pennsylvania Avenue and Trafalgar Square London bureau are mentioned as free to Americans.
Weather data shows high pressure across the Ohio Valley keeping temperatures below normal east of the Mississippi while the West warms and storms rumble in Nebraska and the Dakotas. Cincinnati recorded 54 to 76 degrees with a 68 degree high and 54 degree low, and a June 18 1903 observation noted below average temperatures and limited rainfall with accumulated excess and deficiency figures for the year.
Ohio expects partly cloudy conditions Friday and Saturday with occasional showers and variable winds. West Virginia forecasts partly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures Friday and Saturday showers followed by cooler air. Indiana sees partly cloudy Friday with showers and cooler conditions Friday night or Saturday, variable winds. Kentucky predicts partly cloudy Friday with showers and cooler temperatures Saturday night.
Weather improves wheat crops over ten days. Judge Hosea to appoint receiver for Pike Building today. Leo Brigel’s Cincinnati safe levy reveals no valuables. Congressman Charles Dick again chairs Ohio Republican committee. Suburban Handicap won by Africander in slow mud time 3 10 2 5. Rev James Aiken Smith accepts call to Sixth Presbyterian Cincinnati. Berlin woman on trial for poisoning fifth husband. arsenic found in remains. Russian police thwart planned Chernigo massacre May 27. Illinois child labor law starts July 1. under 16 forbidden night work. Arthur Anson held for murder in auto crash that killed Mrs Neimeier. State Board of Pharmacy cites narcotics enforcement needs. Coroner probes death of four-day-old child at German Deaconess Hospital. Adams & Larber Company bankrupt. assets half liabilities. Kentucky Baptist Association passes antifeud resolutions. Caleb Powers trial set August 3.
A fragmented account notes a burglar named Borglar Bill who overindulged in loot and failed at breaking into a house then could hardly run. The passage appears as a garbled clipping with undefined dates and places.
City educators argue for a large new high school to relieve overcrowding at Walnut Hills Hughes and Woodward. The plan weighs centralization versus site, aims to improve laboratories and equipment, and seeks to avoid extravagance while timing construction before winter of 1904.
During Jett and White trial county figures clash over admissibility of testimony. Judge Hargis cited a letter and misconduct by Judge French as he spoke to the jury, prompting objection and perceived contempt for Judge Redwine. The piece argues political power and military presence sway juries, signaling a need for reform in Kentucky administration.
The article reports Bishop Mackaye-Smith addressing Lehigh University alumni on municipal governance. He argues American cities fall short of European standards, cites Washington’s federal governance as a flaw, and raises concerns about US policy in the Philippines and Porto Rico revealing a belief in national incapacity for self-government.
The text argues that corruption in city administration is real and protests against reformers who claim universal dishonesty. It cites cases in Minneapolis St Louis and Chicago to illustrate officials’ crimes while criticizing Lehigh University reform rhetoric as impractical and self aggrandizing.
A dispute among Colorado exhibit chiefs and assistants at the World’s Fair office escalates into a street fight with injuries and accusations of dishonesty. The governor and officials face calls to resign as observers condemn the violence and demand integrity in public matters.
Emmet Logan longtime editor of the Louisville Times known as a premier paragrapher has become an honest agriculturist in the Green River region. His move from journalism to farming prompts sincere regret among friends who valued his newspaper leadership and wit.
Judge Redwine apologized for the painful necessity of ruling against Judge Hargis. Hargis declined to submit to the ruling, making the apology unlikely to be demanded fully.
Some residents oppose naming the newly established post office Teddy while others do not object to the postmaster position.
Report states Tom Johnson is engaged on a book to be titled Politics as Seen From an Auto with a frontis piece showing the scattered remains of Harbert of Richland.
Pension Commissioner Ware reiterates Kansas does not need outside help and rejects external relief proposals. He frames the stance as confidence in local solutions and avoids committing to any new federal aid commitments.
Washington correspondents are engaged in fixing up the committees for Uncle Jo Cannon and will be eminently successful until Uncle Jo gets ready to fire off its own list.
A fragment notes a delicate compliment would have come from the Laird of Skibo if he had consulted Uncle Adlai during the fossil collection purchase.
Indictment cites improper discharge of city employees by the Pittsburg mayor rather than misusing city treasury funds. The case centers on official actions affecting municipal personnel.
The note says floods cause enormous losses but implies the figures target others’ losses, not the combine’s own cost. It frames the flood impact as benefiting the beef industry by shifting blame or expense to competitors.
The remark notes Serb stance of not whitewashing events, opting to let matters unfold as they are without gloss. It implies a blunt assessment of honesty in dealing with the situation.
The text hints at the Reds aiming to return home over a tight numerical mark and to curb their rising streaks. It implies a focus on performance metrics and a key turning point in their season.
A reform ends the practice of placing birds on women’s bonnets while bonnet prices remain unchanged. The change signals shifting fashion norms without affecting accessory costs.
Fragmentary report suggests Parker boom returned to incubator for further development. Scattered lines claim Earth nearing an ice age and reference the "ice man" being killed off. A vague remark questions what June holds and hints at a court-house feudist facing fate.
A fragmented verse fragment portrays a bird in a gilded cage, the boy asking what a cinch means, and a father answering with a racing paradox. The piece intertwines themes of illusion and play.
Various items note oddities and facts: a horse died with three large stones found in its body, the Gobron Brille racing car is claimed as the most powerful with 120 horsepower, the Countess of Warwick adds running a licensed public house and will sell only soft drinks, Dickens first editions sold for £35 at Sothebys, Glasgow reports 4943 unset sittings in 9890 across city churches, Bishop Burgess urges church caution on funds, early life insurance efforts in London failed, Swiss Alpine clubs plan permanent salvage corps, Galileo built his first telescope from lead water pipes with spectacles.
Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, a Yorkshire baronet, proposes a drastic measure in The Times to curb reckless motorists. He suggests legalized use of a shotgun by injured pedestrians to identify and deter offending drivers, with strict limits on range and shot size. He even favors cylinder bored guns for marking culprits across towns, urging police to supply cases at a moderate price.
A satirical quiz on card play with absurd scenarios. It mocks whist rules and etiquette through humorous questions about strategy, memory, dress, and social behavior. The piece parodies guidance columns and lampoons formal games and their jargon.
A quirky quote piece features a Russian speaker and a man named Appleton recounting a misadventure with a car. The dialogue highlights delirious exclamations and puns amid a humorous roadside incident.
Governor Beckham faces pressure over Breathitt County actions amid calls to deploy the State Guard to Breathitt until killers and arsonists are punished. Legislators may be convened to remove a judge or abolish Breathitt for justice in Kentucky. The issue centers on Kentucky justice and Beckham’s administration.
The piece condemns the failure of Kentucky authorities to intervene in Breathitt County where murder arson and perjury govern. It argues a strong governor would use all powers to restore law and order and to enforce obedience to the law.
The Courier Journal argues that Kentucky’s authority rests with the Governor and rejects local officials acting beyond the law. It calls for lawful supremacy by the state over those who misuse office to foster lawlessness.
The statement asserts law should not defeat itself and urges punishing Jett White and others by sending them to counties. It argues Governor power may be insufficient and calls for immediate action by the Legislature to compensate Captain Ewen and prevent future failures. The people of Kentucky must decide and act.
Special despatch lists Cincinnati residents registered at New York hotels on June 18. Names include G F Fincken I F Hussey Mr and Mrs R Karl G F Stewart Mr and Mrs J A Truman R L Windholz J Baum Mr and Mrs J C Frei E Gooder W A Greaves Prof E Hefur H G Parker Dr and Mrs S Stark E L Wylie of Wylie Ackerland Co J Heldman of Heldman Co.
Report from Sofia says Bogdanoff one of the Bulgarians condemned for involvement in Salonica dynamite outrages died in prison after undergoing cruel tortures.
The 1902 State Board of Pharmacy annual report notes lax enforcement of samples laws and cocaine and poison laws. It warns habitual cocaine use is increasing and linked to more crimes, urging the Governor to assign enforcement to the Board of Pharmacy and fund it adequately.
President selects heirs of military officers for entry at West Point in June 1904 with a list of cadet candidates and alternates from Army branches including infantry cavalry artillery and quartermaster. Names include Ayres Bonesteel Buckner Allen Eldridge Gordon Hall Jacobs Kobbe Tillson Van Horn Emory Sage Smith Fletcher Clem Braden Holcombe McClure and others with alternates noted.
Rome June 18 Dr Lapponi tells Stampa the Pope is wonderfully well for a man of 94 and will attend Monday’s Consistory as proof against pessimists. He notes the Belgrade tragedy impressed the Pontiff, who today received Bishops Roecker and Dougherty and voiced support for church work in the Philippines and the islands.
A young woman dressed as a boy was jailed in Frankfort Indiana after being found in Clover Leaf Railroad yards. She entered a restaurant in male guise and refused to name herself claiming to travel from Chicago to St Louis on a wager. She said it is not fun playing boy. She is 21 years old and described as pretty.
The Illinois Lieutenant Governor W. A. Northcott was robbed in a Indianapolis hotel of his gold watch chain and pendant valued at $300 and $35 in cash. His daughter's money and jewelry were also taken. No clues have been found by authorities.
In Cleveland on June 18 involuntary bankruptcy proceedings were filed against Adams & Sarber Company, a three year old oil promotion firm with liabilities of 303 484 and assets 171 481. Joshua W. Adams and Charles A. Sarber filed individual petitions with unsecured claims at 156 834 and 141 725 secured, wages, notes and indorsed bills.
Major General Frank Wheaton U S A retired died today in Washington at age 70 after a long health decline. He served in the Civil War in Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and Washington campaigns and received brevets for meritorious service. He led operations against hostile Indians and worked on boundary surveys before enforcing raids from Mexico. He was promoted to Major General on April 2 1897 and retired a month later.
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