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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
4
The Commercial Tribune announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions with mail and weekly options. It lists branch offices in Walnut Hills Covington Newport and Washington along with the London bureau and Trafalgar Square reading room for Americans.
Temperatures rose above 90 in interior valleys and the South with sweltering conditions. A Northwest low pressure brought rains to the Dakotas while the Atlantic coast enjoyed moderate weather. Cincinnati hit 92 the highest this month. June 18, 1908, daily record through 7 p.m. local time shows a three year comparison.
Ohio shows showers Friday with cooler conditions Saturday or Saturday night and southwest winds. Indiana expects showers Friday and cooler nights and Saturday with fair in extreme southeast, winds fresh to brisk from the southwest turning northwest Saturday. West Virginia and Kentucky fair Friday and Saturday.
Shipping round up shows arrivals at Havre Copenhagen and Naples from New York and Southampton. Vessels including La Lorraine The Co F Tietgen The Manitou Majestic Carmania Freiderich der Grosse Fatra The Etruria Haverford Caledonian Teutonic Royal Romanic Friesland Baltic Bluecher Konig Albert and others are listed with sailings to Boston Philadelphia Liverpool and New York plus times and positions near Queenstown Sable Island and Sandy Hook.
The poem proclaims a nationwide choice for the nation’s chief, praising Ohio’s son Bill as the favored candidate. It frames unity across regions and pride in the Buckeye State as he is hailed to lead, with mothers and sisters backing his presidential potential.
The Chicago convention has named William Howard Taft as the Republican candidate for the Presidency. It publically rejects stampede stories and proclaims Taft the clear choice, predicting his victory on March 4, 1909, with a duty driven, principled record.
The article reports Henry Cabot Lodge stating the Republican aim is to name the two men who will become President and Vice President, arguing the country desires and deserves a Republican victory led by Taft. It contrasts Democratic defeats, cites Governor Johnson on not seeking a third nomination, and notes Pittsburgh Gazette-Times mock tribute to Taft.
The fleet lies in half a million pounds of soap at Seattle, substantial in amount and hard to the touch. It notes a prior abundance of soft soap along the coast and hints at deservedness or pride in the supply.
A Pittsburg philanthropist Henry Phipps donates five hundred thousand dollars to Johns Hopkins University. The item notes bids from Cincinnati to match the University of Chicago gift and mentions Minnesota’s Johnson as a spirited figure since Marie Henry’s departure. Taft era clamor underscores the political climate surrounding the gift and era.
The Republican platform lauds Theodore Roosevelt and his administration, pledging continued policies on tariff reform, currency stability, trusts, railroads, and wage earners. It extols natural resources, biodiversity, and imperial roles, urging unity to maintain economic prosperity, civil rights progress, and American leadership worldwide.
State Chairman Richard P. Ernst of Covington withdrew from the race for Kentucky’s National Committee seat. Judge A. R. Burnham of Richmond was elected after Fisher’s defeat, with Ernst citing Frank Hitchcock’s opposition and a split delegation. Delegates voted 14 for Burnham and 12 for Fisher. Ernst returns to Covington tomorrow.
Governor Hughes in Albany issued a telegram to William H. Taft congratulating him on the nomination. He stated that under Taft's administration the welfare of the country will be assured. The news was greeted with cannon fire in Albany.
Vice President Fairbanks at his home received word of Mr Taft s nomination and sent a telegram to Washington D C offering cordial congratulations and best wishes for a successful administration with a carbon copy to W H Fairbanks says he sends the message to Taft in Washington D C
A sequence of personal names and cities appears as a fragmented directory style listing. It groups individuals with associated towns such as Gibson A W Lennox New York and T J Long Atlanta with scattered others across multiple states, hinting at a registry or ads column.
In Paris on June 18 a Cincinnati sugar man stored at the eraal office here to Coda. Special cable to the Commercial Tribune notes the dispatch from Paris.
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