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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1903
Page
4
The June 22 1908 issue of the Commercial Tribune published in 1908 features daily newspaper content from Walnut Street and Government Place. The edition lists B. O. Eshelby as president and marks the morning publication schedule.
Rates list for mail delivery include Daily and Sunday one year ten dollars weekly edition delivered by carrier. Prices cover six month and monthly terms for daily only and Sunday options. The text also shows omissions of Sunday and separate per copy pricing for daily and Sunday and carrier delivery.
Advertisement from The Commercial Tribune Co listing overseas postal rates for daily and Sunday subscriptions. Rates include one month 1.50, three months 4.60, six months 9.00, and one year 18.00. Remittance options include express, postal money order, bank draft, or registered letter to the Cincinnati office.
Branch news offices in Alnut Hills Covington and Washington provide news and advertisements. Newsboys supplied at Scott Street Madison Avenue and Post Building facilities. Columbus Outlook Building and Trafalgar Building London offer reading rooms free to Americans.
Cloudy unsettled weather prevailed east of the Ohio Valley with showers and some heavy rains in the West and Southeast. Montgomery Alabama recorded 2.74 inches and Kansas City 0.74 inch. Temperatures in Cincinnati show deficits and excesses for the year with a steady cooler-than-average trend.
Ohio experiences partly cloudy skies Monday with warmer conditions in the north, then Tuesday brings showers and cooler air with fresh east winds turning variable. Indiana expects showers Monday and likely Tuesday, with NE winds easing to variable. West Virginia sees fair weather Monday then showers on Tuesday. Kentucky combines a partly cloudy Monday with showers in central and western areas, Tuesday follows with unsettled conditions.
The textile workers strike in Lowell Massachusetts has been called off and 17000 operatives will return to work. Cincinnati events report on labor, education, and local commerce include public sermons, university statements, and a rise in foreign demand for American shoes.
The Louisville Times notes Kentuckys people support Ewen’s losses coverage but oppose permanent subscription lists. It urges guarding against repeat crimes and counts on the militia if county officers and officials fail to protect life and property.
The article attacks Attorney John Oneal's claim that Judge Redwine pressured a jury to convict and sentence defendants. It argues such coercion would violate Kentucky judicial norms, demanding impeachment if proven. It also surveys economic optimism in railways, cotton, and grain amid weather and flood impacts.
Judge Cowing of the General Sessions Court in New York and Judge McMahon ruled on pistol carriers on the same day, imposing jail terms and heavy fines. They denounced habitual concealed weapon carry as cowardly and dangerous, urging prompt punishment and strict enforcement across states.
Mine Inspector Biddison reports Ohio moved to third among coal states behind Pennsylvania and Illinois, with 23,929,267 tons mined in 1902. Athens County leads Ohio in mines operated, total mines 967 and active miners 37,421. Machines produced 13,439,648 tons, with one life lost per 293,818 tons.
The piece argues that Democrats could avoid explaining policy by entering the race without a platform, similar to Kentucky Democrats in the gubernatorial contest, noting the party would still be left standing on nothing.
A New York judge stated that women ought to be taught to think. The remark prompts criticism of implying women need instruction in thinking.
The passage imagines Colombia’s response to a failed canal treaty affecting U S interests. It suggests that knowing the wind of Morgan’s reaction, Colombia might pity Uncle Sam and rush to ratify the treaty.
A call for a conference of Populist leaders to be held in Trenton next month hints at possible reconciliation between rival factions, the hirsute and the fisherman, seeking unity in a shifting political landscape.
The juror who prevented a verdict in the Marcum case faces scrutiny and potential threats while the public weighs his decision. Officials have not disclosed further protection plans.
The Afrikander team secures a convincing win in the Suburbans, establishing a strong lead and topping rivals as the struggle for independence looms. Other teams lag behind Afrikander’s pace and results.
Breathitt pair Byrd and Ewen join Jett and White as a four player field heads to Harrison for an upcoming meeting. The strong lineup promises a competitive encounter with all four capable of securing the win.
The piece chronicles remarkable baseball feats such as Bradley’s three straight shutouts in 1876 and comments on a long Pittsburg winning streak. It also discusses Judge Wilson’s receivership, Rostand’s concept of le panache, racing superstitions around the number thirteen, and a political figure’s rise from journalism to government.
Regardless of never finishing first, Shamrock claimed I II and III in the sequence and will resume the title Shamrock II after the race.
The report lists multiple brief items: Scotstown Glasgow to open a large motor factory using American methods. Lt. F Crisp of the Italian army notes big game hunting on the Setet River in the Eastern Sudan. a Figaro story says a wealthy admirer left £40,000 to Malarme’s daughter with a smaller settlement of £20,000 to Mlle Mallarme due to heirs. London to study fire origin inquiries. Stockholm relaxes lamps by daylight rules in June to July. Paris schools to teach art via reproductions. Rennes man ends his life by drinking pump water after mental distress. the French Society for the Protection of Animals awards a collar to Tram the dog for lifesaving and honesty. at Valence an old woman and a child die when lightning strikes the bell during a storm following an old superstition.
King Peter declares he is profoundly touched by the Czar, reflecting a notable personal stance amid ongoing exchanges and public sentiment. The remark suggests heightened warmth or sympathy in the royal dynamics reported by observers.
From the present outlook the public will have abundance of coaling stations in the Keystone State this year.
The piece ruminates on a tug of war between the United States and Britain over gunboat troubles, mentions King Peter as insignificant in the eyes of US England and Holland, and shifts to Georgia crops and historic skirmishes. It strings together satirical jabs about Kentucky counties Breathitt and Magoffin, moonshine, and odd place-name humor.
The Pennsylvania Railway awards a 202,000 ton rail order for 1904 at 28 dollars a ton totaling 5.656 million dollars. Three mills share the bulk of the work with potential carve outs to Carnegie and Edgar Thomson, underscoring urgent demand across eastern roads. The Birmingham Age-Herald notes a 100,000 ton Harriman system order at the same price and cites Baltimore & Ohio and New York Central racing to secure rails, signaling a nationwide rush to meet vast needs.
Harlan residents report a raid on T B Malden with grub stolen and a strange 25 cent loss. H R Creech hunted and killed 14 squirrels a rabbit a crow and two black snakes earning Nimrod fame from John Metcalf. Trade gossip and hog law jokes mix with local blues and a city boom in farming growth.
Special Despatch lists Cincinnati residents staying at various hotels in New York on June 21. Names include Mr. and Mrs. C. Sheldon and Miss Sheldon at Everett House, with several others such as J. H. Allen and D. V. Sutphin among the registered guests.
An Owensboro Messenger-Header piece lauds Magoffin County jurors for a death verdict against Jett while denouncing alibi witnesses and hinting at wider Breathitt County conspiracy. It urges early trials in Harrison County and calls for removing Breathitt from the Kentucky map.
A Detroit Free Press snippet presents Uncle Reuben delivering a speech on honesty, yet confessing personal inconsistency. The piece notes the speaker’s dialect and the notion of follower consistency as a theme.
New York City Teachers Association reaffirms support for German in elementary grades while debating its place and value. Principals argue for optional foreign language, favoring English and Spanish utility, with calls to shift focus from stenography to broader language education.
Dr. K Kohler president of Hebrew Union College and Mrs Kohler arrive in Cincinnati to join Dr David Philipson. He attends college examinations and commencement at Plum Street Temple and preaches at Mound Street Temple. He plans to attend Detroit conference to refute Delitsch’s Babel and Bible theory.
Coadjutor Archbishop Moeller ordained ten young men to sacred priesthood in a ceremony marked by significance and large attendance. Six will serve in this diocese with names including Oscar Gerhardus Henry Schumacher Thomas Connell Lorenz Denning John Schwartz and Louis Yauss. Yauss will celebrate his first mass next Sunday at St Boniface Cumminsville.
A stylized verse depicts the Brooklyn Eagle opposing a Contnomr stance to keep Grover at home, framing a clash between media voice and political sentiment with vivid maritime imagery.
Omaha program for National Editors Association meeting July 7 to 1 includes about a thousand delegates with royal entertainment. A four car special train will tour Yellowstone Park for two weeks while two other trains take delegates and wives on a six day Black Hills trip. Marcus G. Perkins, chair of the legal committee, notes delegates from New England to the Pacific coast will attend.
Dialogue from Chicago humorous sketch about Cholly and Fweddy planning to consult a spirit medium. They joke about ancestors being common makers and express indifference to recognizing them.
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