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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1903
Page
4
The Commercial Tribune dated Tuesday June 23 1903 notes the newspaper's publication details with the issue masthead and corporate credits. It lists The Commercial Tribune Company at Walnut Street and Government Place and confirms C Eshelay as president.
The notice lists daily and Sunday subscription prices including rates for mail delivery with different omissions of Sunday, six month and one year options, and weekly editions. It also notes carrier delivery charges for daily and Sunday copies.
Rates for foreign countries include Great Britain the Continent and other areas in the Universal Postal Union with options of one month to one year. Subscriptions are payable in advance and should include full post office address with county and state. Remittance by express postal money order bank draft or registered mail at the sender's risk to The Commercial Tribune Co Cincinnati Business Department.
The notice lists branch news offices at Gilbert Ave and Madison Ave with newsboys supplied, and BUREAU locations at 416 Boast St and 134 Pennsylvania Ave. It notes various bureaus including Columbus, London and Trafalgar Square readings for Americans.
Yesterday's rainfall was heaviest in the Ohio Valley with nearly an inch at Pittsburg and Parkersburg and half an inch at Cincinnati. The storm moved east to give way to clearer cooler conditions today, while the South and West saw more scattered rains and below average temperatures. Cincinnati recorded 62 to 70 degrees, with Bureau data showing rainfall and temperature deficits and excesses for the period.
Ohio and Kentucky expect fair and warmer conditions with Tuesday clearing in the west. Indiana shows fair and warmer Tuesday with Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler in the far west. West Virginia will see showers Tuesday then fair and warmer Wednesday.
Reports from across the United States describe a famine crisis in Kwang 81 China with cannibalism feared, a 19 year old suicide amid parental quarrels, witness actions in a Mississippi Senate race, and bids by Cincinnati capitalists for a cement mill in Jackson County Ohio. Other items note a statue unveiling for cadet victims, a venue change request in a Charleston editor case, labor strife in Chicago, prison escapes in Colorado, papal cardinal Consistory, Akley memorial funding, a murder witness disqualification, Nigerian battles with a sultan, and a new whiskey distillery in Terre Haute.
The piece muses on Martian signals and Lowell’s artificial projection, questioning scientific certainty while pondering sun spots and Martian influence. It then shifts to Wisconsin forestry progress, noting pine harvests, tree planting goals, and fire loss data under the forestry department.
The Indianapolis Citizens League allegedly offered a fake bribe to a city official to expose corruption, provoking denouncement by Rev. Dr. Stansfield. The incident sparked a debate on reform tactics, the separation of city matters from party politics, and the dangers of entrapment in seeking truth.
Prof. Lewis M. Haupt of Pennsylvania urges a $22,008,000 program to control floods on the Mississippi with back-set levees, sedimentation reservoirs, and especially reforestation. He cites ancient Nile works and recommends state-led, levee-maintained projects along the river to reduce flood damage across Kansas Missouri and Iowa. The Minnesota Fire Warden report notes data on deforestation and its flood implications.
Judge Carter of Chicago sentences three standing politicians to three months in county jail for criminal misconduct as election judges in the Highteenth Ward ballot count. Public opinion endorses fair elections over party success. Carter receives praise for upholding the law and delivering a strong lesson.
A Boston trip for the Bunker Hill anniversary away from Philadelphia is urged to end. The Liberty Bell has toured to Chicago New Orleans Charleston and Boston but risks from rail travel and marauding collectors. The author insists the relic belong in Independence Hall and to be preserved crack and all for all time.
Among the bills approved by Governor Pennypacker a measure allows a Harrisburg caterer to sue the State for 11 000 for refreshments furnished the Legislative Executive and Judicial Commission.
A Pennsylvania commission’s travel and entertainment bill draws sharp criticism over $11,000 in attendance costs, including $3,000 for liquors and $6,000 for cigars and meals. Critics warn such junkets damage reputations and hint at political entanglements and possible legal action.
The givers of the Lexington fish fry deny all complicity while Cincinnati citizens repudiate any participation in the buffalo hunt at Millcreek Valley.
A cryptic regional remark suggests testing a coup d etat in the Breathitt mountains and gauging how the old system would respond if one were attempted.
M De Pierre reports Russia offers encouragements to Jewish citizens to leave. The writer suggests the Czar fears a collective exodus after the Kishineff riot as a sign it may take drastic action to drive them away.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe preparations involving a bedchamber and a derrick hoisting a name under construction. Readable specifics include a sequence about rubbing and enlarging spaces to accommodate a name display, with no clear persons or organizations identified.
In Louisville Marie Henry defeats Allie Young by knockout, signaling the fighter’s stand against the machine and showing readiness for future title contention. Henry delivered decisive power to end the bout and assert dominance.
Commentator warns King Peter to watch Machin as rival Machen faces a political purge, echoing Payne's tactics. The piece sketches a tense power struggle and hints at shifting loyalties within the court.
The report notes Servia observes thirty days of mourning after a king is killed, while Breathitt civilians react by killing another man, illustrating differing societal responses to death and leadership.
The text bundles political mockery and scattered remarks touching Kaiser Bill, Geebé law, university boards, Senate funding, lynch fears, Boss Butler, Bryan, Servia gold standard, Missouri coal output, Eastern Reds, British race, Afrikander, Hungarian Diet, Judge Hargis, Jett and White, and a Lexington jailer, all in clipped, satirical strokes.
The item compiles short notes on social economy science and industry. It covers a Dover New Jersey sewing cooperative, San Francisco quarry workers wage rise, the Turkish sultans carriage collection, Australian carpenters pay, European balloon temperature readings, Belgian hop crop loss, transcontinental mileage routes, American automobile output demand, typing speed by gender and Miss Pretty, Vienna tube railway proposal, German population growth from 1870 to 1900, British height trends, Japan public libraries count, and a manufacturer federation fund plan for strike risk.
The Lexington Herald warns that any alliance including Judge Hargis Sheriff Callahan and Judge Miller will be forced into bankruptcy with assets insufficient to cover winding up costs. The note urges caution about partnerships among these officials.
A reminiscence recalls a wholesale liquor trip to Cleveland involving Saratoga chips and a complaint about a senior partner’s denial. The piece laments misread orders, praises London ice cream regulations, and argues for cleaner street vending practices. It also notes smallpox risks to George Francis Train manuscripts and a Milton Street accident near-miss, blaming reliability issues and safety failures.
A list from Annapolis shows forty two candidates principals and alternates who passed the mental examinations for admission to the Naval Academy as midshipmen after four hundred fifty boys took the tests last week. The article notes alternates in parentheses and names many state and local applicants.
James H. Tillman former Lieutenant Governor requests a change of venue in his murder case against N G Gonzales editor of the State in Columbia South Carolina affidavit affidavits claim county prejudice and unfair trial Tillman appears in court with US Senator Tillman and family present.
Minna Irving captures regional pride through culinary imagery and state symbolism. Marion and his men appear alongside tubers as a metaphor for Carolina’s sturdy reputation and economic value, celebrating harvests and lasting fame rooted in land and labor.
A collage of quips and verses including Trouble in the distance a chapel of reflections on nerves and courage. A humorous piece with captions about Reginald a Boston mother and a philosopher remarks on Servia and a rain soaked city scene.
President Roosevelt signed an order removing Judge Daniel H. McMillan of the New Mexico Supreme Court on charges of general immorality after Knox’s recommendation. Judge Clement C. Smith of Hastings Michigan is appointed to succeed him. The case faced months of pressure and hearings amid friends’ pleas for retention.
Trustees of the McKinley National Memorial Association in Cleveland meet to review progress and invite international designs for the Canton monument. They report about $500,000 raised and seek $100,000 more for endowment, with Carnation League founder proposing to help raise funds and a world-wide design competition planned.
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