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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
3
Ohio attorney general Wade H. Ellis defends the Republican platform on anti injunctions. He argues Bryan misstates the issue, asserts the plank clarifies court discretion and notice requirements, and promises national standardization to prevent labor disputes.
Boston June 22. A new Vocational Bureau led by Mrs. Quincy A Shaw and Prof. Frank Parsons seeks to guide youths into occupations best suited to their nature and training. The program offers free counseling, tests, and resources with partners including the YMC A and Women's Educational and Industrial Union to expand nationwide.
A registered mail pouch with $50,000 in currency and diamonds valued at $100,000, stolen from a Union Depot mail car on June 6, was found in Rock Island Railroad yards in Kansas City Kansas. The pouch contained valuable jewelry. four empty envelopes indicated loss of currency.
Nine men died in a firedamp explosion at a coal mine in Saint Etienne on June 22. The disaster occurred in the mine today with the blast trapping victims underground. Rescue teams searched the site for survivors and to recover the dead.
The author argues that youths often pursue quick gains by forcing into offices stores or factories. He warns this damages skilled trades and notes many fail to match natural abilities. He stresses the crucial task of guiding proper life work selection for youths and families.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr will gain his first work experience this summer as an employee of the United States Steel Corporation. He, Harvard senior in the academic department, visited the company's ore holdings last year and will be supervised by John C. Greenway in the Western Mesaba department.
French aeronaut Leon Delagrange flew for sixteen minutes thirty seconds at a military field in Milan, staying ten to eighteen feet above ground. He completed nine laps over about eighteen kilometres at roughly thirty eight miles an hour and a gold medal will be struck in his honor.
Obituary notes Christian Burcky a Chicago restaurant pioneer who started a lunchroom in a Madison street boxcar with Ed Milan before the 1871 fire. The pair built a first class Chicago restaurant on Clark street earning a fortune before Burcky retired from business. Also memorialized are Brigadier General Albert Hartsuff and H P Williams of Felicity Ohio, plus Abram D Wolf a Civil War river captain.
In New York on June 22 H M Leland of a Detroit firm asserted the auto industry will outpace early fears of decline. He said horse drawn vehicles worth about 2 million dollars yearly will vanish as motor cars dominate, and the industry’s growth will outstrip other sectors despite depressions.
Paris reports the death of M Tampier timekeeper of the Automobile Club de France linked to poisoning from a canard a la rouennaise dish at a club banquet. Duck sales plunge as doctors warn of danger and officials tighten oyster cleaning and water use to protect public health.
A tornado struck Osakis Minnesota at eight o clock this morning coming across Lake Osakis from the north. It produced a wave larger than any previously seen on the lake. Launch houses docks and small boats were destroyed.
A tornado struck Appleton Wisconsin at about 1 pm damaging the Patten Paper Mill roof and two schoolhouses. Several small buildings were left wrecked with debris reported across the area.
Personally escorted all expense tours depart Chicago in special trains to Yellowstone Yosemite Valley and states of California Utah and Colorado during July and August under the Tourist Department Union Pacific Northwestern Line 8S A Hutchison Manager 212 Clark Street Chicago Ill for itineraries and full information
A charming lingerie waist pattern uses nainsook or lace for decoration. The front has no fullness except at the waist line, with a single box plait for fastening. Sleeves may be full or short, cost ten cents, six sizes from 32 to 42 inches.
Mrs. C H M Atkins hosts a dinner for twelve in Roge Hill Avondale honoring Miss Elizabeth Jones ahead of her wedding to Mr. Lee Sowden of Philadelphia at the Church of the Good Shepherd Norwood. Other items note a General Federation of Women's Clubs program in Boston, multiple Cincinnati weddings, and social events around Clifton and Walnut Hills.
A long list of residents and relatives plan or undertake summer travel and visits. Families including Krippendorfs, Kinseys, Cleneays, Johnsons, Carews, Poole, Campbells, Balchs, Mack, and others depart for New York, Yale commencement events, Maine summers, Philadelphia, Vermont, Canada, and European tours. Plans include weddings, visits, and seasonal relocations with destinations such as Boston, Lenox, Mt. Clemens, Glen Falls, Poughkeepsie, and Hot Springs.
Will leave Thursday for Mackinac Island summer cottage. Miss Webb of Burton avenue heads to Riverside California for several weeks. Louis Osborne of South Crescent avenue Avondale travels to Boston for weeks. Mr and Mrs Julius Fox of Burnet avenue Avondale sail from New York for a three months European trip. Mr and Mrs George H Warrington arrive in Cincinnati Saturday from a world honeymoon. Miss Lucy Rawson of Clifton avenue visits Chicago.
Miss Jennie Walsh attends educational convention in Cleveland. Engagement announced for Mrs Walter Klein of Newport and W Morrison of Little Rock with a July 8 ceremony. Miss Freda Farnau marries Tunis Caborn Ross at St Johns Church in Covington with large reception and many out of town guests.
Blue grass seed growers from Clarke Montgomery Bourbon Madison and Fayette Counties met in Winchester and pooled their crop. The group appointed a sales committee including R T Gay D L Pendleton Solomon Van Meter John Collins Warren Rogers Frank Clay and A K McCowan to manage the pool until a permanent organization is formed. Last year the growers also pooled and sold their output at one time after holding briefly.
Charles Lewis a 28 year old colored man from 333 Lock street was beaten by two white men after a white woman complained of improper language. He suffered scalp wounds and was sent to City Hospital. Frank Epplen of 213 B Liberty Jr and an unnamed companion struck him and faced a disorderly conduct charge.
President Roosevelt named John C. O Laughlin of Washington as Secretary of the American Commission for the Tokyo Exposition in 1912. O Laughlin will earn a salary of $5,000 annually.
Gus Allison 365 colored fell from his third story window at 742 Kenyon Avenue while walking in his sleep early this morning. He sustained a fractured jaw and broken leg and was removed to City Hospital.
Rupert V. Wilson of the Atlantic Coast Line pleads guilty to using the mails to defraud through false freight claims. Judge Hough sentences him to eight months on Blackwell's Island. Wilson, based in Jacksonville, forged freight bills and prepared false claim papers in Wilmington and Chicago with R. C. Stebbins. Over $2,000 was involved before the indictment in New York. Stebbins awaits further action as a co defendant turned witness.
Anonymous circular bearing Katipunan signs denounces Americans as tyrants and schemers. It calls for assassination of invading Americans, burning homes, and killing animals while urging Filipino resistance. Government suspects limited impact on ongoing unrest.
A Baton Rouge and Hammond passenger train wreck at the Red River Valley crossing leaves Dr. G. W. Jones of Denham Springs dead and about fifteen hurt including State Representatives Lewis Morgan and others. The crash occurred when a Red River Valley freight moved to cross ahead of the passenger, knocking the last coach off the track.
San Francisco June 22 William J Barnett was convicted this afternoon of embezzling securities from the Cohen estate. The jury deliberated for under an hour.
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