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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
4
The Commercial Tribune outlines subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including abroad rates, and lists office locations in Cincinnati, Covington, Newport, Columbus, Washington, London, and delivery options.
Unsettled conditions persist across the West and Middle West as heat yields to potential storms tonight or tomorrow. Following the stormy spell, cooler clear weather is expected with temperatures several degrees lower than recent highs. Yesterday's readings ranged 69 to 90 degrees with 90 reached at 3 pm. June 23, 1907 record at 8 pm shows a 12 degree shortfall versus the past three years.
Ohio and Indiana forecast thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday with light to fresh southerly winds. Occasional squalls likely along the lakes. West Virginia and Kentucky expect showers Monday and probably Tuesday.
New York arrivals include the Cam pania from Naples and others. departures list ships bound for Marseilles Naples and Philadelphia. La Provence arrives in Havre from New York. Liverpool gets the Tunisian from Montreal. London welcomes the Mount Temple from Montreal. Southampton records the St Louis from New York and the Umbrie sailing to New York. Dover notes Vaderland to Liverpool and Carthagenian to Philadelphia. Rotterdam shows Staten dam bound for New York and Fiume lists Slavonia to Boston and the Bos tonian to Manchester.
A catalog of hotel arrivals lists numerous individuals and their home cities including Dennison Fred Schwenker Louisville H G Evans Pittsburg J H Baker Dayton J H Brede Middletown Gibson F W Mathews Louisville J Hillson Boston Robert M Findlay New York B E Stontemeyer El Paso Texas Linton Lewis R Hardy Louisville David Mann New York H R McKenzie New York A Lippmann New York Burnet C G Cassel Pittsburg J J Kotley Detroit W C Love Philadelphia W K Rickart Scranton Pa St Nicholas W Michaels Richmond Va Louis E Smith New York C H Howard Detroit William Leask New York Grand John G Woolley Chicago Clay Burk St Louis Ralph Bingham Philadelphia S R Morris Detroit Lackman O M Reed Norfolk Va J B Jones Baltimore E Byerley Louisville C B Smith Decatur IN Honing James Johnston Philadelphia W E Brearley New York M Ehrmann Louisville Haviin Isaac J Stein New York H G Hinksen Buffalo James C Scott St Paul E H McFarland Schenectady New York Palace J M Hughes Louisville E S Shelton Spokane Wash J E Johnstone Newark NJ Paul Le Blonde Toledo
Cincinnati residents registered in New York hotels include R. C. Anderson R. T. Kellogg R. D. Meacham Herrick C. H. Blomberg E. Fitzggrald M. Freiberg and wife J. Mitchell J. Oppenheimer J. G. Schnettlopf R. Thursh and F. Wellg and wife.
An editorial condemns San Francisco officials led by Mayor Schmitz amid bribe scandals and a contested mayoral removal. It urges California and other states to adopt remedies such as governor removal power, citing Ohio as a model, to prevent graft and ensure honest city governance.
Colonial Department tallies over five million plague deaths in India since 1896 while Consul Dennison cites 175000 weekly deaths. The piece argues rat control as key to health, notes vast native poverty, and urges relentless wartime action against rats to improve safety, cleanliness, and well being.
The New York statutes exempt wild animals from taxation because they cannot be easily tracked for value. Attorney General Jackson ruled oysters in beds are wild animals and thus not taxable, impacting state revenues. The piece notes the Tammany Tiger as a metaphor and cites ongoing debates about taxability.
The legal view holds that oysters remain wild until drained and made personal property of the dredger. Once tamed and edible by hand, taxation may apply. New York and the oyster breathe easier as courts classify the shellfish as wild animals not subject to tax yet.
Wolves on ranches drive cattle losses while rats ruin 100600 dollars of grain in transit yearly per the Department of Agriculture. In San Francisco Schmitz remains mayor with treasury blocked, pitting city police and mayor against each other in a tense standoff.
The piece notes Bryan’s selfless love despite earlier defeats in referendums while critiquing Washington’s likeness to an English city. It satirizes América delegates at The Hague, Twain and Albert Edward at a forthcoming dinner, and Health Officer Knopf’s ban on kissing. It mentions Glen Echo’s return to quiet life and Jamestown’s trip as a once in a lifetime journey.
A German woman on a Highland avenue car drops a large grocery box revealing a hidden pup. Conductor and rider share laughter as berries and vegetables spill, while a note on Eden Park prompts calls for safer park policing and warnings to visitors.
The report highlights George Anderson of Sidney at the Grand Hotel, praising private cemetery ownership to avoid political influence. Also recaps remarks by William C. Gunter on a central union station, beltlines, and flood-affected bottoms, plus I. O. Johnson on advances in advertising reproduction and a long account of Marvin Kuhns and his capture with farmer rewards and a governor’s pardon.
The piece argues that the slang expression nothing doing originates from Dickens in Dombey and Son, not as slang but as a period phrase. It cites Sol Gills explaining to Walter that abandoning the business is impossible due to habit, concluding the phrase carried genuine meaning a century ago.
Samuel Kronfield a machinist at a paper box factory in East New York was hoisted into the air by a flywheel rotating at 1000 revolutions per minute after a loose jumper caught in the belt. He steadied himself and shouted for the stop then fell fourteen feet when the wheel halted. An ambulance took him to hospital with minor cuts and bruises, and he planned to return to work soon with a belt kept ready.
The dealer should delay winning in the adversaries heart run to prevent opponents from cashing in long suits. Holding up after the first round, or letting the suit run when necessary, can curb the foe’s potential tricks. The example shows Z defending and choosing when to win and lose rounds to secure the rubber.
An influential independent Republican predicts a fusion ticket if nominated to oppose Dempsey. He argues Democrats and independents are out of government, praising Dempsey while noting Bryan’s strong appeal to traveling salesmen. Bryan will visit Cincinnati September 3 after notifying committee chair Shuff.
A humorous reminiscence of a family Sunday scene with Pop on the grand jury Aunty at the club and a narrator and siblings growing up. The piece shifts through domestic vignettes including a bridge game a roof climb a dog bite and a Greek poetry moment. The tone mixes domestic chaos with growing up themes.
Copyright 1907 by Joseph B Bowles invites readers to send questions about business unpublished incidents and criticisms. Letters should be addressed through the paper care.
The article surveys eight foot plus individuals across eras including Marian the eight foot two inch Amazon Princess of the Alhambra Theatre, Anna H. Swan Nova Scotia giantess six to eight feet, Chang the Chinese giant eight plus feet, and Robert Haley Norfolk giant from a tall family with multiple six foot plus relatives, noting their heights and brief lifespans.
Aghill Valley seeks a pied piper to end a cricket plague with rewards offered. Vicar Awdrey investigates a piscina hidden behind the altar at Budock church. The Prince of Asturias gains a Spanish regiment roll and barracks bed. Hyde Park hosts sheep shearing with a teacher and twenty pupils observing. A Mary Queen of Scots key sold for 50 pounds. Ponds drained on Sir Charles Welby’s estate move ten thousand fish to the canal. Karl Blind’s remains cremated at Golders Green.
In a Century magazine excerpt, Loomis posits airships become common and pose new risks. He imagines reckless pilots and flying accidents over cities like New York, with bystanders and pedestrians facing peril from falling tools and misdirected craft.
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