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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
9
Wheat prices recovered part of yesterday's drop amid bullish leadership and foreign market gains from frost in Argentina. Corn weakened with large selling pressure as traders priced in favorable new crop outlook. oats eased and provisions firm. Cash grain faced mixed bids while Liverpool advanced on bullish signals.
New York receipts show flour and grain moves with exports rising and prices firming on wheat. July wheat at 1.22 to 1.23, September 1.14 to 1.15, December 1.13 to 1.14, while corn and oats show varied gains and losses amid steady to lower lard and pork markets.
The text notes bees as valuable on farms for clover and fruit crops and as vital in orchards and gardens, especially among small fruits, with wild bees in local areas emphasized as increasingly important factors.
River levels and arrivals at Cincinnati Louisville Memphis Cairo and related ports. Entries list stage heights for the Ohio and Mississippi rivers with numbers such as 17.2 26.5 and 35.6 feet, plus arrivals including The Queen City City of Sineinivath Ford Herald and City of Saltillo and departures to Alton St Louis and Cincinnati. Weather noted as clear and warm with temperatures around 76 degrees.
The attorney general dismissed government suits against the New York New Haven and Hartford and Boston and Maine railways and others after Massachusetts authorized consolidation. The act creates the Boston Railroad Holding Company to acquire or hold stock and bonds, affecting the anti trust claims. The dismissal cites state law authorizing consolidation and the pending actions’ reliance on stock ownership.
Washington June 24. The Wright brothers expect a flight at Fort Myer tomorrow morning after testing the motor. Minor engine adjustments remain before the trial. Officials hope the plane will join the Hudson Fulton celebration aeronautical exhibit in New York.
In Waco Texas on June 24 George Cohen aged 9 obtained a target rifle and shot Maggie Farrell eight years older than him. The tragedy happened in Edgefield a suburb.
A US study shows 59 percent of 300 million bushels of potatoes are grown in nine northern states with cool climates. Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota report prices under five cents per bushel, while Texas Oklahoma Colorado share similar conditions due to altitude and dry climate, limiting late blight costs and spraying needs.
Chicago June 24 Wilbur Glenn Voliva successor of John Alexander Dowie as head of the Christian church of Zion is deposed as political dictator of Zion City when independently elected officers are sworn in by the retiring city council. The Voliva faction briefly resisted but 800 independents rushed the council chamber, leaving the city with a new leadership. N Richey is named the Bow mayor of Zion City.
Ammonia for cleaning silverware suggests using a weak ammonia solution with a brush in alcohol for solid or plated pieces. Apply a diluted ammonia mix with baking soda, wet the brush lightly, and rub on the soap to remove tarnish.
County Judge Taulbee testified in police court that John and Norman McCoy tried to shoot him near his lumber yard after a disputed payment for work. John McCoy seized Taulbee, and Matt Prewitt arrived to threaten the assailants, preventing a shot.
Ohio man victimized as J Thatcher and Wilmer Snow of the Thatcher Magnetic Shield Co were indicted by a federal grand jury for using the mails to defraud. The device was advertised as a universal cure and alleged to have funded fraud nationwide with Newton A Andrews and others named as victims.
The Citizens National Bank of Cincinnati reports its condition with details on resources, loans, deposits, reserves, and assets. The document lists cash items, notes, bonds, and profits, sworn by President I. B. S. Cunningham and certified by notary Axe Mn.
The text warns that adulteration of crude drugs undermines medical prescriptions with grave, possibly fatal results. It cites digitalis tainted with stramonfundi risking heart failure treatment, and notes strophanthus seeds have been replaced by ineffective varieties that cost less.
The secretary of state approved several articles of incorporation including The American Cuff Button Company in Cincinnati with $10,000 by Albert L. Jones and others, The Eileron Mutual Aid Association in Cincinnati, The Mayfield County Club Company in South Euclid with $90,000, The Trade Increase and Circulation Company in Elyria with $10,000, The Monarch Machine Company, The Vitrified Roofs Tile Company in Sycamore, The Early Sun Store Company, and others. Names include M. B. Crowe, F. L. Dellar, Fred Wittigh, J. C. Hop king, J. H. Thedieck, Ray F. Hamme, and W. W. Austin, among others.
A partial bank ledger lists items such as loans and discounts, overdrafts, bonds and securities, currency, lawful money reserve, and deposits. It notes capital stock paid in, surplus, undivided profits, and various deposit types including demand and time certificates.
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