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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
4
A corn scare overlays wheat concerns as grain futures rise while cotton shows a volatile session. Liverpool bears spur a sharp foreign rally, with spot cotton selling heavily to meet spinner demand. Analysts warn of crop deterioration but expect only a modest improvement in coming weeks.
In Parkerburg West Virginia on June 27 Judge Jackson ruled that 288 packages of Merry World smoking tobacco violated a federal act by including premium coupons. The court upheld the law as constitutional and imposed full penalties on the manufacturer. It marked the first federal ruling on this issue.
Ex-Senator Faulkner arrived from Washington to represent the Government as a special counsel in the decision on the question.
Chicago dispatch says the National Biscuit Company will lift prices on most lines to cover higher production costs from wheat. Eastern offices confirm increases on all soda biscuits except high grades by half a cent per pound, with sweet grades rising where flour and lard are major inputs.
Federal strawboard factory leaders from Indiana met in Muncie to address the wheat crop shortage that will require straw from other states. They plan to secure a special railroad rate or organize wagon trains for shipment. Eight Indiana mills were represented.
The Bottle Club of Cincinnati was incorporated by nine named individuals. The Frederick Siemer Company also incorporates in Cincinnati with 20000 capital stock. The Pickering Office Building Company of Cincinnati is formed with 80000 capital stock. Also incorporated are The Baumgardner Lowering Device Company of Cleveland with 50000 stock and The Standard Land Company of Cleveland with 60000 stock.
Parkersburg West Virginia June 27 employees of the Parkersburg Mill Company were notified that their pay has been increased 10 percent. The increase is voluntary and the scale is now higher than at any time since 1892. A large number of men are interested.
George W. Barricklaw of Dunbar Pennsylvania bought 4000 acres of Webster County timber land from Keystone Lumber and Mining Company for 33000 dollars. The tract is largely coal underlaid.
The Lagoon Amphitheater announces a week of vaudeville acts starting Sunday with Bouman and Adelle Weston and Yost Anna Renwick Lawrence and Harrington and Fish and Quigg. A Fourth of July spectacle includes aerial and aquatic fireworks and Prof Walker's diving horses and elks, performing daily from a near 100 foot platform.
Amusement Manager Will Clark of Coney Island announces an entirely new vaudeville bill for next Sunday afternoon. Topliners include Kherns and Cole, Murray and Murray, and John T Powers along with Jessie La Mont. A rapid fire sketch titled The Boston Hat ter will be featured. Concerts by the Cincinnati Fall Military Band and other resort entertainments will also be offered.
Local admirers will hear W H Clarke in the Mephisto role with 1 500 prior performances to his credit The cast includes Payne Clark as Faust Wm G Stewart as Valentine Norwood as Marguerite Viola Gillett as Seibel and Rose marie Campbell as Martha The program opens with Foster and Williams burlesque "Little Martha" at the vaudeville theater starting Sunday matinee.
Several outings occur at Coney Island today led by the Springer Institute and Mothers' Club. Tomorrow the Island Queen ferries Mo hawk Presbyterian Church and Sunday school to Silver Grove, with St John Episcopal Church also picnicking there. The Stamina Republican League outing next Saturday promises a major program with speeches and ticketed attendance. Henry Yost and Weston of Weston and Yost arrived for Lagoon shows described as top vaudeville acts.
Thomas Collins of John street near Ninth street and John Grey of West Sixth street are sought on petty larceny charges. James Quinn the pedler said he gave them $15 to purchase produce. they drove a wagon to a stable and left with the cash.
A team from the City and Suburban Delivery Company bolted from Vine and Calhoun Streets yesterday, racing to Mulberry Street where it struck a Vine Street car. The wagon overturned scattering cigars across the road. No other damage reported.
In New York on June 27 observers link weak B and O shares to a tacit plan by directors to skip common stock dividends this summer. Close associates note Chairman Saloman and President E R Bacon of the B and O S W remain abroad and no board meeting is set before the first Thursday in August.
The Interstate Commerce Commission could investigate unlawful excess fares amid tensions between differential lines. The Wabash plans to cut the Continental Limited travel time to 26 hours Chicago New York and charge a $2 excess fare while keeping the 3 o’clock departure but seeking a $1 excess fare.
Auditor M. F. Malloy of the C N O T P Railway reports gross earnings for the third week of June at 91341, up from 83415 in the same period of 1899, a gain of 7926.
Co. J. D'Amour a Southern Railroad commercial agent shifts his headquarters from the Chamber of Commerce Building to the Neave Building. C. A. Baird a Southern Railroad traveling agent, previously based in Louisville, becomes D'Amour's partner and sets his headquarters in Cincinnati.
John F. Whitelaw named Festiment of the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling Railroad. The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company will begin a three cent per mile passenger rate on its lines in Oregon and Washington starting July 1. Benjamin Norton and W S Weed are slated as President and General Superintendent respectively of that system. Meetings granting rates by roads in the East and Central Passenger Association territory include the American Whist League at Niagara Falls July 9 14 the Wholesale Saddlery Association at Detroit July 10 18 the Independent Order of Good Templars at Berwick Pa July 17 19 the Histeddfod at Atlantic City July 18 and the International Typographical Union at Milwaukee August 13 18.
A patriotic gathering is scheduled for next Sunday at Ninth Street Baptist Church. Councils from Cincinnati Covington Ludlow Newport Dayton Madisonville College Hill and other towns along the Ohio River will attend. They will bring flags and banners and sit in reserved middle seats as patriotic music plays and Dr Warren G Partridge delivers an address on True Patriotism.
Dr. Charles B. Morrell of Hyde Park speaks to the Economic Club at Vine Street Congregational Church on Things That Will Promote the Equality of Men. Questions and discussion follow the address.
Jacob Morton aged man residing at 115 East Fifth Street fell from a porch at 1224 State Avenue yesterday and broke his left arm. Patrol 9 transported him to the Hospital.
A thief entered A. C. Hills drug store at 402 West Third Street through a transom while the clerk slept in the rear. The culprit took $17 from the cash register.
St Xavier College held its annual commencement at the Grand Opera House with twentyone graduates receiving degrees. Hon William A Byrne delivered the address as prizes were awarded in philosophy oratory catechetical elocution and more.
At the Madisonville council meeting an ordinance to create the Village Solicitor office was informally read. It calls for a popular vote in April 1901 to elect the solicitor for two years, with bond and salary details pending committee review. The session also accepted a plan to place alarm gangs at Ward and Mathis crossings in cooperation with the Street Committee. A $199 damages bill from Mrs. Lucy Johnson for quarantine damages was discussed, with Attorney Ireton indicating payment may be required. Mrs. Eva D. Wessell died at 73, and funeral services were held at St. Anthony’s Church. she is survived by eight children. The Norwood Street Department resumed work with six men under Superintendent Hall.
Friends of missing broker W. R. Morton grow hopeful after Chicago search fails and telegrams to him go unclaimed at the Saratoga Hotel. Clerks report Morton not located and may have stopped elsewhere to write a letter to his mother.
War saw Ind June 27 county School Superintendents of Indiana held their second meeting. Dr Severance Burrage of Purdue spoke on How Much Sanitary Science Shall Be Taught in Our Public Schools Centralization of Schools was discussed by Wm E Wineberg of Wayne County E E Robie of Honard County and George N Ellis of Elkhart County Miss Scott of Detroit Mich delivered an address.
In a London Bankruptcy Court today a receiving order was issued against lawyer Benjamin Greenlake. Liabilities are estimated between 200000 and 300000 pounds.
A plague case has been discovered on a P. and O. steamer in Yokohama. This marks the first instance of the disease appearing in the city, with reports coming via Victoria, British Columbia on June 27.
A city war on oleomargarine is planned after the Ohio Supreme Court upheld state laws regulating its manufacture and sale. Local dealers led by Mulvihill & Rohan and A. W. Lett & Co refuse to heed the warning, citing interstate commerce protections and ongoing federal cases.
Kenton County Grand Jury at Covington returned indictments against Alex, Winterberger and Frank Pochet charging malicious shooting of Pat Owens at his Crescent Springs home with intent to kill. Bench warrants issued, bail set at 3000 each. Owens improving and out of danger.
Police report J Canter of J Hilderbrandt jailed on forgery charges after receiving $2 on a nonissued check. Valentine Phirrman, 72, injured self in failed suicide attempt with a razor. doctor optimistic about recovery. Carl Werner, 2, Elmwood Place, dies from nosebleed and heart paralysis. Weddings: Miss Paulina Gehring and G Bolser wed at Elmwood Place. Louise Wilke and F Bittner marry at St James Church Wyoming. Newlyweds to reside in Lockland Wayne Ave.
Millcreek Valley Street Railway asks Lockland Council for a franchise on its current route. Reconstruction work at Hartwell begins with several hundred feet of rails torn up. Mayor Irwin warns of possible injunction pending service.
Transfers record includes Tonjes to Moertle Lot 73 in Pettebaum subdivision and Burton to Miller Lot 38 in Rose Hill Park. Multiple parcels change hands on Walnut Hills, Belmont and Clifton avenues. leases noted at Lot 8 Williams estate. Mortgages show numerous financings and canceled liens throughout the Fairmount region.
Ed Simonds charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing twenty bicycles from a former business associate did not appear in Police Court. His bond was forfeited and it is suspected he has fled the city.
The Board of Public Service reviewed C. C. Bragg’s claim for 1194 55 for Wass mains on Windingway and 1243 53 for Lenox place and Redway avenue. The board referred the matter to the Superintendent of the Water Works for examination and report and will investigate delays. other city works orders were issued including sewer work and street improvements.
A fire at No. 26 East Second street originating in hemp on the top floor of the Overman and Schrader warehouse caused between $6,000 and $7,000 in damage yesterday morning. The fire spread rapidly to other material but remained confined to one room. Water damage occurred on a lower floor. The cause remains unknown.
August Boelcke 51 exhausted Henry Suerkamp 1 convulsions Major Wilkinson 60 accidental drawing George Huermann 11 months spasms Elizabeth Schomaker 52 exhausted Augustus Clarke 46 nephritis Andreas Rotte 1 day difficult labor J T Hanlin 40 cancer Arthur Mason 1 year pneumonia Mary Sands 57 diarrhea Joseph Bath 50 heart disease Agnes Ottenschulte 66 cancer Rev Mr Kilgenstein 53 asthma Thomas Lloyd 28 alcohol meningitis
Frank Schultz of Ludlow avenue Clifton was jailed at Hammond Street Station on a drunkenness charge. He obtained goods under his father's name from Colter and Company in Clifton, carried soap and chocolate to a secondhand store on Fourth street, and was arrested after being followed. Colter declined to prosecute.
An old time advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful swollen feet ingrown nails corns and bunions. It claims instant relief and makes tight shoes feel easy with a test comfort discovery of the age offered by Olmsted Le Roy NY and sold by druggists and shoe stores with free sample stamps.
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