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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1907
Page
9
Chicago wheat closed easy as traders booked profits after a sharp advance. Corn held steady, oats weakened, and provisions slipped slightly amid favorable harvest weather and bullish crop rumors for Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Texas.
Friday evening notes show Minneapolis cash wheat at 1.04, firm wheat, fair corn demand, steady oats, scarce rye, cabbage and tomato crate prices, mixed grain and oil needs, whisky and hay prices steady, and varied receipts and ship movements across corn oats hay and several commodities in Cincinnati.
Reports from New York and multiple grain centers show wheat futures volatile after bullish crop news, with firm spot values for No 2 red and No 2 hard winter. Corn and oats hold steady or firmer in places, while receipts and exports indicate active trading across Duluth, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Chicago era markets.
An OCR fragment shows Clover seed and Alsike listings with scattered prices such as 3.824 and 2.3, but the full itemizations or date context are missing. Details on buyers, sellers, or regional scope are unclear from the readable text.
List shows new pricing for apples lemons bananas oranges cherries peaches strawberries beets potatoes onions with per bush or per crate figures and regional variations in California Palermo Messina and home grown stocks. Some entries include misread or unclear units.
Market notes show butter steady to unchanged across regions with varied receipts. Eggs firm with firsts and dainties at multipoint quotes. cheese steady to firmer, and poultry alive trade mixed by region with turkeys and chickens holding or easing as indicated by local reports.
New York Central tests the telemegafone at Grand Central to reduce throat wear on attendants. Seven brass horns arranged around the station connect by wires to a booth where a speaker voices the trains. The system magnifies tones, with some harshness but clear announcements so far.
In Savannah on June 28 sales reached 616 barrels with 1 032 receipts and 65 shipments for turpentine. rosin sales totaled 2 694 barrels with 2 014 receipts and 755 shipments, stock 56 358 poles while other items show varied prices. Charleston reported no activity and oil city records show balances and shipments. Wilmington notes spirits turpentine steady at 56K cents with receipts of 102 casks and tar and rude turpentine firm at 3 50 to 2, with 2% barrels received.
New York reports a quiet day in the dry goods market with cotton yarns subdued and wood pricing higher than mills will bear. Jobbers’ clearance sales satisfy buyers while wash goods lines roll over, added goods hold firm, and demand grows for wide print cloths and medium weight fabrics.
E. P. Cummings a Big Four Railroad conductor for a switching crew was instantly killed in Columbus Ohio in the east yards near Lincoln street as a car jumped the track crushing him at about 4 AM while he stood beside the cars.
London reports a large steel trust forming among nine British companies led by Vickers Sons and Maxim with John Brown & Co and Harland & Wolff joining. The aim is price regulation and output control similar to German practice, with concerns over anti trust rules and public disclosure. Representatives say orders will not be materially cut, while the group claims world market influence could be possible.
Triweekly daily departures at 5 p.m. except Sunday and 11 p.m. daily except Saturday with additional 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. listings. Peters Lee schedule shows Wednesday July 3 at 5 p.m. with further times.
At 6 p.m. yesterday the Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 14 feet 2 inches and was falling, indicating retreat from flood peak levels.
The Cincinnati port saw departures of the Tacoma for Pomeroy Courier for Maysville Levi J Workum for Madison and City of Cincinnati for Louisville. Today arrivals include Queen City from Pittsburg H M Stanley from Pomeroy Lizzie Bay from Madison and City of Louisville from Louisville. Weather reports no rain and river falling slowly. Ship notices list Queen City 5 p m to Pittsburg H M Stanley 5 p m to Charleston City of Louisville 5 p m to Louisville. Maysville packet stays at Maysville Saturday and no boat to Maysville today. Peters Lee leaves next Wednesday 5 p m for Memphis and St Louis. Elliott Miller of Omaha visited river front. towboat activity quiet.
Special Dispatches report river levels in multiple towns from Warren to Memphis with readings ranging from 0.9 to 31.6 feet. Notes include arrivals and departures such as The John A. Wood in St. Louis and several boats moving along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
A compilation of civil cases filed in the Superior Court including divorces, partitions, injunctions, appeals, and real estate conveyance actions. Names include Cecil Cramer, Katie Davis, Charles Dent, Mitchell Hayes, Phoebe D. Benvie, the Smith Piano Company, W W Guthrie, Cincinnati Gas Coke Company, Sagamore Coal Company, City of Cincinnati, Charles Nullmeier, and William C. Biles among others.
Robert Simpson of Omaha Country Club captures the Western Open with 307 strokes over 72 holes. He finishes two ahead of Fred McLeod and Willie Anderson after two steady rounds, claiming a $50 single round low score prize in a tight finish.
In Philadelphia on June 28 Boston led the field with Chicago close behind as Evelyn Sears defeated G L Chapman to reach the final round. Neely clashes with Harland in a standout fourth round match as spectators watched the Philadelphia champion’s progress.
A race card from Buffalo on June 28 lists results for six events. Su zette won the opening 4 1/2 furlongs with Carraugh second and Lex Lady third. Seymour Butler captured the five furlongs ahead of Hands Around with Uncle Toby third. Tickle won the three-quarters mile with Mark Anthony second and Anna May third. Dave Adsum took the 1 1/16 mile event followed by Solon Shingle and Grevilla. Trouper led the one mile race with Davy Darby second and Lady Gay Spanker third. Panique won at one mile 40 yards, with Brats Gold Note second and Bonnie Reg third.
Moser Barber College at 42 W Fifth St offers a few week programs with licensed instructors and diplomas. Wages Saturdays and job openings claim strong demand for graduates, and catalogs are available. Railway Mail Clerks pay $300 yearly with free exam preparation at the Franklin Institute in Rochester, N Y.
City rail notices list hourly and half hourly departures from Andersons Ferry Cleves and Fernbank with limited late evening service. Connections at Carrel Street Station link to mainline trains to Mt Washington Forestville Bethel and other points with frequent departures through the day.
The Interurban Railway and Terminal Company lists departure times from Depot Sycamore between Fourth and Fifty streets for Through cars to New Richmond and way points at varied intervals including 6:45 pm and 11:30 pm on Saturdays. Suburban division shows through cars to Mt Washington Amelia Bethel and way points with morning and afternoon departures and a Saturday night Bethel run. Rapid Railway division provides morning to evening through services to Lebanon and others with every 20 minute runs to several suburbs and a late 11:30 pm Saturday/Sunday night service.
Justice of the Peace H C Bolginger issues attachment for $50 in the case of B Smith vs The Novelty Tufting Machine Co. Hearing set for August 8 1907 at 4 pm. Smith & Hawke attorneys represent the plaintiff in Cincinnati.
West Covington Kentucky invites sealed proposals for cement sidewalk and concrete wall construction on the highway from Hayman Street to the Ludlow corporation line. Proposals accepted until 8 p.m. July 11 at City Clerk Thos Dods office at Highway and Douglas streets. Specifications available at the address.
Douglas Park in Louisville, a racing facility opened last year as a Western Jockey Club track, was sold to the Kentucky State Board of Agriculture for 290000. It will become part of the Kentucky State Fair Association. The deal was made by Louis A. Cella. It is unclear if Western Jockey Club racing dates will stay or move, but Churchill Downs is favored given a recent truce between the two groups.
In Kiel on June 28 the Wit telsbach II Tilly X and the Angela IV led a field of twenty eight entries from Germany Belgium and Spain after four races ending yesterday. These three German boats are likely to be chosen by the Imperial Yacht Club to race the three boats of the Eastern Yacht Club of Boston Massachusetts starting August 15.
Windsor Ont June 28 a series of races with horses including Redondo Boll Weevil Miss Alert and Bye Bye taking first places. Times span 0 54 4 3 to 1 41 2 6 with winners La Gloria Florence T J W O Neil and others.
In Hamline track race, Eddie Bald won in 30 28 breaking the twenty five mile touring car world record by nearly two minutes. E Simpson of Minneapolis finished second and Winston of Minneapolis third, with times 31 66.
C C Clark, famed Ohio checker champion and national figure, was stricken with paralysis at his Columbus home. At about 45, he served as chief mail carrier at the Columbus post office and spent his spare time playing checkers.
In Columbus on June 28 1906 Reverend W S Harpster pastor of Carey United Evangelical Church was chosen president of the State Christian Endeavor Union Mansfield will host the 1908 convention Reverend C H Hubbell of Columbus was re elected State Field Secretary and W R Sibley of Columbus named Superintendent of Finance and the Tenth Legion The convention adopted a resolution urging stronger Sabbath observance.
In Birmingham, Birmingham 4 Atlanta 3. In Shreveport Shreveport 3 Memphis 2. In Little Rock Little Rock 4 New Orleans 7. In Nashville first game Nashville 1 Montgomery 0 second game Nashville 5 Montgomery 2.
Fragmented OCR notes show a contested event between rivals and reserves at a university sports gathering. Names and details are unclear but indicate a lineup including Kirk and Brothers and several sponsor or team references.
A Cuero Texas jury convicts Monk Gibson in the 1905 Edna murder of Mrs A J Conditt and four children. The verdict carries the death penalty after trials tied to Felix Powell.
A notice announces nautical transportation from the wharfboat foot of Broadway on Saturday June 29 at p.m. with E. R. Mau as agent at No 204 Public Landing and a Virginia address following on Tuesday July 2.
LEE LINE STEAMERS offer Memphis to Memphis travel with meals and berth for 11.00 and Louisville to fare 2.50. Peters Lee departs wharfboat Broad Street on Wednesday July 3 at 5 p.m for freight and passenger service to Lower Ohio Memphis Vicksburg Pine Bluff and way points. Freight received daily. Georgia E E follows July 10. Office 204 KE Front Wharfboat J F Ellison Supt and General Agent.
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