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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1903
Page
4
The Commercial Tribune published daily by The Commercial Tribune Company from Walnut Street and Government Place EB. O. Eshelby serves as president.
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Notices give office locations in Walnut Hills Covington Washington Columbus and London with newsboy supply points at specific streets and a reading room offered free to Americans at the Trafalgar Square building.
Fair weather prevails in the Ohio Valley and West with scattered showers yesterday. Temperatures rise with El Paso 102 and New Mexico 98 while New Orleans reached 92. Cincinnati ranged 64 to 86. Atlantic coast remains cool near 64. Cincinnati records 75th meridian time.
Government forecast shows generally fair conditions across Ohio Tuesday and Wednesday with light winds. Indiana expected to be fair and warmer on Tuesday and likely Wednesday with light to fresh southerly winds. Kentucky remains fair and warmer on Tuesday and Wednesday. West Virginia sees fair weather Tuesday with warmer conditions in the east and a fair Wednesday.
Rev. Dr. Georges Shields resigns from Central Presbyterian Church as merger rumors surface. The Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co sues to halt dynamite blasting in Water Works tunnel. Port Arthur hosts Russian officials to discuss Manchuria. Hargs sets mile and 16th record at Washington Park. Miners push for stronger union in West Virginia districts. Bedford quarry workers seek eight hour day. US war vessels win prizes at Kiel. Fussimmons seeks south Cincinnati franchise. Lou Dilson sets trotting record at Cleveland. Tennessee Republicans settle on Foster Brown for governor. Reliance wins thirty mile race. Pike Building site negotiations advance in Chicago. Cincinnati schools cut attendance. principals and teachers face salary reductions.
The article contrasts Wall Street optimism and pessimism, noting Mr. Clews advises careful discrimination in entering markets. It argues pessimism there does not reflect broader conditions, as farmers, labor, railways, mills, and merchants show strength, suggesting the nation remains on a sustained period of prosperity.
The piece highlights US dominance in leather goods and footwear with rising export values from 1860 to 1902 and implies strong demand from John Bull and Kaiser Wilhelm. It credits Cincinnati with spearheading footwear exports and notes Massachusetts as a traditional hub of shoe manufacture.
An Austrian paper praises President Roosevelt for transmitting the Bnai Brith protest to Russia over Kishineff. It notes Roosevelt’s influence on Russia might move the czar and urges Austria and Europe to join in a strong protest to honor humanity and justice. The piece links such action to Austria’s role in the world and the Kaiser’s authority.
The piece condemns lynching and incitement while urging swift church and public action. It warns against lynch law and argues for enforceable laws, guidance from religious leaders, and community responsibility to punish offenders. It references Elwood Thornton and Tracey in condemning violence.
The guidance likens Chief Archibald to the Cincinnati Fire Department. It urges shutting doors, sounding alarms, staying out of firefighters’ way, and keeping cool when a fire breaks out.
Passage notes Mr. Cleveland denying inquiry and Mr. Bryan weeping over the clash, reflecting tension among political figures amid a Jersey Fisherman dispute and broader public scrutiny.
A fragment reflects unrest as Kansas seeks harvest workers amid economic tension and social critique. The line contrasts agricultural need with urban aloofness, hinting at political-era debates over labor and immigration.
The Baltimore American notes baseball leaders are again sparring over a minor clash. The piece says the clash is a small brush with the enemy and not a major confrontation.
A playful note praises the Sage of Wolfert's Roost for daily perch catches, contrasting with a less-adept former Jersey running mate.
Tom Johnson is named to the newly established humor chair at the University of Wisconsin and Adh Lewie may soon enjoy the humor program.
Despite a great name, Lincoln believes she will not achieve notable prominence on the map of the United States, even in Oyster Bay.
The author recalls a Sunday ride on the old mule-drawn street car on Price Hill. He notes the slow pace, family riders, and churchgoing crowds behind the incline. The piece also mentions Goose Town Owl Social Club picnics, a sign misprint CHRIST’S PLACE, a black hollyhock, a humorous onion leek tip, and girls on the streets without escorts.
An editorial quip notes naval officers should not boast, as they will soon face England's hospitality with cakes and ale awaiting them. The remark nods to Kaiserism and wartime sentiment.
A fragmentary column riffs on politics and public figures with agricultural jokes and satirical lines. It mentions Liberty Bell jokes, a vague vice presidential hint, Ohio Democrats skirting Winchester, Prince Henry and a yacht, Admiral Cotton, Addicks, Servia, Providence, and a forecast of patriotic storms next Saturday.
A man patience tested on a fishing trip ends with a humorous miscommunication as his wife heckles from the window. The scene frames a night key mishap and a hiccuping plea for the door key. The piece mocks domestic dialogue through playful narration and a punny “John Henry” exchange.
Lord Stanley notes in Parliament that uniform changes require many officers approval. New York exports in 1902 totaled 400 361 000 dollars, 55 percent of Atlantic port exports. Capetown Observatory found 27 new double stars. Hongkong plague deaths reach 94 in the week to June 6. Ohio glassmaking employed 1 040 and paid 3 468 004 dollars in wages last year. Nate W. Flasig, famed traveler, logged nearly 600 000 miles selling one company’s product. French Senate votes 2 45 to extend military service from three to two years. Beverly resident offers one ton of coal for lost cat. town hunts. Salzburg plans a summer university for science research. M Chaplain commissioned to design medal for King Edward’s Paris visit. A Kansas City packing plant with 1 750 000 capital aims to challenge Beef Trust. Russian Interior opens 101 towns for Jewish settlers. residence privileges unchanged since 1882.
Remarks by Rev. A C Elwood and Rev Montrose W Thornton attack the negro and tout lynching as punishment linking to mob violence. The pieces urge church authorities to disavow the speakers and condemn the sermons as harmful and unchristian.
A shaft break in the H. J. Heing Company plant in Allegheny released the freight elevator ropes. The cage dropped sixty five feet from the fifth floor to the cellar. Twenty three people aboard were injured including John Churney who had both legs broken and is near death. Mrs Edward Holman is among the injured.
An advertisement for Hotel Bellecaire at seventy seventh and Broadway New York highlights modern select and accessible accommodations with moderate rates aimed at travelers seeking practical comfort.
A discussion of France's estrangement between radicals and the Roman Catholic Church. It traces government control over religious orders, Concordat history, and the push toward separation of church and state amid political tension in France.
Special Despatch lists Cincinnati residents registered at New York hotels on June 2 including H. B. Doane W. T. Jackson H. G. Huhnbrink A. H. McLeod R. B. Robertson A. Richter J. R. Clark C. A. Ford plus Miss Kline and several families and couples such as Mr and Mrs E Groneweg and Mr and Mrs Dr F W Harmon.
A family conversation reveals playful confusion over naming their eleventh child. A girl asks if the newborn has a name yet, while a caller jokes about naming him Jerusalem as the boy grows. The scene captures a lighthearted family moment.
Invitations sent by Hartwright Couger Grand Proxy summon McKinley Banner International Excelsior and Benjamin Franklin lodges for a first general convention of the Ohio Jurisdiction in New York City tonight at 17 West Twenty third street to elect a Grand Master for three years and conduct other business.
Opinion urges Breathitt County to maintain lawful order as capital declines to invest in bonds amid perceived lawlessness. It cites hostile actions and a judge visiting a gun store to buy a Mauser as factors harming credit. Capital demands lawful courts and redress rather than violence or intimidation.
Robert A. Ammon, attorney for William F. Miller of the Franklin syndicate, was sentenced to not less than four nor more than four and a half years for receiving stolen money. Justice Truax granted a certificate of reasonable doubt, returnable July 1, as DA plans clemency petition to Governor Odell citing Miller’s testimony and ill health.
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