The Commercial Tribune Foreign Subscriptions Offer
The Commercial Tribune lists overseas subscription rates and order methods. Branch offices include Walnut Hills Covington Newport Washington and London bureaus with news services for Americans.
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Weather summary for March 9 1908 Western region
Clear cold conditions prevail across the West and interior areas. Snow was confined to parts of the Ohio Valley and Lower Allegheny. it has passed. Cincinnati recorded 30 to 38 degrees. Weather Bureau data ends at 8 p.m. in seventy fifth meridian time with a three year comparison.
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Weather Forecast for Midwest States
Ohio expects fair skies with a slight warmup Tuesday and Wednesday. West Virginia forecasts fair weather on Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer conditions on Wednesday. Indiana remains fair on Tuesday and Wednesday. Kentucky shows fair conditions with a slight warmth on Tuesday followed by warmer weather on Wednesday.
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Ocean Steamship Movements Reported Arrivals and Sails
A maritime bulletin lists ships arriving at numerous ports including The Columbia from Glasgow and The Romanic from Genoa and Naples in Boston. also The Samland from New York at Antwerp and The Glenstrae from Portland via Coronel and Montevideo. several sailings noted at Falmouth Cherbourg Plymouth and Liverpool with vessels such as The Strathgarry The Prinzess Irene and The Florida.
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Cincinnati Hotel Arrivals List Records Guests by City
Hotel arrivals at Cincinnati include guests from Erie Cleveland New York Chicago New Jersey West Virginia and Kentucky with numerous surnames and affiliations noted such as Walker Thurston Hankin Beck Wilson Davis Blackford and Dean. The list reads like a society beacon of the era.
Tuberculosis Fight Draws Attention Across Cities
The article notes tuberculosis as the dominant killer worldwide and in Lexington, Kentucky, urging coordinated action. It highlights the International Tuberculosis Congress in Washington and calls for sanitary tenements and municipal cooperation to curb the disease.
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International Tuberculosis Congress
Washington
Evangelical Alliance
W. O. Stark
Dr. Stark
Stark
Lexington
Kentucky
Political Row Over Bryan Endorsement Defeat
In Hamilton County Ohio the Democratic Committee rebuffed endorsing William Jennings Bryan after a confidence telegram from George W. Harris in Cincinnati. Bryan replied with a courteous note from Lincoln, Nebraska as the committee faced continued pressure and further letters.
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George W. Harris
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W. J. Bryan
Senator Burkett Seeks Amendment on Aldrich Rail Bond List
Senator Burkett of Nebraska offered an amendment to the Aldrich bill striking out railway bonds from the eligible list and proposing changes to bond eligibility.
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Nebraska
Aldrich currency makeshift faces opposition in Senate debate
Debate centers on the Aldrich bill with critics calling it a makeshift that would keep currency rigid and risk market manipulation. Supporters note flaws but favor the Fowler bill which proposes an asset currency that appears during trade needs and disappears afterward, appealing to the West and South.
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Jerome pamphlet filed on charges before Governor Hughes
Mr. Jerome has written a pamphlet of about 3000 words in response to the charges presented before Governor Hughes. The document is noted as roughly equal in length to two of his imagined questions in the Thaw case. Governor Hughes is in a position to understand the jury's stance.
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Mr. Jerome
Harry Thaw
World at safe distance on Bryan apology stance
The New York World says the Minnesota State Central Committee is not bound to apologize to Mr. Bryan. It questions whether Bryan can properly address the subject and hints at an apology or excommunication being possible later.
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Traction
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Baron Hayashi Seeks US Visit to Study New York Governance
Baron Hayashi requests permission to send a commissioner to the United States to learn how New York City is governed. The plan aims at examining government structure rather than addressing specific public offices, noting a mistaken aim to visit public offices instead of Tammany Hall directly.
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Tammany Hall
Fight for Scalp Lock Between Chiefs Johnson and Garber
The rivalry over possession of the scalp of the other between Big Chiefs Johnson and Garber promises more interest if either holds a scalp lock to grasp.
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Garber
Hearst Endorses Independence Party Breaks With Roosevelt Bryan Johnson
Hearst states the Independence party will not support Theodore Roosevelt nor William Jennings Bryan nor John A. Johnson. The declaration frames the party’s independent stance and signals a political realignment ahead of key contests.
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John A. Johnson
Reuterdahl and Hale To Lead Upcoming Discussions
The article notes forthcoming talks between Mr. Reuterdahl and Chairman Hale over the next few days as a counterpart to prior interviews with Admiral Bob and his gout. The exact topics and outcomes remain unspecified.
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Easter Bonnet Described As Loveliest Festive Covering
A brief remark frames the Easter bonnet as the sweet symbol of feminine grace and the cause of later puns about expenses from the bill payer.
South Carolina Senate Deadlock Dispute Baffles State
Readers note a prolonged two day Senatorial stalemate in South Carolina as political tension rises. The piece emphasizes the seriousness of the impasse and the regional mood without sensational detail.
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South Carolina
Chicago police bar Emma Goldman talk in old town
Authorities vow to prevent Emma Goldman from speaking in the old town area citing public safety concerns. The protest presence and counter demonstrations reflect ongoing tensions over her anarchist views.
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Emma Goldman
Old Town
Weather Bureau Targets Peek-A-Boo Waists in Fashion Outlook
The Weather Bureau weighs in on clothing silhouettes noting concern with peek-a-boo waists as trends shift. Officials warn fashion choices may affect public comfort and safety in crowds.
Hotels Draw Cosmopolitan Crowd For Prestige
In the Grand Hotel yesterday Clerk O Neal notes visitors from across the country seek status by registering there. He says New Yorkers are often chosen for art purchases and dinners, a practice years old. Calvin E B Sanford at Lackman Hotel remarks on rapid snow cleanup echoing metropolis vibes, joking that sun helped Street Cleaning.
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Killed Famous Snakes At Temple In China
A temple famous for its snakes and idols drew student anger. After a prior killing of one snake and rumors of curses, students returned to smash idols and kill the remaining two snakes, provoking chaos in the market and fear among guards.
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Political notes outline Oklahoma and Louisiana party conventions
Louisiana planning a state convention for May 1 by the party on the state ballot. Oklahoma contests show both Taft loyalist delegations. Cincinnati conventions select presidential electors and delegates. George B Cox Julius Fleischmann Peter Durr Goebel named as delegates. J M Dawson absent, independent committee to be formed tomorrow. Dawson expected back tomorrow.
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Civic clubs drive city progress through small deeds
A columnist lauds the Woman's Club for leading playgrounds schools and civic cleanliness efforts and urges men to match by addressing urban eyesores. The piece cites lectures and funds for civic works and contrasts Cincinnati streetcar service with Buffalo. It also notes Proctor's late life bridge whist interest and explains gambling themes in bridge and racing.
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Woman’'s Club
Rebellion in French Kongo reported on Upper Sanga River
Mail reports from the French Kongo Independent State say the Issagies and Deedares, black communities on the Upper Sanga River, revolted. The French Director of the region has been taken prisoner. There have already been several engagements with the rebels.
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Raising milk quality by better cow stocks urged in letter
T M Hartman argues dairy profits depend on improved stock and pure feed. He notes costs of alfalfa hay and mixed feeds, calculates per gallon costs under current prices, and links feed quality to milk tests. He supports a higher 4 percent milk test and repeal of stop feeding to boost Cincinnati milk quality.
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Yale Men and Taft Amid War Talk and College Loyalty
A column argues Yale alumni at the Republican Convention may back William Howard Taft regardless of instructions. It notes War Secretary Taft’s popularity among Yale classmates, warns loyalty to alma mater shapes votes, and reflects on how school days affect military and naval careers across generations.
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Sign of Spring
Surest a thing you know spring is on the way in this light verse from the Giticago Record-Herald. The speaker notes a lack of frog croaks and moving drags while describing a father busy at night repairing trout brook flies and mending hooks as hints of spring.
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Madison Indiana to gain $1 620 000 lock and dam
United States engineers locate a lock and dam costing 1 620 000 at Eagle Hollow two miles above Madison nine miles from Carrollton. Madison will host a water pool nine feet deep up to Louisville with four locks planned between Madison and Cincinnati at Fernbank Rising Sun Florence and Markland and Eagle Hollow.
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Six Kisses a Day: Man Breaks Off With Wife
Ora M. Leedom, arrested for deserting his wife, claims six kisses daily suffice. Detected by Stark and Johnson in Springfield after seven weeks away, he calls the romance excessive while praising his wife as a good housekeeper. He says he dislikes more than six daily kisses.
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Girl Paralyzed by Dancing Shocks New York
Miss Mary Ascher fell unconscious while walking and is now treated in a New York hospital for parapregia a paralysis physicians link to extensive dancing The ailment is caused by sustained muscle strain from constant dancing and walking.
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Asche
Police prank ends in mutual arrest on streetcar
In St Louis on March 9 Special Police man Viehle riding a streetcar in civilian clothes was accused of spitting by Special Officer Campbell of the Health Department. The two then exchanged blows and were both arrested by order of Lieutenant Hickman before being released after admonitions.
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Despised Needful and the Allure of Money
An 19th century Nashville commentary ruminates on human weakness toward money. It condemns wealth as the root of all evil and notes the tension between virtue and profit. The piece laments how people preach virtue to children yet chase coins in daily life.
Stevens questions Panama Canal value and urges bigger navy
John F. Stevens a VP of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad argues the Panama Canal will not aid U S trade or wartime mobility. He says coal and wheat supply shifts to Siberia India and China and predicts high costs and failure of canal funds, urging a larger navy instead.
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Census Director North Charged With Official Dereliction
In a letter to President Roosevelt Herman Ridder charges 8 N D North Director of the Census with false and misleading figures on news print paper prices. Ridder says the director failed to seek information diligently and cited worthless sources. He claims the letter was used as an official publication in Congress and aimed to raise printer and publisher costs by 60 million dollars yearly.
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Installations at East Highth Street Medical Academy
Recently elected officers of the Academy of Medicine were installed at headquarters on East Highth Street. Dr F W Langdon, retiring President, chaired the ceremony and handed the gavel to Dr W M Gillespie. New officers include Dr Rufus B Hall as First Vice President and Dr Stephen Beb Cone as Second Vice President.
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W M. Gillespie
Rufus B. Hall
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Mary X. Isham
A. G. Drury
Arch I. Carson
Fright Cures Rheumatism in Ohio Man
In Xenia Ohio on March 9 fright from a mad dog chased George Hickman of New Burlington. He fled in terror and his rheumatism vanished after seeking refuge in a house. He has felt no ache or pain since the incident.
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