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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
4
The Commercial Tribune of Cincinnati dated March 16 1908 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail with annual and semiannual terms and varying omissions of Sunday issues. It notes publication details and pricing for weekly editions and prepaid postage.
In Great Britain and all foreign countries within the Universal Postal Union a subscription plan is offered with monthly and yearly rates. The Commercial Tribune Co lists offices in Cincinnati and branch bureaus including Walnut Hills Newport and Washington with a London bureau at Trafalgar Building. Reading room access is free to Americans.
Forecaster Bassler predicts fair conditions for St Patrick's Day across Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. The Cincinnati weather summary for March 15 shows 8am 61 degrees with humidity 75 and SW wind. 8pm 55 degrees with NW wind and clear skies. record comparisons reveal 1908 temperatures and precipitation deficits and excesses since March 1 and January 1.
Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia forecast fair Monday and Tuesday. Indiana forecast fair Monday and Tuesday. Weather outlook notes light winds and dry conditions across the listed states with no precipitation expected in the immediate outlook.
Halifax reports arrivals and departures including The Tunisian from Liverpool and The Minnehaha from London New York and Cherbourg. Sable Island entries note The Furnessia and The Bretagne wireless positions near Sandy Hook. New York logs arrivals The Missouri from San Francisco and multiple westbound and transatlantic sailings.
A list of arriving guests at the Cincinnati hotel includes Lackman E My ers Chicago Charlies McKechnie Cleveland H F Tourtellet Providence R I R C Morris Columbus Honing J H Reeves Pittsburg Frank W Gregg Louisville F E B Luckner Holland Mich William B Stall Columbus Gibson Mrs Charles Roach Philadelphia Mr and Mrs B O Holland Logan W Va Charles S Down New York T I Camp Meriden Conn Dennison J P Penningham Louisville E T Cunningham Oakley O J Hi Baker Dayton CO Ira S Shy Cynthiana St Nicholas Fred I Lake Chicago J Cain Detroit T W Atkinson Boston Ernest Ardis New York Grand Thomas Flynn Emdenton Pa G E Piper and wife Elmira N Y Buskirk and wife Milwaukee Frank Kern Pittsburg Linton F A Estep Pittsburg A F eonhardt New Orleans Mrs R S Maen Denver W E Todd New York Burnet Mrs E P Tallman New York John Clinton New York B Goldman New York W K Robertson and wife Springfield Ky Munro J C Hall Cartersville Ga M Pottinger Liberty Ind T M Allen Charleston W Va O L Le Fever Pittsburg Palace J I Cusik New York J D Miller Springfield Mass George W Bancroft Zanesville O J R Adam cage eeid B J Walther Chicago R Brown New York F W Providence R I W R Markle ubenville O Erie and Mrs T J Harrison A Komer Cleveland C Is L Hunt wife Can daughter Philadelphia and
Judge Pritchard in Charleston rejects the idea that a state may not be sued without consent, arguing the State Dispensary funds were state property. He notes the act was constitutional in the state court and urges prompt appeal, warning of broader jurisdictional implications for other states.
The Royal Commission report states that current professional knowledge of steel columns under load is insufficient to economically design bridges like the Quebec span. It blames no single person, noting the designers were experts who simply didn’t know enough, and a safer bridge would require more material.
The Royal Commission notes scientific ignorance in bridge matters. The bridge engineer may know more than superiors, but the report shows science and technicalities are still in basic stages. The public and engineering profession may be surprised by this admission.
The essay argues iron and steel activity reflects trade health. Foundries show stronger buying while consumer steel goods hint at broad demand. Speculation swings show professionals drive trends. seasonal retail pauses dampen moves, but overall outlook remains hopeful as buyers seek bargains and invest for eventual gains.
The piece questions the Nebraska Democrats currency plank as echoing the Gentleman from Nebraska. It argues the platform opposes all bills like Fowler and Aldrich, supports federal issuance of emergency currency, and mocks Bryanism as a safe straddle. It also attacks editorial misreadings of Bryan’s platform and notes political irony.
The Washington Post notes poker like odds hinge on the dealer while Emma Goldman insists on a final say. Bryan faction members retreat into stuperia melancholia as tensions flare among probers. Local Bryan men crave quiet, hoping for respite from controversy.
A reader sends a strong note urging a full top to bottom inspection of University buildings for fire safety. Critics point to unmarked exit doors and high windows in Assembly Hall, urging enforcement of law and urgent corrective action to protect students and faculty from a deadly fire. The writer recalls old river fish gigs and muses on changing times and risks.
Harmony efforts falter as Bryanite leadership resists calls to alter the primary ticket, while opponents organize the Free Democracy League. The Harmony Committee is expected to report no agreement, keeping Bryan at the head of the delegates list amid ongoing factional strife. Duckworth Club outing plans organize under Edward Bernard and A B Menke with O Neill and Menke creating a program committee for venue arrangements.
A father laments his son Billy going West to seek work, straying from virtue. He writes from Denver that Billy has been sent to Congress, but details are unclear, leaving the family heartbroken and seeking guidance from the parson on the boy’s fate and future.
A parade of travelers and business men in various cities discuss risks from car use and claims of an automobile disease. Henry T. Ramsey of Indianapolis accuses car riding of causing harm, while a New York doctor seeks limelight with his auto ailment theory. George W. Ferriss of Boston extols medical kits to ward fleas and plague, and James E. Baddy of Buffalo rails against imported label shoppers and the practice of repacking goods for resale.
A committee of alumni including Joseph Wilby Drausin Wulsin J Chandler Harper Richard H Wald Morison R Waite and Charles T Greve chairs plans for the Cincinnati Law School seventy fifth anniversary in June. A June celebration will feature an afternoon meeting and an evening dinner with guest jurists such as Dean Ames of Harvard Law School President Dickinson of the American Bar Association and Dean Kirchwey of Columbia Law School.
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