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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1908
Page
4
The Commercial Tribune newspaper note outlines its establishment in 1793, post office classification, publication frequency, office addresses at Walnut Street and Government Place, and president E. C. Eshelby.
The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday newspaper copies. It outlines per copy charges but the specific amounts are not legible in the provided text.
Advertising and postal rates for international and domestic subscriptions are listed for the Commercial Tribune. Offices and news bureaus are named in Walnut Hills Covington Newport Washington and London with newsboy service and reading room access for Americans.
The storm centered over the Mississippi Valley shifts eastward toward the Great Lakes bringing warmer, cloudy, and rainy conditions. In Cincinnati and nearby areas the forecast calls for more clouds with rain probably later this afternoon. The Weather Bureau records March 16, 1908, end 8 p.m. compare this day with the same date in prior three years.
Ohio and Kentucky expect rain Tuesday and probably Wednesday. West Virginia also sees rain Tuesday and likely Wednesday. Indiana reports rain Tuesday with clearing and colder conditions Wednesday.
New York reports sailings and arrivals of multiple liners. The Breslau sails for Bremen via Baltimore while the Kronprinz Wilhelm near Sable Island communicates with Marconi Station en route to New York. Other vessels arrive at or depart from Liverpool Boston Philadelphia and more with ports including Seattle Hamburg Antwerp Copenhagen and Genoa.
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous names with cities and states, including Sterling-Charles Auburn and E. P. Arnold, with entries across New York Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago and other locales, suggesting a compiled roster or directory excerpt.
The Milwaukee Sentinel criticizes the Aldrich plan as a makeshift and warns that Congress must back a Fowler currency bill or risk delaying any reform. It argues asset currency harms financial stability and cites comparisons with France Germany and Japan.
Justice Brewer at Yale urged caution with all legislation noting there is too much law yet too little respect for timely and proper acts. He argued the term legislative hopper shows public disdain for hasty measures and called for wiser, more purposeful statutes rather than mere volume.
A Louisiana incident sees C Farney Hyde calling Duncan Kemp a liar, a duel ensues, Kemp is killed, Hyde jailed awaiting murder trial. The piece urges maximum life imprisonment without pardon as the proper punishment and condemns dueling as folly. It cites a safer system used by the University of Poznan as a model.
A columnist ridicules a French duel ethic where combatants avoid real injuries while noting a fight ends by rule, not outcome. It cites Duncan Kemp and C Farney Hyde as honor determinants and questions Italian diplomatic response to Alec’s case. The piece also mocks Madame Vera Solosoff Kommissarahev’s hotel rumor amid Congress in session.
The passage questions why Mr. Bryan would support Weaver of Iowa for the Presidency on the Populist ticket against Grover Cleveland on the Democratic ticket. It notes the challenge of San Francisco hospitality and hints at fierce critique from Reuterdahl.
The passage ridicules Hamilton County Democrats as embezzlers of power, cites Justice Brewer on excess legislation, and notes figures like Rourke Cochran and William A. Wadd. It contrasts Tam many Hall politics with calls for change and praises a new fleet as world attention rises.
A Board of Public Service member cites Street Cleaning data showing Patterson alley was cleaned three times in January and roughly every three days in February and March. He admits not seeing the work but supports officials by crediting diligence and vows to monitor future cleanliness. He also questions asphalt repair longevity and quality. A merchant observes an eighty year anniversary sale and notes the founder’s early days and store growth toward a centennial in 1930.
A reader notes a price spike and many signs reading Sixteen Cents a Dozen, questions if eggs are from cold storage and cites a Washington dispatch urging truth from dealers. The piece argues for honest pricing and notes sparrows building nests as spring nears Avondale.
Under suspension of the rules the House passed a bill to restore the motto In God We Trust on U S gold and silver coins. The vote was 25 to 5 with lively debate including criticisms by Carlin Ollie James Kustermann and Gordon. One minute supporters included Moore Sheppard Howards Ellerbe Pearre and Gardner.
In Washington on March 16 a motion to advance on the docket the Kansas cases against the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Pullman Car Company was argued in the U S Supreme Court. The motion cites public importance and pending complaints at the Kansas Board of Railroad Commissioners and was taken under advisement.
Public Printer Charles Stillings tendered his resignation to the President today and it has been accepted.
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania predicted William Howard Taft would win the presidency in November at a Yale dinner in Washington. He noted divisions among rivals for the Republican nomination including Fairbanks Knox and Hughes, but backed Taft as the 85 million voters choice. Senator Depew then voiced support for Taft while professing preference for Hughes on the record.
The War Department plan for fortifications was reduced to 8.21 million dollars from 38.44 million. The House Appropriations subcommittee feared a larger sum could be seen as preparing for war with Japan. Funds would largely go to defenses in Hawaii and the Philippines.
Former Judge O W Buchanan of Winnesboro with a wife who is a niece of Senator Tillman was shot on a Southern Railway day coach near Wards S C as he traveled from Columbia to Augusta to tend a niece ill in Augusta. The bullet struck his right side and he was severely wounded.
Alois Egry will file in Cincinnati Circuit Court to challenge Ford Holbrook’s seat as Councilman at large. Davis Dearmond will sue Homer Gard to decide who is Clerk of Council. Holzberger faction seeks to suspend Middleton injunctio n against Egry. motion set for 2 p.m. tomorrow.
William J. Wood, charged with passing a $35 hotel check, was brought from Hot Springs Arkansas by Detective William Jackson. He is to be arraigned in Police Court today. Wood says he was a prosperous logger from Danielsville West Virginia and married only months ago. On their honeymoon Mrs. Wood fell ill. they stopped at the Linton Hotel before going to Hot Springs. Wood says he needed funds to care for his wife.
Fasting and praying mark the Purim observance by Hebrews in Cincinnati and vicinity. The festival continues today and ends tonight with gifts to the poor. Children from Avondale Temple collected for a Purim entertainment for the Jewish Foster Home children on West Sixth Street.
Brownsville undertaker F P Roos claims to have found mummy making methods and visitors view a dead unknown in his morgue. The unclaimed body, killed by a train January 20, has been kept for fifty days with no change in appearance aside from whitening and marble firmness. Roos injects about two gallons of his preserving fluid into the arteries weekly while shaving the beard to keep the face presentable.
A Presbyterian Ministers Association meeting at the Harlin Hotel heard Rev Calvin D. Wilson speak on The Politician as a Preacher arguing religion should shape politics and justice as a religion. Other speakers included Dr G D McCullough Rev Robert Kirkwood Rev Thomas Knox and Rev W F Macauley.
Mrs. Frederic Schoff of Philadelphia was reelected president as the National Mothers' Congress chose officers. New first vice president is Mrs. D. O. Mears of Albany. recording secretary Mrs. J. S. Bolton of New Haven. corresponding secretary Mrs. Arthur A. Birney of Washington. treasurer Mrs. L. K. Wilson of Wilmette. auditor Mrs. W. A. Thacker of Florence. honorary vice president Mrs. Harriet McClennon, mother of the late Mrs. Theodore W. Birney.
A night poem describes insomnia and eerie noises heard in a silent street. A soft hum in a dark room fades and shifts locations like a new complaint. Far away pistol-like reports and door slams by wind awaken fear of burglars and creaking houses.
The piece honors Ireland with a St Patrick's Day theme. It praises the shamrock as a symbol of liberty and solidarity for exiles, invoking Irish imagery and patriotism.
Night riders attempted to set fire to Judge Lewis Apperson’s tobacco barn at Sideview Montgomery County. Two fires were started but stopped, coal oil bottles found as evidence. Reports say threats to tobacco growers continue after a Woodford County raid. Four cows died from poisoning blamed on night riders, raising fears of further violence. The American Tobacco Company set a Gatling gun on its Maysville warehouse to deter depredations.
At a Graves County Dark Tobacco Association meeting in Mayfield 500 farmers voted to condemn lawlessness of night riding. One dissenting member favored night riding under current conditions. Resolutions denouncing the practice were adopted and more meetings will be held next Saturday night at each county schoolhouse to continue the discussion.
Paris March 16 A dispatch from General d Amade commander of the French forces in Morocco says notables of the Mzab tribe surrendered before Settat. Bouregard to command Chaouia district Lyautey to Confer in Casablanca. 2000 tribesmen who attacked were beaten off with heavy loss. French infantry captured the enemy camp and burned tents. French loss insignificant.
Coroner Cameron held an inquest into the death of Harry Fenton of Newport who died in Lizzie Carpenter's rooms at 218 Sycamore Street. The girl testified Fenton was provoked by her dancing with another man at Central Turner Hall and, upon their arrival, the carbolic acid was taken. She added Fenton had been despondent for some time.
In Dyersburg Tennessee James R Harrison and Mrs Ora Ferguson Harrison two weeks after their wedding died by their own hands. Mrs Harrison shot herself through the lung on Thursday and died yesterday. Her husband, overcome by her death, took prussic acid last night and died instantly.
Hamilton Ohio March 16 The Cincinnati Northern Traction Company today let off all construction workers on the line between Cincinnati and Dayton with reports placing affected men from 100 to 400. General Manager Sloat said the layoff followed completion of current work and that new tasks would start in spring.
March 16 testimony before the special House committee on the Electric Boat Company probe yielded broad denials. Charles B. McNeil, attorney for the firm, said no payments were made to newspaper men to influence opinion or to entertain lawmakers. Also denied were maintenance of a press bureau and any improper spending to sway government actions. Witnesses included Marion C. Butler E W Creecy and F P D Sands, all former EB attorneys.
Hong Kong March 16 Chinese authorities release the Tatsu Maru under a multi point settlement. China to punish officers who lowered the Japanese flag and to salute the vessel on rehoisting the flag. The ship to be released at once, arms and ammunition to be seized items purchased, demurrage to be settled with the Japanese Consul, and Japan to curb smuggling arms.
President Roosevelt summoned United States Attorney Baker to urge a jail sentence for Robert N. Harper who was found guilty of violating the pure food and drug act in making and selling a headache preparation. The statute allows a $500 fine or six months imprisonment or both. The president indicated he seeks the full penalty.
Frank Kito a 25 year old Japanese cook shot Mrs Lizzie Hulz aged 25 in her home after she rejected him. He then drank carbolic acid and died before a doctor could reach him. Hulz survives. Both had worked at a restaurant on upper Broadway until last week when she left due to his persistent attentions.
Alfred J. Thornley a 31 year old Fore River Shipbuilding subforeman shot himself in his lodgings in Quincy Mass on March 16. He had married Annie Toohey of East Weymouth in Providence the previous Wednesday. His wife was with her parents at the time of the tragedy. no motive is stated.
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