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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1908
Page
4
The page presents publication details for The Commercial Tribune including establishment facts, office locations, editor in chief, and subscription rates. It lists daily and Sunday delivery options with annual and semiannual pricing.
The Commercial Tribune Co outlines foreign and domestic subscriptions with prepaid options and a single Cincinnati mailing address. Branch offices list Walnut Hills Covington Newport and bureaus in London and Washington with reader services and newsroom access for Americans.
An extended low pressure area brings general cloudiness and scattered rains across the interior. Temperatures rise with highs near 90 in the Southwest, while Cincinnati reports a high of 80 and a low of 53. The May 11 1908 Weather Bureau record ends at 8 p.m. local time, comparing with the previous three years.
Ohio will see showers and cooler conditions Tuesday with fair Wednesday and winds shifting. Kentucky reports showers Tuesday and fair Wednesday. West Virginia expects showers Tuesday and cooler conditions in the west, then fair Wednesday. Indiana forecasts fair Tuesday, then showers Wednesday with brisk southwest winds.
Multiple ships underway and docked across Atlantic routes. Kronprin Wil helm from Bremen to New York, Vaderland from Antwerp to New York, Lusitania from New York to Liverpool, and more note arrivals at Naples Philadelphia Glasgow and Queenstown with arrivals and sailings listed.
In 1915 Puck presents two motorists discussing country road conditions. One notes roads in the next state are smooth as a billiard table, but another adds one road is not equipped with the system, signaling danger and uneven upkeep.
The Commercial Tribune lauds Cincinnati machine tool output and urges local firms to pursue European trade. Special Agent Carden’s reports note Cincinnati tools in Berlin and Zurich shops, while Chemnitz Wanderer Works lack Cincinnati machines. The paper argues Cincinnati must actively seek continental sales to boost the city’s industry.
The piece probes whether Judge Parker or Bryan will steer the Democratic nomination at Denver. It notes a Esopus telegram memory and Bernard’s claim of a Parker revival to pressure early action while warning New York rivals and a Northwest observer await chances if Bryan falters on the first ballot.
The speaker argues that the Democratic party is torn and weak while Ohio will boost the GOP nominee for the presidency and influences the Denver delegates who will soon join in the party effort.
The Allegheny National Bank cashier William Montgomery faces arrest on a warrant by Bank Examiner Fields for embezzling about 429000. Directors moved the loss from surplus to general funds to maintain solvency, drawing scrutiny over stockholders and director duties. Eternal vigilance is urged as the price of bank stocks.
The passage notes a Derby winner and a Newmarket One Thousand Guineas victor whose honors fill his cup. It contrasts this sports prominence with political questions, referencing Richard Croker and a remark attributed to Commodore Vanderbilt about public life.
The Kentucky State Journal target in a libel suit of $2,000 has won on appeal. The amount mattered little. the newspaper magnate from Kentucky prevailed in the Court of Appeals.
The Charleston News and Courier frames the Denver delegates as messenger boys, yet these delegates are swift in executing the will of the Gentleman from Nebraska. Their actions contrast with the stereotype of slow messengers.
A minister asserts a good man obeys his wife, noting Wu himself may be a good man yet unlikely to follow a partner without question, challenging his own reputation.
A cashier at the Allegheny National Bank named Montgomery confesses to defalcation and explains the shortage as caused by anxiety while noting it was intended to help friends.
The Utah party selects two women as delegates to the Chicago convention. The Arrangements Committee chair promises doors to the convention hall will be of ample width, ensuring comfortable access for attendees.
The Baltimore Sun notes Ohio Democrats secured support from Harmon and Bryan to gain influence on both sides of the fence. The piece suggests such maneuvering has a long history in political strategy.
The municipality of Berlin prohibits playing the vor net after 10 p m signaling a stringent local rule aimed at reducing late night disturbance.
Baseball fans note Parker repeatedly overpowers Bryan in a string of weather inning style contests. The rivalry highlights a run of decisive plays and marked shifts in momentum.
A reader recounts near catastrophe on Mt. Auburn streets and criticizes excessive speed on steep grades. He cites Highland avenue and Avondale lines where brakes fail or are overstrained, urging drivers to slow down, avoid danger, and respect pedestrians. He also condemns mail wagon drivers who cut through crowds at Fifth and Vine, stressing the need to yield to pedestrians and stop when necessary.
A speaker condemns dangerous wagon and automobile driving near Patterson Street and Walnut or Main Crossings. Officials must limit rights to protect pedestrians, urging care at crossings to prevent manslaughter. He cites a boy of 13 or 14 driving insistence and lack of judgment, warning parents and authorities.
Political notes report City Auditor Von Bargen querying former Mayor Dempsey on 1908 budget resources for Cincinnati funds. He asks about mislisted totals for the Board of Public Safety and Public Service Funds and requests how liquor tax transfers were derived. The notes also cover political figures and election postponements in Millcreek Township.
The Ohio Seventy Seventh General Assembly voted themselves thirty two thousand dollars in mileage for nine home trips at twelve and a half cents a mile, with pay of two cents a mile. The piece likens the move to a salary grab in Congress and condemns it as a severe blow to self government and public trust.
A long list of individuals and spouses from multiple U S cities is compiled, including Chattanooga South Bend Chicago Providence Flemingsburg New York Cleveland Boston Atlanta Wheeling and others. The directory pairs names with their home or connection cities in a census style roster of merchants and associates.
Chancellor James Roscoe Day of Syracuse University stands out at the General Conference for opposing President Roosevelt’s policies on wealth and the Hepburn Dolliver liquor bill. Day, one of three Methodist leaders to decline bishopric, defends his views while remaining esteemed among Methodists. The conference features leaders like Prof. Harvey Minnich and Bishop Henry W. Warren, noted for influence, intellect, and adventure.
A New York businessman in modest means meets an acquaintance at a cheap East Side saloon. They collide over the last square of cheese, admit financial strain and wife worries, then split the food and drink a toast to good health.
The Dundee Advertiser recounts a London auction tale where a painting bought to repaint became an early Correggio under Rembrandt worth £8,000, mirroring a Roman discovery. Loyera and Hunterspergh found a hidden masterwork beneath a painted ground, then sold it after revealing the original Correggio.
William Goodall age 89, head of William Goodall & Son stone and monument merchants, died at 37 Dayton Street after a long life in Cincinnati. He came from Yorkshire in 1835 and built a large real estate fortune. Survived by son William R. Goodall and two daughters Mrs. Stanley M. Lawson and Nettie R. Goodall. Burial at Spring Grove Cemetery Wednesday.
News from Peking reports three thousand rebels in two columns advancing on Meng Tsze the treaty port at the head of navigation of the Songkai River. Provincial troops repulsed one column at Man-Hao May 9 while the other nears Meng Tsze within thirty miles. Viceroy Hsi-Liang leads troops from Yun-Nan-Fu toward Ami forty miles northwest of Meng Tsze.
The annual election of The High School Review at Central High School in Hamilton Ohio produced surprises. William J Kihn was chosen editor in chief defeating Arthur Fox 35 to 15 while Edward Antenan won the business manager post over Horace Belden by a decisive vote.
The piece discusses John Hays Hammond as possibly the world's highest paid mining engineer with a yearly consulting salary around 500 000 dollars. It contrasts Hammond’s pay with other top earners such as U.S. presidents and judges, notes international salaries, and weighs Hammond’s influence on future government affairs.
Senator Teller called up a bill in the Senate and the clerk struggled with a ridiculous title. Senator Kean questioned the wording while Senator Gallinger urged completion. The bill was finally passed despite the clerk’s straining title and Kean’s quips.
A satirical verse catalogs modern advances and political foibles from wireless news to horseless carriages. It laments soulless corporations and relentless campaigns while ridiculing boastful statesmen and endless feuds with a wry, disillusioned tone.
Cincinnati Southern Railroad officials from Washington and New York arrive for the funeral of William J Murphy, vice president of the system. Services are set for 9 am at St Andrew's Church Avondale with interment at St Joseph's Cemetery Price Hill.
A blaze in Atlanta on May 11 destroyed 100 000 dollars in property, burning 175 horses in the Piedmont stables near Marietta street. A panic in the crowded Orpheum Theater near Barstow streets injured six people, but none seriously. The fire raged for about an hour, threatening wider damage before being checked.
A well dressed woman described as Miss Carrie Ade was arrested at Louisville’s Tenth Street Depot after attempting to board a train to Washington. She claimed she intended to kill President Roosevelt and was charged with lunacy following the rambling statement.
Miss Carrie Ade, formerly employed as a cook by Mrs. Hugo Ziegfeld of 115 Center Avenue New Rochelle, was arrested in Louisville Kentucky. Ziegfeld ally says Ade was hired four months ago but left after quarrels and had a prior detention at Manhattan Insane Asylum from which she escaped before employment.
Washington May 11 action will be taken without delay on all pending Kentucky postoffice appointments. Prodded by Senator Paynter and Senator Penrose, the Post Offices and Post Roads Committee plans to move, alleging Secretary Taft's friends held up posts to control convention delegates. Includes Newport and Lagrange Kentucky postmasterships.
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