Commercial Tribune notices and bureaux details
The 1908 Cincinnati daily outlines subscription rates and delivery options, plus branch and bureau offices in Walnut Hills Covington Newport Washington London, with contact details and payment methods.
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Walnut Hills
Gilbert Av
Covington
Scott St
Neewport
York St. Washington
Munsey Building
London
Trafalgar Building
Eer Square
Weather Summary for May 15 1908 and Nearby Trends
Western storm crosses lake region with rainfall east of the Alleghenies. Interior remains cloudy and unsettled with above normal temperatures. Cincinnati recorded 66 to 81 degrees, May 15 weather data shows highs of 81 and lows of 66, with 0 to storm precipitation.
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Cincinnati
Weather Bureau
S.W
Weather Outlook for Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia
Forecast calls for fair skies Saturday and Sunday across Ohio and Indiana with fresh west winds. Kentucky and West Virginia also see fair conditions over the weekend.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ocean Steamship Movements Across Major European Ports
Shipping news reports arrivals and departures across New York Queenstown Southampton Trieste Glasgow Naples and Cherbourg. Vessels include The Celtic The Arabic The Atlanta The Numidian and more with routes between New York Liverpool Hamburg Genoa Copenhagen and Montreal. The St Louis collided via wireless near Sable Island en route to New York.
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New York
Triest
Queenstown
Liverpool
Southampton
Hamburg
Atlanta
Glasgow
Boston
Naples
Gibraltar
Genoa
Moville
Montreal
Christiana
Copenhagen
Bremen
Mobile
London
Bostonian
Manchester
Lonon
Plymouth
Campania
Cherbourg
Quebec Sable Island
St. Louis
Sandy Hook
Cincinnati Hotel Arrivals Listed by City and State
A long list records hotel arrivals with names and origins including Palace Camp and O Day from Ohio Michigan and New York with multiple travelers from Pittsburg Boston Cleveland St Louis and Cincinnati. The note includes accompanying spouses and varied affiliations and ends with Warren from Massachusetts.
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W. R. Miller
Toledo
Knoxville
C. R. Loomis
Center Rush Speaks on Bargain Ribline Answer
Washington Herald report captures a brisk exchange as the athletic girl confirms she bucked the line for seventeen yards after a terse query about a bargain rib. The brief note highlights a casual sports moment and the voice of the center rush in a street interview.
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Rush
Washington Herald
Hand Bags of Soft Leather in Vogue Styles
Square shaped bags of soft suede tooled leather dominate current vogue with paste tint shades. Jaune brule and Marie Louise blue pair as coordinated hues in hats and bags, highlighting popular mating tones across accessories.
Vreeland Bill Advances in House Amid Political Games
The passage of the Vreeland currency bill through the House is marked by political maneuvering with the minority urged to oppose. It moves toward Senate action where Aldrich chaired committees, with procedural battles expected before any currency legislation could pass, under Speaker Cannon’s influence.
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Bryan
Kahn
California
House
Cannon
Senate
Washington
Finance Committee
Aldrich
Speaker Cannon
Congress
Mr. Lincoln
Two Vicars Clash Over Democratic Party Talk
A satirical examination contrasts Rev B S Lombard’s claim that excess talking harms health with Louis G Bernard’s view that Democrats rise from graves to seek office. The piece cites Thomas Mott Osborne in Atlantic Monthly and questions whether a coherent Democratic party exists.
Taft Nomination Faces Taunting Campaign Humor
County Democracy looms large in the campaign while the certainty of Taft’s nomination adds zest as two Vicars inject humor into the political scene altering tone and expectations.
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E County
Taft
Banishing Mosquitoes Marks US Canal Zone Health Triumph
The United States, after taking over the Isthmus digging from France, imposed strict sanitary rules and eliminated deadly mosquitoes. The effort reduced mortality, lowered costs, and proved the US uniquely capable of completing the work without scandal.
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United States
de Lesseps
Canal Zone
Canal
New Jersey Native Candidates Touted for Taft Ticket
The Chicago convention suggests Governor Fort as a running mate for Taft, with Mr. Bryan declining. The text notes both Bryan and Fort are New Jersey natives and raises the issue that the Vice President must be a U.S. citizen and born in the United States.
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Mr. Bryan
Katzenbach
Denver
Governor Fort
Chicago
Taft
Fort
United States
New Jersey
Taft Nominated by Delegates, Not Morning Wake Ups
The Chicago News remarks Taft will likely secure nomination due to overwhelming delegate support, though enthusiastic friends claim he can wake up to it. The paper asserts the real driver is the nine-tenths of delegates who favor him.
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Taft
Chicago News
Editors' pessimism over Uncle Jo's presidential boom
The Chicago Record-Herald notes editors who backed Uncle Jo for president show visible pessimism as the campaign languishes and the movement fails to gain traction.
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The
Chicago Record-Herald
Uncle Jo
Has the Democratic Party a Future
In The Atlantic Monthly Thomas Mott Osborne argues the Democratic party has a future. He cites two paths: Bryan at Denver and defeat in November shaping a reformist course.
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Democratic Party
Thomas Mott Osborne
Atlantic Monthly
Bryan
Denver
Heflin Faces Trial For Streetcar Shooting Case
The Alabama representative Heflin must stand trial for shooting a Negro on a Washington streetcar, a fact he cannot understand.
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Representative Heflin
Alabama
Washington
Caricature Attack Predicted to Worsen
The remark notes Colonel Bryan’s faded caricatures and predicts a harsher four year cycle of opposition. It hints at political contention and public reaction to ongoing campaign imagery without detailing specific events or dates.
Forestry friction pushes Idaho Senator Heyburn
The Senate action toward Senator Heyburn over the forestry issue has stirred strong reaction from Idaho, fueling sharp debate and visible frustration. The incident underscores partisan strain and regional stakes in timber policy.
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Senate
Heyburn
Idaho
Hearst Plans Convention Date Hint in Chicago
Fragmentary line notes Mr Hearst intends to assemble in convention at Chicago and criticizes the cruelty of delaying the date.
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Mr. Hearst
Breom
Chicago
Governors Get Firsthand Look at Congress for Early Warning
The governors can observe Congress directly and receive timely warnings from actual and personal observations, enabling quicker response and awareness of developments that affect state concerns.
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Congress
Helie Faces Beni After Rough Encounter
Helie plans a reply after a prior clash with Beni. The bout left tensions high and demands for restraint loom as both sides count the cost of the earlier exchange.
Air parade check leaves plane ready for dress parade
The aeroplane is reported to be in good condition for the dress parade, and nothing beyond that is noted.
When Man Is Useless Seams Up a Household Joke
The piece jokes about the male in domestic life becoming useless once a seamstress arrives. It likens his value to chores around the home and humorously notes women driving him away during sewing tasks, until payment for the seamstress ends.
Lest He Forget Comic Cue in The Congregationalist
A humor item notes a man forgets to mail a letter despite his wife tying a string on his finger to remind him. The gag highlights a forgetful husband and a forgetful reminder.
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Congregationalist
Gotham
Captured poem fragment stirs memory of a risky scene
A terse verse fragment describes a capture moment with a man noting a woman’s soft round arms as the reason for his downfall. The lines mention “His head” and “His neck” in a terse, elliptical scene from the Princeton Tiger context.
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Princeton Tiger
Avondale furniture and public space misuses
A columnist argues about respect for property in Avondale noting a boy who cut his initials in a new school desk and was suspended until a replacement desk was bought. The piece condemns others who scratch matches on seats at a school meeting and urges stricter rules to preserve furniture. It praises civic trusteeship and cites birds in Clifton Evans Woods and Cincinnati education progress.
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Avondale
Avondale Improvement Association
Ais
Asell
Clifton
Burnet Woods
Evans Woods
Letters dispute Dury on gypsy moth costs and bird protection
Harris M Benedict argues against Dury s claims about gypsy moth control costs citing A H Kirkland and E H Forbush. He defends Audubon Society work and praises bird protection efforts and the economic value of birds in pest control.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Dury
A. H. Kirkland
Massachusetts
National Audubon Society
Audubon Society
Audubon Societies
Grave severs land deal as pioneer buried on site
The Iroquois Furnace Company faces a title dispute over a 25 acre tract between Ewing avenue and the Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern tracks. A six by five foot grave of Andreas Zirngebl, buried there per his will, blocks clear ownership. A German inscribed plank marks the head of the grave and the site must be avoided or fenced in.
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The
Iroquois Furnace Company
Ewing Avenue
Chicago
Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad
Iroquois Company
Andreas Zirngibl
Gabriel
Andreas Zirngebl
Geboren
Hat bill rivals fishing rod cost in witty exchange
In a Chicago Tribune humor snippet Mr. Hockafus asks Amanda about the cost of her spring hat. She replies it will cost about half as much as his new fishing rod, eliciting a playful dispute over expenditures.
Missionary Bishop Thoburn's fifty years in India
The article honors Bishop Thoburn of the Methodist Episcopal Church for expanding Christian teaching in Southern Asia from two languages to forty four, growing Christians from under ten thousand to about two hundred thousand. It notes his request for retirement and recalls a famine aid mission in China with a heartbreaking account of selecting 200 babies to save with limited funds.
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Jesus Christ
Thoburn
India
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church
Asia
General Conference
Bashford
China
Bird Park Advocate Urges Forest Protection for Bird Parks
I L Harrison of Cincinnati argues for extensive bird parks and forest protection. He warns against opposition as envy and cites classical histories showing forests’ decline lead to deserts, urging citizens to save forests to sustain birds and nature.
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Commercial Tribune
Charles Hallock
Mexico
Arizona
Venezuela
Central America
Syria
Persia
Asia Minor
Italy
Mt. Lebanon
Marsh
Eve
Lucifer
I. L. Harrison
Cincinnati
Worry and the bill fears in Chicago day by day
A poem laments chronic anxiety over impending bills and creditors in Chicago. The speaker recalls worrying from dawn to night, fearing ruin and failure that never arrives, while the looming financial troubles fail to materialize.
Political Notes on Ohio State House Affairs and Local Elections
Governor Harris may withhold approval on the Espy bill as Randolph W. Watson asks for written objections before May 18. City Solicitor Ballard prepares a defense for the Board of Education while predicting strong grounds for objections. The Board of Elections heard testimony on inflating Democratic votes in Precinct I Silver Moon territory and will decide. Proposals to amend taxation classification, governor veto power, and General Assembly sessions pass the ballot, with separate votes required. Lewis G. Bernard supports renominating all county Democrats. Bigelow foes renominating noncooperative legislators. Auditor Von Bargen seeks to correct revenue estimates from dumping stations and traction receipts. Reforms split the Kiefer Bigelow faction. Harmon supporters face radicals’ ambivalence. Max S. Goldsmith urges party unity over Bryan, hints at convention voting. Blaine Club preparations for Chicago Convention show uneven early turnout.
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Harris
Ballard
Randolph W. Watson
State House
Thut
Board of Education
Ie Ae
General Assembly
State Taxation Commission
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Atlee Pomerene
Lewis G. Bernard
Herbert S. Bigelow
Bigelow
Max S. Goldsmith
Judge Harmon
Goldsmith
Mr. Goldsmith
Bryan
Denver
Harmon
Could Count on More
In Chicago a comical dialogue unfolds as a suitor argues with a father over finances. The father scoffs at the $800 annual income while the young man insists his wife will be supported, prompting a humorous debate on marital suitability.
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Chicago News
Old Verse Revised. A crooked man rides a crooked mile
A playful verse recalls a crooked man who tells fortunes from a crooked stump. The crowd distrusts his crooked nature and sends another crook to a crooked Lem'stature.
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Lem
Notable Visitors and Civil War Era Proposals in Hotels
Reports from hotel guests include General Jacob Coxey discussing a $150 million federal employment and river improvement plan to relieve conditions and fuel jobs. He envisions a Pittsburg starting river voyage to reach Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. Also quoted is meteorologist George T. Thomas distinguishing cyclones from tornadoes and hurricanes. George H Long notes a shift toward foreign circus performers and aging stars like Bob Stickney of Ringling Bros.
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Jacob
Coxey
Linton
Congress
Ohio
Mississippi
Pittsburg
Roosevelt
George T. Thomas
Mobile
Ala
Thomas
Grand Hotel
United States
George H. Long
Munro Hotel
Long
St. Louis
Bob Stickney
Ringling Bros
Jimmy Robinson
King Gustaf III’s Death and Sweden Finland Loss Saga
Historical sketch recalls 1792 bid for Swedish Russian marriage alliance. Catherine II pressures King Gustaf III to wed Alexandra of Russia, leading to a split, rebellion, and Finland loss as Sweden shifts to Marshal Bernadotte’s line. Prince Wilhelm later allied with Imperial Russia.
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Chicago News
Wilhelm
Sweden
Marie Paviona
Russia
Vasa
France
Napoleon
Orloff
Gustaf III
Catherine II
Alexandra
Reuterholm
Carl
St. Petersburg
Imperial
Empire
Catherine
Finland
Sveaborg
Gibraltar
Gustaf IV
Adolphus
Aldercreutz
Gustaf IV. Adolphus
Gustafson
St. Gallens
Switzerland
Fredrika
Baden
Marshal Bernadotte
Charles XIV
Johan
Sergius
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