Local Newspaper Notices and Circulation Details
A garbled page from The Commercial Tribune provides publication notes and subscription rates, listing offices in Cincinnati Walnut Street and government place, with branch bureaus in Walnut Hills Covington Newport and Washington and a London bureau. It includes addresses and request for full postoffice addresses for mail orders.
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Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati Postoffice
THE
Commercial Tribune Company
Walnut Street
Government Place
BE. C. Eshelby
Great Britain
Unital Union
Express
Paper Money Order
Banker
Commercial Tribune Co
Cincinnati
Walnut Hills
Gilbert Av
Covington
Scott St
Newport
York St. Washington
Munsey Building
London
Trafalgar Building
Tra— Square
Amer
Weather Summary for Cincinnati May 23 1908
The Weather Bureau reports May 23 1908 in Cincinnati with temperatures from 66 to 83 degrees and cloud cover. Maximums reached 83 and 86 in nearby years while precipitation totals show modest rainfall. Accumulated temperature excess and precipitation deficits are noted compared with the January 1 start of 1908.
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Cincinnati
Local Weather Bureau
Weather Forecast For Ohio West Virginia Indiana Kentucky
Government forecast notes fair conditions in Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky east with showers in western portions. Indiana experiences local rain Sunday and Monday with fresh east winds. winds shift to fresh east as showers move through Ohio and Kentucky.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Ocean Steamship Movements In Major Ports
Sailing and arrival details for ships at New York Antwerp Christiansand Glasgow Cherbourg Cadiz Naples Havre Plymouth Fiume and Queenstown. Notable notes include Caledonia in position 435 miles east of Sandy Hook and expected dock time near 9 30 a m Sunday.
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Ocean Steamship Movements
New York
Etruria
Liverpool
Messaba
London
St. Louis
Southampton
Zeeland
Antwerp
Dover
California
Glasgow
Moville
Pretoria
Hamburg
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Finland
Christiansand
Copenhagen
Philadelphia
St. Johns
N. F
Hibernian
Montreal
Amerika
Cadiz
Emanuel Calvo
Barcelona
Naples
Argentina
Havre
Corinthian
Quebec
St. Laurent
Fiume
Atlanta
Marseilles
la Provence
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Genoa
la Savoie
Queenstown
Minneapolis
Columbia
Southwell
Sandy Hook
Baltic
Names Listed in Major Business Directory From New York to Ohio
A dense list of names and locations appears, spanning Havlin to Springfield. The roster includes individuals based in New York Cleveland Columbus Indianapolis and other cities, with multiple entries linked to firms or firms' initials.
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Havlin
E. T. Collins
New York
J. Kawn
Manister
J. H. Barnes
Roy Kaufman
Cleveland
O. Emery
W. H. Holland
South Bend
T. W. Baker
Knoxville
B. Hore
Chicago
W. H. Brokman
India
Olis. Lackman
Robert Taxton
C. P. Ayler
J. P. Mueller
Marion
Charles Kramer
Munro
Len Mock
Rochester
Samuel
H. D. Dell
Middletown
O. C. Scroniver
Warren
C. Palace
F. J. Collins
Columbus, CO
Ss. Patton
Jackson
W. E.booth
Irma
J. B. Klein
Dennison
Hiram Smathers
Delphos
Martin Effern
T. B. Hallam
Columbus
James Mason
Toledo Burnet
J. B. Forbes
J. W. Wright
Louisville
B.D. Williams
G. G. Gilbert
Linton
H. R. Willis
Dan Kiefer
Atlanta
C. F. Wilson
Palestine
Tll
H.P. Ghes
St. Nicholas
Louis Ralston
J.H. Marks
Pittsburg
J. Cahern
A. Lobenstein
Detroit
Gibson
E. C. Sperger
H. C. Taylor
West Virginia
Co. R. Green
Philadelphia
F. Grimm
Buffalo
Grand
F. A. Saver
T. B. Johnson
E. E H. Hoffer
Fred Raine
Springfield
Prohibition Georgia Whisky Bottle Pretends Cigar
A traveler from Atlanta shows friends a cigar shaped bottle filled with whisky. He boasts it proves Georgia’s prohibition era as he reveals the disguised bottle hidden in tinfoil and a breast pocket. The scene underscores illicit liquor practices during the era.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Youth Heroism Shines in Carnegie Medal Awards Recipients
Leonard Brigham of Newport Kentucky at 20 and Maree Trevor of Marion Illinois age 9 are highlighted among numerous young recipients lauded for courage and presence of mind. The Carnegie Commission acknowledges rescues from fire water and danger, praising American youth and citizen standards.
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Leonard Brigham
Newport
Kentucky
Marce ¥. Trevor
Marion
Illinois
Coney Island
Brigham
Albert E. Flate
Port Morris
New Jersey
Passaic River
Thelma M. McNee
Boston
Paul Childers
Louisville
Miss McNee
Ira. P. Shear
Lake Erie
Albert Stockdale
Arthur Smith
Maree Y. Trevor
Marjorie BE
Coast
Iowag City
Iowa
Maree Trevor
George Rochester
Iowa City
Marjorie E. Coast
Carnegie Commission
Germany leads in births while France faces decline, says report
An 1896 German interior ministry report highlights 2 084 739 births and 1 174 464 deaths with 874 686 infants lost, noting Germany’s birth surplus of about 900 000 annually. It contrasts France’s stagnant population and declining births despite low infant mortality, arguing Germany’s growth underpins military and imperial strength.
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Germany
France
Europe
France faces fate as birth rate trails death rate
The passage argues that France’s death rate surpasses births, doom ing hopes of prosperity. It warns lasting national wealth relies on improving demographic balance, implying stagnation unless birth rates rise.
Chicago pistol sale and disposal sparks reform call
A Chicago Municipal Court report shows 68 forfeited pistols received though 1000 were owed, highlighting widespread pistol carrying in the second city. The custodian urges destruction in Lake Michigan and criticizes a clerk who withholds weapons, urging broader reform in pistol buying and use.
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Nicipal Recce
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Illinois
United States
Matto
Record-Herald
Improved outlook boosts confidence in rail and iron markets
The article notes rising optimism across sectors as big crops and railroad earnings seem likely, with iron and steel buyers pressing for supply. Producers hold the advantage amid production cuts and potential mid-year price gains, while speculative activity and bank clearings show improved conditions. Eastern and Western merchants expect strong fall trade as inventories replenish.
Lincoln Steffens Seeks another eulogy of Cleveland government
The note hints at Mr. Lincoln Steffens attempting a second tribute to Tom Johnson era governance in Cleveland, praising civic leadership while critiquing perceived breaches of public trust among citizens.
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Lincoln Steffens
Prentice
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Carrie Nation Heads to Pittsburg to Reform Old Town
No doubt remains about Carrie Nation's zeal as she travels to Pittsburg determined to reform the town. Her visit signals a bold stance in the temperance movement and local civic tensions may rise.
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Carrie Nation
Pittsburg
Old Town
Carnegie quote on money making as a disease query
The user asks where money making as a disease can be caught and seeks public guidance on Mr. Carnegie’s remark. The remark frames wealth pursuit as a disease and questions its contagion sites and remedies.
Cincinnati Extends Invitation to Gubernatorial Conference
With the Gubernatorial Conference planned for next year in the Middle West, Cincinnati invites the assembled governors to meet in the city and discuss regional issues. The notice signals a formal hosting role and aims to showcase local facilities and arrangements.
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Middle West
Cincinnati
Summer resort tale hints at mint rich and sweet stock
A fragment describes a seaside retreat with abundant mint and sugar in stock. It notes remarks among governors and a favorable rating of the situation, but details are unclear due to the damaged text.
Nightingale Arrest Sparks Capital Joke Debate
The Washington Post portrays Bob Nightingale’s arrest for pocket-picking a Senator as a Washington joke, arguing he should face Sing Sing. The piece frames political life’s influence on media commentary and public perception in the capital.
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Land of the Free
The
Washington Post
Bob Nightingale
Washington
District Attorney Vows Vigorous Prosecution of Mae Wood
The District Attorney pledges to aggressively prosecute Mae Wood and Nan Patterson, praising his own zeal in pursuing cases involving women. His claim of superior prosecutorial skill is asserted despite the sensational context.
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Jerome
Mae Wood
Nan Patterson
Mae’ Wood
Iridescent dream fades beside promised three cent fare
A fragment notes that Ingalls Kansas held a dream while Tom Johnson’s three cent fare promise loomed, contrasting fantasy with reality as Cleveland failed to receive any such concession.
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Ingalls
Kansas
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Mars Signals Pay Tribute to Admiral Bob
Readable fragments hint at signals from Mars as tributes to Admiral Bob alongside Earth’s celebrations for the gallant old sailor. The brief item blends science signaling with maritime homage.
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Mars
Bob
Bryan questions delegation in boss's hands
The quote frames a dispute over who should direct actions. Mr. Bryan asks who is truly in charge and whether the Boss is failing to give clear instructions to a delegation. The remark hints at leadership tension within the organization.
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Mr. Bryan
Inside and outside bars referenced in Mae Wood case
The line contrasts Mae Wood inside jail with Mr. Platt outside claiming to vouch for him. The remark frames a custody or legal dispute setting with a named observer outside the bars.
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Mr. Platt
Mae Wood
Bryan Supporters Emerge After Day Three at Pennsylvania Convention
Supporters of Mr Bryan begin to emerge from the Pennsylvania convention after day three. Delegates and onlookers watched for momentum as speeches aimed to rally backing and define campaign themes.
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Mr. Bryan
Pennsylvania
Baltimore News Questioning Pittsburg’s Wickedness
The Baltimore News laments Pittsburg’s ongoing misdeeds with a blunt plea and suggests the trouble is only beginning for the city.
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Baltimore News
Pittsburg
Citizens beautify city with private efforts and gardens
Notes and Comment urges citizens to take pride in private property as a path to city beauty. Examples along Hunt street show yards, vacant lots, and a grocer’s grounds transformed with sod, flowers, and vines inspiring broader community effort. The piece laments modern anxieties about science and diet, recalling buttercups as childhood memories amid debates over health laws.
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Florence Avenue
Hunt Street
Traction Company
Corporation
Shillito Street
Gladstone at Oxford 1890 and Carnegie’s fortune debate
Told By Gladstone recounts The May number of The Cornhill Magazine with Mr Gladstone at Oxford in 1890 aged eighty. He recalls Bryce’s America and Carnegie’s view on fortunes, favoring charitable giving in a lifetime and noting a royal anecdote about the Queen and the Duke of Cambridge.
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Cornhill Magazine
Gladstone
Oxford
Bryce
America
Carnegie
Duke of Cambridge
Mark Kerr
Mark
Roused Methodist Conference Echoes From Baltimore Visit
Rev Dr Franklin Hamilton notes President Roosevelt delighted by a 2000 strong Methodist welcome at the American University site. Governor Hoch addresses 1000 Baltimore attendees on faith and miracles. The Wesleyan University seeks a president with Rev Dr Shanklin as top candidate. James N Gamble promotes Deaconess work amid calls for consolidation of Methodism’s women’s groups. Hwang Pan Seng and Rev Dr Ohlinger speak at Broadway German Methodist Church during conference week.
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Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
Franklin Hamilton
The
American University
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Hamilton
Jove
Cranston
Cincinnati
Methodist Book Concern
Central West
Wesleyan University of Middletown
Ohio’ Wesleyan University
Delaware
Herbert Welch
Wesleyan
Levi Gilbert
Western Christian Advocate
Wesleyan University
Shanklin
Upper Iowa University
James N. Gamble
Methodist Episcopal Church
Gamble
Lucy Rider Meyer
Chicago
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Christ Hospital
Mt. Auburn
Missionary Training School
Wesley Avenue
Broadway
Cynical Noon Hour Song From The New York Sun
A satirical verse portrays diners and restaurant staff during lunch hour. Jaws crunch as office workers, waiters, and cashiers swirl in a brisk rhythm, detailing rushing service, greasy paws, and gleaming coins in a bustling eating house scene.
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New York Sun
Pattison Widow Praises Harmon in General Notes
The column records Anna W. Pattison congratulating Judge Harmon on his Democratic nomination for Ohio governor from Hollywood California on May 17 1908. It also notes W H Taft breakfasting in Cincinnati and attending events in Cleveland and Yale Clubs. It covers remarks by the Cincinnati Foraker Constitutional League and local education board politics and election prospects.
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Pattison
Goverday
John M. Pattison
Ornor
Ohio
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood
Cal
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Judge Harmon
Mr. Pattison
Columbus
Anna W. Pattison
Kenia
Famous Snakes Killings Iram Temple Incident in China
A temple famed for three legendary snakes was desecrated by students who toppled idols and killed the remaining two snakes. The event follows a prior death linked to belief in the snakes' powers, sparking local mockery as foreign students are blamed and chased from the market.
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Linchow Cor
South China Post
Origin of moving pictures told in an old Chicago Tribune note
A Chicago Tribune piece traces the birth of moving pictures from Sir John Herschel and Charles Babbage's 1826 shilling mirror experiment to the thaumotrope and zoetrope, explaining persistence of vision and the first photographic sequences by Muybridge in 1877. The tale emphasizes early devices and key figures in cinematic origins.
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Chicago Tribune
Sir John Herschel
Charles Babbage
Babbage
Sir John
Fitton
Muybridge
Lamphere Trial Likely First In Gunness Case
Bay Lamphere faces murder indictments in a multi‑victim case at LaPorte Indiana. Prosecutors say the Lamphere murder of Andrew Hegelein may proceed first, with defense attorney Worden signaling a broader strategy beyond alibi. Coroner Mack files verdicts on four Gunness farm deaths, leaving six more bodies to report. investigators question whether several named individuals were victims.
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Laporte
Ind
Bay Sphere
Fense
Lamphere
Andrew Hegelein
South Dakota
Worden
Indiana
Chicago
Mack
Gunness Farm
Jennie Olsen
Ole Budsberg
Iola
Wis
T. T. Morgan
Sandusky, C
Benjamin F. Caroling
Open War Over Liquor Question in Ohio Campaign
A conflict brews between the German American Alliance and the Ohio Antisaloon League as Superintendent Waynes B. Wheeler denounces the alliance and declares war on its anti temperance stance. A German American Alliance meeting in Columbus will feature John Schwab and others. Wheeler calls the alliance a front for brewer interests ahead of Governor Harris’s re election.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio Antisaloon League
Waynes B. Wheeler
Harris
John Schwab
Cincinnati
Wheeler
Old League
Old Brewers
Liquor League
Brewers
Carmen Urged to Continue Strike by Union
In Cleveland on May 23 union officers said members favored maintaining the current strike without voting on sending strikers back as new workers. The referendum tally was not to be completed until tomorrow morning. Vice President Behner said early canvass favored rejection of the proposal and urged members not to return until a third arbitrator is chosen.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Board of Education
Guilford School
Morrill
Deutsch
Peaslee
Marvin
Cleveland, O
Streetway Employees Union
Behner
Fugitive horse Dexter sought by Dr Bonifield and police
Dr Charles I Bonifield reports his bay driving horse Dexter missing from 3461 Harvey avenue Avon dale after Friday night. Police and owner seek the horse Dexters disappearance follows his retreat from strangers while grazing in the yard.
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Charles I. Bonifield
Dexter
Harvey Avenue
Avondale
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South America
W. H. Taft
Grand Central Depot
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Yale
Cincinnati Foraker Constitutional League
John S. Fielding
Edward Johnson
Senator Foraker
T. S. Hogan
Grand Hotel
A. R. Johnson
Ironton
H. H. Mechlin
Winchester
Board of Elections
State
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Carmen
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