Commercial Tribune 1909 Membership and Bureau Listings
Substantial ad like notice listing subscription rates and mailing terms for The Commercial Tribune. Announces offices in Cincinnati Covington Newport Washington London and more with newsboy supply points and contact details.
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Gilbert Av
Ad and News
Covington
Scott St
Newport
York St. Washington
Munsey Building
London
Trafalgar Building
Trafalgar Square
Weather Summary for Rocky Mountains and Ohio Valley October 2 1908
Unsettled weather across the Rocky Mountain region due to a moving extended low pressure area. Snow fell in Montana. elsewhere in the West temperatures rose and trend spreads eastward. Light frosts in the Ohio Valley. fair and warming conditions farther west. Cincinnati 38 to 58 degrees yesterday.
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Rocky Mountain
Montana
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Cincinnati
Forecast Passes Across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia
Government forecast shows fair and warmer weather across Ohio Saturday and Sunday with winds turning light east to southeast. Indiana expects fair weather Saturday with increasing clouds Sunday and moderate southeast winds. Kentucky sees fair and warmer conditions with rising cloudiness Sunday. West Virginia remains fair and warmer through Saturday and Sunday.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ocean Steamship Movements List of Arrivals and Departures
Ports across Europe and North America report ships arriving from New York Trieste Liverpool and Montreal along with sailings to Montreal Philadelphia Boston Quebec and New York from Hamburg Havre Leghorn and Cherbourg through Liverpool and Cork with vessels like The Deutsch land Laura Moltke Pannonia Cedric Celtic Ver ona and La Lorraine noted among others.
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Hamburg
New York
Laura
Triest
Moltke
Pannonia
Cedric
Liverpool
Queenstown
Celtic
Eeeee
Newark
Hull
Montreal
Moville
Naples
Verona
Philadelphia
Altonia
Havre
la Savoie
Floride
Denia
Monviso
Leghorn
Almeria
Perugia
Southampton
Cherbourg
Christiansand
Copenhagen
Antwerp
Mt. Royal
Officials listed for various railcar and city roles
A long list of names and locations shows individuals connected to multiple firms and cities including New York Louisville Cleveland Chicago St Louis Philadelphia and Boston. The roster mentions Dennison G T Meany Brown Kemper Jones and others with affiliations across the northeast midwest and south.
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W. S
Abliene
Little Rock
Atlanta
Louisville
Baltimore
Memphis
Bismarck P.c. Montgomery
Buffalo
Nashville
Cairo
New Orleans
Cal Weene
New York
Charlotte
Norfolk
Sae
Chattanooga
North Platte
Cheyenne
Oklahoma
Shawnee
Chicago
Omaha
oP.c
Cincinnati
Palestine
Cleveland
P.c
Parkersburg Oc. of Columbus
Philadelphia
Corpus Christi
Pittsburg
Davenport
Denver
Q’ Appell cl
Rapid City
Duluth
St. Louis
Burnet
J. B. Jones
B. H. Conger
Birmingham
Ala
John A. Mason
H. Martin
Springfield
St. Nicholas
J. J. Callahan
R.O. Markham
J.C. Murphy
J. C
Johnson
San Francisco
Honing
F. Bellaukt
R. 8
Harmon Explainer Faces Ohio Voters on Bryan Dilemma
Judge Harmon, president of two Ohio railways with large paid up capitals, defends his stance against Governor Harris while critics charge the lines paid no taxes and did not do business. The Lima speech and platform loyalties are pressed as unresolved questions loom over his gubernatorial bid and views on Bryan era policies.
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Harmon
Cincinnati, Findlay and
Fort Wayne Railway
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railway
Harris
Medina
Judge Harmon
Mr. Bryan
Ohio
Nebraska
Judson Harmon
William Jennings Bryan
Tom Loftin Johnson
Lima
Cabinet member asks about acceptance of Johnson platform
A cabinet member questions Mr. Cleve land and asks if formal acceptance of the platform written by Tom Loftin Johnson occurred and, if so, when. If not, the question seeks the reason for the lack of acceptance.
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Mr. Cleveland
Tom Loftin Johnson
Pittsburg Sesqui Centenniel Observance and River Improvement
The Pittsburg Gazette Times notes Pittsburg’s sesqui centennial at the Forks of the Ohio and urges canalizing the Ohio River from Pittsburg to Cairo to unlock trade. It compares European river use to American neglect and highlights ongoing projects improving the Monongahela and Allegheny while the Ohio remains underutilized. It mentions the Ohio Valley Improvement Association meeting in Louisville and a likely Cincinnati delegation to the Falls City. Norman Mack’s Buffalo Times is cited on political caution.
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Pittsburg
France
Braddock
England
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
Europe
United States
Steubenville
Wheeling
Cincinnati
Madison
Louisville
Owensboro
Evansville
Paducah
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Commercial Tribune
Queen City
Falls City
Cairo
Mississippi
the Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg Inventor Debuts Coal Digging Machine
Henry Kuhn of Pittsburg unveils a device that digs and loads coal at one ton per minute yet seeks a machine to dig under prices and unload at any speed. The quip hints at cost-cutting ambitions in mining technology.
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Henry Kuhn
Pittsburg
Blaine Letters and Burning Mentioned in Fragment
A fragmented OCR item references James G Blaine and the Mulligan letters with phrases about burning or disposal of documents, noting supervision or oversight in the context of the historical controversy.
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James
Gompers Linked to Bryan Cabinet Post
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports that Mr Gompers is slated for a cabinet role under President Bryan. A woodcock crosses into Canada as the news lands.
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Gompers
Bryan
Milwaukee Sentinel
Woodcock
Canada
Straw votes and political talk in early 1910s Toledo
The Toledo Blade mocks straw polls and predictions while lampooning politicians. It questions the authority to nominate, notes the thin ice season, cites Hearst’s boast against Bryan, and hints at 1912 ambitions with a jab at a Young Turk and Abdul Hamid.
The Adam of Zululand in Folk Belief and Tale
The piece discusses Zulu customs and myths as presented by the London Standard. It explains ancestor worship, transmigration beliefs, and creation legends centering on Unkulunkulu, the reed, and the chameleon tale. It notes a lasting Zulu dislike of the chameleon and mentions uses of the chameleon and other plants in traditional medicine and agriculture.
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Natal
Unkulunkulu
Ufikulunkulu
Notable University Courses and Advertising Insights
A long note urges strong turnout for external university courses next week, praising political science and other offerings as valuable, while advising advertisers to invest in papers that reach homes. It also discusses cranberries with sugar, water safety data, and the Liberty Street Viaduct debate over financing and city debt limits.
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Boston
Cape Cod
Great Sugar Trust
Influence of a Watch upon Workers in Crime
The San Francisco Call reports M. W. Mather, a millionaire, studies if a watch with bad habits can subconsciously influence people. He lends the silver timepiece to bookkeepers. each proves unreliable, with one admitting wild cereals in accounts. He believes the watch may harbor an evil influence.
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San Francisco
M. W. Mather
Mather
Watc
Bargain Farm Offers Questioned in Local Neighborhood
A dialogue about farm prices and cash offers unfolds in the neighborhood. One man suggests buyers can secure excellent bargains by offering roughly one third of the asking prices, while another questions knowledge of nearby farms.
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Wes
Origin of the Coolness In Auto Ride Debate
Esmeralda dismisses car rides while Gwendolin notes the chauffeur cannot handle the vehicle with one hand. The exchange signals a casual critique of mobility etiquette and restraint in transport.
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Esmeralda
Gwendolin
Labor unions split over Gompers Bryan stance in campaign
In New York a labor leader, John W. Armstrong of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, criticizes Samuel Gompers and Bryan, backing Taft due to pro worker policies. Maine voters tilt toward Taft. Democrats accused of anti worker bias, especially in the South.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Commercial Travelers’ Association
New York
Taft
North
South
John W. Armstrong
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Armstrong
Maine
Gompers
Congress
Republican Party
President presses case for moral law over legalism in Bryan clash
The President argues that a Democratic standard requires moral honesty beyond law and urges Mr Bryan to avoid loyalties that shield suspected leaders. He contrasts Governor Haskell and Senator Foraker with public sentiment and party trust, noting Bryan’s support of Haskell and Bailey.
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Bryan
Haskell
Mr. Bryan
National Committee
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Mr. Taft
Senator Bailey
Taft, Foraker, Bryan Dominate Political Debate
Spokane coverage notes Taft staying clear of party disputes while Foraker pushes a campaign compromise rejected as a great mistake. Bryan endorses Governor Haskell but faces a legal and political test as he clashes with the President.
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Mr. Taft
Foraker
Taft
Bryan
Haskell
Foraker and Haskell Show Dueling Paths in 1908 Race
Analysis argues Taft would sidestep bad advisers if elected, while Bryan would face party disunity and sluggish action. Iowa judge Wade backs Bryan but is rejected by Weaver and Ryan. The piece questions Bryan’s ability to unite factions and pass reforms versus Taft’s potential for decisive action.
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Des Moines
Foraker
Haskell
Juge Taft
Bryan
Rigter
Qa Eryan
Mace
Vidder
Mr .Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Iowa
Judge Wade
Weaver
Ryan
Cleveland
David Bennett Hill
Bryantic
Tammany Hall
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Taft
Hearst
Democratic Party
Rer Cleveland
Wonderland of delirium excerpt by Charles Roman
An American Magazine passage records Roman describing delirium tremens experiences. The vivid account lists prehistoric visions, rats, elephants, monkeys, snakes, lions, tigers, and crocodiles invading his room and tub. He recalls fear, cold tremor, and a savage, dreamlike barrage of imagined creatures.
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American Magazine
Charles Roman
de Quincy
Boston Law Community Grows From 675 to Over 3000
Boston has expanded its legal ranks from 675 lawyers thirty five years ago to more than 3000 today. Historic offices in Court Square and surrounding blocks contrasted with modern luxuries in the new Suffolk County Courthouse mahogany rooms. The Social Law Library has increased from a small room to 43,000 volumes and will receive more space during courthouse remodeling.
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Boston
Court Square
Theater of Action
India Building
Young's Hotel
Barrister's Hall
Niles
School Street
City Hall Avenue
Scollay
Scollay Square
Pemberton Square
Court Street
Washington Street
Merchants’ Bank
State Street
Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Suffolk County
Social Law Library
The Cure
A verse sketch in which Jake Kelley and Si Harvey deny socialism while their fortunes grow. Jake mourns his late grandfather and inherits two farms he must manage. Si earns his savings, buys a home, and asserts self made wealth.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Jake Kelley
Jake
Si Harvey
Fat Woman Unlucky in Kansas City
Miss Mary Knox aged 44, five feet five and 350 pounds, described by Emergency Hospital physicians as suffering from excess adipose tissue. Police at No 2 station were alerted. she is helpless, penniless, and may be placed in county home. Neighbors had cared for her. ten years prior she was slender.
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Mary Knox
No. 2
Miss Knox
W. L. Gist
Army Post Maneuvers In Leavenworth Sparks Local Gossip
After two years without a Leavenworth marriage the town buzzes about army officers and visiting women. Local women say wives bring sisters cousins and aunts to the post, drawing officers away from Leavenworth girls.
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Leavenworth
Canary bird storm hits City of Para during night voyage
Sailors on the Panama liner City of Para describe a terror filled night between Acajutla and San Jose de Guatemala as an electric storm struck. St Elmo's fire and water spouts accompanied by thousands of dead canary birds littered decks after lightning blew the dynamo fuse and split the foretopmast ball.
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Tipi Ge Ee Ae Eetain Sandberg
Panama
Para
Acajutla
San Jose de Guatemala
St Elmo
St. Elmo
Heckert
Zual
Captain Sandberg
Panic and yellow fever fears described by a Southern traveler
A New York Times column recalls how fear during cholera in St Petersburg and yellow fever in the U S triggered extreme measures. A Southerner narrates military rule, prohibitions on yellow symbols, and a family death toll as a fever outbreak separated kin and caused tragedy.
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St. Petersburg
South
Good Times on Farms in Northeastern Pennsylvania and New York
A traveling piano salesman reports farmers in Wayne Pike Monroe Susquehanna Orange Sullivan Delaware and Broome counties enjoying prosperity amid a perceived panic. He notes high prices strong harvests and many summer boarders with a tale of selling twelve pianos in a single Wayne County hamlet.
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Pennsylvania
New York State
New York
Wayne
Pike
Monroe
Susquehanna
Orange
Sullivan
Delaware
Broome
Wayne County
Dog Saves Mate in Well on San Juan Island
Thomas Jones of San Juan Island hunted for a missing collie for weeks after the animal vanished. A second collie kept the pair connected by bringing a bone to the abandoned well and leading Jones to the first dog, who was found in a nearly dry well sustained by the companion.
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Thomas Jones
San Juan Island
Jones
Best Things in News from Detroit Papers
The Detroit Free Press notes a surge in factory resumes and labor demand. The State Free Employment Bureau struggles to meet workers, especially unskilled labor, signaling brighter prosperity after Labor Day. Similar national trends are observed in the industrial outlook.
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Detroit Free Press
Detroit
State Free Employment Bureau
Vacuum Horse Cleaners debut in Popular Mechanics
The article explains a vacuum machine adapted for cleaning horses. It includes a vacuum pump motor a steel tank gauge diaphragm combs and tubing. A horse can be cleaned in three to five minutes versus twenty minutes to an hour with curry combs.
Never Had a Holiday in Needham Market Obituary
George Hayward age 91 died at Needham Market after living in the same house nearly all his life. He never had a day off work and never saw the sea. Once a butcher, he was known for swearing an apron at church on Sundays beneath his frock coat.
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George Hayward
Needham Market
Hayward
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