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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1908
Page
4
The Commercial Tribune issues a Sunday edition dated October 4, 190 with publisher and postal details listed. The note notes establishment in 1798 and distribution through Walnut Street and Government Place.
Delivery and pricing details for daily and Sunday copies, foreign mail options, and subscription rates. Includes advance payment terms and addresses for Commercial Tribune offices in Cincinnati and branch bureaus in Walnut Hills Covington Newport and Washington along with London reading room access.
The Weather Bureau announced fair weather would continue, contrasting with hopes for more showers after last week’s rainfall. Local October 3, 1908 records show clear skies at 7 p.m., with temperatures reaching 70 max and 41 min, and a 0.19 inch precipitation total.
Ohio will be fair and warmer Sunday with increasing cloudiness Monday and fresh east to southeast winds. West Virginia will be fair and warmer Sunday and Monday. Kentucky will be fair Sunday with rain and cooler highs in the west Monday. Indiana will be fair Sunday with rain and cooler Monday and fresh east winds.
Ships sail and arrive across European ports with multiple transatlantic movements. Vessels include Campania, Graf Waldersée, Zeeland, Colonian, Caledonian, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria and others set for Liverpool Hamburg New York and Boston while arrivals include Grosser Kurfurst New York bound and Philadelphia Sailed to New York via various routes with noted distances from Sandy Hook and Plymouth docking times.
A hotel arrivals column lists numerous guests by city and name including Haviin John P Harris Parkersburg W Va Bachela Troy N Y Rice New York Phreaner Hoover Pa Benedict Cleveland Greenberg Atlanta Johnson Detroit Rezloff New York Stevens Chicago Small Evansville Du Bois Cleveland Edwards Toledo Patterson Chicago Duncan Detroit Burez New York Murphy St Louis Kennedy New York Walton Houston Talbot Detroit Stowe Providence Ballentine Utica Doty Portsmouth Lackman Bancroft New York Walsh Chicago Carter Chicago Parsons Louisville Vass Columbia Fay Philadelphia Newton Detroit Bowman Detroit Gaston Cleveland Hurley Baltimore Seatles Troy Spencer Cleveland Staggs
The piece urges Judson Harmon to reveal his Ohio gubernatorial campaign positions echoing John M. Pattison's inaugural themes. It recalls Harmon's past anti Bryan stance and his eulogy at Pattison's funeral, pressing him to affirm support for Pattison's declared policies including local option laws, initiative and referendum, and railroad taxes.
A Harrison County note cites The Commercial Tribune and The Maysville Public Ledger debating tobacco industry claims. It highlights writer Miss Lloyd and a broader Equity Trust issue affecting Mason and Harrison counties and similar counties with intertwined boards and warehouse companies.
The article notes improving retail and wholesale trade due to better weather and a hopeful rail revival. It cites a drop in navy enlistments as a sign of stronger labor demand, predicts possible full rail capacity by December, and highlights a push for moral standards in college athletics and temperance, with emphasis on the role of steel cars and idle cars returning to service.
The Omaha Bee hints at William Jennings Bryan’s stance and notes he likely reserves the right to reconsider his answer. The text emphasizes that the specific question is of little consequence while respecting the Bee’s sharp commentary.
The Gazette Times faces criticism for a flippant comment about politics when discussing the removal of Haskell. The paper’s line suggests Bryan’s role in the turnover, prompting debate on propriety given Pittsburg’s 150 year milestone and dignified celebration.
During his South Dakota stop Mr Taft linked golf and pleasures while noting the opportunity it could give Mr Bryan. He warned he should be careful as he could be connected to golfer Rockefeller in the public discourse.
The question misstates Wu Tingfang remarks. No reliable record ties him alleging American intelligence failings to forest fires costing $1,000,000 per day.
The remark imagines Mr Wu living two centuries to return as Chinese Ambassador in the year 23, free of recall by Tsi An. It casts a speculative, humorous tone on fate and official titles.
The sentiment declares Debs unfit for the presidency while noting the absence of Richmond Pearson Hobson’s contributions to the campaign gaieties. The remark questions who would have told Debs he was fit and highlights Hobson’s missing presence in the political scene.
Fragmentary newspaper quip hints at a bizarre day with a muttered urge to send something to Oklahoma. Mentions Haskell and Harmon in a playful, snappy tone as readers are left with a puzzle of a morning’s “peén question of the day.”
In Ann Arbor Taft critiques Bryan on reform timing and policy questions such as tariff trust labor bank deposits and injunctions. The piece mocks Bryan's promises and cites past speeches while noting Taft supports postal savings banks and swing voters favor Taft over a dodging candidate.
A Denver platform warning of Bryanism is echoed by prominent New York Democrats including Martin W. Littleton, Lewis Nixon, Francis Burton Harrison, and Augustus Van Wyck. They urge safeguarding with a Republican Senate while fearing a Bryan White House policy would disrupt business and economics, urging a full Republican ticket.
An editorial critiques Bryan's proposed guarantee fund as a faulty mutual insurance scheme lacking government backing. It argues such funds would invite more bank failures, fail in panics, and misplace protection, contrasting with historic currency reserves and urging a pragmatic, self-improvement approach to science and religion without sectarian conflict.
In a critical shift President challenges Bryan by highlighting Richard Olney, former Attorney General, now urging Bryan. Olney declares the country wants a rest while Bryan claims bolder measures, revealing a conciliatory, harmonizing Bryan redefined by Olney and other high profile backers.
The piece attacks Mr. Bryan's deposit guarantee proposal as harming depositors through higher taxes. It contrasts Oklahoma and national plans, arguing a 1 percent tax on deposits would trigger far larger losses to savers than it prevents, citing 1906 bank losses and the savings banks' $3.5 billion in deposits.
The piece argues possessions can lift or burden a person depending on use and ideals. It critiques leaders who set fashionable but debauched standards, urges focusing on intrinsic character and self worth, and warns misuse of power brings inevitable consequences.
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