Drought Factor Pushes Wheat Higher in Chicago Market
Chicago markets show firm wheat due to drought talk in the Southwest likely cutting acreage. December and May prices advance, flour demand supports gains, while corn and oats stay firm in a generally dull day. October pork surges near end, closing at 15.25 amid overall weakness.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Northwest
Avas
Minneapolis
Duluth
Carl
Yale
Timothy
Limited Demand Hits Trading Across Markets
The week shows firm money rates with bankers holding ample currency. Cincinnati and St Louis report clearings around 3.7 million and 8.0 million respectively while New York exchange quotes ease and municipal bonds stay active amid a dull close.
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Sciota Valley
Cincinnati Gas and Electric
New York Exchange
Cotton Seed Oil Trade Report from New Orleans
Cotton seed oil market in New Orleans on October 10 shows prime refined oil at 38 cents.
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New Orleans
Family Out While Burglars Work at Cheeseman Residence
Jewelry and silverware valued at 500 dollars were stolen from William Cheeseman at 290 McCormick Place while the family was at the theater. Entry was gained by forcing a rear door. Items taken include a ladies watch 125 dollars, earrings and breast pin 100 dollars, a purse with 8.75 dollars, and a visitor from New Palestine lost a watch and chain worth 50 dollars.
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William Cheeseman
McCormick Place
Cheeseman
George Watters
New Palestine
Pardon Application for Klein Convicted of Assault to Rob
Ohio State Board of Pardons announces a hearing on Klein a February conviction in the Court of Common Pleas for assault to rob. He was sentenced to twelve years in the Ohio Penitentiary. Public notice requests consideration for clemency.
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Otic
Ohio State Board of Par
Klein
Court of Common Pleas
Ohio
Unlisted Securities and Traction Stocks Shown in Market Sheet
The page lists unlisted securities including City Hall, Cosmopolitan, Cov Trust, First National, and Sec Savings with prices from 100 to 185. It also notes traction stocks like C and 8. Edg and Niles T.W. pr and various regional issues with percent notes and par values. The text references ex-dividend statuses and multiple minor securities including Uni ty Sav, Stockyards, and several local entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ask
Col. & Xenia
E. Little Miami
Ham
Ohio
C.N
Am. R. Mill
Globe Soap
Ask. C
Ph. Carey Pr
Ph&fm
Mill
Proc. & Gam
Rob’n Realty
Ccoga
Bam
G&ee
I. Sowell
Foulds M. M
Wurlitzer
Fleisch’n Pr
Gary
Atlas Nat
Trust
Citizens
Firth
Cit
N’l
Fever Cholera Cases in Manila Rise Steadily
Manila reports five new cholera cases for the day ending Sunday morning and three more for the ending Monday morning after the resumption of domiciliary visits. Health officials, while hopeful, doubt the declines prove the epidemic is ended and will extend the campaign at least two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Cholera Toll Reported in St Petersburg
Petersburg reports 72 new cholera cases and 37 deaths in the twenty four hours ending at noon today. There were 152 recoveries.
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Petersburg
Oct. l
Maniac fights police atop Williamsburg Bridge tower
Atop the 535 foot Brooklyn end tower of the Williamsburg bridge a dangerous struggle occurred as an insane man named Joseph Kratz of Brooklyn fought police officers. The ten minute battle ended with Kratz overpowered and hospitalized in a padded cell.
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New York
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge
East River
Eastern District Hospital
Joseph Kratz
Cincinnati to Use Serum for Tuberculosis At Branch Hospital
Cincinnati will become one of the first U.S. cities to employ tuberculin serum after a Washington tuberculosis congress. Dr. Lyle of the Branch Hospital has ordered serum from Hoechst in Germany and expects delivery in weeks. The serum, used in incipient cases only, is powerful and requires extreme care. a teaspoonful contains over a billion doses, suggesting long-lasting utility.
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Cincinnati
United States
Washington
Lyle
Hoechest
Main-on-the-Rhine
Germany
the Commercial Tribune
France
Italy
England
Congress
Man Behind Recurrent False Fire Alarms Sought
Three phony fire alarms were reported yesterday with no blaze found at the sites. A man seen fleeing from the boxes near the Desiccating Company's plant is suspected of all three incidents. First alarm came before 4 am from Box 748 West Sixth Street, then Boxes 431 and 489 were pulled later. Police issued orders to watch for the engine-lover suspected arsonist.
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West Sixth Street
Avenger William Jones kills man near Brookland
William Jones, known as the Avenger for aiming at Guiteau after Garfield's death, shoots and kills John A. McPherson of Detroit at Bates farm near Brookland. Police say motive may involve a horse dispute. Jones is jailed after the fatal shot.
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Avenger
Garfield
Washington
Guiteau
William Jones
Bill” Jones
John A. McPherson
Detroit
Mich
Bates’ Farm
Brookland
McPherson
Jones
Baltimore
United States Marine Corps
Corkhill
Man shoots wife at church urged by jealousy
William Bennington shot and killed his wife as she walked to Delta church and then killed himself after crossing into Maryland. He used buckshot from a horse drawn buggy and later a shotgun to end his life, with reports citing jealousy as the motive.
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York
William Bennington
Delta
Bennington
Maryland
Mob Hangings After Illinois Central Conductor Shooting
A Lula Mississippi dispatch reports Jim and Frank Davis two African Americans were taken from jail in Memphis and hanged by a mob after allegedly shooting John C Kendall conductor of the Illinois Central Railroad aboard a passenger train near Memphis. A third participant escaped and is pursued by a posse.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lula
Miss
Jim
Frank Davis
John Co. Kendall
Illinois Central Railroad
Kendall
Mob executes Black man near Empire Georgia
Henry White, a Black man, was killed by a mob in Younker six miles from Empire, after alleged attempts to shoot a local family. A posse captured him earlier, and about 11 PM unknown assailants removed him from jail, tying him to a tree and shooting him to death.
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Georgia
Empire
Henry White
Younker
White
Thomas Allen
Allen
Younkers
Farmer Shot Without Warning in Ohio Disturbance
Earl S. Waderker, farmer, was shot and killed by Edward Brock, a Black employee, after a quarrel at a Barnett Ridge dance. Brock retrieved a shotgun, followed Waderker to his home, and shot him at the door, then fled across the Ohio River into Kentucky.
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Marietta
Earl. S. Waderker
Edward Brock
Barnett Ridge
Brock
Waderker
Ohio
Kentucky
Detective Killed In Cravens Yard Shooting
Chattanooga report says T. J. McElhenny a Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis special detective was shot to death at 1 30 am while on duty in Cravens yards two miles from Union Station. Suspect W S Smith former railroad detective is jailed after bloodhounds traced him to his home.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
T. J. McEelhenny
Nashville, Chattanooga
River Stage and Navigation Status on the Ohio River
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood 3 feet 3 inches and stationary at 6 p.m. yesterday, with navigation suspended except for light draft. Flotsam and jetsam noted as the Valley Belle planned a Louisville voyage today. The forecast predicted a rise or steady level across the basin, except Wheeling, due to heavy rains in the New River region, with a potential slight rise early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Louisville
Sa.m
Wheeling
New River
Kanawha
River News From Various Ports and Arrivals
Rivers vary from rising to falling across ports. Wheeling reports 6 inches rising while Madison sits at 2.9 feet stationary. Louisville shows falls and a canal depth of 2.7 feet, Mississippi river near 8 feet below locks. Evansville at 14 feet and falling. Cairo notes 4.9 feet with oaks fair and cool. arrivals include The Condor, Ohio at noon, and George Gardner and Major Slack schedules. Departures include The Herman Peabody and others toward the Mississippi basin. Memphis reports 4.3 feet and stationary.
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Wheeling
Madison
Louisville
Evansville
Cairo
Oaks
Ohio
Hartweg
A.m
George Gardner
Major Slack
Missieloe
P.m
Herman Peebase
Renee Ohio
John
Bellenes Mississippi
Memphis
Corre son of A G Corre moved to hospital after suicide attempt
Glenn Corre, son of the late A G Corre, was removed from the Gibson House to Good Samaritan Hospital after a suicide attempt in the hotel lobby. Doctors report the bullet did not hit the lung and the patient remains in critical condition with concerns of possible complications. Cornelius Burkhardt, hotel company president, says liquor influenced the act and there was no other cause. Only relatives could visit yesterday.
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Glenn Corre
A. G. Corre
Gibson House
Good Samaritan Hospital
Corre
Cornelius Burkhardt
Glenn
Spineless cactus regened from Burbank farm reaches Cincinnati
A spineless cactus fruit arrived in Cincinnati from Prof. Luther Burbank’s California farm. The plant, a seedless variety developed to remove spines, promises edible fruit resembling a lemon or orange with a golden brown sunlit side. The fruit’s interior shows layered coils and small outer eyes.
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Cincinnati
Illinois Maids Visit This City
Sixteen popular Illinois maids toured Cincinnati after a five day East Coast trip. They met President Roosevelt for a fifteen minute audience and viewed city landmarks from the In Gall Building before visiting Judge Taft's workshop at the Linton Hotel. The party was led by Clint C Tilton of The Press-Democrat Danville, with members from Danville St Joseph Rossville and other towns.
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Illinois
Danville
Cincinnati
Washington
Roosevelt
Ingalls
Judge Taft
Linton Hotel
Clint C. Tilton
The
Press-Democrat
Marie McGowan
Mabel Trent
Kate Easterday
Josephine Blary
Sallie
Finney
Rankin
Leona Brown
St. Joseph
Myra Carrigan
Catlin
Blanche Davis
Rossville
Jessie Lee Roberts
Villa Grove
Amy Cretors
Ridge Farm
Gussie Craigmyle
Fairmount
Edna Depler
Social Consciousness of Christ theme riles at Vine Street Church
Rev. Raymond Robbins called attention to abuse of power in business and politics arguing that many good people ignore moral rules in public life. He urged adherence to Christian principles for societal reform. Pastor Herbert Bigelow announced a future meeting to discuss the church’s orthodoxy amid ongoing court litigation.
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Raymond Robbins
Klondike
Vine Street Congregational Church
Robbins
Herbert Bigelow
Vine Street
Ohio centenarian Mary Foster dies at 106 in Chillicothe
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Foster, aged 106, died at her home southeast of Chillicothe Ohio remembered the war of 1812. She was a native of Pennsylvania and the surviving obituary notes her long life and recollections of early American history.
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Chillicothe
Mary Elizabeth Foster
Pennsylvania
Remarkable 110 Year Old Woman Dies in New York State
Rochester N Y Oct 11 Mrs Charlotte Decker of Tyre Seneca County died last night at age 110 years lacking 1 month and 16 days There was much comment when at 102 she married her third husband.
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Rochester
N. Y
Charlotte Decker
Tyre
Seneca County
Decker
Dallas preacher argues for church unity across creeds
Cephaes Shellburne of Dallas Texas addressed a mass meeting at the Athenaeum during the International Peathery Convention of the Churches of Christ. He spoke on a cross inscription in three languages and urged closer relations among churches beyond denominational lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
The
Athenaeum
Cephaes Shellburne
Dallas
Tex
Churches of Christ
Shellburne
Morrison’s Successors Named For Spring Grove Cemetery Board
A meeting of Spring Grove Cemetery Association lot holders in the Andrews Building is called to choose a successor to the late Thomas Morrison and elect three directors. Frank Jones Edward Goepper and J W B Scarborough seek re election. J F Winslow is mentioned as Morrison’s successor, with no other candidates yet.
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Thomas Morrison
Spring Grove Cemete Association
Andrews
Messrs
Frank Jones
Edward Goepper
J. W. B. Scarborough
J. F. Winslow
Morrison
Speakers Unable to Attend Evangelical Alliance Meeting
Two principal speakers for the Evangelical Alliance in Wiley Chapel will be absent. Rev Charles Frederic Goss and Dean Rogers of the Law School cannot attend due to other obligations. The subject Personal Liberty will be discussed today with substitute speakers yet to be chosen.
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Rev. Goss
Dean Rogers
Evangelical Alliance
Wiley Chapel
Charles Frederic Goss
Law School
Bere Mr. Herget
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Turners Journey to Indianapolis Event
Over 200 members of the North Cincinnati Turnverein and their ladies toured Indianapolis on the early morning train, joined at Hamilton by Dayton Turngemeinde members. In Indianapolis they were hosted by local Turners with a social and sightseeing program while executives gathered pointers for next June’s 1909 national turnfest. The party returned home on the 11 o'clock train last night.
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Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Chicago Air Soot Three Times London Level Says Health Dept
The Health Department reports Chicago atmosphere contains dust and soot three times higher than London. Air samples from forty feet above street level at four city points were analyzed, with drought cited as a partial cause for the excess.
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Chicago
Health Department
London
City of Cincinnati Sealed Bids for Sewer Improvements
The Board of Public Service Cincinnati invites sealed bids by October 19 1908 for labor and materials to improve Fischer avenue and nearby streets with sewers and drains. Each bid must show full bidders names and include a 4000 bond or certified check. The board may reject any or all bids. John J. Wenner clerk.
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Board of Public Service
City of
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Fischer Avenue
Collins Avenue
Herren
Hoffner Street
Powers Street
West Fork Creek
Colling Avenue
Roll Avenue
Cumminsville
Board of Public Servce
Steamboats schedule for Louisville and intermediate points
Boats leave foot of Main street daily at 5 pm except Sunday at 9 am for Louisville and intermediate points. Kentucky River freight received daily. Tel M. 1897.
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Ohio
Louisville
Main Street
Sun
Tel
Probate Court notices of accounts filed in Hamilton County Ohio
Hamilton Probate Court records list numerous deceased and guardian estates with accounts and vouchers filed for review. The notice urges interested parties to file written exceptions by October 27, 1905, for scheduled hearings continuing daily until disposition.
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State of
Ohio
Hamilton County
Hamilton
Conrad Huxel
Anna Miller
Ella EF. Lawson
Augustus Carr
Lewis Broadwell
Alice F. Zinsmeister
Martin Mintz
Theodore Keidel
Richard W. Deeley
John H. Freulker
Wilhelmina McGrath
Mary Kaiser
Babetta Remach
K. Sickles
Charles
Charles G. Petersen
Wiliam Springmeyer
C. Stewart Lort
Jennie Beeserole
Mary John A. Vogel
Rose Landman
Inna Martini
Jane B. Brown
Anna Falion
Joseph F. Mills
Mary J. Dailey
Bernard Steinhusen
Barbara Moerlein
August Coppes
Martin J. Ziegler
John H. Dicker
Robert A. Walker
Louisa Garber
Charles P. Higgins
Emma Schmidt
James W. O’connor
Samuel Wells
Christina Stratemeyer
Cora Meinders
Henry J. Schafer
B. R. Cowen
Richard Kuehn
Filip A. Braun
M. J. Hinechman
Anna M. Feldmann
Auguste L. Stifel
Adam Stifel
Richard L. Curtry
Thomas Scahill
Henry Bloemker
Frida. Brockmann
Charles Schmidt
Nellie Ragan
Frank J. Rottmueller
George Steigerwald
Charles A. Castle
William H. Blair
Mary B. L. Hoffman
John O’conner
Prea W.cherdron
Marie A
Charles F. Malobary
Cincinnati
Public bidding for Alpine Place and Nassau Street project
The Board of Public Service of Cincinnati invites bids for labor and materials to extend retaining wall and build cement sidewalks with artificial stone curb gutters on Alpine Place and Nassau Street east of St. James Avenue. Bids due noon October 26 1908 with $1000 bond or certified check. Bid forms required. board reserved to reject all bids. clerk Sohm J. Wenner signs.
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Boar of Public Service
City of
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Alpine Place
Nassau Street
St. James Avenue
Salve Bank
Tinkent
Board of Public Service
Tober
Sohn J. Wenner
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Prof. Burbank
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Call
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A. Steinkamp & CO
Fifth St
Cor. Sycamore and Co
Woodward St
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