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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
10
Tibor presents a wide collection of dresses including Jumper Effector and Princess models. Fabrics feature Fancy Stripes Plaids Broadcloths Serges Panamas Voiles with Hand Braid Trim. Autumn values run from $19.50 to $89.50 across Directoire and Serge models.
A fight between the Chamber of Commerce commission men and the Cincinnati Produce Commission Board nears resolution. The Produce Board will form a committee to meet a Chamber delegation to craft a merger plan. They may join the Chamber with concessions limiting Produce Committee members to commission men. President Egan set a committee to meet tomorrow.
George Parker a Water town New York painter was arrested in City Hospital on petit larceny charges. Detectives say he admitted taking twenty dollars from Undertaker James Finn but claimed a friend robbed him en route to Averydale. Parker who served in the Marine Corps wore a marksmanship medal.
At the University of Cincinnati the freshmen announce a flag rush starting at 6 AM lasting ten hours. Dan Gregg leads about fifty freshmen, while Max Zange and Walter Heuck command the sophomores from the sidelines. The event occurs on Burnet Woods field inside a 150 foot wire enclosure with strict age rules and parental consent.
Captain Ellison states he takes a proper stand on the Taft waterways issue. He urges completion of work and suggests that if implemented, a nine-point plan could speed progress for Ohio.
Captain J Ellison promotes Judge Tafts call for a fixed waterway policy at the Ohio Valley Improvement Association convention in Louisville October 22 23 and notes a strong Cincinnati delegation will attend. He cites nine foot navigation and Ohio River completion as key goals backed by Army Engineers and the National Rivers and Harbors Congress.
After forty one years with the Burlington Route Colonel William Shaw resigns as District Passenger Agent. He will become City Passenger Agent at Indianapolis Indiana and will retain a company position. Cincinnati will split his former territory with R V Bowen in charge there and J W Clayman to lead the southern and eastern districts.
Harry Ledman, a Cincinnati broker, suffered a severe hand burn while extinguishing a dining room fire. While celebrating healing progress he stepped on a carpet tack, injuring his foot and tearing out the tack. He later required surgical removal of the tack and is now resting at home.
The Republican National Committee arranged a special six car train to carry Judge Taft and party from Huntington West Virginia to Louisville on Thursday October 15 with stops at Morehead Salt Lick Mt Sterling Winchester Lexington Frankfort and Shelbyville. The train arrives in Louisville by 7 PM to meet an evening engagement.
Ogden Mills and D G Boissevain were re elected directors of the Rock Island Company at the annual meeting in Jersey City. President Robert Mathew said the 1908 surplus would be a little over 1 million with no near term dividends after 1905. He added that prospects for the future look brighter and the coming year should be stronger.
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