Wheat Market Steady Amid Poor Demand and Wet Winter Weather
Chicago reports a narrow trading day with a steady close as shorts bought, despite bearish sentiment from wet winter wheat belt conditions. Cash wheat held steady with no export sales. corn rose early then softened as sellers moved May deliveries. Provisions weak from large hog arrivals, but turned firmer by session end. traders eye 60 car wheat, 93 corn, 192 oats Monday receipts.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Mainy
Argentine
United States
Canada
Aay
Minneapolis
Seaboard
Duluth
Decrease in Failures Liabilities Drop in October
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune from New York reports commercial failures in the U S this week at 250 compared with 269 last week and 252 year ago. Canada shows 19 failures, liabilities over 5000 total 5 89 954 for October, down from 6 86 976 last year.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
United States
R. G. Dun & Co
Canada
United
Pacific States
Vote Yes for a Park Commission in Indianapolis
Depositions taken in contempt proceedings against Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell in the Buck Stove and Range case. W D Ryan national secretary treasurer United Mineworkers testified on resolutions opposing the Stave and Range s adopted by AF of L convention in November 1907 and the United Mineworkers in January. Kupper Mt Vernon IL associate manager for Southern Illinois the Stove and Range Company and J Templeton St Louis sales agent testified on boycott impact on sales. Mae B Gray identified stenographic note of a speech by Samuel j in this city last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Buck Stove and Range
Buck Stove and Range Company
W. D. Ryan
United Mineworkers
American Federation of Labor
Ee United Mineworkers
Kupper
Mt. Vernon
Asso
Southern Illinois the Stove and Range Company
J. . Templeton
St. Louis
Mae B. Gray
Samuel J
GLEWS PREDICTS TAFTS ELECTION IMPROVEMENT REPORTED
New York October 24 Taft favored in the market as election nears boosting investor confidence. Recovery since last year’s panic shows security values back near pre panic levels with cheap money and strong agricultural prosperity fueling a broad upswing. Western bankers optimistic while Eastern cities show cautious improvement and tariff revision looms.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Taft
How Castro Rules His People
In a 1908 analysis from Caracas, the piece argues Venezuela tolerates despotism under Castro, contrasting Venezuelan political culture with the United States. It notes history under Spain and local juntas, absence of constitutional liberty, limited free press, and admiration of Bolivar despite tyranny, urging understanding of Venezuelan mindset while warning of despotism.
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Washington
Castro
Caracas
Venezuela
Council of the Indies
Spain
Vatican
Guzman Blanco
Crespo
Jefferson
Franklin
Cipri Castro
Republic
North America
Bolivar
Miranda
Simon Bolivar
George Washington
United States
Spanish America
Republic of
Bolivia
John
England
Jamestown
Gove
Andrade
Capriano Castro
Roosevelt
White House
Bryan
Frederic J. Haskin
Vote You for Park Commission Yes for Park Commission
A brief ballot note urges voters to approve a park commission measure. It emphasizes support for park development and governance by a dedicated council. The message urges a deliberate yes vote to back the proposed commission and its responsibilities.
Covington Notes Highlight Lectures and Events
Covington notes promote Plymouth Coal purchases and list a lecture series in the Library Auditorium with Father Vaughan and others for a $2 ticket. The sixth annual State meeting of the Order of Eastern Star begins October 27 in Covington. A porch intruder alert at the Maritanna building prompts police inquiry. A local case sees John nk Oder bound over to a grand jury for assault and property destruction with a $500 bond. Bernard Kathmann remains bound and gagged, with doctors saying he cannot see anyone.
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Plymouth
Hatfield Coal Company
Father Vaughan
Edward Amherst Ott
Edward Burton McDowell
Thomas HB. Green
DeWitt Miller
George D. Alden
Thompson’s
Scott Street
The
Order of Eastern Star
Covington
Maritanna
John Beard
Stephens
John Nk’’ Oder
Grand Jury
Bernard Kathmann
Deaths in Covington Reported by Health Officer
Thirteen deaths in Covington were reported in the past week by Health Officer Ranshaw. The list includes Florence Williams 2 intestinal catarrh, Rose Theimann 16 typhoid fever, Mary B Towers 19 pulmonary tuberculosis, Elmer Coleman 37 typhoid pneumonia, Rebecca Green 42 cardiac paralysis, Mary Schoettle 44 apoplexy, John Hayden 70 arteriosclerosis, Mary A Lial 77 chronic nephritis, Ellen Feighery 48 cholecystitis, Nellie Rachford 32 tubercular peritonitis, Henry Ruhold 2 months marasmus, Joseph P Hayes 30 septicaemia, Commilius Plunkett 6 concussion of brain.
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Covington
Ranshaw
Florence Williams
Rose Theimann
Mary B. Towers
Elmer Coleman
Rebecca Green
Mary Schoettle
John Hayden
Mary A. Lial
Ellen Feighery
Bellevue Churches Organize Teachers Training Class
Bellevue and Dayton church groups form a teachers training class for the year with officers elected. The first meeting is Friday night at the German Evangelical Church. Services and programs are listed for German Evangelical, First Baptist, St Johns Evangelical, and Trinity Lutheran churches with worship times and sermon topics.
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Bellevue
Dayton
H. A. Leming
M. J. Humphreys
J. C. Nash
B. H. Humbert
German Evangelical Church
Bellevue-Dayton Christian Church
Ward Avenue
Poplar Street
S. Boyd White
Church of the New Testament
Fulton
Solga Quartet
First Baptist Church
J. B. ‘Jones
God
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Louis W. Gobel
Trinity Lutheran
J. Alberthun
Illinois
Dayton churches schedule Sunday services
Daytons churches list morning and evening worship times. Tower M E Church led by J G Dover offers 9 30 a m Sunday school 11 a m service and 7 30 p m program What We Owe and How To Pay It Baptist Church led by Rev Robert H Tolle holds 11 a m The King's Business and evening The Sin of Neglect baptism will be administered at close of service Presbyterian Church with J N Ervin preaches Soul Food at 11 a m and Why Men have a Chance at 7 45 p m St Johns P E Church Rev Edgar H Dickerson conducts both morning and evening services.
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M. E
J. G. Dover
Baptist Church
Robert H. Tolle
Presbyterian Church
J. N. Ervin
St. John’s P. BE
Edgar H. Dickerson
Newport vs Weingartner taxes on street work case
Campbell County courts report a Newport city suit against Mary Weingartner over street improvement taxes. Weingartner petitions denial of signing for the Weingartner Place work, claiming forgery. Judge Yungblut set next Saturday for the case. A Zink vs South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway Co seeks damages. motion to submit for default and damages is continued until October.
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City of
Newport
Mary Weingartner
Weingartner Place
Yungblut
A. Zink
South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway
Com
Pany
Rhinock Pension Claims Scrutinized in Kentucky
A 1908 letter from Congressman Joseph L. Rhinock boasts of securing over fourteen hundred pensions for Kentucky constituents. House records show limited private pension enactments and low voting participation, suggesting Rhinock overstated achievements while his roll-call involvement varied.
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Joseph L. Rhinock
Kentucky
Rhinock
Court of Claims
House
Washington
Congressman Rhinock
Covington, Ky
Senate
Congress
Grand Jury Extends Session In South County
Circuit Judge Shaw of Kenton County surprised the grand jury by extending their session to cover new investigations. He ordered inquiries into the Ionia Agricultural Association, the dispute between the State Racing Commission and Latonia race track, and gambling activity in Covington, promising to extend their time as needed.
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Shaw
Kenton County
Ionia Agricultural Association
State Racing Commission
Latonia
Covington
Property transfers list with multiple parcels described
Multiple 20th century deeds record transfers of lots and parcels. Names include John Hemesath Annie Hemesath Elizabeth Huesing Henry Holtrup Frank Fischer J T and Kate Earle O R Theis Grant Mollie Mount John Heidel Carrie Berger Theresa Thoman George Schubeler William Wisker Rosa Anna Wisker and others. Parcel sizes range around 22 to 650 feet with street locations in Huntington La Regan Main Thirteenth etc.
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John Hemesath
Annie Hemesath
Twelfth
W. R
Julia Miler
Elizabeth Huesing
Charles
Gertrude Marshal
Catherine
Herman Schulte
Lee Street
Ata
Henry
Bernardina’ Holtrup
Frank Fischer
Fairview Lot and Building Association
Harvey
Annabella Myers
Santa
William and Mary Wisker
Rosa Anna Wisker
Thomas Cashier
Arnold Homestead
Local Names and Residences Listed in Harriman and Covington
The notice lists Perry Martin and Florence Smetzer from Harriman Tennessee along with Raymond Johnson of Erlanger Kentucky, Artie Snelling of Burlington Kentucky, Erich W Bartels and Cora Neuter of Covington Kentucky, including ages 19 for two individuals.
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Perry Martin
Cora Neuter
Covington
Newport Real Estate Transfer Across Dayton Subdivision
Charles H. Scholle and wife convey Lot 64 in Dayton Land Company’s subdivision to Jennie L. Kueenler by parcels description. Shaler Berry, trustee, transfers property in Speer subdivision and Highland Hotel lands to Mary and Louise, with details partially garbled but indicating conveyances of multiple parcels in Newport area real estate records.
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Charles H. Scholle
Jennie L. Kueenler
Dayton Land Company
Shaler Berry
Mary and Louise Pone Pert
Speer
Hgate
Igée
Bighland Hotel
Welands
Glu Celebrates Its Anniversary In Covington
The William Riedlin Republican Club of Covington, Kentucky, the oldest in the state, marked its 13th year with a monster banquet and rally in Turner Hall. Club namesake William Riedlin Sr presided as about 500 attendees watched speakers including John Russell Inglis, candidate for Congress, and Judge William McD. Shaw among others.
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William Riedlin
Republican Club
Covington
Kentucky
Turner Hall
William Riedlin, Sr
John Russell Inglis
Congress
William McD. Shaw
Internal Revenue
Maurice L. Galvin
John E. Shepard
Charles B. Shimer
Oscar Roetken
John J. Craig
Leslie T. Applegate
Commonwealth
John C. B. Yates
Hmmett Orr
John G. Weaver
Newport News in Brief Special Notice State Tax
Pay State taxes now to avoid penalties. Office open until 9 p.m. nightly this week, except Saturday. John Na Gbhl, Sheriff. The Highland Hotel Company of the Highlands east of Newport transferred land to Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co for a new Altamont station at foot of hill below Altamont Hotel. A thief stole a wagon with coffee and beans from Monmouth Street. Attorney L. J. Crawford of Newport returned from Kentucky claiming Taft support strong. John Stegnan, 50, Newport, died at 100 York Street after long illness. wife and children survive. Mass at Corpus Christi Church tomorrow at 8 a.m. burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Eureka Lodge Knights of Pythias formed new Board of Stewards. banquet and social followed with speakers Aubrey Bar, W. T. Johnson, William ape.
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John Nagbhl
Highland Hotel Company
the Highlands
Newport
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Altamont Hotel
Altamont
Harry Beaver
Ft. Thomas
Monmouth Street
L. J. Crawford
Kentucky
Crawford
Taft
John Stegnan
York Street
Corpus Christi Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Board of Stewards
Eureka Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Aubrey Bar
W. T. Johnson
William Ape
Strife Ends in Newport Republican Ranks
Factional strife within Newport Republicans, between organization and anti-organization factions, was settled after a conference yesterday. Both sides conceded, enabling a united effort to sweep the party ticket in the final week of the campaign. Democratic leaders had urged the fight, making the settlement a serious setback for them.
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Newport
Turner Hall
Water Works Not Taxable in Covington Case
Acting under a Court of Appeals mandate, Judge Yungblut dismissed the Highland District tax suit against Covington over water works taxes. The 1906 Newport Circuit action sought $2,337 for reservoirs, pumping plants and mains with a receiver urged. The appellate ruling held the city owned public utility was not taxable property.
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Court of Appeals
District of the Highlands
Covington
Yungblut
Newport Circuit Court
Highland District
Tak
Igen
Ding
Lewis Fails to Appear at Newport Campaign Meeting
Democratic candidates in Newport and Campbell County faced disappointment as a large open air meeting was canceled after J Hamilton Lewis of Chicago could not attend due to illness. Otto Wolff was to speak on local issues while Bradley's recent Republican address heightened efforts to find a substitute speaker.
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Newport
Campbell County
Fourth and
Columbia Streets
Webster Helm
Donelan
J. Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Otto Wolff
Fourth
Ss. W. Hager
Lewis
Bradley
Kentucky
Destitute Newport Wife With Two Babies Seeks Charleston Home
May Williams, 20, wandering in Newport with her two young children, says husband Albert Williams deserted them after forcing a skiff trip from Newport to Charleston, West Virginia. They left Evansville, Indiana, on a train but stopped near Aurora due to lack of funds. County Judge Moore sent them to Probation Officer Mrs Dowling for care until they can be sent to Charleston. Authorities could not locate the husband.
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Newport
Charleston
W. Va
May Williams
Albert Williams
York Street
Evansville
Ind
Cincinnati
Aurora
Moore
Dowling
Plan Republican Rally in Bellevue Opera House
Republicans of Bellevue held a mass meeting at Balke Opera House and planned a large rally next Thursday night in support of Taft Sherman and Campbell County ticket. Harry Hake presided as plans emerged for a grand parade and fireworks. Speakers include General Michael Ryan Judge D Head and Judge C Yungblut. A committee led by James Fisk James Ellis Benjamin Sharpless Henry Coyne and Police Chief Seither will run the celebration and collect fireworks funds.
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Bellevue
Balke Opera House
Taft
Sherman
Campbell County
Harry Hake
Michael Ryan
D. Head
Cincinnati
C. Yungblut
James Fisk
James Ellis
Benjamin Sharpless
Henry Coyne
Seither
German Alliance to Meet in Music Hall Newport
The German Alliance of Newport plans a mass meeting at Music Hall in Newport next Wednesday night October 28. Prominent speakers will address personal freedom and the German language’s role in public schools. Speakers include Rev F Knapp and attorneys Thomas P Carothers and Fred Invitations have been sent to members in Cincinnati and nearby cities.
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German Alliance of Newport
Music Hall
Newport
F. Knapp
German &J. John’s Evangelical Church
Thomas P. Carothers
Fred
Cincinnati
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