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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
4
The daily Commercial Tribune from Cincinnati provides subscription rates for foreign countries and delivery offices in Cincinnati and branch bureaus. It lists contact details, offices in Covington NewPort Washington London and Washington with newsboys and address formats for subscriptions.
The weather record for September 3, 1908 shows a high of 79 and a low of 52 in Cincinnati with clear skies. Mild warmth continues with no rainfall, a slight temperature deficiency for the day and excess since the month start.
Ohio sees partly cloudy and warmer conditions Friday with showers likely Friday night or Saturday. Indiana reports local showers Friday with Saturday fair weather and fresh south winds. Kentucky expects fair weather in the east with local showers in the west Friday and Saturday. West Virginia to be fair and warmer Friday with Saturday partly cloudy skies.
Ships arrive and depart across New York Boston Cherbourg Queenstown Antwerp Liverpool Boulogne Genoa Montreal and more listing vessels Adriatic Ivernia Deutschland Caronia Majestic Saxonia Ryndam Memphian Nord America Citta di Messina Mt. Royal and Corsican with routes to and from Southampton Hamburg Liverpool New York Philadelphia and Montreal and notes on sailings and arrivals by port authorities.
A long list of names and associated cities, states, and one or more spouses or families appears, covering multiple crossings of the Midwest and East. The array includes Gibson George W Lamson Chicago Frank D Fry New York Jacob Bolenger Peabody Tenn A E Gooch Brockton Mass Linton B F Smith New York Holstein De Haven Bright Philadelphia and many others.
Dr and Mrs M Goldsmith of Cincinnati registered at The Herald office in Paris on September 3.
The Shelby Record and Harrodsburg Democrat editorialize on Kentucky investment safety, criticizing the Equity Trust as oppressive. They cite Boteler & Davis tobacco, noting high rehandling costs and a 10 percent county fee, and question why Burley leaders and outside sellers profit while small growers struggle.
J. M. Gidding reports Taft sentiment growing nationwide and a return to prosperity. He cites rising factory activity, smoother currency, and shipments from New York to the East, with Minnesota and the Northwest seen as key support for Taft.
St Louis issues an order prohibiting city employees from discussing baseball in their offices. The directive targets officerooms where discussions could distract work, with the implication that the city team performs better on the field than workers can in conversation.
Captain Hobson spots another sign of looming conflict with Nippon amid the Exposition delay. The plea for a cold drink hints at rising tension between nations as the diplomatic episode drags on.
The record notes that upon returning home Mr Wu is certain to interrogate the individuals who questioned him, indicating an imminent follow up action by him.
Rich ard S. Wiggers of Cincinnati once missing for two weeks was found critically ill in a cabin near Warrentown Mississippi. He had been working at the Mississippi Lumber Company under the alias E 8 Geldes and was identified by S R Woods, company president, who notified his Cincinnati relatives.
The First Regiment set out in heavy marching order with flags and music for Camp Harrison near Indianapolis. Companies from Lebanon Batavia and Hillsboro joined at the depot. Over 500 men reported ready with only a few absentees as Colonel Hake and staff praised the mobilization.
F Friedman a 60 year old dry goods dealer died while collecting a bill at Mrs Frances Thiecke 1332 Walnut St. He resided at 1232 Walnut St. Doctors attributed death to heart disease.
The text argues that healthy people can avoid poverty in old age through life insurance. It claims every agent sees immediate proof of its benefits for the elderly and for families, noting daily validation and gratitude with lines like Thank God for life insurance.
Marion F Wiltbank Colfelt of New York attempted suicide in Paris at a hotel on Avenue Kléber near the American Embassy. She fired two bullets into her breast. she was hospitalized and is expected to recover. The motive remains unclear as her husband J H Colfelt and a son are absent.
Philadelphia reports that a woman who attempted death by self harm in Paris today is the daughter of Judge William W. Wiltbank of Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. She is wife of James H. Colfelt son of Rev. Dr. Colfelt of First Presbyterian. She previously married Gustave Heckscher. divorce followed. The Colfelts wed in April 1900. Colfelt was Princeton graduate in 1896 and a noted athlete.
James H. Colfelt, alleged husband of the Paris suicide attempt woman, is identified as a nonresident member of New York City’s Metropolitan Club. Members know little of him and say they do not know his whereabouts, noting he has spent years abroad.
Mrs Marshall Field Jr of Chicago wed Maldwin Drummond at Westminster Registry Office opposite Buckingham Palace. The ceremony was private with the Duke of Westminster and Craig F Wadsworth present. They will honeymoon on the continent and their sons will enter Eton this autumn.
Mrs Mary Sayers head cook at Louis Carraro’s Italian restaurant received a letter from Mrs Carraro indicating a desire to rest and reconcile. Carraro says he wants no contact with his wife and will file divorce papers prepared by Otto Renner.
The Klein drama The Lion and the Mouse returns to the Grand with Henry B. Harris company led by Edmond Breese as the stubborn financier John Burkett Ryder and Dorothy Donnelly as Shirley Rossmore. Labor Day matinee precedes Paid in Full at the Grand next week.
The Forepaugh stock company at the Olympic launches with The Road to Yesterday on Sunday, offering a sweeping slate including His House in Order, The Girl of the Golden West, The Rose of the Rancho, Sweet Kitty Bellairs, Brown of Harvard, Shore Acres, The Three of Us, Beau Brummel, and many other recent successes plus revivals and a Magda drama from Sundermann. A Labor Day holiday matinee is planned.
Last night at the Columbia a flower night featured four acts. The Free Setters Quartet opened with American beauties sent by admirers to Frank Pickett. Edna Aug drew praise with several recalls and large floral gifts from friends and patrons in the twelfth row. The epilogue sent by admirers filled the ladies’ waiting room as they departed. Tonight promises another flower night with Eagles’ night.
Beulah Poynter headlines the Walnut in a dramatization of Mrs Mary J Holmes popular novel Lena Rivers. The Sunday matinee premiere features scenes of the barefoot Lena and Granny farewell and the heroine with her Southern lover in gowns from New York and Boston engagements. Burt Nicolai Nixon also appear in the production.
Tonight the Fraser Highlanders cap the season with a classic programme at the Zoo. Miss Foley sings Where Blossoms Grow and Scottish dances by Mr. Fraser and his Highlanders add variety. It’s the last week of their stay and many will attend the idealweather concert before Labor Day.
Crowds gather at Coney Island for annual bargain day with reduced fares of 15 cents for seniors and 5 cents for children plus free school supplies. Tomorrow features complimentary employee and concessionaire picnic with daytime fireworks and athletic contests and extra steamer service after dark. Free burgoo Sunday expected to boost attendance.
The Grand Opera House reports unprecedented attendances during the first week of the season as the Cohan and Harris minstrels fill seats nearly every performance. Box office sales stay practically continuous despite a recent heat spell and competing summer park attractions.
Manager Coburn continues the Barlow Minstrels at the Chester Park vaudeville pavilion through Labor Day. German Day is expected to bring the season’s largest attendance at Colonel Martin's Park.
The program at the Auditorium and Odd Fellows Temple opens Saturday with exceptionally fine realistic mechanical effects and novel electrical aids. An explanatory lecture of real value accompanies the moving and talking oration.
Despite a slight chill and threatened weather, Lagoon attendance rises in the final week. The vaudeville bill features Christopher the Great and Freeman's Goat Circus, with strong support from other acts. Fishing thrives on the lake with anglers dotting the islands.
Barrie’s What Every Woman Knows premiered at the Duke of Yorks Theatre under Frohman's management. The four act drama follows a self made politician whose wife reveals her influence, with two acts set in Scotland and two in English political society. Gerald Du Maurier and Hilda Trevelyan star in leading roles. other notable performances include Henry Wibart and Sydney Valentine as Cabinet members.
The vaudeville pioneer Tony Pastor filed his will in the Surrogate's office. It leaves 10000 to the actors' fund of America. Executors are Abraham Hummel and Bertha Hummel. Pastor lists many bequests to employees and friends, with his wife as residuary legatee.
Amusement notes describe today’s baseball game between the Cohan and Harris Minstrels and the Yorke and Adams Company at League Park. The Walnut venue hosts a second match, promising a fierce contest as the winning nine claim nationwide bragging rights.
Dorothy Donnelly will debut at the Grand Opera House in Cincinnati Monday night in The Lion and the Mouse. She is identified as a sister of Henry V.
Archie Ix Banks of Philadelphia nearly plunged to a cliff when his horse slipped in the San Bernardino mountains. William Rogers of New York hurled a rope is a flawless throw, wrapping Banks to arrest a fatal fall. Banks escaped with bruises and a severe shock, while companions James Archer of London Robert Shea of New York and Rogers witnessed the save.
Omaha dispatch reports police withheld public details as of Sept 3 while signaling a potential major development within days. Dr Austin returned home around midnight Tuesday, shot at 3 am Wednesday. Leona Bennell said she accompanied him and waited and called, but police doubt her involvement.
Prof William Warburton Tedford a noted phrenologist and swordsman, is critically ill with consumption and was moved from his home at 2134 Stabler Street to City Hospital. He is 66, long a Cincinnati resident active in Democratic events and once a police chief candidate after Colonel Deitsch’s passing.
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