Commercial Tribune Directory and Rates 1908
The Commercial Tribune lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including prepaid mail and foreign post options. It also details delivery addresses, carrier delivery, and branch news offices in Walnut Hills Covington Newport Washington London, with reading rooms for Americans.
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Walnut Hills
Gilbert ,Av
Covington
Scott Ast
Scott St. Newport
York St. Washington
Munsey Building
London
Trafalgar Building
Trafalgar Square
Weather Overview Shows Conflicting Seasonal Trends
Continued fair weather dominates nationwide with no change expected. High pressure in the Northeast brings autumnlike coolness, while a strong Northwest low maintains hot summer conditions extending eastward. Cincinnati records a 55 degree low and 82 high with clear skies and a 0.0 rainfall reading for September 7, 1908.
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Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Midwest weather forecast for several states
Ohio fair Wednesday and warmer in the north with Thursday fair and fresh south winds. West Virginia fair and warmer Wednesday with Thursday fair. Kentucky generally fair Wednesday and Thursday. Indiana fair Wednesday and Thursday with fresh south winds.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Ocean Steamship Movements Across Atlantic Ports
Shipping notes report arrivals and departures across major ports. Vessels include the Virginian from Antwerp, the Siberian from Glasgow, the President Lincoln to Hamburg, and several liners in transit via Plymouth Cherbourg and Sandy Hook with times and docking forecasts.
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Montreal
Antwerp
Philadelphia
TheSiberian
Glasgow
Liverpool
St. Johns
N. F
Halifax
Cherbourg
President Lincoln
New York
Hamburg
St. Louis
Southampton
Queenstown
Boston
Mauretania
Cincinnatians in Paris
Mabel Schell, Mrs F and Miss Jones of Cincinnati registered at The Herald office in Paris today during their travels in France.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Mabel Schell
Miss Jones
Cincinnati
Herald
Tribute to Matthew B. Farrin Philanthropist and Family Man
The obituary honors Matthew B. Farrin as an indulgent husband and father, a philanthropist, and a willing helper to those in adversity. It notes his unquestionable reputation and indomitable drive in business, expecting his sudden death to cast wide sorrow beyond his family.
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Matthew B. Farrin
Taft campaign focus from Middle Bass to Cincinnati
Speech argues against overconfidence in the Republican campaign. Taft is in Cincinnati with a vigorous effort to mobilize work over rhetoric, praising platform unity and criticizing Bryan as a dreamer. Emphasizes need for steady, intelligent effort to defeat the opposition without complacency.
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Middle Bass
Cincinnati
United States
Taft
Beveridge
Youngstown
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Debated Quote Attributions Over Politics Declared
The Washington Star misattributed a famous line about politics not to Judge Mulligan of Lexington but to the late Judge Jim Jewell of Blue Grass, asserting Jewell first declared Politics is h dash one.
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Washington Star
Judge Mulligan
Lexington
Jim Jewell
Blue Grass City
Price of fireworks fatalities and injuries during Fourth
Final statistics report 108 people killed by explosive fireworks and 5 460 injured with 105 losing an eye. The text questions whether such explosive celebration was worth the price.
Chicago mayor bans straw hats halt and oyster ban by heat
The Chicago mayor and Health Officer issue quirky declarations citing heat. They ban straw hats and an oyster advisory linked to months with an R. The ruling raises questions about timing and practicality.
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Busse
Chicago
Oklahoma Could Bring Gaiety to Campaign Vote
A light editorial note suggests Oklahoma would add charm to the campaign and enjoy her first electoral vote if she expressed some doubt about her method.
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Oklahoma
Aked predicts no more churches in 2008 and Pryan not running
The Rev Dr Aked declares that in 2008 there will be no more churches and asserts that Mr Pryan will not run for the Presidency. The remark is framed as a somber forecast.
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Aked
Pryan
New York Jailers Scramble To Detain Harry Thaw
The jailers in New York quarrel not over who holds Harry Thaw but how to transfer him to another jailer.
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New York
Harry
True and Mr Bryan Overlook Bet on Baseball Percentages
The Omaha Bee hints at a gamble angle where True and Mr Bryan might skip a bet and consider backing baseball percentage guarantees. The prose suggests a playful nod to wagering on sports metrics rather than outright outcomes.
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Bryan
Omaha Bee
Shall the people rule ends with straw vote rebuke
A political character questions democratic control and warns against predicting a landslide. The critique suggests party orators fear a repeat of power in a Denver convention and jokes about straw votes and straw hats as symbols.
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S*r. Pryan
Denver
Auctioneer Listings With Names Across Cities
A fragmented list of multiple paired names tied to cities and states appears, detailing participants or consignors such as Linton Doyle Cleveland Ohio and Burnet Stevens Pittsburg Pennsylvania along with others in Chicago New York Louisville Columbus and more. The note resembles a catalog of bidders or buyers with varied regional affiliations.
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Ceteneed CO
P.M. Ceee
T. Abilene
Weeewee
Sy Lander
Atlanta
Baltimore
Little Rock
Ismarck
Louisville
Memphis
Buffalo
Montgomery
Cairo
Nashville
Calgary
New Orleans
Harlott
New York
Chattanooga
P.c
Norfolk
North Platte
Chicago
Oklahoma
Cincinnati
Omaha
Cleveland
Deenes Palestine
Ather G
Columbus
Parkersburg
Corpus ‘ Christi
Linton
Bartley J. Doyle
Co. O. Burger
Pittsburg
W. J. Atkinson
Neal C. Rowland
Burnet
John D. Stevens, Jr
H. P. Adams
Shelbyville
Tenn
P. Ganod
Lackman
George Chandler
8. T. Wilson
Glenn Gray
Honing—M. George
Huntington
W. Va
George Meier
William Co. Long
Emery
Willis E. Smith
Bloomington
Ind
W. O. Davie
Dayton
T. A. Vesper
Urbana
J. N. Neil
Boston
Harlin
George Heroin
Aucton
W. J. Griffith
Oliver Springs
Tenn. Munro
Paul R. Gibson
J. H. Tewart
Lawrenceville
Ill
George P. Roberts
Portsmouth
R.W. Lee
Gibson
C. L. Barnes
Racine
Wis
J. J. Brown
George O. McGibbon
Frank B. Hart
Lima
Dennison
W. B. Baker
Newark
N. J
F. M. Jones
H. P. Golfish
E. Evans
Murphysville
Teachers Transferred and New Appointments Board Approves
The Board of Education adopts Superintendent Dyer’s full report detailing numerous transfers and new appointments across districts from Sixth to Twenty-fifth, including specific staff moves and salary adjustments. Bonds totaling 200000 are sold to a Cleveland firm, with bids and construction contracts for Woodward High and Kirby Road School noted.
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Dyer
Board of Education
Baoard
Margaret Gregg
Avondale
Alma Cantor
First Intermediate
Louise Doll
Hughes High School
Louise Wurtz
King
Walnut Hills
Siegfried Geismar
Marian Rowell
Oval School
Eva Herbst
Central Fairmount
M. F. Andrew
Vine
Walter Becker
Garfield
Minna Schelling
Elizabeth Coulter
Highlands
George I. Winkler
Julius Fuchs
Hyde Park
Carl Spielman
Linwood
Woodward High School
Clara Dauman Morgan
Benjamin H. Siehl
Oyler
Horace Mann
H. C. Haenger
Riverside
Leslie Morrell
Sherman
Margaret Lusby
Jackson
Irene Kohnky
Sarah Owens
Westwood
Evanston
Adra Dickinson
Windsor
Mary G. Redd
Winton Place
Hyde Park Colony
Catherine Koehler
C. M. Johnston
Morgan
C. B. Bonham
Benjamin Siehl
Twenty-third
Bettie Wilson
Lillian Baresheid
Alma Getz
Ella Sullivan
Lara Fortney
Genevieve Mayhew
Miss Herbst
Pond Hill
Mame Warren
McKinley
Columbia University
Douglas
F. C. Burghardt
Mr. Burghardt
Berlitz School of Languages
Norma Heyl
Hughes
Luélla Schiel
Laura Whitson
Miss Dauman
A. R. Webster
Webster
Marie M. Zimpelman
Miss Harris
Jean Heck
Miss Dickinson
Robert Nohr
R. F. Barnes
Maud Andridge
Glenn
E. W. Christy
Corwin Arthur
Alma Long
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Elizabeth Clark
Sherman School
Pearl Weiler
McKinley School
Lea Bernheim
Jewish Settlement
Mary Trelkeld
Miss Trelkeld
Alma _ Cantor
Monbekged
Corrinne Loewenhart
Frances Drabner
John Funke
Bruce Avenue
Eyrich
Democrats Eye Open Primary Fight and Judge Picks
Democrats plan an open primary and a strong ticket this fall with a ready fund to fuel the fight. The Hamilton County Bar Association may draft a list of eligible judges for party conventions while Harmon’s stance and Bryan Kern Harmon First Voters Club address early voting sentiment.
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Bernard
Noctor
Democrats One of the Members of the Conference Committee
Judge Harmon
Hamilton County
Harmon
Hamilton County Bar Association
Bryan- Kern-Harmon First Voters’ Club
Cincinnati Democratic Club
Eighth
Race Streets
J. H. Dierkes
John L. Shuff
Dawson
Mrs Ella Woods Plankinton Dies in Milwaukee
Mrs. Ella Woods Plankinton formerly of Cincinnati died in Milwaukee Monday night after a brief illness. Born in Cincinnati she was married in 1876 to William Plankinton son of John Plankinton a notable local packer and hotel proprietor. Her father was William Woods a leading Cincinnati merchant.
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William Plankinton
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
John Plankinton
Tobacco growers rally in Shelby Record defense of independent farming
The Shelby Record defends tobacco raisers against trusts and middlemen, arguing growers and landlords deserve fair prices and freedom to raise crops. It condemns the Tobacco Trust and supports small farmers, noting broad public backing and criticism only from the Board of Control.
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Tobacco
Shelby Record
Kentucky
American Tobacco Company
The
Tobacco Society
Tobacco Trust
Board of Control
Paid in Full and His House in Order at Grand Olympic
The Grand hosts the largest advance sale of the season for Paid in Full beginning tomorrow at 9 am with Eugene Walter’s play drawing strong demand from coast to coast. The Olympic plans His House in Order by the Forepaugh Company next week featuring Oswald Yorke Alma Kruger and Jessie Ralph with a premier in stock in Cincinnati.
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Eugene Walter
Playhouse
Wagerball
Kemper
Pacific
New York
Weber's
Jack Pratt
Grand
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pinero
Olympic Theater
Forepaugh
John Drew
Margaret Illington
Pingro
Murray and Mack Star in The Sunny Side of Broadway
The Walnut theater presents the Irish American comedy The Sunny Side of Broadway starring Murray and Mack with a forty person company. Critics from New York and Boston praise its sensational reception, with lavish scenic sets and full production values promising an exceptional musical show.
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Murray
Mack
Walnut
Broadway
New York
Boston
Lyric Theater Play Solicits Public Opinion On Witching Hour Scene
Augustus Thomas invites readers to judge a debate over a Witching Hour scene in which Jack Brookfield stops a shooting by deciding the other man cannot draw. He offers prizes of 25, 10 and 5 dollars for essays. Committee of Award includes Thomas Gould and Henry Watterson.
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Lyric Theater
Augustus Thomas
Howard Gould
Jack Brookfield
Frank Hardmuth
Mr. Thomas
Kentucky
Henry Watterson
The Stronger Sex to Open with Annie Russell in New York
Wagenhals and Kemper prepare the John Valentine comedy The Stronger Sex for an October 26 opening starring Annie Russell. Russell, arriving from Paris, will begin performances soon after arriving in New York.
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Wagenhals
Kemper
Eugene Walter
John Valentine
Haymarket
London
Annie Russell
Russell
Paris
New York
Tobacco Society’s Failure Harming Kentucky Farmers
The piece argues that the Tobacco Society failed to secure benefits for growers, noting farmers who pledged crops and sold anyway faced losses. It criticizes night riders and barn burnings as outcomes of unsafe guidance and contends the effort cost Kentucky money, blood, and reputation, with no clear wins for the pool participants.
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Tobacco Society
Kentucky
Forepaugh Matinee at the Olympic Today
The Forepaugh Stock Company stages the mid week matinee at the Olympic this afternoon. They present The Road to Yesterday and the matinee girls will be on hand to greet the players.
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Forepaugh
The Lion and the Mouse Matinee At The Grand
A matinee of The Lion and the Mouse at the Grand headlines a Klein comedy tour praised for quality presentation by a splendid Harris company. The play is described as one of the most interesting modern works with a successful track record in this city.
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Harris
Augustus Thomas Drama Opens Lyric Season
Augustus Thomas dramatic adaptation inspired by a Bret Harte poem to open the Lyric Theater season Monday. The Howe pictures wrap up two weeks at the house Sunday night and the Thomas piece, after a 26 week Chicago run, takes the Lyric stage Monday evening. Howard Gould joins the cast replacing John Mason, with the second act praised for its beauty and mystic Harte-inspired mood. Seat sales begin at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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Augustus Thomas
Bret Harte
Lyric Theater
Howe Pictures
Thomas
Chicago
Lyric
John Mason
Howard Gould
Mason
Harte
Paid in Full debuts with English cast at Aldwych
Eugene Walter’s play Paid in Full received a good reception at its first London presentation at Charles Frohman’s Aldwych Theatre. Robert Loraine and Hilda Antony played the embezzling clerk and his wife, while Louis Calvert and Paul Arthur scored as Captain Williams and the Brooks family friend.
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London
Eugene Walter
Charles Frohman
Aldwych Theater
Robert Loraine
Hilda Antony
Louis Calvert
Paul Arthur
Duke's Motto staged by Lewis Waller at Lyric Theatre
London audiences witnessed the Lyric Theatre premiere of The Duke's Motto by Justin H. McCarthy adapted from Paul Feval. Lewis Waller led a swashbuckling performance that drew enthusiastic praise for its romance and period pageantry during Louis XIII era.
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London
Lyric Theater
Lewis Waller
Justin H. McCarthy
Duke
Paul Feval
Louis XIII
Hammerstein and Metropolitan share Puccini operas here
New York reports Oscar Hammerstein will share with the Metropolitan the right to present Puccini operas this season. Under an agreement with the Italian composer's American representatives Mme Butterfly La Boheme and La Tosca will join the repertoire at the Thirty fourth street opera house.
Lion and the Mouse manager mourns father as show opens
H F Ertheiler, manager of The Lion and the Mouse at Grand Opera House, received word last evening that his father died moments before in Philadelphia. Fred Irwin's Burlesque and Vaudeville Company known as the Big Show starts a week at Standard Theater Sunday. Fred Irwin's Majesties follow with the original Salome dance.
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H. F. Ertheiler
Grand Opera House
Philadelphia
Fred Irwin
Irwin
Standard Theater
Majesties
Standard
Chester Park Opens Sunday With Free Vaudeville Act
Chester Park will host a Sunday vaudeville program with free afternoon and evening performances. Prizes will be awarded for the best acts or performers appearing on this occasion.
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Chester Park
O. T. Crawford Moving Pictures Draw Big Audiences
The O. T. Crawford moving pictures continue to attract large and highly pleased crowds at the Auditorium located at Seventh and Elm Streets.
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O. T. Crawford
Auditorium
Seventh and Elm Streets
Spirit of PaultDoon at Lyceum Promises Sensation
A melodrama from Lincoln J. Carter titled The Spirit of PaultDoon is set for the Lyceum next week. Carter’s work is noted for unusual twists and a striking stage presence likely to deliver a bold spectacle. The Travelers Tip-Top Girls, a burlesque vaudeville company, will also perform.
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Lyceum
Lincoln J. Carter
Pault:Doon
Carter
Mr. Doon
Burlesquers
Vaudevilligns
New Robinson Vaudeville Act Wins Generous Audiences
A varied programme at the New Robinson features expensive vaudeville acts, moving pictures, and illustrated songs that are winning the good opinion of generous audiences. The bill shifts between acts as the crowd responds to the lively lineup.
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Robinson
Martell Family and Gaston Highlight Columbia Act
The Martells, early trick bicycle performers, showcase high wheel stunts and a plan to train a dog to ride atop four riders. Billy Gaston and Ethel Green deliver a grotesque dancing sketch with black and white scenery and outline unique poster style costumes.
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Martells
Columbia
Laytons
Billy Gaston
Gaston and Green
Scarecrow
Tin Woodman
Mr. Gaston
Ethel Green
Goats and Letter Found Tied to Bridge Suicide
Harry Hart 28, a saw filer of 1060 John Street, reportedly leaped from the Suspension Bridge last night and tied an iron to his waist to sink. A coat with a sealed letter to wife Lillian Hart was found by William Lee and taken to Covington police. the letter cites a life of struggle and notes the iron would prevent surfacing.
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Harry Hart
John Street
Lillian Hart
Hart
William Lee
Front Street
Lee
Covington
Cincinnati
Wiborg & Hanna Company
North Fairmount
Harts Toom
Jessie Armstrong
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