Commercial Tribune 1908 subscription rates and offices
The Commercial Tribune lists daily and Sunday rates for 1908 including annual and semiannual plans, monthly options, and carrier delivery. It notes foreign rates via Universal Postal Union and provides multiple branch offices across Cincinnati Covington Newport Washington and London with contact points for readers.
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Universal Postal Union
THE
Commercial Tribune CO
Cincinnati
Weather turns wetter as forecast predicts frost later
West weather shows improving rain prospects while a central Canadian low drives showers into Illinois Missouri. Willis Moore predicts a barometric disturbance from Sept 24 to 28 followed by cooler temperatures and frost in central valleys and eastern states north of the fortieth parallel. Cincinnati records show a September 22 high of 89 and a low of 65 with clear skies.
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Canada
Central
Illinois
Missouri
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Moore
Atlantic States
Willis L. Moore
Cincinnati
N.W
Midwest Weather Outlook shows showers across states this week
Ohio and Indiana forecast showers Wednesday and Thursday with cooler air. West Virginia and Kentucky expect showers with cooler conditions midweek. Winds vary from fresh south and southwest to northwest by Wednesday night.
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Ohio
West Virginia
West
Kentucky
Indiana
Ocean Steamship Movements
New York reports sailings and arrivals of multiple liners. Vessels include the Hellig Clav to Copenhagen Nieuw Amsterdam to Rotterdam via Boulogne and Kaiserin der Große to Bremen via Plymouth Cherbourg, Nord America to Naples. Boston sees arrivals Bohemian from Liverpool Numidian from Glasgow. sails Canadian to Liverpool Saxonia to Liverpool.
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New York
Copenhagen
Nieuw Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Bremen
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Nord America
Naples
Boston
Liverpool
Glasgow
Saxonia
Halifax
Trouble in the Family in Chicago News
A humorous poem about a wife neglecting her husband to read the daily paper for market statements and political campaigns. The husband complains as she mixes up pages delaying shared plans and causing tension in their relationship.
Taft Day Rally in Cincinnati Reaffirms Republican Unity
The National League of Republican Clubs captured Cincinnati in a near unanimous show of support for William Howard Taft. The event highlighted Republican Day and Taft Day with a Music Hall address praising Taft and denouncing Bryan’s Denver platform as impractical and hindering progress.
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National League of Republican Clubs
Cincinnati
William Howard Taft
Jones Sees Steel Market Recovery After Election
In an interview with The Pittsburg Dispatch, B F Jones president of Jones and Laughlin Steel, says orders are rising and activity will accelerate after the presidential election. He notes the industry is waiting on political clarity to remove a dam delaying steel demand and railroad purchases, expecting full speed and payroll growth with Republican principles continuing.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
B. F. Jones
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Jones
Pittsburg holdup man sentenced to thirty-two years
John Macfarlane received a 32 year penitentiary term for a Wild West style hold up in Smoked City involving a lariat and a gun. The crime disrupted street car traffic and endangered passengers in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Political Rivalry Notes Reflect Shift in 1908 Race
The passage mocks the outcome of the 1908 presidential contest, stating it matters little to Hisgen and Chaf who will win between Bryan and Taft, with a jab that Nebraska is unlikely to be the decisive state. It hints at national maneuvering and regional expectations in the campaign.
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Messrs. Hisgen
Chaf
Bryan
Taft
Ohio
Nebraska
Fingy Connors Eyes Senate Seat Amid Ambition
The Washington Star reports Fingy Connors aims for the U S Senate after Senator Platt leaves office. He believes he could fill the chair with grace and dignity but emphasizes securing legislative backing first.
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The
Washington Star
Fingy Connors
Senator Platt
Fingy
Nebraska Sufferer Calls on Wind to End Drought
A distressed Nebraska resident laments severe drought while praising a renowned local figure capable of summoning wind and clouds to alleviate the conditions. The appeal hints at leveraging influential support to mitigate the drought’s impact.
Temple Graves Calls for Southern Capacity to Express Opinions
John Temple Graves argues the South needs capacity to express and entertain diverse public opinions, insisting the region remains a unit in his view. He contends Southern unity hinges on allowing varied viewpoints and robust discussion.
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John Temple Graves
Pirates Threaten Pennant as Campaign Sparks Excitement
The Pittsburg Gazette-Times notes the presidential campaign arouses interest while the Pirates dramatically cut into pennant chances. Readers follow a clash of campaigns with baseball stakes as the season narrows and hopes fade or rise.
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Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Pirates
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News
A collection of cynical adages and short witticisms about manners, deception, and relationships. The lines offer social commentary on appearances, trust, partnership, friendship, reliability, and perception with a Midwest flavor.
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Chicago News
Remembrances, travels, and church news brighten Avondale column
Notes praise Alexander Starbuck and reflections on his life mark a thoughtful column. Judge Taft faces a strenuous two week car journey with speeches ahead. Cholera cautions at ports and past outbreaks in Cincinnati are recounted with remarks on sanitation. An Ohio journalist humorously cites honey and bees. A reception honors Rev. Heber D. Ketcham and family. Cincinnati Woman's Press Club names delegates to the state federation meeting. Miss Mary Hooker and Mr. Arthur Merkhofer wed in Hyde Park with yellow and white decorations.
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G. W. Coleman
Forest Avenue
Reading Road
Avondale
Heber D. Ketcham
Dr. Ketcham
Trinity Church
Cincinnati Woman's Press Club
Charles Wulff
Emma Cobb
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Tiffin
Mary Hooker
Arthur Merkhofer
Anna Hooker
Drake Avenue
Hyde’ Park
John Sowers
Norwood Baptist Church
Beatrice Hooker
Alfred Merkhofer
Social and Personal Harvest of Bridal Events and Parties
Miss Martha Rowland Hopple to be guest of honor at multiple events ahead of her October 8 marriage to Russell Stearns Dwight. Invitations list luncheons, dinners, theater parties, and a wedding party dinner across Newport Kentucky Cincinnati Ohio Wyoming and Hyde Park with numerous locals and out‑of‑town guests.
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Martha Rowland Hopple
Russell Stearns Dwight
Marguerite Hickman
Miss Hopple
Charlotte Dwight
Wyoming
Dorothy Stearns
Jeannette Stacey
Mildred
Ruth Cowing
St. Nicholas Hotel
Hopple
Julia White
Boston
Margaret Randall
Helen Muehlmatt
Newport
Mary Muehlmatt
Ida Davis
Stanley March
Coalgate
Okla
Church of the Nativity
Mary Latta
Ludlow
Miss Davis
March
Alice Davis
Anne Pierce
Ella Lasus
Lawrence Bradford
Percy Yowler
Harry Decamp
Luella Latta
Clifford Fisher
Fred Blunden
Personal notices of students and travelers from Walnut Hills
Purely personal items list residents of East Walnut Hills and Walnut Hills traveling to New York Charlevoix Mich and various schools. It notes students at Yale Cornell Bryn Mawr St John's Michigan Ohio and Laselle Seminary and family visits in Marietta Mackinac Boston and Detroit areas.
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Charles Walter Bell
Virginia Bell
East Walnut Hills
New York
Judson Harmon
Gail Harmon Wright
Edmond Wright
Alfred Cassatt
Walnut Hills
Harmon
Charlevoix
Mich
Hill’s
Pottstown
Howard Beckman
Alaska Avenue
Avondale
Yale University
R. C. Goldman
Beecher Street
Fred Hinkle
Auburn Avenue
Mt. Auburn
D. W. Belding
Gholson Avenue
F. T. McGarry
Jacksonville
Florida
M. G. Baker
Washington
Colon Schott
Irwin Place
Julia
Fannie Foster
Glenmary Avenue
Clifton
Philip J. Trounstine
Burton Avenue
St John’s College
Syracuse
N. Y
George W. Harris
Albert Harris
Robert Skinner
Park Avenue
Cornell University
Harris H. Vail
Rufus Hall
Crown Street
New Haven
Ann Arbor
Michigan University
Helen Colter
Bryn Mawr College
Edgar Garlick
Mooney Avenue
Hyde Park
Margaret Ellis
Marion Avenue
Marietta
Mason Ransohoff
Vernonville
Boston
Boston Tech
Albert von Doenhoff
Jacob Schottenfels
Hearne Avenue
Stella Marx
Melrose Avenue
Hazel Brass
Little Rock
Ark
Laselle Seminary
Auburndale
Mass
Abram S. Bohm
Marcus Rice
Harvard University
Harry Moore
Chattanooga
Property and people listed across multiple U S hotels and cities
A lengthy catalog of names and places appears, listing hotels and associated individuals across Indianapolis, Akron, Toledo, Detroit, New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Paris Kentucky, Paris Indiana, and other cities. The fragmentary item reads like an index of proprietors and guests tied to lodging venues and regional connections.
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Gibson
O. R. van Dyke
Indianapolis
Leeding. Anderson
Akron
Paul Adolph
Toledo
C. M. Cunliffe
Detroit
Mich Sinton
Winston Churchill
New Hampshire
John D. Trawick
Louisville
W. S. Hamaker
Reading
Fontaine le Maistre
Chicago
Burnet House
O. L. Wade
E. E. Cheney
Urbana
C. G. Cassel
Pittsburg
Anna Small
Owosso
Michigan
St. Nicholas
F. H. Rose
Dayton
F. B. Arnold
Santa Rosa
N. M
W. L. Poague
Xenia
O. Havlin
Charles H. Sternberg
E. W. Sanders
Mich
O. P. Sperra
Ravenna
BE. L. Edwards
O. Palace
Ben Winans
Brook
A. J. Webber
Butler
F. C. Stevens
St. Louis
L. H. Agnew
Dennison
J. E. Roach
Albany
S. M. Parsons
Cleveland
D. Pen
Jacksonville
Flat
W. T. Healey
New York City
Standard Oil Suit Goes To Chicago For Rebates Hearings
The government case against Standard Oil of New Jersey over Sherman antitrust alleged violations moves to Chicago after today’s New York hearing ends. Rebate and railroad preferential treatment claims center the next phase as counsel lay a groundwork before resuming testimony in Chicago.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
New York City
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Terre Haute Whisky Trust Branch To Consolidate With Millcreek
Terre Haute Distiling Company, a branch of the Whisky Trust, will cease October 1 and transfer its trade to Cincinnati’s Millcreek Distilling Company. Manager T. E. McNamara succeeds Oliver L. Perin, amid growth in blended whiskies and specialties like apricot brandy and sloe gin. Local regrets accompany the move.
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Commercial Tribune
Terre Haute
Ind
Terre Haute Distiling Company
Whisky Trust
Millcreek Distilling Company
Cincinnati
Oliver L. Perin
Millcreek Company
T. E. McNamara
McNamara
J. E. Beges
Commercial Distilling Company
Terre Haute Distilling Company
Majestic Distillery of
Firing of Cannon at Ft Greble Draws Fishery Debate
At the International Fishery Congress in Washington a letter from Wickford fish trappers says heavy gun firing at Ft Greble harms squeteague fishing in West Bay. A three member committee will study heavy gun impact on fisheries. George P. Squires cites ship bombardment driving menhaden from waters.
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Washington
International Fishery Congress
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries
Providence
R. L
Robert Aldrich & Co
Wickford
R. I
Ft. Greble
West Bay
George P. Squires
Siberian Eskimos Found Frozen Dead by Coast
A Siberian Eskimo village along the coast was found frozen stiff, evidently dead for a long time. Indians paddled a June canoe to visit comrades and learned that famine drove survivors to eat walrus skin covers and even clothing. Rev. Edward O. Campbell reports from St Lawrence Island Alaska in a letter to Rev. Wallace N. Lee.
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Seattle
Siberian
Edward O. Campbell
Presbyterian
St. Lawrence Island
Nome
Alaska
Wallace N. Lee
Unges Employers to Band Together
St Louis witnessed J W Van Cleave president of the National Manufacturers Association urge employer unity at a Missouri Bankers Association banquet at the Southern Hotel. He accused the American Federation of Labor of a confidence game in Washington last winter and said the federation succeeded through organization.
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ST. Louis
J.W. van Cleave
National Manufacturers’ Association
Missouri Bankers’ Association
Southern Hotel
American Federation of Labor
Washington
United Cleave
Federation of Labor
van Cleave
German ambassador to US may be Baron Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Berlin reports The Tageblatt says the next German ambassador to the United States will likely be Baron Mumm von Schwartzenstein, currently ambassador to Tokyo, succeeding Baron von Sternburg.
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Berlin
Baron Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Baron von Sternburg
United States
Tokyo
Election of County Chairmen in Dark Tobacco District
Hopkinsville Ky Sept 22 The Planters Protective Association elected county chairmen across Kentucky and Tennessee with eleven counties changing leadership. In Kentucky new directors include Calloway Thomas Thomas Christian Barker McCracken McKeage Graves Daughaday Logan Jackson Lawrence Wash Hollowell Wilson Fulton ana Reams. Tennessee selections list Sumner Dixon Stone McGregor Weakley White Montgomery Foust Robertson Bradley Cheatham Scott Felts Benton Carroll Terry. Notable retirements include Lyon W J Stone Christian W W Radford Montgomery Folk Prince.
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Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsville
Planters’ Protective Association
Kentucky
Tennessee
Smith
Calloway
Tip Thomas
Christian
J. L. Barker
McCracken
John McKeage
Graves
J. T. Daughaday
Lyon
William Wadlington
Todd
George McclIlwain
Simpson
J. R. Claypool
Logan
J. B. Jackson
Ballard
J. 8. Lawrence
Trigg
E. E. Wash
Caldwell
J. W. Hollowell
Hopkins
Bradley Wilson
Marshall
Alva Miller
Fulton
Hickman
Ana. Obion
D.C. Reams
Sumner
Cook
Dickson
E. H. Stone
Stewart
M. C. McGregor
Weakley
J. J. White
Montgomery
D. C. Foust
Robertson
M. L. Bradley
Cheatham
W. W. Scott
Davidson
W. E. Felts
Henry, Benton
Lyon County
W. J. Stone
Christian County
W. W. Radford
Montgomery County
Tenn
Folk Prince
Haldeman Sent to Sanitarium as Sciatica Strikes
In Martinsville Colonel W B Haldeman of the First Kentucky Regiment, now in camp at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, enters a sanitarium for an acute sciatica attack. Lieutenant Colonel James P Gregory injured his shoulder after a horse fall. The regiment is commanded by Senior Major Lindsey.
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Benjamin Harrison
Ind
W.B. Haldeman
Kentucky
Martinsville
James P. Gregory
Lindsey
Plea for Opium Sparks Louisville Drug Arrest
Alice Haley aged 21 and Edward Haley aged 22, both of Louisville, were arrested at Sixth and Plum streets as detectives seized a trunk containing opium pills. Alice pleaded for the drug stating she would die before morning if not supplied, while being led to the Place of Detention.
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Alice Haley
Louisville
Hueftlein
Pflug
Edward Haley
Sixth
Plum
Phil Simms to Wed Blanche Grand
Announcement states dramatic critic Phil Simms and Blanche Grand of Race Street plan marriage. Simms will sail October 13 to France for their honeymoon in the land of chateaux, where Miss Grang’s parents were born.
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Phil Simms
Blanche Grand
Race Street
Forest Fires Threaten Bemidji Minnesota Area
A report to Governor Johnson states Bemidji with about seven thousand residents is in serious danger from forest fires. A strong wind is feared and fire war den General Andrews is coordinating aid while rains are not yet stopping the blazes.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Johnson
Bemidji
Andrews
Minnesota
Beltrami County
Minnesota & International
Northern Pacific Railroad
Draper
Chippewa River
Hayward
Radisson
Hawthorne
Hines
Fires Rage Across Adirondacks as Statewide Alarm Grows
Alarm spreads through New York as numerous forest fires burn for days in the Adirondacks. Hundreds of small blazes threaten to become dangerous while about 10,000 men battle fires tonight. Larger fires are reported in Warren Saratoga and Essex Counties.
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New York
Adirondacks
Warren
Saratoga
Essex
Forest fires threaten towns across McKean and surrounding counties
Forest fires in McKean County burn about 1800 acres of timber land while in West Virginia the Dry Fork region endures home losses and village threats. In Clearfield County Pennsylvania over 3000 men fight fires daily and push to contain the blaze.
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Pittsburg
McKean County
Dry Fork
West Virginia
Clearfield County
Woman Thrown From Carriage on Race Street
Mrs. John A. Stewart wife of the New York State League of Republican Clubs president rode at high speed on Race Street when the horses spooked throwing her to the street. She was not badly hurt and resumed her journey to Music Hall to meet her husband who was recently injured in the South and now uses crutches.
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Race Street
John A. Stewart
New York State League of Republican Clubs
Race
Stewart
Music Hall
Swedish Actress Arrested Under Immigration Law
Immigrant Inspector G. R. Cullen of Cleveland arrested a young Swedish woman here yesterday evening on alleged violation of the new U S immigration law. She came from Stockholm about a year and a half ago and recorded herself as a theatrical artist. Cullen will refer the matter to Washington officials.
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United States
G. R. Cullen
Cleveland
Stockholm
Sweden
Cullen
Washington
Waiter Shot in Feud In Restaurant Dispute
A bullet grazed Robert Bewley at 333 Ann Street, leaving a deep facial cut. William Jackaska of 1431 Plum Street, a former arrestee, is charged with shooting to kill. Police say Jackaska confronted his wife’s employer after she refused to leave the restaurant, and Bewley interfered.
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Robert Bewley
Ann Street
William Jackaska
Plum Street
Wright and Schaller
Jackaska
Bewley
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