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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
4
Historical note outlines the paper’s establishment in 1793, Cincinnati post entry, and 1623 dated publication with office and leadership details. This item documents the period’s newspaper branding and distribution identifiers.
Delivery by carrier and Sunday copies available. International rates to Great Britain and the Continent listed with monthly to yearly options. Subscriptions payable in advance. Full post office address required. Offices in Cincinnati and branch bureaus in Covington Newport Washington London with reading rooms for Americans.
September 24 1908 weather summary reports sustained drought with no rain expected soon. A northern low pressure system crossed the continent without bringing moisture while only sparse showers touched the Northwest and gulf region. Readings show a hot day with max 91 and min 64, clear skies at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. local time.
Partly cloudy in Ohio with light to fresh south winds Friday and Saturday. West Virginia remains fair with similar winds. Kentucky shows fair conditions Friday and Saturday with increasing southerly winds and showers in the west. Indiana forecasts fair Friday and Saturday with cooler air and southerly winds becoming fresh, showers possible.
New York arrivals include The Korea from Libau The Konig Albert from Genoa The Carmania from Liverpool The Teutonic from Liverpool Sailed include Grosser Kurfurst for Bremen La Savoie for Havre Slavia for Naples and Trieste Celtic for Liverpool Deutschland for Hamburg Madonna for Marseilles Queenstown reports Umbria to New York Adriatic to New York Antwerp notes Minnesota arriving from Baltimore Manitou sailing to Boston Philadelphia Liverpool welcomes Caledonian from Boston Venevia from New York Rotter dam from New York Copenhagen bound Louisian a sailing from Christiania for Boston Havre sees La Lorraine arriving Amerika from Hamburg 650 miles east of Sandy Hook The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from New York arrives Plymouth Cherbourg Hamburg Penn sylvania arrives Bremen s Rhein sails Cedric Canada sails to New York Baltimore notes Cherbourg Moltke sails to New York Liverpool departures include Canada for Montreal New York sailing Cedric for New York and Hamburg and Rhein toward New York and Baltimore.
A long list of individuals with city locations from Chicago Syracuse Hartford Detroit Toledo Bellevue New York St. Louis Nashville Dayton Marietta Ashland Clinton Buffalo Philadelphia and others appears as a roster of names and places. No events or actions are described.
The piece argues the 1908 presidential race centers on Supreme Court appointments. It contrasts Taft’s Republican record with Bryan’s proposals, noting four justices will be chosen by 1909. The author stresses the electorate faces a decisive vote on judges aligned with Taft or Bryan.
The piece argues William Jennings Bryan cannot detach from his campaign papers and Limits Watterson to editorship roles. It cites The Commoner and The Courier-Journal while discussing race impacts on southern politics and the negro vote.
The Charleston News and Courier debunks Watterson’s olive branch to Bryan voters. It cites Bryan in 1901 and 1908 denying negro disfranchisement changes and warns readers that Bryan’s speeches are dangerous and incendiary. It argues only Bryan expresses Democratic stance on race and politics.
The Pittsburg Gazette-Times questions why Mr Bryan’s name is not dropped while Mr Haskell resists removal. The Atlanta Constitution comments on the rising drunk cases in Georgia Police Courts as prohibition nears.
Carrie Nation contemplates a lecture tour while William Jennings Bryan does not. Nation weighs the people’s rule in public discourse. If people live in a flat they do not rule, otherwise they effectively curb Bryanism through their actions.
A serious charge claims Speaker Cannon uses in his speeches chaste and classic English in his campaign.
Mr. Bryan has been arrested for speeding in Connecticut. He is said to have not sped elsewhere, with authorities noting a single state offense and detainment proceedings underway.
A vivid note in the spoof column wryly praises weather as the conductor of summer heat. The speaker quips that Colonel Jupiter Pluvius could or should deliver rain to temper the encore performances by the season’s hottest days.
A New York Morning Telegraph recounts William Harris Andrew Mack Frank Daniels and others attending a Long Island clambake at Douglas Manor hosted by Mr and Mrs Mason Peters and Mr and Mrs Harry Williams. The feast fails as clams are claimed by a mud-flat native who holds a deed to the ground and ejects diggers.
One thousand delegates meet in Turner Hall to nominate Republican candidates for the November election. Four conventions will select county officers and two district seats with Charles Mallbury announcing he will not seek another term as Probate Judge.
Miles T. Watts and Lewis G. Hopkins note appreciation for the late William J. Breed adopted by rising vote. City committees study amendments for ballot passage, including state taxation and reading of bills. Election booth placements approved. Republican youth league forms nationwide network with plans for a New York convention. Warren County votes on local option. Site includes campaigns, nominations, and citizen registrations.
Postmaster Monfort and Superintendent Dyer urged teaching pupils proper envelope stamping and address placement. A reader highlights postage rules for non first class mail and cites savings. The section also covers equinox dates, almanac variances, and a tale about a Detroit tincture claim linked to global trade.
A summer desk scene features a cub reporter filling in for the Answers to Correspondents editor. Riter quips about knowledge, while the reporter jokes that the job is easy in summer guiding readers on removing tan and freckles.
A Chicago Record-Herald humor item has a father choosing a college for his son. He picks Griggs citing its obscure status, noting only one student has been crippled for life from hazing there in four years.
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