Receiver sought to reform Columbus transit company
Petition filed by Walter A. Katgtt of the Federated Improvement associations and J. A. Munden of the Pleasant Ridge Welfare association asks the Utilities Commission to appoint a receiver to correct poor service. Claims include crowded cars, unsafe ventilation, dirty stations, and high temperatures. Company official G. H. Worthington said he has heard nothing about the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utilities Commission of Theth Columbus
Inter+ Ken Setitestast Terminal Company
Walter A. Katgtt
Federated Imarovement Associations
JA. C. Munden
Pleasant Ride Welfare ‘Association
Bath
Teside
Pleasant ‘Ridge
Operaind
Macinnall
Weeant Ridge
G. H. Worthington
Interurban Railway and Terminal Company
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Faces Debate Over New Motor Car Plant Site
City council plans a public hearing Friday on routing a new street and potential bridge near Avondale to accommodate a Ford Motor Company assembling and distributing plant. Residents oppose diverting Ridgway Avenue east of the railroad and cutting through existing streets as parties battle over a 150 by 600 foot Blair avenue ground option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hnlead Council
Cincinnati
Fideyway Avenue
Avondale
Ridgwayy Avenue
C. I. and N. Railroad
Civic bodies to meet on interurban terminals plan
President Walter A. Draper of the Chamber of Commerce announced a meeting of all civic bodies to consider interurban terminals for Cincinnati. The session will convene when George Delterie, interurban committee chair, returns. Mayor Hunt urged broad participation to sustain momentum. Mayor elect Spiegel and City Solicitor elect Walter Schoenle will be invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Walter A. Draper
Chamber of Commerce
George Delterie
Interurban Committee
Hunt
Spiegel
Walter Schoenle
Water trouble blamed on iron sulphate in city supply
Cincinnati housewives complain city water damages washed goods. Chemist W. B. Churcher reported yesterday that excess iron sulphate causes rust spots on marble basins. He cites iron oxide in marble and iron sulphate in water as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
W. B. Churcher
Churcher
Martie
Wife Tells of Threats in Divorce Proceedings
Abbie Maupin testifies in divorce case against Haiden Maupin accusing him of failing to support their child and making threats of bodily harm. The testimony comes as the couple seeks dissolution of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie
Haiden Maupin
Maupin
Bettman ruling limits city jobs under civil service
Incoming administration reacts to Cry Attorney Bettman’s written opinion for the Civil Service Commission. It holds that nearly all city officers and employees except elected officials fall under civil service starting January 1. Only a few high level posts remain outside the rule, leaving job seekers hopeful but constrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cry
Bettman
Crit Service Commission
Wold
Public Safety
Heartty
Tipped for Jobs in Incoming Administration
Rumor says Walter Coffees, described as a civil engineer, is the pick of the incoming administration to succeed Chief Engineer White. Former City Engineer Dan Nenhgwer is also rumored to be offered a position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Coffees
Dannenhgwer
Life Savers and Cutters Sought for Cincinnati
Treasury Secretary McAdoo recommends purchase of three steamers for the Ohio and Mississippi rivers with four motorboats each. The plan aims to protect life and property and aid salvage after recent floods. Expansion of the Public Health Service and Coast Guard reforms are noted alongside funding increases.
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Washington
Dec
Ohio
Dmissie
Minsiaslop
Public Health Service
Revenue Cutter
Light House
Coast Guard
Treasury
Viaduct Contract Awarded for Hepple Street Crossing
The Kirchner Construction Co. won the Hepple street viaduct project from Service Director Price with a bid of 412,765. City and B and W Railway share the remaining cost to remove grade crossings at Mil Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hepple Street
Mil Creek
Kirchner Construction Company
City
Fle
Five Divorces Granted in Uncontested Proceedings
Insolvency Judge Warner granted divorces to two husbands and three wives in uncontested cases. Marley A. Jones of Hackbury Street cited long absences and lack of explanations from his wife Eilen who left last August. Edwart Walker of East Twelfth Street obtained a divorce from Rachel Walker for desertion. Isaac B. Bradfield divorced Leona Cottrell Bradfield of Broadway with Leona regaining her maiden name Leona C. Meyer cited desertion by William Meyer. Mary Seville of Wyoming divorced William Seville the farmer of Johnstown for failure to support her for more than three years. Catherine Meyer was granted a divorce from William Meyer for five years of no support.
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Warner
Marley A. Jones
Hackbury Street
Eilen
Guring
Jones
Edwart Walker
East Twelfth Street
Rachel Walker
Wnen
Isaac B. Bradfield
Leona C. Bradfield
Broadway
Leona. Cottrell
Foster
Bradfield
Mary Seville
Wyoming
William Seville
Johnstown
Catherine Meyer
William Meyer
Plan to Audit Local Egg Cold Storage Explains Price Drop
Jersey City officials plan a tax board audit of cold storage houses to verify egg stocks and storage durations. If books show eggs stored longer than ten months, the law may be violated. The move aims to force transfer of eggs and lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Dee
Mark M. Fagen
Alea
County Tax Board
Tax Board
Name Sought For Fowl In Poultry Show Contest
Cincinnati poultry show at Music Hall awards prizes totaling 19 000 in silver and 5 000 in cash. A naming contest offers a pair of young birds to the winner. Judges from Cincinnati Indianapolis Buffalo and Glendale assess houdan hens and buff minorcas among awards. Local breeders Dominate Wyandotte classes with Besuden and Sheffield Farm garnering most prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Charles G. Pape
Ft. Wayne
Ind
A. G. Bookwalter
Y.om. C. A
H. B. Hark
Glendale
Tycie
Theodore Hewes
Indianapolis
W. GC
Denny
Buffalo
Haiph Steudevant
Cincinnati
Association
France
Waite & Vaughn
Hickory Creek
Hovde
Hall
W.C. Pierce
Indianapole
Pierce
W. Kesley -Schoepf
Sheffield Farm
Besudens
Besuden
Clarence G. Meyer
Wilber White
E. E. Moeller
Bernard ‘Strauns
O. Shattuck
William Heftaman
H. Krebafanger
Frank Hi. Goodno
T. L. Rogers
Robert E. Wright
Ww. Cc. Dunn
Thomas Acquitted in Kenton Murder Case
Frank Thomas was found not guilty of murder by the Kenton Circuit Court after an encounter with W. J. Sechrist on July 8 at Thirteenth and Scott streets in Covington. Sechrist died a month later from injuries after a pitchfork prong struck his eye. Attorney John Richmond achieved his fourth acquittal of the year.
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Frank Thomas
Kiling
W.J. Sechrist
Kenton
Thomas
Sechrist
Thirteenth
Scott Streets
Covington
John Richmond
Dayton Grocery Robbed. Eggs Stolen Amid Tiny Cash Haul
James Parker reports a break in at his Sixth Avenue grocery with a small change loss and ten dozen fresh eggs stolen. Also noted is the death of 25 year old John Burchfield, son of Detective Burchfield, at 120 West Second Street Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
James Parker
Sixth Avenue
John Burchfield
Burchfield
C. & O. Railroad
West Second Street
Newport
Covington City Seeks Applicants for City Jobs
Covington city commissioners plan to hire for multiple posts starting January 1. Available positions include Building Inspector 1500 dollars, De delinquent Tax Collector 3600, Sealer and Ganger 500, City Weigher 500, City Solicitor 2700, Supt. of Public Works 1800, Superintendent of City Hall 2400, Market Master, Engineer of City Hall 1200, City Hall caretaker 1600, Secretary of Waterworks 1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Public Works
City Hall
Estate in Probate Names Irish Beneficiaries
Katie M Daily will probated in Kenton County Court names Ireland as a beneficiary nation with specific bequests to Daily D Riley 100 Bridget and Susie Daily 50 each and local beneficiaries including pastor of St Marys Cathedral Covington 200 for masses Phil Tierney Newport 200 Phil and Tom Donnelly Covington 50 each Maggie Pierce 50. The balance goes to Katie Nerney. Ann Happe probate at Newport leaves entire estate to daughter Mary Happe with 6 to sons Henry and William.
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Ireland
Katie M. Daily
Kenton County Court
D! Riley Ie
Bridget
Susie Daily
St. Mary's Cathedral
Covington
Phil Tierney
Newport
Phil
Tom Donnelly
Maggie Pierce
Katie Nerney
Ann Happe
Mary Happe
Henry
William
Woman Seeks 25000 Damages Against L and N Railroad
Rosa M. Benke administrator of Elizabeth Benke filed in Campbell Circuit Court for 25000 damages claiming the L and N railroad caused negligence as trains operated through Newport on October 17 when Elizabeth Benke was killed crossing railroad tracks.
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Campbell
Rosa M. Benke
Elizabeth Benke
Newport
Bellevue Police Hold Suspect In Burglaries Inquiry
Bellevue police hold a man named George Lee in an inquiry into recent burglaries in Bellevue and Dayton. Lee denies any involvement when questioned about the robberies.
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Bellevue
George Lee
Dayton
Lee
Dayton fugitive arrest linked to Newport church sale
Fogel of Dayton Kentucky was arrested in Covington on a warrant for fleeing justice. He is accused with cutting with intent to kill. St. Mark's Lutheran Church Newport announces its annual baggar and Christmas sale on Friday and Saturday in the room next to Central Savings bank at Eighth and Monmouth streets.
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Columbus
Fogel
Dayton
Covington
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Newport
Central Savings Bank
Eighth and
Monmouth Streets
Man Cheerful While Facing Poison Death
Edward Alloway, told by doctors in Newport and Cincinnati that bichloride of mercury he ingested by mistake is slowly killing him, asked to go home from Seton hospital Cincinnati. He remains cheerful and plans to bathe his feet with the solution, with no hope of survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Alloway
Newport
Cincinnati
Alloway
Seton Hospital
Central Avenue
Matthews Loses Larceny Warrant Near Ludlow
Chief Callahan of Ludlow arrests Jack Matthews from Cincinnati on a larceny warrant. Matthews is accused of robbing several men at a construction camp near Ludlow.
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Callahan
Ludlow
Jack Matthews
Cincinnati
Matthews
Jealousy Motive in Volo Rail Attack Trial
The trial of six women charged with abducting Mrs. John Richardson from her Volo home and riding her on a rail resumed in Waukegan Illinois. John Richardson testified he believed jealousy over his wife’s beauty drove the alleged assault as he described being unable to intervene while the women seized Mrs. Richardson.
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Waukegan
John Richardson
Volo
Here
Judge rules insurer must pay Becker on 1892 Norton policy
Common Pleas Judge Dickson orders Ohio National Life Insurance Company to pay Frances E. Becker $2,000 plus interest on her father Charles J. Norton's life policy. The insurer had argued forfeiture for nonpayment, but Norton passed a 1911 medical exam and was certified fit, though the board never acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances E. Becker
Ohio National Life Insurance Company
Charles J. Norton
Ohio Mutual Life Association Company
Ohio National
Norton
Insurance Company
Dickson
Inquest Opens Over Death Of Fred Henzerling
Coroner Foertmeyer holds inquest into the death of Fred Henzerling 1544 Marlowe Avenue College Hill killed by an automobile driven by Fred Humbert. Witnesses testified they did not know the crash occurred while other party members described the outing to Hum bert's car a saloon and a club before driving to a river location. A gash in Henzerling's throat from the windshield is noted and further witnesses are expected today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Lohmann
McMillan Street
Walter Labermeier
Ok Street
Humbert
Upper Vine Street
Auto Party
Aschenbroedel Club
Lohmann
Labermeier
Arthur Weiss
Oscar Miller
Thompson
Two Unhappy Women In Divorce Court
Fred Hartloff sues Pansy Blanche Hartloff in Kenton Circuit Court claiming abandonment since April after a 1904 marriage. Effie Adams seeks divorce from Chris Adams alleging cruelty and abandonment since March after a 1901 Tennessee marriage.
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Fred Hartloff
Kenton
Pansy Blanche Hartloff
Effie Adams
Chris Adams
C. N. C. Railway
Tennessee
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