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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
2
Lind reports continued rebel assault on Tampico with intensified clashes near Juarez. Federals readied forces as troops in Ojinaga refuse to fight the rebels, signaling strain in front-line readiness.
Secretary of State Bryan spoke at the Canadian Society annual dinner at Delmonte's tonight. He urged using influence to keep American troops away from conflict near the Rio Grande and said the administration seeks to remove causes of war. He framed progress toward a world where disputes are settled by reason, not force.
Report from Mexico City says Carranza followers may win broad support in a planned July presidential election. Officials offered mixed explanations for who controls troops at Torreon while cotton harvest in Laguna district looms large. Huertista press pushes anti foreign sentiment as government denies moving the capital to Iguala.
The light weight championship bout between Willie of San Francisco and Harlem Tommy Murphy of New York was canceled due to heavy rain. Promoter Jim Costroth did not secure an indoor rink and postponed, with no new date set yet.
University officials and faculty met after a group of fresh men faced a forcible hair cutting incident. President Wunder, the Senior Class, and Prof Chandler decided to cancel the proposed punishment following a Taxpayers Association complaint about lacking dignity.
A Cincinnati Art Club show features paintings by L. Bridwell who works with his left hand due to paralysis of his right. The exhibit also includes works by Henry Mosler Frank Duveneck L H Meakin and other noted artists.
Mary Louise Ferris, 22, called theGif of Mystery, is held in connection with an alleged matrimonial agency fraud at Princeton Indiana. She testified in Cincinnati yesterday and faces trial in U S Courts at Indianapolis. Ferris says she knew nothing of the alleged fraud which police say was run by her father Martin Ferris.
The Musicians' Club of Cincinnati hosts a formal reception for Music Teachers National Association delegates at the Linton Hotel on Monday evening. Final plans and a musical program are to be arranged during the Musicians Club meeting Saturday night.
The Board of Health approved a proposal by Assistant Health Officer Peters to establish a Little Mothers' League in public schools. Children would be taught how to care for baby brothers and sitters. Superintendent Condon has given his approval.
Berlin dispatch reports ongoing civil military clashes in Alsace Lorraine. Tensions stem from Alsatian hostility to German rule and overbearing actions by the military. The Kaiser will personally handle the issue after a Reichstag non confidence vote and recent governor general meetings.
In Insolvency Court Mrs Lettie Griffith files against Albert Griffith a city engineer inspector. She accuses him of pawning her diamond ring and using funds for other women including Agnes Wines and letters found. Other suits name Frank Schuran and Frank A Clinger amid infidelity and cross petitions with claims of neglect.
Charles Meinser a 60 year old grocer at 753 Barr Street was assaulted by two Black men who entered his shop yesterday afternoon. One posed as a detective and distracted him while the other struck him with a blackjack. His cries drove the assailants away before they could take money from the cash drawer.
The case against Charles W. Evans for 3783 dollars on notes from 1907 for 25 shares in Grace Land and Improvement Co of Brooklyn was dismissed by Common Pleas Judge Dickinson. Settlement ended the suit with Brooks returning notes and stock. Evans claimed misleading land profits by Peter Brooks and Anderson Herd, which Brooks and Herd denied.
Insolvency Court approved sale of World Manufacturing Company and subsidiaries for 5200 dollars to Mihalovitch Brothers. The late W. P. Harrison was convicted of misusing the U S mails in company dealings and given four years with suspended sentence. he died soon after.
Police sought burglars who broke into the Congo Rubber Company offices at 2801 Woodburn Avenue on Tuesday night. They pried open a cellar door with an iron bar and stole 300 in cash 200 stamps and 2000 postal cards from a store room near the safe. Lee Knap an official said he did not know if the safe was locked.
John Kuhn was appointed receiver to take charge of the partnership business of Edwin H Niehaus and Adam Groppenbacher at 113 East Fifth street by Judge Warner on petition of Niehaus. The partners cannot agree to run the business, receipts decline, and creditors have judgments or threaten suits though assets exceed debts. Kuhn’s bond was fixed at $10,000.
Joseph Reichert saloon keeper of Highland avenue and Shillito street faced a charge of violating the Sunday closing ordinance. A continuance until December 18 was granted as his Municipal Court case was called. Patrolman Prasse arrested Reichert on a warrant by Inspector John Shields of the Hamilton County Liquor Licenses division.
George Tyler head of Liebler & Co a leading theatrical firm visited Cincinnati yesterday on his way home to Chillicothe from New York City to attend his father’s funeral held there Tuesday.
Amos Foster, attorney, will discuss labor conditions before the Men's Club at the Mission of the Redeemer in Hyde Park Town Hall next Monday evening. He will review the labor trouble of the past year and seek causes and a remedy for future industrial differences.
The Royal Arcanum reunion will be held Friday night in Assembly Hall. Odd Fellows Temple candidates for admission will be initiated under BE H Brink supreme representative.
The Old Vine church at Fourth and Grant streets has been remodeled into a rescue home for working men. A formal opening was held last night with Rev. Mr. Kelley delivering the opening address.
The Housewives Co operative League, after buying eggs from local farmers, ordered a large consignment of turkeys butter and other provisions directly from farmers and producers to combat the high cost of living.
Attorney General T Mowan will address the Ohio State Hotel Association meeting as about 200 members with wives and daughters attend. The program covers employer liability core and female employment laws. Morning talks include Hotel Records and ing. The session ends with officer elections and a banquet at the Hotel Metropole.
John Neville a Marion farmer asked police for help locating his 18 year old daughter Eunice missing over four weeks. A letter postmarked between Jackson and Lexington, Ky hinted she planned a department store job. A train bound for Columbus with a railroad fireman was reported with a girl matching her description. Several others including a Chicago native were also reported missing.
Special to The American New York December 10. No trial until defense attorneys pursue insanity plea. State evidence about Schmidt murdering Anna Armoeller and disposing of dismembered body in the Hudson River will not be challenged. Four noted alienists will testify for the ex priest.
President BE W Edwards of the Business Men's Club appointed a Committee on Industrial Education to push a manual training bill in the current Legislature. He asks commercial and civic bodies to appoint similar committees. Members: E F DuBrul, Fred Geier, James C Hobart, H T Atkins, P F Stanbery, John H Race, C J Krehbiel, I M Krohn, B B Quillen.
Irwin M. Krohn begins his second term on the Park Commission after a mayoral ree appointment. L. A. Ault is expected to be reelected president as the annual board meeting proceeds.
Funeral services for Leo G. Hummel 68 of 922 East McMillan Street will be held Friday morning at 10 thirty o'clock from his home with a requiem high mass at the Church of Assumption.
Washington December 10 Members of the House tried to patch up a feud between Democrat Richmond Pearson of Alabama and Democrat Donovan of Connecticut that flared on the floor and in the lobby. Hobson reportedly invited Donovan to fight and Donovan accused Hobson of not telling the truth about a recent incident.
Insolvency: Judge Warner granted a divorce to John W. Willis of Delhi after testimony showed his wife left him more than five times, the last in October. Willis received custody of their four children. Mary Karamer of 614 Plum Street obtained a divorce from George Karamer for failure to provide since October 1921. Alvin A. Stewart was denied a divorce from Ida Stewart. he had claimed she packed up and left with $78 after moving to Pleasant Plain following their September marriage.
Princess Julianna of the Netherlands awarded the Order of the House of Orange to a longtime royal coachman after conferring the honor during a brief speech. The ceremony marked her first step in official duties as heir to the throne.
Special Cable from Bordeaux reports Maurice LeFort, famed French aviator, died in a hospital after his aircraft wrecked during a landing attempt when engine trouble struck.
Insolvency Judge Warner ruled that Knecht Platter Co. receiver Hollister must pay Joseph Becker 184.03 for wages. Hollister’s claim was rejected for late filing but the judge held workers have one year to file with a receiver.
In Common Pleas Court Judge Cosgrave refused to halt advertising for the Ev elyn Nesbit Thaw Tango Dancers at the Empress theater and its manager George F Fish after attorney Thomas Cogan pledged removal of the Nesbit name from ads. Lyric theater owners had filed suit and will bring Evelyn Thaw to perform later at their venue.
Mrs Louisa Steffes of 1086 late avenue says her husband Charles Steffes a teamster has been absent two weeks leaving her and their year old child destitute. She took the infant to the Children’s Home yesterday for shelter but the baby fell ill and was advised to take it to the hospital.
Indictments in the Whitman graft probe into the Highway Department and corporate campaign contributions to the Democratic party are expected tomorrow. Whitman said he has uncovered 75000 in illegal gifts and expects totals over 100000. John M. Murphy of Warren Brothers Paving testified about commissions of 11000 and 2000 to party figures.
Senator Elihu Root of New York receives the Nobel peace prize for 1912 for his work in pacifying the Philippines and handling the United States Japan controversy. The ceremony notes his prominence as a statesman and his efforts to promote international peace. The 1913 prize goes to Henri La Fontaine of Berne Switzerland.
Louis Bloom owner of the Hon ing Hotel pleaded abatement in Criminal Court after being charged with renting a room for gambling. He claims he received immunity from prosecution for testifying before the grand jury and asserts his testimony earned protection.
Ponchatoula Louisiana tonight honored Miss Edna Watson with a medal after she defeated six men in a street confrontation. A revolver was fired by a policeman. Watson seized the weapon from the officer and struck him with it. Five men assisted the officer. two were hospitalized in New Orleans with injuries.
Dayton Ohio December 10. Despondent over months without work Ed ward Hanks 56 a painter hanged himself in a woodshed at his home his big son discovering the body. He had complained of his inability to find a job.
An appeal to Treasury Secretary McAdoo is planned after local customs officials withheld a London to New York bookseller shipment for a $70 duty on a single hair lock said to be from Charles Dickens.
A 12 month old baby found on a Magnolia and Elm doorstep Tuesday morning was identified yesterday as the child of John Allen. Patrolman Hereth discovered the infant who had crawled from an open doorway unnoticed by its parents and the baby was taken to the city hospital.
Juvenile Court Officer Kuhn arrested Fred Lindloff a 27 year old glass cutter of 734 West Ninth street on a charge of failing to provide for his two children. Lindloff was placed in the county jail. His hearing will be held before Judge Caldwell today.
The Norwood Education Society will hold a Christmas party for Norwood women at the Norwood Public Library next Tuesday afternoon. Each guest should bring a ten cent gift to exchange among the attendees.
Charles Craig filed suit for divorce from Mrs. McClarin Craig claiming desertion four years ago and alleged association with other men.
Miami Florida December 10 Preparations are under way to ship the body of William Deering 87 a millionaire manufacturer of agricultural implements to his Chicago home He died this morning at his country home near Miami after an analysis
The will of Joseph T. Blair former county recorder bequeaths the entire estate to his widow including interest in the Kellastone business. No estate estimate has been filed.
The Mothers' Club of the North Fair mount Congregational church will hold a Christmas sale today from 2 until 11 o'clock.
An official notice to Postmaster Monfort from Washington announces the parcel post system will increase the maximum weight to five pounds beginning March 14, 1914. Previously heavier parcels up to 20 pounds will be handled in higher service tones within a 160 mile radius.
Members of the Hamilton County Woman's Suffrage Association organized on Tuesday with over 200 charter members and seek 12 450 voter signatures for a referendum on suffrage. President Mrs Elliot Pendleton and officers include Vice Presidents Mrs Samuel Allen Mrs Frank Simpson Mrs Louise Ransohoff and Mrs George B Twitchell Treasurer Mrs Moses Butterweiser Secretary Mrs Nina Pugh Smith Corresponding Secretary Miss Stella Waters Auditors Miss Mary Sawyer and Mrs Frank Gorman.
The New Haven Railroad paid its quarterly dividend today marking the first such payment in forty years. It is viewed as a major blow to this class of securities, with New England investors especially affected as New Haven stocks have been regarded as gilt edged. Smallholders in New England had looked to the dividend for their regular funds.
James Hendricks, a former policeman once praised for strength, appeared in Municipal Court before Judge Fricke. He asked to be sent to the Workhouse for a few days to regain courage, was fined five dollars plus costs, and allowed to walk there unattended at his own request.
GOP members-elect of the City Council held a caucus at the Blaine Club and chose FH. O. Bathgate as President pro tem Fred Schneller as Clerk of Council and D J Carroll as Deputy Clerk. Reports indicate J H Asmann, defeated in the election, will join the Civil Service Commission replacing Fenton Lawson.
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