Kolb Children Challenge Late Father's Will
Attorneys for Mayme Kolb Schinkal Naomi Kolb Sheridan and Daniel J Kolb filed to invalidate the December 17 1912 will of Joseph Kolb linked to the Galt House In Probate Court the will leaves Mrs Cynthia Kolb a life estate with principal held in trust twenty years after her death and eventual division among Kolb's descendants The action was begun at Kennedy Heights on February 11.
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Joseph Kolb
Galt House
Common ‘Pleas Cou
Charles W. Baker
J.H. Bromwell
Cf . Mayme
Kolb Schinkal
Naomi Kolb
Sheridan
Daniel
J. Kolb
Jast
Ctszen
Cynthia Kolb
Kolb
Kolb Sue
Kennedy Heights
Postoffice Breaks All Mail Records in 24 Hours
Cincinnati post office workers handled 3,000,000 pieces of mail in twenty four hours breaking all prior service records. The daily average is about 1,000,000 pieces with this figure excluding the variance. A basement chute into the parcel terminal congested near noon causing long queues and delays of up to twenty minutes for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Postoffice
Coroner Blames Fake Cures Tied to Mrs. Teneover Death
Coroner Poepimeyer reports Mrs. Anna Teneover died after paying $100 for a medicine claimed to cure a disease. He decries quack doctors and fake cures, noting family and friends were misled. The case implicates criminal findings in the medicines’ promotion and sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Poepimeyer
Anna Tenelower
Linn Street
Woman Faces Charge After Worthless-Check Incident
A woman brought back from Atlanta by Detective Shhaefer on a charge of passing a worthless check will be arraigned before Judge Fricke in Municipal Court. The check allegedly passed on Tadodore Rosenthal of Eighth and Vine streets and was marked No funds when returned by banks. The woman claimed she believed the check was good when she received it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.Q. Taiken
Atlanta
Shhaefer
Fricke
Tatadore Rosenthal
Gist
Eighth and Vine Streets
Offer Him Old Job McGrath Offered Re-appointment
Stephen McGrath, the city purchasing agent, was offered re appointment yesterday under Mayor elect Spiegel. He is unlikely to accept, having already submitted his resignation to Mayor Hunt effective January.
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Stephen McGrath
Spiegel
Hunt
Buffalo to pass Panama Canal as Christmas gift
New York December 28 news reports that a United States steamship likely the Buffalo or another vessel would navigate the Panama Canal tomorrow to move from the Atlantic to the Pacific, presented as a Christmas gift from Colonel George Goethals.
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New York
United States
George Goethals
United States Steamship, Buffalo
Panama. Canal
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
Cox Gets Chewing Gum Christmas Gift at Statehouse
Christmas presents filled the Ohio Statehouse as Governor Cox received many cards. The notable gift came from Senator Priebolin of Cleveland, a box of pepsin chewing gum with instructions to use after dinner.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Priebolin
Sleveland
Unidentified man found near railroad tracks in Ohio
The body of a unidentified man was found near the Cleveland Lorain Wheel ing Railroad tracks early this morning and police believe he was murdered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Mundy Freed As Sane Plans To Leave City
George Mundy an attorney acquitted of murdering his wife Leona on grounds of sanity was judged sane in Probate Court. He plans to leave for Portland Seattle Ontario or elsewhere and will place his child with grandparents. Court advised him to avoid disturbing his family.
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Mundy
Sane
City
George Mundy
Leona
Portland
Oré
Seattle
Wash
Ontario
Canada
Lueders
Mumdy
Kidwe
Hoppe
Kendig
Davis
Leon Amann
Parker Johnson and Edward Durr to fill city posts
Parker Johnson son of the assistant postmaster will be secretary to Service Director Fosdick and Edward Durr nephew of Peter Durr and member of the board of elections will be assistant to Safety Director Holmes. The Spiegel administration assigns Durr as former safety office staff. Republican caucus selected Robert Schweninger as sergeant at arms and city council sessions move to Monday or Tuesday afternoons.
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Parker Johnson
Johnson
Fosdick
Edward Durr
Peter. Durr
Board of Elections
Holmes
Spiegel
Durr
Robert Schweninger
New Policeman George Ertel Appointed on City Force
George W. Ertel of 4210 Colerain Avenue was named to the police force yesterday by Safety Director Cash. The appointment adds a new officer to the city police roster as part of ongoing public safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George ‘W. Ertel
Colerain Avenue
Girl Taught Theft Methods By 17 Year Old
Juvenile court officers pressed a case after shopgirls testified a seventeen year old taught them theft techniques including falsifying sales slips and small embezzlements. The girl denied advising others and claimed she only showed how to make entries. Parents agreed to reimburse losses. others involved were released with reprimands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Jenet
Moving picture camera to travel Ohio for farming interest
Columbus Ohio December 23 A moving picture camera bought by the state agricultural commission will tour Ohio over the next two months to film subjects of interest to farmers and farm wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Agricultural Commission
Council Defers Vote on Depot Franchise
City council discussed revoking the White-Bleek interests depot franchise but deferred final action to next week. A separate auto lighting ordinance was amended and passed with fines from five to fifty dollars. References were made to an Mt Adams Improvement Association protest and a call to study the municipal court juror selection method. Mayor Hunt urged water main expansion from 30 to 36 inches to serve low demand patrons. Debate continued on Ford assembling plant site and Ridgeway street extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White-Bleekman
Koch
Mullen
Cochasnin Martin
Traction Company
Zoo-Eden
Bernard Fox
Hunt
Ford Automobile Company
Ridgeway Street
Widow Sues Over Bank Books After Death
Mrs. Lilian Evans sues 8 W Adams as administrator of Mars Long estate in Kenton Circuit Court. She seeks repayment of three bank books and jewelry valued at 2200 allegedly taken when Long lay dying at 26 East Fourth Street Covington. The coroner later handed the items to Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Evans
Kenton
Adams
Mayor presents gifts at Covington police Christmas
In Covington the assembly room of the police department hosted a Christmas celebration. Mayor Phillips presented Chief of Police Kleumper with a gold-handled umbrella, Detective Gahan gave a traveling bag and outfit, and officers received a life-size mayor portrait for the police office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Phillips
Kleumper
Gahan
May Amend Rate Law in Kentucky Insurance Dispute
Frankfort Ky Dec 23 The legislature is likely to amend the insurance law to grant the State Rating Board full authority to rerate the entire state and set a flat rate for every risk after a disagreement with fire insurance companies over dwelling rate schedules adopted by the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Wilson will upheld in Kenton County Court ruling
Amelia D. Wilson's will was upheld by Judge Cleary in Kenton County Court. Grandsons Robert and Charles Wilson had filed suit claiming undue influence during Mrs. Wilson's creation of the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia D. Wilson
Kenton
Mayor initiates probe over midnight saloon closures
Newport mayor Helmbold plans an immediate investigation into saloons staying open after midnight amid persistent violations of the citys midnight closing law. He says police orders have been ignored and seeks two special officers to report directly to him. a conference with Police Judge peace discussed enforcement.
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Newport
Helmbold
Peace
Covington
Cincinnati
Covington Holds Municipal Christmas Tree Illumination
Covington plans a 6 16 pm Christmas tree lighting at Government Square with bells from Trinity church and a bugle call. The 600 light tree will be presented by Rev J W Hagin for the Santa Claus Association, with Mayor George Phillipps accepting for the city. Four hundred school children will sing and the audience will end with America. lights stay on all week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Government Square
Trinity Church
J. W. Hagin
Santa Claus Association
George Phillipps
America
Clerk Starts Office in Kenton County Court
John B Dillon was sworn in as county clerk and posted a $60,000 bond. Judge Walter W. Cleary sworn in as Kenton county coroner. Cleary also sworn in for a second term as county judge for four years by Judge Frank Tracy.
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Kenton
John B Dillon
Walter W. Cleary
J. M. Riffe
Kenton County
Cleary
Frank Tracy
Circuit Court
Pleads Guilty to Thefts of Payroll at Willard Tool
Oweard Schneider, former bookkeeper for Willard Machine and Tool Co. in Covington, pled guilty in Kenton County Circuit Court to aggregating payroll funds. Judge Tracy sentenced him to one to five years in the penitentiary after the indictment alleged he diverted 4922 dollars for his own use via padded payrolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oweard Sehneider
Willard Machine & Tool Co
Covington
Kenton County
Tracy
Schneider
John Richmond
Eastern Avenue
Cincinnati
Fine Saloonist Fined in Newport for Midnight Closing Violation
Robert Hauser manager of a saloon at 411 York Street was fined $15 and costs in the Newport Police Court for violating the midnight closing law. The case arose after Hauser was summoned in the assault case of Clift Berger and Charles Orr against Joseph Schenk of Cincinnati. Orr and Berger were fined $10 each.
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Robert Hauser
York Street
Newport
Hauser
Clift Berger
Charles Orr
Joseph Schenk
Cincinnati
Orr
Berger
Ex Collector Everett E Abbett Dies in Louisville
Everett E Abbett former internal revenue collector of Covington died at his Louisville home. He served as assistant secretary of the Kentucky and Warehouse Co. and chief deputy to Col. Alex Davezac in the Sixth District. He was father of Lieut Harry Abbott US Navy recently appointed to head the naval specialty office in Cincinnati.
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Everett E.abbett
Internal Revenue
Covington
Louisville
Abbett
Kentucky and Warehouse Co
Alex Davezac
Lieut
Harry Abbott
United States Navy
Naval Specruity
Cincinnati
Deserter Arrested by Cincinnati Juvenile Court Officer
Ira Ellison of Covington Ky was arrested as he left relatives home at 624 West Fifth Street Cincinnati on a charge of failing to provide for his wife and four children. Blugene Lippert of 1048 Clark Street Cincinnati was also arrested on the same failure to provide charge.
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Ira Ellison
Covington
Cincinnati
Frank Kuhn
West Fifth Street
Blugene Lippert
Clark Street
Kuhn
Suit for Death Filed Over Workplace Accident at Covington Plant
Isabella Hay widow of Edward Hay sues for 25000 in Kenton Circuit Court naming Samuel Trust Co. as defendant. Suit cites gross carelessness by company officials after Hay, a planer, was killed when his clothing was caught in a pulley while adjusting a belt at the Covington plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
Isabella Hay
Edward Hay
Samuel Trust Co
Covington
Platetiff
Hay
Plan for Ordinance Shifts Appointment Power in Newport
The proposed ordinance would vest appointing power in a majority of Newport city commissioners rather than a single individual. It faces final passage next Monday and may disrupt existing plans as incoming commissioners pledgedTo support a one-man rule.
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Newport City
Fire damages Covington dry goods store causing $2000 loss
An overheated gas stove started a fire in Mrs. A Rohman’s dry goods store at Pike and Green streets Covington late yesterday. The flames damaged fixtures and spread through the shop. Firemen faced difficulties extinguishing the blaze. Loss estimated at $2000.
J. R. Coppin Burial Held After Sudden Death
Funeral services for Covington merchant John R. Coppin were held yesterday afternoon at his Latonia residence. Coppin died suddenly Sunday while driving a car, and burial was private.
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John R. Coppin
Covington
Latonia
Covington Aldermen Adopt December Pay Ordinance
The Covington Aldermen convened a special session and approved an appropriation ordinance to ensure all city employees receive their December pay before Christmas.
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Covington
Schaefer Granted Divorce and Restored Maiden Name
Lillie Schaefer obtained a divorce from Albert Schaefer by Judge Matt Harbeson yesterday. Her maiden name, Mable Ernst, was restored in the final decree.
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Lillie Schaefer
Matt Harbesoi
Albert Schaefer
Mblie Ernst
State Institution for Feeble Minded seeks 34889 from county
A claim for 24826.6 percent against the county by the State Institution for Feeble Minded for boarding and lodging 127 inmates was received at the county commissioners meeting. The claim extends over three years at 132.47 yearly per inmate and was referred to Prosecutor Pogue. Work on remodeling the Crane Hawley building for a temporary courthouse was ordered stopped. the commission favors placing the new building in the center, requiring the Crane Hawley be torn down. The city charter commission asked a conference with the county commissioners. Clerk Reinhardt to arrange the meeting and a Dearborn County session to discuss improving the Harrison and Brookville pike.
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Pogue
Oa Aeae
Crane-Hawley
Courthouse Building Commission
Elty
Reinhardt
Dearborn County
Harrison and
Brookville Pike
Dream Youth Slain as Police Probe Disappearance
Ravenna Ohio December 23 police and sheriff of Portage County investigate murder as a solution to the summer disappearance of 20 year old Charles Corbett Father cites a dream of his son being murdered and notes a neighbor shared a similar dream.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Portage County
Charles Corbett
Mura
Corbett
Infusion of Regional Bank Push in Cincinnati
Financiers in Cincinnati press for a regional Federal Reserve bank. At a Clearing House Association meeting bank presidents urged joining the Federal Reserve system as zoning will place one regional bank per zone with Cincinnati seen as a key currency distributing center. A Chamber of Commerce Banking and Currency committee meeting is set for Friday. Congressman Bowdle has pledged cooperation to secure a regional bank for Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearing House Association of Cincinnati
Every Nations Bank
Federal Reserve Association
Federal Reserve
Washington
Prublic
Cincinnati
Banking and Currency Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Lazard Kahn
Business Men's Club
Stanley Bowdle
Chamber of Commerce and Business Men's Club
Fire Menaces Louisville Plumbing Supply House
Fire of unknown origin damaged a Louisville plumbing supply business and surrounding district, with losses estimated at 150000 dollars. The blaze threatened the entire business area for a time, authorities investigated the source of the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Miss Zeke Emerson Acquitted in Suffragette Case
London reports Miss Zeke Emerson of Jackson Michigan U S A was acquitted today of resisting an officer in a special cable to The American. The outcome comes amid suffrage agitation and cross Atlantic attention to American activists.
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London
Zeke Emerson
Jackson
Mich
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