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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1914
Page
7
A jumble of ads lists rental properties such as modern apartments and houses with various rents like 22.00 to 45.00, rooms for rent, furnished front rooms, and garages. It also mentions sale items and services including sewing machines and general listings with phone numbers and street addresses across several neighborhoods and avenues.
Buyers are eager to act on items advertised in The American's For Sale columns. Readers seize on available goods, reducing clutter and moving inventory quickly.
Washington notes Leonard N. Davis, the Alaskan artist who never uses a brush, paints scenes of the frozen North with the palette knife. He recalls studying in Paris, moving to Alaska seeking success, and creating hydropower work while pursuing art.
Local court hears multiple divorce petitions amid Valentine mood, with cases from Harrison Township to Norwood. The docket includes Jennie Wright, Dora Vogel, Degarde Truschell, Florence Woit, Christine Moore, Jennie Schmidt, and Mary Amelia Pearce, across addresses in Poplar Street 1144, Deer Park, Elm Street 1751, and Newtown, detailing alleged abuse, neglect, drunkenness, and financial disputes. A restraining order is issued in one case and alimony requests are noted in others.
Colonel Goethals reported to the war department that the suspension of Burke, purchasing officer of the Panama Railroad, was to allow data gathering to show he acted honestly with checks in his possession. Burke allegedly purchased supplies and commissions in cash or checks. Goethals said Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, relieved at the same time, is not involved in the Burke case.
Captain William Bachus of Fire Company 7 and Fireman Clifford Shucks of Company 24 were injured yesterday afternoon as they fought a fire on Liston and Hillside avenues. Bachus fractured his left wrist while Shucks suffered leg bruises. The fire was brought under control. Bachus was hospitalized at Betta Street Hospital while Shucks remained on duty.
Two men from Dundee Michigan Herman J Bergett and John J Becker injured in a car crash in New York were taken to Coney Island Hospital. The touring car was driven by Reuben E Williamson, a Brooklyn merchant.
A gold watch was taken yesterday morning from the apartments of Earl Lehman at 240 Pike Street. Mrs. Lehman reported the thief entered via a door left ajar with a key hidden under a hallway carpet. The suspect is known to a person familiar with the house.
The American Oak and Leather Company reported to police that a man who borrowed a block and tackle and 400 feet of rope for St Henry's Church roof repair did not return them. Police learned the man sold the items to P. J. Carroll of the McDonald Marble Company, 125 Poplar.
Pupils in Cincinnati public schools paused lessons to honor Abraham Lincoln the Emancipator. Exercises featured a Lincoln visit story and speeches by notable local figures from many districts. A large Lincoln Memorial parade is planned with broad participation and a Chamber of Commerce led program.
Grace Carey of Boston was arrested by police in the company of Rexford Johnson at 15 Race Street. She was placed on a train yesterday toward home after her parents sent money for rail fare. Johnson remains in custody as his parents arrive in the city.
An overheated stove ignited a bed in the home of Edoward Dixon at 652 Carlisle Avenue yesterday. The blaze was limited and damage was slight. A defective flue at Jos Trevaanee’s home caused no serious damage.
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