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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1913
Page
8
Nephiing answer reveals Horton family turmoil. Beulah May Horton seeks separation amid charges of cruelty and drinking. Timeline references Capper Capers and Cincinnati ball park mentions appear as the narrative outlines the keeper’s actions and alleged mistreatment.
Police announce traffic regulations for the symphony event at Emery Auditorium. Vehicles from Thirteenth and Clay Junction proceed to the entrance. drivers from Twelfth Canal must yield right of way. Parking is restricted to the usual lot with two lanes on flag street. cars depart only when directed by a officer.
Profitt Stilwell, a former school teacher, told the Mothers and Teachers Association that an investigation found most kindergarten pupils allowed to drink beer at home and all first grade children given beer by their caregivers.
Clara Rhodes filed for divorce from Albert Rhodes claiming she was given only two dollars a week in a year. She states he earned nine dollars weekly during a strike yet provided her five dollars in seven weeks, forcing her to earn her own living.
A fragment hints at a saying about industrious hens rivaling the goose that laid. The text appears part of a broader proverb or commentary on diligence and productivity.
Bond Hill residents and city officials predicted on Thursday that the transportation problem would be solved soon with a renewed possibility of using the original proposed car route. Some definite information may be released in a few days.
Attorneys for Widnes 16 Ben demand that the Superior Court vacate a judgment in a $1,000,000 insurance case. The appellate ruling reversed the county circuit court, allocating the surplus to stockholders rather than policyholders.
Paris reports the Academy of Sciences reviewed claims that divining rods and magnetic pendulums can detect subterranean water. A committee found instruments respond only in about one person per ten, with Tunis civil engineers conducting tests. M. Lamideaque reportedly emerged as an excellent diviner.
Two alienists sworn affidavits declare Father Hans Schmidt insane, aiding an application for a commission of experts to decide if he should be tried for the murder of Anna Rumblier. Judge Crain said he would decide on appointing the commission Monday.
Seven uncontested divorces were granted yesterday in Cincinnati. Albert Salter from Evelyn B. Salter. Louise Hawkins from C. Hawkins. Lae yina Griffith from Frederick Griffith. Edythe Hendricks from Charles Hendricks for cruelty and neglect. Nellie Wengert from John Wengert. Frank Lamping from Theresa Lamping for willful absence since January 1910. James J. Cullen from Lillian Cul for neglect.
A star of hope was lit at Madison Square Garden signaling a forthcoming municipal Christmas tree event. The originators of the scheme remain unidentified, with plans for a large public display tied to Christmas Eve celebrations.
A federal grand jury charged eight officers and agents of the Florida Fruit Landau Company with conspiracy to mail defraud, stemming from a scheme to sell 140 000 acres in the Florida Everglades to about 12 000 people, raising more than 700 000 from investors. The indictments follow complaints by small investors about the worthless land claims and boat access disputes.
Dayton leaders from the Greater Dayton Association seek to obtain Goethals review or special bills. Officials cite assurances from Congressman Warren Gard and Senators Burton and Pomerene to push action for approval.
A. Glocker files for divorce from John N Glocker of 1526 Bremen Street claiming he abandoned her in November 1911 for another woman. She seeks restoration to her maiden name A Gusweiler and permission to sue through attorney William Schweikert.
Prosecutor Pogue said the road tax law is unjust and likely to be revoked if voters decide. Hamilton County faces a $315,000 tax bill with about $30,000 to be returned to the county.
John Sherwood Moore aged 16 filed suit in Common Pleas Court to break the will of his late father John D. Moore who died October 18. He claims undue influence by Elizabeth Tease adopted daughter of the testator and her children. The estate largely goes to Mrs Lease and her children, with a house and lot valued at about $7,000 in Madisonville held in trust for the boy, deeded when Moore divorced two months before his death.
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan have not abandoned hope for a new commercial pact with Russia. A statement from Dr. Steven Wise of New York says the plan would recognize American passports, as reported in Washington.
Galveston Baylon found guilty of cutting to wound by Judge Cushing's jury. Other items note Mrs Carlotta Thompson Brown's embezzlement conviction deferred due to her lawyer's absence, looting reports from Harned Kentucky, and local deaths and legal notices.
Ben Eugene Newman, a salesman, files in Insolvency Court asking to remove a ban on his remarriage tied to a prior Rochester divorce decree from August 1911. He states his wife Louise De-Smith Newman was freed from all marital obligations but that he was barred from remarrying until her death. Mrs. Newman resides in Canandaigua New York. They wed April 1 1919. Max Levy handles the case.
The wife alleges Emil Frambry slapped their six month old baby, then struck her in the neck and twisted her wrists when she intervened, and that abuse recurred recently. She petitions in Insolvency Court for divorce alimony and child custody.
Bert Bartlow of Hamilton is named chief of the Ohio Dairy and Food Department. The appointment was announced by the State Agricultural Commission.
Marietta Ohio November 29 passengers from Cincinnati on the Pittsburg and Cincinnati packet were rescued after a fire broke out aboard as the steamer neared Pittsburg Coal landing twenty one miles above Gallipolis. The crew aided in rescue and extinguished the flames. The packet valued at thirty thousand dollars.
A resident alleges a chemical substance in city water damages laundry and hinders laboratory work. George P. Altenberg, president of a vacuum bot company, reports unfit water and asks officials to test it. At a Women’s Commission meeting Mrs. Isaac Humpers will offer stained goods samples for inspection.
Washington reports President Wilson sent Henry M. Pindell of Peoria Illinois a nomination to the Senate for Ambassador to Russia. The move names Pindell alongside other appointments including Fred Morris Dearing of Missouri as embassy secretary in Moscow and John M. Trapp and Edward B. Orejc in revenue roles.
Judge Cushing refused to suspend Carl Coleman 549 Freeman Ave Nuie after he pleaded guilty to taking an automobile for joy riding. He declared joy riding in borrowed cars must stop and that offenders will face the full limit of the law.
School Superintendent Condon condemned teaching sex hygiene in public schools in a Medico Civica Society discussion. Dr. David Phillipson endorsed his views, while Dr. Phillip Zenner Dr. Elizabeth Campbell and others advocated teaching sex hygiene.
Patrolmen Johnson and Daly seized four men at Fifth and Vine as they tried to enter the Gem store at Fifth and Rade street. The police say one suspect confessed the robbers planned the burglary. Named suspects include Rea l Walker 28 Richmond Virginia Charlie Edicts 21 James Foster 25 Kane and George Carr 22 Baltimore.
Governor Cox told the Chamber of Commerce that Dan Hanna orchestrated an attempt to overthrow laws enacted by Ohio's last General Assembly. He labeled Hanna the Mad Mullah of Ohio politics in his address.
Henry Crenning a farmer in South River New Jersey was backed against a tree by a mad cow he defended himself by tearing its horns out. The cow bellowed in pain and fed.
Hamilton Ontario November 20 John Thompson came home and knocked for entry to a room where relatives mourned the body of a young man identified as Thompson believed missing in the recent storm. Hotel proprietor James Duffy fainted upon Thompson’s arrival.
In Barton South Carolina a head-on crash on the Southern Railway today left one passenger seriously injured and five others hurt. T. A. Floyd is expected to die. Others injured include C. Fanning Sally Fanning Mrs. F. M. Mayer Davis Simmonds and two unidentified tramps.
Mrs Virginia Seaman of 4310 Franklin avenue is cited to appear in insolvency Court Saturday morning for alleged contempt of Court over blocking visitation with their seven year old son Edward Doteaner. Her husband Eugene Harvey Seaman is cited to appear on a separate contempt charge brought by his wife Stella for failing to pay $6 weekly temporary alimony.
Chicago reports a new anaesthetic method demonstrated by Dr M L Harris at the Polyclinic Hospital. The procedure removed a stomach tumor while the broker continued work, as nerves were blocked before pain signals reached the brain. Dr Crt of Cleveland credited with the discovery.
Washington dispatch reports Charles L. L. Williams of Cincinnati, currently consul at Swatow, promoted to consul at Dalny in Manchuria. Robert P. Skinner of Massachusetts advances from Consul General at Hamburg to Consul General at Berlin.
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