This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
7
A police inquiry in Cincinnati features Hynicka refusing to be sworn with counsel present while various officials and witnesses dispute testimony scope. Chief Copelan and Director Mueller clash over access to information as public sensationalism faces legal limits.
A statement asserts no political party or politicians influenced the candidate selection. It says nominees were chosen by the city’s leading business and civic organizations.
The Citizens' Council of Public Education urges voters to choose specific candidates at the polls. Endorsement signals a unified slate advocating education policies and school governance changes.
Police asked the public to aid in finding Joseph Jackson a 13 year old who ran away from his Williams Town Kentucky home on October 29. He is described as presentable, with brown hair and standing about four feet ten inches tall.
A fire in the Odd Fellows Temple cellar threatened hundreds of Nelson Business College pupils. Daniel Duffy of Thomas Canary plumbing shop detected the blaze, alarms sounded, and occupants evacuated orderly. Firefighters soon controlled the smoke. temple loss about 250 dollars, shop loss around 500 dollars.
Obekasit Farm at Glendale produced milk by Mortimer Mathews, under Cincinnati Milk Commission oversight, that earned its second bronze medal at the international Chicago milk show. Judges favored other entries but praised the local product’s near perfection and flavor.
Joseph Steinberg of 550 Armory Avenue Alfred Harburger of 2086 Reading Road and Carl Otto of 1639 Moore Street declared their intention to become citizens as listed in the naturalization notices.
Thieves gained access through a rear window at St. Martin’s Church 2652 West Sixth Street. They broke open the poor box and took an unknown amount of money before rummaging a cupboard. Ninth District police were notified.
A jury found Fred Larbeck guilty of the murder of Mrs. Mayme Michelbach after a late deliberation. The verdict carries a recommended penalty of two to ten years in prison. Prosecution witnesses George Fisher and Peggy Shields testified to seeing a pistol in Larbeck’s hip pocket and hearing a confrontation in the saloon kitchen before the shot.
John Schmidt of Dayton Kentucky requested police assist in locating his seventeen year old daughter Freda Schmidt who has been missing since October 29 from 23 Northern avenue where she worked as a domestic. He believes she ran away with George Bodkins of Maple avenue Dayton who she previously knew.
Mrs. Charles Faber of 2538 Scioto Street emptied oil into a kitchen sink, oil traveled to an out-house via the waste pipe, and a match struck by a visitor caused an explosion. No damage to the building resulted.
Thieves tried to gain entry to Joseph Roddecker’s home at 6806 Eastern Avenue via a second story window yesterday afternoon. They failed to enter but left jimmy marks on the sill. Roddecker notified the Sixth District Police.
Joseph Larkin aged 20 a laborer of 316 Mill Street broke his right ankle while walking with friends on Baymiller Street near Fifth. He was taken to City Hospital in Auto Patrol 3 for treatment.
Thieves pried a board from a sidewall to enter Stall Miller's blacksmith shop at 479 Pioneer Street Wednesday night and forced open a telephone box before stealing $2.50.
Mrs. K. M. Pierce reported to the First District Police yesterday afternoon that a handbag was stolen from 41 West Sixth Street. The item contained $12 in bills and a Teta teat Serie valued at $25.
Frank Kiroteer of 119 West Liberty street reports his sister Pligabett, age 16, has been missing from their home since October 6 and asks police to locate her.
Charles L. Warriner, former treasurer of the Big Four Railroad Co, was released today after about four years in the penitentiary. He went to his Cincinnati home and said he would stay with his family for now. Friends speculate on his plans, but he offered no definite statement.
A fire damaged the grandstand of the Ball Park Company in Springfield, estimated at about $10. Company 48 responded to the alarm and extinguished the flames. Authorities suspect neighborhood youths started the fire.
Charles Elliot of 138 West Seventh Street narrowly escaped death yesterday morning when his auto was struck by a Madison road southbound car at Eden Park. The rear wheels of Elliot’s vehicle were broken, but he was uninjured.
Andrew Threm of the local Navy recruiting station reported a theft of a $10 watch from his pocket in the Government quarter area last night. The incident was reported to the First District police.
Clothing and personal belongings valued at 25 dollars were taken from Clark Turner’s room at 610 Broadway yesterday evening, according to a Second District Police report filed last night.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.