Tobacco planter denies suit against him in federal court
Answers filed in Covington by Elbert Route John Flannery Benjamin McCracken and Hillman Hamilton deny the tobacco grower Robert E Staton claim for 50000 dollars as to losses from night riders in Brooksville Staton had alleged a conspiracy with about 150 others and force to accompany them to a warehouse The same court saw multiple indictments including Shade Angel for stealing government property and George Wedding for selling liquor without a license Adams King and Wedding pleaded guilty with sentencing planned at term end Brock was acquitted and Brink’s case heard with jury deadlocked The railway mail clerk William Baucom’s case was postponed due to witness absence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Staton
Bracken County
United States
Covington
Elbert Route
John Flannery
Benjamin McCracken
Hillman Hamilton
Staton
Brooksville
United States Grand Jury
Shade Angel
J. B. Brock
Frank M. Brink
J. H Adams
George Wedding
J. King
Adams, King
Wedding
Brock
Brink
William Baucom
Covington Buys Kenton Water Mains in Central Covington
The city of Covington purchased the Kenton Water Company's mains in Central Covington for 3750 dollars. The deal transfers a ten inch main on Madison pike a four inch main on Levassor avenue all fire plugs and a right to lay a ten inch main on Banklick road. Covington will supply Latonia from the ten inch main near that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Kenton Water Company
Board of Water Works Commissioners
Madison Pike
Levassor Avenue
Banklick Road
Latonia
Newport Rolling Mill to Resume Full Operation Soon
More than a hundred workers at the Newport Rolling Mill were notified that all pits except one will reopen. The new Andrews plant on Licking Pike has begun steady operation, supplying material to keep the mill near continuous runs. Officials anticipate full operation within a month, with five hundred plus men back at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Rolling Mill
Andrews
Licking Pike
Andrews Steel
Covington Water Report Shows Higher Monthly Usage
At a Covington meeting Superintendent Robert Well ing reported 74,755,965 gallons pumped in the past month with total consumption at 87,012,215 gallons and a daily average of 2,806,845 gallons. The rise stems from Newport drawing water during a mains break and two large Covington fires. Receipts totaled 5 35 63 with 917 32 allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Detectives Seek Three Suspects After Willow Grove Break-In
Covington detectives pursued William Davis John Hughes and H Schallenberg to Willow Grove Bracken County for breaking into the Willow Grove rail road station. Charles Donnelly received a 300 permit for a home addition at 118 120 West Twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Grove
Bracken County
William Davis
John Hughes
H. Schallenberg
Charles Donnelly
West Twelfth Street
Covington Fire Department
C. Wells
West Seventh Street
Thomas A. Rector
Keniton County
Atwood
Independence
Dorothy Cory
Brown County
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Kenton Court Notes Highlight Kentucky Laundry Case
An appeal in Commonwealth vs Hill Top Laundry Co. was filed in Kenton Circuit Court after a Kentucky license dispute with Hill Top refusing to pay a $10 annual fee, claiming Cincinnati incorporation. Emma J. Hedges sues F Marion Lucas for $300 over property damage from a closed drain on Center Street Latonia. James Kanatzar pleaded guilty to maintaining a disorderly lease and was fined $50. The long running suit of M I Harbeson as administrator of Emma Redmond vs Louisville & Nashville Railroad proceeds, linked to Emma Redmonds death at Lewis Street crossing in 1896 with $25,000 damages claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
Commonwealth
Hilltop Laundry Company
Hill Top Compay
Cincinnati
Stephens
Kentucky
Emma J. Hedges
F. Marion Lucas
Center Street
Latonia
James Kanatzar
Judge Shaw
Shaw
M. I. Harbeson
Emma Redmonds
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
William Roebel
Lewis Street
Covington Marriage Licenses Listed
Arthur Kennedy of Indianapolis Indiana aged 34 and Dollie Kern of Indianapolis Indiana aged 4 are named in Covington marriage license records with residences and ages shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kennedy
Indianapolis
Ind
Dollie Kern
Kennedy transfers Lot 240 in Plat B Latonia estate
Amanda F. Kennedy sells Lot 240 in Plat B of the James Taylor estate in Latonia to Mary E. Kiska don, transferring ownership as per the Covington real estate notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington Real Estate
Amanda F. Kennedy
Mary E. Kiskadon
James Taylor
Latonia
Republicans at Love Feast Celebrate Kenton County Victory
The South End Republican Club of Covington held a banquet at Heidel's Hall with Mayor Craig presiding. Speakers included Judge Shaw, Kenton County GOP chair Matthews, Charles Hitch, State Senator Ed Walker, Police Commissioner Heidel, Commonweal Attorney Applegate, Collector Galvin, and Richard P. Ernst. About 150 attended as organ & band provided music and a bountiful lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Republican Club
Covington
Heidel’s
Twenty-first
Madison Streets
John J. Craig
William McD. Shaw
Thomas Matthews
Kenton County
Republican League
Judge Shaw
Charles Hitch
Ed Walker
William O. Bradley
United States
Bradley
John Heidel
Applegate
Roosevelt
M.ick. Galvin
Kentucky
H. W. Percival
Edward Bryson
W. S. Cummins
John E. Shepard
A. Schramm
Henry Hemple
H. B. Schuler
William Huffman
Kenton County Republican League
George Balme
Richard P. Ernst
Republican State Central Committee
Latonia Council Creates Fire Warden and Public Works Chief
Latonia officials last night created the office of Fire Warden appointing John Hepner at 65 dollars per month. James Picket named Superintendent of Public Works, salary 75 dollars per month. Claims totaling 1500 dollars were allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latonia
John Hepner
James Picket
Campbell County Fiscal Court Increases Tax Rate
The semi annual meeting at the Courthouse in Alexandria saw road repairs and bridge projects discussed and county departments report. The court set the general fund tax at 15 cents and roads and bridges at 6 cents, totaling 21 cents per $100 valuation, up from 19 cents to meet expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell County Fiscal Court
Alexandria
Covington Names Two Market Masters Fight Heads to Court
Covington now has two market masters Harry Jobert was elected by the General Council and took the oath while John Hennessy, appointed by Superintendent Ellsworth Woods and Mayor Craig, also holds the office. Both claim legal status and possess keys to the market house. The dispute likely will be settled in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Harry Jobert
Covington General
Newport Street Dedication Questioned in Campbell County Courts
In Campbell County, the Pittsburg & Kanawha Company and Newport Rolling Mill Company sue the city of Newport in Circuit Court to compel the city to explain why West Tenth Street between Lowell and the Licking River should not be withdrawn and the thoroughfare enclosed. Also, Master Commissioner Anderson sold a 48 acre Persimmon Grove farm near Alexandria at public auction for $910 to Samuel White. In the same term, a verdict for $250 was returned for L L Wilkie in his suit against Mrs Mae Sanford for recovery of $295 in household furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg & Kanawha Company
Newport Rolling Mill Company
Newport
West
Tenth Street
Lowell Street
Licking River
George Kratzmeier
Maggie Smith
Anderson
Alexandria
Persimmon Grove
Samuel White
L. L. Wilkie
Mae Sanford
Dayton School Board Names Standing Committees for Year
The Dayton Board of Education met last night and appointed the Committee on Salaries Kaighn Greife and Jones and the Committee on Commencement McCormack Quinby and Emerson. A resolution was passed allowing each teacher one day weekly to visit other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Board of Education
Kaighn
Greife
Jones
McCormack
Quinby
Emerson
Bellevue Woman Undergoes Operation at Speers Hospital
Mrs. Richard E. Jackson of Foote avenue underwent an operation at Speers Hospital yesterday afternoon and is reported to be doing nicely. Mrs. Mary Grabrow, 80, died at 704 Center Street yesterday morning. Funeral services will be at the residence this afternoon with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Jackson
Foote Avenue
Speers Hospital
Mary Grabrow
Center Street
Evergreen Cemetery
Highlands Trustees name Health Officer and Board of Equalization
Dr. F. N. Southgate selected as Health Officer for the year by the Highlands Trustees. William M. Donaldson H. M. Stegeman and John Darsel elected as members of the Board of Equalization. Pack Roberts wed Miss Marie Johnston of St. Paul Minn two weeks ago in St. Paul per announcement made here yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Southgate
Trustees of
the Highlands
William M. Donaldson
H. M. Stegeman
John Darsel
Board of Equalization
Pack Roberts
Marie Johnston
St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
New Courthouse Contemplated for Independence Kentucky
The Fiscal Court of Independence Kentucky met yesterday to form a Ways and Means Committee to raise funds for a new courthouse. The plan estimates cost at 50 000 to 75 000 with no tax rate increase, while 18 000 debt on the infirmary will be paid from current taxes. The infirmary fund may be transferred to the courthouse fund once wound up. The treasurer reports 93 995 in all funds and 13 000 spent in 1907 for relief of the poor. Max Wocher of Cincinnati won the contract for furnishing logical instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
I Max Wocher
Cincinnati
Jury Dismissed After Hung Verdict in Poolroom Case
The jury in the George Ehrlich poolroom indictment failed to reach a verdict and was discharged by Judge Yungblut after the foreman said jurors could not agree. This mirrors Tony Bonero’s earlier trial, with multiple poolroom cases still awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ehrlich
Yungblut
Ehrlich
Tony Bonero
Bored by a Cow Injures Man in Ft. Thomas
Matthell Krall, 15, employed near Mrs. Edwin Crowley’s Highland avenue home, was gored by a cow while milking yesterday. He collapsed unconscious, sustained severe abdominal trauma, and possible internal injuries. Mrs. Crowley found him under the cow, aid was summoned, and Dr. Stein treated him before Speers Hospital ambulance transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthell Krall
Edwin Crowley
Highland Avenue
Ft. Thomas
Krall
Speers Hospital
Flynn
Home-Coming Planned by York Street Church in Newport
York Street Congregational Church in Newport prepares a homecoming celebration for Tuesday evening May 5. Former pastor R. J. Smith now Lebanon mayor, and O. and Alexander Duguid of Toledo will speak. Invitations extended to former pastors and members now living elsewhere. Music program to feature prominent Cincinnati-area singers as organizers plan the largest event in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Street
W. A Elmer
Cincinnati
Newport News in Brief
A thief entered Mike Sticklein's home at 937 Putnam street and items including trousers vest coat were taken and found nearby on York street. A gold watch and chain were untouched, while nineteen cents in change was missing. John Ketchendorfer, a Cold Springs farmer, is recovering after attempting suicide with a shotgun Monday. Mrs Sophia Zimmerman of Villa Place Ft Thomas is reported to be near death. John Rose was arrested on a warrant but dismissed after his wife did not appear. Mrs Elizabeth Colling 73 died of paralysis at 927 York street and her funeral is set for 8 Friday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Joint sessions of Campbell County Junior Order councils and Newport Council 21 will plan memorial services for departed members this Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Sticklein
Putnam Street
Mike Winstel
York Street
John Ketchendorfer
Cold Springs
Speers Hospital
Sophia Zimmerman
Otto Zimmerman
Villa Place
Ft. Thomas
John Rose
Hawkins
Elizabeth Colling
John T. Colling
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Evergreen Cemetery
Campbell County
United American Mechanics
Newport Council
Real Estate Transfers Include Southgate Lot Exchange
Real estate deeds show B N Conley and spouse selling Lot Sin Shaler's subdivision in Southgate to Edward Munz and wife and transfer of Lot 5 in Harris heirs addition to Elizabeth Smith and J Burngi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. N. Conley
Edward Munz
Lot Sin Shaler
Southgate
Torecss
Elizabeth Smith
J. Burngi
Harris Heirs
Miners Adjourn to Meet in Toledo for Wage Pact
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois miners and operators adjourned in Indianapolis with Toledo chosen for a April 14 meeting to revive a three district interstate agreement. Illinois operators may abstain. Indiana mines stay open for now. Ohio and Western Pennsylvania idle pending Toledo decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Toledo
Central
Springfield
W. D. Ryan
Ilinois
Lewis
Kansas City
H. L. Chapman
Western Pennsylvania
Detroit
Democrats May Name Hughes for Governor in Ohio Convention
In Columbus on April 7, General Oliver Hughes of Hillsboro leads the Democratic field for Ohio governor with strong support from Garber and Finley factions. Johnson’s allies back him for a Cleveland bloc, while Harmon and Denver are discussed for national roles. The convention nears with Bryan indorsement likely, and multiple county-level contests shape the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Oliver Hughes
Hillsboro
Hughes
Johnson
Cleveland
Ruiake
Cuyahoga County
Garber
Finley
Pattison
State Railroad Commission
Sigg
Welty
Pomerene
Stark County
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Hitlock
Hamilton
W. W. Durbin
Kenton
Bartlow
Durbin
Beatty
Mason
Akron
Mayor Hemple
Board of Public Works
Canal City
David B. Sharp
Sharp
James Ross
Franklin County
Denver
Gerber
General Sherwood
Mat Denver
General Finlay
Harry McFadden
Steubenville
James A. Rice
Canton
William J. Bryan
Minnesota
Bryan
Coal Miners Strike Talks Stalled as Operators Demand Three Year Pact
In Kansas City on April 7, miners rejected operators demands to sign a three year contract and to appoint a referee. Operators refused a one year scale. President Lewis arrival from Indianapolis is hoped to aid mediation as districts form scale committees to negotiate with operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lewis
Indianapolis
United Mineworkers’ Convention
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Slayer Captured in Hills Near Aguilar After Deputy Shot
The slayer of Deputy Sheriff Shelby, Frank Cartanan, was captured in the hills near Aguilar, twenty miles north of Trinidad, and jailed in Trinidad. He confessed to Kreeger that he shot Shelby after the officer blocked his attempt to chastise his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Col
Shelby
Aguilar
Frank Cartanan
Kreeger
Toledo Politician Byron F. Ritchie as Attorney General Candidate
Byron F. Ritchie, a well known Toledo lawyer and Democrat, announced his active candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. He says he has many requests from prominent Democrats statewide and will present his name at the convention. If nominated he plans an antiboss platform appeal to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Byron F. Ritchie
Ritchie
Runaway Boy From Wheeling Won't Return Home
Elmer Weeks, 11, lured from Wheeling by tramps, rode freight four days hungry. Found in New Port C and O yards by Detective Sheeran in a pitiable state. He planned to visit an aunt in Cincinnati. police could not locate relatives. He will be turned over to Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Elmer Weeks
Newport
Sheeran
Cincinnati
City
Memorial Hall Ready and plans for joint session
The County Commissioners and Memorial Hall trustees will meet Friday morning to discuss turning the building over. John Pick, Civil War veteran, filed for the janitor position. Improvements to Spring Grove avenue from the corporation line to Carthage pike will be advertised for bids.
Ohioan to Study Trade Appointment of Mark H. Davis
Mark H. Davis of Shelby Ohio is named special agent for the Department of Commerce and Labor to study markets abroad with focus on exporting American wheat and flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Washington
Mark H. Davis
Shelby, O
Department of Commerce and Labor
Luncheon fund raiser for Home for Encurables in East Fourth Street
Social and Personal notes describe yesterday's luncheon benefiting the Home for Encurables. Volunteers hosted at multiple tables across districts including College Hill Norwood Covington Avondale and Walnut Hills with festive decorations and flower arrangements. A birthday party for Esther Virginia Jacobs was held at Avon Dale, and announcements cover a marriage in Walnut Hills and Cincinnati Museum Association exhibition opening May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home For Encurables
East Fourth Street
Supreme Court Affirms Judge Dirlam in Richland County Case
The Supreme Court sustains Judge Darius Dirlam of the Richland County Common Pleas Court in not being swore off the bench for the Lockley Mill Co. vs B&O Railroad case. The decision reverses a circuit ruling, allowing Dirlam to hear the case to completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Supreme Court
Darius Dirlam
Common Pleas Court
Richland County
Lockley Millin Company
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Circuit Court
Dirlam
Kentucky society notes chain of Newport social events
Mrs Edward Williamson of Portsmouth Ohio and her daughter Mrs George Collister of Cleveland planned a Portsmouth visit as Mrs Collister would visit her parents in Newport. Mrs O P Schriver returned from Evansville Indiana. Laura Scherer will entertain the Evening Five Hundred Club on April 15. Mrs Frank Perkins hosts Miss Maud Vey in Covington. Dr and Mrs Baird have moved to Newport. Paul Stevens of Covington will host a postnuptial reception today from 4 to 6 in East Marotanna apartments. Guests include bridesmaids Jane Virginia Martin Kerns Worthington Mary Coombs Inez Goodwin. Mrs George Hill and daughter Alice Bauer have returned from Jacksonville Florida. Mrs Thomas Creaghead entertains Miss Griffit of Virginia. Miss Llewellyn Hemingway, wintering in Havana, visits Covington grandmother Mrs Llewellyn Matthews before returning to Muncie Indiana, stopping in Miami en route. Miss Fannie French of Covington returns from Chicago. Charlton Marshall of Newport will move to Ft Thomas for summer. Mr and Mrs T J Hall of Newport spent several days in Maysville. Mrs Hall to join later. Miss Elsie Wines of Newport hosts the S D D Club today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Williamson
Portsmouth
Newport
George Collister
Cleveland
Collister
O. P. Schriver
Evansville
Indiana
Laura Scherer
Frank Perkins
Covington
Maud Vey
Baird
Clifton
Imperial
Nelson Place
Paul Stevens
East Marotanna
Green SimPall
George Diehl
Shelly Rouse
Jane
Virginia Martin
Kerns Worthington
Mary Coombs
Inez Goodwin
Muncie
Ind
Miami
Bradford Shinkle
Fannie French
Chicago
Charlton Marshall
Ft. Thomas
T. J. Hall
Maysville
Tillman Taken to Sanitarium for Treatment in Atlanta
Senator B. R. Tillman of South Carolina arrived in Atlanta and went to a local sanitarium for several days of treatment. His condition is reported as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Georgia
Atlanta
B. R. Tillman
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Covington and
Robert Staton
Company
Covington ‘Briefs
Kenton Court Notes
Jollify
Matthews
Campbell County Courts
Dayton
Bellevue
IO Agreed
Newport News
Berttia
Linz
Newport Real Estate
Indorsement
Cincinnation
Rice
Sheriff’s Slayer
Colorado
Social and Personal
Holden Crane
Genevieve Pine
Frances Pattison
Elizabeth Jones
College Hill
W. T. Simpson
Alice Rammelsberg
Alice Huston
Walter Randall
Irwin
Louise Buchwalter
Marjorie Dodd
Anna Louise Irwin
Louise Maddux
Anne Hamilton
Elaine Lee
Max Hirsch
Ruth Levi
Miss Davis
D. A. Ri
J. N. Bauer
Charles Hunt
Norwood
Howard Lynch
Robert Bosse
Burkham
Lucie Burkham
Helen Cooke
Burckhardt
Miss Brown
Providence
R. I
Lillie Stimson
George Brown
Bessie Bradley
Lucy Peck
Mabel Stearns
Julia Ward Howe
Miss Skinner
Oskamp
Florence Miller
Edward Peck
Susan Brownell
Cora Crane
Marguerite McDonald
Louise Crenshaw
Lookout
W. C. Pierce
Bessie Burkhold
Harriet Hickman
Fernbank
Eric Wilder
Emma Mayer
Hoffheimer
Horace Wildberg
Oaken
John Peck
Samuel H. Jacobs
Lexington Avenue
Avondale
Esther Virginia
Etta Sternberger
Mrs. Jacobs
Miss Jacobs
Esther
Norman,Leon
Milton Grossman
Stella Fleischer
Louis Kronenberger
Frances Weil
Julian Jacobson
Hang Seitz, Jr
Lorna Maxine Cohen
Eugenia Hesse
Jean Beatrice Valentine
H. M. Schwab
Jeannette
Abe Hinstein
Kingston
N. C
Trevarren
Walnut Hills
Mrs. Einstein
Mr. Einstein
Cincinnati Museum Association
Art Museum
Frank Duvenick
C. J. Barnhorn
L. H. Meakin
John Rettig
Charles Svendsen
Miss Henrietta, Wilson
Childs
Ruth Harrison
East Walnut Hills
Harrison
Hot Springs
John H. ‘Allen
Louise Allen
Auburn Avenue
Mt. Auburn
Asheville
Austin Goodman
L. B Harrison
Grandin Road
Milton Hyman
Ark
E.A. Pulian
Frank M. Eaton
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
London
Ed H. Pottlitzer
Jack
Ft. Wayne
Elias Hyman
Wilson Avenue
Marx
Rebecca Marx
H.C. Davis
George Hughes
T. H. C. Allen
Frederick Allen
Homer A. Wessel
Salutaris Avenue
East
Walnut Hillis
St. Louis
John A. McCluney
Henry S. Pogue
John Pogue
Park Avennue
New York
W. J. Murphy
Rose Hill
Washington, D.C
Atlantic City
Henry Justin Mosler
Cornell University
William Mosler
Reading Road
Lucille Kroger
B. H. Kroger
North Crescent Avenue
Wellesley
Mass
Francis B. James
Loud
Clarence Marcus
Cornell
Sanderson
Wauwatosa
Wis
Lawrence Cloud
Grand Street
Pinehurst
Bertram L. Maertz
Sam Roth
Common Pleas
Samuel E. Nice
Thomas Percy
Wood County
Jane L. Brown
Youngstown
Mahoning County
William Knauss
Fifth National Bank of Cincinnati
L. J. Hostetter
Edwin F. Wable
Tuscarawas County
Darius Darlam
E.H. Hubbell
John Agnew
Trumbull County
Alva Crawford
C. C. Brawley
Darke County
Village
Union National Bank
Matilda A. Gill
George Beebe
Ella M. McCormick
City of
Anna Shaber
Charles Milum
Arella Milum
the Court of Common Pleas
Hoc
Dr. Lyon
SF Ler
Ads
Pooler
Maine
Edith Ebersole
Avoggale
Kentucky Society
Tillman
Chich Ae Sime
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