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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1908
Page
3
Dr. L. E. Brinker, Covington health officer, will retire next month as his term expires. Dr. W. W. Ranshaw, a Board of Health member, will be elected to succeed him. The council approved clerk hire pay of 55 dollars monthly. a future ordinance may fix the health officer salary at 126 dollars per month.
John Knoerl, revenue agent for Kenton County, sues Merchants and Mechanics Trust for $200 license. Jury awards $3,451 to P Wall Mfg Co against Champion Ice Mfg and Cold Storage. Poyntz Bros. plead guilty in one liquor case, fined $1,000. other case ends in sale of property. Yates v City of Covington verdict for defendant. Thomas Robinson gets 50 days for threatening his wife. Jesse Jones v Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad jury verdict for the defense in a $10,000 damages suit.
Covington police report Winchesters asking to hold Doc Romes for cutting with intent to kill. Auditor Gould issues building permit to W H Scott for a six room brick dwelling on Madison avenue near Sterret at 2500 dollars. Mrs Abegal Cherrington dies suddenly at her son’s West Front street home. Underwriters Association to meet for fire protection resolutions. Labor representatives plan mass meeting in Central Garden to seek Sherman antitrust law modification. Funeral for Patrick Ryan held in Ludlow after railroad wreck death. Council committee discusses eliminating grade crossings with railroads and next Monday to vote. Moser Bros Co seeks five year tax exemption to be granted at next council meeting.
John Fischer transfers four acres of land to Henry C. Fischer and wife on Licking Pike Campbell County. The readable fragment notes a property parcel but lacks date and full legal details.
George and Louise Kerper transfer two lots in Wood UE WoW to Elizabeth Hitchens. A second transfer moves a 25 by 9 foot parcel on Wood Street Covington from Elizabeth Denniler to William J Dennier.
Charles A. Morgan and Olive P. Strohl of Zanesville Ohio are listed in Newport marriage licenses as the involved couple in a forthcoming ceremony. The brief notice provides names and residence with no further details.
Piqua residents Frederick J. Eichborn and Ethel Benning appeared in Covington marriage notices. The entry lists Eichborn from Piqua Ohio and Benning from Piqua Quebec with the age shown as 21.
Final proceedings close a years long dispute where Harry C. Spinks obtained about 45 000 from United States Life Insurance Company on his father’s policy. Attorney L J Crawford to receive about 22 060 as his fee.
The Newport Ways and Means Committee heard a proposal to sell the telephone franchise after years of delay. The current operator has taxes around 250 dollars annually and no formal franchise. Two ordinances were presented, proposing conduit plans to eliminate poles. members will study them before Friday night.
A deed recorded in Newport transfers eleven parcels of Campbell County land from the estate of the late Circuit Judge A S Berry to Shaler Berry. Heirs include Alice B Nunn and William H Nunn of Portland Oregon Robert L Berry of the U S Navy and Anna E Berry. For a dollar and other value they assign control to Shaler Berry who will manage subdivide and rent the estate with deed and contract powers. The property is valued over $100 000.
Mrs. W. L. Watson of 413 West Fourth Street Newport reports her husband, 47 year old Watson, has been missing since last Wednesday after returning from Pittsburg. He worked for the L and N Railroad but was laid off after illness and had threatened suicide on several occasions. He is about 5 feet 7 inches tall with gray hair and mustache.
Mary Taylor who was held in Newport jail Thursday for drinking was released yesterday after a reprimand from Police Judge Hawkins. She left with her six year old daughter who had been in the cell with her. They returned to their home in Maysville.
In Newport, the case Schneider & Marz Contractors vs Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co resulted in a $125 judgment for the plaintiffs for $584 insured fire damage on a Saratoga street house. Samuel Prather pled guilty to assault and battery after holding up Frank Meyer and received one year in the county jail. Wimmer & Reuter Cigar Box Mfg Co sued F Mette in Circuit Court for $162 claimed due for merchandise.
Newport brief notes that the Phoenix Fishing and Hunting Club plans its annual outing for Sunday June 7 in Phoenix Grove with a Co and O running a special train. Also, Charles Hansjuergen 24 of Monmouth Street died after a lingering illness. funeral tomorrow at 2 pm. Retail Grocers Association votes to press Sunday closing. detectives appointed to tour the city. Catholic Knights of America elect Daniel Swinbourne and John Altenberg Sissies as delegates to the Louisville State convention.
After the Newport Water Works pumping station was destroyed last Sunday night, the Underwriters' Association pressed for restoring fire cisterns and purchasing an engine. City officials indicated Covington supply may suffice, but insurers urged readiness if Covington supply fails. An initial $200 appropriation exists, with likely extra funds requested. Work continues on the pumphouse and an emergency twenty inch main survey from Covington across Eleventh Street bridge.
William H. Taft Republican Club of Newport plans a full-house meeting at Baschang's Hall on Eighth street and Washington avenue to prepare for Campbell County Republican Convention. Delegates to the State convention in Louisville and the Sixth District in Covington will be chosen. Rev Frederick s and Alfred Gowling to speak on campaign issues.
St Mark s Evangelical Lutheran lists 9 a m Sunday school 10 15 public worship baptism 2 30 Junior League 7 30 Easter musical service reception Monday Central Christian notes 11 a m worship 7 45 p m first centennial rally St Paul s lists multiple Easter services baptism communion Sunday school and sermon Taylor Street Methodist schedules 9 15 a m 6 45 p m Epworth League 10 15 a m The Resurrection 7 30 p m The Issue of the Resurrection First Presbyterian morning service 3 p m sacred cantata 6 45 p m Christian Endeavor Grace M E Easter sermon 10 45 a m 7 30 p m grand musical service York Street Congregational Easter exercises 11 a m annual roll call 11 45 p m The Message of the Empty Tomb
Mr and Mrs John Miller announce the engagement of their daughter Georgia Anna to Robert Griese of Dayton A petition circulated yesterday seeks to refer Bellevue annexation to Newport to a vote and will be presented to the Council at the next meeting
A telegram from Los Angeles informs Jacob Gerrine of the death of his eldest son in that city. The notice notes the family’s bereavement and requests readers' sympathy.
James Gullette of Finchburg Menafee County Kentucky wanted on five forgery charges was arrested on a Somerville farm. He fought officers with a knife as Deputy Lyons and Constable Conarroe closed in, then was knocked down and jailed in Middletown before returning to Kentucky. Gullette is 22.
Rose Run Iron Mills in Bath County Kentucky owned by Alabama and Missouri capitalists have resumed operations after a shutdown. About two hundred men are now employed many of whom had exhausted savings during the closure.
Mme Mehmed Ali Bey wife of the Turkish Minister to the United States endures strict exile in Washington. She wears the yashmak and never appears in public without a thick veil despite Paris fashion. Her children study in an American school while the mother notes the yashmak will pass to the girls.
At dawn on April 17 a French column on zaza hill near Tamlet plain repulsed a Berber and Arab assault. French losses were heavy with 28 killed and 110 wounded including 10 officers while Berber dead were 125. Arabs abandoned wounded and fled six miles before darkness halted pursuit.
In New Haven on April 17 President C S Mellen of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad denounced A O Crozier's Washington testimony as false. Crozier said a prominent financier warned of a pre Congress panic and that the railroad borrowed 30 million dollars. Mellen said borrowing had been planned for a year or more and shifted from stock to a 6 percent debenture loan due to panic conditions.
Passo Robles April 17 Rear Admiral Evans says he will soon be on the quarter deck again after a bath visit and captures praise for Rear Admiral Thomas. He notes Thomas will relinquish command after fleet arrival, allowing Sperry to prepare for the world voyage.
Washington April 17 Admiral Dewey with expressions of sincere regret declined invitations to participate in the festivities accompanying the Atlantic battle ship fleet on the Pacific coast. Invitations arrived from all cities where the fleet will stop. he appreciated the honor but returned a negative answer.
In Hamilton Ohio on April 17 two Hamilton High School juniors were severely hurt in the annual flag rush between seniors and juniors. Roy Fiemeyer suffered two broken arm bones and Peter Schwab dislocated his left arm. Seniors won the event in a half hour after the juniors attempted to break the formation with a wagon loaded with oil soaked waste.
Rev. George W. Tomson 45, pastor of Woodbury Presbyterian Church, is found dead with a bullet in his brain at the Newton Hotel. Inquest cites aberration of the brain as the cause. Engagement to Mrs Fannie Kenworthy had been announced, but reports allege another woman claimed he would not marry her.
In St. Louis on April 17 a fire near a steam heating coil in Room 17 caused 1000 Blair Public School pupils to be dismissed. Teacher Miss Catherine Lewis alerted Principal Herzog who declared a holiday. students exited calmly as smoke poured from Room 17 and the blaze was quickly extinguished.
Herman Ridder of New York and president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association continues his campaign to place wood pulp and print paper on the free list. He conferred with Representative Watson who said Democratic Senators must agree to pass the bill without amendment if it reaches the Senate. Ridder plans to lobby the Democratic Senators again.
Haley Henry of Hamilton Ohio sues for divorce from Nellie M Henry, married in 1907. He alleges she left home for her mother and asks the court to orderreturn of a portion of the wedding presents, claiming not all were intended for his wife.
The well informed world seeks a simple pleasant liquid laxative with known value. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, described as ethical, wholesome, gentle yet prompt. Buy the genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co, price fifty cents per bottle.
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