Critchlow Sentenced in Mail Laws Case. Attorney Under Scrutiny
Walter G. Critchlow of Dayton was sentenced to thirteen months in the penitentiary for mail law violations. Investigations will probe attorney Krehbiel and witnesses after a key contract and a forged-sounding letter emerged. The trial also involved Albert Zerves versus Cincinnati Traction Company for fireworks injuries and a separate $5,000 award to umpire Harry L. Leach in a prior case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter G. Critchlow
Dayton
United States
McPherson
New York City
George A. Snyder
Critchlow
Krebbiel
Miss Elliott
Sanderson
Krehbiel
McAfee
The
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Albert Zerves
Cincinnati Traction Company
Zoo
Thompson
Traction Company
Harry L. Leach
Divorce Court Orders Alimony From Date of Decree
Judge James B. Swing awards Carrie Burns $900 alimony from the decree date and $25 monthly for two minor children until they reach age. Alimony is declared a first lien on the Burns homestead with a second lien on Charles W. Baker's mortgage. Rent claims are denied as children occupied the home but Mrs. Burns did not reside there. Other divorces noted include Frankie Adams Littman versus Harry Littman and Martha Sawyer versus Clifford Sawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Swing
Carrie Burns
George W. Burns
Swing
Burns
Charles W. Baker
John C. Healy
Frankie Adams Littman
Harry Littman
Frankie Adams
Broadway
A. J. McNair
Caldwell
Martha Sawyer
Clifford Sawyer
Harry Co.Arthurs
Edward le Roy Meyer
Amy Meyer
Newport
Charles
Sparks
Edith G. McNees
Wilmot J. McNees
Philadelphia
Cogan & Williams
Probate court reveals wills and estate actions in series of filings
Application filings show executor J William Johnson to move remains of Eliza Graham family to Spring Grove Cemetery and fund a monument. several estates listed with appraisals, including Richard Harrison $4689 and Agnes Kienzle $2947. Bond posted for C C Breuer in arson case. multiple administrators named for Meier Brown and Ratterman estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Graham
J. William Johnson
George Graham
Frank Graham
Mollie
Laura B. Graham
Stevenson
Ala
Spring Grove Cemetery
Charles G. Geddes
Geddes
Testatrix
Anna M. Geddes
Richard Harrison
Hannah C. Bruton
Agnes Kienzle
Georgia Lee Breuer
C. C. Breuer
John William Johnson
Clara Meier
Godfried Meier
Laura H. L. F. Brown
George H. Brown
Lizetta Ratterman
Eliza M. Ratterman
Amicable Adjustment on Hunt Street Land Widening
Consent verdicts fix compensation to be paid by the city to property owners for land needed to widen Hunt street from Broadway to Sycamore street. Judge Pfleger presided in Common Pleas Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt Street
Broadway
Sycamore Street
Pfleger
City court awards parcels and school royalty deal
The city pays 119000 to recipients for four parcels in court proceedings. Edwin W. Jewell and others accept consent verdicts totaling 1340 and 662 for two property parcels. Administrators and trustees settle book and copyright issues with God's Bible School agreeing to pay Knapp heirs 4000 plus a copyright royalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. .Ittmann
Elliott H
Pendleton
William Gelliot
Edwin W. Jewell
Pfleger
Martin W. Knapp
God's Bible School
Bible School
Knapp
Wife of Contractor Assigns in Insolvency Court
Lillie I. Ellis wife of contractor W. H. Ellis filed an assignment in insolvency court to P. Lincoln Mitchell. Assets estimated at 200000 with 150000 in liabilities mostly mortgages. Assignment aims to facilitate sale of real estate to pay debts. assignee qualified with 20000 bond. Kramer and Kramer attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie I. Ellis
W. H. Ellis
P. Lincoln Mitchell
Kramer & Kramer
Mitchell
Workman Blinded by Wood Alcohol Seeks Damages
Joseph Frank sues Herancourt Brewing for 25000 after losing sight from wood alcohol in varnish fumes at the brewery. Trial before Superior Judge Spiegel. jury deliberated overnight with 20 witnesses for plaintiff and 15 for defendant. Judge held verdict due next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Frank
Herancourt Brewing Company
Spiegel
Frank
Hosea
Hosen
Robertson & Buchwalter
Grand Jury Indicts David Gratz in Swindling Case
A grand jury reported to Judge Hunt with four sealed indictments and several open ones. David Gratz faces two grand larceny indictments for allegedly compelling a messenger boy to surrender a sack with $50 while claiming to send him to obtain $100 at a bank. Thomas Hill and John Daniels face burglary charges on Harry H. Hines residence. Hill also charged with carrying concealed weapons and Daniels with possessing burglars tools. Joseph Leonard and Patrick Shea pleaded guilty to petit larceny with penalties of 50 days in the Workhouse plus a $50 fine and 30 days in jail, respectively.
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Grand
David Gratz
Hunt
Thomas Hill
John Daniels
Harry H. Hines
Hill
Daniels
Joseph Leonard
Patrick Shea
Roosevelt backs removal of Indian lands sale limits
President Roosevelt told the Ulsa Commercial Club in Washington that he would help secure the club and the Indian’s rights by promoting removal of restrictions on selling Indian lands in the new state. The club arrived with a brass band and banners to urge action.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ulsa (Oklah) Commercial Club
White House
United States Steamer Floated After Grounding in New York Bay
Three wrecking tugs and a lifting tide freed the Scandinavian American liner United States from a mud bank in lower New York Bay after a collision with Monterey. The ship was brought into quarantine for repairs. Passengers were removed and to be sent to Europe by steamer tomorrow.
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New York
United States
New York Bay
Monterey
Europe
Grand Army to March in Memorial Day Parade
Memorial Day preparations include a reassembled Grand Army march with staff officers named for the First to Third Divisions. The Federal division details are listed with officers, while Women’s Relief Corps and Daughters of Veterans unite for the day. Treasurer George C. James to report to the Mound Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Relief Corps’ and Daughters of Veterans
Thomas E. Dean
Henry Lachtrop
Conrad Liner
William L. Poe
E. R. Monfort
Amor Smith, Jr
John K. Richards
Charles Rager
Bernard Bettman
Charles A. Bosworth
A. €. Thompson
Sherman McPherson
Women’s Relief Corps
Daughters of Veterans
Jane Edwards
Therese Momberg
Mabel Miller
Elizabeth Day
George C. James
Mound
James
Mound Committee
Chicago approves sweeping fire arms rules city council acts
Chicago adopts three ordinances to license owners dealers must pay 25 dollar annual license fee post a 1000 dollar bond and report all sales within 24 hours. Licenses revoked for misconduct minors barred from receiving or using firearms and violations carry fines up to 200 dollars per offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Lake Michigan
Firemen Save Man by Swinging from Roof in Third Avenue
Two off duty firefighters Dugan and Sythes formed a human chain on a neighboring roof coping and swung to rescue George Deitz trapped on the top floor of a burning Third Avenue building. Deitz grabbed the sill as the firemen carried both to safety fifty feet above the pavement amid a cheering crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Third Avenue
George Deitz
Dietz
Deitz
Dugan
Sythes
Miss Anna Hall Loses Bid in Supreme Court
In Columbus on April 17 the Supreme Court overruled Miss Anna S. Hall of Cincinnati in her motion for leave to file a bill of expenses against former attorney Thomas B. Paxton. Hall, Arctic explorer’s daughter, has repeatedly argued her own matters before the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Supreme Court
Anna S. Hall
Cincinnati
Thomas B. Paxton
McAlpin Manager Drops Embezzlement Case in Police Court
Manager Robinson of the Mc Alpin Company refused to prosecute John Ebberts in Police Court yesterday citing sympathy for the family. Ebberts was charged with embezzlement and was dismissed after the judge, Lueders, lectured him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
McAlpin Company
John Ebberts
Ebberts
Lueders
Commercial Tribune Patterns Coupon Offer
Readers are invited to fill out a coupon for Commercial Tribune patterns. Send 10 cents for pattern No. 6112 to the Fashion Department at The Commercial NB in Cincinnati, noting name address city and state. Patterns are mailed from the New York factory after processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Fashion Department
New York
Ohio Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Opens Convention
The Ohio Society opened its annual convention in Columbus with a reception at the Neil House to meet Nelson A. McClary of Chicago, President General of the National Society, and Prof. John Ari Lloyd of Cincinnati, Vice President of the Ohio Society. Colonel W L Curry presided at the afternoon business meeting, followed by a banquet at the Columbus Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Neil House
Nelson A. McClary
Chicago
The
National Society
John Ari Lloyd
Cincinnati
W. L. Curry
State Society
Columbus Club
Lace Front Waist Pattern A Novel Fashion Feature
The article describes a blouse waist where lace forms the main portion and the fabric serves as trim. It notes long and short sleeves with attractive cuffs, suggests fabrics like mirage silk or light-weight cloth, and provides pattern No. 6112 in five sizes 32 to 40 inches bust. The cost is ten cents.
Tobacco firms to reorganize under antitrust advisement
Richmond April 17 rumors say American Tobacco Company plans a reorganization to avoid Sherman antitrust conflict. Whitlock Wis., Jersey City and Lancaster branches close for inventory, May 27 reopening. Plants to operate as Federal Cigar Company with W S Luckett as president designate.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
American Tobacco Company
Washington
Whitlock
American Cigar Company
Jersey City
N. J
Lancaster
Federal Cigar Company
W. S. Luckett
New York
Albany Ordered to Salina Cruz for Two Month Cruise
Washington ordered Commander Henry Mayo of the cruiser Albany to coal up for a two and a half month cruise with full ammunition and proceed at once to Salina Cruz to await orders. The move is linked to possible trouble among South American republics. Mayo would not comment on peace mission or Panama transit plans. The Albany is at Mare Island and slated to sail tomorrow.
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San Francisco
Washington
Henry Thomas Mayo
Albany
Salina Cruz
Mayo
Enrique C. Creel
Mexico
Panama
Isthmus
Venezuela
Mare Island
Officers shot after Krasnoyarsk court martial
In Krasnoyarsk Siberia a Lieutenant Masloff and a Sergeant were executed by court martial for leading the June attack on the guard house and prison. The siege lasted days with heavy casualties before loyalist guards repelled the attackers. The plot is traced to the garrison's revolutionary organization.
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Krasnoyarsk
Siberia
Masloff
Unknown Vessel Possibly Wrecked Near Carmanah Point
Victoria B C April 17 evidence suggests an unidentified large sailing ship has met disaster off the Vancouver Island coast with probable loss of life. A patch reports wreckage ashore last night six miles east of Carmanah with details from Lighthouse Keeper W W Baykin Carmanah Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Vancouver Island
W.W. Baykin
Carmanah Point
Two Greeks Stabbed in Alley Attack
Two Greek men, William Steffes and Peter Colohitas, were severely stabbed in an alley behind the Linten Hotel. They were taken to City Hospital where both were reported not dangerously wounded. Police arrested George Condo on West Third Street on suspicion.
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William Steffes
West Fifth Street
Peter Colohitas
Central Avenuue
Linten Hotel
Wappenstein
City Hospital
Brink
George Condo
West Third Street
Court in Jackson Opposed by Federal Officials
Washington April 17 Representative Langley faces opposition to a bill creating a Federal Court at Jackson Kentucky home of the Hargis feudists Letters from Federal Judge Cochran and District Attorney Tinsley say the court is not necessary or desirable Senator Mc Creary plans to read the letters in the Senate to oppose the bill.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Langley
Jackson
Cochran
Tinsley
McCreary
Senate
Commission men back revolutions profit in trade
New York reporters reveal how commission merchants funding Haitian revolution plots expect concessions and profits if the revolution succeeds. Captain Flynn notes money for printing and arms comes from speculators in New York and merchants who handle Haitian trade. He describes clandestine funding, blackmail risks, and unrecoverable payments in such schemes.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
William J. Flynn
Secret Service Bureau
Joseph M. Giordani
Giordani
Hayti
Electric weapon may end armor plate as nations seek speed
Col F N Maude reports in the April Contemporary Review on Mr Simpson's electric gun able to fire shells up to 300 miles with 50 shells a minute, claiming no recoil and cheaper operation. Maude and others foresee rapid adoption, with construction simple and armor rendering obsolete.
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Commercial Tribune
London
F. N. Maude
Simpson
France
Holland
Germany
Great Britain
Westminster Gazette
Mr. Simpson
Colonel Maude
Royal Engineers
Maude
Panic Averted as Church Chandelier Falls During Hymn
In Muskegon Michigan on April 17 a central chandelier fell fifteen feet into the aisle as 200 worshipers sang the final hymn at Fourth Reformed Church. The crash sparked panic and burning oil on carpet but the choir kept singing and calm returned as flames were stamped out. Reverend J N Brock led the choir throughout the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Muskegon
Mich
Fourth Reformed Church
J. N. Brock
Two More Bodies Found in Chelsea Fire Ruins
Boston April 17 reports say two more bodies were recovered in the Chelsea fire ruins, raising total recovered to eleven and known dead to thirteen including two in hospitals. The found remains are males, one identified as Harry Lewis aged 42, a Boston messenger. The other body remains unidentified. The list of missing persons remains large.
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Boston
Chelsea
Harry Lewis
Overcoat Stolen From Car At Ball
S G Fitton of Hamilton reports a thief took his overcoat from his automobile while he attended a ball yesterday. The incident was reported to the police last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Fitton
Hamilton
Two Indiana Boys Drown En Route To School
Lawrenceburg Indiana April 17 Grover Spurgeon 12 and John Spurgeon 10 drowned in Newtown Pond while on the way to school. They built a raft that capsized in ten feet of water and their bodies were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Grover Spurgeon
John Spurgeon
Newtown Pond
Negroes Attack Officer After Alley Corner Incident
Court Officer Judd, escorting a woman, rebuked a man who bumped them at Fifth and John streets. The man mobbed Judd with about a dozen friends, breaking his glasses. Patrolmen Wyler and Goff arrived. suspects fled. several shots were fired but caused no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judd
Fifth and
John Streets
Wyler
Goff
First District
Attorney Wright Injured In City Hospital Attack
Lebanon attorney William J. Wright, 33, was admitted to City Hospital after a street assault near Fifth and Broadway. He suffered a number of slight facial wounds and police sought the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Wright
Lebanon
Wright
Fifth and Broadway
Seek Decedent's Son In Indiana Telegram Request
A telegram from the Aurora Indiana Police Department asks Cincinnati police to locate Arthur Speckman whose father is deceased. The notice provides no further details on the kin or the reason for the search.
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Aurora Police
Cincinnati Department
Police Department of
Aurora
Ind
Cincinnati Police
Arthur Speckman
Speckman
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Harley V. Speelman
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P. E. Kaiser
J. M. Waldrip
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Fred Lutz
George A. Lloyd
Frank C. Asberry
John O. Rose
George M. Dean
Ed Bradfish
Francis Pickett
Charles Enslin
John Steel
Ben W. Parker
Fred W. Pinkerton
R. W. Ploog
Fred Harold
Joseph M. Connolly
Fred Otte
Jacob Walters
W. H. Perry
West Mound
Forrester
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Nelson and Shaw
U.S. Grant Camp
Sons of Veterans
Comrade McAdams
East Mound
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Lytle
Willich and Hecker
Lincoln Camp
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