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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
10
A local advertises lace curtains and draperies with prices from 12 1 2 to 60 dollars per pair, including Nottingham and Real Irish Point lace options. It promotes hundreds of thousands of pairs, summer portieres, and Scottish Madras fabrics, plus seats for May Festival.
A promotional newspaper notice details a broad sale on rugs and wall to wall carpeting. It lists AXMINSTER and BRUSSELS rugs and carpets in various sizes and prices, including linoleums and inlaid linoleums, plus a festival sale banner.
The H and S Pogue store opened its summer millinery department amid great crowds. The display showcased imported hats with harmony of color, sweeping plumes, and lavish decorations including cream bird of paradise trimmed creations, black lace hats, white lace and ostrich feather models, and tan and brown chip hats.
Billy Holmes, engineer for the Cincinnati Lebanon and Northern Railroad, halted a freight train to rescue a black and white kitten under his engine near Elsinore avenue. After fifteen minutes, workers freed the kitten, named Miss Julia Stassel helped, and the crowd cheered the humane act despite questions about the delay.
Hattie Moody of Johnson City Tennessee and Edna Bartholomew of Piqua Ohio both 18 were arrested Monday by Patrolman Gilmore and arraigned in Police Court on loitering charges. They told Judge Lueders they came to the city to marry or to find work and said they had been sleeping in box cars in the West End yards since arriving. Their cases were continued.
Superintendent Dyer of public schools said in response to a complaint that many doors in First Intermediate School swing inward due to architecture. He noted 126 doors exist and some cannot be altered. He will personally inspect the building before issuing a statement.
Mayor Markbreit appoints Louis S. Riehl as Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph Service to fill the vacancy created by his father William S. Riehl's death. The mayor cites peculiar fitness and eleven years experience with his late father, noting the system’s prestige and $80,000 installation cost.
Carrie Lang, 24, of 125 Dorsey Street, was struck by a fallen telephone pole after an Interurban car derailed and hit it. The pole toppled onto her legs causing severe bruises though no bones were broken. Dr. H C Wendel assisted and she was taken to City Hospital.
A Cincinnati Lodge of Elks No 5 delegation of about 200 members plus the First Regiment Band will travel to Middletown Ohio this afternoon for a bazaar and fair hosted by Middletown Lodge No 257. The group will assemble at the temple and depart by 4 30 p m. after their pool tournament crowned Richard Bauer and Charles Podesta as champions.
Word from Springfield Queensland reports Bishop Spellmeyer nominating Rev Al W Leonard to succeed Rev Jesse Bowman Young as Walnut Hills Methodist pastor. Dr Young says he learned of a transfer at the last conference and has no comment forthcoming. Leonard is son of Dr A B Leonard, secretary of the Foreign Mission Board in New York.
Judge Lueders fined William Dyer a boy from East End for petit larceny. Mounted Patrolman Fox arrested him after catching him taking trees from the Longworth estate on Edwards road. The boy claimed the trees were growing wild on the property.
Harry Foster of Covington Kentucky told police a saloon on East Fifth Street was the scene of a theft. Two suit cases containing para phernalia for performing magic tricks were taken. He valued the items highly, noting many tricks were his own creations.
A Sherman School Mothers and Teachers Association meeting is set for tomorrow at 7:45 PM in the Eighth Street school building near John Principal W. Strickland will preside, with Mrs H A Somerfield and others organizing. Speakers include Rev Charles F Goss on Parent and Teacher and Rabbi Louis Grossman on The Modern School. Music by Marguerite Watkins Amelia Pettit and Joseph Surdo. Refreshments will be served.
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