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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
5
A small prairie fire near Fulton and Nassau streets prompted firefighting by the city department yesterday afternoon. Nearby residences faced danger as crews fought the blaze to prevent spread and property loss.
A burglar attempted to break into Joseph Clark’s house at Fifth and Hannibal streets early yesterday but alarmed the family by cutting a pane of glass. He fled when challenged. police searched the area but the intruder remained at large.
The body of an unknown white man about 45 was found floating in the river at the foot of McCullough street and was taken to the Morgue yesterday. He wore a blue striped shirt dark gray trousers and laced shoes and stood about five feet eight inches tall.
The morgue was converted into a chapel yesterday for funeral services over the body of Mrs Barbara Oskamp who drowned herself from Central Bridge several days ago. Her children attended and friends paid the funeral expenses.
James Coleman 27 colored of Sixth street near John was struck in the face by a thrown brick during a fight at Fourth and Main. He was unconscious, taken to City Hospital with a concussion of the brain and a face cut and bruised.
Mr Lucien Wulsin of Cincinnati stays at the Wolcott Hotel in New York City awaiting the arrival of his wife Mrs Wulsin from Europe aboard the Crown Prince Wilhelm. Also visiting the Wolcott this week is Cincinnati resident Mr Logan Bullock.
The City Hospital will send a large exhibit to the International Tuberculosis Convention in Washington D C from September 21 to October 10. Superintendent B F Lyle of the Branch Hospital has compiled photographs and charts showing the disease in every phase. This will be the convention's third gathering.
Mayor Markbreit pressed Louis Biecker, local IBSA representative, to locate the National headquarters here. The current headquarters are in Omaha. Biecker attends the National meeting in Detroit next week.
Henry Roeder Jr was arrested yesterday at his place of employment by Constable Ben Tebbe for allegedly taking a number of bonds from his father without knowledge. Roeder refused to speak and his attorneys sought a postponement to Friday. Bond set at $2000.
Edwin Coyne, 19, of 904 Clinton Street, was sentenced by Judge Holmes to six months in the Workhouse after pleading guilty to failure to provide for his child. The defendant’s wife testified he never contributed to the child’s support or visited the baby.
County Commissioners heard petitions for and against annexing the Stone Jug settlement to Glendale. They found protesters are the majority of residents and refused to sanction the annexation. The petitioners aimed to close the Stone Jug Inn, a long standing road house in the county.
City Engineer Sundmaker accused contractor Henkel of not following specifications on Harrison avenue and of using 700 feet of pink granite instead of the gray sample. Henkel has been halted from further work by the Service Board.
At Cosmopolitan Hall Vine street the Central Labor Council refused a Socialist party request to hold a mass meeting in Music Hall on Saturday evening August 15. The labor unions will protest police street car trouble with speakers Samuel Gompers John G Lean James Wilson and W D Mahop of Detroit chaired by the council.
In Police Court detectives overheard suspects claim police missed items in a Sycamore street burglary. They raided the stove pipe at 1338 Sycamore and recovered table linen and clothing marked Gibson House and Grand Hotel, as the case remains under investigation.
William H. Bucksteiger and Miss Mae Glaser were married last evening at the residence of Rev. C. F. Brown. The couple, accompanied by a merry group of friends, received congratulations after the ceremony and will reside on Freeland Avenue.
Hundreds of visiting jewelers from across the United States endured a hot day at the third annual convention of the American National Retail Jewelers' Association. Mayor Markbreit welcomed attendees as J P Archibald praised Cincinnati and its jewelry trade while speeches covered proposed purity marks, showroom law issues, and watch escapement mechanics.
Philadelphia Rapid Transit officials explain six for a quarter and no transfers while a city committee tours Cincinnati lines. The delegation compares transfers and costs, noting Cincinnati’s five cent rides and exchange checks, then continues to Milwaukee and beyond with plans to study fares in Detroit Cleveland and Buffalo. They also schedule a baseball game with Milwaukee City Council and list committee members.
E. W. Muntz of Hillsboro brought a four and a quarter carat rough diamond to Cincinnati from a Hillsboro find. A 10 year old, David Fauber, showed the stone and Muntz confirmed its white diamond quality after tests. The gem has a crack reducing its value and may not exceed one carat after cutting. It is the first rough diamond found in Highland County, with a prior similar find near Batavia twenty five years ago.
A heat prostration was reported in Cincinnati yesterday as a 26 year old paper hanger, Charles Anschutz of 730 Kenyon avenue, collapsed at Sixth and Bay Miller streets. He was taken to City Hospital in a non serious condition. A light shower and thunderstorm followed the hot spell and humidity, with more rain forecast today and fairer, warmer weather on Thursday.
Mr John Jefferson Parker of Macon Georgia and Miss Bertha Crump of Collinsville Alabama married yesterday at 5 pm by Justice John Marshall Smedes. They left on the night train for Macon to visit relatives and will return September 1 to Chattanooga where Parker is in business. The bride is described as a tall unusually beautiful brunette.
Officials in the Government Building report Washington authorities are considering adding two stories to the federal building to relieve crowding. Plans are being drawn and work could begin next year. The fifth floor is already overused, with space insufficient for Internal Revenue and Subtreasury staff. a seven story building would also allow cleaning after expansion.
Robert H. Kuss, assistant smoke inspector of Chicago, urged that burning is the only way to eliminate smoke. Speaking to the Association of Stationary Engineers in Lincoln Inn Court, he explained oxygen carbon reactions and soot formation and urged proper oxygen supply for complete combustion. He plans further talks Thursday and Friday.
Kilwinning Chapter No 97 Royal Arch Masons holds a stated convocation on Wednesday August 4 at 7 30 p m Visitors invited H P L L Latta Secy John C Roberts H P.
Obituary notices list several individuals with funeral details and dates. DIMMICK Rev BF at Delaware Ohio August 2 1130 p m services at Grace Church Newport Kentucky August 6. MATHEWS Sophia B widow of Edward Mathews daughter of Curtis Aug 2 1908 at Walnut Hills funeral at Spring Grove Chapel Wednesday 3 30. RIEDemann Wilhelmina E aged 81 widow of Henry Riedemann entered into rest August 4 1908 funeral Friday 1 30 from 714 Wade street flowers omitted. TAYLOR Frank Stanley son of Jesse E and Belle Taylor suddenly at Conway Michigan August 4 1908 due notice of funerals will be given.
Burial permits list several individuals with ages and causes of death. Viola EMT, 3, 551 Laurel Street, pneu- Wstaters. Sister Margaret, 68, Convent of Notre Dame, enteritis. Sister Henrietta Yun gman, 69, Convent of Notre Dame, heart disease. Gerhart Hagen, 48, 84 Livingstone Street, diabetes. Margaret Martin, 65, 2509 Park Ave.
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