Indictments biasing crimes in Hamilton County Grand Jury
Nineteen indictments were returned by the Hamilton County Grand Jury in Criminal Court. Bald G. Gili faces a charge of failure to provide for a child born out of wedlock. Other defendants named include Gibeneau for alleged forgery and obtaining money by false pretenses, Florence Cain for issuing insufficient funds checks, Henry Yeager for multiple forgeries, and several others for burglary, larceny, robbery, and related offenses. Some murder and manslaughter charges were ignored by the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County Grand Jury
LeBlond
Bald G. Gili
Union Central Building
Gili
LebBlond
Margaret Wessel
State Avenue
Miss Wessel
Co. L. Gileneau
Shean Advertising Company
Springfield
Mass
C. B. Mayor
Shean Company
Walter
Gibeneau
Baltimore
Strasser
William Cleary
Walter Fricke
Florence Cain
Park Avenue
Walnut Hills
Granite City Trust and Savings Bank
H. & S. Pogue Company
Henry Yeager
Harry R. Lewis
Woodburn
Fifth-Third National Bank
James Owens
James Green
Morgan Green
Gene Boeckle
Second
Plum
John Schop
Cherry Alley
Central
Boeckle
Schop
William Hayes
Hayes
William Imm
West McMicken Avenue
Henry Johns
Charles Palmer
William M. Schlotman
Fabe Wallace
Levania Wilson
Robert Coleman
Ernest Dawkins
Tragic stair rail accident endangers 5 year old girl
A five year old girl, Fanny Kelley, a Black child, fell three floors from a stair rail at home 323 West Sixth Street while playing. She was rushed by patrol to General Hospital where her aunt Mrs Lillian Johnson witnessed the incident and feared possible death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sixth Street
Fanny Kelley
General Hospital
Lillian Johnson
Marital Woes Aired In Suit For Divorce
Albert W. Borman, a collector, sues his wife Fannie Borman at 516 Bald Street for divorce alleging she became a religious fanatic and neglected their home. He cites her church involvement, use of funds for books and a piano, and refusal to live with him since 1905 after 19 years of marriage and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Borman
Bald Street
Albert W. Borman
Bates
Petzhold & Skirvin
Borman
Bold Street
Wife Seeks Divorce From Edward A Walker
Mrs Mary Walker filed suit for divorce from Edward A Walker alleging lack of support since January and repeated accusations of misconduct and threats They were married March 22 1906 in a case noted by attorney Charles S Sparks and included in a 1919 marriage reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Millen
Sydney Millen
Edwards Road
Millen Jharges
Charles S. Sparks
Mary Walker
Edward A. Walker
Suit Filed for Divorce by Courtenay Barrett
Courtenay Barrett, a salesman, seeks a divorce from Esther Barrett after more than three years of marriage begun March 1 1921 when she was 16. He says she goes out at night alone and objects if he accompanies her, and she hurls objects during hysterics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Barrett
Courtenay Barrett
Young Wife Seeks Divorce From Husband After Early Marriage
Dorothy Huegel 20 of Agnest street sued for divorce from Edward Huegel whom she wed January 3 1923 at age 18. She alleges he shirks marital duties and spends most time loafing and idle and fails to provide for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Huegel
Agnest Street
Herman Bruns
Edward Huegel
Receivers Appointed on Creditor's Request
Weber Lithographing Company creditor with claims of 634.10 led to court appointment of S. R. Thomas and O. K. Jones as receivers for Roach Creek Coal Company. Court noted the coal company solvent with assets exceeding liabilities, and receivers to operate the business as a going concern to protect assets and complete contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber Lithographing
le Blond
Common Pleas Court
S. R. Thomas
O. K. Jones
Roach Creek Coal Company
Weber Lithographing Company
Dog Causes Icar Upset in Forest Avenue Court Suit
Mrs. Pearl Haskin of Forest Avenue sues Charles Frick of Ashland Avenue in Common Pleas Court claiming a dog owned by Frick, described as vicious, ran into the path of a car on Ashland Avenue on May 27, 1925. The vehicle rolled over injuring her right arm hand and back as the dog was struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Pearl Haskin
Forest Avenue
Charles Frick
Ashland Avenue
Haskin
Frick
Man Sues Cincinnati Traction Over Door Injury
William S. Dolan files in Common Pleas Court alleging severe injury when his right leg was caught in a Winton Place street car door while boarding. He seeks damages of 12000 dollars from the Cincinnati Traction Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Cincinnati Traction Company
William S. Dolan
Winton Place
Light Rate Ordinance Aims Lower Rates for Consumers
A Cincinnati City Council special meeting reported an electric rate ordinance lowering charges by revising how retail rates are computed. The plan cuts initial and subsequent rates, removes maximum demand charges for homes, and ends a bulbs-at-cost clause. A final vote was slated after committee review and a special meeting on August 11, 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. van Winkle
William O. Kleine
City Electrician
Charles O. Rose
Fifth Ward
Light Committee
Mr. Rose
William E. Hess
W. W. Freeman
Council
Union Gas and Electric Company
Cincinnati
Injured via Collision on Mitchell Avenue and Lowry Street
The report details injuries from an incident on Mitchell avenue and Lowry street dated June 3, 1924. The right kneecap was splintered and ligaments in the leg torn and bruised, according to the claimant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Avenue
Lowry Street
New Suit List in Common Pleas Court No 196304 196329
A long docket of new suits in Common Pleas Court includes Irene Campbell versus Robert Campbell for divorce, and numerous cases spanning claims for damages, specific performance, mandamus, abatements, and property partitions. Other filings name The Adler Underwear and Hosiery Manufacturing Co., Cen tral Fuel Co., Yellow Pine Building Co., and various individuals in divorce, custody, and debt actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Irene Campbell
Robert Campbell
R. EB. Cash
Adler Underwear and Hosiery Manufacturing Co
Beech Glen Coal Co
Central Fuel Co
Purnell Kissinger, Jr., Et al
Yellow Pine Building Co
William S. Dolan
Cincinma Traction Co
Pearl Haskin
Charles Frick
Great West Printing Products Corporation
Bernard A. Baalaer
Norris Yanofsky
Morris Kwartler
Henry Schoenfeld
M. Aaron
Frank Carr
James Carr
Dorothy Hugel
Edward Hugel
State of Ohio
Joseph H. Lampe
Westheimer & Co
John ‘ H
Mary Walker
Edward A. Walker
Courtney Barrett
Esther Barrett
Jacob Sarkos
State of Ohio. Org
Jacob Rothstein
Agnes Cohen
Albert W. Borman
Fannie Borman
Ethel H. Reeves
Frank M. Reeves
H. C. Stanforth
Theresa Koehl
James McElroy
Jerome M. Jacko
James A. McElroy
Jerome M. Jackson
Lawrence Fredericks Bound Over After Guilty Plea
Lawrence Fredericks of 214 West Fifteenth Street was bound over to the federal grand jury after appearing before Commissioner Gregory. He pleaded guilty to manufacturing and selling liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court
Lawrence Fredericks
West Fifteenth Street
Federal Grand Jury
Gregory
Bankruptcy Notes and Trustee Appointments
A creditors meeting will be held within days in the involuntary bankruptcy suit of Louis Stix Company et al. against Dream Home Furniture at 813 Main St to consider compromises. Liabilities listed at 18 465.51 with assets of 8 635.15. Kay Jay Shoe creditors reported asset sale of 3 400, confirmed by Referee Grove. Stanley Murphy elected trustee for Ralph Stine estate. J G DeFossett named trustee in Bowman case after Powers death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Stix Company
Dream Home Furniture Company
Main Street
Referee Grove
United States District Court
Kay-Jay Shoe Company
Stanley Murphy
Attorner
Ralph Stine
Robert W. Bowman
J. G. DeFossett
Fred . Powers
Appeals Court reviews Dawson ruling in liquor case
Court of Appeals heard a petition challenging Judge Charles I. Dawson's dismissal of Emil Nathan's suit against Springs Distilling Co. for 3510.92 plus 600.50 storage and tax refunds on fifty barrels. The Terrace Park zoning appeal by Russell Errett seeks to overturn an injunction affecting quarry operations and dust concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Appeals
Charles I. Dawson
Owensburg
Emil Nathan
St. Louis
Springs Distilling Company
Owensboro
Daviess County
Benson W. Hough
Terrace Park
Russell Errett
Coronado Beach
Fla
Errett
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Miles F. Eveland
Pythian Outing At Zoo Draws Large Crowds
Hamilton County Pythian Association hosts its annual outing at the Zoo with tickets issued to forty lodges for members and families. More than twenty five thousand tickets distributed under the arrangements committee led by Edward A. Cohen with Fred L. Starke as secretary. Lodges vie for largest attendance share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian
Hamilton County Pythian Association
Knights of Pythias
Edward A. Cohen
Fred L. Starke
Scout Secretary Miss Emily Corbett Resigns
Prompted by her mother's illness, Miss Emily Corbett resigns as office Secretary of the Cincinnati Girl Scout organization after nearly three years. She also serves as an officer in Troop No. 51, Northside, one of the city's largest units. The illness compelled an immediate departure rather than a planned fall resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Corbett
Cincinnati
Two Together Must Be Apart In Juveile Court Entanglement
Judge LeBlond ordered Jake Parton to stay away from Virginia Masten until both are free, amid a dependency case tied to 17 month old David Masten. Parton, 23, lives at 1120 Elm Street and is married with two children in Barboursville Kentucky. He faces a pending divorce with his wife and says he will not contest. The court deferred sentence pending divorce outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeBlond
Jake Parton
Parton
Virginia Masten
Ward Street
Elm Street
David Dryden Masten
Masten
Barboursville, Ky
Barboursville
Hoffman
Clothing Fire in Tailor Shop Damages $2000 Goods
Harry Wilner, owner of a New York Customs Tailor Shop at 3102 Vine Street, reports about $2000 worth of clothing burned when apprentice Victor Wilmer left for lunch without extinguishing the presser irons. Firemen forced entry after doors were found locked. Sixty five ladies suits and coats, thirty men’s suits, and other garments were destroyed by the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilner
New York Customs
Vine Street
Wilmer
Victor Wilmer
Adam Fehr
Number Seven Unlucky for Loraine Wilson
Loraine Wilson appeared before Judge Bell on charges of keeping a disorderly rooming house at 1338 Garfield Place. It was her seventh commitment for the offense and she was bound over to the grand jury. The court warned of a possible one to three year sentence. Detectives found a hidden room where women stayed during raids. Lillian Harper was fined fifty dollars with costs suspended. Irene Forest’s case was continued to August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loraine Wilson
Bell
Garfield Place
Grand
Lillian Harper
Irene Forest
Harper
Rapid Transit Survey Planned in Cincinnati Inquiry
A special committee of the Rapid Transit Commission was appointed to confer with Street Railway officials on a traffic survey for Cincinnati. The panel includes Groninger Geier Schott Raschig and was briefed by John V Campbell. Taft notes preliminary studies show the need to map territory and population served by the rapid transit system and feeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid Transit Commission
Street Railway Company
Cincinnati
Robert Taft
Richard Groninger
Phillip O. Geier
Christian Schott
Frank L. Raschig
John V. Campbell
Mr. Taft
Oakley
T. C. Schoepf
Traction Company
General
Westinghouse Electrical
RasGg
Taft
Tansit
Car
Citizens @Traction Committee
The
Mayo
Traffic Court Warns Higher Fines for Violators
Judge Woeste in Cincinnati Traffic Court threatened fines up to 25 for minor offenses to curb growing violations. He fined Arthur Davis 15 for crossing the white line near Eden Park, Louis Robinson 15 for 35 mph on Eastern avenue, and Carl Meinken 10 for 33 mph on Eastern avenue, as Patrolmen Smith and Casey cited them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woeste
Parkers
Cincinnati
Arthur’ Davis
Burnet Avenue
White Line
Eden Park
Louis Robinson
East Fourth Street
Eastern Avenue
Carl Meinken
Howell, Avenue
Wag
Smith and
Casey
Freight rate change proposed for Ohio River north cities
The Interstate Commerce Commission proposes eliminating current combination rates from cities north of the Ohio River to the South and establishing through tariffs. The plan takes effect January 1, 1926, though extensions may be sought. Cincinnati would see higher starting rates under this proposal. The commission's 300 page report will be reviewed by the Chamber of Commerce Comparative Freight Rate Committee led by Harold W. Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Interstate Commercce Commission
Dispatch
Washington, D. C
Samuel Herndon
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Herndon
Comparative
The
Harold W. Nichols
Nine day law violators fined by police court
Police Judge Bell fined seven persons one hundred dollars and costs each after arraignment on liquor possession charges. Two other liquor cases added fines of fifty and twenty five dollars. Names in the record include William Latimore Sebastian Pangella Helen Krause Edna Wilks Walter Ludendorf Hatte Watkins Mary Crews John Montague and David Shaughnessy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
William Latimore
Barr Street
Sebastian Pangella
Cutter Street
Helen Krause
Columbia Avenue
Edna Wilks
Carlisle Avenue
Walter Ludendorf
Filmore
Gest Streets
Hatte Watkins
Central Avenue
Mary Crews
Florence Avenue
John Montague
New Street
Broadway
David Shaughnessy
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Awe
West Fourth St
Chic
Boudette
Siliine
Nunner & Ashton CO
Pearl
Broady
Pearl ST
Geo. J. Nner
Frank Ashton
Geo. J. Nunner, Jr
John Merland, Jr
Ohio
Hudson
Rhine
Coney Island
America
Island Queer
Red Koppman
Emist
Foot of Broadway
Fourth Street
Interstate Commerce Commission
Liberal Savings and Loan CO
Main St
Postoffice
Eighth and
John Streets
Oii
Giffabley
Ghow
Hentuchy
Central Union Depot
Ludlow
Dixie Terminal Arcade
Southern Railway System
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