Grass Fire on Sherman Avenue Sparks City Alarm
A grass fire yesterday on Sherman Avenue below Franklin Street in Norwood triggered a fire alarm and the department arrived to extinguish the blaze with no casualties. The Refuge Band then played an impromptu concert at the City Infirmary for the aged inmates during the annual department inspection by the Board of Public Service. Superintendent Schott praised the grounds and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Avenue
Franklin Street
Norwood
Refuge Band
City Infirmary
Board of Public Service
Schott
Inquest Opened Into Death of George Rotert in Freeman Avenue
Coroner Cameron held an inquest into the death of George Rotert found dying on Freeman avenue near Barr street from a skull fracture after last Saturday night. Foul play for robbery was suggested, but testimony said Rotert had no money to pay for drinks when he visited a nearby saloon an hour or two earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rotert
Freeman Avenue
Barr Street
Cameron
Rotert
Reconciliation Effort Fails in Police Court
Yesterday in Police Court Frank Dunn of 918 Walnut Street faced a reconciliation attempt with his wife after she had him arrested for family abuse. She testified she would continue living with him but would not speak to him after saying she caught him with another woman at a summer resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dunn
Walnut Street
Cincinnatian Climbs Mt St Helens Peak Name in Box
Miss Eleanor McDonald granddaughter of former Ohio governor Thomas Worthington joined a party of climbers reaching 9000 feet on the northern slope of Mt. St. Helens Oregon on August 8. They battled ice walls crossed abysses with alpenstocks and long ropes then placed their names in a Mazama copper box at the summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor McDonald
Thomas Worthington
Ohio
Mt. St. Helena
Oregon
Mazama
Coal fleets clash with boat clubs on Ohio near Silver Grove
Coal fleet owners accuse landings of infringing on pleasure boat operations at the Ohio River rendezvous near Silver Grove. The dispute has been referred to Colonel Russell of the United States Engineers for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Silver Grove
Colonel Russell
United States’ Engineers
Aged Vendor Found Drowned Near Cheapside Place
The body of a 75 year old cheese vendor, Ray, was found yesterday in the canal near Cheapside Place by Joseph Kaelin. He was taken ashore and to the Morgue by County Undertaker Gildehaus after notifying the coroner. Neighbors recall him as a cheese seller with long hair and a white beard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheapside Place
Joseph Kaelin
Gildehaus
Ray
Fireman Fined One Month's Pay
Fireman Robert Grear of Company No 8 faced a mayoral hearing and was fined 96 dollars for deserting his post at the Workhouse fire. After a reprimand he was warned that a future violation could lead to dismissal. this marked his third offense as the first official-duty appearance before the Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grear
Company No. 8
Grear
Advertisers Club Outing to Avoca Park Youg Cincinnati
Fifty or more members of the Advertisers' Club of Cincinnati will depart this afternoon on the 8 o'clock Cincinnati Milford Loveland Traction Line for Avoca Park. The outing features a corn and chicken supper at 6 on the clubhouse veranda and a discussion on Cincinnati's need of a park commission with addresses by George Puchta and R. E. Morrison. Delegates to the Kansas City convention will be named afterward.
Prolong Life With Dr Miles Heart Cure Record
Testimonial from W H Soule of Portland Maine praising Dr Miles Heart Cure as a heart tonic that strengthened nerves and muscles and revived a failing heart. He claims multiple bottles prevented fatal spells and credits the remedy with keeping him alive. Money back if first bottle fails to benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles
Miles
Mount Joy
Many Cincinnati Residents Travel At Summer's End
A long list of residents from Clifton Av enue Avondale Walnut Hills and nearby areas depart for trips and visits. Mrs Miles and Mrs Nippert host in Clifton while others tour Detroit Cleveland Niagara France and Canada. Several families plan stays at Mackinac Island Omena Charlevoix and Atlantic City with visits to Fort Springs and Warm Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandie
P. OH
Cake
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic City
Kentucky Society Notices of Local Movements and Visits
Mr and Mrs Marshall Hill of Covington move today to the Thayer for the winter. Mr and Mrs William A R Bruehl Jr vacationing in Seal Harbor Me visit en route to Covington Boston New York and Niayere arriving home September 1. France h has recovered from illness. Mrs Curtis Taylor Newport visits Mrs Joseph Creaghead Fr. Mitchell. Miss Margaret Young Covington returns from camping trip. Nelile Vandervort Covington to return from Portsmouth Ohio. Wright Youtsey summering at the Avenel Ft Thomas return to Newport September 1. Mrs John T Hodge Newport hosts a card party. Mr and Mrs William Hearl Klein dine with Clem Fennell in Newport. Miss Sallie Bullock Covington at Sanders Springs Ky for remainder of month. Miss Alice Buckner visits Mrs Alexander Buckner Covington. Mr and Mrs W W Haynie and children leave for New York. Mrs S Williams Covington returns from Athens Ga. Miss Lucile Turner hosts Miss Helen Kale for an outing to Coney Island. Dr Walton Newport leaves for Mason County Ky for rest in old home. Mr and Mrs Francis and Miss Lunderbaum guests of Mr and Mrs Leonard Spears Newport for short stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Tippecanoe
Carl Nippert
Whitfield Avenue
Clifton
Arno Dorst
Detroit
Elise Dorst
Jacob Dorst
Howell Avenue
Cleveland
Jacob Freund
Elizabeth Meyer
Frank Kirschner
Pfeffer
Avondale
Ft. Springs
W. Va
William Christie Herron
Canada
West
Jule EB. Marcus
Navarre
Walnut Hills
Mackinac Island
M. J. Mack
Stephen Chase
Frenwick Springs
Ind
le Roy Latham
Floral Avenue
Norwood
Sigmund Long
Irene Long
Lucille Brown
Hale Avenue
B. M. Gardiner
Lake Winona
Leopold Fechheimer
Walter Stix
Park Avenue
Charlevoix
Mich
Allen Conkling
Bradley
Omena
Frank French
Madisonville
William Stone
Warm Springs
Arthur L. Bowman
Harvey Avenue
Julia Hanover
Kansas
William Burton
Clifton Avenue
Atlantic City
George Bailey
B. B. Quillen
Fairfield Avenue
East Walnut Hills
Casper H. Burton
Boston
Frances G. Schmidt
Albion Place
Auburn
Strobel
Mt. Clemens
C. M. Conkling
H. M. Lane
Ben Smith
Frank
N. Armstrong
Lincoln Avenue
Sarah Fitch
Poland
Huggins
McGregor Avenue
Mt. Auburn
John H. Tuke
Thomas H. McConnell
Kittaning
Pittsburg
Joseph Hyam
Barr Street
New York
London
England
Joseph Prestele
Elberon Avenue
Price Hill
Charles H. Carter
Irene Surdo
West Farm
Decatur
William Harris
William Woods
Marshall Hill
Covington
Thayer
William A. R. Bruehl, Jr
Seal Harbor
Mt. Desert Island
Niayere
France H
Curtis’ Taylor
Newport
Joseph Creaghead
Fr. Mitchell
Margaret Young
Nelile Vandervort
Portsmouth
Ohio
Wright . Youtsey
James Southgate
S. Williams
Athens
Georgia
Lucile Turner
Helen Kale
Coney Island
Walton
Mason County
Francis
Miss Lunderbaum
Leonard Spears
Convention Proposed for Northern Secretaries Advised in Cincinnati
A Chattanooga convention of Commercial Secretaries of the Southern States prompted local secretaries to consider a Northern gathering. Will L. Finch and C B Murray discussed feasibility. a committee Charles F. Waltz E. E. Williamson and Finch was named. If approved, Northern secretaries may meet in Cincinnati soon. Finch also joined the Executive Committee of Commercial Secretaries of the Southern States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Will L. Finch
Industrial Bureau
C B. Murray
Chamber of Commerce
Secretaries’ Association
Chester Park
Finch
Charles F. Waltz
E. E. Williamson
Hand Crushed in Factory Accident at Haberer & Co
Edward Sobisky aged 35 residing at 71 Armory Avenue suffered the loss of his right hand when it was caught in a machine at Haberer & Co on Gest and Summers streets. The wheels could not be stopped in time and Sobisky was removed to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sobisky
Armory Avenue
Haberer & Co
Gest
Summers Streets
Sobisky
City Hospital
Veterans Plan Meeting for Mexican War Veterans Reunion
The Ohio State Association of Mexican War Veterans will meet at the Warner House in Chillicothe September 14 and 15. All Mexican veterans are invited to attend, with several Cincinnati survivors signaling attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Association of
Aged Woman Stricken While Praying in Cathedral
Mrs. Magdaline Galing, 84, of Cooper Street, fainted during prayer in St. Peter's Cathedral and collapsed in her seat. She was taken to the Place of Detention for safekeeping while police seek her relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdaline Galing
Cooper Street
St. Peter's Cathedral
Union Delegates in City from Typographical Union Event
Delegates to the International Typographical Union visiting the city yesterday after the Boston, Massachusetts event include Victor Dierkes and Thomas Watson of Louisville Kentucky James W Dougherty of Muncie Indiana and J W Hanrahan with his wife of Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Typographical Union
Boston
Mass
Victor Dierkes
Louisville
Thomas Watson
James W. Dougherty
Muncie
Ind
J. W. Hanrahan
Wife
Minneapolis, Minn
Norwood Realty Improvements and Local Property Deals
Improvements aggregating 25000 will be made on the east side of Floral avenue opposite Cleneay avenue Norwood by S D Cooper builder. Cooper bought three lots 50 by 140 feet in Floral avenue from the Cleneay estate through Cleneay Nourse brokers. Reehl Gould sold the Adam Knorr residence at Parker and Ohio avenues Clifton for 8500 with purchaser unnamed. Edward H Cornette plans a two and a half story brick house on Roberts avenue Westwood for Charles H E Dolle costing 5000. Kimball Piano House Race street to remodel its building with plans by Rapp Zettle Rapp. William Nieman bought 108 East University avenue from Thomas McGrath for 4500 via Reehl Gould. Building inspector permit sought for Price Hill Branch Public Library one story brick on Warsaw avenue between Considine and Purcell to cost 20000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floral Avenue
Cleneay Avenue
Norwood
S. D. Cooper
Cooper
Cleneay
Cleneay & Nourse
M. Cooper
Reehl & Gould
Adam Knorr
Parker and
Ohio Avenues
Clifton
Edward H. Cornette
Roberts Avenue
Westwood
Charles H. E. Dolle
William Nieman
Thomas McGrath
East University Avenue
Garber & Woodward
Price Hill Branch
Warsaw Avenue
Considine and
Purcell Avenues
Quickwithdrawal B. A. Co
Ellen Stanton
Brooks Ross’ Oatate
Harrison Avenue
Joy
Clara R. Rose
Cooperative L. & B. A
August Schwaeble
Emma Kohl
John Miller
Gorige
Mary R. Robison
Frederick E. Beutler
J. M. Cox
Harry Q. Cleneay
Samuel D. Cooper
Elsmere
Katie M. Kroner
Lydia E. Grant
Pleasant Street
Schoedinger
Mt. Tusculum
Emma
Wendt
John ‘A. Durand
Walnut Street
Avondale
Archibald Longworth Et al
Mary Avenue
Hanfield
Setroe Ees
Sions Aebdamncians el Dinkelacker
Snively's
Daytona Avenue
Boudinot
Hannah A. Suire
KE. J. McKinney
Sanson
Officers Seek Mysterious Woman Thief Known as Raffles
Police hunt a well dressed, pretty woman who stole $12.50 from Mrs. F. E. Hick on Fifth Street and $56 from Walter A. Ryan in the Wiggins Building, within an hour. She is described as one of four mysterious thieves and is nicknamed Raffles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street
F. E. Hick
East Third Street
Walter A. Ryan
Wiggins
Fifth
Walnut Streets
Ryan
Raffles
Real Estate Transfers and Mortgages Canceled Listings
Real estate transfers show numerous Lot and sub division conveyances with dates and prices, including Ellen Stanton receiving Lot 12 in Brooks Ross estate and various parties exchanging parcels on Walnut and Longworth avenues. Mortgage cancellations list several eliminations of liens including Emma Schmidg, Florence Riechler, and Katie Kroner transfers, with monetary figures noted.
Property Listings for Two Homes on West Terry and Vaughn Road
Two story frame residence on the west side of Terry street south of Eighth street owned by Mrs L Albrett and priced. A two and a half story brick residence on the east side Vaughn road near Glenway owned by J Brueggeman and priced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Street
Eighth Street
New suits filed in Common Pleas Court 140708 to 140713
A list of cases filed in Common Pleas Court with numbers 140708 through 140713 including divorce suits for Alice Parmelee and Jessie Lehmkuhl, attachments and notes on other actions, writ of habeas corpus, foreclosures, confessed judgments, partition of estate and a petition in error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Parmelee
Harry Parmelee
C. S. Sparks
Dresing &Vogele
John Maisch
J. W. Cowell
Jessie Lehmkuhl
Bernard J. Lehmkuhl
Horstman & Horstman
Harry J. Wernke
F.G. Hengehold
Rachel F. Hill
Homer J. Hill
F. H. Kunkel
George E. Weber
Christian J. Weber Et al
Bowers
Marriage Licenses and Residences Listed
Names with residences and ages include Sam Tabacco age 28 at 1026 Carter street, Charlie Kaplan same address, Jacob Walter at Elmore and Borden streets, 29 Adelia Conrady at St. Francis Hospital age 34, J Oscar Thomas Dayton at 50 Eda H. Foerster 328 Purcella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Tabacco
Carter St
Charlie Kaplan
Jacob Walter
Elmore & Borden
Adelia Conrady
St. Francis’ Hospital
J. Oscar Thomas
Dayton, Q
H. Foerster
Purcella
Mounted Officer Injured When Horse Falls on Patrol
Patrolman George Ittig was thrown as his horse fell in First avenue near Glenway Price Hill. He suffered sprains to an arm and leg while pursuing a group of stone-throwing youths. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ittig
First Avenue
Glenway
Price Hill
City Hospital
Runaway Team Halted by Patrolman at Linn and Findlay
Patrolman Edward Ottapal stopped a runaway huckster’s team at Linn and Findlay streets yesterday. The horses darted down the street past several children at play, and the officer’s timely intervention likely saved multiple kids from serious harm or death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ottapal
Linn
Findlay
Disorderly dispute in Broadway boarding house district
Patrolman Haley halted a fight between two women on Broadway between Third and Fourth streets. A white woman, Mrs Norval, 32, and a Black woman, Mary O Bannon, 50, were arrested for disorderly conduct and sent to detention. Norval claimed the Black woman accused her of theft involving $80. Norval was released on bond at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Third
Fourth Streets
Haley
Noriie Norval
Mary O. Bannon
Hathaway Street
Tragedy on Queen and Crescent trestle in Scott County
Illiam Letson of Georgetown Ky a 60 year old Black man was struck by a passing train on a Queen and Crescent trestle sixty five miles from the city in Scott County. He suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries and died after admission to City Hospital. He was employed by the Indian Refining Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen & Crescent
Scott County
Illiam Letson
Georgetown
The
Indian Refining Company
DeCamp Bound Over To Grand Jury In Embezzlement Case
Hiram DeCamp waived preliminary examination in Squire Dumont s court and was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of 500 dollars. Bail was furnished. The charge against DeCamp is embezzlement by Mary Deppen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Dumont
Hiram DeCamp
Grand
DeCamp
Mary Deppen
Funeral notices for Henry L. Frank at Cincinnati lodge and Scottish Rite
Cincinnati Lodge No 133 F and A M calls a special session Friday at 3 pm to honor Henry L Frank with a tribute. Scottish Rite Brethren are urged to attend his obsequies at 4 pm Friday in United Jewish Cemetery in Butte Montana, by order of officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Lodge
A. M
Henry L. Frank
Hugo Straus
W. M
Multiple funerals and obituaries listed for August 1908
In a cluster of notices Franks Henry L Alma L Otte John Henry Starwold James Conrance Elizabeth Schumaker Bridget Moran Mary Saunders Edward Lill Theodore Meyer among others are named with ages and birthplaces. Funeral times and locations such as United Jewish Cemetery Church of the Advent Holy Trinity and City Hospital are listed with residence details and causes of death including cancer paralysis enteritis nephritis cerebral hemorrhage and other conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank—Henry L
United Jewish Cemetery
Grischy
Alma L
George Grischy
van Voast Avenue
Bellevue
Otte
Bedford
Ind
Jane Crossman
William Crossman Otte
Jane Ellis Otte
Church of the Advent
Walnut Hills
Starwold
John Henry
Catherine Sturwold
Joering
Warsaw Avenue
Price Hill
Tebbe—Frank
West Fourth Street
Holy Trinity Church
Conrance
James
Belmont Avenue
Schumaker
Elizabeth
Hewitt Avenue
M’namara
St.Mary's Hospital
Glendale
Buse
Helen
St. Joseph’s Hospital
John
Moran
Bridget
Good Samaritan
East Water
Saunders
William
Episcopal Hospital
Margaret
Bodmann
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sorodl Pei
City News
Social and Personal
Altenheim
Louis R. Luebbert
Terrace Avenue
Eleanor Stuebing
William Stuebing
Beresford Avenue
Willam T. McCullough
Chicago
Stuebing
Matilda Stuebing
John Parker
Young Women's Christian Association
Elizabeth Gamble
Epworth Heights
East Eighth Street
Petoskey, Michigan
Kentucky Society
Member
Veterans Plan Meeting
UNION
Florien Berchert
West Liberty Street
Norwood Realty
Kimball Piano House
Race Street
Rapp, Zettle & Rapp
Antonio Home L
B. Cocr
Koehler
M. J. Flynn
Charles Lake, Jr
Unity B. & S. Co
Mamie L. Kern
Germania
B. A
Ee J. McKinney
Glenway L
T. W. Gosling
A. M. Harviet
Harriet Ee
June Street
B & Ey Rip
Ce Ape Idadergas Ieese
John Newton
Sharon & L. A
Henry Roeder
Syeviece
Sampson B. & . Comdoig Cp
Erosh Bts Bee Aes Kdencduséuch Oudee
Gat K, Murdock
Guick
Emma Schmidg
Eastee Hills B. & L. Co
Florence A. Rieghier
Caroline
Eiperors B.&l Co
Charlee Laile, Jr
Queen City Ss. B. BP. Conivesteechtvek
Common Pleas Court
BRO Jewelers
W. Fourth St
4Th
Elm
Eng
Clossons Gallery
Fourth St
ART Academy OF Cincinnati
J. H. Gest
Richmond Muncie Marion Pert
McLean
Warn
Elberon
Sedamsville
4Th St
Main
Shillito
Che John Shillito
Alleghanies
Maryland Casualty Co
Skiff & CO
Commercial Tribune Building
Indianapolis
Greensburg
Shelbyville
Batesville
Springfield
Columbus
Central Station
Hotels and Resorts
Ocean City, N. J
Milan
Indiana
Catholic Church
Walnut ST
Erlanger
Ludlow
4Th and Vine
4Th and
Scott Streets
Natural Bridge, Ky
Fourth Street
Latonia
Cynthiana
Paris
Winchester
Fourth and Vine Sts
Sinton Hotel
Hotel
Washington, D. C
McPherson Square
Havlin
Cincinnati’s
Atlantic City, N. J
Ocean Steamers
North German Lloyd
Plymouth-Cherbourg
P. Irene
K. Aierks
Lloyd Travelers
Bepler & Co
Race St
Wactional Bank
Kuhn & Sons
Westernman Bank
Aseeee
Friedrich Wm
Friedrich 4
Oelrichs & CO
Atlas National Bank
Brighton
First National Bank
Thomas Cook & Son
Kenton County Fair
Central Union Depot
N. W. Cor
4Th and Vine Streets
Abbott’s
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