Suit over Baker estate alleges disputed heir
Mrs Ida McKee Baker claims her former husband Lloyd Baker left a will and estate share for their son James Altheus Baker III. The second wife Mrs Minnie Baker and administrator Lewis Smith say James is not Baker’s son and not the ward’s true name, seeking dismissal. They note no son named in the 1924 divorce decree and recount Baker’s death with no will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Altheus Baker III
Ida McKee Baker
Edwards Road
Lloyd Baker
Cincinnati
Baker
Minnie Z. Baker
Lewis R. Smith
Commons Pleas Court
James Althens Baker III
Smith
Caveman Tactics Charged in Norwood Divorce Suit
Anna S. Demetry, filing in Domestic Relations Court, accuses George Demetry of cave man treatment since 1921, including beatings, hair pulling, threats, and restricting her church contributions. She says the couple’s assets, estimated between 6000 and 10000 dollars, were diverted by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Demetry
Main Avenue
Norwood
Anna S. Demetry
Auto smash injury suits seek 31310 damages in Ohio court
Francis Pana seven year old and Dr Herman J Kohlman sue Refiners Oil Co and Stephen B Lowe for 31310 in damages arising from a July 13 1925 collision on the Batavia pike near Clough road. Kohlman alleges his car was struck after Lowe and the oil truck collided and the truck then struck his auto. The second suit requests 20000 against Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia Pike
Clough Road
Common Pleas Court
Francis Pana
Joe Pana
Herman J. Kohlman
Bank Street
Oil Company
Depot Streets
Stephen B. Lowe
Pleasant Plain
Warren County
Ohio
Simon L. Leis
Kohlman
Pana
Lowe
Refiners’ Company
Jury Convicts Henry Johns in Clothing Larceny Case
A jury in Judge LeBlond's Criminal Court convicted Henry Johns alias Willis Lee of larceny for breaking into Clinton Barry's home on June 22, 1925, with Charles Palmer. Palmer had pleaded guilty earlier and received a sentence at the Ohio Penitentiary.
Bond forfeiture set aside for Henry Patterson in theft case
Judge Le Blond reopened the case after Henry Patterson appeared in court. Patterson, previously a no show for July 29 indictment on receiving stolen goods, said he was hospitalized in Lexington Kentucky. He was released on a new $2,000 bond pending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Patterson
LeBlond
Patterson
Lexington
Son asks to administer Fred Davenport estate
Walter E. Davenport of 2163 Lurey Avenue filed an application with Judge Lueders in Probate Court for appointment as administrator of the estate of Fred Davenport who died August 11 without a will. The estate is valued at about 140000 in personal property and 10000 in real estate. Surviving are widow Amelia L. Davenport. Fred Davenport Jr. at the same address. Mrs. Mary Davenport Shingler of Richmond Virginia. and Walter Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Davenport
Lurey Avenue
Fred. Davenport
Davenport Paper Box Company
Mary Davenport Shingler
Richmond, Va
Walter Davenport
Widow seeks administratrix for Donaldson estate in Florida
The estate of William H. Donaldson former president of Bill Board Publishing Company who died August 1 is valued at 50000 in personal property and 16000 in real estate at Sarasota Florida. His widow Jennie H. Donaldson filed the probate estimate and sought appointment as administratrix stating no will exists. A daughter Mrs Marjorie D Littleford of 37 Shawlane Ft Thomas also survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Donaldson
Billboard Publishing Company
Sarasota
Fla
Jennie H. Donaldson
Gibson
Donaldson
Marjorie D. Littleford
Shawlane
Ft. Thomas
Two men arraigned in Peebles Corner gin sale case
Two alleged bootleggers Louis Hines of 18 Glencoe Place and Walter Fulton of 5813 Indiana Street Chicago faced federal charges after arraignment before Commissioner Gregory. Both pleaded not guilty to selling liquor. hearings set for September 17 with $1,000 bonds. Arrests were made by agents under Sylvester Davis, federal prohibition chief.
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Gregory
Federal Prohibition
Cincinnati
Peebles Corner
Louis Hines
Glencoe Place
Walter Fulton
Indiana Street
Chicago
Sylvester Davis
Falsehood to Commissioner Raises Williams Bond
George Williams alias Harris faced charges under the narcotic statute. He told Commissioner Gregory a prior arrest history that was false, leading to an initial $2,500 bond which was later raised to $5,000 after discovery of a prior arrest in another Northern Ohio city. The preliminary hearing was set for September 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
George Williams
Harris
Carlyle Avenue
Williams
Ohio
Bellevue man bound over in Volstead Act case
Hollis D. Haley of 219 Washington avenue Bellevue Kentucky waived examination before Commissioner Gregory and was bound over to the Federal Grand Jury on Volstead Act charges. Bond set at 2500 dollars. Haley was arrested August 14. An application to practice before the United States District Court was filed by David F. Naylor of 412 Jackson street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis D. Haley
Washington Avenue
Bellevue
Federal Grand Jury
Gregory
Haley
United States District Court
David F. Naylor
Jackson Street
Bankruptcy Decrees Hit Two Hamilton Firms
Clifford Harvuot of Hamilton Ohio and Charles Duvall trading as Duvall Electric Shop were each adjudged bankrupt yesterday by Charles T. Greve, referee in bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Harvuot
Hamilton, O
Charles T. Greve
Charles Duvall
Duvall Electric Shop
Eighteen speeders jailed after traffic court session
Eighteen violators appeared before Judge Eyrich in Traffic Court. Two received two day jail terms, six got one day, others fined or had driving rights suspended. Names include Lawrence Schroeder taxi driver and Louis Schniedermann fruit dealer both jailed two days and fined $10 plus costs. Other offenders faced various speeds on Kellogg Avenue Eastern Avenue Madison Road and Spring Grove Avenue with fines up to $20 and driving suspensions from one to two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eyrich
Lawrence Schroeder
Terrace Avenue
Louis Schniedermann
Main Street
Hamilton
Parker and Waechter
Kellogg Avenue
Ortham Hartlaup
East University Avenue
Combina Affise
Eastern Avenue
Reuben Reynolds
McMillan Street
Isadore Spiegel
Hackberry Street
Howard Pabst
Findlay Street
Spring Grove Avenue
Robert Malloy
Congress Avenue
Frank Grace
Grace
Arthur Herron
Milton Mitter
Lenders Avenue
Wide Streets Prevent Jams in Melbourne
Melbourne Australia suffers little traffic congestion due to streets ninety nine feet wide in the business district and skyscrapers capped at 132 feet. Saxil Tuxen of the Melbourne Planning Commission outlined the plan to Mayor Carrel, as Cincinnati planners observed the city. He is studying U S municipal planning during a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Saxil Tuxen
University Engineers Urged as Advisers on City Electric Rate
A letter to Mayor Carrel and Council Clerk Schneller from attorney Patrick J. Kilgariff urges professors of the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering to serve as advisers on the electric rate ordinance. Kilgariff argues professors are paid from city funds and should offer guidance without extra pay, citing the mayor’s veto note about lacking technical inquiry due to funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Engineering
University of Cincinnati
Carrel
Fred Schneller
Patrick J. Kilgariff
Kilgariff
Dangerous Lunatic At Large In Cincinnati
Richard Fitzharris, 36, former Hillside avenue resident, walked away from Longview Hospital yesterday. He was admitted January 1925 and had previously been a patient there. He is described as five feet five inches, 148 pounds, brown bloodshot eyes, wearing nose glasses, gray coat and trousers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Longview Hospital
Richard Fitzharris
Hillside Avenue
Fitzharris
New Suits Filed in Common Pleas Court
A list of new cases filed in Common Pleas Court numbers 196,481 through 196,492 includes divorce and alimony actions for Anna S. Demetry, Bessie M. Bell, Louis E. Hancock, and Lillian Bowen. inter pleader in Johnston v Nolte Kinzer. habeas corpus for Morris Hayes. multiple damages suits against The Refiners Oil Company by Francis Pana and Herman J. Kohlman. and actions involving Eureka Specialty Company, Catherine Settelmayer, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Anna S. Demetry
George Demetry
Simeon M. Johnston
John F. Nolte
Winfield S. Kinzer
Interpleader
the Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Company
Louis Adler
Bessie M. Bell
Sam Bell
Louis E. Hancock
Marie Hancock
Maggie Bell
Jenkins Bell
Morris Hayes
Francis Pana
The
Refiners Oil Company
Herman J. Kohlman
the Refiners Oil Company
Reuben Bowen
Lillian Bowen
Joseph J. Settelmayer
Eureka Specialty Company
Catherine Settelmayer
P. Brates
Sane” Ve Company
Mind Fixation of Name Through Hallucination in Missing Wife Case
Miss Henrietta Utz probes the disappearance of Edna May of Maysville Kentucky. May’s wife, 19, vanished after leaving for Cincinnati to meet a non existent Aunt Dorothy Anderson of Middletown Ohio. Edna May claims Dorothy and Georgia are her children. authorities find no records of Mrs Anderson or Edna May in Dorothy West Virginia. May says the marriage began when Edna was 15. he hopes to find his wife at work on the C&O Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
West Virginia
Henrietta Utz
Department of Public Welfare
Edna May
Charles May
Maysville
May
Miss Utz
Cincinnati
W. Va
Dorothy Anderson
Middletown
Georgia
City Charter Committee Discusses Election Campaign Plans
At the Ingalls Building a meeting of the City Charter Committee and its endorsed nine candidates reviewed campaign plans. Civic groups attend and the ballot will use numbers 1 to 9 rather than a simple X. A September 5 park outing at Chester Park was also on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Charter Committee
Ingalls
Tyler Field
Edward T. Dixon
Cecil H.gamble
Mary L. Hicks
William J. Higgins
Julius Luchsinger
Stanley Matthews
Charles O. Rose
Murray Seasongood
Need street signs here colonel Perry asserts
Colonel Oliver S. Perry of Minneapolis newly named National Adjutant of the Disabled American Veterans arrived here saying the streets should be designated by signs. He noted it took about an hour to travel from Fountain Square to the Business Men's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver S. Perry
Minneapolis
National Adjutant of the
Disabled American Veterans
Perry
Fountain Square
Business Men's Club
Raymond Lasance
Cincinnati
Joseph Loos
National Adjutant
Vivien D. Corbly
Missoula
Mont
John W. Mahon
Loos
Albert D. Alcorn
James H. Cleveland
Mahon
James A. McFarland
Dalton
Ten Members Suspended From Clerk Brotherhood
E H Fitzgerald grand president suspended ten members of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Express and Station Employees and Freight Handlers for active involvement in a secession movement. Among them was James J Forrester, Washington DC, national legislative counsel and former Federal Labor Board member. Others named include Ray Gunderson Chicago H Q Richardson Omaha A M Sterret St Louis H W Beal Chattanooga J A Machetti New York Matthew Geiger Philadelphia R L Walters Washington and E W Heath Buffalo.
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Brotherhood of
E. H. Fitzgerald
Express
Brotherhood
James J. Forrester
Washington, D. C
Federal Labor Board
Cincinnati
Fitzgerald
Forrester
Ray Gunderson
Chicago
H. Q. Richardson
Omaha
A. M. Sterret
St. Louis
H. W. Beal
Chattanooga
J. A. Machetti
New York
Matthew Geiger
Philadelphia
R. L. Walters
Washington
E. W. Heath
Buffalo
Air mail to Cleveland in early Cincinnati route plan
Postmaster Arthur L. Behymer announced at the Kiwanis Club that a Cincinnati to Cleveland air mail route is being prepared. He estimates a $200,000 cost, with government funding likely, linking to the transcontinental line so a Cincinnati 6 PM letter reaches New York by 6 30 AM next day. A Chamber survey showed 450 of 600 firms plan to use the service.
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Cincinnati
San Francisco
New York
Behymer
Chamber of Commerce
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Island Creek Coal
Queen City Coal Co
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