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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
8
Mrs. Ella Schuenemann sues Mrs. Amelia Mueller for 5065 damages claiming repeated blows left scars and wounds at Locust and Gilbert avenues. She seeks 5000 for injuries 25 for ruined clothing 5 for watch and 10 for money lost. Raymond Ratliff represents her.
Kathryn Russell sues for divorce and a restraining order against Nicholas J Russell claiming he has refused to account for a printing business she controls in East Highth street and that he has abused her, with a court order barring interference. George A Handley seeks divorce from Grace Handley amid alleged prolonged neglect since their 1900 marriage. May Wagner files for divorce from Edward Wagner as part of the docket.
George L. Dunn doing business as Dunn Drug Company asked to be declared bankrupt in U S Court showing debts of 3185 and assets at 1327 with secured debts totaling 1200 Also report on Great Lakes Towing Company appeal in Circuit Court of Appeals over Kelley Island Lime collision verdict and dismissal of city from suit Final report filed on Field Evans Iron Company windup with offices in Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland Bankruptcy Referee Whittaker to return and probe Bultman Company affairs with asset and claim schedules to be prepared
In a filing from a Cumminsville home on Hays Avenue a wife seeks to enjoin Joseph Wagner from molesting her. Married October 1904, she claims cruelty and lack of support amid property sales and a destructive fire of lace and textiles. Judge Pfleger issued a temporary restraining order. Charles S. Sparks represents the plaintiff. Ethel M. Buckman also seeks divorce from Joseph M. Buckman. Married Dayton Ohio in 1902 she accuses cruelty and abandonment. Sparks also represents her.
Judge Pfleger directed the entry in the Ferris vs Salvation Army case in Common Pleas. The order allows the Salvation Army to acquire the Bohm homestead at Mt. Auburn and establish a maternity hospital and industrial home for girls, while the home for reclaiming deserted women is temporarily enjoined until the regular term hardship.
Katherine Folz devised and bequeathed her estate to her sister Mary Fettig. The personal estate of William Ruetile valued at 2304 dollars and Kate Carroll’s at 550 dollars. Charles Schmidt dba Interurban News Co and lunch stand at 417 Sycamore St assigned assets 500 and liabilities 1000 to Henry Woost. Owen N. Kinney seeks administration of Otto Steinbrecher’s 3000 estate and Howard A. Sutton’s 2500 estate.
A proposed annexation of the County Infirmary and surrounding area to the city was found not to be certified as city property. The matter remains with a committee after initial council consideration, delaying the move to place the territory on the current tax list. The plan aims to repurpose the infirmary as a House of Refuge, requiring a special act by the Legislature, but is postponed until fall.
A wiring fault at the Main Telephone Exchange on Vine street and Baker alley caused flashes and a burning odor, triggering a near panic among fifty operators. Fire crews responded while the night shift was relieved, and repairs finished within an hour with only minor losses.
The Cincinnati Industrial Bureau plans a September 10 excursion visiting the Fernbank government dam and several major plants. A special four coach and two gondola car train will depart Grand Central Depot at 9 a.m. and return by 4 30 p.m. A luncheon will be hosted by Philip Carey Manufacturing in Lockland and at least four hundred attendees are expected.
Union coopers of the United States and Canada completed a revision of their constitution and will likely choose a meeting place for two years hence and elect officers. New York City and Kansas City Kansas are discussed as next host cities with Kansas City favored. Colles Lovely spoke on union labels and boycotts, urging continued union participation. Local No. 2 has sought wage advances from the Brewers Association with some support granted this week. Several hundred coopers are in New York City, and a smoker at Cosmopolitan Hall hosted visiting members.
Ernest L. Chase, a homeless former hotel clerk from Chicago, broke open a Front and Water street mail box at 2 am hoping for money. A recent mail pickup had cleared the box. He surrendered to Officer Cramer, was jailed, and faces examination today.
Cincinnati mail carriers hold their annual outing at Chester Park for members, families, and friends. A popularity contest sera with ten prize tiers including 50 dollars to top voter, 25 to second, uniforms and gold prizes, plus a women’s auxiliary cuchre contest and vaudeville theater prizes. Races for boys and girls are part of the program.
Plans for the Labor Day march reveal seven divisions and nine music bands led by the Alliance. The Second Platoon of Carpenters includes four bands and four drum corps while each division lists various trade locals from Cincinnati and surrounding areas.
Istvanne Kresckay of 216 Elder street says her husband Istvanne spat at her in a grocery last Saturday, then struck her on the nose and tried to strike her again before being restrained. Her nose was swollen and discolored as she swore out an affidavit charging assault and battery. The couple now lives apart. Attorney Gabriel H. Wolff will represent the State.
Following a previous action the Board of Water Works Commissioners approves legal notices from Acting Chief Engineer Benzenberg and Legal Counsel Frankel. Contractors must not delay. the board will run tests with city to receive the plant by the start of the year. Notices threaten tests by board employees if contractors fail to proceed.
Mrs Lena Nathan of 579 West Sixth street says her husband Philip Nathan abused her and stole 600 worth of jewelry from their family box after they separated. The warrant was issued last night, and Nathan, who runs two stores on West Sixth, now lives at 533 West Sixth.
Charles Hoeb of 43 Forest Avenue sought a warrant for William Feltz 103 West Clifton Avenue a letter carrier after claiming a non dangerous thigh wound from a stray bullet Feltz allegedly fired in city limits Feltz is charged with discharging firearms within the city.
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