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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
5
City engineer's office employees plan a luncheon today at noon honoring Matt Levi the clerk of that department. The event will occur at the office cafeteria and is meant to recognize Levi's service.
Howard Saxby of Illinois lies ill at home with rheumatism and may be unable to travel to Marietta to deliver the memorial address to the Hik tribe. The situation casts doubt on his planned participation and the ceremony schedule.
Mrs Amoretta Fitch spoke at the Y M C A last evening on the juvenile court. She is a special officer and discussed the court’s work and aims.
The Cincinnati Traction company completed Vine street barns and will tear down this week the triangular building that formed one wall of the old Rochelle street tunnel, creating a new park site.
The Caledonian society marked its eighty first annual banquet at the Grand hotel last night in honor of St Andrew. Fifty members attended with toastmaster William Dearness and responses by the Rev. Charles Frederic Goss the Rev. L. G. Hoeck and Stanley Bowdle.
Park Superintendent Rodgers recommends and the board approves a contract with Thomas Mahoney to lay about 400 feet of eighteen inch sewer pipe through Inwood park now Taft park at a bid of 500 dollars.
Park Superintendent Rodgers announced plans to open multiple city skating venues this winter if weather cooperates. He listed locations including Lincoln Inwood and Taft parks and said Hubbard Tract lake should be ready for skating by January 1.
Police Judge Lueders ruled Sunday dances in Cincinnati must stop after arrests of saloon owner Peter Fendher and companions on Findlay and Plum streets. Cases continued until a later date.
An elderly patient with chronic sick headaches reports relief after trying Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills on a severe attack. The account notes the headache stems from nerves in the brain and connects to nerves in the stomach heart and lungs.
Patrol Schaefer found a box containing fifty pounds of dynamite near Southside avenue by the Big Four railroad in Riverside. Forty seven sticks were inside and the label read Dynamite Caution. He sank the explosives in the Oho river and residents fear anarchist or theft involvement.
The Methodist ministers meeting yesterday morning urged pastors to champion purer milk and promote healing without medicine. Rev. Davis W. Clark called for study of mental science to heal instead of relying on doctors and large quantities of medicine.
Fashion trends echo in Cincinnati with seamless rugs rising in price but improving, opulent opera hoods in velvet or satin, art nouveau leather mats, bright wallpapered waste baskets, and early holiday shopping urged. Women favor brown kid shoes and oversized fur toques, with brocade wraps and hand drawn tea cloths remaining popular.
The alumnae and alumni of Peer University will hold meetings on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at the university premises. Ladies are urged to attend and discuss university affairs.
Hagies of Cincinnati gather at Aerte No. 142 tonight to choose officers for the coming year. Three tickets vie for top posts with William G. Beatty as candidate for worthy president and Robert J. O'Brien heading the independent slate. Other nominees include J. Chitateahae, J. Guilfoyle, and Leo Hoff among officers and trustees.
The piece discusses trends in male dress including wide leg trousers replacing tight styles, double cuffs on negligee shirts, and matching collars and bow ties. It notes the popularity of imitation stone cuff buttons, a moving away from velvet collars on overcoats, and advises early Christmas shopping with a soft green cloth derby and green hat in demand.
Board discussed a reservoir leak linked to drainage pipes beneath the bed. They ordered Mercantile Trust to fund repairs within three days or city crews will act. Engineer Benzenberg and Mr. Jackson disputed notices and timing while the case may go to court. The matter was referred to Engineer Benzenberg for extension and review.
Board of Public Service discussed poor street car service with repeated complaints. Member Manss urged the company to provide schedules and operating car counts amid rush hours. President Laidlaw noted no annual schedule received and supported reinstituting city street car inspectors.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Professor Walter 3 Wilcox of Cornell University and references a conspiracy claim with garbled terms about a birth gate and dates. The readable content is incoherent and lacks discernible facts or outcomes.
Diphtheria cases prompt village health officer Dr Casson Igdon to close schools and churches for a week in Mount Washington. No public meetings, homes isolation, and delivery changes cited as measures to curb spread.
A list of obituaries and funeral notices for November 1908 across Covington and Newport with names including Mrs Georgianna F Hope and Marie B Harding. Details cover ages, residences, death times, and upcoming services or burials in local cemeteries and churches.
A sequence of burial permits lists patient names ages and causes of death including bronchitis tuberculosis cancer nephritis and delirium tremens. Entries cite multiple streets hospitals and cities with limited legible details such as ages and residence.
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