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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
10
Hawthorne Lodge No. 793 I O O F at Warsaw and McPherson avenues Price Hill elected officers: Noble grand E. C. Wirsing vice grand Walter Lifipert recording secretary Dan Kernan financial secretary George Kuhlman treasurer Rudolph Kernen trustee Louis Bungenstock delegate to Hamilton County relief committee BF Webb.
City records show Solicitor Taylor Green saved about $6,000 by negotiating a property purchase for park use. The buyer agreed to terms intended to conserve city funds while securing land to be allocated for public recreation.
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard Cincinnati shippers allege discriminatory freight rates by the C N C T P railway to the South. D C Tappe of Modern Furniture testified rates from Cincinnati to Chattanooga at 76 cents per hundred pounds compare unfavorably with 40 cents per hundred pounds the opposite direction. Eagle White Lead and Kings Powder Mill officials testified the freight bias limits Southern business, and in New York next Monday briefs will be filed to argue Cincinnati rates are higher than those of East rivals via Atlantic coast lines.
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Mass will be celebrated at midnight in St Peter's Cathedral with Archbishop Henry Moeller as pontiff. The service is described as one of the year's most impressive and beautiful. Midnight masses will also be held at St. Jos, Orphan Asylum, and the Mother House of the Sisters.
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The Stearns Coal company obtained a temporary restraining order from Judge Cochran to curb intimidation and disruption at its Whitley County coal lands near the Tennessee line. The order targets J O Tonstill and about twenty miners alleged to lead disruptions, with a hearing set for December 21 in Catlettsburg to decide on a full injunction.
Fire Captain Schraffenberger of Fire Company No. 11 pleads guilty to charges from Chief Archibald that he was drunk on duty and struck a citizen. Mayor Markbreit announced a penalty of losing his day off for ten consecutive weeks. Schraffenberger claimed he had a fight with a man.
The Board of Public Service yesterday allowed the expense bill of Park Superintendent Rodgers for attendance at the national park superintendents meeting last August in Minneapolis, noting reductions. The action follows prior questioning of the allowance and reflects cost-cutting concerns.
The Ohio governor elect Harmon delays naming secretary to the governor and executive clerk until after the Columbus inauguration. An indexed list of candidates exists as Democrats push for posts while Harmon considers how to balance presidential ambitions with loyalty to party allies.
Returns from across Ohio indicate Attorney Max Levy of Cincinnati won a commanding plurality to become sagamore of the Red Men. Rival candidates included John Robins Arthur Williams and Charles E. Baker. Levy is the first Cincinnatian in twenty years to join the state administration of the order and will face likely conflicts over funding for his office as he seeks appropriations to cover civil and criminal divisions.
A blaze in Addyston early yesterday destroyed four houses occupied by Black families and damaged others in the town. Home City and Cleves fire departments aided in stopping the fire, with no injuries reported and about 9000 dollars of property lost, largely uninsured. Shipping ads claim best hours for shopping from 8:30 to noon.
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