Snowball Fight Causes Riot At Ninth and Race Streets
A snowball struck a pug causing a street brawl at Ninth and Race. Police arrested four for disorderly conduct as women and men fought. Samuel Moyer, Moses Madison, and Henry Neumiller aided in subduing attackers before officers arrived.
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Ninth
Race Streets
Central Station
Moore, Jennings and
Piepenbring
Station House
Morris Franks
Gustav Duheman
Rosares Bourden
East Ninth Street
George W. Judson
Redmond
Samuel Moyer
Lunkenheimer Company
Brittany Flats
Moyer
Sarah Temple
Henry Neumiller
Linn Street
Neumiller
Miss Temple
Meyer
Mr. Moyer
Moses Madison
Moses
Madison
Ninth Street
Franks
Corbin
Head Cut Open in River Front Fight
Harvey Whitmer a 22 McGiven street teamster was injured in a three cornered fight on the river front. A lump of coal struck him on the eyebrow causing deep flesh wounds but doctors doubt a fractured skull. Whitmer was taken to City Hospital where he recovered after a bath and a dash to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Whitmer
McGiven Street
Galey
Whitmer
Judge Lueders
Methodist Churches Complete Cincinnati District Offering
The Cincinnati District of Methodist churches raised over 2600 additional dollars after a four o’clock adjournment at Music Hall. Presiding Elder Davis W Clark led the drive begun a week earlier, bringing total subscriptions to 23600 toward the 26000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conference of Methodist Churches
Cincinnati
Music Hall
Davis W. Clark
The Schoolteacher Contest Expands Across Paper
The Commercial Tribune presents an ongoing Schoolteacher Contest to acquaint the rising generation with notable educators. Parents are urged to engage their children by asking about the portraits published daily. Full contest rules are on page three. entries close December 31. first portrait appeared December 1. back numbers available by request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
The
Killed by a Train While Walking Home
George Barnes aged 27 a laborer was struck and killed by a northbound B and O passenger train yesterday afternoon. He and his brother were trampers toward Columbus along the railroad when they stepped from the southbound track to avoid a freight. Barnes suffered a fractured skull and left arm and a broken neck. his body was taken to the morgue by Patrol 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barnes
Barnes
Columbus
Judge rules True Reformers stock not bound to return on death
In Richmond Virginia Judge Welford ruled that True Reformers bank stock cannot be forced to return to the order upon a holder's death. Instead stock may be spelled assigned or transferred to another, and the bank must reflect transfers on its books. The decision overturns the order’s claim that stock is nontransferable and revertible to the organization at death, affecting several hundred stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Martin
Savings Bank
Grand Unit
Order of
True Reformers
Richmond
Welford
Man Nearly Bleeds to Death After Leg Rupture
William Haney of 1408 Elm Street ruptured a vein while scratching his leg and nearly bled to death. He sought relief from multiple doctors then walked to City Hospital where physicians closed the rupture in time to prevent collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Haney
Elm Street
Haney
Shadowgraph Kisses Caught at Central Station Display
A dull Sunday at the First District Police Station yielded a curious shadowgraphy display. A couple pressed to a ground glass window as a loud phonograph played, finally sharing a kiss while spectators and officers observed.
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First District
Johnny” Franken
Ninth Street
Central Avenue
Johnny’s
Telephones for Christmas Gifts Delight Santa and City
Santa Claus adds telephones to his gift list as demand grows each year. R J McComas of City and Suburban Telephone Co says about a dozen phones were delivered locally this Christmas. Men gift phones to wives and sweethearts while women push husbands to buy, using calls to coo or call acquaintances.
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Santa Claus
Santa
North Pole
R. J. McComas
City and Suburban Telephone Company
Memorial Services For William H. Lytle Post Comrades
Fred C. Jones Post on Walnut Hills conducts memorial services for 19 members of the William H. Lytle Post No. 47 G A R who died this year. Names read at roll call include Frank Craig Frank Bruner W O Min J M Kauffman and others with responses from surviving comrades. Commander I Hochenleitner led the service with a prayer by Chaplain Anthony Theiring and songs My Country Tis of Thee and The Vacant Chair performed by the Lytle Quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Lytle
Frank Craig
United States
Reindeer
E. Niederman
C. Breitenbach
Ninth O
H. Momberg
L. Bachman
O. V.L
C. Leser
F. W. Macham
Joseph Lippert
J. M. Kauffman
C. Moellman
Eleventh
Memorial services honor three dead from Fred Jones Post
The Fred Jones Post G A R of Walnut Hills mourned only three losses this year. Memorial services at the post hall on McMillan Street and Gilbert Avenue honored John M Thornborough Ralph Hammersley William N Miller with remarks by Major F G Brown Captain E B Monfort Dr W R Turall and Commander George Goodwin. Rev Charles S Brown delivered the address and Archie McBrair's band provided music. The gathering ended with singing Auld Lang Syne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Jones
Walnut Hills
Lytle
Jones Post
Post Hall
McMillan Street
Gilbert Avenue
John M. Thornborough
F. G. Brown
Ralph Hammersley
EB. R. Monfort
William N. Miller
W. R. Tnrall
George Goodwin
Charles S. Brown
Walnut Hills Baptist Church
Archie McBrair
Silas Farmer Dies Noted Michigan Historian and Lecturer
Silas Farmer, 63, Detroit author and publisher of a two volume history of Michigan, and a noted authority on the Northwest, died today at his home from acute indigestion. He was a fellow of the American Geographical Society and a respected lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Silas’ Farmer
Michigan
Northwest
Farmer
American Geographical Society
Postmaster Announces Two New Mailcarriers Next Year
Postmaster Mormfort announced two new mailcarriers will join the force at the post office on February 1. They will be selected from eight candidates, with one destined for Stall Price Hill. The second assignment remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mormfort
Postoffice
Overcoat and Pipe Stolen from Lee House Office
Edward Donohue reports to police at the Lee House on Sixth and Walnut streets that his black overcoat was stolen from the office. A valuable pipe was found in the coat’s pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Donohue
Lee House
Sixth
Walnut Streets
Switchman Hurt After Fall at City Streets
Thomas Hogan a 31 year old switchman at Grand Central Station was injured yesterday morning by a fall at Wood and Betts Streets. He was removed to Betts Street Hospital with a badly bruised left knee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hogan
Grand Central Station
Wood Streets
Betts Street Hospital
Burglary Reported In Richmond Room Invasion
Mrs. M. Burke of 600 Richmond reported to police that a thief entered her room yesterday and stole a water valued at zero dollars. The incident details are incomplete in the report.
Daily through trains via B and R offer room sleepers
Two solid trains daily via B R run 8:25 a.m. and 8 p.m. with lighted Cafe Parlor service. The new lighted parlor car and cafe on board enhance on train comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Ar
Fire escape supervision eyed for Fire Department
Mayor Fleischmann weighs moving fire escape oversight from the Building Inspector to the Fire Department. Currently only Building Inspector Tooker is tasked, with limited capacity to inspect thousands of buildings. The Fire Chief’s thirty seven captains could inspect more quickly, expediting safety improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleischmann
Board of Legislation
German Roman Catholic Cemetery Association Holds Annual Meeting
The German Roman Catholic Cemetery Association met at St. Marys School Hall with representatives from 21 parishes. Treasurer reports show receipts of 24067.71 and expenditures of 22662.10, leaving 1396.61. Interments from 1901 to 1902 totaled 1648 across St. Josephs St. Johns and St. Marys Cemeteries. Lots sold amounted to 5001.40 at St Josephs and 95.84 at St Marys. The association distributed 5890.50 to the poor and an auditing committee was appointed for 1903 organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Roman Catholic Cemetery Association
St. Joseph's
St. Mary's
St. John's
St. Mary's School Hall
Thirteenth Street
Gerhard Westhoff
Henry Wintering
Henry Imwalle
Holy Trinity Church
St. Bonaventura
Fairmount
Sacred Heart
J. Clemens
St. Bernard
St. Henry's Arch
A Boniface
Cumsville
Immaculate Conception
St. Charlies
Carthage
Perpetual Help
St. Elizabeth's
Norwood
St. Francis’ Church
St. Augustine’s Parish
St.John’s Parish
Clem Doerger
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Price Hill
Henry von Wahlde
St. John’s Cemetery
St. Bernard, O
William Thesing
St. Mary’s
Ross Avenue
St. John’s
St. Joseph’s
St. Mary's Cemetery
Egidius Kuhlmann
Henry Poetker
Cemetery Association
St. Mary’s Hall
Archbishop Chapelle urges leniency in Philippine friars issue
Archbishop Chapelle says Mgr Guidi, papal delegate to the Philippines, cannot order expulsions. He notes negotiations will cover indemnities and properties, not expulsion, which is outside both U S power and Holy See, urging fair treatment and no forced English language policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgr. Guidi
Leo
Philippines
Archbishop Chapelle
Rome
United States
Holy See
Western Seamen's Friend Society Colored Branch
The Western Seamen's Friend Society colored branch at 404 Public Landing aids destitute colored residents. It hosts day and night services and talks for the slum community. Formed two years ago, it has seen notable local business support and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Seamen's Friend Society
Public Landing
Oyster Shell Stuck in Throat Incident Reported
An item notes B. Dare of Fernbank in the Auditor's office of the Big Point district dealing with a choking incident involving an oyster shell stuck in the throat. Details are sparse in the readable fragments.
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B. Dare
Fernbank
Opera Success Delights North Cincinnati Turn-Verein
Enthusiasm runs high after the Saturday and Sunday performances of Goodluck and Badluck by the North Cincinnati Turn-Verein at Vine and Daniels streets. Plans consider a future revival inviting Turn-Vereins in Cincinnati Covington and Newport. The local cast includes Ernst Groneweg Elesi Meyer and many others. The fairy tale themed opera by Carl Reinecke, adapted by Gustave Clemens, features Princess Goodluck and Badluck in a comic romantic plot ending in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Cincinnati
Turn-Verein
Vine and
Daniels Streets
William Rieker
Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
North
R. Leander
Goodluck
Badluck
King’s Park
Bertram Curtis Buried In Pauper’s Grave
The body of Bertram Curtis, a 60 year old man who died after paralysis while at a city hotel, was moved from City Hospital to the pauper’s grave at Lick Run Cemetery. He used several names, including W. C. Holmes from New York and Cooke from Boston, and left no clear clue to his identity or next of kin.
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Potter’s Field
Bertram
Curtis
City Hospital
City
Lick Run
Bertram Curtis
Burnet
W. C. Holmes
New
Cooke
Boston
Easy’street
Elected wardens and officers for 1903 churches
The article lists wardens treasurers secretaries and collectors for St Augustine Sts Church St Leo s Church and a third church on Thirteenth Street with names including Eisenhardt Rieger Markus Schwalbach Welling B Koegel Kleinhaus Telscher Brinkmann Dreyer Kremer Hessler Phelan Biedenshiarn and Simon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Eisenhardt
Jos. Rieger
Henry Markus
P. Schwalbach
G. Welling
St. 'S Church
Thirteenth Street
Bergfeld
B. Steinkamp
É. “Eepray
F. Kleinhaus
F. Telscher
J Brinkmann
C. Laésche
Quick Response to Money Appeal for Methodist Ministers
Rev Carlisle B Holding of Toledo reports early success in a relief plan for superannuated Methodist ministers in Ohio A donor has pledged $10 000 once 100 others each give $1 000 to build an endowment fund that will provide support at ministers homes, not a new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
Carlisle B. Holding
Toledo
Ohio
Holding
Elks of the World Observe First Anniversary in Cincinnati
Yesterday marked the Alpha Lodge No 1 Colored Elks World first anniversary with a service at Zion Baptist Church Lennox Ninth Street. Colonel S M Brow Exalted Ruler led the lodge and B F Howard Grand Exalted Ruler spoke on the order s origin. J H Bush Grand Secretary gave a financial condition address. Reverends I W Ross W W Dorsey and H H Harris offered remarks and the sermon with musical selections by Miss Petari Engraham and Zion Baptist Choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Lodge
Independent Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World
Zion Baptist Church
Ninth Street
John
M. Brow
B. F. Howard
J. H. Bush
M. Brown
the Elks of Cincinnati
I. W. Ross
W. W. Dorsey
H. H. Harris
Petari Engraham
Zion Baptist Choir
Cordial of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophaemnites
Promotes blood richness by building tissue and revitalizing body. Claims to improve appetite digestion and assimilation without grease or fishy taste. Sold by druggists. Katharinon Chemical Co. St. Louis Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagee
N! Druggists
Katharinon Chemical Co
St. Louis
Fire damages Clinton bakery on Central Avenue
A Clinton bakery at 1416 Central Avenue owned by Benjamin Delen sustained about 200 in damage from a fire around 10 AM yesterday. An overheated bake oven caused the blaze and the fire department responded after an alarm from Box 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Central Avenue
Benjamin Delen
Teething Remedies Advised in Brief Notice
Short reading of a pestige style notice lists homemade teething aids and cautions for infants. Mentions remedies like liniments and herbs with uncertain efficacy and calls attention to caregiver vigilance during early tooth development.
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Gorham
Johnny
Peter
Conroy
Adam
Lytle Post
Fred C. Jones
Silas Farmer
New’ Mailcarriers
Switchman
Pittsburg
Roman Catholi
H. & 8. Pogue Co
Fire
S. PogueGo
H. & S. Pogue Co
West Fourth Street
Race Street
Turners
Potter's Field
Colored Elks
Chicago Lake Front
Medical
Sapolio
Frisco
Saint Louis
White
W. Sth
HOTEL
Normandie
Washington, D.c
Fifteenth and Sts
McPherson Square
Malta
VITA
National. Ice.and Fuel CO
the National Ice. and Fuel Co
Ffices N. W. Con
St Vand Kindel AV. Seliptpen’s W
Rainforth
Haviin
Crane
Aby
Chas
Frohman
Tim David HA Harum
Kyale Bellew
New ‘York
France
Pike Ee Mats
Thars
Rand
Willard
Judah
tEwis
Tom Lewis
J. Ryan
Maude Huts
Columbia
Clayton Wit
Lae Genaro Ro Fe
Alourtus Wier
Marie. Stuart
Nene
Heuck
S. Minta
James. Prices
Mats
McFadden
Lyceum Reese
People's
vRr
the Brigadier
Matinee Daily
Tulstay
Jaroslav Ian
Pone
YMCA
Uae
Gps
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