Covington and Newport Jump Track at Tunnel in Bend
A Louisville and Nashville train car jumped the track at Grant's Bend tunnel on the Kentucky Central Division delaying north bound Train 34 from Knoxville toward Cincinnati. A wrecking engine aided re-railment and officials ordered slower speeds through the section during repairs and precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Grant’s Bend
Kentucky Central Division
Covington
Knoxville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Maurice Galvin Resigns as Covington Commonwealth Attorney
Special Dispatch reports formal resignation of Maurice Galvin from the Covington district post received by Governor Willson. Galvin, then serving as Collector of the Internal Revenue, is expected to be replaced by a successor in the governor's office. He will not be at his Louisville office Thursday due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Maurice Galvin
Commonwealth
Covington
Willson
Louisville
Ifl
Galvin
Internal Revenue
Kenton Court Notes Highlight Divorce and Injunctions
Ethel McGlasson sues W E McGlasson for divorce on cruelty and seeks child custody. John Gilliam sues Madaline Gilliam for divorce alleging duress and abandonment. John H Marshall sues Covington for 5000 damages after a sidewalk fall. Martina Spanier seeks injunction against pursuing wages in court. Police Judge Read fines George Stone for assault and orders jail time. Juvenile Judge Stephens commits John Hawkins to reform school for house breaking. McShane bound over for petit larceny. Various probate and will items noted for Mrs Fannie Latham and Mrs Josephine Pulthoff with executors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel McGlasson
W. E. McGlasson
Kenton
John Gilliam
Madaline Gilliam
John H. Marshall
City of
Covington
Thirteenth ‘Street
Martina Spanier
Jacob Drexell
Joseph Logan
Cincinnati
J. B. Read
George Stone
Stonead
H. P. Stephens
John Hawkins
Eform
Hawkins
Elsener
Arber
Madison Avenue
James Mchane
Grand Jury
McShane
Hubert Miller
Pike Street
F Emmet Lovelave
Richard
Frank Tracy Yesterayy
Humphreys Loveave
Aken
Reform School
Fannie Latham
John C. B. Yates
Louisville
Leroy Davis
Lou A. Graves
Erlanger
J. H. Graves
Mary Early
Lou Boatright
Jennie Crosty
Emma Conred
Maud Shipe
Edwin Yeiser
Mayd Horton
Mr. Snedecor
Stillman Istitute
Plantation Sunday School
Williams
Abbeyville
Josephine Pulthoff
Louis
Elizabeth
Clarence
Covington Marriage Licenses Listed With Names and Ages
A local notice lists marriage licenses in Covington and surrounding areas. Names include residents from Covington and Ludlow with accompanying ages and spouse locations, such as Dayton and Vanceburg, detailing multiple couples and filing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Becker
Dayton, O
Sieodiiken
Vanceburg
Lie C. Jones
Cores
William J. Heilman
Covington
M. Riggs
Bert J. Thomas
Ludlow
Sseesvese
da B. Vogeiesang
Grape-Nuts and Cream Aid Poor Digestion Says Ad
An advertisement urges readers with poor appetite to avoid heavy meats and gravies and try Grape-Nuts with cream. It claims Grape-Nuts is easily digested by weak stomachs and can restore strength to the digestive organs, enabling a variety of foods again. The copy promotes reading The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Court ruling affirms employer prerogative in discharge cases
Attorney Shelley Rouse states the Supreme Court decision in the Coppage case does not legalize a blacklist. It held only that an employer may discharge an employee for any reason, even a personal trait, and does not aim to curb management rights. Coppage, a union member, had been discharged after the 1893 strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
William Adair
Shelley Rouse
Covington
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Coppage
Shelley
London
United States
Cochran
Supreme Court
Covington Board Elects Craig as Chairman
At a Covington Board of Health meeting Mayor John J. Craig was chosen chairman. He and City Solicitor John E. Shepard will travel to Frankfort to attend the Mayors and City Solicitors gathering for second class cities. The police and fire commissioners awarded a $3,235 bid to House & Son for a new Central Covington firehouse, with the old town hall to be remodeled after annexation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Funeral for Dennis Kehoe Led by Sons at Immaculate Conception
The Newport pioneer Dennis Kehoe was honored in a requiem high mass conducted by his two sons, Rev Thomas Kehoe and Rev Frank Kehoe, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Mdreverend O'Dwyer delivered the sermon praising his efforts to educate his three sons for the ministry. Pallbearers were longtime church organizers Peter OShaughnessy Patrick OBrien Michael Shea M J Hogan Edward Quinn Thomas Keating Henry Wagonlander and John Devere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Kehoe
Newport
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Thomas Kehoe
Frank Kehoe
Charles O'Reilly
All Saints’ Church
Cincinnati
Gorey
Peter O’shaughnessy
Patrick O’brien
Michael Shea
M. J. Hogan
Edward Quinn
Thomas Keating
Henry Wagonlander
John Devere
Lawyers Have Tilt in Circuit Court Over Settlement
In Circuit Court yesterday Attorneys L. J. Crawford and T. L. Michie clashed over a compromise between South Covington Street Railway and Mrs. Ella Core. Crawford alleged Michie’s remarks reflected on his standing, prompting heated exchanges before the judge put order back. The motion to set aside the compromise was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
L. J. Crawford
T. L. Michie
Michie
South Covington Street Railway Company
Ella Core
Bellevue Woman 76 Fells, Injuries Could Prove Fatal
Mrs Russel aged 76 of Union street Bellevue fell and broke her right leg and sustained other injuries. physician Dr Se nour fears may prove fatal due to her age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wolke
Elm Street
Michael Gerhardstein
Joseph Hengelbrok
Newport National Bank
Overton Street
St. Stephen's Church
Guard Tobacco Wagons Move Through Covington
Three heavily laden tobacco wagons guarded by armed men passed through Covington yesterday en route to Cincinnati. The procession did not stop, attracting local excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Cincinnati
Newport Real Estate Transfer in Berry Street Parcel
Peter McArthur and wife transfer a 74 by 110 foot Berry street lot in Newport to Callie A. Bane. The deed lists the buyers and property size in the Newport real estate record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter McArthur
Callie A. Bane
Berry Street
Sheriff Nagel Defiant Over Poolroom Indictment
Sheriff John P. Nagel, indicted by a special grand jury for willful neglect of public duty in not closing a county poolroom, declares readiness for trial, denies politics influenced the case, and asserts he violated no duties. He notes deputies could have faced any papers, and defends his health trip to New Orleans and Hot Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Nagel
Special
Grand Jury
Nagel
Hot Springs
New Orleans
Law and Order League
The
Order League
Campbell County
Night Detective Fends Off Newport Chicken Thieves
Three men stole four Plymouth Rock hens from a neighborhood coop and fled along the Ohio Riverfront. Night Detective Morton pursued them from Second Street toward York Street, firing as he chased, but the thieves escaped by boat. A sack with the birds was recovered on the riverbank. Neighborhood excitement followed the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Ohio River
York Street
Newport
Second Street
Unemployed in Newport Put to Work on City Projects
The unemployment committee in Newport presented Superintendent Theodore Marz with a list of 34 men seeking work. Earlier reports claimed 700 unemployed. officials now believe distress is less. Marz will assign work as weather allows on outside city projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Theodore Marz
Marz
Campbell County Courts Roundup of Court Actions
In Circuit Court yesterday Wil liam Schardt and Albert Ahrens pleaded guilty to breach of the peace and were fined 25 dollars and costs each, with thirty days in Alexandria Jail. Poolroom indictments delayed awaiting Ehrlich and Bonero’s return from Louisville. warrants will be served then. Frank Ware charged with stealing a photograph, bond set at 1,000 dollars, trial tomorrow. John Koenig fined 10 dollars and costs for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Alimony in Ella Herforth versus Alexander Herforth reduced from 10 to 6 dollars weekly.
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Commonwealth
William Schardt
Albert Ahrens
Yungblut
Alexandria
Ehrlich
Bonero
Louisville
Davis
Frank Ware
Hawkins
Kate Jackson
John Koenig
Ella Herforth
Alexander Herforth
Newport saloons face strict midnight closing enforcement
Mayor Krieger ordered the night police to enforce the 12 o'clock closing rule in Newport after receiving numerous complaints about saloon keepers ignoring the ordinance. He urged officers to exercise strict vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Krieger
Property transfers listed on Robbins Russell streets
Readable records show deeds involving Maggie DePauw and Hugh R. Mith transferring parcels on news style streets. Deeds specify lot sizes including 30 by 140 feet and 28 by 106 feet in different blocks. Other transfers include ustav and Carrie Schickner to Margaret r for 53 by 100 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
James DePauw
Hugh R. Peaktie
Ews Street
A DePauw
Hugh R.mith
Robbins Street
Ustav
Carrie Schickner
Margaret R
Russell Street
Women Protest Wirz Monument Inscription Debate
The Women's Relief Corps will review a proposed monument to Major Henry Wirz at the G A R Hall in Cumminsville. The inscription defends Wirz and accuses the U S Government of responsibility for Andersonville suffering. Col. W S Rogers of the Ohio G A R criticized the project but said he would not oppose it. The gathering also marks McKinley Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wirz
Andersonville
Women’s Relief Corps
G. A. R. Hall
Cumminsville
Daughters of the Confederacy
Washington, D. C
United States
Major Wirz
Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Rogers
Ohio G. A. R
Columbus
Digging for Bait Unearths 249 B.C Roman Coin Worth 1500
J B Hamilton of Spring Massachusetts recovered an ancient Roman copper coin while digging for worms. The coin bears Latin inscriptions and a wreathed head and dates to 249 B C valued at about $1500. Hamilton has refused to part with the find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Spring Llc
Mass
J. B. Hamilton
B.C
Hamilton
Social and Personal Notes From Covington and Cincinnati
Social and personal items recount a fourth wedding anniversary euchre party hosted by Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Caldwell in West Eighth Street and a quiet wedding at Huntington Place Mt. Auburn between Miss Florence Kohus and George C. Kuhlman. Attendance includes many local families, clubs, and society figures with further engagements and lectures noted at the Carnegie Library and University of Cincinnati events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Caldwell
Euchre
West Eighth Street
F. J. Zimmerman
John Murphy
J. C. Evans
W. Cheeseman
Alfred Knight
Dudley Outcast
Riley
Mulford
Mary Kenna
John E. Kenna
Virginia
Blaine Elkins
West Virginia
J. C. Wheeler
Huntington Place
Mt. Auburn
Senator Kenna
Mr.Elkins
Senator Elkins
Local residents plan winter travels and departures
Mr and Mrs H W Voss of East Walnut Hills head to New York for a week or ten days. Mrs Henry Jacobs heads to Louisville to join her sister then to Thomasville GA for a three month winter departure. Several couples from Avondale and Clifton sail or travel to Florida New York or exile toward Orient trips with long stays including three months and a half in the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Voss
Highland Avenue
East Walnut Hills
New New York
Henry Jacobs
Louisville
J. Nathan
Thomasville
H. L. Breneman
J. M. Richardson
Avondale
Mariana, Fla
Uti
George Hafer
Florida
W. F. Grimm
South Warwick
Cleveland
F. C. Miller
Rose Jull
E. C Kuhn
Clifton
New York
Mary R. Lee
St. Louis
Stanley Bowdle
Ludlow Avenue
Jesse Lowman
Harriet Fries
Orient
Miss Blain
Dakota Avenue
Dean
Chicago
Miss Wise
Robert Mitchell
Paris
Tex
Social Notes Tout Covington Hostesses Invite Guests
Mrs Shelly Rouse of Covington will host a Friday tea to greet guest Mrs Joseph Rennie of Norfolk Va. Mrs Kate Trimble Woolsey heads to New York to meet Lady Gordon Kay of London who will stay with the Woolseys. Mrs Brown entertains a few guests. Miss Lenore Gooch will visit Dayton Ohio this week. Mrs Judge Shaw plans a luncheon and card party. Mrs Shelly Rouse also hosts the Daughters of the Confederacy. Henry G Walker has returned from an unspecified trip. Marriage plans noted for 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelly Rouse
Covington
Joseph Rennie
Norfolk
Kate Trimble Woolsey
New York
Gordon Kay
London
Woolsey
Trimble
Brown
Fifth and Garrard Streets
Lenore Gooch
Narle
Dayton
Judge Shaw
Daughters of the Confederacy
Henry G. Walker
Garrard Street
Nun
Northwest
Pioneer Martin Riegler Dies at Home in Newport
Martin Riegler, 69, a longtime Newport resident and Fay & Egan plant worker in Cincinnati, died of heart failure early yesterday while preparing to light a kitchen stove. His son found him with a lit match in hand. Funeral services will be held Friday at Church with burial in St. Stephen's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga’ Street
Newport
Martin Riegler
Fay & Egan
Cincinnati
St. Stephen's Church
St. Stephen’s Cemetery
Fourth annual convention of the American Breeders Association
A large assembly of delegates meets in Washington for a three day session of the American Breeders Association. The group, about eleven hundred strong, includes scientific and practical farmers with aims to improve human, animal, and plant life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
American Breeders’ Association
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Covington and
Tunnel IN Bend
Kenton Court Notes
Railroad
O. B. Coppage
the Order of Railroad Firemen
Adair
Covington Notes
Newport News
Newport Real Estate
Ghigken
Illustrated
St. Patrick’s School of
Germantown
Ohio
the Ghost of McFadden
John Kendrick Bangs
George Bernard Shaw
Helen Harcourt
Campbell County Courts
George Marqua
Lottie Taylor
Bellevue
Elsworth Tigner
Circleville
Dora Tat
Edward Nell
Wee Ewport
Mary Erpenback
Edward D. Roll
Abshland
Jennie Hilton Eee
Covington Real Estate
Rodgers
Social and Personal
J. Speckman
J. Forbes
Frank Moeschel
Thomas Ryan
D. Monahan
H. Tightman
Joseph Garretson
Joseph Notermann
J. Eberhardt
J. Adams
E. H. Pape
N. Wolf
Edgar Croninger
Moore
William Richmond
Perkins Kincheloe
Joseph Becker
Joseph Foster
M. Cohen
William King
Milligan
August Ferger
St. Francis de Sales Church
Walnut Hills
Florence Kohus
Henry Kohus
George CC. Kuhlman
Father Quatman
Kohus
Julia Kramer
Cecelia Kuhlman
Harry Kohus
Ben Thale
Miss Kramer
Miss Kuhlman
Woodburn Avenue
Mrs. Kuhlman
South
Mrs. Kohus
Morchard
Clio Club
Carnegie Library
Touraine
FE. L. Anderson
Price and
Elberon Avenue
Church of the Nativity
Elizabethh Antderson
Mary Lilley
Florence McMahon
Diplomat Club
Jann
Paul Clemen
University of Bonn
Germany
University of Cincinnati
Clemen
Linten
Markbreit
Max Poll
University
Rookwood Pottery and Art Museum
Henriette Billing
Dabney
Max Pol
Martha Noble /Ross
TI. H. Ross
Harry Thompson
Tunes ‘Minor
Vivian Harcourt
Laura Byer
Mabel Freitag
Harry E. Spalder
Portsmouth
Earl Ross
Owensboro
Kentucky
Bertha Cassel
Miami
Fla
E. C. Arnold
Turney
Nida Dickey
Richmond
Mary Coombs
Emily. Woodall
College Hill
Alex. Thompson
Fourth Street Christian Church
Mesdames Bettie Fischer
G. Boyd
William G. Woodward
William G. Walker
Lulu Johnson
B. Heizer
Cabell Brown
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Humane Society of
Kentucky Society
Fay-Egan Company
Dr. Lyon
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