Union Gas weighs new electric rates query for Cincinnati
W. W. Freeman of Union Gas and Electric says city ordinance capping electric rates expires August 12 1925 and hints at possible rate changes. Public hearing tentatively set. committee to study Freeman letter and invite public input as tensions rise over coal labor costs and a new 80 000 kilowatt plant planned outside Cincinnati.
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W. W. Freeman
Union Gas and Electric Company
Freeman
Mr. Freeman
Council
William E. Hess
Light Committee
Cliff Martin
Mr. Hess
City of
Cincinnati
Plesale Power
United States Department of Labor
THE
Council weighs two resolutions on paving and widening
The Cincinnati Council will consider two resolutions from the Cincinnati Automobile Club. One seeks paving action on Madison road from Woodburn avenue to Grandin road. The other urges widening East Fifth street from Main to Broadway and Broadway from Fifth to Eighth. Sinking Fund Trustees report next year's needs total 4 151 575.36 for interest and sinking funds with city auditor additions. Proposals include proportional raises for city employees and potential extra tax levy to cover running expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schneller
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Madison Road
Woodburn Avenue
Grandin Road
East Fifth Street
Main Street
Broadway
Fifth Street
Eighth Street
Board of Control
Council Urged to Speed Street Widening Plan
The City Council was requested by letter to appoint a special committee to work with the Planning Commission on widening the street network and related projects. The commission debated widening East Fifth street and reviewed proposed 64 and 25 foot options, sticking to a 25 foot full length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fre Schneller
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
East Fifth Street
Frank Krug
Main
Sycamore
Pike Stree
Council
Alfred Bettman
United City Planning Committee
George Schmid
Schmid
Heis Case Continued In North College Hill
The trial of John J. Heis aged 40 of Meyer Avenue North College Hill was continued by Mayor Pugh until July 7. Heis faces charges of reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heis
John J. Heis
Meyer Avenue
North College Hill
Pugh
Speeders Sentenced in Traffic Court Show Earnest Judge
Two speeders received one day in jail after fines and driving suspensions. Earl Jones 27 of Columbia Avenue and John O Toole 928 West Street were fined 15 and 5 dollars with one month driving ban each for speeding offenses. James Helvy 660 West Fourth Street fined 25 dollars and lost driving rights for a month after reckless driving incident. Frank Parker 331 Ellen Street and Louis Webber 4033 Rose Hill Avenue jailed for speeding. Charles J Finkler 28 West Twelfth Street fined 250 dollars and two months for reckless driving after striking a pole at 1927 Central Avenue. passenger Mrs Grace Maley injured. Ray Dickman prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eyrich
Ray Dickman
Earl Jones
Columbia Avenue
John O'Toole
West Street
Jones
O’toole
Eastern Avenue
James Helvy
West Fourth Street
Helvy
Lower River Road
Charles Williams
Finney
Helry
Frank Parker
Ellen Street
Louis Webber
Rose Hill Avenue
Gilbert Avenue
Charles J. Finkler
West Twelfth Street
Brighton Square
Finkler
Central Avenue
Grace Maley
Chestnut Street
Government Abandons Pfau Company Suit Over War Claims
The Treasury Department has dropped its suit to recover 122000 from Pfan Manufacturing Company, a bankrupt firm. Assistant U.S. Attorney A Lee Beaty announced the withdrawal. Trustee Philip Roettinger said settlements have reduced the 700000 in claims to about 90000 available for further action. Referee Charles T Greve had previously ruled the government claim unsupported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Pfan Manufacturing Company
A. Lee Beaty
United States District Attorney
Beaty
Philip Roettinger
Charles T. Greve
Casey
Bond posted for ice cream salesman on liquor charge
Frank Miller of 1667 Westwood Avenue, an ice cream salesman, was released on bond after arraignment before United States Commissioner Gregory on illegal possession of liquor. Commissioner Gregory discharged Mae Newcomb, a boarding house keeper at 808 West Seventh Street, after officers found home brew last month. she testified the liquor belonged to a boarder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Frank Miller
Westwood Avenue
United States
Gregory
Mae Newcomb
West Seventh Street
New Suits Filed in Common Pleas Court
The docket lists multiple cases including divorces for Leila Grim and Lorella Hudson with custody matters, alimony actions, and several cases seeking receiverships or damages. Notable filings include Samuel S. Lord suit for $989.99, Robert S. Alcorn for $3,500 damages, and Gennie Rumph versus Hillard Rumph for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Leila Grim
Thomas Grim
LaSalle & Koch Co
Samuel S. Lord
Lorella Hudson
Julius C. Hudson
William E. P. Emler
John Kissel
Robert S. Alcorn
Harvey C. Hubbell
J. Calvert Hartzell
Ohio Lages Corporation
Ida Smith
Milton Smith
Frederick W. Schmidt
Trusie the Burton Range Company
Gennie Rumph
Hillard Rumph
James Brown
Bessie Brown
Susie Holt
Andrew Holt
Mabel Davis
Frank Luebbe
Auto victim aided delays spark patrol demand
Jacob Weigel, 40, an ice cream truck driver, was hit near Knox and Beekman streets. With four patrols busy, police could not provide transport to General Hospital. he was taken by private car. Injuries described as not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Beekman
Jacob Weigel
General Hospital
Weigel
Appeals Court Upholds Verdict Against Theater Injury
The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict for the Cincinnati Walnut Theater Company in a $15,250 suit by Bernette Espel. The court ruled the theater was properly lighted under state law and found no negligence in the accident on a theater balcony stairway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Roettinger
Cincinnati Walnut Theater Company
Bernette Z. Espel
Lueders Avenue
Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory Not a Penitentiary for Divorce Grounds
Court of Appeals upholds ruling that the Ohio State Reformatory is a place of reformation not penal servitude. A 1923 robbery sentence led a wife to seek divorce on grounds of imprisonment, but Judge Hoffman and the appellate panel reject the use of the reformatory as a qualifying penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State
Lee
Ohio State Reformatory
Appellate Court Affirms Reversal of Kraus Slot Machine Conviction
Judge Caldwell of Common Pleas Court reversed Henry Kraus a confectioner of 8457 Springfield Pike on April 3 1925 for exhibiting a slot machine. The Appellate Court affirmed the reversal before Justice of the Peace Robert B. Haskins Springfield Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Common Pleas Court
Henry Kraus
Springfield Pike
Robert B. Haskins
Springfield Township
Paolello Award Affirmed Against Cincinnati Traction
A Common Pleas Court jury awarded Nick Paolello a $2,500 judgment after his automobile was struck by a street car at Fourth and Vine streets on March 22, 1924. The award was affirmed on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Paolello
Madison Road
Common Pleas
Cincinnati Traction Company
Fourth and Vine Streets
Court rules damages excessive in two personal injury appeals
The Court of Appeals found $9,000 awarded to 17 year old Robert Shearwood Jr for injuries from a Madison road auto crash on April 23, 1924 excessive and would reverse unless a remittitur of $2,000 is agreed. It also required Walter T. Scott to consent to a $385 remittitur from a $5,000 verdict against Cincinnati Traction Company or the judgment will be reversed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shearwood, Jr
Robert Shearwood
Maple Park Avenue
Robert S. Alter
American Tool Works
Mr. Alter
Madison Road
Court of Appeals
Shearwood
Walter T. Scott
Cincinnati Traction Company
Case of American Soap Co vs Charles B Bogue certified to Supreme Court
The dispute between American Soap Company and Charles Bogue advanced to the Supreme Court after certification, signaling the next stage in their legal proceedings. The case hinges on corporate and contractual disputes unresolved in lower courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Soap Company
Charles B. Bogue
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals Reverses Ault v. Kiefer Case
The Court of Appeals reversed the case of L. A. Ault et al. versus the Karl Kiefer Machine Company and remanded for a new trial.
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Court of Appeals
L. A. Ault Et al
Karl Kiefer Machine Company
McBirney Accused Of Refusing Wife In Divorce Suit
Mrs Eva McBirney of Norwood files in Domestic Relations Court alleging Edwin T McBirney an official of P R Goering Co refused to eat at the same table or converse with her for ten years. She recounts avoidance at home and in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin T. McBirney
P. R. Goering & Co
Provident Bank
Eva McBirney
Norwood
McBirney
Barber seeks receiver for Keith Building shop
William E. P. Emler and partner seek appointment of a receiver for the Keith Building Barber Shop on the seventh floor of the Keith Building. The suit filed yesterday in Common Pleas Court targets John Kissel as the co defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Building
Common Pleas Court
William E. P. Emler
John Kissel
Court calendar shows cases in Common Pleas Court today
The docket lists Judge Hoffman in Room 4 J at 9:00 for cases 194717 Davis v Stern et al and 195861 Ensler v Kissel. In Room 7 Judge Darby at 9:00 are cases 189199 Hildebrant v Foster Realty Co et al, 182550 Provident Savings Bank v Baumarten et al, 191023 Orton v Union Gas and Electric Co, 191184 Burr Oak Bridge Co v Moore et al, and 194459 Holland v City of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Courts
F. L. Hoffman
Davis
Stern
Ensler
Kissel
Darby
Hildebrant
The
Foster Realty Company
the Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company
Baumarten
Orton
Appointment of Receiver Sought in Emler Case
Emler seeks the appointment of a receiver and a judgment of 6075 dollars from Kissel for his share of profits. The filing notes arising complications requiring court action to settle the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emler
Kissel Ag
Woman Sentenced to Indeterminate Term at Marysville Reformatory
Judge F L Hoffman imposed an indeterminate sentence on Mrs Rosella Davison of 1640 Hooper Street after her conviction for performing an illegal operation on Aurelia Ryde a 25 year old mother of four. Ryde died August 2 1922 as a result according to County Prosecutor Carl Basler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
F. L. Hoffman
Criminal Court
Rosella Davison
Hooper Street
Davison
Aurelia Ryde
Kyde
Carl Basler
Air Mail Plan Depends On Cincinnati Businessmen
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, with Postmaster Behymer, asks local business leaders to gauge demand for an air mail link to Cleveland and New York. A nightly Cincinnati to New York delivery could arrive by 6 30 the next morning, saving a full day. Officials say Cincinnati must secure air mail service to stay competitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cleveland
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Civic
Behymer
Man Leaps From Basement Window After Beating
John Kreutz, 41, proprietor of Mid West Window Cleaning, fled from 731 West Eighth after a bucket attack. He jumped from a second floor window to the sidewalk, suffered scalp cuts, was treated at General Hospital, and a warrant was issued for Phil Overstreet on assault and battery. Kreutz had worked for Overstreet and alleged the attack occurred in a basement encounter yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Eighth Street
John Kreutz
Mid-West Window Cleaning Company
Findlay Street
Kreutz
Ahern
General Hospital
Central Station
Phil Overstreet
Ninth and
Harriet Streets
Overstreet
Milford Mayor Fines Six in Liquor Case Totals 750
Six men were fined a total of 750 dollars plus costs after arraignment before Mayor Harry Hill in Milford on liquor charges. Summer Leig Dry Run road near Forestville John Broucksteck Lockland Al Appel New Baltimore George Brown Glen Este fined 100 each Albert Balick Sharonville 150 and Thomas Taylor camp near Coney Island 100 for possession and transporting home brew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hill
Milford Court
Summer Leig
Dry Run Road
Forestville
John Broucksteck
Lockland
al Appel
New Baltimore
George Brown
Glen Este
Albert Balick
Sharonville
Thomas Taylor
Coney Island
Dredge Harris Data Sought by U S Engineers
Colonel F C Boggs of the Philadelphia district United States Engineers met Major W W Parker of the Engineering Department at the Federal Building to obtain data on the C B Harris dredgeboat at Dam 328 on the Ohio River. Boggs oversees a similar dredge project in Philadelphia and plans 1000 horsepower Diesel engines. He returned to Philadelphia last night.
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F. C. Boggs
Philadelphia
United States Engineers
W. W. Parker
Engineering Department
Federal Building
C. B.harris
Dam 328
Ohio River
Boggs
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Mt. Washington
Cincinnati & Suburban Bell
Flexlume
Quehl Sign CO
E Main
Union Gas
the Smith G
Kasson
Judge Eyrich
United States Courts
PFAU
Walnut Theater
Liberal Savings & Loan Co
Main St
Opp
Postoffice Eighth
John Sts
OUR
Gueffabley
Richmond Quality
Richmond
Way” Quality
Richmond Bros
da Main St
Scotland
Hie
Fourth Street
Bandeaus
WY Ali
Milford
Queen City Coal Co
Dixie Terminal
Kotte’s
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