Elks Reunion Theft Cast Shadow on Buffalo Visit
The Cincinnati Lodge No. 5 faced a theft at the LaFayette Hotel as August Herrmann’s 1000 diamond badge vanished after a guest encounter. Buffalo police pursue leads while Elks plan rewards and continue pursuits at the Cleveland bound voyage.
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Herrmann
ELKS
Commercial Tribune
Buffalo
N. Y
Cincinnati Lodge No. 5
Cleveland
Kirschner
Chicago
August Herrmann
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Lodge
LaFayette Hotel
Sunshine and Shadow in Bowman Affair
Hagerstown Indiana July 13. Jacob Moore son of Benjamin Moore an affluent farmer shows mental aberration and is moved to a private sanatorium in Indiana polis. He cashed checks with bank delays causing worry. urged father to withdraw all money they held, and the elder Moore complied saving their funds. Rush Bowman grandson of John Bowman finds work at Light Inspection Car Company after tragedy. He is employed threading machine, while John Bowman faces accusation for taking 125 from Mrs Peed’s safety deposit. Bank notes and gold totaling 2900 found. more notes reportedly held by banks nationwide for payment.
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Commercial Tribune
Hagerstown
Ind
Jacob Moore
Benjamin Moore
Fletcher
Indiana
Mr. Moore
Rush
John Bowman
Richmond
Richmond, Announced His Determination To Stay With His Grandmother, Mrs. Bowman
Light Inspection Car Company
Peed
New Castle
Unidentified man drowns after plunge in Mad River
In Dayton Ohio this afternoon an unidentified man about 32 from Cincinnati drowned after leaping into the Mad River in front of bathers. He was rescued quickly but could not be revived. A tattoo reading G. W. K. appeared on his left forearm with an anchor on his right. He had dark hair and eyes and a missing right leg below the knee.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Cincinnati
Mad River
Laabs
West Court Street
East
Race Street
Premier Balfour backs reform against conscription idea
In the House of Commons Premier Balfour cited Field Marshal Lord Roberts's Lords speech calling Britain’s armed forces unfitted for war and urging conscription or universal training. Balfour said he could not accept conscription in England and defended the government’s army reform plan as the best solution.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Lord Roberts
House of Lords
Great Britain
England
Cincinnati Man Speaks at Ohio Bar Association Session
Chas. T. Lewis of Toledo urged state supervision of all corporations. He called for full payment of capital stock before charter issuance and for limiting corporate activities to chartered bounds. Thomas H. Hogsett of Cleveland spoke on trust evils and reform. Judge Howard C. Hollister of Cincinnati commented on corporations.
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Put-In Bay
Chas. T. Lewis
Toledo
Ohio State Bar Association
Lewis
Thomas H. Hogsett
Cleveland
Howard C. Hollister
Cineia
Yellow Springs Bank Fails Prompting City Wide Turmoil
Yellow Springs faces financial shock as Citizens Bank fails to reopen after deposits drained in two months. Cashier Puckett missing. owners include J F Stewart and L W Puckett. Village funds and church money believed deposited here. Estimated liabilities range from 40 to 50 thousand dollars. E S Kelley, Springfield magnate, may back a national bank once private affairs settle.
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J. F. Stewart
S. S. Puckett
L. W. Puckett
Puckett
E. S. Kelley
Springfield
Yellow Springs
Rockefeller Intensifies Guards at Cleveland Home
John D Rockefeller, alarmed for his safety, increases bodyguards at his Forest Hill residence. Guards challenge and turn away any approaching individuals. He plans to skip Sunday school and church, though he remains involved as Sunday school superintendent when in Cleveland.
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Rockefeller
Cleveland
Commercial Tribune
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Violent Chamber Scene Over Amnesty Bill in Paris
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies erupted during a debate on amnesty. M Lasses attacked General Andre, calling him a reptile, prompting Berteaux to protest and suspend the session. Senator Prevot was wounded in a sword duel with Senator Delpeche over the bill.
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Chamber of Deputies
M. Lasses
Andre
M. Berteaux
Chamber
Prévef
Delpeche
Boy Deserts Home With Gun In Louisville
In Louisville on July 13, W H Henderson reports his son George missing after leaving home Wednesday at 7 30 am with Frank Briggs The 12 year old was seen taking a five shot revolver and $5 from a family trunk Zola Briggs confirms the act and notes Briggs has run away before Police are asked to locate George Henderson and return him home
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
W. H. Henderson
George
Henderson
Frank Briggs
Zola
Young Briggs
Briggs
George Henderson
Cincinnatian Is Elected Master Painters President
John Ruehl of Cincinnati was elected President of the Master House Painters and Decorators Association of Ohio at its Columbus final session. New officers include Vice President Frederick Epple of Cleveland and Secretary Joel Kennedy of Cincinnati with a eight member Board of Trustees. Cedar Point was picked for the next meeting.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
John Ruehl
Cincinnati
Master House Painters and Decorators’ Association of Ohio
Frederick Epple
Cleveland
Joel Kennedy
Samuel Hunter
Steubenville
H. Breed
Toledo
C. Selz
Dayton
W. D. O’connor
Quatt Quarrels With Wife and Leaves Chicago
Chicago July 13 Walter Scott quarreled with his wife and left the Great Northern Hotel on the Twentieth Century Limited for New York. He took the roll Mrs. Scott guarded and paid her bill. she stayed behind. He said he would return in two days. A hotel dispute over bridal suite charges followed as he traveled with companions. A rumor of his wheat buying touched the Board of Trade and nudged September wheat prices higher.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Walter Scott
Great Northern Hotel
Twentieth Century Limited
New York
Scott
Great Northern
Board of Trade
Cincinnati Man Named Chaplain at Patriarchs Militant Session
At the closing session in Canton Ohio President B O Eddy announced Lt Col George S J Browne of Cincinnati as chaplain. Five hundred uniformed lodge men paraded. Officers elected include President B O Eddy Vice President A R Stocker Secretary C G Jacobs Treasurer W N Mundy Aide Charles Koontz Officer of the Day Captain Goslin Picket W Porter Officer of the Guard H E Krumlauf Sentinel Co F Miller.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
Department Council of the Patriarchs
B. O. Eddy
Youngstown
George S. J. Browne
Cincinnati
Henninger
Hamilton
Uniformed Lodge
Treasury
A. R. Stocker
Miamisburg
C. G. Jacobs
W. N. Mundy
Forest
Charles Koontz
Goslin
Akron
W. Porter
H. E
Krumlauf
Sentinel
F. Miller
Springfield
Despondent Buffalo Woman Attempts Suicide Over Marital Strain
Mrs Max Laabs 23, wife of a former Cincinnati optician, drank carbolic acid in Buffalo after a note to her husband complaining of neglect. She suffers epilepsy but is said to have an even chance to recover. Her sister aided her. her husband is missing in Cincinnati.
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Commercial Tribune
Buffalo
N. Y
Max Laabs
Cincinnati
General Hospital
State Hospital
Nellie Layden
Doctor shot in duel with burglar at Egelhoff residence
Dr. O R Reesor a Pope Building physician was shot in the right shoulder during a burglary at 2023 Brook Street Louisville. He fired on the burglar who fled through a pantry window. no serious injury. The incident marks a second such encounter this year. detectives have not yet found the culprit.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
O. R. Reesor
Pope
Andrew J. Egelhoff
American National Bank
Brook Street
Dr. Reeser
Egelhoff
Dr. Reesor
Reesor
Gavin Fulton
Anger drives youth to drink carbolic acid
Twenty year old Fred Angne of 1312 Knowlton street, angered after a dispute with his father Jacob Angne over earnings, drank carbolic acid and was taken to City Hospital in precarious condition. He works as a stonemason earning four dollars a day and had been forced to hand over nearly all his wages.
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Fred Angne
Knowlton Street
Jacob Angne
Bishop Joyce Nearing End In Minneapolis
Minneapolis July 13 The bishop’s attending physician Dr Mark B Smith reports little hope of recovery. The venerable church leader remained very weak and very restless as he lay at his bedside with no marked change in his condition.
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Commercial Tribune
Minneapolis
Joyce
Mark B. Smith
Hello Bill Reunion Sparks Sister Brother Moment
William L. Schmidtt of Cincinnati met his long lost sister Minnie in Lockport New York after shouting Hello Bill from a street car. The siblings believed the other to be dead for twelve years due to missed letters and reunite while celebrating at Wright's Station.
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Cincinnati Elks
Covington Lodge
Elks
Delaware Park
Bellevue
Newport
Denver
Grand Lodge of Elks
Park Lake
Commercial Tribune
Lockport
N. Y
William L. Schmidtt
Bill
Wright's Station
Olcott Beach Road
Schmidtt
Cincinnati
Buffalo
May Street
Wright
Minnie
Hoboken
N. J
West
Passaic
Allegheny
Fred Pruesser
McClure Avenue
Tax Examiner Haders Seeks Refunder Warrants in Cleveland
John Haders once operated as a tax examiner in Cincinnati and now seeks refunder warrants from the Cuyahoga County auditors for overtaxation. County Commissioners refuse, calling it milking the county treasury, while County Solicitor Ireton notes Haders’ past in Hamilton County and questions the county’s authority to issue warrants.
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John Haders
Cincinnati
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Haders
Wright
Ohio
Ireton
Mystery surrounds Elsmira death of merchant William Leiberenz
In Elimira Indiana on July 13 William Leiberenz a merchant and landowner attempted to shoot his wife and son but failed. He was later found dead in his home with wrist wounds a gunshot wound to the head and a large quantity of wood alcohol in his stomach. Coroner notes suggest he could not have fired the fatal shot after wounding his family.
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Commercial Tribune
Elmira
Ind
William Leiberenz
Leiberenz
Roosevelt declines Australia invitation for Miss Alice
Melbourne reports President Roosevelt has refused the invitation for Miss Alice Roosevelt to travel to Australia with Secretary Taft and the President's family. The decision follows diplomatic talks with the Commonwealth Government.
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Presiden Roosevelt
Commonwealth
Alice Roosevelt
Australia
Taft
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