Colored Women Accuse Scalper in Sandusky Ticket Drama
In Sandusky Ohio two African American women accuse J J Belli of Cincinnati of ticket scalping that they say amounted to robbery. They say they paid one dollar for transport that ended with return Sandusky tickets and misdirected baggage checks while attempting to reach Detroit.
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Commercial Tribune
Sandusky
J. J. Belli
Central Avenue
Cincinnati
Nannie Maxwell
Louisville
Mary Fope
Indianapolis
Detroit
Bell
Belli
Wood stringing amid Sandusky ticket dispute
Asked last night about the alleged transaction Belli laughed and recalled a single ticket sale for 11 dollars to a woman who was accompanied by a man. He described a noisy scene, a wrangle over the trunk to Detroit, and Patrolman Foster directing the woman away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belli
Detroit
Central Station
Foster
Sandusky
Increased Valuations for Interurban Rail Lines
County Auditor Lewis boosted valuations for two local interurban lines. Cincinnati, Lawrenceburg & Aurora main line rises to 2500 dollars per mile with 100000 dollar tools and plant. Millcreek Valley Railway increases to 3000 dollars per mile. auditor continues to align taxes with public franchise revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Cincinnati
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Millcreek
Auditoris
False work carried off at new water works
Chief Engineer Bouscaren reported to the Board of Public Service that 130 feet of false work between the intake pier and the Kentucky shore were swept away by high water. The Bracket Bridge Company claimed adequacy, but the city faces only delay in rebuilding. liability falls to the contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouscaren
Board of Public Service
Intake
Kentucky
Bracket Bridge Company
Aged Woman Escapes Suffocation in Bremen Street Fire
Mary Pohlmeyer, an aged invalid resident at 1627 Bremen Street, was rescued from a three story tenement fire caused by cellar rubble. Patrol 3 crews searched rooms amid dense smoke and pulled her from bed with others nearly overcome. No major damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pohlmeyer
Bremen Street
Pohlneange
Patrol 3
Murder of James Ryan Remains a Local Mystery
Police and Coroner Schwab remain unable to fix responsibility for James Ryan's murder. Conflicting testimony has left investigators unsure who acted, with ex Representative Charles Robinson affirming his account while witnesses point to several suspects. The case stays open until new evidence appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwab
James Ryan
Charles Robinson
John Watt
William Jeffries
Watts
Robinson
Pace
Window Diamonds Exposed by Gophic Co at Fifth and Race
Gophic Diamond Company advertises genuine diamonds at one dollar each. Patrons are invited to pick diamonds from a window display at the coring corner of Fifth Street and Race Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gophic Diamond Company
Gophic Diamond Co
Lonsway Bound Over in Kentucky Murder Case
Jonas Lonsway a teamster at United States Printing Company in Lockstreet was bound over in Police Court to the grand jury on the murder charge for the shooting death of James Riley of Bellevue Kentucky during a workplace dispute at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Lonsway
James Riley
Bellevue
United States Printing Company
Lockstreet
Epworth Heights 1901 Opens Hotel and Summer Season
Epworth Heights enters a prosperous season as the hotel opens for summer. The Auditorium is set to debut on July 4 with a Hamilton County Sabbath School Association program. July and August services continue, with annual camp meets scheduled in August at the Epworth Hotel facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth Heights
Hamilton County Sabbath School Association
Fl. Mor
Slanes
Epworth
Epworth Hio
Carthage Pike to Receive Granite Paving Upgrade
County Commissioners and Board of Control approved a 1.9 mill special tax to pave Carthage pike with granite from Mitchell Avenue to Carthage. Estimated cost is $475,000 for the project and its completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commissioners and Board of Control
Carthage Pike
Mitchell Avenue
Carthage
Judge Rules Poisons Sale Requires Care by Druggists
Judge Rufus B. Smith upholds two claims against druggists over poisons sold without prescriptions. Ellen Galvin sues Overbeck after arsenic in Gillam oats nearly killed several. Woodson Weaver sues Linnemann for selling poison to a minor Jimmy Weaver. Both petitions deemed valid and to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus B. Smith
Faitha Gillam
Winold
Ellen Galvin
B. H. Overbeck
Gillam
Overbeck
Woodson Weaver
Jimmy Weaver
John Linnemann
Changes in Water Works Board Raises Multiple Posts
The Board of Public Service made sweeping changes in the Water Works, with Henry M. Gable resigning as foreman of the machine shops and Max Ahr promoted to the post at 24 dollars weekly. Theodore Diethoff, H. Wesselman, F. Dugan, and P. Seifert received wage adjustments, while T. Hosty and Harriet Crofton saw salary increases. W. Eng becomes foreman of the extension service at 21 dollars weekly, C. Riesenberger and C. W. Rudolph receive new clerical posts at 21 and 18 dollars respectively.
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Board of Public Service
Well
Water Works
Henry M. Gable
Max Ahr
Gabel
Theodore Diethoff
H. Wesselman
F. Dugan
P. Seifert
T. Hosty
Harriet Crofton
W. Eng
J. W. Coppola
C. Riesenberger
Eng
Industrial Bureau Secures Albany Shoe Factory for Cincinnati
The Industrial Bureau relocated D. C. Rebhun & Co. shoe lasts factory from Albany to Cincinnati. The 17 000 square foot plant at Sycamore and Canal streets will employ 50 to 75 workers and house company offices. The Albany firm has a branch in Cincinnati and will move employees and the East Ninth street facility into the new plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Bureau
Cincinnati
Albany
N. Y
D. C. Rebhun & Co
Dayton, Ball & Co
Rebhun Company
Sycamore and
Canal Streets
East Ninth Street
Seek to enjoin rival in business
Co. H. and W. T. Lockwood bought the Manhattan Restaurant at 17 West Fifth Street in September 1899 from Leon and Julia E. Riggs. They allege Riggs agreed to refrain from Cincinnati restaurant work for five years. Lockwoods seek court relief to stop opening at 33 West Fifth Street and an active operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riggs
Cincinnati
Death by Own Action Clause Upheld in Policy Case
Judge Dempsey sustains jury verdict in life policy suit over Peter Cassman found dead hanging near Linwood. Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association relied on death by own action clause limiting recovery to premiums paid. Court overruled new trial motion and upheld clause as valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
Peter Cassman
Linwood
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association
Queen City to Honor Old Glory on Flag Day
Mayor Fleischmann chooses not to issue an official proclamation but urges Cincinnati citizens to observe Flag Day June 14. He notes the day’s significance and hopes schools and patriotic societies will mark the occasion, trusting civic impulse to guide observance. The article recalls the flag’s history from 1777 and 1818 and the flag design milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Continental Congress
United States
Congress
Ate
The
Cracksmens Blow the Wrong Safe at Union Distillery Office
Expert safeblowers entered the Union Distillery Company office at 1008 Richmond Street by a shed and a rear window. They used nitroglycerin to blast a safe but opened the wrong box and found no money, while the old safe containing a small sum remained untouched. Police link the robbers to a regional gang active in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Distillery Company
Richmond Street
Upper Ohio
Easy Money Scheme bilked many victims in Chicago bureau
Local residents accused a Chicago clipping bureau of sharp practice. The firm offered 8 dollars per 100 clippings but demanded 2.75 dollars for an outfit and book before work. Final instruction required clippings on locomotor ataxia. The outfit is worth only cents. A fraud order may block the firm from the mails and promoters face prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Postoffice
Public baths planned for Union Bethel building
Mayor Fleischmann Dr Holmes and Harry Levi back a plan to furnish public Turkish baths for the poor funded by philanthropy. A 25 by 85 foot room in Union Bethel will be renovated with marble walls cement floor and steam showers. The project calls for white hygienic finishes and separate men and women days with a small fee to use the baths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleischmann
C. R. Holmes
Harry M. Levi
Caty
Wright
Union Bet
Pas
West Jefferson indorsement withdrawn in Ohio debenture cases
Judge Rufus B. Smith heard arguments over demurrers to suits seeking appointment of a referee to appraise claims and sell bonds held by National and United States Debenture Companies. Twenty five West Jefferson certificate holders withdrew their consent for the new plan, sending a candid letter from the agent describing rural indorsement prospects and promising potential justice and equity amid a lineup of local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus B. Smith
Cameron
Common Pleas Court
National
United States
Ohio
Todd
West Jefferson
J. T. Harrison
W. W. Symmes
Little Darby
Epersee
Louis Dolle
Mr. Todd
Messrs. Harrison, Symmes
Finch Eyes Large Indiana Steel Plant Opportunity
Secretary Will L. Finch of the Industrial Bureau returns from a northern Indiana trip with prospects for a giant iron and steel operation. A newly organized $1.5 million company bought an Indiana steel and wire nail plant and plans a nail and steel rod factory drawing 250 tons daily. The project, costing about $1 million, would span ten acres and employ at least 600 workers. It would burn 150 tons of coal daily and use 2,000,000 gallons of water daily. Officers will visit Cincinnati next week to inspect sites on river banks with good rail access, needing 15 acres. Finch is seeking suitable locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will L. Finch
Industrial Bureau
Indiana
Cincinnati
Finch
Wealth of Flowers at the Meier Funeral
Hundreds who knew Louis H. Meier attended his funeral with services at the family home in Mt. Auburn Eden avenue and at Scottish Rite Cathedral. Rev. Hugo Eisenlohr officiated the rites at 1:30 p.m. Judge M. L. Buchwalter led the ceremony as the Masonic ring was presented to the eldest son. Pallbearers included S. W. Smith and R. Hynicka among others, with commandery and lodge members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis H. Meier
Scottish Rite
Mr. Meier
Eden Avenue
Mt. Auburn
Hugo Eisenlohr
M. L. Buchwalter
Cincinnati
W. Smith
R. . Hynicka
F. Gass
Herman Juergens
Henry Immenhort
William Burchard
William Wagner
J. C. Meinhardat
Brown
Daniel Koch
John Lahmann
R. E. Hahn
Harmony Lodge
Joseph, Ll. Adler
George W. Collins
H. W. Meyer
BE. L.lewis
Frank Kirchner
W. L. Meinhardt
Subcommittees Review Lighting Specifications for City Contracts
The Building and Public Service Committee on Light held a session to examine specifications for city lighting under new ten year contracts starting June 1 1902. The specs were printed but not opened and a subcommittee Mullen Wiebking and Johnson was formed to work with the Corporation Counsel on all required legal papers. The panel will resume consideration at a special meeting next Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. of L. Committee On Light
Johnson
B. of P. S
Mullen, Wiebking
Missouri Man Has An Arsenal
William B Gosh Smith, from Missouri, arrived in Sheridan County with a belt of weapons including a 44 caliber pistol, a hundred rounds, a long dagger and a razor. He was apprehended by Patrolman Cady on Sixth Street and Mt Hope Road and taken to the Ninth District Police Station. He bragged of killing and planned a Washington trip while detailing his odd invention plans, and claimed car fenders would help boys grow up and die in a decent way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B’gosh Smith
Missouri
William B’gosh
Ninth District
Sheridan County
Smith
Washington
Sixth Street
Mt. Hope Road
Cady
Missourian
Brangan
Catholic School Planned for Sycamore Street Site
A new Catholic school will rise on the present two-school site on Sycamore Street between Fifth and Sixth, after a St. Xavier’s College committee approved architect McLaughlin's plans. Construction will start once space for many students is secured, likely using the Third and Lyte street convent during building. The 71 by 154 foot brick structure will feature 22 classrooms and a basement playroom.
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Sycamore Street
Fifth
Sixth Street
St. Xavier’s College
McLaughlin
Third
Lyte Streets
Jewelers Plan Parade Float For Fall Festival
Prominent jewelers met yesterday to arrange a float entry for the Fall Festival parade with J. Herschede as speaker, reflecting strong enthusiasm for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Herschede
Epworth League Meeting Promotes SP Scenic Routes
The Southern Pacific Company advertises choice routes via Colorado mountains Ogden Shasta Ortland and Sunset Route through New Orleans or El Paso with numerous side trips to Yosemite Santa Barbara San Jose Mt Hamilton Monterey Del Monte and Pacific Grove along the new coast line between San Francisco and Los Angeles. For details contact W H Connor agent in Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Burlington
St. Louis
San Francisco
Denver
Rio Grande
Chicago
W. M. Shaw
Cincinnati
W. Wakeley
Southern Pacific Company
Scenic Mountains
Colorado
Ogden
Shasta Mountains
Ortland
New Orleans
el Paso
Yosemite
Santa Barbara
San Jose
Mt. Hamilton
Mt. Came
Monterey
Ja Cruz
del Monte
Pacific Grove
Mt. Hasta
Los Angeles
W. H. Connor
East Fourth Street
Mandamus Threatens Against Manss Shoe Company
State Factory Inspector Knauls moves to compel inspection of the Sycamore street factory under law. He alleges previous orders went un complied and that entry for inspection has been refused by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandamus
Manss Shoe Company
Knauls
Sycamore Street
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Rebhan Last Company
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Arena
Meier
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Union Square
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27Th St
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E. M. Richardson
Atlantic City, N. J
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Ase
H. G. Hallinger
Rudolf
Ocean Front
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Royal Palace Hotel
Ocean and
Pacific Ave
F. N. Pike
Harcourt Place Seminary
Gambier
All West
Apm
Orance
H. N. Hills
Inerpal
Princeton University
Hughes High School
J. Warren Ritchey
Francis L. Patton
Ocean’ Steamers
A. E
Outerbridge & CO
Quebec
S.co.,ltd
B’way
Arthur Ahern
Kuhn & Sons
E. 3d St
Liberati New York Band
Sig. A. Liberati
Hme
United Singers
Chester Park
White Rats
Tuxedo Lady Orchestra
Zeolian Mall
East Fourth St
Georgetown
R. R
Penn
Carrel St
E. W. White
G.P.A
Rising Sun
Patriot
Warsaw
Vevay
Ghent
Union Trust
N. W. Or
Walnut Sts
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