Covington man pleads guilty in 1919 check forger case
Evan Mc Farland, 25, of Covington, pled guilty before Commissioner Roetken to forging a government allotment check for 32.50. Held for Federal Court in Lexington June 11. He allegedly forged the name of Sallie McFarland of Cincinnati. He faces charges connected to desertion from the army at Hattiesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan McFarland
Bakewell Street
Covington
Roetken
McFarland
Lexington
Secret Service
Sallie McFarland
West Seventh Street
Cincinnati
Salieville
Hattiesburg, Miss
Latonia Race Meet Traffic Rules Issued by Covington Police
Traffic regulations for the Latonia track race meet require specific routes for cars entering and leaving the venue. Police will detain violators, with parking restricted to the track and nearby lots.
Charles F Firth Dies Local Rail Employee 31 Years
Charles F Firth longtime freight agent for Louisville and Nashville and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads in Covington died yesterday at age 66. He served 49 years in railroad work and is survived by his widow Jessie Firth and sister Mrs Emily Brown of Newport. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Firth
Louisville & Nash Ville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Covington
Garrard
Firth
Oot. & Nashville Railroad
Jessie Firth
Emily Brown
Newport
Permit Granted For Holding Carnival In Covington
Covington City Commissioners yesterday granted a permit to the Covington Colored Community Service for a carnival at Second Street and Madison Avenue starting June 18 for one week. The permit requires that 50 percent of carnival proceeds go to a carnival company. Commissioner Hawk opposed carnivals but would support if a fair share of receipts is guaranteed. George Johnson spoke for the Community Service, which said it would meet the proviso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington City
Theington Colored Community Service
Second Street
Madison Avenue
Hawk
George Johnson
Comity Service
Woman Writes Will Without Witnesses
The will of Anna Belle Prague of Covington was probated in Kenton County Court. The self written document dated February 27, 1922 names executors Samuel Pretlow and Hugh Colville without bond and leaves 300 dollars to the Old Ladies Home for a memory room for her sister Mrs Richard Pretlow, plus bequests of household items to relatives and care for a Spring Grove Cemetery lot in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Belle Prague
Covington
Kenton
Old Ladies’ Home
Seventh and
Garrard Streets
Richard Pretlow
Spring Grove
Cincinnati
Samuel Pretlow
Hugh Colville
Appeals Court to Review Sebree Case
Word from Rankfort states Kentucky Court of Appeals will reinstate the case of Thomas Sebree Jr convicted a year ago and sentenced to sixteen years for an offense against Zelma Clemons a 15 year old student who died over a year ago Sebree taught at Bracht Station School and Clemons attended his school The court had previously refused to review due to a late brief now will review the Kenton Circuit trial which removed Sebree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton Circuit Court
Sebree
Covington Community Service Hosts June 8 Auditorium Program
Mrs Doris Kidwell Stephenson will sing Japanese Lullaby a Lloyd Kidwell composition sister of Mrs Stephenson. Broadcast from Crosby Radio Station recently and played by Justin Huber's Orchestra for a phonograph record.
Ludlow Adopts $1.85 Tax Rate For Next Year
Ludlow City Council fixes year ahead tax rate at $1.85 per $100 of valuation. Total assessment reaches $2,980,847.75, up $208,329 from last year. The $1.85 levy funds $55,000 with breakdowns of $1 for schools, 5 cents for general revenue, 15 cents for sinking fund, and 5 cents for bonds and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludlow
Salesman Fined for Drunken Driving After Traffic Stop
Floyd Willis a 37 year old traveling salesman of Fifth and Russell streets was fined 50 dollars and costs in Police Court for intoxication and reckless driving. Officer Al Schneider arrested him Sunday night at Fifth street and Madison avenue after Willis narrowly missed running over the traffic director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Willis
Fifth
Russell Streets
Lew Manson
Willis
al Schneider
Fifth Street
Madison Avenue
Lee Fails to Answer Charge in Police Court
John J. Lee of Cincinnati failed to appear in Police Court to answer a reckless driving charge. Judge Manson fined him $100 plus costs and forfeited bond after Lee, arrested by bridge policeman Nick Bracke at Pike and Bullock streets, drove away the front fender of a Green Line street car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Lee
Baymiller Street
Cincinnati
Manson
Lee
Nick Bracke
Pike and
Bullock Streets
Frazer sale sells two land tracts near Erlanger and Elsmere
Two parcels totaling 69 acres near Erlanger and Elsmere were sold yesterday by Joseph and Elizabeth Frazer to Simon Billiter for 23000 dollars. The buyers plan to subdivide the tracts into town lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erlanger
Elsmere
Joseph
Elizabeth Frazer
Simon Billiter
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed by Two Individuals in Covington
E Meyer a railroad employee from Revanna filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S District Court Covington listing $250 in assets and $1,017 in liabilities. Rufus Sams a farmer near Lancaster filed a similar petition with assets of $875 and liabilities of $5,050.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. E. Meyer
Revanna
United States District Court
Covington
Rufus Sams
Lancaster
May Building Permits Totals Reach 180700
Building Inspector Alfred B Dailey reported May totals for permits: brick construction 65400, frame residences 98900, remodeling 16400, overall 180700. New permits issued include Fred Hardloff frame residence Euclid and Hawthorne cost 3000 James E Northcutt brick dwelling 1809 Holman street cost 3500 and Charles Zimmer Jr frame residence 1108 Bullock street cost 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred B. Dailey
Fred Hardloff
Euclid and
Hawthorne Avenues
James E. Northcutt
List of names and residences appears in notice
Names and residences include James Walden Cincinnati Corinne Dailey Covington Ky Henry Smith Upper Sandusky O Anna Bright Indianapolis Ind Aloysius J Meyer Visalia Ky Virginia E Norman Ryland Ky Charlies E Bartley Dayton O Edythe M Karnes Dayton O James Workman Huntington W Va Sylvia Stokers Greenup Ky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Walden
Cincinnati
Corinne Dailey
Covington
Henry Smith
Upper Sandusky
Anna Bright
Indianapolis
Ind
Aloysius J. Meyer
Visalia
Virginia E. Norman
Ryland
Feminist Program Not Achieved Says Woman Legislator
Senator Nettie B. Loughead told the Upton Study Club luncheon that women in the state legislature did not pursue a feministic program. She argued that officials were not acting for a distinct female agenda and that success depends on maintaining the family viewpoint. Mrs. Laura Prudens presided and Dr. Anna Yates served as toastmistress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie B. Loughead
Upton Study Club
Linton Hotel
Laura Prudens
Anna Yates
Odd Fellows Plan Memorial Services in Spring Grove Cemetery
Memorial services for sixty Odd Fellows from Hamilton Kenton and Campbell Counties and ten transients who died in the past year will be held at the I O O F monument in Spring Grove Cemetery Sunday at 2 30 PM. Lodges from three counties join as Vesta Rebekah No 205 and others strew flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Hamilton
Kenton
Campbell
Spring Grove
Vesta Rebekah Lodge No. 205
Rebekahs
Hamilton County
Florence Sullivan
H. D. Chaffin
Ida Johnson
Noble Grand Association
John Martin
Carrol H. Lewis
Old Fellows’ Chorus
Minerva Goehler
Norwood Rebekah Lodge No. 673
Relief Committee
Cincinnati
The
Newport identifies photograph in Kelley death case
Bertillon photo of a Black man believed connected to the Wednesday night shooting of Mrs. Minerva Kelley is identified by Richard Meyer and his wife who saw a man running from 202 Central Avenue. Two suspects, Sanford Park alias William Bybee and George Harris, are held. police suspect an accidental crossfire during a dispute over a revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertillon
Minerva Kelley
Central Avenue
Richard Meyer
Isabella Street
Fourth Street Bridge
Meyer
Sanford Park
William Bybee
Southgate Street
George Harris
Park
Harris
Kelley
City Taxes Due Now in Newport Ward Office
First half of City of Newport taxes due and payable at the office of the Commissioner of Finance. Pay now to avoid penalty. Chas. D. McCrea, Commissioner of Finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Newport
Commissioner of Finance
Chas. D. McCrea
Circuit Court Sues For Delinquent Piano Purchases
Campbell Circuit Court heard two Cincinnati firms sue over unpaid balances on player pianos delivered to defendants. Otto Grau Piano Co seeks 483.21 from W Wenderoth of Bellevue on a May 18 1920 note. Cable Co claims 105.60 from J M Cotton and Dora Leonard on a January 28 1917 note. Judge Caldwell granted a divorce for Philomena Shorten from Charles Shorten and restored her maiden name Weisenbach. Mary Renan sues Joseph Renan for divorce alleging cruelty and seeks custody of a Osage baby born July 11 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell Circuit Court
Cincinnati
Campbell
Otto Grau
Philomena Shorten
Charles Shorten
Weisenbach
Mary F. Reenan
Joseph Reenan
Newport
Realty transfers logged by County Clerk’s office
Realty notes list transfers: Anna Sandner to Misoura Todd for a Franklin avenue Ft. Thomas lot at 3000 dollars. Narcissa Hawkins to Matilda Elsener for a Central avenue Newport lot at 7000. Andrew and Julia Roberts to Edward and Anna Niemiller for a Third avenue Walnut street Dayton lot at 5000. Helen DeMar Helm and C. J. Helm to Charles and Emma Luker for a Forest avenue Ft. Thomas lot at 500. Anna Wiegand to Manuel Cook and wife for Eleventh street Newport at 4500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Sandner
Misoura Todd
Franklin Avenue
Ft. Thomas
Narcissa Hawkins
Matilda Elsener
Central Avenue
Newport
Andrew Roberts
Julia Roberts
Edward F. Niemiller
Anna Niemiller
Third Avenue
Walnut Street
Dayton
Helen DeMar Helm
C. J. Helm
Charles Luker
Emma Luker
Forest Avenue
Anna Wiegand
Manuel Cook
Eleventh Street
Marriage Licenses Issued in Ohio and Kentucky
Dayton and Newport residents Otis Webster and Walter J Schoultheis obtain licenses in Dayton and Newport Kentucky couples Marie G Williams and Goldee M Shopes from Xenia Ohio are listed for licenses Charles E Milburn also named from Xenia Ohio, indicating local marriage license activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Webster
Dayton
ES Ori
Dayton, Ky
Walter J.schoultheis
Newport
Marie G. Williams
Charles E. Milburn
Xenia
O. Goldee
William Mather Lewis Named President of George Washington University
William Mather Lewis, former head of the Educational Service of the United States Chamber of Commerce, elected president of George Washington University. He succeeds acting president Howard L Hodgkins after William M. Collier resigned to become Ambassador to Chile. Lewis, a Michigan native, is a Lake Forest College alumnus and former head master of Lake Forest Academy. He served in government roles during the war, including directing the Treasury savings division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Mather Lewis
United States Chamber of Commerce
George Washington University
Howard L Hodgkins
William M. Collier
Chile
Michigan
Lewis
Lake Forest
Ill
Lake Forest Academy
Fish and Game Group Opens Eleventh Annual Camp
The Fish and Game Protective Association of Southern Ohio inaugurates its eleventh annual camp at Woodland Park in Clermont County for three days. Highlights include a Wilderness Contest judging campers on camp setup and packing, nine shooting events on Saturday with rifles shotguns and revolvers, and nine casting events Sunday for all skill levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Fish and Game Protective Association of Southern Ohio
Woodland Park
Clermont County
Awnings Catch Fire at Gwynne Building
Firemen under District Marshal Joseph Treinen battled flames from within the Gwynne Building at Sixth and Main early yesterday morning as awnings on the fifth to seventh floors burned. A cigarette tossed from an upper window is believed to have started the blaze, with an estimated loss of $400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Treinen
Gwynne
Jacks Acquitted in Kidnaping Case In Birmingham
Ernest G. Jacks, Kettona dairyman, was acquitted of kidnaping related to the flogging of Dr. J. D. Dowling city health officer. A courtroom demonstration followed the verdict delivered late in the day in Birmingham Alabama on May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Ernest G. Jacks
Kettona Dairyman
J. D. Dowling
Plumbing shop burglarized on Highland Avenue
Walter Meyer proprietor of a plumbing shop at 1800 Highland avenue reported a burglary early yesterday morning. Brass valued at 40 dollars was stolen after entry was gained by forcing a side window with a jimmy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Meyer
Highland Avenue
Jimmy
Medium Langley Trial Probes Spiritualism in Covington Courthouse
The Covington Police Court spent the day hearing the case of Mrs Mary Langley a Garrard avenue medium and J W Alton her cabinet man charged with disorderly conduct The defense described spiritualism as love in spirit land while witnesses testified about robes seizures and seances with police involvement and alleged materializations The trial may continue into today with more witnesses expected for the defendants
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Mary Langley
Garrard Avenue
J. W. Alton
Langley
Manson
John H Koenig Dies After 43 Years in Brighton Business
John H Koenig 73 of Westwood died at home after two weeks illness from age related complications. A German immigrant who arrived in 1869 and opened the Brighton Drug Store in 1880, he leaves widow Barbara Tanner Koenig and three brothers. his son Lt J H Koenig Jr was killed in the war. Funeral set for Spring Grove Chapel at 2:30 PM tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Koenig
Brighton
Epworth Avenue
Westwood
Spring Grove Chapel
Mr. Koenig
United States
Germany
J. H. Koenig, Jr
Barbara Tanner Koenig
Dina Koenig
J. B. Koeni
F. H. Koenig
South Fairmount
A. J. Koenig
Coyvington, Ky
Firemen Rescue Horses After 20 Foot Embankment Fall
Ladder Company No 9 responders freed two horses from a city ash wagon that toppled over a twenty foot drop at the Litherbury street dump in the East End. Driver Earl Clair says the horses backed over the dump while rubbish was being dumped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladder Company No. 9
Litherbury Street
East End
Earl Clair
Gest Street
Salesman Injured by Auto in Lawrenceburg
M. W. Smith a traveling salesman for the Dreyer Hat Company Hartford Conn was struck by an auto owned by G H Bielby Sunman Ind and driven by Bielbys daughter. He suffered a double fracture below the knee and was taken to a Cincinnati hospital. Spectators blamed street repairs and traffic congestion for the accident near a recent fatal train car collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Walnut
Williams Street
M. W. Smith
Dreyer Hat Company
Hartford
Wire Down Blocks Spring Grove Traffic Near Alfred Street
A broken trolley wire halted traffic along Spring Grove Avenue near Alfred Street for over an hour and a half early last night. Streetcars were rerouted to clear the disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove Avenue
Alfred Street
Dodson Struck by Automobile at Eastern Avenue
Edward Dodson of 330 Lock Street regained consciousness at General Hospital last night and identified himself. Police say he was struck on Eastern Avenue near Torrence Road Wednesday night. Dodson relapsed into unconsciousness before details were available. Charles D. Carter of 3112 Walworth Avenue, accused driver, charged with reckless driving. Dodson’s condition listed as critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dodson
Lock Street
General Hospital
Eastern Avenue
Torrence Road
Dodson
Charles D. Carter
Walworth Avenue
Two Men Reported Missing In Local Area
Relatives of Judson Butcher a 58 year old engineer at Webster School reported him missing since Tuesday. Alfred Herholz aged 28 living at 3163 Glendora avenue was reported missing by his wife after he left Wednesday morning to attend the Memorial Day parade and did not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Butcher
Butcher
Debreck Avenue
Webster School
Alfred Herholz
Glendora Avenue
Herholz
James Hirt Dies at Postoffice Station With No Relatives Nearby
James Hirt aged 60 a German born longtime mail carrier in the West End was found dead in the washroom at the Postoffice Station on Eighth Street near Baymiller. Coroner Dr Handley ruled heart disease as the cause. Funeral services set at Busse Borgmann chapel on Freeman Avenue tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hirt
Boudinot Avenue
Westwood
Postoffice
Eighth Street
Baymiller Street
D. C. Handley
Frederick Pieper
Hirt
Mr. Hirt
Germany
America
West End
Busse & Borgmann
Freeman Avenue
Pieper
Auto raid nets liquor and warrant for shopkeeper
Sergeant Emil Senholzi and officers arrested Anosa at 245 Stark Street for illegal possession of liquor after finding a five gallon keg and a quart of moonshine in her home. Laura Frey swore a warrant against Mosey owner of 334 East Pearl for property conversion after a rug sale dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Senholzi
Allgeyer and Beard
Anosa
Yosa
Laura Frey
Sygamore Street
S. Mosey
East Pearl Street
Frey
Mosey
Mopsey
Municipal Court Clerk
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U. S
Latonia
Scott Street
11Th Street
Newport Autos
Keeler Street
Thirteenth Eet
Scott ‘Street
RAIL
NEW Victor Records
Bsues
William Lewis
Washington University
Fish and Game Group
Jacks
Mrs. Langley
Court
Ngley
Indiana State Spiritual Association
Spiritual Association
Kentucky
Buffalo
National Organization
Ricken
Alice
Claude Hallsman
Main Street
E. L. Moyer
West Sixth Street
Dissel
Carrie Dissel
City
Woodward
Woodward High School
Woodward Alumnus Association
Merritt A. Boyle
Carl Meyer
Maplewood Place
Amanda Winter
Alliance Francaise
Bruce McCoy
East Fourth Street
Annapolis
Harlow Farrell
Evers Avenue
Edward Naberhaus
Albert Husman
William Cramer
Dow
Reinhard Schwald
Fifth and Wine
Abdominal
Dow’s Truss Dept
Ls Bayer
Adnan
Tae Ae Byars
Eth
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