Farewell Gift Emotions Mark Le Boutillier Retirement
United by gratitude, Le Boutillier & Simpson employees present John A. Simpson with a massive silver loving cup on retirement, share tears, and recount forty years of partnership. He replies with thanks, recalls firm history, and disperses surprise checks totaling tens of thousands to staff. James Simpson receives a cut glass pitcher and rose bouquets. after speeches, a store tradition of dances and half-holidays is recalled.
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le Boutillier & Simpson Company
John A. Simpson
Simpson
Joseph Betts
Mr. Betts
Mr. Simpson
le Boutillier Company
Fourth and
Hammond Street
Mr. Emmett
James Simpson
John
James
Miss Simpson
Simpson Brothers
Brothers Simpson
Cincinnati
Washington
Bold swindlers caught at game
Postoffice Inspector A R Holmes received word of arrests in Chicago and Lexington and Pittsburg that target a ring using a money order scheme known as flopping. The operation involved J W Gardner and accomplices cashing orders for his wife in Kankakee and moving funds between cities. Authorities believe the two arrests may cripple further post office thefts south of Cincinnati.
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Postoffice
A. R. Holmes
Chicago
Uncle Sam
J. W. Gardner
Betts
Cincinnati
Ketcham
Lexington
Pittsburg
A. C. Daly
Hopkinsville
Winchester
United States
Kankakee
Ill
Gardner
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
O’brien
Monongahela House
J. . Gardner
Holmes
Hatfield Board Letter Praises Hoffheimer for Taylor Pardons Hearing
Hatfield of Sidney sends thanks to Prosecuting Attorney Hoffheimer for fair statements to the pardons board regarding Frances Langworthy Taylor and her daughter. The board’s unanimous report rejecting the applications was delivered to Governor Nash.
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Harry M. Hoffheimer
J. Hatfield
State Board of Pardons
Sidney, C
Hatfield
Mr. Hoffheimer
Frances Langworthy Taylor
Nash
Special train Sunday via L N R R for scenic trip
Special train from Fourth Street Station Sunday June 8 at 7 15 a m will run to Grand Mountain scenery with boating and fishing stopping at Cynthiana Paris Winchester and other points in Kentucky and Return via K C Division of the L N R R
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K. C
Grand Mountain
Fourth Street
Cynthiana
Paris
Winchester
City plans Race street asphalt upgrade between Fourth and McMicken
The Board of Public Works ordered the City Engineer to draft resolutions and specifications for Race street from Fourth to McMicken avenue with asphalt. Work will start soon, with costs fully shared between the city and abutting property owners.
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B. of P
Race Street
Fourth
McMicken Avenue
Biscuit Strikes Wife in Divorce Case and More
A divorce petition cites a hard biscuit hurled by Joseph Cox striking his wife Elizabeth on June 3 1901. She recounts a spree of furniture and table destruction after he returned with spirits, seeking safety at a neighbor’s home.
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Joseph Cox
Elizabeth
E. P. Bradstreet
Cox
Princeton Pike
Glendale
Mrs. Cox
Coxes
Joseph
Susie Leindecker
William Leindecker
Sam Smith
Luella Street
George Funk
H. D. Dye
Northville
Mich
Long
Dudley Wayne
Ella M. Lamb
George W. Lamb
Lambs
Aurora
Ind
R. V. Foster
Elizabeth Ennis
John Ennis
Sparks
Ennis
Minnie Horman Sues Welsh Over Deception and Damages
Nurse Minnie Horman sues Pierce Welsh an engineer for the J Weller Co over alleged deceit claiming he posed as a single man in 1898 induced her to live as his wife and later married. She seeks 5000 damages alleging ruined health and nervous breakdown from an operation and says he deserted her last Sunday. Attorney John W Wolfe represents her.
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Pierce Welsh
J. Weller Company
Spring Grove Avenue
Minnie Horman
West Seventh Street
Miss Horman
Welsh
John W. Wolfe
Schwab
Isaac Newton Brownfield
Max Levy
Brownfield
Lou Newton
Wimsey
Erie to New York limited daily train schedule
Via Erie R R for New York commencing June 15 daily at 2 p m arrive 3 30 p m Boston by 8 p m meals in dining car full particulars Erie Office No 11 West Fourth street There's joy at Joffees under the fans.
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Erie R. R
New York
Boston
Erie Office
West
Fourth Street
Hostess Endures Severe Beating After Neighbor Dispute
Mrs Katherine Hardy, 65, suffered a brutal assault after she aided a visitor during a dispute over drinking. The assailant, described as a visiting Irish woman, knocked Hardy down and kicked her, leaving two broken ribs and eye injuries. Hardy was hospitalized with potential life-threatening complications due to age.
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Katherine Hardy
East Twelfth Street
Jackie
Mrs. Hardy
Tenfold brain trust contest offers 1490 prizes
A call for cooperative crowdsourcing promises each participant a boost from nine friends brains to increase odds in a $34 000 contest with 1490 prizes. Readers are urged to submit estimates to join the cooperative effort and maximize winning chances.
James Murray Loses Both Feet in Train Accident
James Murray a laborer from Lexington Kentucky was run down by a train in Ludlow's Southern Railroad yards Tuesday night. He was found unconscious on the tracks with both feet severed and later moved to the Hospital. Railroad workers suspect he fell while attempting to board a freight train. Murray contends a train struck him.
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James Murray
Lexington
Southern Railroad
Ludlow
William Foley
Gest Street
McLean Avenue
Murray
Prisoner On Trial Denounces A Witness In Court
Charles Busch faces horse stealing charges as in court yesterday he denounced Bertha Gise calling her a liar. Judge Spiegel ordered decorum and announced plans to place prisoners in a dock to isolate them from witnesses.
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Spiegel
Charles Busch
Morris
Bertha Gise
Miss Gise
Busch
Police Investigate Lloyd Household Assault Case
John Hartzel and Harry Smith two step brothers living at Front and Parsons streets appeared in Police Court on a charge of assaulting Gertrude Lloyd 12 living at 1410 East Front Street Their cases were set for June 13 The Humane Society took Gertrude Helen and Joseph Lloyd from their mother and sent them to the House of Refuge The mother was arrested on a last charge and released on bond Judge Lueders ordered arrest of an East End citizen to prosecute on a criminal charge of assault.
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John Hartzel
Harry ‘ Smith
Front
Parsons Streets
Gertrude Lloyd
Front Street
The
Humane Society
Lueders
East-End
Estimate Request to the Commercial Tribune
A reader instructs the Commercial Tribune to send an estimate and remove the concern from their mind. The note emphasizes finality and urgency in settling a matter by requesting documentation.
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the Commercial Tribune
How Pilots Trust Will Operate
Promoters form the Pilots Trust amid secrecy on the Public Landing. Members would receive 25 dollars monthly whether active or idle, funded by a proposed tax on steamboat tonnage. Critics warn of Interstate commerce conflicts and blacklisting laws, while current pilots earn about 125 dollars monthly plus board.
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Pilots’ Trust
J. F. Ellison
Cincinnati and Portsmouth Packet Company
Washington
United Pilots’ Corporation
Graduation of Cadets at Ohio Military Institute
The Ohio Military Institute at College Hill held commencement exercises with a large crowd. A 9:30 salute opened a day of drills and speeches by Charles W. Baker Rev John H Ely and Dr Siling. Cadets Japp Larmon Forster Slater and others received diplomas and prizes from Regent Ely.
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Ohio Military Institute
College Hill
Farmers’ College
Ohio
Belmont College
Murat Halstead
Bishop Walden
Harrison
Charles W. Baker
John H. Ely
Dr. Siling
Johnson
Lytle Greys
Harry Wichtlein
W. J. Slater
Walter Riedlin
Edward Ely
Cameron Forester
Japp
Arthur J. Larmon
S. Japp
A. J. Larmon
Wm. A. Cobb
Edwin Tied
Perkins Loses $400 in Grain Speculation Allegation
David Andrew Perkins, a Kentucky resident known around poolrooms and race tracks, is charged with grand larceny after Mrs. M. J. Tucker says he took $400 last October to speculate in grain. Perkins admits receiving the money but says it was given to him to invest and that he will repay if allowed.
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David Andrew Perkins
Kentucky
M. J. Tucker
Kemper Lane
Walnut Hills
Jackson
Bernhard
Perkins
Fifth
Walnut
Tucker
Bill
C Orchard
Four Foreclosure Suits Filed Against Miller and Others
Four foreclosure suits were filed yesterday against Isaac J. Miller, his wife Martha, and others by the Build Association No. 4. The petitions seek the sale of Miller and wife property on Ravine and Straight streets and the Riddle subdivision to satisfy loans totaling about 17,000 dollars secured by mortgages from 1898.
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Isaac J. Miller
Martha
Te Build_— Association No
Miller
Riddle
Cushing
Treton & Busch
The
Building Association
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Wm. Barrett
Oliver L. Baer
Wallace Burke
Norine Dietenbee
Mary E. Dobyns
Amelia Green
Chas. E. Harley
Regina Heeman
Katherine Kest
Lena Meyers
H. E. Miller
Benjamin Orton
Emma Roseboom
N. Henry Sayler
John H. Schroeder
Anna Thorburn
Jennie Tharpe
H. C. Vickers
Lena von Lehman
G. von Lehman
Mary White
Mary Wissess
Bertha Schwegler
Andrew Schafer
Lewis Tagiauer
Henry von Dohre
Bertha Wiesler
Geo
H. Munted
J. Emmett
Peter Bueke
Harry Kiefer
Co. Miller
Edward Neff
Edward Wilson
Edward Duchsher
Wm. Seyfferle
Ed Knoppe
Geo. Gubser
Eveslage
Clifford Sauer
Henry Kruse
Edward Heege
Geo. Feuss
Alphonse
Hoffheimer
Pardon Board
Taylor
Elizabeth Cox
Joffee’s
Robert Mitchell Furniture Company
Mitchell
H. & S. Pogue CO
H. & S. Pogue Coo
Linen Department
Temperance
Judge Spiegel
Lloyd
Ellison
Military College
Union Pacific
R. R
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
W. H. Connor
E. 4Th Street
American League “Sitters
Dayton
Union Depot
John H. Woodbury
OFI
Silk Department
Millinery Department
West Fourth Street
Omena Heights, Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan
Lewis Voight, SR
A. J. Stevenson
Barrier House
Marion
Omena
Hotel Empire
Oraily
D.L
State St
the Globe Wernicke CO
GlobeWernicka
Elm Sts
Princeton University
Hughes High School
J. Warren Ritchey
Francis L. Patton
Berlitz School OF Languages Cincinnatus
America
Europe
Philadelphia
Dentists
Hiladelphia
W. 4Th St
St. Nicholas
Ch&d
G. Toledo & Detroitr
Broadway
N. Y
Grand Central
7Th
Empire
9Th Avenue
59Th St
W. Johnson Quinn
Ie Empire
Stockton Hotel
Stockton
Hotel i
Enni Golf
Hotel Normandie
Washington, D.C
Union Cigar Makers
Worxuen
F. R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Factory
St. Louis, Mo
Everett House
WM. M. Bates
Everett
W. S. Burkhart
Kent and Waldmere Hotels
Lakewood
Lake Chautauqua
L. W. Maxson
Hiock Island
R. I
Ocean View
Frege
Newark
F. H. Cundall
East Greenwich
St. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands
Atlantic City, N. J
S. H. Miller
Wiltshire
Virginia
Beach
Atlantic City
N.J
8. S. Phoebus
Asbury Park, N. J
Metropolitan Hotel
Theo
Oves
Spring Lake, N. J
E. M. Richardson
Brookside Inn
W. VA
Alleghanies
West Virginia
E. J. Kirkpatrick
FIRST
Church OF Christ Scientists’ Convention
Foursh
Liberati
A. Liberati
Jatonia Joc
Lea
Simitheene
Fountain Sq
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