Colonel Bill Shaw Reflects on Long Burlington Career in Cincinnati
Colonel Bill Shaw of Burlington marks a sixty two? birthday while recalling thirty seven years with the Burlington and thirty two in Cincinnati. He describes the panic of 1876 selling tickets rapidly and sending carloads west as well as early railroad life years ago at Burnet House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Shaw
Burlington
Fourth Street
Bill
Cincinnati
West
Plum Street
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Hannibal & St. Joe
Wabash
Ingalls
Colored Man Samuel Moore Dies After Starvation at City Hospital
Samuel Moore aged 41, a Cobb, was found sleeping in a hallway on Front Street and died yesterday at City Hospital. He suffered from consumption and had reportedly refused transfer to Branch Hospital. He had no home and showed two days without food, yielding a weak condition unable to walk when found. His belongings consisted of a silver dollar and a faded suit. He had come to the city from Ge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Moore
City Hospital
Moore
Miller blackmail case ends in Columbus court
Joseph P. Miller was found guilty in the United States Court after a 26 minute jury deliberation. The offense carries up to 18 months in prison and a $500 fine. Miller, unable to post bail, remains in the County Jail. His wife, also jailed for a similar offense, had her testimony barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Miller
United States
Joseph P. Miller
Thompson
Constable aids destitute Wessell family in North Fairmount
Horace Harmeyer of the Landlords Association encountered a destitute family in North Fairmount. Herman Wessell’s wife and nine children face hunger and eviction as wages come from three employed youngsters totaling ten dollars weekly. The constable bought bread for the children and notified the Humane Society and Squire Dumont for aid or potential House of Refuge action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Harmeyer
Landlords’ Association
North Fairmount
Herman Wessell
Hermeyer
Vinton Street
Fairmount
House of Refuge
Topeka Flood Death Toll Rises as Rescue Continues
Seven more bodies recovered today, bringing the known dead to seventy one with thirty identified. Locals fear many remain missing as mud and slime fill flooded homes and the Union Pacific Depot serves as a makeshift morgue while sanitation efforts and water restoration are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Union Pacific
North Topeka
Squire Dumont Declares Constable An Imposter
Squire Dumont opened an inquiry into a man who entered Mrs. Ellsworth Starrs home on Ninth Street and Central Avenue. The impostor claimed to be an official of the Squire's court and insulted Mrs Starrs when charged. Dumont suspects the man works for a debt collection agency and vows to pursue and punish him. If found, he will be charged with impersonating an officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Dumont
Ellsworth Starr
Ninth Street
Central Avenue
Squire's Court
Wilkinson stabbed in arm at Walnut Street Theater
Robert Wilkinson, 23, was stabbed in the left arm with scissors by Walter Holmes after a dispute over a watch. Wilkinson received treatment at City Hospital. Holmes residence unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gane Alley
Walnut Street Theater
Walter Holmes
Holmes
Wilkinson
Robert Wilkinson
Hagees Cordial of Cod Liver Oil Sold by Drugists
An advertising paragraph touts Hagees Cordial of Cod Liver Oil as a palatable tonic for all ages. It claims the fluid is pleasant smelling and easy to take, suitable for thin or weak individuals, and suitable for infants and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagee
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Kansas City on road to normal as flood recedes
Kansas City Missouri reports rapid normalcy return after river fall. Water works pump backwater unfit for drinking, fire danger over. rail and telegraph links to Kansas City Kansas to be restored. Thousands homeless, up to eight deaths feared, 2500 hogs and 300 cattle drowned. Armourdale calls for aid to rebuild 3000 homes. Restoration costs run into millions for railroads and bridges. Refuges housed at Convention Hall face relocation as sanitation improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Kansas Cities
Union Station
Stockyards
Armourdale Flood Association
Armourdale State Bank of Commerce
Kansas State Bank
Home State Bank
Convention Hall
Flood Will Be Greatest At St. Louis Monday
St Louis faces a rising flood with 33.5 feet expected Friday morning and 34.5 feet Saturday morning. A crest near 35 feet is forecast for Saturday night or Sunday morning. Measures to protect property from a 36-foot stage should begin by Monday. Local Forecaster Bowie warns the crest arrives in four days. Water covers suburban tracks and reaches building sidewalks as wharfboats are pulled in. Larger steamboats cannot pass beneath Eads Bridge at low stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Edward H. Bowie
Bowie
Wabash
Eads Bridge
Contributions Pile Up For Kansas Flood Victims
Contributions to aid flood sufferers continue through the Chamber of Commerce and Business Men's Club. Nearly $2,000 had been collected from these two bodies, with circulars mailed the day before and more liberal responses expected today and tomorrow. Names of donors include Jos Magnus Co, De Strauss Pritz Co, Rheinstrom Bros, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce and Business Men's Club
Chamber of Commerce
Jos. Magnus & Co
de Strauss, Pritz & Co
Rheinstrom Bros
Newport Elks Telegraph Aid After Topeka Flood
Newport Lodge of Elks sent an immediate telegram pledging 100 to aid Topeka Kansas flood victims. Exalted Ruler L Coulson reported ten thousand homeless and a deplorable situation prompting further donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Lodge
Wlks
L. Coulson
Topeka
Kan
Lodge of Elks
Hartwell High School holds twelfth graduation ceremony
The Hartwell High School celebrated its twelfth annual convention with twelve graduates receiving diplomas from President Bittle. Speeches covered themes from education, woman’s role, and the future, with remarks by Rev. Mitchell and Rev. Walker noting school progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwell High School
Bittle
Board of Education
Willa Wood Blackburn
Hartwell
Elizabeth Marsh
Dollie Elizabeth Ross
F. S. Peacock
Leona Lyette Andrews
Carthage
Helen Mae Anstead
Anstead
R.simmons
Lillian Lucille Randall
Edna Metzger
Hazel Mae Lishawa
Auditor Lishawa
Albert S. Guelick
Mies
Grace Florence Spiege
F. G. Mitchell
Hartwell’m. E
Slaughter of Smerdash Villagers by Turkish Forces
Horrific reports from Monastir detail the May 21 massacre at Smerdash south of Lake Presba. Turkish bombardment and infantry slaughter left about 200 villagers dead, 1,500 fleeing to the mountains, with women and children among the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monastir
Turkey
Smerdash
Lake Presba
Chakalaroff
Internes Banquet Set by Cincinnati Hospital Society
The Society of Internes of the Cincinnati Hospital will hold its annual banquet at the Hotel Arms on June 13. The group includes about 500 members and many city physicians. Eligibility requires interneship at City Hospital between 1830 and 1908. The oldest member is ex-Surgeon General John C. Moore, followed by Dr. John C. Moffett and Dr. William H. Taylor, with Taylor serving as an interne in 1858.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Internes of the
Cincinnati Hospital
Hotel Arms
City Hospital
John C. 8. Moore
United States Army
John C. Moffett
Rushville
Ind
William H. Taylor
Drowned Child in Ten-Gallon Jar at Forest, Indiana
In Frankfort Indiana a fifteen month old daughter of Mr and Mrs N O Davis drowned in a ten gallon jar under an eye trough set to catch rainwater. The mother briefly left the house and returned to find the child head first in ten inches of water. The child died within minutes after rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Ind
N. O. Davis
Forest
Bulgarians Cross Frontier in Border Clashes
At the Salonica frontier near Djumabala Turkish troops repelled a Bulgarian crossing as 1,200 Bulgarians entered from Bulgaria. A parallel clash north of Petrich saw 20 Turks face a Bulgarian raiding party. Three Bulgarians were killed and the rest escaped. A court martial condemned four Bulgarians to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonica
Turkey
Djumabala
Petrich
Wyoming High School commencement set for June 11 at City Hall
The annual Wyoming High School graduation will be held Thursday June 11 at Wyoming City Hall. The program will be announced next week as preparations proceed. Elmwood plans a water supply contract with Carthage and a new whistle at Carthage Water Works will serve as a fire alarm. The Lockland cotton mills strike remains unsettled with about one hundred workers furloughed in the mattress department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming High School
Wyoming City Hall
Cooper
Niveson
Carthage
Water Works
Lockland
Chinese Government Plans Peking Mint for Silver Coins
Washington dispatch from Peking reports the Chinese Government intends to establish a mint in Peking to coin its own silver currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Conger
State Department
Peking
Children's Day Services in Chapel of Refuge
Children will attend day services in the Chapel of the House of Refuge Sunday afternoon. The notice notes activities for kids and mentions the venue, inviting families to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Refuge
Roosevelt Enjoys Denver Band Garry Owen during Exposition Parade
A Star reporter notes President Roosevelt applauded a Denver band's rendition of Garry Owen at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition parade in St. Louis. He rose from his reviewing stand chair and clapped enthusiastically, then smiled as the sequence continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevel
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Denver
Garry Owen
Rane
Pleasant Ridge Seeks Sidewalk Bond Bids
The village of Pleasant Ridge Ohio invites sealed proposals until noon July 7 1903 for three bonds of 500 each to fund half the cement sidewalk project on Mooney avenue and Lester Joe. Bonds dated April 15 1903 mature twenty years hence with 5 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Ridge
First National Bank of Cincinnati
Mooney Avenue
Lester Joe
Ohio
J. B. Hayden
Proposals for Remodeling Drill Hall at Fort Thomas Ky
Sealed proposals in triplicate will be received at Chief Quartermaster Office Chicago until 11 o clock a.m. Friday June 12 1903 for plumbing gas piping heating electric wiring and gymnastic apparatus in remodeling Drill Hall at Fort Thomas Kentucky into a gymnasium. Plans and specifications available at Chicago and Fort Thomas offices. Envelopes labeled Proposals for Remodeling Drill Hall addressed to Major W H Miller Quartermaster U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief Quartermaster’s Office
Chicago
Ill
Fort Thomas
Fort Tho
W. H. Miller
U. S. Army
Annual Meeting of Cincinnati Musical Festival Association Directors
The annual meeting of holders of the Cincinnati Musical Festival Association will be held Monday June 15 at 3 oclock p.m. in the committee rooms of the Union Savings Bank and Trust Company. Officers call for election of three directors and transaction of other business. Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Musical’ Festival Association
Union Savi Bank and Trust. Company
HTTS
Executor appointed for Anna Sophia Dowel estate
The undersigned has duly appointed and qualified as executor of the last will and estate of Anna Sophia Dowel, late of Hamilton County, deceased. June 4, 1503. Bernard Dowel. T. A. Bruhl, Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Sophia Dowel
Hamilton
Appointment of Executor for William Flood Estate
The undersigned has been duly appointed and qualified as executor of the last will and estate of William Flood late of Hamilton. James Henry acts as attorney. my22-31F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Flood
Hamison
James Henry
A. Bruhl
Notice Sealed Proposals for Home Heating Equipment
Sealed proposals will be received by the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home Trustees at Xenia Ohio for furnishing erection and installation of hot water circulating pumps condenser expansion tank vacuum pumps oil separator thermometers vacuum and pressure gauges radiation fittings and labor. Bids must be opened by 7 30 p m June 2 193. Bid must be accompanied by bond for the amount of bid with sureties. Financial Officer Orin C Baker. Xenia Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Xenia
Kantos
Berman Gampér
M.E
Pee Genéral Chas
Xénia
Orin _C. Baker
Home
Kenia
Parba
Notice to Contractors for Hamilton County Public Works
Sealed proposals are invited by the Hamilton County Auditor for county work including a wrought iron truss over the east fork of Taylor Creek on the Shée d road Township. Bids due June 13 1908 at 12 m. Plans and specifications on file with the Board of County Commissioners. The county reserves the right to reject bids and to determine the sufficiency of bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Ohio
Board of County Commissioners
Taylor Creek
Shéed Road
Een
Aes
Board of Coor
Rae
Notice to Contractors for Hamilton County Work
Hamilton County Auditor announces bids for projects along Taylor Creek and Green Township including east fork work. Proposals due by 3 pm Saturday with two sureties and five hundred dollar bid bond. Bids to be opened by the County Commissioners and awarded per specifications on file at the board office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Ohio
Alec
T Board
Nty
Taylor Creek
Sheed
Green Township
Ouice
B County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
County
Proposals for Coal Supplies Bid by Hamilton County
Hamilton County commissioners invite sealed bids at the courthouse Cincinnati until noon on June 12 1993 for purchasing and delivering coal to the Courthouse County Jail Armory and Morgue for one year from June 15 1966 as specified by the county engineer. Bids must include bidder details and be accompanied by a certified check or money order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Cinnati
Lounty
Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. A. Clark
Muncie
Gibson House
Indiana
West Virginia
T. F. Sweat
Illinois Central
Burnet House
D. J. Millett
Knoxville, Tenn
M. H. Weeks
Pittsburg
M. F. Bragg
N. & W. Railway
R. C. Kennedy
Big Four
Hollins
Texas
H. F. Bowsher
M., K. & T. Railway
Porter
Business Men's Club
Albert Mendelson
Cleveland
C. B. White
Indianapolis
M. S. Blish
Seymour, Ind
Frank Chinn
IF. W. Uhrey
New York
Charles A. Boehm
Louisville
G. H. Orend
Summerville, O
H. A. Richardson
Birmingham
Ala
Charlies F. Schneider
John Schneider Fons’ Company
Wes
Virginia
Lee V. Finkle
Norfolk & Western Road
Norfolk & Western
Cc. H. Wiseman
B. & O. 8. W. Railway
Fowelert
Harmeyer
Want
Health Board
Manhattan
Abilene
Salina
Florence
Lincoln
Center
Hutchinson
H. H. Meyering Co
B. W. Wascon & Co
Thomas Morrison
Fairmont Coal Bee
Whitcomb & Root Eliise& Fleming
Benders
Albert
Erkenbrecher
Eta
George John
John
W. A. Stewart
G. D. Neare
Max‘s. Goldsmith
W. Ll. Chansler
C._E. Babbitt
Richard Fritz
J. D. Parker
James H. Gunning
Dan W. McCarthya
A. Geter
P. R. Mitchell
I. N. Miller
W. J. Murphy
Harry T. Atkins
Wm. E. Schaefer
James R. Millikan
Eugene Lyon
O'S S.M. McKenzie
Géo
W. McAlpin Co
Geo. F. Otte Company
Frank J. Wenstrup
John Dolph
Seueks Sunes Jacob Rheinstrom
G. A. Willey
Igo Joel C. Clare
Littleford
Robt
G. Carew
Sace M. L. Kirkpatrick
Heme
Weet
Ewenes
Ee Stewart
Tent
Rey Eigchmann
Constable
Elks
Airy
N. C
Daniel M. Albri
Copley
Durham, N. C
Canada
Bobbitt Chemical CO
Baltimore, Md
U.S.A
C. M. Carnahan
Eleanor P.crippen
Wm. G. Crippen
Monroe Street
Newport
F.su
Daller
Tresa
John Daller
Vine Street
St. Mary’s Church
Clay and
Thirteenth Streets
Brewster’s
Race Street
West Fourth Street
Geo. A. Wiltsee
John F. Wiltsee
Undertaker
6Th St
Lodwick
A.W. McCormick & Sons, Eos
Haina
Louis Mel
L & CO
West Fifth St
R. M. Quigley
Edward*keogh
R. M.quigley & Company
Laclede
Chapman R. Hinsch
Charles A. Hinsch
Hinsch Coal and Coke Company
Common Pleas Court
E. W. Strong
Council of
Sa Village
Honda
Millgreek Valley Notes
Sallie
Mt. Pee Ee
Sa Hope
Sai Sallie
Mt. Hopé Road
Eicahia
Valley Grove
Arligigton
A. Erkenbrecher
Joseph W. Foote
Ellioting Orchard Streets
Arlington Heights
Pe On
Fannie Foote
Joseph
W. Foote
Alison
Joseph VW
Foote
ON & Heintz
Swing & Morse
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!