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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
7
The article lists clergy and churches in Cincinnati observing priestly anniversaries and dedicating chapels while detailing Sunday services and musical programs across denominations including Lincoln Park Institutional Baptist, Price Hill Baptist, First Methodist Protestant, and others. It references Vicar General Schoenhoff, church dedications, revivals, and special sermons across multiple congregations in the city.
A Sunday music program features Mt Lookout M E Church Maennerchor choirs and soloists performing works such as Sweet Zion Bells and O Had I Winga plus a sacred cantata Naaman or Faith Triumphant. Christie E church hosts Friday cantata with Christ Choir directed by Mr. Aiken. Westminster Presbyterian and other churches present solos, oratorios, and offertories with local singers and organists.
Local denominations outline morning and evening programs with themes ranging from "Different Interpretations of Divine Revelation" to "The Imminence of God in All Our Lives" and "A Remedy for Social Ills." Highlights include memorial services, installation of Epworth League officers, and stereoptic illustrated talks on St Paul.
Tomorrow the St Joseph Infant Asylum in Norwood hosts its annual festival with a varied program and children from the institution taking part. The article also notes church ordinations, feast days and parish activities across Columbus and nearby communities, including plans for a $30,000 church and priestly ordinations at St. Louis.
Archbishop Elder and local clergy announce first communion at St Bonaventure and St Parishes led by Revs Rothmann and Schmidt. A novena to Sacred Heart begins at St Xavier Church with daily prayers and benediction. Total Abstinence Union and Foresters prepare for upcoming conventions in Akron and Toledo with state meetings in St Louis. Central Committee of the C K of A reports on Supreme Convention as C E of A reunion nears.
Carmel Presbyterian Mor Christ the Source and Author of ASP Life Rev J Jones will occupy the pul pit at the evening service Special services led by Rev I N Ross will be held at Allen Temple tomorrow Mt Zion M E Church is to have Rev H W Tate preach Sunday Brown s Chapel will host Rev H W Dorsey Sunday The next Young Men s Christian Association meeting is set for Tuesday at Union Baptist Church First Baptist Church members hosted a reception for Rev C P Green at Westminster avenue Walnut Hills
Fred Spaeth liveryman and a hostler struggled with Walter Leatherwood 19 as he rifled the safe of the Spaeth establishment at 3829 Spring Grove avenue. Leatherwood, armed with an embalming knife and glass cutter, was restrained until police arrived and charged with petit larceny.
The County Infirmary Board met in Carthage to approve Superintendent Peter Durrs report seeking 1600 for essential improvements. Inmates stood at 164, three deaths occurred, five admissions, fourteen discharges, and Susan Bronston noted for eighteen years. Dr Bines ill with typhoid. Dr Saffin to cover. Monthly expenses totaled 2722.64 as payroll changes loom.
The June 20 outing at the Zoo, organized by Hamilton County Cabinet and the National Union councils, will feature Weber's Military Band, a baseball game, dancing, sack races, and an egg rolling contest. Ten thousand tickets have been distributed among 21 councils, totaling about 2,800 members, with committee members including Max Levy and Fred Deshire among others.
August Schutt, a 50 year old liquor dealer at 712 West Court, wed Miss Arabella Yearson of 218 West Fifth. Relatives objected to the marriage. Schutt reports he was attacked by a relative Wednesday and a brick was thrown through his transom Thursday night.
Burglars entered an office in the Commercial Tribune Building on Thursday. Dr. Frank Ward, a fifth floor dentist, found the front door pried with a jimmy. About a dozen pairs of forceps and other instruments were stolen.
Special train leaves C H and D Station at 7 15 p m. Tickets at 11 West Fourth Street and C H and D Station. Fares listed as 1 7 percent Mansfeld Ohio and 1 2 percent Marion Ohio with round trip options via Erie Railway on June 7.
Testimony centers on Harriet Small deposition regarding Chase and Rev Small, with notes of their rides and chats about the Cuban War. Dr Langdon and Dr Burr tie Chase to past treatments. Judge Rabb rules Ohio statutes not applicable to the hearing. Maer testifies Chase sought a $60,000 accident policy with Miss Margaret Tullidge named as beneficiary.
Isidor Rayner files a petition in the United States Circuit Court seeking condemnation of a right of way for telegraph poles and wires along the Pennsylvania Railroad line from Philadelphia to Washington. The case rests on an 1866 act allowing telegraphs on post roads, with the railroad denying the power to condemn. Complex constitutional questions are involved regarding commissioners or a jury to assess just compensation.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company filed in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals an answer to Western Union Telegraph Company’s suit seeking to modify a decree. The railroad claims three reasons to deny modification: no final decree, no right to Supreme Court appeal, and no superseders order.
The Louisville Railway directors approved a reorganization plan to raise total capitalization from 12,000,000 to 21,299,300. A holding company in New Jersey will hold 12,000,000 common and 2,500,000 preferred stock, plus 6,799,300 bonded debt. Improvements valued at 3,000,000 will be funded, with 2,500,000 preferred and 3,500,000 common of the old company purchased by holding company stock. Bonded debt remains unchanged.
The Cincinnati Richmond Munalie Railroad and Cincinnati Indiana Western Railroad confirm their consolidation into the Chicago Cincinnati Louisville Railroad Company. Officers and employees of the old firms will stay with the new company. Trains to Cincinnati and Louisville are expected to commence soon with a Chicago to Louisville line later planned.
Arrangements are complete to move the Erie Road freight department general offices from Cleveland to Chicago around June 15. The move aims to boost east bound traffic share for Chicago and leverage new and ongoing improvements and equipment to handle increased tonnage. Executives 8. N. Shane C. L. Thomas and N. P. Whittelsey will relocate from Cleveland with sixty clerks to oversee local operations.
New York June 5 Hocking Valley stock trades under par with 500 shares selling amid prior Philadelphia inquiries. Brokers report little stock available and say the long pending deal is practically closed with the entire issue trading at 99.
R M Huddleston chief bookkeeper in the Auditor's department of the Big Four resigns to accept the position of Assistant Auditor of the Lake Shore Michigan Southern Road with headquarters in Cleveland. He leaves today after many years of service and leaves with the best wishes of his friends here.
The State Board of Valuation and Assessment completed the annual franchise tax assessment for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company in Frankfort on June 5. The assessed value is 9,511,878 dollars with a tax bill of 47,559 dollars.
Word reached Franks relatives that the Forbus & Co. clerk, missing a week, telephoned from Toledo to say he would be home next morning. Friends and the firm await his return Monday. reasons for the disappearance range from illness to accident, with no official explanation given. Franks, 705 Central avenue, is reported well.
The Cincinnati City Hall hearing on an ordinance taxing nonresident hucksters at 180 each drew about 300 vendors who argued over market impact. Hucksters claim $3 to $4 million in annual trade and allege the measure targets outsiders to protect city commission merchants. The committee will review evidence and decide later.
Horace G. Young, Secretary Vice President and General Manager of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad, tendered his resignation to take effect July 1. He had previously submitted his resignation as a director. President Willcox confirmed Young had long desired to retire.
Arguments opened before United States Judge Lochren in the Minnesota versus Northern Securities merger case in St Paul. The state contests consolidation under a Minnesota constitutional provision prohibiting parallel rail line mergers, asserting state land and institutions along the routes give it a direct interest in maintaining competition. The case mirrors much testimony from the federal Sherman Act challenge but rests on different statutory grounds.
Belt Line at Louisville reports filed articles of incorporation by Pennsylvania Terminal Railroad Company with fixed capitalization of 250000 dollars. The purpose is to operate a belt line connecting all entering roads.
A Republican Convention plank endorsing Ohio River and canal improvements from Pittsburgh to Cairo via lock and dam systems received broad approval from business leaders. They favor river projects to cut costs and speed shipments as industrial growth outpaces transportation. H Lee Barly of the Chamber of Commerce Transport Committee praised state aid and bipartisan support.
A fragmentary Chicago Tribune snippet recalls a Sweet Young Thing and ancestors arriving with the first steamer between Chicago and St Joseph, noting wartime migration and lineage in a retrospective voice.
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